Members of armed forces; transfer of title; procedure
Sec. 4. (a) A certificate of title for a vehicle held by an Indiana
resident who is serving in the armed forces of the United States may
be transferred by the resident to another person if the resident
authorizes the transfer by a letter signed by the resident.
(b) When the bureau receives the letter described in subsection
(a), the bureau may make the transfer to the person named in the
letter.
(c) Whenever a transfer described in subsection (a) is made, the
letter:
(1) must be attached to the certificate of title being transferred;
and
(2) becomes a permanent record of the bureau.
(d) The bureau shall use reasonable diligence in determining if the
signature of the person who signed the letter described in subsection
(a) authorizing the transfer is the signature of the person.
(e) If the bureau is satisfied that the signature is the signature of
the person who owns the vehicle described in the certificate of title,
the bureau shall issue an appropriate certificate of title over the
signature of the bureau and sealed with the seal of the bureau to the
person named in the letter.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.5.
Last modified: May 27, 2006