Application for registration; establishment of ownership
Sec. 8. The owner of a motorboat that is required to be registered
and numbered by Indiana shall file an application for registration
with the bureau. At the time of filing the application, the applicant
must provide proof of ownership and a hull identification number to
the bureau. If there is not a manufacturer's hull identification number
for the motorboat, the bureau shall assign a hull identification
number at the time of registration in the same manner as a hull
identification number is assigned under IC 9-31-2-8. The fee
prescribed under IC 9-29-15-2 shall be paid to the bureau for
assigning a hull identification number. For purposes of registering a
motorboat or obtaining a hull identification number to register a
motorboat, ownership may be established by any one (1) of the
following:
(1) A manufacturer's or importer's certificate.
(2) A sworn statement of ownership as prescribed by the
bureau. An affidavit executed, under penalties for perjury, by
the person filing the application shall be accepted as proof of
ownership for any motorboat or sailboat that:
(A) is a Class 5 or lower motorboat under IC 6-6-11-11 (the
boat excise tax) and the motorboat is not titled under
IC 9-31-2; or
(B) is propelled by an internal combustion, steam, or
electrical inboard or outboard motor or engine or by any
mechanical means, including sailboats that are equipped
with such a motor or engine when the sailboat is in operation
whether or not the sails are hoisted, if:
(i) the motorboat was made by an individual for the use of
the individual and not for resale; and
(ii) the motorboat is not titled under IC 9-31-2.
(3) A certificate of title or bill of sale.
(4) Other evidence of ownership required by the law of another
state from which the motorboat is brought into Indiana.
As added by P.L.71-1991, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.1-1992, SEC.64.
Last modified: May 27, 2006