Certificates of title; certified copies as prima facie evidence of title
Ind. Code § 35-37-4-9
in effectSec. 9. (a) As used in this section, "certified copy of a certificate of title" means a document that is:
(1) a copy of a certificate of title for a motor vehicle, by whatever name designated, that is issued by the bureau of motor vehicles or a governmental entity in another state;
(2) prepared from a record of the governmental entity issuing the certificate of title; and
(3) certified by the officer having legal custody of the record described in subdivision (2) or the officer's deputy.
(b) In a criminal proceeding, a certified copy of a certificate of title is prima facie evidence of the ownership of a motor vehicle.
As added by P.L.136-1987, SEC.3.
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