Sec. 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;

Terms Used In Indiana Code 35-37-4-9

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
(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.