Indiana Code 9-32-13-7. Document preparation fees
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Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), it is an unfair practice for a dealer to charge a document preparation fee in excess of two hundred dollars ($200). A document preparation fee of two hundred dollars ($200) or less is permitted and does not constitute an unfair practice under this section. A document preparation fee under this section must be:
(2) affirmatively disclosed:
(1) included in the advertised sale price of a vehicle; and
Terms Used In Indiana Code 9-32-13-7
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(A) in writing by the dealer during negotiations for the sale of a vehicle to a potential purchaser that states the dollar amount of the document preparation fee to be charged; and
(B) as a separate line item on the purchaser’s bill of sale or other purchase contract.
(b) A document preparation fee under this section may be adjusted annually by a percentage equal to the annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index, as published by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.
As added by P.L.92-2013, SEC.78. Amended by P.L.245-2019, SEC.4; P.L.211-2023, SEC.73.