Sec. 3. (a) The application required under section 2 of this chapter shall be made in a manner prescribed by the bureau and filed with the bureau.

(b) The application required by section 2 of this chapter must include the following:

(1) The name and address of the applicant.

(2) The year, make, model, and vehicle identification number of the vehicle, if ascertainable, together with any other identifying features.

(3) A concise statement of the facts surrounding the abandonment of the vehicle, that the title of the vehicle is faulty, lost, or destroyed, or the reasons for disposal of the vehicle.

(4) An affidavit executed by the applicant stating that the facts alleged in the application are true and that no material fact has been withheld.

(c) The bureau shall issue a certificate of authority if:

(1) the bureau determines that the application satisfies the requirements of this chapter; and

(2) the applicant pays a fee of four dollars ($4) for each certificate of authority.

The fee under subdivision (2) shall be deposited in the motor vehicle highway account.

(d) A certificate of authority issued under this chapter must contain the following information:

(1) The name and address of the person that filed the application required under section 2 of this chapter.

(2) The year, make, model, and vehicle identification number, if ascertainable, together with any other identifying features of the vehicle that has been authorized to be sold for scrap metal.

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-2-2(a); Pre-2016 Revision Citations: subsection (b) formerly 9-22-5-4; subsection (d) formerly 9-22-5-8.]

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.143; P.L.198-2016, SEC.408.