IN HB1218

Requires persons seeking a lien on a motor vehicle to hold a retail merchant's certificate and send notice of the lien to the last registered owner by certified mail

Mandates that motor vehicle auctions to satisfy liens must occur at an established auction house, with certified mail notice sent to the last registered owner at least 7 days before the auction

Creates a Class D felony for disposal facilities or scrap metal processors who knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly purchase motor vehicles without accepting a sheriff's certificate of authority or certificate of title

Updates terminology in vehicle disposal law from "licensed junk dealer" and "automobile wrecker" to "disposal facility" and "scrap metal processor"

Exempts persons who have been given a sheriff's certificate of authority for a motor vehicle from the definition of "valuable metal dealer" under dealer regulation laws