HEA 1063 Summary

• Establishes definitions for "automotive mobility dealer" (persons selling adapted vehicles or equipment for disabled/aged individuals) and reorganizes dealer definitions into new Indiana Code section 9-32-2-9.6, effective July 1, 2018.

• Requires dealers to maintain records of motor vehicle and watercraft sales, including finance agreements, auction receipts, title affidavits, interim plates generated in error, and rebuilt vehicle disclosures.

• Mandates dealers deliver or transmit certificates of title within 31 days of sale; allows dealers to provide affidavits if unable to deliver at time of sale, with civil penalties of $100 (first violation), $250 (second), and $500 (subsequent violations) per calendar year for non-compliance.

• Authorizes dealers to issue interim license plates valid for 45 days or until regular plates are issued, with $3 fee distributed to crossroads 2000 fund (40%), dealer compliance account (49%), and motor vehicle highway account (11%).

• Requires automotive mobility dealers to obtain endorsement from National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association's Quality Assurance Program; mandates dealer owners and managers submit to criminal background checks and disclose federal tax identification and registered retail merchant certificate numbers.