CHAPTER 9. ODOMETERS

IC 9-19-9
    Chapter 9. Odometers

IC 9-19-9-1
Advertising, sale, use, or installation of devices causing odometersto misregister mileage
    Sec. 1. A person may not:
        (1) advertise for sale;
        (2) sell;
        (3) use; or
        (4) install;
any device that causes an odometer to register mileage other than themileage driven by the vehicle as registered by the odometer withinthe manufacturer's designed tolerance.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.

IC 9-19-9-2
Disconnecting, resetting, or altering odometer
    Sec. 2. A person may not:
        (1) disconnect;
        (2) reset; or
        (3) alter;
the odometer of any motor vehicle with intent to change the numberof miles indicated on the odometer.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.

IC 9-19-9-3
Operation of vehicle with disconnected or nonfunctional odometer
    Sec. 3. (a) This section applies to all motor vehicles except thefollowing:
        (1) Motorcycles.
        (2) Trucks the declared gross weight of which exceeds eleventhousand (11,000) pounds.
        (3) Motor vehicles that have a model year on their registrationcard that is at least five (5) years earlier than the year thevehicle is in operation on a street or highway.
    (b) A person may not knowingly operate a motor vehicle on astreet or highway if the odometer of the vehicle is disconnected ornonfunctional.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.

IC 9-19-9-4
Service, repair, or replacement of odometer
    Sec. 4. This chapter does not prohibit the service, repair, orreplacement of an odometer if the mileage indicated on the odometerremains the same as before the service, repair, or replacement. If theodometer is incapable of registering the same mileage as before theservice, repair, or replacement, the odometer shall be adjusted to readzero (0) and a notice in writing shall be attached to the left doorframe of the vehicle by the owner or the owner's agent specifying the

mileage before repair or replacement of the odometer and the date onwhich the odometer was repaired or replaced. A person may notknowingly remove or alter a notice affixed to a motor vehicle underthis section.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.

IC 9-19-9-5
Fraudulent violations and omissions; classification of offense
    Sec. 5. A person who, with intent to defraud:
        (1) violates this chapter; or
        (2) omits to do any act that is required by this chapter;
commits a Class D felony.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.

IC 9-19-9-6
Corporate directors, officers, or agents; criminal liability
    Sec. 6. An individual director, officer, or agent of a corporationwho authorizes, orders, or performs any of the acts or practicesprohibited by this chapter is subject to criminal liability inaccordance with IC 35-41-2-4.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.

IC 9-19-9-7
Deceptive acts; civil penalties; recovery by attorney general
    Sec. 7. A person who:
        (1) violates this chapter; or
        (2) violates 49 U.S.C. 32709 (as in effect January 1, 1995);
commits a deceptive act and is subject to a civil penalty of not morethan one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) for each violation inaddition to other remedies available under this chapter andIC 24-5-0.5. The attorney general, acting in the name of the state, hasthe exclusive right to petition for recovery of such a penalty, and thepenalty may be recovered only in an action brought underIC 24-5-0.5-4(c).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.54-2009, SEC.4.