SB 405-1_ Filed 02/25/2003, 16:38

COMMITTEE REPORT

MR. PRESIDENT:

    The Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Affairs, to which was referred Senate Bill No. 405, has had the same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with the recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as follows:

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    Page 3, line 12, delete "If the seller or transferor is unable to deliver the".
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        " (5) Deliver the certificate of title to the purchaser or transferee not later than fifty (50) days after the date of sale or transfer of the vehicle, if all of the following conditions exist:
            (A) The seller or transferor is a vehicle dealer licensed by the state under IC 9-23-2.
            (B) The vehicle dealer is not able to deliver the certificate of title at the time of sale or transfer.


            (C) The vehicle dealer has a written verification from a third party that holds the title regarding the inability of the third party to deliver the title within twenty-one (21) days.
            (D) The vehicle dealer provides the purchaser or transferee with an affidavit under section 3.1 of this chapter.
            (E) The purchaser or transferee has made all agreed upon initial payments for the vehicle, including delivery of a trade-in vehicle without hidden or undisclosed statutory liens.
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    Page 3, line 21, after "(a)(4)" insert ", or (a)(5)".
    Page 3, line 22, after "(c)" insert " A third party holding a certificate of title indicating a lien must deliver to the owner, purchaser, transferee, or additional lienholder, whichever is appropriate, a lien release on the certificate of title or a written notification of satisfaction of lien and written verification of any title withholding policy within thirty (30) days after receipt of the lien satisfaction payment.
    (d)
For purposes of this subsection, "timely deliver" means to deliver not more than thirty (30) days after receipt of payment to satisfy a lien that is indicated on a certificate of title.".
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    Page 9, line 25, delete "follows" and insert " satisfies".
    Page 9, line 25, delete "procedure" and insert " conditions".
    Page 9, line 25, delete "9-17-3-3(a)(4)(D)." and insert
" 9-17-3-3(a)(5)(C) and IC 9-17-3-3(a)(5)(D).".
    Page 9, line 26, begin a new paragraph beginning with "(f)".
    (Reference is to SB 405 as introduced.)

and when so amended that said bill do pass.

Committee Vote: Yeas 7, Nays 1.

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    Server
Chairperson


CR040501/DI 110    2003