Section 140IAC9-1-0.5. Applicability; definitions

  5. (a) The definitions in this section apply throughout this article.

  (b) "Bill of sale" means a written instrument sufficient to support an intent to transfer ownership of a watercraft and must include the following:

(1) The purchase price of the boat and motor.

(2) The name of the purchaser.

(3) The date of purchase.

(4) A description of the watercraft describing the following:

(A) Year.

(B) Make.

(C) Model or boat type.

(D) Length.

(E) Hull identification number, if any.

(5) The signature, printed name, and address of the seller.

  (c) "Boat" has the meaning set forth in IC 6-6-11-1.

  (d) "Boat dealer" has the meaning set forth in IC 9-13-2-42(c).

  (e) "Bureau" has the meaning set forth in IC 9-13-2-16.

  (f) "Certificate of origin" means the original ownership document for a vehicle issued by a manufacturer and provided to the initial purchaser of that vehicle, which begins the vehicle's chain of ownership.

  (g) "Conservation officer" has the meaning set forth in IC 14-8-2-53.

  (h) "HIN inspection" means the verification of the year, make, and HIN by a police officer or a conservation officer.

  (i) "Hull identification number" or "HIN" means the standard coast guard approved twelve (12) digit number placed on a watercraft by the manufacturer or assigned by the bureau under IC 9-31-2-8 [IC 9-31-2 was repealed by P.L198-2016, SECTION 617, effective July 1, 2016.], or by another state.

  (j) "Manufacturer" means a person who is engaged in the business of constructing watercraft for sale to a boat dealer or to the public.

  (k) "Motorboat" has the meaning set forth in IC 9-13-2-103.5.

  (l) "Person" has the meaning set forth in IC 9-13-2-124.

  (m) "Police officer" has the meaning set forth in IC 9-13-2-127.

  (n) "Watercraft" has the meaning set forth in IC 9-13-2-198.5. (Bureau of Motor Vehicles; 140 IAC 9-1-0.5; filed Oct 7, 2008, 10:23 a.m.: 20081105-IR-140080215FRA; readopted filed Nov 3, 2014, 1:43 p.m.: 20141203-IR-140140375RFA)