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Indiana title transfer fees
How much is the title fee in Indiana?
$15
In plain English
The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles fee chart lists $15.00 to issue, duplicate or replace a title.
“Issue, duplicate or replace title $15.00”
Worked example
Example: a $12,000 used car bought from a private seller in Indiana. Title fee: $15. Tax is left out of this example. Not included: registration and plates, a lien fee, an out-of-state inspection, county or office add-ons, and late fees.
A made-up price; every other figure is from the quotes on this page. It is an illustration, not a bill.
What other fees come with it?
- Out-of-state inspection
“Any vehicle from another state that is being titled in Indiana, including vehicles owned by new Indiana residents and vehicles assigned to an Indiana resident on a manufacturer's certificate of origin, must have a vehicle inspection.”
- Out-of-state inspection
“The inspection may be performed at any Indiana branch or BMV certified full or partial service provider at no charge or may be performed by a law enforcement officer who may charge up to five dollars ($5.00).”
What are the steps in Indiana, and by when?
In plain English
The certificate of title must be applied for within 45 days after the vehicle is purchased or otherwise acquired.
The official words
“The certificate of title must be applied for within 45 days after the vehicle is purchased or otherwise acquired.”
Vehicles registered in Lake and Porter counties are required to undergo emissions tests.
The official words
“Vehicles registered in Lake and Porter counties are required to undergo emissions tests.”
What if the car comes from another state?
New residents have
60 days
“When you move to Indiana, you have 60 days to apply for a vehicle title or submit a completed Request for Title – State Form 1014 for all vehicles you own with an out-of-state title.”
In plain English
Any vehicle from another state that is being titled in Indiana must have a vehicle inspection. That includes vehicles owned by new Indiana residents and vehicles assigned to an Indiana resident on a manufacturer's certificate of origin.
The official words
“Any vehicle from another state that is being titled in Indiana, including vehicles owned by new Indiana residents and vehicles assigned to an Indiana resident on a manufacturer's certificate of origin, must have a vehicle inspection.”
The inspection may be done at any Indiana branch or BMV certified full or partial service provider at no charge, or by a law enforcement officer, who may charge up to five dollars ($5.00).
The official words
“The inspection may be performed at any Indiana branch or BMV certified full or partial service provider at no charge or may be performed by a law enforcement officer who may charge up to five dollars ($5.00).”
A person who moves to Indiana has 60 days to apply for a vehicle title, or to submit a completed Request for Title (State Form 1014), for all vehicles owned with an out-of-state title.
The official words
“When you move to Indiana, you have 60 days to apply for a vehicle title or submit a completed Request for Title – State Form 1014 for all vehicles you own with an out-of-state title.”
New Indiana residents are not charged sales tax when transferring a vehicle's certificate of title from their prior state of residence to Indiana.
The official words
“New Indiana residents are not charged sales tax when transferring their vehicle’s certificate of title from their prior state of residence to Indiana.”
What about tax on the purchase in Indiana?
In plain English
When a vehicle is purchased privately, the sales tax is paid at a branch when applying for the Indiana certificate of title. Indiana residents who purchased a vehicle from another state, including from non-Indiana dealers, receive credit for the sales tax paid in that state.
The official words
“If a vehicle is purchased privately, the sales tax must be paid at a branch when you apply for the Indiana certificate of title.”
“Indiana residents who purchased a vehicle from a state other than Indiana, including non-Indiana dealers, will receive credit for the sales tax paid in that state.”
We don’t work out tax for Indiana.
A calculator on a state or county government site: Estimate the Cost of Your Registration (secure.in.gov).
What does a gift or family transfer change in Indiana?
Nothing on this in the official pages we read for Indiana. That is about our reading, not about Indiana’s rules.
What happens if the transfer is late in Indiana?
In plain English
This is about a late title. The fee chart row reads: administrative penalty for late title, $30.00. The row itself does not say when a title counts as late.
The official words
“Administrative penalty for late title $30.00”
What the pages we read do not cover
The quotes we hold do not give the sales tax rate.
The quotes we hold do not give a fee for recording a lender's claim.
The quotes we hold do not say what a gift or family transfer changes.
How Indiana compares
The title fee quoted for Indiana is $15. Of the other 37 states with a figure, 15 states quote less, 16 states quote more and 6 states quote the same. A title fee is one line, not the whole cost.
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The states whose flat title fee sits closest to Indiana’s. Each figure is copied from the quote at the top of that state’s page, with its source and read date. A title fee is one line, not the whole cost.
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Sources
10 quoted lines from 3 official sources, each matched word for word on November 12, 2026. The state’s own titling page is in.gov.