UTV (ORV) registration required?

The UTV is required to be registered. The bill of sale can be used for 45 days. The statute, which I posted below, does not make an exception for "where" the UTV is being operated.

Let me know if you have any additional questions.


IC 9-18.1-14-1Registration; exceptions

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided under subsections (b) and (c), an off-road vehicle or a snowmobile must be registered under this chapter to be operated in Indiana.

(b) Registration is not required for the following vehicles:

(1) An off-road vehicle or snowmobile that is exclusively operated in a special event of limited duration that is conducted according to a prearranged schedule under a permit from the governmental unit having jurisdiction.

(2) An off-road vehicle or snowmobile that is registered in another state or country and being operated by a nonresident of Indiana for a period not to exceed twenty (20) days in one (1) calendar year.

(3) An off-road vehicle or snowmobile that is being operated for purposes of testing or demonstration and on which certificate numbers have been placed under section 9 of this chapter.

(4) An off-road vehicle or snowmobile, the operator of which has in the operator's possession a bill of sale from a dealer licensed under IC 9-32 or a private individual that includes the following:

(A) The purchaser's name and address.

(B) A date of purchase, which may not be more than forty-five (45) days before the date on which the operator is required to show the bill of sale.

(C) The make, model, and vehicle number of the off-road vehicle or snowmobile provided by the manufacturer.

(5) An off-road vehicle or snowmobile that is owned or leased and used for official business by:

(A) the state;

(B) a municipal corporation (as defined in IC 36-1-2-10);

(C) a volunteer fire department (as defined in IC 36-8-12-2); or

(D) the United States government or an agency of the United States government.

(c) The owner of an off-road vehicle or a snowmobile that was properly registered under IC 14-16-1 or IC 9-18-2.5 (before its expiration) is not required to register the off-road vehicle or snowmobile under this chapter until the date on which the previous registration expires.

(d) A person that:

(1) operates an off-road vehicle or snowmobile on a public roadway; or

(2) fails to register an off-road vehicle or snowmobile as required by this section;

commits a Class C infraction