Duplicate title pending UTV Bill of Sale — Johnson County, Indiana

Legal notes

State statutes govern duplicate title issuance. For example: California Vehicle Code § 4466, Texas Transportation Code § 501.135. A duplicate title automatically voids the original. If both the original and duplicate are circulating, the state's records control which is valid. Selling with a forged or invalid title is a criminal offense in every state.

Johnson County clerk office and recording fees

Bill-of-sale filings and title transfers for a duplicate title pending utv sale in Johnson County are filed at the Indiana county clerk in Johnson County (sometimes called the recorder, tax collector, or treasurer depending on the state). The office accepts the signed bill of sale, the assigned title, and a completed title application. Recording fees vary by document type; expect a base fee plus per-page charges for additional pages.

For office hours, recording fees, and accepted payment methods in Johnson County, call the county clerk before visiting or check the Indiana DMV directory at https://www.google.com/search?q=Indiana%20DMV%20title%20transfer.

Filing deadline: Indiana requires title transfer within 45 days of the sale date. Plan the Johnson County clerk visit promptly to avoid penalty fees on late filings.

Indiana lien-release procedure for liened utv sales

If the utv carries an active lien, the seller cannot transfer clean title to the buyer until the lien is released. Indiana handles this through a documented sequence that the lienholder, seller, and buyer must complete in order. Skipping a step often means the new title is issued with the lien still noted, blocking resale.

1. Obtain State Form 1014 from the Indiana BMV or the lienholder.
2. Lienholder completes and signs State Form 1014 releasing the lien.
3. Submit State Form 1014 with the existing title and title application at an Indiana BMV branch.
4. Pay the title fee and receive a clean Indiana title.

Form reference: State Form 1014 is the Indiana document used to clear a lien on a utv title before a Johnson County duplicate title pending transfer can be recorded.

UTV recall categories to verify before a Johnson County duplicate title pending transfer

Open safety recalls follow the vehicle, not the owner — if the utv has an unrepaired recall when the duplicate title pending sale closes, the Johnson County buyer inherits the obligation to bring it to a dealer for the free fix. The NHTSA recall database flags the following categories most frequently for utv models:

• Steering
• Fuel System
• Fire Hazard
• Suspension
• Seat Belts

On average a utv model has 2.8 recalls — buyers in Johnson County should run a NHTSA recall check before signing. Enter the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to pull the live status. Document any open recalls in the bill of sale so the buyer cannot later claim the seller concealed a known defect — a clean disclosure protects both parties under Indiana consumer-protection law.