Current through Public Act 149 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 324.81111 - Refusal to issue ORV certificate of title; grounds; issuance and delivery; requiring certification of ownership(1) The department of state may refuse to issue an original or duplicate ORV certificate of title under the circumstances provided in section 81109(5) or if any of the following occur:(a) The applicant fails to furnish all required information or reasonable additional information requested by the department of state.(b) The required fee has not been paid.(c) The applicant is not entitled to an ORV certificate of title under this part.(d) The ORV is titled under the code.(e) The application contains a false or fraudulent statement.(f) The department of state has reasonable grounds to believe that the ORV was stolen or embezzled.(2) Subject to subsection (1), if satisfied that the applicant is the owner of the ORV and is otherwise entitled to an ORV certificate of title, the department of state shall issue an ORV certificate of title in the applicant's name. The certificate shall be mailed or otherwise delivered to the owner of the ORV or to another person specified by the owner in a separate instrument, in a form prescribed by the department of state.(3) If the secretary of state is not satisfied as to the ownership of an ORV which is not a late model ORV and whose value does not exceed $1,500.00, the secretary of state shall require the applicant to certify that the applicant is the owner of the ORV and therefore entitled to make application for a certificate of title for the ORV.Amended by 2018, Act 519,s 6, eff. 3/29/2019.Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. 5/24/1995.