Section 35-37-4-9 - Certificates of title; certified copies as prima facie evidence of title(a) As used in this section, "certified copy of a certificate of title" means a document that is: (1) a copy of a certificate of title for a motor vehicle, by whatever name designated, that is issued by the bureau of motor vehicles or a governmental entity in another state;(2) prepared from a record of the governmental entity issuing the certificate of title; and(3) certified by the officer having legal custody of the record described in subdivision (2) or the officer's deputy.(b) In a criminal proceeding, a certified copy of a certificate of title is prima facie evidence of the ownership of a motor vehicle.As added by P.L. 136-1987, SEC.3.