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IN Code § 9-18.1-1-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 18.1. Motor Vehicle Registration|Chapter 1. Definitions|9-18.1-1-2. "Declared Gross Weight"

Sec. 2. "Declared gross weight" means the following:(1) For a for-hire bus, the sum of:(A) the empty weight of the bus; plus(B) the product of:(i) the number of seats on the bus; multiplied by(ii) two hundred (200) pounds.(2) For a trailer, the empty weight of the trailer plus the weight of the heaviest load the trailer will carry during a registration year.(3) For a truck, the empty weight of the truck plus the weight of the heaviest load the truck will carry during a registration year. The term includes a truck camper that is installed on a truck. The term does not include the weight of a vehicle towed by a truck.(4) For a tractor used with a semitrailer, the declared gross combination weight, which is the sum of the following:(A) The empty weight of the tractor.(B) The empty weight of the heaviest semitrailer, or set of semitrailers, that the tractor will tow during a registration year.(C) The heaviest load that the tractor will carry during a registration year.(D) The heaviest load that will be carried by a semitrailer, or set of semitrailers, that the tractor will tow during a registration year.As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326.
IN Code § 9-18.1-1-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 18.1. Motor Vehicle Registration|Chapter 1. Definitions|9-18.1-1-3. "Distinctive License Plate"

Sec. 3. "Distinctive license plate" refers to a license plate designed and issued under IC 9-18.5.As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326.
IN Code § 9-18.1-1-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 18.1. Motor Vehicle Registration|Chapter 1. Definitions|9-18.1-1-4. "License Plate"

Sec. 4. "License plate" includes the following:(1) A license plate issued under this article for display on a vehicle.(2) A distinctive license plate designed and issued under IC 9-18.5.As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326.
IN Code § 9-18.1-1-4.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 18.1. Motor Vehicle Registration|Chapter 1. Definitions|9-18.1-1-4.5. "Permanent Registration"

Sec. 4.5. "Permanent registration" refers to:(1) a certificate of registration; or(2) any other indication of registration issued by the bureau or the motor carrier services division of the department of state revenue;where the term of the registration does not expire unless the registered owner sells or disposes of the registered vehicle.As added by P.L.114-2021, SEC.7.
IN Code § 9-18.1-1-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 18.1. Motor Vehicle Registration|Chapter 1. Definitions|9-18.1-1-5. "Proof of Registration"

Sec. 5. "Proof of registration" includes the following:(1) A license plate.(2) A decal or sticker issued by the bureau to indicate registration.(3) A certificate of registration.(4) Any other indication of registration issued by the bureau or the motor carrier services division of the department of state revenue.As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326.
IN Code § 9-18.1-2-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 18.1. Motor Vehicle Registration|Chapter 2. Application|9-18.1-2-1. Applicability of Article; Validity of Certificate or Proof of Registration Issued Under Ic 9-18 (Before Its Expiration)

Sec. 1. (a) This article applies after December 31, 2016.(b) A certificate of registration or proof of registration issued under IC 9-18 (before its expiration on December 31, 2016) remains valid until it expires or is revoked, suspended, or canceled.As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326.
IN Code § 9-18.1-2-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 18.1. Motor Vehicle Registration|Chapter 2. Application|9-18.1-2-2. Vehicles Not Required to Be Registered

Sec. 2. The following vehicles are not required to be registered under this article:(1) A vehicle that is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires but is not operated on rails or tracks.(2) A firetruck and apparatus used for fire protection.(3) A new motor vehicle if the new motor vehicle is being operated in Indiana solely to remove it from an accident site to a storage location because:(A) the new motor vehicle was being transported on a railroad car or semitrailer; and(B) the railroad car or semitrailer was involved in an accident that required the unloading of the new motor vehicle to preserve or prevent further damage to it.(4) A vehicle that is:(A) owned or leased; and(B) used;by the United States government for official government purposes.(5) A school bus or special purpose bus that is:(A) owned by a school corporation; and(B) registered under IC 20-27-7.(6) Golf carts when operated in accordance with an ordinance adopted under IC 9-21-1-3(a)(14) or IC 9-21-1-3.3(a).(7) A vehicle that is not designed for or employed in general highway transportation of persons or property and is occasionally operated or moved over the highway, including the following:(A) An electric personal assistive mobility device.(B) Road construction or maintenance machinery.(C) A movable device designed, used, or maintained to alert motorists of hazardous conditions on highways.(D) Construction dust control machinery.(E) A well boring apparatus.(F) A ditch digging apparatus.(G) An implement of agriculture designed to be operated primarily in a farm field or on farm premises.(H) A farm tractor.(I) A farm wagon.(J) A tractor:(i) that is used to move semitrailers around a terminal or a loading or spotting facility; and(ii) for which a permit is issued under IC 6-6-4.1-13(f).(8) Except as provided in IC 9-18.1-14, an off-road vehicle or a snowmobile.(9) A vehicle that is operated and displays a license plate in accordance with IC 9-32.(10) A disposable trailer.[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-13-2-196(b); 9-13-2-201; 9-18-1-1; 9-18-2-7(a); 9-18-3-1; 9-29-5-12.]As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326. Amended by P.L.128-2018, SEC.3; P.L.178-2019, SEC.38.
IN Code § 9-18.1-2-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 18.1. Motor Vehicle Registration|Chapter 2. Application|9-18.1-2-3. Registration Required for Operation on Highway

Sec. 3. Except as provided in sections 4 through 9 of this chapter, a vehicle may not be operated on a highway unless the vehicle:(1) is registered under this article; and(2) displays proof of registration in accordance with this article.[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-18-2-1(i); 9-18-2-7; 9-18-2-29(a); 9-18-2-29.5(a); 9-18-9-1(a); 18-10-1(a); subdivision (1) formerly 9-18-2-1(e); subdivision (2) formerly 9-18-2-30.]As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326.
IN Code § 9-18.1-2-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 18.1. Motor Vehicle Registration|Chapter 2. Application|9-18.1-2-4. Semitrailer or Trailer Used With Apportionable Vehicle; Exception

Sec. 4. A semitrailer or trailer that is used in combination with a vehicle that is an apportionable vehicle under the terms of the International Registration Plan may be operated on a highway if the semitrailer or trailer is registered in accordance with the laws of a jurisdiction that participates in the International Registration Plan.[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-2-5.]As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326.
IN Code § 9-18.1-2-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 18.1. Motor Vehicle Registration|Chapter 2. Application|9-18.1-2-5. Vehicle Operated by Nonresident; Exception

Sec. 5. (a) A nonresident that owns a vehicle that:(1) is required to be registered under this article; and(2) is not subject to registration under the International Registration Plan;may operate, or permit the operation of, the vehicle on a highway without registering the vehicle under this article if the vehicle is registered in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which the nonresident is a resident.(b) The exemption granted by subsection (a) applies only to the extent that Indiana residents are granted an equivalent exemption in the jurisdiction in which the nonresident is a resident.[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-18-2-2; subsection (b) formerly 9-18-2-3.]As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326.
IN Code § 9-18.1-2-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 18.1. Motor Vehicle Registration|Chapter 2. Application|9-18.1-2-6. Operation of Vehicle on Highway by Nonresident

Sec. 6. A nonresident that becomes an Indiana resident may operate a vehicle on a highway for not more than sixty (60) days after becoming an Indiana resident without registering the vehicle under this article if the vehicle is registered in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which the nonresident was a resident.[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-2-1(d).]As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326.
IN Code § 9-18.1-2-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 18.1. Motor Vehicle Registration|Chapter 2. Application|9-18.1-2-7. Vehicle Registered in Another State; Exception

Sec. 7. An Indiana resident that:(1) has a legal residence in a state that is not contiguous to Indiana; and(2) owns or operates a vehicle that is registered in accordance with the laws of the other state of legal residence;may operate the vehicle on a highway for not more than sixty (60) days without registering the vehicle under this article.[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-2-1(f).]As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326.
IN Code § 9-18.1-2-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 18.1. Motor Vehicle Registration|Chapter 2. Application|9-18.1-2-8. Newly Acquired Vehicle; Exception

Sec. 8. A person that acquires a vehicle may operate the vehicle on a highway without registering the vehicle under this article under the following conditions:(1) For the length of a temporary permit issued under the following:(A) IC 9-18-7-1 (before its expiration on December 31, 2016).(B) IC 9-18-7-4 (before its expiration on December 31, 2016).(C) IC 9-18.1-12-2.(D) IC 9-18.1-12-3.(2) For not more than forty-five (45) days after the date on which the person acquires the vehicle, if the person displays on the newly acquired vehicle a valid and unexpired license plate transferred from another vehicle that the person disposes of by sale or other means. While operating the newly acquired vehicle, the person must have in the person's possession a:(A) manufacturer's certificate of origin;(B) certificate of title; or(C) bill of sale;indicating that the person owns the vehicle to which the unexpired license plates are affixed.(3) For not more than forty-five (45) days after the date on which the person acquires the vehicle from a dealer licensed under IC 9-32, if the person displays on the newly acquired vehicle a valid and unexpired interim plate issued under IC 9-32-6-11.(4) If the person acquires the vehicle from a person other than a dealer licensed under IC 9-32, for:(A) not more than seventy-two (72) hours after the date of acquisition; and(B) the sole purpose of transporting the vehicle by the most direct route from the place of acquisition to:(i) a place of storage, including the person's residence or place of business;(ii) an inspection station for purposes of emissions testing under IC 13-17-5-5.1(b); or(iii) a license branch or a location operated by a full service provider (as defined in IC 9-14.1-1-2) or a partial services provider (as defined in IC 9-14.1-1-3) to register the vehicle under this article.While operating the vehicle, the person must have in the person's possession a certificate of title indicating that the person owns the vehicle.[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: subdivision (2) formerly 9-18-6-5; subdivision (3) formerly 9-18-6-4; subdivision (4) formerly 9-18-7-2.]As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326.
IN Code § 9-18.1-2-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 18.1. Motor Vehicle Registration|Chapter 2. Application|9-18.1-2-9. Apportionable Vehicle; Exception

Sec. 9. A person may operate a vehicle that is an apportionable vehicle under the terms of the International Registration Plan upon a highway if the vehicle is registered under the International Registration Plan with a valid and unexpired cab card.As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326.
IN Code § 9-18.1-2-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 18.1. Motor Vehicle Registration|Chapter 2. Application|9-18.1-2-10. Actions by Law Enforcement Officers

Sec. 10. (a) Subject to subsection (b), a law enforcement officer authorized to enforce motor vehicle laws who discovers a vehicle that is operated in violation of this chapter may:(1) take the license plate displayed on the vehicle into the officer's custody;(2) take the vehicle into the officer's custody;(3) cause the vehicle to be taken to and stored in a suitable place; or(4) take any combination of the actions described in subdivisions (1), (2), and (3);until the proper certificate of registration and license plates for the vehicle are procured or the legal owner of the vehicle is found.(b) A farm vehicle that is carrying perishable fruits or vegetables or livestock may not be impounded, and the operator may proceed to the point of destination after having been stopped by a law enforcement officer under this section.[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-18-2-43(a); subsection (b) formerly 9-18-2-43(b); 9-21-21-7.]As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326.
IN Code § 9-18.1-2-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 18.1. Motor Vehicle Registration|Chapter 2. Application|9-18.1-2-11. Failure to Register; Violation

Sec. 11. A person that fails to register a vehicle that is required to be registered under this chapter commits a Class C infraction.[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-18-2-1(j); 9-18-2-7(g); 9-18-2-7(h).]As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326.
IN Code § 9-18.1-2-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 18.1. Motor Vehicle Registration|Chapter 2. Application|9-18.1-2-12. Registration in Other State; Violation

Sec. 12. A person that knowingly or intentionally owns a motor vehicle that is registered outside Indiana but that is required to be registered in Indiana commits a Class B misdemeanor.[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-2-45.]As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326.
IN Code § 9-18.1-3-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 18.1. Motor Vehicle Registration|Chapter 3. General Procedures|9-18.1-3-1. Application; Violation

Sec. 1. (a) A person that desires to register a vehicle under this article must provide, in the form and manner prescribed by the bureau, the following information:(1) The name of the person that owns the vehicle, or if the vehicle has been leased and is being registered in the name of the lessee instead of the owner, the name of the lessee.(2) The person's address in Indiana, including the county, township, and municipality, on the date of the application, as follows:(A) If the person is an individual, the person's residence address. However, if the person participates in the address confidentiality program under IC 5-26.5, the address may be a substitute address designated by the office of the attorney general under IC 5-26.5.(B) If the person is not an individual, the person's principal office in Indiana.(C) If the person does not have a physical residence or office in Indiana, the county, township, and municipality, in Indiana where the vehicle will be primarily operated.(3) A brief description of the vehicle to be registered, including the identification number and the color of the vehicle.(4) Any other information required by the bureau, including:(A) the manufacturer's rated capacity for the vehicle;(B) a statement of the vehicle's intended use;(C) the vehicle's odometer reading; and(D) the declared gross weight of the vehicle.(b) An application to register a vehicle that is made through the United States mail or by electronic means is not required to be sworn to or notarized.(c) A person may apply on behalf of another person to register a vehicle under this article. However, the application must be signed and verified by the person in whose name the vehicle is to be registered.(d) A person that makes a false statement in an application to register a vehicle under this article commits a Class C infraction.[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-18-4-5; subsection (a) formerly 9-18-2-16(a).]As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326. Amended by P.L.256-2017, SEC.109.
IN Code § 9-18.1-3-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 18.1. Motor Vehicle Registration|Chapter 3. General Procedures|9-18.1-3-2. Certificate of Title Required; Violation

Sec. 2. (a) This section does not apply to the following:(1) Special machinery.(2) A motor vehicle that was designed to have a maximum design speed of not more than twenty-five (25) miles per hour and that was built, constructed, modified, or assembled by a person other than the manufacturer.(3) Snowmobiles.(4) Motor driven cycles.(b) The bureau may not register a vehicle unless the person applying for the certificate of registration:(1) applies at the same time or within the immediately preceding forty-five (45) days for a certificate of title for the vehicle; or(2) presents satisfactory evidence that a certificate of title has been previously issued to the person that covers the vehicle.(c) If the bureau at any time determines that a certificate of title for a vehicle cannot be issued or is invalid, the bureau:(1) shall not issue or furnish; or(2) may invalidate;the certificate of registration for the vehicle.(d) A person that operates a vehicle for which a certificate of registration is required without a valid certificate of registration commits a Class C infraction.[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-17-1-1(a); subsection (b) formerly 9-18-2-10(a); subsection (c) formerly 9-18-2-10(b).]As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326.
IN Code § 9-18.1-3-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 18.1. Motor Vehicle Registration|Chapter 3. General Procedures|9-18.1-3-3. Identification Number Required

Sec. 3. The bureau may not register a vehicle that does not have an identification number.[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-2-34.1.]As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326.
IN Code § 9-18.1-3-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 18.1. Motor Vehicle Registration|Chapter 3. General Procedures|9-18.1-3-4. Payment of or Exemption From Excise Tax

Sec. 4. The bureau may not register a vehicle unless the registrant:(1) pays the applicable excise tax for the vehicle under IC 6-6; or(2) provides proof in a manner acceptable to the bureau that the vehicle is exempt from excise taxes under IC 6-6.[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-2-1.]As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326.
IN Code § 9-18.1-3-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 18.1. Motor Vehicle Registration|Chapter 3. General Procedures|9-18.1-3-5. Proof of Financial Responsibility Required

Sec. 5. The bureau may not register a motor vehicle unless the person applying for registration provides proof of financial responsibility that is in effect in the amounts specified in IC 9-25 at the time the application for registration is made.[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-2-11.]As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326.
IN Code § 9-18.1-3-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 18.1. Motor Vehicle Registration|Chapter 3. General Procedures|9-18.1-3-6. Vehicles Bureau May Not Register

Sec. 6. The bureau may not register the following vehicles:(1) A vehicle that:(A) is subject under rules adopted under air pollution control laws (as defined in IC 13-11-2-6) to:(i) inspection of vehicle air pollution control equipment; and(ii) testing of emission characteristics; and(B) has not been:(i) inspected; and(ii) certified by an inspection station under IC 13-17-5-5.1(b) that the air pollution equipment is not in a tampered condition and the vehicle meets air emission control standards.(2) A motor vehicle that does not comply with applicable motor vehicle equipment requirements under IC 9-19.(3) A motor vehicle that does not comply with applicable operational and equipment specifications described in 49 CFR 571.(4) A private bus that is designed or used to transport more than fifteen (15) passengers, including the driver, that does not have an unexpired certificate indicating compliance with an inspection program established under IC 9-19-22-3.(5) A school bus or special purpose bus that does not have an unexpired certificate of inspection under IC 20-27-7-3.(6) A farm wagon.(7) A farm tractor.(8) A golf cart.(9) An implement of agriculture designed to be operated primarily in a farm field or on farm premises.[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-18-1-1(a); 9-18-2-12; subdivision (4) formerly 9-18-2-8(g); subdivision (5) formerly 9-18-2-8.5.]As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326. Amended by P.L.164-2018, SEC.1.
IN Code § 9-18.1-3-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 18.1. Motor Vehicle Registration|Chapter 3. General Procedures|9-18.1-3-7. Withholding Registration of Vehicle Used in Commission of Toll Violation; Reinstatement; Fee

     Note: This version of section effective until 1-1-2022. See also following version of this section, effective 1-1-2022.Sec. 7. (a) Upon receiving notice, as described in IC 9-21-3.5-10(c), of the failure of an owner of a vehicle to pay a fine, charge, or other assessment for a toll violation documented under IC 9-21-3.5-12, the bureau shall withhold the annual registration of the vehicle that was used in the commission of the toll violation until the owner pays the fine, charge, or other assessment, plus any applicable fees, to:(1) the bureau; or(2) the appropriate authority under IC 9-21-3.5 that is responsible for the collection of fines, charges, or other assessments for toll violations under IC 9-21-3.5.If the owner pays the fine, charge, or assessment, plus any applicable fees, to the bureau as described in subdivision (1), the bureau shall remit the appropriate amount to the appropriate authority under IC 9-21-3.5 that is responsible for the collection of fines, charges, assessments, or fees for toll violations under IC 9-21-3.5.(b) Upon receiving notice, as described in IC 9-21-3.5-15(d), of the failure of an owner of a vehicle to pay a fine, charge, or other assessment for a toll violation documented under IC 9-21-3.5-12 or IC 9-21-3.5-14, the bureau shall withhold the annual registration of the vehicle that was used in the commission of the toll violation until the owner pays the fine, charge, or other assessment, plus any applicable fees, to:(1) the operator of the private toll facility; or(2) a person designated by the operator of the private toll facility to collect fines, charges, or other assessments for toll violations under IC 9-21-3.5;as applicable. The bureau may impose a fee to reinstate an annual registration that was withheld under this subsection.[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-2-17.]As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326.