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2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.1. Motor Vehicle Registration › Chapter 14.5. Watercraft › 9-18.1-14.5-5. Certificates of Registration and Decals

Sec. 5. (a) If the bureau determines that a person applying to register a watercraft is entitled to register the watercraft, the bureau shall register the watercraft and issue to the applicant proof of registration for display on the watercraft and a certificate of registration.
(b) Proof of registration for display on the watercraft must be displayed in a manner prescribed by the department of natural resources, including the following:
(1) The registration number set forth in the certificate of registration must be displayed on each side of the bow of the watercraft. The display must be legible. However, a watercraft that has a valid marine document issued by the United States Bureau of Customs is not required to display the registration number.
(2) If a watercraft is required to be registered under 33 CFR 173, the registration number must be displayed in the manner prescribed by 33 CFR 173.27.
(3) Decals indicating the year of expiration of registration, with a unique identification number and a different color than colors used for the previous registration year, must be affixed:
(A) to the bow of each side of the watercraft, within three (3) inches to the right of the watercraft's registration number; or
(B) on each side of the forward half of the bow above the water line of the watercraft if a registration number is not required to be displayed.
However, the department of natural resources may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 providing that the decals do not have to be affixed to a particular type of watercraft.
(c) A number other than the number awarded to a watercraft or granted reciprocity under this chapter may not be painted, attached, or otherwise displayed on each side of the bow of the watercraft.
(d) A person that fails to:
(1) carry a certificate of registration or a legible reproduction of a certificate of registration; or
(2) display proof of registration for display on the watercraft as required by the department of natural resources;
commits a Class C infraction.
(e) Certificates of registration, decals, and other proof of registration issued under this section:
(1) remain the property of the bureau; and
(2) may be revoked, canceled, or repossessed as provided by law.
(f) A person who knowingly or intentionally falsifies, predates, changes, or counterfeits proof of registration for a watercraft commits a Class C misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.164-2020, SEC.38.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.1. Motor Vehicle Registration › Chapter 14.5. Watercraft › 9-18.1-14.5-7. Exempted Vehicles

Sec. 7. (a) A watercraft that is owned or leased and used for official business by the following is exempt from the payment of registration fees under this article:
(1) A state or state agency (as defined in IC 6-1.1-1-18).
(2) A municipal corporation (as defined in IC 36-1-2-10).
(3) A volunteer fire department (as defined in IC 36-8-12-2).
(b) The bureau may issue proof of registration under this chapter for a watercraft owned by or leased by the federal government.
(c) The bureau may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to assign permanent registration numbers and accompanying registration cards to watercraft owned or leased by an entity listed in subsection (a)(1).
As added by P.L.164-2020, SEC.38.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.1. Motor Vehicle Registration › Chapter 14.5. Watercraft › 9-18.1-14.5-8. Term of Validity

Sec. 8. (a) A watercraft becomes subject to registration under this chapter:
(1) on the date the watercraft is acquired; or
(2) not later than sixty (60) days after a person who owns the watercraft becomes an Indiana resident.
(b) Upon becoming subject to registration under this chapter, a watercraft must be registered for a period that is not:
(1) less than three (3) months; or
(2) greater than twenty-four (24) months.
(c) A registration under this article may be renewed:
(1) for a watercraft with an unexpired registration, for a period of twelve (12) months from the date on which the registration will expire; or
(2) for a watercraft with an expired registration, for a period of not:
(A) less than three (3) months; or
(B) greater than twenty-four (24) months.
(d) Subject to subsection (b), and except as provided for in subsection (h), the registration year for a registration, other than a renewal described in subsection (c), begins on the date on which the watercraft becomes subject to registration as determined under subsection (a) and ends on the following date selected by the person registering the watercraft:
(1) The date on which the watercraft registration expires, as determined under the schedule established under IC 9-18.1-11-1.
(2) Twelve (12) months after the date described in subdivision (1).
(e) If a person sells or otherwise disposes of a watercraft:
(1) the certificate of registration and proof of registration for the watercraft are canceled; and
(2) except as provided in IC 9-33-3, the person is not entitled to a refund of any unused part of a fee paid by the person under this chapter.
(f) If the watercraft is transferred or sold, the person shall provide ownership documents at the time of delivering the watercraft.
(g) A person that acquires a watercraft that is registered under this chapter must apply to the bureau under this chapter to register the watercraft.
(h) A watercraft registered under this chapter remains subject to continuous registration under this chapter until:
(1) the watercraft is sold or otherwise disposed of; or
(2) the person that registered the watercraft becomes a nonresident.
As added by P.L.164-2020, SEC.38. Amended by P.L.111-2021, SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.1. Motor Vehicle Registration › Chapter 14.5. Watercraft › 9-18.1-14.5-9. Operation of a Watercraft With Expired Plates; Violation

Sec. 9. (a) If the date on which the registration of a watercraft expires is a day on which all license branches located in the county in which the watercraft is registered are closed, including:
(1) a Sunday; or
(2) a legal holiday listed in IC 1-1-9-1;
the registration expires at midnight on the date following the next day on which a license branch located in the county in which the watercraft is registered is open for business.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (a), a person that owns or operates a watercraft may not operate or permit the operation of a watercraft that:
(1) is required to be registered under this chapter; and
(2) has an expired registration.
(c) A person that operates or permits the operation of a watercraft in violation of subsection (b) commits a Class C infraction.
As added by P.L.164-2020, SEC.38.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.1. Motor Vehicle Registration › Chapter 14.5. Watercraft › 9-18.1-14.5-10. Delinquent Registration Renewal; Administration Penalty; Violation

Sec. 10. (a) The bureau shall collect an administrative penalty of fifteen dollars ($15) from the following:
(1) A person that fails to:
(A) register; or
(B) provide full payment for the registration of;
a watercraft within forty-five (45) days after the date on which the watercraft becomes subject to registration under section 8(a)(1) of this chapter.
(2) A person that fails to:
(A) renew; or
(B) provide full payment for the renewal of;
the registration of a watercraft by the date on which the registration expires.
(3) A person who:
(A) owns a watercraft;
(B) becomes an Indiana resident; and
(C) fails to register or provide full payment of the registration of the watercraft within sixty (60) days after the person becomes an Indiana resident.
(b) An administrative penalty collected under subsection (a) shall be deposited in the commission fund.
(c) A person described in subsection (a) commits a Class C infraction.
As added by P.L.164-2020, SEC.38. Amended by P.L.111-2021, SEC.22.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.1. Motor Vehicle Registration › Chapter 14.5. Watercraft › 9-18.1-14.5-11. Replacement Certificate of Registration or Decal; Notice to Law Enforcement; Fee

Sec. 11. (a) If a certificate of registration or decal issued for a watercraft that is registered under this chapter is lost, stolen, destroyed, or damaged, the owner of the watercraft may apply to the bureau for a replacement certificate of registration or decal. If the certificate of registration or decal is stolen, the owner shall provide notice of the theft to a law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over:
(1) the site of the theft; or
(2) the address listed on the certificate of registration.
(b) The bureau shall issue a replacement certificate of registration or decal to the owner of a watercraft after the owner pays a fee of nine dollars and fifty cents ($9.50).
(c) The fee imposed under subsection (b) shall be distributed as follows:
(1) Twenty-five cents ($0.25) to the state construction fund.
(2) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology fund.
(3) One dollar ($1) to the crossroads 2000 fund.
(4) One dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) to the motor vehicle highway account.
(5) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the integrated public safety communications fund.
(6) Five dollars ($5) to the commission fund.
(d) A replacement certificate of registration or decal issued under this section must be attached and displayed in the same manner as the original certificate of registration or decal.
As added by P.L.164-2020, SEC.38. Amended by P.L.111-2021, SEC.23.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.1. Motor Vehicle Registration › Chapter 14.5. Watercraft › 9-18.1-14.5-12. Change of Ownership; Amended Certificate of Registration; Fee

Sec. 12. (a) A person that owns a watercraft that is registered under this chapter may apply to the bureau to change the ownership of the watercraft:
(1) by adding at least one (1) other person as a joint owner; or
(2) if the person is a joint owner of the watercraft, by transferring the person's ownership interest in the watercraft to at least one (1) remaining joint owner.
(b) The bureau shall issue an amended certificate of registration to a person that applies under subsection (a) after the person does the following:
(1) Complies with IC 9-17.
(2) Pays the fee of nine dollars and fifty cents ($9.50).
(c) A person may apply to the bureau to amend any obsolete or incorrect information contained in the certificate of registration issued with respect to the watercraft. The bureau shall issue an amended certificate of registration after the person pays a fee of nine dollars and fifty cents ($9.50).
(d) The bureau may not impose or collect a fee for a duplicate, amended, or replacement certificate of registration that is issued as a result of an error on the part of the bureau.
(e) A fee described in subsection (b)(2) or (c) shall be distributed as follows:
(1) Twenty-five cents ($0.25) to the state construction fund.
(2) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology fund.
(3) One dollar ($1) to the crossroads 2000 fund.
(4) One dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) to the motor vehicle highway account.
(5) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the integrated public safety communications fund.
(6) Five dollars ($5) to the commission fund.
As added by P.L.164-2020, SEC.38.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.1. Motor Vehicle Registration › Chapter 14.5. Watercraft › 9-18.1-14.5-13. Duties of the Bureau

Sec. 13. (a) If an agency of the federal government has an overall system of identification numbering for watercraft within the United States, the registration and numbering system employed under this chapter by the bureau must conform with the system.
(b) In accordance with any request made by an authorized official or agency of the United States, the bureau shall transmit any information compiled or otherwise available to the bureau under:
(1) IC 14-15-4-1;
(2) IC 14-15-4-2; and
(3) IC 14-15-4-3;
to the official or agency of the United States.
As added by P.L.164-2020, SEC.38.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.1. Motor Vehicle Registration › Chapter 14.5. Watercraft › 9-18.1-14.5-14. Enforcement

Sec. 14. Every law enforcement officer of this state and its subdivisions, including an enforcement officer of the department of natural resources, may enforce this chapter and may stop and board a watercraft subject to this chapter.
As added by P.L.164-2020, SEC.38.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.1. Motor Vehicle Registration › Chapter 15. Transportation Infrastructure Improvement Fee › 9-18.1-15-1. Applicability

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to annual motor vehicle registrations occurring after December 31, 2017.
(b) This chapter does not apply to the following vehicles:
(1) Trailers.
(2) Semitrailers.
(3) Nonmotive recreational vehicles.
(4) Special machinery.
(5) Vehicles registered as military vehicles under IC 9-18.1-8.
(6) Vehicles registered as collector vehicles under IC 9-18.1-5.
(7) Motor driven cycles.
(8) Trucks, tractors used with a semitrailer, and for-hire buses with a declared gross weight greater than twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds.
As added by P.L.218-2017, SEC.89.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.1. Motor Vehicle Registration › Chapter 15. Transportation Infrastructure Improvement Fee › 9-18.1-15-2. Imposition

Sec. 2. (a) Each year, the owner of a motor vehicle that is registered in Indiana shall pay a transportation infrastructure improvement fee.
(b) The amount of the annual transportation infrastructure improvement fee is fifteen dollars ($15).
(c) The transportation infrastructure improvement fee specified in subsection (b) shall be apportioned if the vehicle for which the transportation infrastructure improvement fee applies is registered under the International Registration Plan.
(d) The transportation infrastructure improvement fee for a vehicle to which this chapter applies:
(1) is due and shall be paid each year at the time the vehicle is registered;
(2) is a condition to the right to register or reregister the vehicle; and
(3) is in addition to all other conditions, taxes, and fees prescribed by law.
(e) Except as provided in IC 9-33-3, a person is not entitled to a refund of any unused transportation infrastructure improvement fee.
As added by P.L.218-2017, SEC.89. Amended by P.L.185-2018, SEC.36.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 1. Application › 9-18.5-1-1. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a person that:
(1) is the registered owner or lessee of a vehicle; or
(2) applies to register or renew the registration of a vehicle;
that is eligible to display a license plate under this article.
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 1. Application › 9-18.5-1-2. Eligibility for License Plate

Sec. 2. The bureau may not issue a license plate under this article to a person that is not eligible to be issued a license plate under IC 9-18 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.1.
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 1. Application › 9-18.5-1-3. Vehicles on Which License Plates May Be Displayed

Sec. 3. Except as otherwise provided, the following vehicles may display any license plate designed under this article:
(1) A passenger motor vehicle.
(2) A motorcycle.
(3) A recreational vehicle.
(4) A truck with a declared gross weight of not more than eleven thousand (11,000) pounds.
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 1. Application › 9-18.5-1-4. No Dual Registration Fees or Excise Taxes; Period of Validity

Sec. 4. (a) A vehicle that displays a license plate issued under this article is not subject to dual registration fees or dual excise taxes.
(b) A fee for a license plate issued under this article covers the entire registration period for which the license plate is issued.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-15-12.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 2. Personalized License Plates › 9-18.5-2-1. Application for Personalized License Plate; Eligible License Plates

Sec. 1. (a) A person may apply to the bureau for a personalized license plate to display on the person's vehicle.
(b) The following license plates may be designed as a personalized license plate under this chapter:
(1) IC 9-18.5-4 (prisoner of war license plates).
(2) IC 9-18.5-5 (disabled Hoosier veteran license plates).
(3) IC 9-18.5-6 (Purple Heart license plates).
(4) IC 9-18.5-7 (National Guard license plates).
(5) IC 9-18.5-8 (license plates for persons with disabilities).
(6) IC 9-18.5-9 (amateur radio operator license plates).
(7) IC 9-18.5-10 (civic event license plates).
(8) IC 9-18.5-11 (In God We Trust license plates).
(9) IC 9-18.5-12 (special group recognition license plates).
(10) IC 9-18.5-13 (environmental license plates).
(11) IC 9-18.5-14 (kids first trust license plates).
(12) IC 9-18.5-15 (education license plates).
(13) IC 9-18.5-16 (Indiana FFA trust license plates).
(14) IC 9-18.5-17 (Indiana firefighter license plates).
(15) IC 9-18.5-18 (Indiana boy scouts trust license plates).
(16) IC 9-18.5-19 (D.A.R.E. Indiana trust license plates).
(17) IC 9-18.5-20 (Indiana arts trust license plates).
(18) IC 9-18.5-21 (Indiana health trust license plates).
(19) IC 9-18.5-22 (Indiana Native American trust license plates).
(20) IC 9-18.5-24 (Pearl Harbor survivor license plates).
(21) IC 9-18.5-25 (Indiana state educational institution trust license plates).
(22) IC 9-18.5-26 (Lewis and Clark expedition license plates).
(23) IC 9-18.5-27 (Riley Children's Foundation license plates).
(24) IC 9-18.5-28 (National Football League franchised professional football team license plates).
(25) IC 9-18.5-29 (Hoosier veteran license plates).
(26) IC 9-18.5-30 (support our troops license plates).
(27) IC 9-18.5-31 (Abraham Lincoln's boyhood home license plates).
(28) IC 9-18.5-33 (Indiana Gold Star family member license plates).
(29) IC 9-18.5-35 (Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal license plates).
(30) A license plate issued under IC 9-18 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.1.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-15-1.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.256-2017, SEC.133; P.L.29-2021, SEC.1; P.L.118-2022, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 2. Personalized License Plates › 9-18.5-2-2. Appearance and Contents of Personalized License Plates

Sec. 2. (a) A personalized license plate may be the same color and size and contain similar required information as regular license plates issued under IC 9-18 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.1 for the respective class of vehicle.
(b) A personalized license plate is limited to the:
(1) numerals 0 through 9; or
(2) letters A through Z;
in a continuous combination of numbers and letters with at least two (2) positions.
(c) A personalized license plate may not duplicate a regularly issued plate.
(d) Only one (1) personalized plate, without regard to classification of registration, may be issued by the bureau with the same configuration of numbers and letters.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-15-2.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 2. Personalized License Plates › 9-18.5-2-3. Personalized License Plate Issued Only to Owner or Lessee of Vehicle

Sec. 3. A personalized license plate may be issued only to the person registered as the owner or lessee of the vehicle on which the license plate will be displayed.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-15-3.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 2. Personalized License Plates › 9-18.5-2-4. Application; Refusal by Bureau to Issue Personalized License Plate

Sec. 4. (a) A person that applies for:
(1) a personalized license plate; or
(2) the renewal of a personalized license plate in the subsequent period;
must file an application in the manner the bureau requires, indicating the combination of letters or numerals, or both, requested by the person.
(b) The bureau may refuse to issue a combination of letters or numerals, or both, that:
(1) carries a connotation offensive to good taste and decency;
(2) would be misleading; or
(3) the bureau otherwise considers improper for issuance.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-15-4.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 2. Personalized License Plates › 9-18.5-2-5. Reservation of Configuration of Letters, Numbers, or Both Letters and Numbers

Sec. 5. If a person that has been issued a personalized license plate reserves the same configuration of letters or numbers, or both, for the next plate cycle, that configuration of letters or numbers, or both, is not available to another person until the following plate cycle.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-15-6.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 2. Personalized License Plates › 9-18.5-2-6. Availability of Personalized License Plate Upon Change of Ownership of Vehicle

Sec. 6. If a person that has been issued a personalized license plate for a registered vehicle releases ownership of the registered vehicle without transferring the registration to another vehicle, the combination of numbers or letters, or both, becomes available in the next registration year to any person.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-15-7.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 2. Personalized License Plates › 9-18.5-2-7. Transfer of Personalized License Plate From Leased Vehicle

Sec. 7. If a person has been issued a personalized license plate for use on a leased vehicle and:
(1) the person cancels the lease; or
(2) the lease expires during the registration year;
the person may transfer the license plate to another vehicle registered under IC 9-18 (before its expiration) or under IC 9-18.1-11.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-15-8.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 2. Personalized License Plates › 9-18.5-2-8. Conditions for Issuance of Personalized License Plate; Fee

Sec. 8. The bureau shall issue a personalized license plate under this chapter to a person that does the following:
(1) Complies with IC 9-18 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.1.
(2) Pays any additional fee associated with a license plate described in section 1(b) of this chapter.
(3) Pays a fee of forty-five dollars ($45). The fee shall be distributed as follows:
(A) Four dollars ($4) to the crossroads 2000 fund.
(B) Seven dollars ($7) to the motor vehicle highway account.
(C) Thirty-four dollars ($34) to the commission fund.
Upon the payment of the fee, the bureau shall issue a receipt.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-18-15-10; subdivision (3) formerly 9-29-5-32.5(a).]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 2. Personalized License Plates › 9-18.5-2-9. Refund of Personalized License Plate Fee

Sec. 9. If a person that applies for a personalized license plate with a given configuration of letters or numbers is not able to obtain the license plate requested or a satisfactory alternative configuration, the bureau shall refund the entire personalized license plate fee under section 8(3) of this chapter to the person. However, a refund of a personalized license plate fee may not be made when the person that applies for the personalized license plate cancels the request.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-15-11.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 3. General Assembly and Other State Officials License Plates › 9-18.5-3-1. License Plates Issued to Members of the General Assembly and Other State Officials

Sec. 1. (a) License plates shall be issued to the following:
(1) Members of the general assembly.
(2) Spouses of members of the general assembly.
(3) Other state officials who receive special license plates on an annual basis.
(b) A license plate issued under this chapter may also be issued to a company or business owned by a person described in subsection (a).
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-16-1.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 4. Prisoner of War License Plates › 9-18.5-4-1. Prisoner of War License Plate

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the bureau shall issue license plates for a vehicle that designate the vehicle as being owned or leased by a former prisoner of war.
(b) The bureau may issue one (1) or more former prisoner of war license plates to the surviving spouse of a former prisoner of war.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-17-1.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 4. Prisoner of War License Plates › 9-18.5-4-2. Contents of Prisoner of War License Plate

Sec. 2. A former prisoner of war license plate must display the following:
(1) An identification number.
(2) The legend "Ex-POW".
(3) Any other information and design selected by the bureau.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-17-2.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 4. Prisoner of War License Plates › 9-18.5-4-3. Vehicles Eligible to Display Prisoner of War License Plate

Sec. 3. A former prisoner of war license plate may only be:
(1) assigned to; and
(2) displayed on;
a vehicle registered under IC 9-18 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.1.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-17-3.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 4. Prisoner of War License Plates › 9-18.5-4-4. Vehicle Displaying Prisoner of War License Plate Exempt From Parking Fees and Certain Penalties

Sec. 4. (a) An individual who has been issued under this chapter a license plate designating the individual's vehicle as being owned or leased by a former prisoner of war may not be:
(1) charged a fee for parking the vehicle displaying the license plate in a metered space; or
(2) assessed a penalty for parking the vehicle displaying the license plate in a metered space for longer than the time permitted.
(b) This section does not authorize parking of a vehicle in a parking place during a time when parking in the space is prohibited if the prohibition is:
(1) posted; and
(2) authorized:
(A) by ordinance in a city or town; or
(B) by order of the Indiana department of transportation.
(c) An individual other than the owner or lessee of a vehicle displaying a former prisoner of war license plate authorized by this chapter is not entitled to the parking privileges established by this section.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-17-4.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 4. Prisoner of War License Plates › 9-18.5-4-5. Exemption From Registration Fees; Service Charge

Sec. 5. (a) A vehicle for a which a license plate is issued under section 1 of this chapter is exempt from the applicable registration fee for the vehicle under IC 9-18 (before its expiration), IC 9-29-5 (before its repeal), or IC 9-18.1-5.
(b) A vehicle described in subsection (a) is subject to a service charge as follows:
(1) For a license plate issued before January 1, 2017, five dollars and seventy-five cents ($5.75). The service charge shall be distributed as follows:
(A) Twenty-five cents ($0.25) to the state construction fund.
(B) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology fund.
(C) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the integrated public safety communications fund.
(D) Three dollars and seventy-five cents ($3.75) to the commission fund.
(2) For a license plate issued after December 31, 2016, five dollars ($5). The service charge shall be distributed as follows:
(A) Twenty-five cents ($0.25) to the state construction fund.
(B) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology fund.
(C) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the integrated public safety communications fund.
(D) Three dollars ($3) to the commission fund.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-18-17-5; subsection (b) formerly 9-29-5-38(c).]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.256-2017, SEC.134; P.L.108-2019, SEC.185.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 5. Disabled Hoosier Veteran License Plates › 9-18.5-5-1. Conditions for Application and Display of Disabled Hoosier Veteran License Plate

Sec. 1. (a) An individual may apply for, receive, and display a disabled Hoosier veteran license plate on the individual's vehicle for private and personal use if the individual, as the result of having served in the armed forces of the United States, has:
(1) lost sight in both eyes or suffered permanent impairment of vision in both eyes to the extent of being eligible for service connected compensation for the loss;
(2) suffered the loss of one (1) or both feet or the permanent loss of use of one (1) or both feet;
(3) suffered the loss of one (1) or both hands or the permanent loss of use of one (1) or both hands;
(4) a United States Department of Veterans Affairs disability rating for a physical condition that precludes the individual from walking without pain or difficulty; or
(5) been rated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as being at least fifty percent (50%) disabled and is receiving service related compensation from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. At least sixty percent (60%) of the disability rating under this subdivision must be attributable to a mobility disability.
(b) An application for a disabled Hoosier veteran license plate must be accompanied by a certificate from the:
(1) United States Department of Veterans Affairs; or
(2) appropriate branch of the armed forces of the United States;
confirming the eligibility of the individual submitting the application for the disabled Hoosier veteran license plate.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-18-1.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 5. Disabled Hoosier Veteran License Plates › 9-18.5-5-1.5. Application Form for a Disabled Hoosier Veteran License Plate; Disclosure of Personal Information

Sec. 1.5. (a) The application form for a disabled Hoosier veteran license plate must allow the applicant to choose to prohibit the disclosure of personal information to the Indiana department of veterans' affairs.
(b) The bureau must inform the applicant that:
(1) the Indiana department of veterans' affairs may contact the applicant with information about its activities but may not use the applicant's personal information primarily for fundraising or solicitation purposes;
(2) the bureau will not disclose the applicant's personal information to any other person or group; and
(3) the Indiana department of veterans' affairs will not disclose the applicant's personal information to any other person or group without the applicant's written consent.
(c) Unless the applicant has prohibited disclosure on the application, the bureau shall disclose personal information included on the application form to the Indiana department of veterans' affairs.
(d) If the applicant does not make an affirmative statement against disclosure as described in subsection (c), the bureau shall disclose personal information about the applicant included on the application form only to the Indiana department of veterans' affairs. The bureau may not disclose personal information to any other person.
(e) If the Indiana department of veterans' affairs receives personal information from the bureau under subsection (c), the Indiana department of veterans' affairs may:
(1) contact the applicant with information about activities of the Indiana department of veterans' affairs;
(2) not contact the applicant primarily for fundraising or solicitation purposes; and
(3) not disclose the personal information of the applicant to any other person or group without the written consent of the applicant.
(f) An affirmative statement against disclosure made by an applicant under subsection (c) is in effect until:
(1) the applicant indicates on a subsequent application that the applicant's personal information may be disclosed; or
(2) the applicant sends written consent to the bureau to disclose the applicant's personal information.
As added by P.L.108-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 5. Disabled Hoosier Veteran License Plates › 9-18.5-5-2. Qualifying Vehicle Exempt From Parking Fees and Certain Penalties

Sec. 2. (a) An individual qualifying under section 1 of this chapter or issued a permanent parking placard under IC 9-18.5-8-4(a)(3) may not be:
(1) charged a fee for parking in a metered space; or
(2) assessed a penalty for parking in a metered space for longer than the time permitted.
(b) This section does not authorize parking of a vehicle in a parking space during a time when parking in the space is prohibited if the prohibition is:
(1) posted; and
(2) authorized:
(A) by ordinances in cities and towns; or
(B) by order of the Indiana department of transportation.
(c) The following are not entitled to the parking privileges authorized by this section:
(1) An individual other than the owner of the vehicle displaying a disabled Hoosier veteran license plate authorized by this chapter.
(2) Except when the individual is transporting an individual qualified under IC 9-18.5-8-4(a)(3), an individual other than an individual qualified under IC 9-18.5-8-4(a)(3) and displaying on a vehicle a permanent parking placard issued to an individual qualified under IC 9-18.5-8-4(a)(3).
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-18-2.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.18-2019, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 5. Disabled Hoosier Veteran License Plates › 9-18.5-5-3. Design and Administration of Disabled Hoosier Veteran License Plate

Sec. 3. Subject to section 5 of this chapter, the bureau:
(1) may design and issue disabled Hoosier veteran license plates to implement this chapter; and
(2) shall administer this chapter relating to proper certification for a person applying for a disabled Hoosier veteran license plate.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-18-3.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.24-2019, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 5. Disabled Hoosier Veteran License Plates › 9-18.5-5-4. Vehicles Eligible to Display Disabled Hoosier Veteran License Plate

Sec. 4. The disabled Hoosier veteran license plates authorized under this chapter shall be issued by the bureau for any classification of vehicle required to be registered under Indiana law, but the license plate may not be used for commercial vehicles.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-18-5.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 5. Disabled Hoosier Veteran License Plates › 9-18.5-5-5. Content of Disabled Hoosier Veteran License Plate

Sec. 5. (a) A disabled Hoosier veteran license plate must contain the following:
(1) Identification numerals with consecutive numbers or letters, or both, to properly identify the vehicle.
(2) The words "Disabled Hoosier Veteran" at the bottom of the license plate.
(3) A depiction of a wheelchair to indicate the disabled status of the veteran.
(4) The display of an emblem denoting the branch of service in which the veteran served.
(5) Any other information the bureau considers necessary.
(b) The branch of service emblem displayed on a plate described in subsection (a) shall be identical to the appropriate branch of service emblem devised under IC 9-18.5-29-2.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (a), the disabled Hoosier veteran license plate must be identical to the Hoosier veteran license plate described in IC 9-18.5-29-1.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-18-7.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.24-2019, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 5. Disabled Hoosier Veteran License Plates › 9-18.5-5-6. Disabled Hoosier Veteran License Plate Exempt From Fees

Sec. 6. There is no additional fee for a disabled Hoosier veteran license plate issued under this chapter.
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 6. Purple Heart License Plates › 9-18.5-6-1. Purple Heart License Plate; Design; Violation

Sec. 1. (a) The bureau shall design a license plate that will designate a vehicle as being registered to:
(1) an individual; or
(2) the surviving spouse (who has not remarried) of an individual;
who has been awarded a Purple Heart decoration.
(b) Upon proper application, the bureau may modify a license plate designed under subsection (a)(1) to designate a vehicle as being registered to an individual who is:
(1) described in subsection (a)(1); and
(2) eligible to be issued:
(A) a placard under IC 9-14-5 (before its repeal) or IC 9-18.5-8; or
(B) a person with a disability registration plate under IC 9-18.5-8.
An individual described in subsection (a)(2) is not eligible to receive a modified license plate under this subsection.
(c) An individual who:
(1) knowingly; or
(2) intentionally;
falsely professes to have the qualifications to obtain a license plate under subsection (b) commits a Class C misdemeanor.
(d) An individual who owns a vehicle bearing a license plate issued under subsection (b) and knows that the individual is not entitled to a license plate issued under subsection (b) commits a Class C misdemeanor.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-19-1.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.29-2021, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 6. Purple Heart License Plates › 9-18.5-6-2. Application

Sec. 2. An Indiana resident who:
(1) is a recipient of; or
(2) is the surviving spouse (who has not remarried) of a recipient of;
a Purple Heart decoration may apply for and receive one (1) or more Purple Heart plates.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-19-2.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.29-2021, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 6. Purple Heart License Plates › 9-18.5-6-2.5. Application Form for a Purple Heart License Plate; Disclosure of Personal Information

Sec. 2.5. (a) The application form for a Purple Heart license plate must allow the applicant to choose to prohibit the disclosure of personal information to the Indiana department of veterans' affairs.
(b) The bureau must inform the applicant that:
(1) the Indiana department of veterans' affairs may contact the applicant with information about its activities but may not use the applicant's personal information primarily for fundraising or solicitation purposes;
(2) the bureau will not disclose the applicant's personal information to any other person or group; and
(3) the Indiana department of veterans' affairs will not disclose the applicant's personal information to any other person or group without the applicant's written consent.
(c) Unless the applicant has prohibited disclosure on the application, the bureau shall disclose personal information included on the application form to the Indiana department of veterans' affairs.
(d) If the applicant does not make an affirmative statement against disclosure as described in subsection (c), the bureau shall disclose personal information about the applicant included on the application form only to the Indiana department of veterans' affairs. The bureau may not disclose personal information to any other person.
(e) If the Indiana department of veterans' affairs receives personal information from the bureau under subsection (c), the Indiana department of veterans' affairs may:
(1) contact the applicant with information about activities of the Indiana department of veterans' affairs;
(2) not contact the applicant primarily for fundraising or solicitation purposes; and
(3) not disclose the personal information of the applicant to any other person or group without the written consent of the applicant.
(f) An affirmative statement against disclosure made by an applicant under subsection (c) is in effect until:
(1) the applicant indicates on a subsequent application that the applicant's personal information may be disclosed; or
(2) the applicant sends written consent to the bureau to disclose the applicant's personal information.
As added by P.L.108-2023, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 6. Purple Heart License Plates › 9-18.5-6-3. Vehicle Displaying Purple Heart License Plate Exempt From Parking Fees and Certain Penalties

Sec. 3. (a) An individual who qualifies for a Purple Heart license plate under section 1 of this chapter may not be charged the following:
(1) A fee for parking the individual's vehicle displaying the license plate issued under section 1 of this chapter in a metered space.
(2) A penalty for parking the individual's vehicle displaying the license plate issued under section 1 of this chapter in a metered space for longer than the time permitted.
(b) This section does not authorize parking of a vehicle in places where parking is not allowed at any time or at a specified time if the prohibition is posted and authorized by ordinances in cities and towns or by order of the Indiana department of transportation.
(c) An individual other than the owner of the vehicle displaying a Purple Heart license plate authorized by this chapter is not entitled to the parking privileges authorized by this section.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-19-2.5.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 6. Purple Heart License Plates › 9-18.5-6-4. Display of Purple Heart License Plate

Sec. 4. A Purple Heart license plate must be displayed on a vehicle registered by an individual described in section 2 of this chapter.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-19-3.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 7. Indiana National Guard License Plates › 9-18.5-7-1. National Guard License Plate

Sec. 1. The bureau shall design and issue a vehicle license plate under IC 9-18.5-12 that will designate a vehicle as being registered under IC 9-18 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.1 by a current or former member of the National Guard.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-20-1.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.79-2020, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 7. Indiana National Guard License Plates › 9-18.5-7-2. Contents of National Guard License Plate

Sec. 2. A National Guard license plate must display the following:
(1) An identification number.
(2) Any other information and design selected by the bureau.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-20-2.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 7. Indiana National Guard License Plates › 9-18.5-7-3. Application

Sec. 3. (a) An Indiana resident who is a current or former member of the Army or Air National Guard may apply for and receive one (1) or more license plates under this chapter.
(b) An individual applying for a National Guard license plate under this chapter as a current member of the National Guard must demonstrate the individual's status as a current member of the Army or Air National Guard by presenting the following with the individual's application:
(1) A current United States armed forces identification card.
(2) A letter signed by the individual's commanding officer identifying the individual as a current active member.
(c) An individual applying for a National Guard license plate under this chapter as a former member of the National Guard must present with the individual's application a copy of the individual's:
(1) National Guard Bureau Form 22 or 22A showing the individual received an honorable or general under honorable conditions discharge; or
(2) National Guard Bureau Form 23D or 23E showing the individual as retired;
as proof of the individual's status as a former member of the Army or Air National Guard.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-20-3.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.79-2020, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 7. Indiana National Guard License Plates › 9-18.5-7-4. Display of National Guard License Plate

Sec. 4. A National Guard license plate must be displayed on a vehicle legally registered under IC 9-18 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.1 by the individual described in section 3 of this chapter.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-20-4.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 8. License Plates for Persons With Disabilities › 9-18.5-8-1. License Plate for Persons With Disabilities

Sec. 1. The bureau shall issue a license plate for a person with a disability that designates a vehicle as a vehicle that is regularly used to transport a person who:
(1) has been issued a permanent parking placard under IC 9-14-5 (before its repeal) or section 4 of this chapter; or
(2) is eligible to receive, but has not been issued, a permanent parking placard under section 4 of this chapter.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-22-1.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 8. License Plates for Persons With Disabilities › 9-18.5-8-2. Design and Content of License Plate or Placard for Persons With Disabilities

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided under subsection (b), the bureau shall design a license plate and placard for display in or on a vehicle used to transport a person with a disability. A license plate or placard must bear the following:
(1) The official international wheelchair symbol, a reasonable facsimile of the international wheelchair symbol, or another symbol selected by the bureau to designate the vehicle as being used to transport a person with a disability.
(2) An expiration date.
(b) The bureau shall design a placard for display in or on a vehicle used to transport a person identified under section 4(a)(3) of this chapter that will designate the placard as being issued to a person who is eligible under section 4(a)(3) of this chapter. A placard under this subsection shall not bear an expiration date. A placard under this subsection must be gold in color with blue lettering and contain the words "Disabled Hoosier Veteran".
[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-14-5-3; 9-18-22-2.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.18-2019, SEC.2.