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2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 4. Financial Responsibility › 9-25-4-1. Persons, Generally, Who Must Meet Minimum Standards; Violation; Suspension of Driving Privileges or Vehicle Registration

Sec. 1. (a) This section does not apply to:
(1) an electric personal assistive mobility device;
(2) an off-road vehicle; or
(3) a snowmobile.
(b) A person may not:
(1) register a motor vehicle; or
(2) operate a motor vehicle on a public highway;
in Indiana if financial responsibility is not in effect with respect to the motor vehicle under section 4 of this chapter, or the person is not otherwise insured in order to operate the motor vehicle.
(c) A person who violates this section is subject to the suspension of the person's current driving privileges or motor vehicle registration, or both, under this article.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1.5-4.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.105-1991, SEC.1; P.L.59-1994, SEC.3; P.L.143-2002, SEC.8; P.L.125-2012, SEC.244; P.L.259-2013, SEC.23.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 4. Financial Responsibility › 9-25-4-2. Recovery Vehicle Operators; Duty to Meet Minimum Standards; Registration of Recovery Vehicles; Proof of Financial Responsibility; Retention of Records

Sec. 2. A person who operates a recovery vehicle must meet the minimum standards for financial responsibility that are set forth in section 6 of this chapter. A recovery vehicle may be registered only if proof of financial responsibility in amounts required under this section is produced at the time of registration. The bureau shall retain a record of that proof in the bureau's files.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-7-14-7(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 4. Financial Responsibility › 9-25-4-3. Continuous Maintenance; Verification; Suspension; Third Party Contract

Sec. 3. (a) Financial responsibility in one (1) of the forms required under this chapter must be continuously maintained as long as a motor vehicle is operated on a public highway in Indiana.
(b) Except as provided in IC 9-25-9-1, the bureau may, at any time, verify that a person has financial responsibility in effect as required under this article.
(c) The bureau shall suspend the driving privileges, motor vehicle registration, or both, of a person who fails to maintain financial responsibility as required under this article.
(d) In order to comply with this section, the bureau may contract with a third party to request proof of financial responsibility from a person as required under this article. The third party must comply with the requirements of this article and any rules adopted by the bureau.
(e) As to any suspension described in this section:
(1) the bureau shall stay the suspension for one hundred and eighty (180) days upon a showing of proof of future financial responsibility by the person who has had the person's driving privileges, motor vehicle registration, or both, suspended; and
(2) if the bureau does not receive proof that financial responsibility has lapsed after the period of one hundred and eighty (180) days, the bureau shall terminate the suspension.
(f) If the bureau receives notice that financial responsibility has lapsed during the period of one hundred and eighty (180) days under subsection (e), the bureau shall lift the stay of suspension and again suspend the person's driving privileges, motor vehicle registration, or both.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-4-3.5(b) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.245; P.L.59-2013, SEC.8; P.L.86-2021, SEC.4; P.L.111-2021, SEC.80; P.L.137-2021, SEC.25.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 4. Financial Responsibility › 9-25-4-4. When Financial Responsibility in Effect; Necessary Provisions in and Approval of Insurance Policies

Sec. 4. (a) For the purposes of this article, financial responsibility is in effect with respect to a motor vehicle if:
(1) a motor vehicle liability insurance policy issued with respect to the motor vehicle or operator under IC 9-25-5-7;
(2) a bond executed with respect to the motor vehicle under section 7 of this chapter; or
(3) the status of the owner or operator of the motor vehicle as a self-insurer, as recognized by the bureau through the issuance of a certificate of self-insurance under section 11 of this chapter;
provides the ability to respond in damages for liability arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of the motor vehicle in amounts at least equal to those set forth in section 5 or 6 of this chapter.
(b) A motor vehicle liability policy under this article must contain the terms, conditions, and provisions required by statute and must be approved by the state insurance commissioner.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1.5-2.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.246.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 4. Financial Responsibility › 9-25-4-5. Minimum Amounts of Financial Responsibility

Sec. 5. Except as provided in section 6 of this chapter, the minimum amounts of financial responsibility are as follows:
(1) Subject to the limit set forth in subdivision (2), twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for bodily injury to or the death of one (1) individual.
(2) Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for bodily injury to or the death of two (2) or more individuals in any one (1) accident.
(3) Before July 1, 2018, ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for damage to or the destruction of property in one (1) accident. Beginning July 1, 2018, twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for damage to or the destruction of property in one (1) accident.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1.5-3.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.124-2016, SEC.2; P.L.24-2017, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 4. Financial Responsibility › 9-25-4-6. Recovery Vehicles; Minimum Amounts of Financial Responsibility; Violation

Sec. 6. (a) The minimum standards for financial responsibility for a recovery vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than sixteen thousand (16,000) pounds are a combined single limit of seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) for bodily injury and property damage in any one (1) accident or as follows:
(1) Subject to the limit set forth in subdivision (2), five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for bodily injury to or the death of one (1) individual.
(2) One million dollars ($1,000,000) for bodily injury to or the death of two (2) or more individuals in any one (1) accident.
(3) One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for damage to or the destruction of property in one (1) accident.
(b) The minimum standards for financial responsibility for a recovery vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating equal to or less than sixteen thousand (16,000) pounds are a combined single limit of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) for bodily injury and property damage in any one (1) accident or as follows:
(1) Subject to the limit set forth in subdivision (2), one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for bodily injury to or the death of one (1) individual.
(2) Three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) for bodily injury to or the death of two (2) or more individuals in any one (1) accident.
(3) Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for damage to or the destruction of property in one (1) accident.
(c) A person that operates a recovery vehicle in violation of this section commits a Class B infraction.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-7-14-7.5.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.541.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 4. Financial Responsibility › 9-25-4-7. Methods of Proving Financial Responsibility

Sec. 7. (a) Proof of financial responsibility as requested by the bureau:
(1) must be in effect on the date of the request; and
(2) may be given by any of the following methods:
(A) Proof that a policy or policies of operator or motor vehicle liability insurance, as applicable, have been obtained and are in full force and effect.
(B) Proof that a bond has been duly executed.
(C) Proof that deposit has been made of money or securities.
(b) Proof of financial responsibility as requested by a law enforcement officer:
(1) must be in effect on the date of the request; and
(2) may be provided in a paper or electronic format. For purposes of this subdivision, electronic formats include the display of an electronic image on a telecommunications device.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1-16.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.59-2013, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 4. Financial Responsibility › 9-25-4-8. Proof of Financial Responsibility

Sec. 8. Proof of financial responsibility meeting the requirements set forth in this article must be filed in a manner prescribed by the bureau by an insurance carrier of the person for whom proof is required.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1-17(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.247; P.L.59-2013, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 4. Financial Responsibility › 9-25-4-9. Bonds as Proof of Financial Responsibility; Notice of Bond Cancellation; Recovery on Claims Arising Before Cancellation

Sec. 9. (a) A person required to give proof of financial responsibility may file with the bureau a bond under this section. The bond shall be executed by the person giving the proof and by a surety company authorized to transact business in Indiana.
(b) The bureau may not accept a bond unless the bond is conditioned for payments in amounts and under the same circumstances as would be required in a motor vehicle liability policy furnished by the person giving proof of financial responsibility under this article.
(c) A bond filed under this section may not be canceled unless ten (10) days written notice of cancellation is given to the bureau. Cancellation of a bond under this subsection does not prevent recovery on the bond due to a right or cause of action arising before the date of cancellation.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1-23.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 4. Financial Responsibility › 9-25-4-10. Deposits With Treasurer of State as Proof of Financial Responsibility; Grounds for and Amount of Limitations on Execution; Proof of Absence of Unsatisfied Judgments

Sec. 10. (a) A person required to give proof of financial responsibility under this article may give proof of financial responsibility by delivering to the bureau a receipt from the treasurer of state showing a deposit with the treasurer of state of one (1) of the following:
(1) Before July 1, 2018, forty thousand dollars ($40,000) in cash or securities that may legally be purchased by savings banks. Beginning July 1, 2018, fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in cash or securities that may legally be purchased by savings banks.
(2) Before July 1, 2018, trust funds with a market value of forty thousand dollars ($40,000). Beginning July 1, 2018, trust funds with a market value of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).
(b) Money and securities deposited under this section are subject to execution to satisfy a judgment under this article within the limits of coverage and subject to the limits on amounts required by this chapter for motor vehicle liability policies. Money and securities deposited under this section are not subject to attachment or execution for a reason not listed under this article.
(c) The treasurer of state may not accept a deposit or issue a receipt for a deposit under this section, and the bureau may not accept a receipt for a deposit under this section, unless the person making the deposit provides evidence that there are no unsatisfied judgments against the person making the deposit registered in the office of the circuit court clerk of the county where the person making the deposit resides.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1-24.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.124-2016, SEC.3; P.L.24-2017, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 4. Financial Responsibility › 9-25-4-11. Certificate of Self-Insurance; Cancellation

Sec. 11. (a) The bureau may, upon the application of a person, issue a certificate of self-insurance when the bureau is satisfied that the person making the application is possessed and will continue to be possessed of the ability to pay a judgment obtained against the person making the application. A certificate may be issued authorizing a person to act as a self-insurer for property damage, bodily injury, or death.
(b) After not less than five (5) days notice and a hearing concerning the notice, the department may upon reasonable grounds cancel a certificate of self-insurance. Failure to pay a judgment within thirty (30) days after the judgment becomes final constitutes a reasonable ground for the cancellation of a certificate of self-insurance.
(c) The bureau may only issue a certificate of self-insurance under rules adopted to implement this section.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1-37(b); (c); (d).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 4. Financial Responsibility › 9-25-4-12. Repealed

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-4-3.5(b) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13. Repealed by P.L.59-1994, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 5. Proof of Financial Responsibility › 9-25-5-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter

Sec. 0.1. The amendments made to section 4 of this chapter by P.L.75-2001 apply to evidence admitted in any civil proceeding after June 30, 2001, to prove that a motor vehicle liability policy was in effect with respect to a motor vehicle on any date before, on, or after June 30, 2001.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.223.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 5. Proof of Financial Responsibility › 9-25-5-1. Traffic Offense Conviction Requiring Court Appearance; Failure to Prove Financial Responsibility; Suspension of Driving Privileges or Vehicle Registration

Sec. 1. (a) If a person is convicted of a traffic offense that requires a court appearance, the court shall require the person to show proof that financial responsibility was in force on the date of the violation in one (1) of the forms described in IC 9-25-4-4 or in the form of a certificate of self-insurance issued under IC 9-25-4-11.
(b) If a person fails to provide proof of financial responsibility as required by this section, the court shall recommend suspension of the person's current driving privileges, motor vehicle registration, or both, until proof of future financial responsibility is filed by the person with the bureau under subsection (d).
(c) A suspension under this section is subject to the same provisions concerning procedure for suspension, duration of suspension, and reinstatement applicable to other suspensions under this article.
(d) As to any suspension described in this section:
(1) the bureau shall stay the suspension for one hundred and eighty (180) days upon a showing of proof of future financial responsibility by the person who has had the person's driving privileges, motor vehicle registration, or both, suspended; and
(2) if the bureau does not receive proof that financial responsibility has lapsed after the period of one hundred and eighty (180) days, the bureau shall terminate the suspension.
(e) If the bureau receives notice that financial responsibility has lapsed during the period of one hundred and eighty (180) days under subsection (d), the bureau shall lift the stay of suspension and again suspend the person's driving privileges, motor vehicle registration, or both.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1.5-5.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.248; P.L.59-2013, SEC.11; P.L.86-2021, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 5. Proof of Financial Responsibility › 9-25-5-2. Receipt by Bureau of Accident Report; Request for Evidence of Financial Responsibility; Time Limit

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), not more than forty-five (45) days after the bureau receives a copy of an accident report under IC 9-26, the bureau shall send to each person identified in the report as an operator of a motor vehicle involved in the accident a request for evidence of financial responsibility under section 3 of this chapter, unless the evidence has already been filed with the bureau. The request for evidence of financial responsibility shall be sent to each person identified in the report as an operator of a motor vehicle involved in the accident regardless of fault.
(b) The bureau may only send a request for evidence of financial responsibility under subsection (a) if the accident occurred not more than five (5) years prior to the date the bureau receives the copy of an accident report under IC 9-26.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1.5-6.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.249; P.L.111-2021, SEC.81.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 5. Proof of Financial Responsibility › 9-25-5-3. Request for Evidence of Financial Responsibility; Requirements; Mailing Request

Sec. 3. (a) A request for evidence of financial responsibility must do the following:
(1) Direct the person to provide the bureau with evidence that financial responsibility was in effect with respect to the motor vehicle, or the operation of the motor vehicle, operated by the person on the date requested.
(2) Instruct the person on how to furnish the bureau with evidence of financial responsibility in compliance with this article.
(3) Inform the person that failure to furnish evidence of financial responsibility to the bureau, if not already provided, will result in suspension of the person's current driving privileges or motor vehicle registration, or both, under this article.
(b) The bureau shall mail a request for evidence of financial responsibility to a person by first class mail to the mailing address of the person appearing in the records of the bureau.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1.5-7.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.250; P.L.59-2013, SEC.12; P.L.149-2015, SEC.72.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 5. Proof of Financial Responsibility › 9-25-5-4. Persons Identified in Accident Reports; Certificate of Compliance

Sec. 4. (a) To avoid suspension of driving privileges or motor vehicle registration suspension, or both, under this article, a person identified under section 2 of this chapter who receives a request for evidence of financial responsibility must ensure that the insurance company of the person provides the bureau with a certificate of compliance indicating that financial responsibility required by IC 9-25-4-1 was in effect with respect to the motor vehicle, or the operation of the motor vehicle, on the date of the accident described in the accident report. It is the responsibility of the person who receives a request for evidence of financial responsibility to ensure that the insurance company of the person has provided a certificate of compliance.
(b) Proof that the bureau:
(1) did not receive a certificate of compliance during the applicable compliance response period for a person presented with a request for evidence of financial responsibility under section 2 of this chapter;
(2) received a certificate of compliance that did not indicate that financial responsibility was in effect with respect to the motor vehicle that the person was operating on the date of the accident described in the accident report; or
(3) suspended the driving privileges or motor vehicle registration, or both, under IC 9-25-6-3 after presenting a person with a request for evidence of financial responsibility under section 2 of this chapter;
is prima facie evidence in a civil action that the person presented with the request for evidence of financial responsibility did not have an operator's or a motor vehicle liability policy in effect with respect to the motor vehicle that the person was operating on the date of the accident described in the accident report.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1.5-8(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.75-2001, SEC.1; P.L.125-2012, SEC.251; P.L.120-2017, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 5. Proof of Financial Responsibility › 9-25-5-5. Certificate of Compliance; Required Information; Reason for Requesting Information

Sec. 5. (a) A person who receives a request for evidence of financial responsibility under section 3 of this chapter shall ensure that the insurance company of the person set forth in the certificate of compliance provides to the bureau the following information concerning the form of financial responsibility that was in effect on the date in question:
(1) If an operator's or a motor vehicle liability policy was in effect, the following:
(A) The name of the insurer.
(B) The identification number applying to the policy.
(C) Dates of coverage of the policy.
(D) Confirmation that financial responsibility covering the motor vehicle or operator, as applicable, was in effect on the date in question.
(E) Other information requested by the bureau.
(2) If a bond was in effect, the following:
(A) The name and address of the bond company or surety.
(B) The face amount of the bond.
(C) Dates the bond was in effect.
(D) Other information requested by the bureau.
(3) If self-insurance was in effect under IC 9-25-4-11, the following:
(A) The date on which the certificate of self-insurance was issued by the bureau.
(B) The name of the person to whom the certificate of self-insurance was issued.
(C) Other information requested by the bureau.
(b) A person who requests information or verification of coverage to complete a certificate of compliance under subsection (a) from:
(1) an insurance company; or
(2) an insurance producer;
is not required to give the company or the producer a reason for requesting the information unless the person has been involved in an accident.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1.5-8(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.59-1994, SEC.4; P.L.178-2003, SEC.2; P.L.125-2012, SEC.252; P.L.59-2013, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 5. Proof of Financial Responsibility › 9-25-5-6. Certification of Compliance; Execution

Sec. 6. A certificate of compliance that reports the existence of an insurance policy must be executed by an officer or agent of the insurer. A certificate of compliance that reports the existence of a bond must be executed by an officer of the bond company or surety.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1.5-8(c).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.253.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 5. Proof of Financial Responsibility › 9-25-5-7. Proof of Financial Responsibility Required to Be Given by Person Other Than Vehicle Owner

Sec. 7. Whenever a person required to give proof of financial responsibility under this article is not the owner of a motor vehicle, the following apply:
(1) If the person seeks only to reinstate the person's suspended driver's license or driving privileges, the person is not required to give proof of financial responsibility.
(2) If subdivision (1) does not apply, an operator's policy of liability insurance is sufficient proof of financial responsibility.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1-18(c).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.59-2013, SEC.14; P.L.10-2014, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 5. Proof of Financial Responsibility › 9-25-5-8. Request That Insurer Issue Certificate; Certificate as Conclusive Evidence of Conforming Policy

Sec. 8. (a) An insurance carrier that has issued a motor vehicle liability policy or policies meeting the requirements of this article shall, upon request of the named insured, file with the bureau an appropriate certificate of compliance that meets the requirements of this article and shows that a policy or policies were in effect on the date requested.
(b) The issuance of a certificate of compliance to serve as proof of financial responsibility under this article is conclusive evidence that a motor vehicle liability policy in the certificate of compliance cited conforms to all the requirements of this article.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1-21.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.254; P.L.59-2013, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 5. Proof of Financial Responsibility › 9-25-5-9. Certificate of Motor Vehicle Liability Policy; Cancellation of Policy; Notice to Bureau

Sec. 9. Whenever an insurance carrier has certified a motor vehicle liability policy under this chapter for the purpose of furnishing evidence of future financial responsibility, the insurance carrier shall give ten (10) days written notice to the bureau before cancellation of the policy. The policy continues in full force and effect until the date of cancellation specified in the notice or until the policy's expiration.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1-22.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.255; P.L.59-2013, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 5. Proof of Financial Responsibility › 9-25-5-10. Nonresidents; Proof of Financial Responsibility

Sec. 10. (a) A nonresident must give proof of financial responsibility by having an insurance carrier file a certificate of compliance with the bureau.
(b) A certificate of compliance filed under subsection (a) must conform to this chapter.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1-19.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.256; P.L.59-2013, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 6. Suspension of Driving Privileges and Vehicle Registrations › 9-25-6-0.5. Bureau Compliance With Court Orders

Sec. 0.5. If a court orders the suspension of a person's driving privileges, the bureau shall suspend the person's driving privileges in accordance with the court order, even if the court's order conflicts with a previous bureau action.
As added by P.L.217-2014, SEC.101.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 6. Suspension of Driving Privileges and Vehicle Registrations › 9-25-6-1. Certificate of Compliance Received From Person Identified in Accident Report

Sec. 1. (a) If:
(1) the bureau receives a certificate of compliance during the applicable compliance response period for a person identified under IC 9-25-5-2; and
(2) the certificate of compliance indicates that financial responsibility was in effect with respect to the motor vehicle or the operation of the motor vehicle at the time of the accident described in the accident report;
the bureau may not suspend the person's driving privileges.
(b) If:
(1) the bureau receives a certificate of compliance during the applicable compliance response period from a person presented with a request for evidence of financial responsibility under IC 9-25-9-1; and
(2) the certificate of compliance indicates that financial responsibility was in effect with respect to the motor vehicle or the operation of the motor vehicle that the person was operating when the person committed the violation described in the judgment or abstract received by the bureau under IC 9-25-9-1;
the bureau may not suspend the person's driving privileges.
(c) If:
(1) the bureau receives a certificate of compliance during the applicable compliance response period for a person identified under IC 9-25-10 (before its repeal); and
(2) the certificate of compliance indicates that financial responsibility was in effect with respect to the motor vehicle or the operation of the motor vehicle for the date requested;
the bureau may not suspend the driving privileges of the person.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1.5-9(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.59-1994, SEC.5; P.L.125-2012, SEC.257; P.L.59-2013, SEC.18; P.L.120-2017, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 6. Suspension of Driving Privileges and Vehicle Registrations › 9-25-6-2. Certificate of Compliance Received From Person Identified in Accident Report; False Statements

Sec. 2. (a) If the bureau finds that a statement as to the existence of financial responsibility in a certificate of compliance received for a person identified under IC 9-25 is materially false, the bureau shall take action under subsection (b).
(b) Upon finding that the statement referred to in subsection (a) is false, the bureau shall immediately suspend the person's driving privileges or motor vehicle registration, or both, as determined by the bureau, for at least ninety (90) days and not more than one (1) year.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1.5-9(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.59-1994, SEC.6; P.L.125-2012, SEC.258; P.L.59-2013, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 6. Suspension of Driving Privileges and Vehicle Registrations › 9-25-6-3.5. Repealed

As added by P.L.105-1991, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.260; P.L.59-2013, SEC.21; P.L.198-2016, SEC.542. Repealed by P.L.86-2021, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 6. Suspension of Driving Privileges and Vehicle Registrations › 9-25-6-4. Failure to Satisfy Judgment; Suspension of Driving Privileges

Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to judgments entered by a court at least seven (7) years after the date of the accident.
(b) "Judgment", as used in this section, means a judgment in excess of two hundred dollars ($200) for bodily injury, death, or property damages arising out of the use of a motor vehicle upon a public highway.
(c) The bureau shall suspend for a period of not more than seven (7) years from the date of judgment the driving privileges of a person upon receiving a verified report that the person has failed for a period of ninety (90) days to satisfy a judgment.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1-6(a); (c).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.261; P.L.59-2013, SEC.22.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 6. Suspension of Driving Privileges and Vehicle Registrations › 9-25-6-5. Conditions for Satisfaction of Judgment

Sec. 5. (a) A judgment referred to in this chapter is considered satisfied only when the following conditions are fulfilled as appropriate:
(1) Subject to the limit in subdivision (2), twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) has been credited upon a judgment rendered in excess of that amount because of bodily injury to or death of one (1) person as the result of one (1) accident.
(2) Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) has been credited upon a judgment rendered in excess of that amount because of bodily injury to or death of two (2) or more persons as the result of any one (1) accident.
(3) Before July 1, 2018, ten thousand dollars ($10,000) has been credited upon a judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of injury to or destruction of property of others as a result of any one (1) accident. Beginning July 1, 2018, twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) has been credited upon a judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of injury to or destruction of property of others as a result of any one (1) accident.
(4) The judgment is satisfied by payment accepted by the judgment creditor in full satisfaction of all claims arising from bodily injury, death, or property damage arising from the motor vehicle accident involved in the judgment.
(b) A payment made in settlement of a claim because of bodily injury, death, or property damage arising from a motor vehicle accident shall be credited in reduction of the amounts provided for in this section.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1-7.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.124-2016, SEC.4; P.L.24-2017, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 6. Suspension of Driving Privileges and Vehicle Registrations › 9-25-6-6. Payment of Judgment in Installments; Allowing Driving Privileges and Registration to Judgment Debtor on Consent of Judgment Creditor

Sec. 6. (a) The bureau may not suspend the driving privileges of a person and shall reinstate the driving privileges of a person following nonpayment of a judgment whenever a judgment debtor does the following:
(1) Gives proof that the judgment debtor will maintain financial responsibility in the future for at least three (3) years following reinstatement.
(2) Obtains an order from the trial court in which the judgment was rendered permitting the payment of the judgment in installments, unless the payment of an installment is in default.
(b) A judgment debtor, upon five (5) days notice to the judgment creditor, may apply to the trial court in which the judgment was obtained for the privilege of paying the judgment in installments. The court, in the court's discretion and without prejudice to other legal remedies the judgment creditor may have, may order the payment of the judgment in installments, fixing the amounts and times of payment of the installments.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), if the judgment debtor fails to pay an installment as permitted by the order of the court, upon notice of the default the bureau shall suspend the driving privileges of the judgment debtor. The bureau may not take action for failure to make installment payments for judgments entered at least seven (7) years after the date of the accident. Suspended driving privileges may not be reinstated until evidence of proof of future financial responsibility is presented.
(d) Notwithstanding a default by the judgment debtor in the payment of a judgment or the payment of an installment under subsection (b), whenever the judgment creditor consents in writing, in the form the bureau prescribes, that the judgment debtor be allowed driving privileges and registration, the driving privileges and registration may be allowed by the bureau at the bureau's discretion. The driving privileges and registration may be renewed until the consent is revoked in writing if the judgment debtor furnishes proof under this article that the judgment debtor will maintain financial responsibility in the future for at least three (3) years following reinstatement.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1-8.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.262.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 6. Suspension of Driving Privileges and Vehicle Registrations › 9-25-6-7. Duration of Suspension for Failure to Satisfy Judgment

Sec. 7. Except as provided in sections 5 and 6 of this chapter, a suspension required in sections 4 and 6 of this chapter remains in effect and no other motor vehicle may be registered in the name of the judgment debtor or a new license issued to the judgment debtor, until the following occur:
(1) The judgment is satisfied or stayed.
(2) The judgment debtor gives proof of future financial responsibility for three (3) years, as provided in this article.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1-11(a); (b).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.263.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 6. Suspension of Driving Privileges and Vehicle Registrations › 9-25-6-8. Repealed

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1-9(a); (b); (c); (d); (e).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13. Repealed by P.L.125-2012, SEC.264.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 6. Suspension of Driving Privileges and Vehicle Registrations › 9-25-6-9. Certified Abstract of Record of Judgment for Damages

Sec. 9. The court shall forward to the bureau a certified abstract of the record of a judgment for damages if the rendering and nonpayment of the judgment requires the bureau to suspend or revoke the driving privileges of the judgment debtor under this article. The abstract shall be forwarded to the bureau immediately upon the expiration of thirty (30) days after the judgment becomes final and has not been stayed or satisfied, as shown by the records of the court.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1-9(f).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.265.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 6. Suspension of Driving Privileges and Vehicle Registrations › 9-25-6-10. Repealed

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1-9(g).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.2-1992, SEC.89; P.L.1-1997, SEC.42. Repealed by P.L.125-2012, SEC.266.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 6. Suspension of Driving Privileges and Vehicle Registrations › 9-25-6-11. Repealed

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1-17(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13. Repealed by P.L.125-2012, SEC.267.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 6. Suspension of Driving Privileges and Vehicle Registrations › 9-25-6-12. Proof of Financial Responsibility Indicating Insured Not Covered When Operating Vehicle Not Owned by Insured

Sec. 12. Whenever proof of financial responsibility is filed showing that a policy has been issued covering all motor vehicles owned by an insured but not insuring the person when operating a motor vehicle not owned by the person, it is unlawful for the person to operate a motor vehicle not owned by the person or not covered by the certificate.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1-18.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.268.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 6. Suspension of Driving Privileges and Vehicle Registrations › 9-25-6-13. Nonresidents; Ownership or Operation of Vehicles; Compliance With Article

Sec. 13. A:
(1) nonresident may not operate a motor vehicle in Indiana; and
(2) motor vehicle owned by the nonresident may not be operated in Indiana;
until the nonresident or the owner of the motor vehicle has complied with the requirements of this article with respect to proof of financial responsibility.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1-12(b) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.269.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 6. Suspension of Driving Privileges and Vehicle Registrations › 9-25-6-14. Renewal of Driving Privileges or Registration

Sec. 14. (a) The bureau shall reinstate the driving privileges, motor vehicle registration, or both:
(1) after the expiration of the imposed period of suspension if the person has furnished the bureau with proof of future financial responsibility; or
(2) if financial responsibility was in effect with respect to a motor vehicle on the date requested but the bureau does not receive a certificate of compliance indicating this fact until after the person's driving privileges are suspended under this article, the person's driving privileges shall be reinstated when the bureau receives the certificate of compliance.
(b) Upon receipt of a certificate of compliance under this section, the bureau shall remove from the person's driving record the administrative suspension caused by the failure to notify the bureau that the person had financial responsibility in effect on the date of the violation.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1.5-10.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.105-1991, SEC.3; P.L.1-1992, SEC.57; P.L.94-1997, SEC.4; P.L.117-2001, SEC.2; P.L.210-2005, SEC.49; P.L.125-2012, SEC.270; P.L.59-2013, SEC.23; P.L.86-2021, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 6. Suspension of Driving Privileges and Vehicle Registrations › 9-25-6-15. Driving Privileges Reinstatement Fee

Sec. 15. (a) Except as provided in subsection (e), an individual:
(1) whose driving privileges are suspended under this article; and
(2) who seeks the reinstatement of the driving privileges;
must pay a reinstatement fee to the bureau as provided in subsection (b).
(b) The reinstatement fee under subsection (a) is as follows:
(1) For a first suspension, two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
(2) For a second suspension, five hundred dollars ($500).
(3) For a third or subsequent suspension, one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(c) Each fee paid under this section or section 15.1 of this chapter shall be deposited in the bureau of motor vehicles commission fund established by IC 9-14-14-1 as follows:
(1) Forty-eight percent (48%) of a fee paid after a first suspension.
(2) Thirty-nine percent (39%) of a fee paid after a second suspension.
(3) Twenty-seven percent (27%) of a fee paid after a third or subsequent suspension.
The remaining amount of each fee paid under this section or section 15.1 of this chapter must be deposited in the motor vehicle highway account.
(d) If:
(1) a person's driving privileges are suspended for registering or operating a vehicle in violation of IC 9-25-4-1;
(2) the person is required to pay a fee for the reinstatement of the person's license under this section; and
(3) the person later establishes that the person did not register or operate a vehicle in violation of IC 9-25-4-1;
the fee paid by the person under this section shall be refunded.
(e) An individual who has had a suspension imposed under this article terminated by submitting proof of future financial responsibility under IC 9-25-4-3, IC 9-25-5-1, or section 3(d) of this chapter for the required time period is not required to pay a reinstatement fee under this section in order to have the individual's driving privileges reinstated.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1-11(c) part; Pre-2016 Revision Citation: subsection (b) formerly 9-29-10-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.80-2010, SEC.13; P.L.125-2012, SEC.271; P.L.198-2016, SEC.543; P.L.178-2019, SEC.56; P.L.86-2021, SEC.9; P.L.201-2023, SEC.120.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 6. Suspension of Driving Privileges and Vehicle Registrations › 9-25-6-15.1. Petition for Waiver of Reinstatement Fee

Sec. 15.1. (a) An individual who is liable for a reinstatement fee imposed under section 15 of this chapter may file a petition for waiver of part or all of the reinstatement fee in a criminal court of record in the person's county of residence.
(b) The clerk of the court shall forward a copy of the petition to the prosecuting attorney of the county and to the bureau. The prosecuting attorney may appear and be heard on the petition.
(c) The bureau is not a party in a proceeding under this chapter.
(d) Upon its own motion, or upon a petition filed by an individual under this section, a court may waive part or all of a reinstatement fee imposed under section 15 of this chapter if the court finds that:
(1) the individual who owes the fee:
(A) is indigent; and
(B) has presented proof of future financial responsibility; and
(2) waiver of part or all of the fee is appropriate in light of the individual's character and the circumstances surrounding the suspension.
(e) If a court waives part or all of a reinstatement fee under this section for an individual, the court may impose other reasonable conditions on the individual.
(f) If a court waives part or all of a reinstatement fee under this section, the clerk shall forward a copy of the court's order to the bureau.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-29-10-2; subsection (d) formerly 9-29-10-3.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.544. Amended by P.L.178-2019, SEC.57.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 6. Suspension of Driving Privileges and Vehicle Registrations › 9-25-6-15.5. Forbearance for Reinstatement Fee

Sec. 15.5. (a) The following definitions apply throughout this section:
(1) "Forbearance" means a stay of enforcing payment on reinstatement fees owed by a nonviolent offender.
(2) "Job training" means any type of instruction that enables an individual who:
(A) is an ex-offender who has completed the individual's criminal sentence; or
(B) is serving a term of probation or parole;
to acquire vocational skills so the individual is employable or able to seek a higher grade of employment.
(3) "Nonviolent offender" means a person who is not convicted of an offense under IC 11-8-8-5.
(b) An individual who is liable for reinstatement fees imposed under section 15 of this chapter may have all of the reinstatement fees placed in forbearance if the individual:
(1) is a nonviolent offender;
(2) has completed the individual's criminal sentence or is serving a term of probation or parole; and
(3) is enrolled in job training or maintains consistent employment for at least three (3) years.
(c) If an individual:
(1) is eligible to have reinstatement fees placed in forbearance; and
(2) maintains consistent employment for at least three (3) years;
the bureau shall waive the individual's reinstatement fees.
(d) The bureau shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this section.
As added by P.L.86-2021, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 6. Suspension of Driving Privileges and Vehicle Registrations › 9-25-6-16. Repealed

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1.5-11.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.272; P.L.59-2013, SEC.24. Repealed by P.L.149-2015, SEC.73.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 6. Suspension of Driving Privileges and Vehicle Registrations › 9-25-6-17. Repealed

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1-13.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13. Repealed by P.L.125-2012, SEC.273.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 6. Suspension of Driving Privileges and Vehicle Registrations › 9-25-6-18. Repealed

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1-31.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.274. Repealed by P.L.217-2014, SEC.102.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 6. Suspension of Driving Privileges and Vehicle Registrations › 9-25-6-19. Repealed

As added by P.L.133-1995, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.1-1997, SEC.43; P.L.68-2005, SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.125-2012, SEC.275.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 6. Suspension of Driving Privileges and Vehicle Registrations › 9-25-6-19.2. False Evidence of Financial Responsibility

Sec. 19.2. The bureau may suspend the driving privileges or registration of a motor vehicle, or both, of a person who provides the bureau with false evidence of financial responsibility under this article.
As added by P.L.125-1995, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.276; P.L.59-2013, SEC.25.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 25. Financial Responsibility › Chapter 6. Suspension of Driving Privileges and Vehicle Registrations › 9-25-6-20. Repealed

As added by P.L.133-1995, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.1-1997, SEC.44; P.L.86-2002, SEC.1; P.L.68-2005, SEC.3; P.L.145-2006, SEC.25; P.L.103-2007, SEC.5. Repealed by P.L.125-2012, SEC.277.