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2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 8. License Plates for Persons With Disabilities › 9-18.5-8-3. False Profession of Qualifications for License Plate for Persons With Disabilities; Violation

Sec. 3. (a) A person that knowingly and falsely professes to have the qualifications to obtain a license plate for a person with a disability under this chapter commits a Class C misdemeanor.
(b) A person that owns a vehicle bearing a license plate for a person with a disability when the person knows the person is not entitled to the license plate for a person with a disability under this chapter commits a Class C misdemeanor.
(c) A person that knowingly and falsely professes to have the qualifications to obtain a placard under section 4 of this chapter commits a Class C misdemeanor.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-18-22-6; subsection (c) formerly 9-14-5-9.]
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 › 9-18.5-8-4. Permanent Parking Placard

Sec. 4. (a) The bureau shall issue a permanent parking placard to an individual:
(1) who is certified by a health care provider listed in subsection (b) as having:
(A) a permanent physical disability that requires the use of a wheelchair, a walker, braces, or crutches;
(B) permanently lost the use of one (1) or both legs; or
(C) a permanent and severe restriction in mobility due to a pulmonary or cardiovascular disability, an arthritic condition, or an orthopedic or neurological impairment;
(2) who is certified to be permanently:
(A) blind (as defined in IC 12-7-2-21(2)); or
(B) visually impaired (as defined in IC 12-7-2-198);
by an optometrist or ophthalmologist who has a valid unrestricted license to practice optometry or ophthalmology in Indiana; or
(3) who:
(A) has been issued; or
(B) is otherwise eligible to receive;
a disabled Hoosier veteran license plate under IC 9-18.5-5 and requests a permanent parking placard.
The certification must be provided in a manner and form prescribed by the bureau.
(b) A certification required under subsection (a)(1) may be provided by the following:
(1) A physician having a valid and unrestricted license to practice medicine.
(2) A physician who is a commissioned medical officer of:
(A) the armed forces of the United States; or
(B) the United States Public Health Service.
(3) A physician who is a medical officer of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
(4) A chiropractor with a valid and unrestricted license under IC 25-10-1.
(5) A podiatrist with a valid and unrestricted license under IC 25-29-1.
(6) An advanced practice registered nurse with a valid and unrestricted license under IC 25-23.
(7) A physician assistant with a valid and unrestricted license under IC 25-27.5.
(c) A permanent placard issued under this section remains in effect until:
(1) a health care provider listed in subsection (b); or
(2) an optometrist or ophthalmologist that has a valid unrestricted license to practice optometry or ophthalmology in Indiana;
certifies that the recipient's disability is no longer considered to be permanent.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-14-5-1; subsection (a) formerly 9-14-5-1(1); 9-14-5-2; subsection (c) formerly 9-14-5-4(a).]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.256-2017, SEC.135; P.L.96-2018, SEC.1; P.L.129-2018, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 8. License Plates for Persons With Disabilities › 9-18.5-8-5. Temporary Parking Placard

Sec. 5. (a) The bureau shall issue a temporary placard to an individual who is certified by:
(1) a health care provider listed in section 4(b) of this chapter as having:
(A) a temporary physical disability that requires the temporary use of a wheelchair, a walker, braces, or crutches;
(B) temporarily lost the use of one (1) or both legs; or
(C) a temporary and severe restriction in mobility due to a pulmonary or cardiovascular disability, an arthritic condition, or an orthopedic or neurological impairment; or
(2) an optometrist or ophthalmologist who has a valid unrestricted license to practice optometry or ophthalmology in Indiana to be temporarily:
(A) blind (as defined in IC 12-7-2-21(2)); or
(B) visually impaired (as defined in IC 12-7-2-198).
(b) A certification under this section must:
(1) be in a manner and form prescribed by the bureau; and
(2) state the expected duration, including an end date, of the condition on which the certification is based.
(c) A temporary placard issued under this section expires on the earlier of the following:
(1) One (1) year after the date on which the placard is issued.
(2) The end date set forth in the certification under subsection (b).
[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: subsection (a) formerly 9-14-5-1(1); subsection (b) formerly 9-14-5-2; subsection (c) formerly 9-14-5-4(b).]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.256-2017, SEC.136.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 8. License Plates for Persons With Disabilities › 9-18.5-8-6. Placard Issued to Entity Authorized to Provide Transportation for Persons With Disabilities; Expiration

Sec. 6. (a) The bureau shall issue a placard to any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, unincorporated association, or any legal successor of a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or unincorporated association, that is authorized by the state or a political subdivision to operate programs, including the provision of transportation, or facilities for individuals with disabilities.
(b) A placard issued under subsection (a) expires on the earlier of the following:
(1) January 1 of the fourth year after the year in which the placard is issued.
(2) The date on which the corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or unincorporated association ceases to operate programs or facilities for individuals with disabilities.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-14-5-1(2); subsection (b) formerly 9-14-5-5.]
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 › 9-18.5-8-7. Duplicate Placard; Fee for Original or Duplicate Temporary Parking Placard

Sec. 7. (a) If a placard issued under this chapter is lost, stolen, damaged, or destroyed, the bureau shall issue a duplicate placard upon application by the person to whom the placard was issued.
(b) There is no fee to issue an original or a duplicate placard under section 4 of this chapter.
(c) The fee to issue an original or a duplicate placard under section 5 of this chapter is five dollars ($5). The fee shall be deposited in the commission fund.
(d) There is no additional fee for a license plate issued under this chapter.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: subsection (b) formerly 9-14-5-8(b); subsection (c) formerly 9-14-5-8(a); subsection (d) formerly 9-29-5-35.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.256-2017, SEC.137.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 9. Amateur Radio Operator License Plates › 9-18.5-9-1. Eligibility

Sec. 1. The bureau shall issue a license plate to a person that:
(1) is an Indiana resident; and
(2) holds an unrevoked and unexpired official amateur radio station and operator's license issued by the Federal Communications Commission;
upon receiving an application accompanied by proof of ownership of the amateur radio station and operator's license.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-23-1.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 9. Amateur Radio Operator License Plates › 9-18.5-9-2. Plate Design

Sec. 2. (a) The bureau shall design and issue amateur radio operator license plates as needed to administer this chapter.
(b) A license plate issued under this chapter shall be imprinted with the official amateur radio call letters assigned to the applicant by the Federal Communications Commission.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-23-2.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 9. Amateur Radio Operator License Plates › 9-18.5-9-3. Motorcycle Ineligible to Display Plate

Sec. 3. A license plate designed under section 2 of this chapter may not be displayed on a motorcycle.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-23-3.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 9. Amateur Radio Operator License Plates › 9-18.5-9-4. Applicant Liable for Excise Taxes and Registration Fees

Sec. 4. This chapter does not exempt an applicant from the vehicle excise tax under IC 6-6-5 or any fee or requirement for registration under this title.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-23-4.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.256-2017, SEC.138.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 9. Amateur Radio Operator License Plates › 9-18.5-9-5. Semipermanent Issuance

Sec. 5. The bureau shall issue a license plate under this chapter on a semipermanent basis.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-23-6.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 9. Amateur Radio Operator License Plates › 9-18.5-9-6. Fee

Sec. 6. (a) The fee for a license plate issued under this chapter is eight dollars ($8).
(b) A fee collected under subsection (a) 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 and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the integrated public safety communications fund.
(4) Five dollars ($5) to the commission fund.
(5) Any remaining amount to the motor vehicle highway account.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-29-5-36.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.256-2017, SEC.139; P.L.108-2019, SEC.186.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 10. Civic Event License Plates › 9-18.5-10-0.5. "Civic Event Vehicle"

Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "civic event vehicle" means a vehicle that, in any past registration year:
(1) was operated in conjunction with a civic event; and
(2) legally displayed a supplemental civic event license plate for the civic event.
As added by P.L.64-2017, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 10. Civic Event License Plates › 9-18.5-10-1. Issuance

Sec. 1. The bureau may issue a civic event license plate for use in promoting civic events that the bureau finds beneficial to the state or to a unit (as defined in IC 36-1-2-23).
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-24-1.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 10. Civic Event License Plates › 9-18.5-10-2. Supplemental Plates; Proof of Registration or Ownership

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in sections 3.5 and 3.6 of this chapter, a civic event license plate issued under this chapter is supplemental to a license plate displayed on a vehicle otherwise registered or in the inventory of a dealer licensed under IC 9-32 or a manufacturer.
(b) Proof:
(1) of registration; or
(2) for a manufacturer or a dealer licensed under IC 9-32, of ownership;
must be in the vehicle at all times.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-24-2.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.64-2017, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 10. Civic Event License Plates › 9-18.5-10-3. Rules

Sec. 3. The bureau may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish the following:
(1) The term of a civic event license plate.
(2) The qualifications of a person applying for a civic event license plate.
(3) The conditions that apply to the use of a civic event license plate.
(4) The fee to display a supplemental civic event license plate.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-18-24-3; subdivision (4) formerly 9-29-5-37.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.64-2017, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 10. Civic Event License Plates › 9-18.5-10-3.5. Annual Fees; Disposition

Sec. 3.5. (a) After December 31, 2017, a person that:
(1) registers a civic event vehicle under IC 9-18.1 for the current registration year; and
(2) wishes to display on the civic event vehicle an authentic civic event license plate under section 3.6 of this chapter;
must pay the required fee under subsection (b).
(b) The fee to display an authentic civic event license plate under subsection (a) is thirty-seven dollars ($37). The fee shall be distributed as follows:
(1) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology fund.
(2) Six dollars and fifty cents ($6.50) to the motor vehicle highway account.
(3) Thirty dollars ($30) to the commission fund.
As added by P.L.64-2017, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.86-2018, SEC.145.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 10. Civic Event License Plates › 9-18.5-10-3.6. Registration; Display; Reproductions Prohibited

Sec. 3.6. (a) A person that registers a civic event vehicle under IC 9-18.1 may:
(1) furnish; and
(2) display on the civic event vehicle;
an Indiana civic event license plate from the same civic event in which the civic event vehicle was operated.
(b) A license plate furnished and displayed under this section must be an authentic civic event license plate that was originally assigned to:
(1) the civic event motor vehicle; or
(2) another motor vehicle that was operated in conjunction with the same civic event in which the civic event motor vehicle was operated.
(c) Before a license plate is mounted on a civic event vehicle under this section, the license plate must be inspected by the bureau to determine whether the license plate:
(1) complies with this section;
(2) is in suitable condition to be displayed; and
(3) bears a unique plate number.
The bureau shall authorize the display of a restored or refurbished authentic license plate, but may prohibit the display of an authentic license plate under this section if the authentic license plate is not in conformance with this subsection.
(d) If an Indiana civic event license plate is displayed on a civic event vehicle under this section, the current certificate of registration of the civic event vehicle shall be:
(1) kept in the civic event vehicle at all times; and
(2) made available for inspection upon the demand of a law enforcement officer.
Notwithstanding IC 9-18.1-4-2(b), this subsection is not satisfied by keeping a reproduction of the certificate of registration in the collector vehicle or making a reproduction of the certificate of registration available for inspection.
As added by P.L.64-2017, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 10. Civic Event License Plates › 9-18.5-10-4. Violation

Sec. 4. An individual who operates a vehicle that displays a civic event license plate without proof of registration or ownership commits a Class C infraction.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-24-4.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 10. Civic Event License Plates › 9-18.5-10-5. Fee

Sec. 5. The bureau shall set the fee for a license plate issued under this chapter by rule.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-29-5-37.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 11. In God We Trust License Plates › 9-18.5-11-1. Design and Issuance

Sec. 1. The bureau shall design an In God We Trust license plate.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-24.5-1.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 11. In God We Trust License Plates › 9-18.5-11-2. Design

Sec. 2. An In God We Trust license plate must include the following:
(1) A basic design for the plate with consecutive numbers or letters, or both, to properly identify the vehicle.
(2) A background design, an emblem, or colors that designate the license plate as an In God We Trust license plate.
(3) Any other information the bureau considers necessary.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-24.5-2.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 11. In God We Trust License Plates › 9-18.5-11-3. Motorcycle Ineligible to Display Plate

Sec. 3. A license plate issued under this chapter may not be displayed on a motorcycle.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-24.5-3.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 11. In God We Trust License Plates › 9-18.5-11-4. Eligibility; No Additional Fee for Plate

Sec. 4. A person that is a resident of Indiana and that is eligible to register and display a license plate on a vehicle under this title may apply for and receive an In God We Trust license plate for one (1) or more vehicles after completing an application for an In God We Trust license plate. There is no additional fee for an In God We Trust license plate.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-18-24.5-4; 9-18-24.5-5; 9-29-5-34.5.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 12. Special Group Recognition License Plates › 9-18.5-12-1. "Committee"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "committee" means the interim study committee on roads and transportation established by IC 2-5-1.3-4.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-25-0.5.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 12. Special Group Recognition License Plates › 9-18.5-12-2. Exemptions From Chapter

Sec. 2. This chapter does not apply to the following:
(1) Historic vehicle license plates (IC 9-18.5-34).
(2) Personalized license plates (IC 9-18.5-2).
(3) Disabled Hoosier veteran license plates (IC 9-18.5-5).
(4) Purple Heart license plates (IC 9-18.5-6).
(5) National Guard license plates (IC 9-18.5-7).
(6) Person with a disability license plates (IC 9-18.5-8).
(7) Amateur radio operator license plates (IC 9-18.5-9).
(8) In God We Trust license plates (IC 9-18.5-11).
(9) Pearl Harbor survivor license plates (IC 9-18.5-24).
(10) Lewis and Clark expedition license plates (IC 9-18.5-26).
(11) National Football League franchised football team license plates (IC 9-18.5-28).
(12) Hoosier veteran license plates (IC 9-18.5-29).
(13) Support our troops license plates (IC 9-18.5-30).
(14) Abraham Lincoln's boyhood home license plates (IC 9-18.5-31).
(15) Indiana Gold Star family member license plates (IC 9-18.5-33).
(16) Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal license plates (IC 9-18.5-35).
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-25-1.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.256-2017, SEC.140; P.L.147-2018, SEC.9; P.L.29-2021, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 12. Special Group Recognition License Plates › 9-18.5-12-4. New Special Group Recognition Plates; Review by Legislative Committee; Limitations

Sec. 4. (a) The committee shall review applications for special group recognition license plates that have been forwarded to the committee by the bureau under section 3 of this chapter.
(b) After reviewing the applications, the committee shall:
(1) compile a list recommending new special group recognition license plates; and
(2) forward to the bureau by written means the list of recommended special groups that meet the suitability for issuance of a special group recognition license plate.
The committee may not recommend more than five (5) new special group recognition license plates to the bureau under this subsection in a calendar year.
(c) After receiving the list forwarded under subsection (b)(2), the bureau shall conduct an independent review of the applications, taking into consideration the recommendations of the committee. The bureau may issue a special group recognition license plate in the absence of a positive recommendation from the committee. However, the bureau may not issue a special group recognition license plate unless the license plate has first been reviewed by the committee and has been given a positive or negative recommendation to the bureau regarding that special group.
(d) The bureau may not issue more than five (5) special group recognition license plates for the first time in a year.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-25-2.5.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 12. Special Group Recognition License Plates › 9-18.5-12-6. Total Number of Special Group Recognition License Plates in Circulation

Sec. 6. The total number of special group recognition license plate designs in circulation each year may not exceed one hundred fifty (150).
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-25-2.8.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 12. Special Group Recognition License Plates › 9-18.5-12-7. Design and Emblem

Sec. 7. The design of a special group recognition license plate issued under this chapter must be a distinct design and include an emblem that identifies the vehicle as being registered to a person who is a member of a special group.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-25-3.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 12. Special Group Recognition License Plates › 9-18.5-12-8. Special Group Representatives; Design Conference; Group Membership List

Sec. 8. The bureau:
(1) shall require representatives of a special group to confer with the bureau concerning the design of the emblem that identifies the vehicle as being registered to a person that is a member of a special group; and
(2) may request a list of the names and addresses of the persons that are:
(A) members of the special group; and
(B) eligible for a special group recognition license plate.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-25-5.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 12. Special Group Recognition License Plates › 9-18.5-12-9. Issuance Only to Qualified Persons

Sec. 9. The bureau may issue a license plate under this chapter only to a person that qualifies for a special group recognition license plate.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-25-8.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 12. Special Group Recognition License Plates › 9-18.5-12-10. Transfer of Plates

Sec. 10. A person that owns a vehicle on which is displayed a special group recognition license plate may transfer the special group recognition license plate from the vehicle to another vehicle that is registered to the person under this title.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-25-9.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 12. Special Group Recognition License Plates › 9-18.5-12-11. Repealed

[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-25-12.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327. Repealed by P.L.256-2017, SEC.141.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 12. Special Group Recognition License Plates › 9-18.5-12-12. Violation

Sec. 12. A person that violates this chapter commits a Class C infraction.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-25-13.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 12. Special Group Recognition License Plates › 9-18.5-12-13. Sales Requirement for Continued Participation and Issuance of Plates; Termination

Sec. 13. (a) In order to continue participation in the special group recognition license plate program, a special group must:
(1) sell at least five hundred (500) special group recognition license plates of the special group in the first two (2) years in which the license plate is offered for sale; and
(2) maintain the sale or renewal of at least five hundred (500) special group recognition license plates during each subsequent year after the initial two (2) year period of sale.
(b) If the special group fails to sell or renew special group recognition license plates in the manner provided in subsection (a), the bureau shall place the issuance of the special group recognition license plates for the special group on probation for the subsequent year. If, in that subsequent year on probation, the special group fails to sell or renew at least five hundred (500) special group recognition license plates, the bureau shall terminate the participation of the special group in the special group recognition license plate program. If the special group sells or renews at least five hundred (500) special group recognition license plates in the year on probation, the participation of the special group in the special group recognition license plate program is continued. A special group shall be afforded only one (1) probationary period under this subsection.
(c) The bureau may terminate the participation of a special group in the special group recognition license plate program if the special group:
(1) ceases operations; or
(2) fails to use the annual fee collected by the bureau in a manner consistent with the statement submitted by the special group under section 3(a)(9) of this chapter.
(d) A special group that desires to participate in the special group recognition license plate program after termination by the bureau under this section:
(1) must follow the procedure set forth in section 3 of this chapter; and
(2) may not reapply to participate in the special group recognition license plate program for at least two (2) years after termination.
(e) Upon termination under this section of a special group's participation in the special group recognition license plate program, the bureau shall distribute any money remaining in the trust fund established under section 14 of this chapter for the special group to the state general fund.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-25-15.5.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.178-2019, SEC.43; P.L.118-2022, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 12. Special Group Recognition License Plates › 9-18.5-12-14. Sales of Special Group Plates in Excess of 5,000; Fees and Trust Funds

Sec. 14. (a) This section applies to a special group if at least five thousand (5,000) of the special group's license plates are issued under this chapter during one (1) calendar year beginning after December 31, 2004.
(b) The representatives of the special group may petition the bureau to design a distinctive license plate that identifies a vehicle as being registered to a person who is a member of the special group.
(c) The design of the special group license plate must include a basic design for the special group recognition license plate, with consecutive numerals or letters, or both, to properly identify the vehicle.
(d) Beginning with the calendar year following the year in which the representatives petition the bureau under subsection (b), the bureau shall issue the special group's license plate to a person that is eligible to register a vehicle under this title and does the following:
(1) Completes an application for the license plate.
(2) Pays an annual special group recognition license plate fee of twenty-five dollars ($25).
(e) The annual fee referred to in subsection (d)(2) and any other amounts remitted to the bureau as required under law shall be collected by the bureau and deposited in a trust fund for the special group established under subsection (f). However, the bureau shall retain two dollars ($2) for each license plate issued until the cost of designing and issuing the special group license plate is recovered by the bureau.
(f) The treasurer of state shall establish a trust fund for each special group for which the bureau collects fees under this section.
(g) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public funds are invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund. Money in the fund is continuously appropriated for the purposes of this section. Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.
(h) The bureau shall administer the fund. Expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund.
(i) On June 30 of each year, the bureau shall distribute the money from the fund to the special group for which the bureau has:
(1) collected fees under this section; or
(2) received and deposited amounts as required by law.
(j) The bureau may not disclose information that identifies the persons to whom special group license plates have been issued under this section.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-25-17.5.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 12. Special Group Recognition License Plates › 9-18.5-12-16. Collection of Annual Supplemental Fee by Bureau

Sec. 16. (a) Except as provided in IC 9-18.5-28, the bureau shall collect an annual supplemental fee of fifteen dollars ($15) with respect to each special group recognition license plate issued under this article. The annual supplemental fee is in addition to a fee imposed under section 14(d)(2) or 15(b) of this chapter.
(b) An annual supplemental fee collected under subsection (a) shall be distributed as follows:
(1) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology fund.
(2) One dollar ($1) to the crossroads 2000 fund.
(3) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the integrated public safety communications fund.
(4) Five dollars ($5) to the commission fund.
(5) Any remaining amount to the motor vehicle highway account.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-29-5-38(a).]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.256-2017, SEC.143.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 12. Special Group Recognition License Plates › 9-18.5-12-17. Disclosure to Special Group of Personal Information on Application

Sec. 17. (a) This section applies to an application form for a special group recognition license plate that:
(1) is subject to an annual special group fee; and
(2) does not require an applicant to obtain authorization from the special group that sponsors the license plate.
(b) The application form must allow the applicant to choose to allow the disclosure of personal information to the special group that sponsors the license plate for which the applicant is applying.
(c) The bureau must inform the applicant that:
(1) the special group 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 special group will not disclose the applicant's personal information to any other person or group without the applicant's written consent.
(d) If an applicant chooses to allow disclosure under subsection (b), the bureau may disclose personal information about the applicant included on the application form only to the special group that sponsors the license plate.
(e) If a special group receives personal information disclosed under subsection (d), the special group:
(1) may contact the applicant with information about the special group's activities;
(2) may not contact the applicant primarily for fundraising or solicitation purposes; and
(3) may not disclose the applicant's personal information to any other person or group without the applicant's written consent.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-25-18.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.256-2017, SEC.144.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 12. Special Group Recognition License Plates › 9-18.5-12-18. Agreements Between Bureau and Special Groups

Sec. 18. The bureau and a special group may enter into agreements to do the following:
(1) Restrict the issuance of the special group's license plates to individuals authorized by the special group.
(2) Restrict the issuance of the special group's license plates with numbers one (1) through one hundred (100) to individuals authorized by the special group.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-25-19.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 12. Special Group Recognition License Plates › 9-18.5-12-19. Disclosure of Personal Information; Permissible Uses

Sec. 19. (a) Notwithstanding section 17 of this chapter, the bureau shall disclose personal information included on the application form for a special group recognition license plate from a special group described in section 3(a)(13)(F) of this chapter unless the applicant makes an affirmative statement against the disclosure.
(b) If the applicant does not make an affirmative statement against disclosure as described in subsection (a), the bureau shall disclose personal information about the applicant included on the application form only to the special group that sponsors the license plate.
(c) If a special group receives personal information disclosed under subsection (a), the special group may:
(1) contact the applicant with information about activities of the special group;
(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.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-25-20.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 13. Environmental License Plates › 9-18.5-13-1. Design and Issuance; Contents

Sec. 1. The bureau shall design and issue an environmental license plate. The environmental license plate shall be designed and issued as a special group recognition license plate under IC 9-18.5-12 and must include the following:
(1) A basic design for the plate with consecutive numbers or letters, or both, to properly identify the vehicle.
(2) A background design, an emblem, or colors that designate the license plate as an environmental license plate.
(3) Any other information the bureau considers necessary.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-18-29-1; 9-18-29-2.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 13. Environmental License Plates › 9-18.5-13-2. Eligibility

Sec. 2. A person is eligible to receive an environmental license plate under this chapter upon doing the following:
(1) Completing an application for an environmental license plate.
(2) Paying the appropriate fees under section 3 of this chapter.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-29-3.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 13. Environmental License Plates › 9-18.5-13-3. Annual Fees; Special Fund

Sec. 3. (a) The fees for an environmental license plate are as follows:
(1) An annual supplemental fee of fifteen dollars ($15) under IC 9-18.5-12-16.
(2) An annual fee of not more than twenty-five dollars ($25) as provided in IC 9-18.5-12-14(d)(2) or IC 9-18.5-12-15(b).
(b) The annual fee referred to in subsection (a)(2) shall be collected by the bureau and deposited with the treasurer of state in a special fund. The bureau shall distribute monthly the money in the special fund to the President Benjamin Harrison conservation trust fund established by IC 14-12-2-25.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-18-29-4; subsection (a) formerly 9-29-5-38(a); subsection (b) formerly 9-18-29-5.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 13. Environmental License Plates › 9-18.5-13-4. Municipal Corporations

Sec. 4. If an officer or employee of a municipal corporation requests an environmental license plate for a vehicle that is assigned to or customarily used by the officer or employee, the officer or employee is responsible for paying all fees associated with the environmental license plate under this chapter and all annual registration fees under IC 9-18 (before its expiration), IC 9-18.1, and, if applicable, IC 9-29 (repealed) for the vehicle on which the environmental license plate is displayed.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-29-6.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.256-2017, SEC.145; P.L.86-2018, SEC.146.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 14. Kids First Trust License Plates › 9-18.5-14-1. Design and Issuance

Sec. 1. The bureau shall design and issue a kids first trust license plate. The kids first trust license plate shall be designed and issued as a special group recognition license plate under IC 9-18.5-12. The final design of the plate must be approved by the board (as defined in IC 31-26-4-2).
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-30-1.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 14. Kids First Trust License Plates › 9-18.5-14-2. Contents

Sec. 2. A kids first trust license plate designed under IC 9-18.5-12 must include the following:
(1) A basic design for the plate, with consecutive numbers or letters, or both, to properly identify the vehicle.
(2) A background design, an emblem, or colors that designate the license plate as a children's trust license plate.
(3) Any other information the bureau considers necessary.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-30-2.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 14. Kids First Trust License Plates › 9-18.5-14-3. Eligibility

Sec. 3. A person that is eligible to register a vehicle under this title is eligible to receive a kids first trust license plate under this chapter upon doing the following:
(1) Completing an application for a kids first trust license plate.
(2) Paying the appropriate fees under section 4 of this chapter.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-30-3.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 14. Kids First Trust License Plates › 9-18.5-14-4. Annual Fees; Disposition

Sec. 4. (a) The fees for a kids first trust license plate are as follows:
(1) An annual supplemental fee of fifteen dollars ($15) under IC 9-18.5-12-16.
(2) An annual fee of not more than twenty-five dollars ($25) as provided in IC 9-18.5-12-14(d)(2) or IC 9-18.5-12-15(b).
(b) The annual fee referred to in subsection (a)(2) shall be collected by the commission and deposited with the treasurer of state in a special account. The bureau shall distribute monthly the money in the special account to the Indiana kids first trust fund established by IC 31-26-4-12.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-18-30-4; subsection (a) formerly 9-29-5-38(a); subsection (b) formerly 9-18-30-5.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 14. Kids First Trust License Plates › 9-18.5-14-5. Municipal Vehicles

Sec. 5. (a) This section applies only to a license plate issued under IC 9-18-3-5(b) (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.1-9-4.
(b) A municipal corporation (as defined in IC 36-1-2-10) that registers a vehicle under this title is eligible to receive a kids first trust license plate under this chapter.
(c) If an officer or employee of a municipal corporation requests a kids first trust license plate for a vehicle that is assigned to or customarily used by the officer or employee, the officer or employee is responsible for paying the annual fee for the kids first trust license plate under section 4(a)(2) of this chapter, the annual supplemental fee under section 4(a)(1) of this chapter, and all applicable annual registration fees under IC 9-18 (before its expiration), IC 9-18.1, or IC 9-29 (repealed), as applicable.
(d) Notwithstanding subsection (c):
(1) a kids first trust license plate that is issued under this section; and
(2) all fees and taxes that have been paid to have the plate issued;
are considered issued to and paid by the municipal corporation that registered the vehicle for which the license plate was issued, and the municipal corporation is entitled to retain possession of the license plate.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-30-6.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.86-2018, SEC.147.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 15. Education License Plates › 9-18.5-15-1. "School Corporation"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "school corporation" has the meaning set forth in IC 36-1-2-17.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-31-1.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 15. Education License Plates › 9-18.5-15-2. Design and Issuance

Sec. 2. The bureau shall design and issue an education license plate. The education license plate shall be designed and issued as a special group recognition license plate under IC 9-18.5-12 and must include the following:
(1) A basic design for the plate, with consecutive numbers or letters, or both, to properly identify the vehicle.
(2) A background design, an emblem, or colors that designate the license plate as an education license plate.
(3) Any other information the bureau considers necessary.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-18-31-2; 9-18-31-3.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 15. Education License Plates › 9-18.5-15-3. Eligibility

Sec. 3. A person that is eligible to register a vehicle under this title is eligible to receive an education license plate upon doing the following:
(1) Completing an application for an education license plate.
(2) Paying the appropriate fees under section 4 of this chapter.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-31-4.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 15. Education License Plates › 9-18.5-15-4. Fees; Designation

Sec. 4. (a) The fees for an education license plate are as follows:
(1) An annual supplemental fee of fifteen dollars ($15) under IC 9-18.5-12-16.
(2) An annual fee of not more than twenty-five dollars ($25) as provided in IC 9-18.5-12-14(d)(2) or IC 9-18.5-12-15(b).
(b) The annual fee referred to in subsection (a)(2) shall be collected by the bureau.
(c) The bureau shall require a person that purchases an education license plate under this chapter to designate the Indiana school corporation the person wants to receive the fee that the person pays under subsection (a)(2).
[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-18-31-5; subdivision (1) formerly 9-29-5-38(a); subdivision (2) formerly 9-29-5-38(a).]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 15. Education License Plates › 9-18.5-15-5. Distribution of Fees

Sec. 5. The fees collected under this chapter shall be distributed as follows:
(1) Twenty-five percent (25%) to the secretary of education to administer the school intervention and career counseling development program and fund under IC 20-20-17.
(2) Seventy-five percent (75%) as provided under section 6 of this chapter.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-31-6.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.43-2021, SEC.33.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 16. Indiana Ffa Trust License Plates › 9-18.5-16-1. Design and Issuance

Sec. 1. The bureau shall design and issue an Indiana FFA trust license plate. The Indiana FFA trust license plate shall be designed and issued as a special group recognition license plate under IC 9-18.5-12.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-33-1.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 16. Indiana Ffa Trust License Plates › 9-18.5-16-2. Eligibility

Sec. 2. A person that is eligible to register a vehicle under this title is eligible to receive an Indiana FFA trust license plate under this chapter upon doing the following:
(1) Completing an application for an Indiana FFA trust license plate.
(2) Paying the fees under section 3 of this chapter.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-33-2.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 16. Indiana Ffa Trust License Plates › 9-18.5-16-3. Fees

Sec. 3. (a) The fees for an Indiana FFA trust license plate are as follows:
(1) An annual supplemental fee of fifteen dollars ($15) under IC 9-18.5-12-16.
(2) An annual fee of not more than twenty-five dollars ($25) as provided in IC 9-18.5-12-14(d)(2) or IC 9-18.5-12-15(b).
(b) The bureau shall collect the annual fee referred to in subsection (a)(2) and deposit the fee in the fund established by section 4 of this chapter.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-18-33-3; subsection (a) formerly 9-29-5-38(a).]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 16. Indiana Ffa Trust License Plates › 9-18.5-16-4. Ffa Trust Fund

Sec. 4. (a) The Indiana FFA trust fund is established.
(b) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the Indiana FFA trust fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the Indiana FFA trust fund in the same manner as other public trust funds are invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the Indiana FFA trust fund.
(c) The bureau shall administer the Indiana FFA trust fund. Expenses of administering the Indiana FFA trust fund shall be paid from money in the Indiana FFA trust fund.
(d) The bureau shall distribute at least one (1) time each month the money from the fund to the FFA Foundation that is located within Indiana.
(e) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-33-4.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.118-2022, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 17. Indiana Firefighter License Plates › 9-18.5-17-1. Repealed

[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-34-1.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327. Repealed by P.L.147-2018, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 17. Indiana Firefighter License Plates › 9-18.5-17-2. Design and Issuance

Sec. 2. (a) The bureau shall design and issue an Indiana firefighter license plate as a special group recognition license plate under IC 9-18.5-12.
(b) The bureau shall confer with representatives of the Professional Firefighters Union of Indiana and the Indiana Firefighters Association concerning the design of the license plate.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-34-2.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.147-2018, SEC.11.