Title 9, MOTOR VEHICLES

Effective 1-1-2028. Sec. 2. The bureau may contract with a third party to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.227-2025, SEC.36.

Effective 1-1-2028. Sec. 3. An insurer shall allow the bureau to access information regarding a driver's compliance with this article through a secure online insurance verification system. As added by P.L.227-2025, SEC.36.

Effective 1-1-2028. Sec. 4. The bureau may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.227-2025, SEC.36.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "judgment" means a monetary penalty assessed for the violation of an ordinance that regulates parking violations. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-12-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.18.

Sec. 2. The motor vehicle registration suspension procedure under this chapter does not apply to a judgment imposed for an infraction or ordinance violation involving a motor vehicle that was, at the time of the infraction or ordinance violation, the subject of a written agreemen…

Sec. 3. If it appears from the records of a court that has jurisdiction to enforce ordinances that regulate parking violations that three (3) judgments concerning a motor vehicle have not been paid before the deadlines established by a statute, an ordinance, or a court order, the…

Sec. 4. A clerk may send a referral to the bureau if the judgments are not paid not later than thirty (30) days after a notice was mailed. The referral must include the following: (1) Any information known or available to the clerk concerning the following of the motor vehicle: (…

Sec. 5. If the bureau receives a referral under section 4 of this chapter, the bureau shall suspend the registration of the motor vehicle and mail a notice to the person in whose name the vehicle is registered that does the following: (1) Informs the person that the motor vehicle…

Sec. 6. The bureau shall reinstate motor vehicle registration that is suspended under this chapter if the following occur: (1) The court presents the bureau with adequate proof that all unpaid judgments with respect to the motor vehicle have been paid. (2) A reinstatement fee is …

Sec. 8. (a) This section does not apply in a proceeding concerning a standing or parking citation issued by a police authority operating under the jurisdiction of an airport authority. (b) It is a defense in a proceeding to enforce an ordinance or a statute defining an infraction…

Sec. 1. (a) Subject to IC 9-32-11-20, the following persons must be licensed under this article: (1) An automobile auction company. (2) A converter manufacturer. (3) A used motor vehicle dealer. (4) A distributor. (5) An automotive salvage recycler. (6) A watercraft dealer. (7) A…

Sec. 10. (a) This section does not apply to sales made at a motor vehicle industry sponsored trade show. (b) A dealer that sells to the general public may not sell or offer to sell a motor vehicle at a location away from the dealer's established place of business without obtainin…

Sec. 11. (a) Except as otherwise provided, the secretary shall issue an offsite sales permit to a dealer licensed under this article who submits an application for the permit not later than ten (10) business days or two (2) calendar weeks before the offsite sale date. Permit appl…

Sec. 11.5. (a) A person that is a licensed dealer in a state other than Indiana may apply for an out-of-state dealer special event permit from the secretary for a special event auction if the following conditions are met: (1) The event is a motor vehicle auction conducted by an a…

Sec. 12.5. (a) This section applies to licenses (other than wholesale dealer licenses) issued after December 31, 2014. (b) An initial or renewed license issued under this article is valid from the issue date through the expiration date in accordance with the following schedule: (…

Sec. 13. A person licensed under this article may transfer or assign a title for a motor vehicle or watercraft. As added by P.L.92-2013, SEC.78. Amended by P.L.179-2017, SEC.90.

Sec. 14. At the time of each license application and upon request of the secretary, a person licensed under this article shall furnish evidence that the person: (1) has garage liability insurance of at least five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) covering the person's establish…

Sec. 15. (a) A person who ceases a business activity for which a license was issued under this article shall do the following: (1) On a form prescribed by the secretary, notify the secretary of the date that the business activity will cease. (2) Deliver to the secretary the licen…

Sec. 16. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all revenues accruing to the secretary under this chapter shall be deposited in the motor vehicle highway account under IC 8-14-1. As added by P.L.92-2013, SEC.78. Amended by P.L.174-2016, SEC.94.

Sec. 17. (a) A dealer who sells a motor vehicle through the use of the Internet or another computer network shall deliver the motor vehicle to the customer, or the customer's representative, at the dealer's licensed location in Indiana. (b) A dealer may deliver a motor vehicle to…

Sec. 18. (a) A person licensed under this article shall be issued a special event permit from the secretary for a special event that meets the following conditions: (1) The event is a motor vehicle auction conducted by auctioneers licensed under IC 25-6.1-3. (2) The motor vehicle…

Sec. 2. (a) An application for a license under this article must: (1) be accompanied by payment of the applicable fee required under this section; (2) be on a form prescribed by the secretary; (3) contain the information the secretary considers necessary to enable the secretary t…

Sec. 2.1. (a) This section does not apply to dealers selling trailers unless the dealer is required to be licensed under IC 9-32-11-1 for any other purpose. (b) A dealer must have an established place of business that meets the minimum standards prescribed by the secretary under …

Sec. 2.5. (a) An automotive mobility dealer must be licensed under this article as a used motor vehicle dealer, manufacturer, new motor vehicle dealer, or converter manufacturer. (b) Effective January 1, 2018, before an automotive mobility dealer engages in any of the activities …

Sec. 20. (a) This section does not apply to: (1) a manufacturer of a trailer or semitrailer; or (2) a manufacturer that produces fewer than one thousand (1,000) units per year. (b) Except as provided in subsection (d) or under IC 9-32-13-23(a)(3), a manufacturer or distributor ma…

Sec. 21. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a dealer that sells a motor vehicle or watercraft must maintain a separate file for each sale. (b) The following documents, if applicable to the sale, must be maintained in the file required by subsection (a) for each sale of a m…

Sec. 23. (a) Except as otherwise provided in an agreement for reimbursement that provides for reimbursement in an amount that is equivalent to or greater than the amount set forth in subsection (b), a manufacturer or distributor shall provide a remedy procedure or parts to repair…

Sec. 25. (a) This section applies to a recreational vehicle show held on a Sunday. (b) A recreational vehicle show must include two (2) or more recreational vehicle dealers and occur offsite from a recreational vehicle dealer's place of business. (c) At a recreational vehicle sho…

Sec. 5. (a) This section does not apply to dealers selling new manufactured homes or trailers. (b) A dealer proposing to sell new motor vehicles or watercraft shall file and maintain with the secretary: (1) a current copy of each franchise to which the dealer is a party; or (2) i…

Sec. 6. (a) A license issued to a dealer under this article: (1) must specify the established place of business; and (2) shall be conspicuously displayed at the established place of business. (b) If a dealer's: (1) business name, including a doing business as name; (2) establishe…

Sec. 7. (a) A distributor representative and a manufacturer representative become certified by: (1) the licensed distributor or licensed manufacturer completing an application with the secretary to add the distributor representative or manufacturer representative to the license; …

Sec. 7.5. If a manufacturer representative or distributor representative certificate issued under section 7 of this chapter is lost or destroyed, the manufacturer or distributor shall request a replacement certificate from the secretary in a manner prescribed by the secretary. As…

Sec. 8. The secretary shall, by rules adopted under IC 4-22-2, establish requirements for an initial application for and renewal of a dealer's license. The rules must include a requirement that each initial or renewal application for an automotive mobility dealer endorsement incl…

Sec. 8.5. If a dealer's license is lost or destroyed, the dealer must apply for a replacement dealer license in a manner prescribed by the secretary. As added by P.L.179-2017, SEC.87.

Sec. 9. An automotive mobility dealer licensed and endorsed under this article is entitled to: (1) display; (2) inventory; (3) advertise; (4) offer for sale; or (5) do any combination of subdivisions (1) through (4) concerning; any adapted motor vehicle or watercraft. As added by…

Sec. 1. The bureau shall establish and publish a schedule of expiration dates for vehicle registrations. [Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-18-2-8; 9-18-2-8.5(a).] As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326.

Sec. 10. (a) A person that owns a vehicle may apply to the bureau in a manner and form prescribed by the bureau to display on the vehicle a license plate that is different from the license plate that is displayed on the vehicle at the time of application. The bureau shall issue t…

Sec. 11. (a) This section applies after June 30, 2024. (b) This section applies only to fees described in this chapter that are collected by the department of state revenue. (c) For any portion of fees collected by the department that require deposit into the commission fund, the…

Sec. 2. (a) If the date on which the registration of a vehicle expires is a day on which all license branches located in the county in which the vehicle is registered are closed, including: (1) a Sunday; or (2) a legal holiday listed in IC 1-1-9-1; the registration expires at mid…

Sec. 3. (a) Upon becoming subject to registration under this article, a vehicle must be registered for a period that is not: (1) less than three (3) months; or (2) greater than twenty-four (24) months. (b) A registration under this article may be renewed: (1) for a vehicle with a…

Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a vehicle: (1) becomes subject to registration under this article: (A) on the date the vehicle is acquired; or (B) for a vehicle owned by a person described in IC 9-18.1-2-7, on the earlier of: (i) sixty (60) days after the person…

Sec. 5. (a) The bureau shall collect an administrative penalty of fifteen dollars ($15) from the following persons: (1) A person that fails to: (A) register; or (B) provide full payment for the registration of; a vehicle within forty-five (45) days after the date on which the per…

Sec. 6. (a) A person that sells or otherwise disposes of a vehicle, including a wrecked or destroyed vehicle, owned by the person before the date on which the vehicle's registration expires may apply to the bureau to transfer the registration and license plates to a vehicle acqui…

Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in IC 9-33-3 and subsection (b), a person is not entitled to a refund of any unused registration fees. (b) The bureau may establish administrative procedures to provide for: (1) a refund; or (2) a credit; of registration fees imposed under this arti…

Sec. 8. (a) If a license plate or other proof of registration is stolen, the person in whose name the license plate or other proof of registration was issued shall notify: (1) the Indiana law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction where the theft occurred; or (2) the law enforc…

Sec. 9. (a) A person that owns a vehicle may apply to the bureau to change the ownership of the vehicle: (1) by adding at least one (1) other person as a joint owner; or (2) if the person is a joint owner of the vehicle, by transferring the person's ownership interest in a vehicl…