Title 9, MOTOR VEHICLES

Sec. 2.5. (a) As used in this chapter, "electronic traffic ticket" means: (1) a traffic information and summons; or (2) a complaint and summons; for traffic cases that is in an electronic format prescribed by the office of judicial administration. (b) An electronic traffic ticket…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "judge" means an officer authorized by law to sit as a court. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-7-2 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.18.

Sec. 5.3. In prescribing the contents of an electronic traffic ticket, the office of judicial administration shall require the inclusion in an electronic traffic ticket of the contents required in an information and summons under section 6 of this chapter. The office of judicial …

Sec. 5.7. (a) When a law enforcement officer issues an electronic traffic ticket, the law enforcement officer: (1) may print the electronic traffic ticket at the site of the traffic violation; and (2) shall inform the individual to whom the electronic traffic ticket has been issu…

Sec. 6. (a) This section does not apply to electronic traffic tickets. (b) In traffic cases, the information and summons shall be in substantially the following form: In the _________ Court of __________ County Cause No. _________ Docket No. ___________ Page No. _____ State of In…

Sec. 7. A person who solicits or aids in the disposition or attempted disposition of a traffic information or summons in any unauthorized manner is in criminal contempt of the court having original jurisdiction of the cause of action or of the court named on the particular inform…

Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the court may issue a warrant for the arrest of a defendant who is an Indiana resident who: (1) fails to appear or answer a traffic information and summons for a misdemeanor or felony; or (2) fails to appear or answer a complaint …

Sec. 8.5. (a) Upon receipt by the bureau of a notice of suspension for failure to satisfy a judgment under section 8 of this chapter, the bureau shall send a request for proof of future financial responsibility to the person. (b) During the three (3) years following a suspension …

Sec. 9. (a) If possible, traffic cases shall be tried separate and apart from other cases and may be designated as the "traffic" session or division. (b) When a hearing involving a misdemeanor is adjourned, the court may detain the defendant in safe custody until the defendant is…

Sec. 1. The secretary may delegate any or all of the rights, duties, or obligations of the secretary under this article to: (1) the director; or (2) another designee under the supervision and control of the secretary. The individual delegated has the authority to adopt and enforc…

Sec. 10. (a) An authorized recipient of personal information, except a recipient under section 7(10) or 7(11) of this chapter, may resell or redisclose the information for any use allowed under section 6 of this chapter, except for a use under section 7(10) or 7(11) of this chapt…

Sec. 11. The secretary may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry out this chapter. As added by P.L.174-2016, SEC.45.

Sec. 12. A person requesting the disclosure of personal information or highly restricted personal information from records of the division that knowingly or intentionally misrepresents the person's identity or makes a false statement to the division on an application required to …

Sec. 13. The following are acceptable forms of identification for purposes of section 7 of this chapter: (1) An unexpired driver's license. (2) An unexpired identification card issued under IC 9-24-16-1, photo exempt identification card issued under IC 9-24-16.5, or similar card …

Sec. 14. A dealer must obtain and retain one (1) of the following from a potential purchaser: (1) From an individual, a photocopy or electronic scan of the individual's driver's license or identification card. (2) From a business, one (1) of the following: (A) The business's fede…

Sec. 2. The secretary shall do the following: (1) Administer and enforce: (A) this article concerning the division; and (B) the policies and procedures of the division. (2) Organize the division in the manner necessary to carry out the duties of the division. (3) Perform other du…

Sec. 4. (a) The secretary may accept payment of a correct fee by: (1) credit card; (2) debit card; (3) charge card; (4) guaranteed electronic check; or (5) a similar method. (b) If the fee is paid using a method of payment set forth in subsection (a), the legal obligation is not …

Sec. 5. Except as provided in sections 6, 7, and 8 of this chapter, or as required by IC 5-14-3, an officer or employee of the division may not knowingly disclose or otherwise make available personal information, including highly restricted personal information, obtained in conne…

Sec. 6. Personal information related to: (1) motor vehicle or driver safety and theft; (2) motor vehicle emissions; (3) motor vehicle product alterations, recalls, or advisories; (4) performance monitoring of motor vehicles and dealers by motor vehicle manufacturers; and (5) the …

Sec. 7. The division may disclose certain personal information that is not highly restricted information if the person requesting the information provides proof of identity as set forth under section 13 of this chapter and represents that the use of the personal information will …

Sec. 8. Highly restricted personal information may be disclosed by the division only as follows: (1) With the express written consent of the individual to whom the highly restricted personal information pertains. (2) In the absence of the express written consent of the person to …

Sec. 9. The division may, before disclosing personal information, require the requesting person to satisfy certain conditions for the purpose of ascertaining: (1) the correct identity of the requesting person; (2) that the use of the disclosed information will be only as authoriz…

Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "fee" means any money assessed or collected by the bureau. As added by P.L.147-2018, SEC.24.

Sec. 1. (a) This section applies if: (1) the bureau charges a person a fee in an amount greater than required by law and the person pays the fee; (2) the bureau charges a person a fee in error and the person pays the fee; or (3) a person pays a fee in error to the bureau. (b) A p…

Sec. 2. If the bureau determines that a person is entitled to a refund under section 1 of this chapter, the bureau shall refund the amount of overpayment by: (1) placing a credit on the person's account with the bureau; or (2) warrant issued by the state comptroller drawn on the …

Sec. 3. A class action for refunds under this chapter may not be maintained in any court on behalf of any person who has not complied with the requirement of section 1 of this chapter before the class is certified. A refund under this chapter to a member of a class in a class act…

Sec. 1. The commission board may enter into a contract with a qualified person to provide full services at the qualified person's location, including a location within a facility used for other purposes. The contract must include the following provisions: (1) The qualified person…

Sec. 2. The commission may enter into a contract with a qualified person to provide partial services at the qualified person's location, including a location within a facility used for other purposes. The contract must include the following provisions: (1) The qualified person mu…

Sec. 3. (a) A transaction processed by a full service provider or partial services provider is subject to the same fees and taxes as if the transaction were processed at a license branch. (b) In addition to a fee or tax described in subsection (a), a full service provider or part…

Sec. 4. A person that violates section 3 of this chapter commits a Class C infraction. [Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-16-1-6.] As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.195.

Sec. 1. (a) A person that desires to register a vehicle under this article must provide, in the form and manner prescribed by the bureau, the following information: (1) The name of the person that owns the vehicle, or if the vehicle has been leased and is being registered in the …

Sec. 1.1. (a) If a person changes the color of a passenger vehicle registered under this article through the: (1) application of paint; (2) installation of a partial or full vinyl vehicle wrap; or (3) removal of a partial or full vinyl vehicle wrap; then the person who registered…

Sec. 1.3. A person who changes the color of a passenger vehicle after the passenger vehicle was used in the commission of a crime and fails to apply to the bureau as required under section 1.1(a) of this chapter commits a Class C misdemeanor. As added by P.L.198-2025, SEC.2.

Sec. 10. (a) The bureau shall use due diligence in examining and determining the genuineness, regularity, and legality of the following: (1) Information provided by a person as part of a request for the registration of a vehicle. (2) A request for any type of license plate requir…

Sec. 11. A person who knowingly or intentionally registers or applies to register a motor vehicle or receives a certificate of registration or proof of registration with intent to permit an individual who is not entitled to a driver's license or permit to operate the motor vehicl…

Sec. 12. (a) The bureau shall require a person renewing a registration under this article to indicate whether the color of the person's passenger vehicle has changed through the: (1) application of paint; (2) installation of a partial or full vinyl vehicle wrap; or (3) removal of…

Sec. 2. (a) This section does not apply to the following: (1) Special machinery. (2) A motor vehicle that was designed to have a maximum design speed of not more than twenty-five (25) miles per hour and that was built, constructed, modified, or assembled by a person other than th…

Sec. 3. The bureau may not register a vehicle that does not have an identification number. [Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-2-34.1.] As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326.

Sec. 4. The bureau may not register a vehicle unless the registrant: (1) pays the applicable excise tax for the vehicle under IC 6-6; or (2) provides proof in a manner acceptable to the bureau that the vehicle is exempt from excise taxes under IC 6-6. [Pre-2016 Revision Citation:…

Sec. 5. The bureau may not register a motor vehicle unless the person applying for registration provides proof of financial responsibility that is in effect in the amounts specified in IC 9-25 at the time the application for registration is made. [Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18…

Sec. 6. The bureau may not register the following vehicles: (1) A vehicle that: (A) is subject under rules adopted under air pollution control laws (as defined in IC 13-11-2-6) to: (i) inspection of vehicle air pollution control equipment; and (ii) testing of emission characteris…

Sec. 7. (a) Upon receiving notice, as described in IC 9-21-3.5-10(c), of the failure of an owner of a vehicle to pay a fine, charge, or other assessment for a toll violation documented under IC 9-21-3.5-12, the bureau shall withhold the annual registration of the vehicle that was…

Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), upon receipt of written notice under IC 13-17-5-8 of a violation of IC 13-17-5-1, IC 13-17-5-3, or IC 13-17-5-4, the bureau shall suspend the registration of the vehicle identified in the notice. (b) The bureau may decline to susp…

Sec. 9. A person that registers a vehicle may indicate the person's desire to donate money to organizations that promote the procurement of organs for anatomical gifts. The bureau must: (1) allow the person registering the vehicle to indicate the amount the person desires to dona…

Sec. 1. (a) License plates shall be issued to the following: (1) Members of the general assembly. (2) Spouses of members of the general assembly. (3) Other state officials who receive special license plates on an annual basis. (b) A license plate issued under this chapter may als…