Title 9, MOTOR VEHICLES

Sec. 3. (a) This section applies to a criminal proceeding in which the use or abuse of alcohol is a contributing factor or a material element of the offense. (b) The court may take judicial notice of the fact that proper medical treatment is likely to decrease the defendant's ten…

Sec. 4. If a defendant violates a condition imposed by the court under section 3 of this chapter, the court may order criminal proceedings to be resumed. If a defendant fulfills the conditions set by the court under section 3 of this chapter, the court shall dismiss the charges a…

Sec. 5. (a) If the court enters an order conditionally deferring charges under section 3 of this chapter, the court may do the following: (1) Suspend the person's driving privileges for at least two (2) years but not more than four (4) years. (2) Impose other appropriate conditio…

Sec. 6. If the defendant is convicted in a proceeding described in section 3(a) of this chapter and the court places the defendant on probation, the court may refer the defendant to the alcohol abuse deterrent program if the court makes a determination under section 3(b) of this …

Sec. 7. (a) If the court refers a defendant to the program under section 6 of this chapter, the court may do the following: (1) Suspend the defendant's driving privileges for at least ninety (90) days but not more than four (4) years. (2) Impose other appropriate conditions. (b) …

Sec. 7.5. (a) A person commits a Class B infraction if the person: (1) operates a motor vehicle without a functioning registered ignition interlock device; and (2) is prohibited from operating a motor vehicle unless the motor vehicle is equipped with a functioning registered igni…

Sec. 8. (a) The court shall order a defendant participating in a program under this chapter to pay an alcohol abuse deterrent program fee or a medical fee, or both, unless the court determines that the defendant is indigent. (b) An alcohol abuse deterrent program fee ordered unde…

Sec. 9. The county auditor shall establish a county alcohol abuse deterrent fund after a program is established under section 2 of this chapter. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-11-5-9.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.18.

Sec. 1. (a) An automotive salvage recycler must be licensed by the secretary under this article before the automotive salvage recycler may do any of the following: (1) Acquire, sell, or advertise for sale a used major component part of a motor vehicle. (2) Wreck, dismantle, shred…

Sec. 10. (a) A licensee shall post a license granted to the licensee under this chapter in a conspicuous place at the established place of business. (b) A licensee that violates this section commits a Class A infraction. As added by P.L.92-2013, SEC.78. Amended by P.L.217-2014, S…

Sec. 11. If the secretary receives a written complaint from a local zoning body that an automotive salvage recycler is operating in violation of a local zoning ordinance, the secretary shall delay the issuance or renewal of the automotive salvage recycler's license until the loca…

Sec. 12. (a) A dealer licensed under this article may reassign a certificate of salvage title one (1) time without applying to the bureau for the issuance of a new certificate of salvage title. (b) A dealer that violates this section commits a Class A infraction. As added by P.L.…

Sec. 13. (a) A dealer licensed under this article shall secure an affidavit from the person that holds the certificate of title on the date of receiving a title by sale or transfer. The affidavit must state whether the vehicle is a flood damaged vehicle. (b) The dealer shall file…

Sec. 14. (a) A scrap metal processor or other facility that purchases or acquires a salvage motor vehicle that has been totally demolished or destroyed as a result of normal processing performed by a recycling facility before the purchase by the scrap metal processor or other fac…

Sec. 14.5. (a) An automotive salvage recycler who is purchasing a detached catalytic converter valued at less than twenty-five dollars ($25) may remit payment in cash. An automotive salvage recycler may not purchase more than one (1) detached catalytic converter for cash per sell…

Sec. 15. (a) The secretary shall prescribe record keeping forms to be used by an automotive salvage recycler to preserve information about vehicles or major component parts acquired or sold by the business. (b) For each vehicle acquired by an automotive salvage recycler, the reco…

Sec. 16. (a) Unless otherwise specified or required, the records required under section 15 of this chapter shall be retained for five (5) years after the date the vehicle or major component part was acquired or sold, in the form prescribed by the secretary. The records must be ma…

Sec. 17. (a) The records required under section 15 of this chapter must be available to, and produced at the request of, a police officer or an authorized agent of the secretary of state under this chapter. (b) An automotive salvage recycler that fails to make available or produc…

Sec. 18. (a) This section applies to vehicles and their component parts that are in either their current model year or in the immediately preceding six (6) model years when purchased by a recycling facility or automotive salvage rebuilder. (b) A recycling facility and automotive …

Sec. 19. (a) A record required to be maintained under this chapter is subject to inspection by a police officer during normal business hours. In addition to the inspections authorized under section 20 of this chapter, an inspection under this section may include an examination of…

Sec. 2. (a) An automotive salvage recycler licensed in Indiana must have an established place of business in Indiana conducting the business that is the basis for the license. An established place of business that performs only ministerial tasks is not considered to be conducting…

Sec. 20. (a) The secretary of state, a police officer, or an agent of the secretary of state or a police officer may enter upon the premises of an automotive salvage recycler during normal business hours to inspect a vehicle, a major component part, records, a certificate of auth…

Sec. 21. In the absence of fraud or bad faith, a person who releases or provides evidence or information under this chapter to any of the following is immune from civil or criminal liability for providing that evidence or information: (1) The superintendent of the state police or…

Sec. 22. A court may issue a warrant to search the premises of an automotive salvage recycler for any major component parts being possessed, kept, sold, bartered, given away, used, or transported in potential violation of this chapter. As added by P.L.179-2017, SEC.71. Amended by…

Sec. 23. A warrant issued under section 22 of this chapter shall be directed to a police officer who has the power of criminal process. The person to whom the warrant was issued shall serve the warrant and make the return not later than twenty (20) days after the date of issue. A…

Sec. 24. The law enforcement officer who serves a warrant issued under section 22 of this chapter shall seize any article described in the warrant and any other article the police officer finds during the search that is held in violation of this chapter. The law enforcement offic…

Sec. 25. A major component part seized under this chapter and any other article found on the searched premises and taken under a warrant issued under section 22 of this chapter may not be taken from the custody of the person who served the warrant by a writ of replevin or other p…

Sec. 26. The prosecution of a recycling facility, automotive salvage rebuilder, insurance company, or individual suspected of violating this section may be instituted by the filing of an information or indictment in the same manner as other criminal cases are commenced. As added …

Sec. 27. A person aggrieved by a violation of this chapter may recover the actual damages sustained, together with costs and reasonable attorney's fees. The court may increase the award of damages to: (1) an amount not to exceed three (3) times the actual damages sustained; or (2…

Sec. 28. A person who violates this chapter commits a deceptive act that is actionable by the attorney general and is subject to the remedies and penalties under IC 24-5-0.5. As added by P.L.179-2017, SEC.77.

Sec. 29. (a) An automotive salvage recycler or an agent of an automotive salvage recycler may purchase a motor vehicle without a certificate of title for the motor vehicle if: (1) the motor vehicle is at least fifteen (15) model years old; (2) the purchase is solely for the purpo…

Sec. 3. (a) To apply for a license under this article, an automotive salvage recycler must submit an application to the secretary. An application for a license under this article must: (1) meet the requirements under IC 9-32-11-2; and (2) be accompanied by payment of the fee unde…

Sec. 3.5. (a) This section applies to a motor vehicle that is purchased for scrap, sale of parts, shredding, compacting, or any other type of dismantling or destruction. (b) An automotive salvage recycler must: (1) report the purchase of a motor vehicle to the National Motor Vehi…

Sec. 1. A vehicle that is owned or leased and used for official business by the following is exempt from the payment of registration fees under this article: (1) The state or a state agency (as defined in IC 6-1.1-1-18). (2) A municipal corporation (as defined in IC 36-1-2-10). (…

Sec. 2. The bureau may issue a license plate under this chapter for a vehicle owned by or leased by the United States government. [Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-3-3.] As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326.

Sec. 3. The bureau may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to assign permanent license plates and accompanying permanent registration cards to vehicles owned or leased by an entity listed in section 1 of this chapter. [Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-3-4.] As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.…

Sec. 4. The bureau may issue a confidential license plate or other proof of registration for investigative purposes to the following: (1) A state agency upon the annual consent of the bureau or the Indiana department of administration. (2) Other investigative agencies upon the an…

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 b…

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 Communi…

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.

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.

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.

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 tech…