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 person acquires the vehicle.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person that fails to:
(A) renew; or
(B) provide full payment for the renewal of;
the registration of a vehicle by the date on which the registration expires.
(3) A person who:
(A) owns a vehicle;
(B) becomes an Indiana resident; and
(C) fails to register or provide full payment for the registration of;
a vehicle within sixty (60) days after the person becomes an Indiana resident.
(b) An administrative penalty collected under subsection (a) does not apply to a person who has filed an affidavit under section 4(b) of this chapter.
(c) An administrative penalty collected under subsection (a) shall be deposited in the commission fund.
(d) A person described in subsection (a) commits a Class C infraction.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-29-5-46.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326. Amended by P.L.256-2017, SEC.124; P.L.178-2019, SEC.41.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 18.1. Motor Vehicle Registration
Chapter 11. Expiration, Replacement, and Transfer of Registrations
9-18.1-11-1. Schedule of Expiration Dates
9-18.1-11-2. Operation of Vehicle With Expired License Plates; Violation
9-18.1-11-3. Registration Period; Renewal
9-18.1-11-4. Vehicle Subject to Continuous Registration; Affidavit of Nonuse
9-18.1-11-5. Delinquent Registration; Administrative Penalty; Violation
9-18.1-11-6. Transfer of Registration and License Plate Fee
9-18.1-11-7. Refund of Unused Registration Fees Prohibited; Exceptions
9-18.1-11-9. Change of Ownership of Vehicle; Amended Certificate of Registration; Fee
9-18.1-11-10. Application to Display Different License Plate; Fee