Indiana Code
Chapter 6. Suspension of Driving Privileges and Vehicle Registrations
9-25-6-15. Driving Privileges Reinstatement Fee

Sec. 15. (a) Except as provided in subsection (e), an individual:
(1) whose driving privileges are suspended under this article; and
(2) who seeks the reinstatement of the driving privileges;
must pay a reinstatement fee to the bureau as provided in subsection (b).
(b) The reinstatement fee under subsection (a) is as follows:
(1) For a first suspension, two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
(2) For a second suspension, five hundred dollars ($500).
(3) For a third or subsequent suspension, one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(c) Each fee paid under this section or section 15.1 of this chapter shall be deposited in the financial responsibility compliance verification fund established by IC 9-25-9-7 as follows:
(1) Forty-eight percent (48%) of a fee paid after a first suspension.
(2) Thirty-nine percent (39%) of a fee paid after a second suspension.
(3) Twenty-seven percent (27%) of a fee paid after a third or subsequent suspension.
The remaining amount of each fee paid under this section or section 15.1 of this chapter must be deposited in the motor vehicle highway account.
(d) If:
(1) a person's driving privileges are suspended for registering or operating a vehicle in violation of IC 9-25-4-1;
(2) the person is required to pay a fee for the reinstatement of the person's license under this section; and
(3) the person later establishes that the person did not register or operate a vehicle in violation of IC 9-25-4-1;
the fee paid by the person under this section shall be refunded.
(e) An individual who has had a suspension imposed under this article terminated by submitting proof of future financial responsibility under IC 9-25-4-3, IC 9-25-5-1, or section 3(d) of this chapter for the required time period is not required to pay a reinstatement fee under this section in order to have his or her driving privileges reinstated.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1-11(c) part; Pre-2016 Revision Citation: subsection (b) formerly 9-29-10-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.80-2010, SEC.13; P.L.125-2012, SEC.271; P.L.198-2016, SEC.543; P.L.178-2019, SEC.56; P.L.86-2021, SEC.9.