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Chapter 1. Application
9-18.5-1-1. Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a person that: (1)...
9-18.5-1-2. Eligibility for License Plate - Sec. 2. The bureau may not issue a license plate...
9-18.5-1-3. Vehicles on Which License Plates May Be Displayed - Sec. 3. Except as otherwise provided, the following vehicles may...
9-18.5-1-4. No Dual Registration Fees or Excise Taxes; Period of Validity - Sec. 4. (a) A vehicle that displays a license plate...
Chapter 2. Personalized License Plates
9-18.5-2-1. Application for Personalized License Plate; Eligible License Plates - Sec. 1. (a) A person may apply to the bureau...
9-18.5-2-2. Appearance and Contents of Personalized License Plates - Sec. 2. (a) A personalized license plate may be the...
9-18.5-2-3. Personalized License Plate Issued Only to Owner or Lessee of Vehicle - Sec. 3. A personalized license plate may be issued only...
9-18.5-2-4. Application; Refusal by Bureau to Issue Personalized License Plate - Sec. 4. (a) A person that applies for: (1) a...
9-18.5-2-5. Reservation of Configuration of Letters, Numbers, or Both Letters and Numbers - Sec. 5. If a person that has been issued a...
9-18.5-2-6. Availability of Personalized License Plate Upon Change of Ownership of Vehicle - Sec. 6. If a person that has been issued a...
9-18.5-2-7. Transfer of Personalized License Plate From Leased Vehicle - Sec. 7. If a person has been issued a personalized...
9-18.5-2-8. Conditions for Issuance of Personalized License Plate; Fee - Sec. 8. The bureau shall issue a personalized license plate...
9-18.5-2-9. Refund of Personalized License Plate Fee - Sec. 9. If a person that applies for a personalized...
Chapter 3. General Assembly and Other State Officials License Plates
9-18.5-3-1. License Plates Issued to Members of the General Assembly and Other State Officials - Sec. 1. (a) License plates shall be issued to the...
Chapter 4. Prisoner of War License Plates
9-18.5-4-1. Prisoner of War License Plate - Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the...
9-18.5-4-2. Contents of Prisoner of War License Plate - Sec. 2. A former prisoner of war license plate must...
9-18.5-4-3. Vehicles Eligible to Display Prisoner of War License Plate - Sec. 3. A former prisoner of war license plate may...
9-18.5-4-4. Vehicle Displaying Prisoner of War License Plate Exempt From Parking Fees and Certain Penalties - Sec. 4. (a) An individual who has been issued under...
9-18.5-4-5. Exemption From Registration Fees; Service Charge - Sec. 5. (a) A vehicle for a which a license...
Chapter 5. Disabled Hoosier Veteran License Plates
9-18.5-5-1. Conditions for Application and Display of Disabled Hoosier Veteran License Plate - Sec. 1. (a) An individual may apply for, receive, and...
9-18.5-5-2. Qualifying Vehicle Exempt From Parking Fees and Certain Penalties - Sec. 2. (a) An individual qualifying under section 1 of...
9-18.5-5-3. Design and Administration of Disabled Hoosier Veteran License Plate - Sec. 3. Subject to section 5 of this chapter, the...
9-18.5-5-4. Vehicles Eligible to Display Disabled Hoosier Veteran License Plate - Sec. 4. The disabled Hoosier veteran license plates authorized under...
9-18.5-5-5. Content of Disabled Hoosier Veteran License Plate - Sec. 5. (a) A disabled Hoosier veteran license plate must...
9-18.5-5-6. Disabled Hoosier Veteran License Plate Exempt From Fees - Sec. 6. There is no additional fee for a disabled...
Chapter 6. Purple Heart License Plates
9-18.5-6-1. Purple Heart License Plate; Design; Violation - Sec. 1. (a) The bureau shall design a license plate...
9-18.5-6-2. Application - Sec. 2. An Indiana resident who: (1) is a recipient...
9-18.5-6-3. Vehicle Displaying Purple Heart License Plate Exempt From Parking Fees and Certain Penalties - Sec. 3. (a) An individual who qualifies for a Purple...
9-18.5-6-4. Display of Purple Heart License Plate - Sec. 4. A Purple Heart license plate must be displayed...
Chapter 7. Indiana National Guard License Plates
9-18.5-7-1. National Guard License Plate - Sec. 1. The bureau shall design and issue a vehicle...
9-18.5-7-2. Contents of National Guard License Plate - Sec. 2. A National Guard license plate must display the...
9-18.5-7-3. Application - Sec. 3. (a) An Indiana resident who is a current...
9-18.5-7-4. Display of National Guard License Plate - Sec. 4. A National Guard license plate must be displayed...
Chapter 8. License Plates for Persons With Disabilities
9-18.5-8-1. License Plate for Persons With Disabilities - Sec. 1. The bureau shall issue a license plate for...
9-18.5-8-2. Design and Content of License Plate or Placard for Persons With Disabilities - Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided under subsection (b), the...
9-18.5-8-3. False Profession of Qualifications for License Plate for Persons With Disabilities; Violation - Sec. 3. (a) A person that knowingly and falsely professes...
9-18.5-8-4. Permanent Parking Placard - Sec. 4. (a) The bureau shall issue a permanent parking...
9-18.5-8-5. Temporary Parking Placard - Sec. 5. (a) The bureau shall issue a temporary placard...
9-18.5-8-6. Placard Issued to Entity Authorized to Provide Transportation for Persons With Disabilities; Expiration - Sec. 6. (a) The bureau shall issue a placard to...
9-18.5-8-7. Duplicate Placard; Fee for Original or Duplicate Temporary Parking Placard - Sec. 7. (a) If a placard issued under this chapter...
Chapter 9. Amateur Radio Operator License Plates
9-18.5-9-1. Eligibility - Sec. 1. The bureau shall issue a license plate to...
9-18.5-9-2. Plate Design - Sec. 2. (a) The bureau shall design and issue amateur...
9-18.5-9-3. Motorcycle Ineligible to Display Plate - Sec. 3. A license plate designed under section 2 of...
9-18.5-9-4. Applicant Liable for Excise Taxes and Registration Fees - Sec. 4. This chapter does not exempt an applicant from...
9-18.5-9-5. Semipermanent Issuance - Sec. 5. The bureau shall issue a license plate under...
9-18.5-9-6. Fee - Sec. 6. (a) The fee for a license plate issued...
Chapter 10. Civic Event License Plates
9-18.5-10-0.5. "Civic Event Vehicle" - Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "civic event vehicle"...
9-18.5-10-1. Issuance - Sec. 1. The bureau may issue a civic event license...
9-18.5-10-2. Supplemental Plates; Proof of Registration or Ownership - Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in sections 3.5 and...
9-18.5-10-3. Rules - Sec. 3. The bureau may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2...
9-18.5-10-3.5. Annual Fees; Disposition - Sec. 3.5. (a) After December 31, 2017, a person that:...
9-18.5-10-3.6. Registration; Display; Reproductions Prohibited - Sec. 3.6. (a) A person that registers a civic event...
9-18.5-10-4. Violation - Sec. 4. An individual who operates a vehicle that displays...
9-18.5-10-5. Fee - Sec. 5. The bureau shall set the fee for a...
Chapter 11. In God We Trust License Plates
9-18.5-11-1. Design and Issuance - Sec. 1. The bureau shall design an In God We...
9-18.5-11-2. Design - Sec. 2. An In God We Trust license plate must...
9-18.5-11-3. Motorcycle Ineligible to Display Plate - Sec. 3. A license plate issued under this chapter may...
9-18.5-11-4. Eligibility; No Additional Fee for Plate - Sec. 4. A person that is a resident of Indiana...
Chapter 12. Special Group Recognition License Plates
9-18.5-12-1. "Committee" - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "committee" means the...
9-18.5-12-2. Exemptions From Chapter - Sec. 2. This chapter does not apply to the following:...
9-18.5-12-3. Application; Review - Sec. 3. (a) A special group that seeks initial participation...
9-18.5-12-4. New Special Group Recognition Plates; Review by Legislative Committee; Limitations - Sec. 4. (a) The committee shall review applications for special...
9-18.5-12-5. Periodic Review of Previously Issued Special Group Recognition Plates - Sec. 5. (a) The bureau shall forward to the executive...
9-18.5-12-6. Total Number of Special Group Recognition License Plates in Circulation - Sec. 6. The total number of special group recognition license...
9-18.5-12-7. Design and Emblem - Sec. 7. The design of a special group recognition license...
9-18.5-12-8. Special Group Representatives; Design Conference; Group Membership List - Sec. 8. The bureau: (1) shall require representatives of a...
9-18.5-12-9. Issuance Only to Qualified Persons - Sec. 9. The bureau may issue a license plate under...
9-18.5-12-10. Transfer of Plates - Sec. 10. A person that owns a vehicle on which...
9-18.5-12-11. Repealed - [Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-25-12.] As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327. Repealed...
9-18.5-12-12. Violation - Sec. 12. A person that violates this chapter commits a...
9-18.5-12-13. Sales Requirement for Continued Participation and Issuance of Plates; Termination - Sec. 13. (a) In order to continue participation in the...
9-18.5-12-14. Sales of Special Group Plates in Excess of 5,000; Fees and Trust Funds - Sec. 14. (a) This section applies to a special group...
9-18.5-12-15. Special Group Plates; Collection of Annual Fee by Bureau - Sec. 15. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, representatives of a...
9-18.5-12-16. Collection of Annual Supplemental Fee by Bureau - Sec. 16. (a) Except as provided in IC 9-18.5-28, the...
9-18.5-12-17. Disclosure to Special Group of Personal Information on Application - Sec. 17. (a) This section applies to an application form...
9-18.5-12-18. Agreements Between Bureau and Special Groups - Sec. 18. The bureau and a special group may enter...
9-18.5-12-19. Disclosure of Personal Information; Permissible Uses - Sec. 19. (a) Notwithstanding section 17 of this chapter, the...
Chapter 13. Environmental License Plates
9-18.5-13-1. Design and Issuance; Contents - Sec. 1. The bureau shall design and issue an environmental...
9-18.5-13-2. Eligibility - Sec. 2. A person is eligible to receive an environmental...
9-18.5-13-3. Annual Fees; Special Fund - Sec. 3. (a) The fees for an environmental license plate...
9-18.5-13-4. Municipal Corporations - Sec. 4. If an officer or employee of a municipal...
Chapter 14. Kids First Trust License Plates
9-18.5-14-1. Design and Issuance - Sec. 1. The bureau shall design and issue a kids...
9-18.5-14-2. Contents - Sec. 2. A kids first trust license plate designed under...
9-18.5-14-3. Eligibility - Sec. 3. A person that is eligible to register a...
9-18.5-14-4. Annual Fees; Disposition - Sec. 4. (a) The fees for a kids first trust...
9-18.5-14-5. Municipal Vehicles - Sec. 5. (a) This section applies only to a license...
Chapter 15. Education License Plates
9-18.5-15-1. "School Corporation" - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "school corporation" has...
9-18.5-15-2. Design and Issuance - Sec. 2. The bureau shall design and issue an education...
9-18.5-15-3. Eligibility - Sec. 3. A person that is eligible to register a...
9-18.5-15-4. Fees; Designation - Sec. 4. (a) The fees for an education license plate...
9-18.5-15-5. Distribution of Fees - Sec. 5. The fees collected under this chapter shall be...
9-18.5-15-6. Duties of School Corporations Receiving Fees; Distribution and Report to County Auditor; Distribution and Notice to School Corporations Identifying Recipient Educational Foundation - Sec. 6. (a) If an educational foundation that is exempt...
Chapter 16. Indiana Ffa Trust License Plates
9-18.5-16-1. Design and Issuance - Sec. 1. The bureau shall design and issue an Indiana...
9-18.5-16-2. Eligibility - Sec. 2. A person that is eligible to register a...
9-18.5-16-3. Fees - Sec. 3. (a) The fees for an Indiana FFA trust...
9-18.5-16-4. Ffa Trust Fund - Sec. 4. (a) The Indiana FFA trust fund is established....
Chapter 17. Indiana Firefighter License Plates
9-18.5-17-1. Repealed - [Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-34-1.] As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327. Repealed...
9-18.5-17-2. Design and Issuance - Sec. 2. (a) The bureau shall design and issue an...
9-18.5-17-3. Eligibility - Sec. 3. An individual is eligible to receive at least...
Chapter 18. Indiana Boy Scouts Trust License Plates
9-18.5-18-1. Design and Issuance - Sec. 1. The bureau shall design and issue an Indiana...
9-18.5-18-2. Eligibility - Sec. 2. A person that is eligible to register a...
9-18.5-18-3. Fees - Sec. 3. (a) The fees for an Indiana boy scouts...
9-18.5-18-4. Indiana Boy Scouts Trust Fund - Sec. 4. (a) The Indiana boy scouts trust fund is...
9-18.5-18-5. Distribution of Money by Charitable Organization - Sec. 5. (a) The representatives of the councils of the...
Chapter 19. d.a.r.e. Indiana Trust License Plates
9-18.5-19-1. Design and Issuance - Sec. 1. The bureau shall design and issue a D.A.R.E....
9-18.5-19-2. Eligibility - Sec. 2. A person that is eligible to register a...
9-18.5-19-3. Fees - Sec. 3. (a) The fees for a D.A.R.E. Indiana trust...
9-18.5-19-4. d.a.r.e. Indiana Trust Fund - Sec. 4. (a) The D.A.R.E. Indiana trust fund is established....
Chapter 20. Indiana Arts Trust License Plates
9-18.5-20-1. Design and Issuance - Sec. 1. The bureau shall design and issue an Indiana...
9-18.5-20-2. Eligibility - Sec. 2. A person that is eligible to register a...
9-18.5-20-3. Fees - Sec. 3. (a) The fees for an Indiana arts trust...
Chapter 21. Indiana Health Trust License Plates
9-18.5-21-1. Design and Issuance - Sec. 1. The bureau shall design and issue an Indiana...
9-18.5-21-2. Eligibility - Sec. 2. A person that is eligible to register a...
9-18.5-21-3. Fees - Sec. 3. (a) The fees for an Indiana health trust...
9-18.5-21-4. Indiana Health Trust Fund - Sec. 4. (a) The Indiana health trust fund is established....
9-18.5-21-5. Distribution of Money by Charitable Organization - Sec. 5. (a) Representatives of the following nonprofit health organizations...
Chapter 22. Indiana Native American Trust License Plates
9-18.5-22-1. Design and Issuance - Sec. 1. The bureau shall, with the advice of the...
9-18.5-22-2. Eligibility - Sec. 2. A person that is eligible to register a...
9-18.5-22-3. Fees - Sec. 3. (a) The fees for an Indiana Native American...
9-18.5-22-4. Indiana Native American Trust Fund - Sec. 4. (a) The Indiana Native American trust fund is...
Chapter 23. Safety First License Plates
9-18.5-23-1. Design and Issuance - Sec. 1. The bureau shall design and issue a first...
9-18.5-23-2. Eligibility - Sec. 2. A person that is eligible to register a...
9-18.5-23-3. Fees - Sec. 3. (a) The fees for a first responder license...
Chapter 24. Pearl Harbor Survivor License Plates
9-18.5-24-1. "Pearl Harbor Survivor" - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "Pearl Harbor survivor"...
9-18.5-24-2. Design and Issuance - Sec. 2. The bureau shall design and issue license plates...
9-18.5-24-3. Eligibility - Sec. 3. (a) A resident of Indiana who is a...
9-18.5-24-4. Display - Sec. 4. A Pearl Harbor survivor license plate may be...
Chapter 25. Indiana State Educational Institution Trust License Plates
9-18.5-25-1. Design and Issuance - Sec. 1. At the request of a state educational institution,...
9-18.5-25-2. Contents - Sec. 2. A state educational institution trust license plate designed...
9-18.5-25-3. Eligibility - Sec. 3. A person that is eligible to register a...
9-18.5-25-4. Fees - Sec. 4. The fee for a state educational institution trust...
9-18.5-25-5. Special Account Within a Trust Fund for Each State Educational Institution - Sec. 5. (a) This section applies with regard to a...
Chapter 26. Lewis and Clark Expedition License Plates
9-18.5-26-1. Design and Issuance - Sec. 1. The bureau shall design and issue a Lewis...
9-18.5-26-2. Eligibility - Sec. 2. A person that is eligible to register a...
9-18.5-26-3. Fees - Sec. 3. (a) The fee for a Lewis and Clark...
9-18.5-26-4. Lewis and Clark Expedition Fund - Sec. 4. (a) The Lewis and Clark expedition fund is...
Chapter 27. Riley Children's Foundation License Plates
9-18.5-27-1. Design and Issuance - Sec. 1. The bureau shall design and issue a Riley...
9-18.5-27-2. Eligibility - Sec. 2. A person that is eligible to register a...
9-18.5-27-3. Fees - Sec. 3. (a) The fees for a Riley Children's Foundation...
9-18.5-27-4. Riley Children's Foundation Trust Fund - Sec. 4. (a) The Riley Children's Foundation trust fund is...
Chapter 28. National Football League Franchised Professional Football Team License Plates
9-18.5-28-1. Design and Issuance - Sec. 1. The bureau shall design and issue a National...
9-18.5-28-2. License Agreements - Sec. 2. The bureau shall: (1) negotiate for the purpose...
9-18.5-28-3. Eligibility - Sec. 3. A person that is eligible to register a...
9-18.5-28-4. Fees - Sec. 4. (a) The fees for a National Football League...
9-18.5-28-5. Capital Projects Fund - Sec. 5. (a) The capital projects fund is established. (b)...
9-18.5-28-6. Rules - Sec. 6. The budget agency shall adopt rules under IC...
Chapter 29. Hoosier Veteran License Plates
9-18.5-29-1. Design - Sec. 1. (a) The bureau shall design a Hoosier veteran...
9-18.5-29-2. Design; Consultation With Members of Armed Forces Retiree Organizations - Sec. 2. (a) The bureau shall confer with members of...
9-18.5-29-3. Eligibility - Sec. 3. (a) An individual who registers a vehicle under...
Chapter 30. Support Our Troops License Plates
9-18.5-30-1. Design and Issuance - Sec. 1. The bureau shall design and issue a support...
9-18.5-30-2. Eligibility; Fee - Sec. 2. A person may receive a support our troops...
Chapter 31. Abraham Lincoln's Boyhood Home License Plates
9-18.5-31-1. Design - Sec. 1. The bureau shall design and issue an Abraham...
9-18.5-31-2. Eligibility - Sec. 2. A person that is eligible to register a...
9-18.5-31-3. Repealed - [Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-52-3.] As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327. Repealed...
9-18.5-31-4. Contents - Sec. 4. An Abraham Lincoln's boyhood home license plate must...
9-18.5-31-5. Repealed - [Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-52-6.] As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327. Repealed...
9-18.5-31-6. Fee - Sec. 6. (a) The fee for an Abraham Lincoln's boyhood...
9-18.5-31-7. Indiana State Museum Foundation Trust Fund - Sec. 7. (a) The Indiana State Museum Foundation trust fund...
9-18.5-31-8. Repealed - [Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-52-8.] As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327. Repealed...
Chapter 32. Repealed - [Pre-2016 Revision Citations: Repealed by P.L.118-2022, SEC.21.
Chapter 33. Indiana Gold Star Family Member License Plates
9-18.5-33-1. "Gold Star Family Member" - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "Gold Star family...
9-18.5-33-2. Design and Issuance - Sec. 2. The bureau shall design and issue an Indiana...
9-18.5-33-3. Eligibility - Sec. 3. An individual who is an Indiana Gold Star...
9-18.5-33-4. No Additional Fee - Sec. 4. There is no additional fee for an Indiana...
Chapter 34. Historic Vehicles
9-18.5-34-1. Applicability - Sec. 1. This chapter applies after December 31, 2016. As...
9-18.5-34-2. Design and Issuance; Display; No Fee - Sec. 2. (a) The bureau shall design and issue a...
9-18.5-34-3. Display of Authentic Model Year License Plate; Fee - Sec. 3. (a) A person that: (1) registers a collector...
9-18.5-34-4. Registration of Collector Vehicle; Display of Authentic Model Year License Plate - Sec. 4. (a) A person that registers a collector vehicle...
Chapter 35. Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal License Plate
9-18.5-35-1. Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal License Plate; Design - Sec. 1. The bureau shall design an Armed Forces Expeditionary...
9-18.5-35-2. Armed Forces Expeditionary License Plate; Design; Confer With Members of Armed Forces Retiree Organizations - Sec. 2. The bureau shall confer with members of armed...
9-18.5-35-3. Application - Sec. 3. (a) An individual who registers a vehicle under...