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Indiana Code Title 9. Motor Vehicles § 9-18-2-8

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in section 7(f) of this chapter, the bureau shall determine the schedule for registration for the following categories of vehicles:

(1) Passenger motor vehicles.

(2) Recreational vehicles.

(3) Motorcycles.

(4) Trucks that:

(A) are regularly rented to others for not more than twenty-nine (29) days in the regular course of the corporation's business;  and

(B) have a declared gross weight of not more than eleven thousand (11,000) pounds.

(5) Motor driven cycles.

(6) Trailers that have a declared gross weight of not more than three thousand (3,000) pounds.

(b) Except as provided in IC 9-18-12-2.5, a person that owns a vehicle shall receive a license plate, renewal sticker, or other proof upon registration of the vehicle.  The bureau may determine the proof of registration required to be displayed.

(c) A corporation that owns a vehicle that is regularly rented to others for periods of not more than twenty-nine (29) days in the regular course of the corporation's business must register the vehicle on the date prescribed by the bureau.

(d) A person that owns a vehicle in a category required to be registered under this section and desires to register the vehicle for the first time must apply to the bureau for a certificate of registration.  The bureau shall do the following:

(1) Administer the certificate of registration.

(2) Issue the license plate according to the bureau's central fulfillment processes.

(3) Collect the proper fee in accordance with the procedure established by the bureau.

(e) Except as provided in IC 9-18-12-2.5, the bureau shall issue a semipermanent plate under section 30 of this chapter, or:

(1) an annual renewal sticker;  or

(2) other indicia;

to be affixed on the semipermanent plate.

(f) A person that:

(1) owns a private bus;  and

(2) desires to:

(A) register for the first time;  or

(B) reregister;

the private bus;

must present to the bureau an unexpired certificate indicating compliance with an inspection program established under IC 9-19-22-3, in addition to any other information required by the bureau.

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