Indiana Code Title 9. Motor Vehicles § 9-18.5-12-4

Sec. 4. (a) The committee shall review applications for special group recognition license plates that have been forwarded to the committee by the bureau under section 3 of this chapter.

(b) After reviewing the applications, the committee shall:

The committee may not recommend more than five (5) new special group recognition license plates to the bureau under this subsection in a calendar year.

(c) After receiving the list forwarded under subsection (b)(2), the bureau shall conduct an independent review of the applications, taking into consideration the recommendations of the committee.  The bureau may issue a special group recognition license plate in the absence of a positive recommendation from the committee.  However, the bureau may not issue a special group recognition license plate unless the license plate has first been reviewed by the committee and has been given a positive or negative recommendation to the bureau regarding that special group.

(d) The bureau may not issue more than five (5) special group recognition license plates for the first time in a year.