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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 3. (a) Financial responsibility in one (1) of the forms required under this chapter must be continuously maintained as long as a motor vehicle is operated on a public highway in Indiana.
(b) Except as provided in IC 9-25-9-1, the bureau may, at any time, verify that a person has financial responsibility in effect as required under this article.
(c) The bureau shall suspend the driving privileges, motor vehicle registration, or both, of a person who fails to maintain financial responsibility as required under this article.
(d) In order to comply with this section, the bureau may contract with a third party to request proof of financial responsibility from a person as required under this article. The third party must comply with the requirements of this article and any rules adopted by the bureau.
(e) As to any suspension described in this section:
(1) the bureau shall stay the suspension for one hundred and eighty (180) days upon a showing of proof of future financial responsibility by the person who has had the person's driving privileges, motor vehicle registration, or both, suspended; and
(2) if the bureau does not receive proof that financial responsibility has lapsed after the period of one hundred and eighty (180) days, the bureau shall terminate the suspension.
(f) If the bureau receives notice that financial responsibility has lapsed during the period of one hundred and eighty (180) days under subsection (e), the bureau shall lift the stay of suspension and again suspend the person's driving privileges, motor vehicle registration, or both.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 9. Motor Vehicles § 9-25-4-3 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-9-motor-vehicles/in-code-sect-9-25-4-3/
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