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Indiana Code Title 9. Motor Vehicles § 9-32-11-11.5

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

Sec. 11.5. (a) A person that is a licensed dealer in a state other than Indiana may apply for an out-of-state dealer special event permit from the secretary for a special event auction if the following conditions are met:

(1) The event is a motor vehicle auction conducted by an auctioneer licensed under IC 25-6.1-3.

(2) The motor vehicles to be auctioned are:

(A) at least fifteen (15) years old;  or

(B) classified as classic, collector, or antique motor vehicles under rules adopted by the secretary.

(3) At least two hundred (200) motor vehicles will be auctioned during the special event.

(4) The person submits an application for a special event permit to the secretary not later than thirty (30) days prior to the beginning date of the special event auction.

(5) The application for the special event permit includes the following:

(A) Copies of licenses for all auctioneers for the special event auction.

(B) A copy of a valid dealer's license from the other state.

(C) Either of the following:

(i) An affidavit stating that the proposed location is zoned for the operation of a special event auction from the person charged with enforcing a zoning ordinance, or the zoning enforcement officer under IC 36-7-4 who has jurisdiction over the real property where the applicant wants to operate the special event auction.

(ii) If there is no person or officer under item (i), the application must be accompanied by a statement to that effect from the executive (as defined in IC 36-1-2-5) of the unit in which the real property is located.  

(6) The applicant may file the affidavit or statement under subdivision (5)(C) at any time after the filing of the application.  However, the secretary may not issue a special event auction permit until the applicant files the affidavit or the statement.

(7) The affidavit or statement may not be signed by a person described in subdivision (5)(C)(i) or the executive of a unit more than ninety (90) days before the affidavit or statement is submitted to the secretary as part of an application for a permit under this section.

(b) Not more than one (1) special event auction permit may be issued by the secretary to the same applicant within a twelve (12) month period.

(c) If the application for the special event permit is approved, the dealer must submit a fee of five hundred dollars ($500).  The secretary shall retain the fee.

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