2012 Indiana Code
TITLE 9. MOTOR VEHICLES
ARTICLE 29. FEES
CHAPTER 5. FEES UNDER IC9-18

IC 9-29-5
Chapter 5. Fees Under IC 9-18

IC 9-29-5-0.5
Fee; spinal cord and brain injury fund
Sec. 0.5. (a) This section applies after December 31, 2008.
(b) In addition to the fees to be collected for the registration of a vehicle as set forth in:
(1) IC 9-29-5-1; and
(2) IC 9-29-5-2;
the bureau shall collect an additional fee of thirty cents ($0.30) at the time of the registration. The fee collected under this subsection shall be deposited into the spinal cord and brain injury fund under IC 16-41-42.2-3.
(c) In addition to the fees to be collected for the registration of a truck greater than zero (0) pounds declared gross weight but equal to or less than ten thousand (10,000) pounds declared gross weight, as set forth in section 3 of this chapter, the bureau shall collect an additional fee of thirty cents ($0.30) at the time of the registration. The fee collected under this subsection shall be deposited into the spinal cord and brain injury fund under IC 16-41-42.2-3.
As added by P.L.97-2008, SEC.1.

IC 9-29-5-1
Annual registration fee for passenger motor vehicles
Sec. 1. The annual registration fee for a passenger motor vehicle is twelve dollars and thirty cents ($12.30), including after December 31, 2008, the fee set forth in section 0.5(b) of this chapter.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.97-2008, SEC.2.

IC 9-29-5-2
Registration of motorcycles; allocation of revenue from fees
Sec. 2. (a) This subsection expires December 31, 2011. The fee for the registration of a motorcycle is seventeen dollars and thirty cents ($17.30). The revenue from this fee shall be allocated as follows:
(1) Seven dollars ($7) to the motorcycle operator safety education fund established by IC 20-30-13-11.
(2) An amount prescribed as a license branch service charge under IC 9-29-3.
(3) Thirty cents ($0.30) to the spinal cord and brain injury fund under IC 16-41-42.2-3, as provided under section 0.5 of this chapter.
(4) The balance to the state general fund for credit to the motor vehicle highway account.
(b) This subsection applies after December 31, 2011. The fee for the registration of a motorcycle is seventeen dollars and thirty cents ($17.30). The revenue from this fee shall be allocated as follows:
(1) Seven dollars ($7) to the motorcycle operator safety education fund established by IC 9-27-7-7. (2) An amount prescribed as a license branch service charge under IC 9-29-3.
(3) Thirty cents ($0.30) to the spinal cord and brain injury fund under IC 16-41-42.2-3, as provided under section 0.5 of this chapter.
(4) The balance to the state general fund for credit to the motor vehicle highway account.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.71-1992, SEC.1; P.L.118-2001, SEC.6; P.L.1-2005, SEC.112; P.L.234-2007, SEC.43; P.L.3-2008, SEC.82; P.L.97-2008, SEC.3; P.L.1-2010, SEC.49; P.L.145-2011, SEC.23.

IC 9-29-5-3
Trucks registered under IC 9-18 and tractors not used with semitrailers or traction engines; gross weight; annual registration fee
Sec. 3. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the annual registration fee for:
(1) a truck subject to registration under IC 9-18; and
(2) a tractor not used with a semitrailer, a traction engine, or other similar vehicle used for hauling purposes;
is as follows:
Declared Gross Weight (Pounds) Fee
Greater than Equal to or less than
0 7,000 $ 20
7,000 9,000 40
9,000 10,000 70
10,000 11,000 75
11,000 16,000 135
16,000 20,000 175
20,000 23,000 235
23,000 26,000 235
26,000 30,000 295
30,000 36,000 413
36,000 42,000 506
42,000 48,000 627
48,000 54,000 730
54,000 60,000 810
60,000 66,000 858
66,000 956
(b) In addition to the annual registration fee set forth in subsection (a), an additional registration fee of thirty cents ($0.30) shall be collected after December 31, 2008, for a truck greater than zero (0) pounds declared gross weight but equal to or less than ten thousand (10,000) pounds declared gross weight.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.118-2001, SEC.7; P.L.97-2008, SEC.4.

IC 9-29-5-4
Trailer used with motor vehicle; gross weight; annual registration

fee
Sec. 4. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the annual registration fee for a trailer used with a motor vehicle is as follows, based on the declared gross weight of the trailer:
Declared Gross Weight (Pounds) Fee
Greater than Equal to or less than
0 3,000 $ 7
3,000 5,000 16
5,000 7,000 22
7,000 9,000 27
9,000 12,000 70
12,000 16,000 110
16,000 22,000 170
22,000 230
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.

IC 9-29-5-5
Tractor semitrailer combinations; gross weight; annual registration fee
Sec. 5. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the annual registration fee for a tractor used with a semitrailer is as follows, based on the declared gross weight of the tractor semitrailer combination:
Declared Gross Weight (Pounds) Fee
Greater than Equal to or less than
0 20,000 $ 170
20,000 26,000 310
26,000 30,000 390
30,000 36,000 495
36,000 42,000 545
42,000 48,000 660
48,000 54,000 715
54,000 60,000 800
60,000 66,000 865
66,000 72,000 975
72,000 74,000 1,050
74,000 76,000 1,165
76,000 78,000 1,240
78,000 1,350
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.

IC 9-29-5-6
Semitrailers used with tractors; registration fee
Sec. 6. The registration fee for each semitrailer to be used with a tractor licensed under this section is as follows:
(1) Thirty dollars ($30) for a one (1) year registration.
(2) Sixty dollars ($60) for a five (5) year registration. However, the five (5) year registration fee shall be reduced by twelve dollars ($12) for each full year after the initial year of the five (5) year period provided in IC 9-18. However, the reduced fee

may not be less than the registration fee for a one (1) year registration.
(3) Sixty-five dollars ($65) for a permanent registration.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.117-1993, SEC.4; P.L.63-2007, SEC.5.

IC 9-29-5-7
Intercity or intracity buses; gross weight; annual registration fee
Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the annual registration fee for each intercity bus or intracity bus is as follows:
Declared Gross Intercity Intracity
Weight (Pounds) Fee Fee
Equal to
Greater than or less than
0 11,000 $ 50 $ 10
11,000 16,000 100 20
16,000 20,000 125 25
20,000 26,000 150 30
26,000 30,000 220 44
30,000 36,000 294 59
36,000 42,000 382 72
42,000 48,000 445 89
48,000 54,000 540 108
54,000 60,000 600 120
60,000 660 132
(b) An owner or a lessee of a fleet of intercity buses may register the fleet under and pay the fees provided in IC 9-18.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.

IC 9-29-5-8
School buses; annual registration fee
Sec. 8. The annual registration fee for a school bus is twenty dollars ($20).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.

IC 9-29-5-9
Church buses; definition; annual registration fee
Sec. 9. (a) As used in this section, "church bus" means a bus that is:
(1) owned and operated by a religious or nonprofit youth organization; and
(2) used to transport persons to religious services or used for the benefit of the members of the religious or nonprofit youth organization.
(b) The annual registration fee for a church bus is twenty dollars ($20).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.

IC 9-29-5-10
Other buses; definition; annual registration fee Sec. 10. (a) As used in this section, "other bus" means a bus that is not a church bus, an intercity bus, an intracity bus, or a school bus.
(b) The annual registration fee for any other bus is thirty dollars ($30).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.

IC 9-29-5-11
Special machinery; fee
Sec. 11. (a) This section does not apply to a vehicle or person exempted from registration under IC 9-18.
(b) The registration fee for a piece of special machinery is five dollars ($5). The motor vehicle is exempt from other fees provided under IC 9-18 or this article.
(c) The owner of a vehicle listed in this section is not entitled to a reduction in the five dollar ($5) registration fee because the license is granted at a time that the license period is less than a year.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.210-2005, SEC.61; P.L.125-2012, SEC.314.

IC 9-29-5-12
Fertilizer tank trailers or spreaders used to transport bulk fertilizer; exemption from registration fees
Sec. 12. A farm wagon or farm type dry or liquid fertilizer tank trailer or spreader used to transport bulk fertilizer between distribution point and farm and return is exempt from all registration fees when the wagon, trailer, or spreader is drawn or towed on a highway by a:
(1) farm tractor; or
(2) properly registered motor vehicle.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.210-2005, SEC.62; P.L.125-2012, SEC.315.

IC 9-29-5-13
Farm trucks, farm trailers, and farm semitrailers and tractors; registration fee
Sec. 13. (a) This section does not apply to a vehicle or person exempt from registration under IC 9-18.
(b) The registration fee for a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer and tractor operated primarily as a farm truck, farm trailer, or farm semitrailer and tractor:
(1) having a declared gross weight of at least eleven thousand (11,000) pounds; and
(2) used by the owner or guest occupant in connection with agricultural pursuits usual and normal to the user's farming operation;
is fifty percent (50%) of the amount listed in this chapter for a truck, trailer, or semitrailer and tractor of the same declared gross weight.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.210-2005, SEC.63; P.L.125-2012, SEC.316.
IC 9-29-5-13.5
Registration fees; vehicles used partially for farm purposes
Sec. 13.5. (a) This section applies to a truck, trailer, or semitrailer and tractor for which a registration fee provided in section 13(b) of this chapter has been paid.
(b) Except as provided in subsections (d) and (e), if the owner of a truck, trailer, or semitrailer and tractor described in subsection (a) begins to operate the truck, trailer, or semitrailer and tractor in the conduct of a commercial enterprise or for the transportation of farm products after the commodities have entered the channels of commerce during a registration year for which the registration fee under section 13(b) of this chapter has been paid, the owner shall pay the amount listed in this chapter for a truck, trailer, or semitrailer and tractor of the same declared gross weight reduced by a credit determined under subsection (c) to license the truck, trailer, or semitrailer and tractor.
(c) The credit provided in subsection (b) equals:
(1) the registration fee paid under section 13(b) of this chapter; reduced by
(2) eight and thirty-three hundredths percent (8.33%) for each full or partial calendar month that has elapsed in the registration year for which the registration fee has been paid.
The credit may not exceed ninety percent (90%) of the registration fee paid under section 13(b) of this chapter.
(d) Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (e) and IC 9-18-2-4, a truck, trailer, or semitrailer and tractor described in subsection (a) may be operated intrastate for the transportation of seasonal, perishable fruit or vegetables to the first point of processing for a period that consists of not more than a thirty (30) day period in a registration year as provided by IC 9-21-21-4.3(a). Before a vehicle may be operated as provided in this subsection, the owner shall pay to the bureau:
(1) any registration fee due under section 13(b) of this chapter; and
(2) eight and one-half percent (8.5%) of the registration fee paid under section 13(b) of this chapter.
(e) Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (d) and IC 9-18-2-4, a truck, trailer, or semitrailer and tractor described in subsection (a) may be operated intrastate for the transportation of tomatoes or silage to the first point of processing for a period that consists of not more than one (1) seventy-one (71) day period in a registration year as provided by IC 9-21-21-4.3(b). Before a vehicle may be operated as provided in this subsection, the owner shall pay to the bureau:
(1) any registration fee due under section 13(b) of this chapter; and
(2) seventeen percent (17%) of the registration fee paid under section 13(b) of this chapter.
As added by P.L.130-1993, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.210-2005, SEC.64; P.L.21-2007, SEC.3; P.L.191-2007, SEC.20; P.L.125-2012, SEC.317.
IC 9-29-5-14
Manufacturers or dealers; license plates; fees
Sec. 14. (a) The fee for the first two (2) sets of license plates for a manufacturer or dealer is forty dollars ($40).
(b) The fee for each additional set of license plates for a manufacturer or dealer is fifteen dollars ($15).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.

IC 9-29-5-14.5
Research and development license plates; fees
Sec. 14.5. The fee for a research and development license plate for a manufacturer of a vehicle subcomponent system under IC 9-18-26-2.5(a) is twenty dollars ($20). There is no fee in addition to the regular registration fee for a research and development license plate for a manufacturer of a vehicle subcomponent system.
As added by P.L.93-2010, SEC.14.

IC 9-29-5-15
Manufacturers or dealers; motorcycle license plates; fees
Sec. 15. (a) The fee for the first two (2) sets of license plates for a manufacturer or dealer of motorcycles is fifteen dollars ($15).
(b) The fee for each additional set of license plates for a motorcycle manufacturer or dealer is seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.

IC 9-29-5-16
Transport operators; license plates; fees
Sec. 16. (a) The fee for the first two (2) sets of license plates for each transport operator is one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125).
(b) The fee for each additional set of license plates for a transport operator is fifteen dollars ($15).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.

IC 9-29-5-17
Duplicate license plates
Sec. 17. The fee for each duplicate license plate is three dollars ($3).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.

IC 9-29-5-18
Recreational vehicles
Sec. 18. The fee for a recreational vehicle, which does not include truck campers (as defined in IC 6-6-5.1-8), is twenty dollars ($20).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.318.

IC 9-29-5-19
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.210-2005, SEC.76.)
IC 9-29-5-20
Temporary permits
Sec. 20. The fee for a temporary permit is two dollars ($2).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.

IC 9-29-5-21
Special motor numbers
Sec. 21. The fee for a special motor number is two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.

IC 9-29-5-22
Special serial numbers
Sec. 22. The fee for a special serial number is two dollars ($2).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.

IC 9-29-5-23
Transfer of vehicle registration and registration of another vehicle of same or higher class
Sec. 23. (a) The fee to transfer a vehicle registration and register another vehicle of the same class under IC 9-18-6 is three dollars ($3).
(b) The fee to transfer a vehicle registration and register another vehicle in a higher fee class is described in IC 9-18-6-4(c).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.

IC 9-29-5-24
Nonresident transport vehicle decals
Sec. 24. The fee for a nonresident transport vehicle decal under IC 9-18 is twenty dollars ($20).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.

IC 9-29-5-25
Fleet permits
Sec. 25. The fee for a fleet permit under IC 9-18 shall be determined as follows:
(1) Divide instate miles by total fleet miles.
(2) Determine the total amount necessary to register each intercity bus in the fleet for which registration is requested based on the regular annual registration fees prescribed by section 7 of this chapter.
(3) Multiply the amount obtained under subdivision (2) by the fraction obtained under subdivision (1).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.

IC 9-29-5-26
Special registration permits; renewals
Sec. 26. (a) The fee for the special registration permit under IC 9-18 is ten dollars ($10). (b) A special registration permit may be renewed one (1) time only for a renewal fee of ten dollars ($10).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.

IC 9-29-5-26.5
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.125-2012, SEC.319.)

IC 9-29-5-27
License plates, stickers, or devices issued for proportionally registered buses
Sec. 27. The fee for a license plate, sticker, or device issued for each proportionally registered bus is one dollar ($1).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.

IC 9-29-5-28
Antique motor vehicle registration
Sec. 28. Except as provided in IC 9-18-12-2.5(e) and section 32.5 of this chapter, the registration fee for an antique motor vehicle under IC 9-18-12 is twelve dollars ($12).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.79-2006, SEC.7; P.L.1-2010, SEC.50.

IC 9-29-5-29
Transfer of antique motor vehicle registration and registration of another antique motor vehicle
Sec. 29. The fee to transfer the registration of an antique motor vehicle and register another antique motor vehicle within the same year under IC 9-18-12 is fifty cents ($0.50).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.

IC 9-29-5-30
Recovery vehicle registration fee; other registration fees; service charges or other taxes
Sec. 30. (a) The registration fee for a recovery vehicle under IC 9-18-13 is as follows:
(1) Class A recovery vehicle, five hundred dollars ($500).
(2) Class B recovery vehicle, seventy-five dollars ($75).
(b) A vehicle registered under IC 9-18-13 is not subject to any other registration fee under IC 9-18. However, a vehicle registered under IC 9-18-13 is subject to a tax or service charge imposed on a vehicle registered under this title.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.

IC 9-29-5-31
Military vehicle registration; fee additional to excise taxes
Sec. 31. (a) The registration fee for a military vehicle under IC 9-18-14 is twelve dollars ($12).
(b) The bureau shall collect the fee in subsection (a) in addition to any excise tax imposed under IC 6-6-5. As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.

IC 9-29-5-32
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.233-2005, SEC.8.)

IC 9-29-5-32.5
Registration under IC 9-18-15 or IC 9-18-12-2.5
Sec. 32.5. The fee for a personalized license plate under IC 9-18-15 or for the registration and display of an authentic license plate for the model year of an antique motor vehicle under IC 9-18-12-2.5 is as follows:
(1) The applicable excise tax imposed under IC 6-6-5.
(2) The regular vehicle registration fee imposed under this chapter.
(3) A state fee of seven dollars ($7) for the motor vehicle highway account established under IC 8-14-1.
(4) A service charge of thirty dollars ($30) for the state license branch fund established by IC 9-29-14-1.
As added by P.L.233-2005, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.79-2006, SEC.8.

IC 9-29-5-33
Registration of vehicle under IC 9-18-18
Sec. 33. The fee for the registration of a vehicle under IC 9-18-18 is equal to the fees assessed for a vehicle of the same class under this chapter.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.

IC 9-29-5-34
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.125-2012, SEC.320.)

IC 9-29-5-34.5
Vehicle registered under IC 9-18-24.5
Sec. 34.5. A vehicle registered under IC 9-18-24.5 is subject to an annual registration fee and any other fee or tax required of a person registering a vehicle under this title.
As added by P.L.68-2006, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.30-2008, SEC.4; P.L.87-2010, SEC.37.

IC 9-29-5-34.7
Vehicle registered under IC 9-18-52
Sec. 34.7. In addition to the fee described in IC 9-18-52-7(a)(2), a vehicle registered under IC 9-18-52 is subject to an annual registration fee for a vehicle of the same classification under this chapter and any other fee or tax required of a person registering a vehicle under this title.
As added by P.L.87-2010, SEC.38.

IC 9-29-5-35 Registration of vehicle under IC 9-18-22
Sec. 35. There is no fee in addition to the regular registration fee to register a vehicle under IC 9-18-22.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.

IC 9-29-5-36
Vehicle registered under IC 9-18-23
Sec. 36. The fee to register a vehicle under IC 9-18-23 is as follows:
(1) The applicable excise tax imposed under IC 6-6-5.
(2) The regular vehicle registration fee imposed under this chapter.
(3) Two dollars ($2).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.

IC 9-29-5-37
License plates issued under IC 9-18-24
Sec. 37. The bureau shall set the fee for a license plate issued under IC 9-18-24 by rule.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.

IC 9-29-5-38
Vehicles registered under IC 9-18-25; distribution of money collected; vehicles owned by former prisoners of war or their surviving spouses; Colts plate fee distribution
Sec. 38. (a) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), vehicles registered under IC 9-18-25 are subject to the following:
(1) An appropriate annual registration fee.
(2) An annual supplemental fee of ten dollars ($10).
(3) Any other fee or tax required of a person registering a vehicle under this title.
(b) The bureau shall distribute all money collected under the annual supplemental fee under subsection (a)(2) or (d)(2) as follows:
(1) Five dollars ($5) from each registration is appropriated to the bureau of motor vehicles for the purpose of administering IC 9-18-25.
(2) Five dollars ($5) from each registration shall be deposited in the state license branch fund under IC 9-29-14.
(c) A vehicle registered under IC 9-18-25 that is owned by a former prisoner of war or by the prisoner's surviving spouse is exempt from the annual registration fee and the annual supplemental fee.
(d) A motor vehicle that is registered and for which is issued a special group recognition license plate under IC 9-18-25 and IC 9-18-49 is subject to the following:
(1) An appropriate annual registration fee.
(2) An annual supplemental fee of ten dollars ($10).
(3) Any other fee or tax required of a person registering a vehicle under this title.
(4) The annual fee of twenty dollars ($20) imposed by

IC 9-18-49-4(a)(2).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.214-2005, SEC.57.

IC 9-29-5-38.5
Vehicles registered under IC 9-18-50 and IC 9-18-51
Sec. 38.5. (a) A vehicle registered under IC 9-18-50 is subject to:
(1) an annual registration fee;
(2) an annual supplemental fee of fifteen dollars ($15); and
(3) any other fee or tax required of a person registering a vehicle under this title.
(b) A vehicle registered under IC 9-18-51 is subject to:
(1) an annual registration fee;
(2) an annual supplemental fee of twenty dollars ($20); and
(3) any other fee or tax required of a person registering a vehicle under this title.
(c) The bureau shall distribute the annual supplemental fees described in subsections (a)(2) and (b)(2) that are collected from each registration to the director of veterans' affairs for deposit in the military family relief fund established under IC 10-17-12-8.
As added by P.L.58-2006, SEC.6.

IC 9-29-5-38.6
Vehicle registered under IC 9-18-54
Sec. 38.6. A vehicle registered under IC 9-18-54 is subject to an annual registration fee and any other fee or tax required of a person registering a vehicle under this title.
As added by P.L.87-2010, SEC.39.

IC 9-29-5-39
Issuance of interim dealer license plates
Sec. 39. The fee for the issuance of an interim dealer license plate under IC 9-18-26 is one dollar ($1).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.

IC 9-29-5-40
Issuance of interim manufacturer transporter license plates
Sec. 40. The fee for the issuance of an interim manufacturer transporter license plate under IC 9-18-27 is one dollar ($1).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.

IC 9-29-5-41
Definition of unused part of the fees paid; buses permanently withdrawn from proportionally registered fleets; credit
Sec. 41. (a) As used in this section, "unused part of the fees paid" means the amount paid with respect to a bus when the bus was first proportionally registered in the registration year reduced by one-twelfth (1/12) of the total annual proportional registration responsibility of that bus for each calendar month and fraction of a month elapsing between the first day of the month of the current year

in which the bus was registered and the date the notice of withdrawal is received by the bureau.
(b) If a bus is permanently withdrawn from a proportionally registered fleet because the bus has been destroyed, sold, or otherwise completely removed from the service of the registrant, the unused part of the fees paid with respect to the bus shall be credited to the proportional registration account of the owner.
(c) A credit under subsection (b) shall be applied against liability for subsequent additions to be prorated during the registration year or for additional fees due upon audit under IC 9-18-11-11.
(d) If a credit is less than five dollars ($5), a credit may not be made or entered.
(e) A credit under subsection (b) may not be:
(1) credited against fees other than those for that registration year; and
(2) refunded.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.

IC 9-29-5-42
Registration of vehicle not subject to IC 9-18-2-8 or IC 9-18-2-8.5
Sec. 42. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), vehicles not subject to IC 9-18-2-8 or IC 9-18-2-8.5 shall be registered at one-half (1/2) of the regular rate, subject to IC 9-18-2-7, if the vehicle is registered after July 31 of any year. This subsection does not apply to the following:
(1) Special machinery.
(2) Semitrailers registered on a five (5) year or permanent basis under IC 9-18-10-2.
(3) An implement of agriculture designed to be operated primarily on a highway.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), subsection (a) and IC 9-18-2-7 determine the registration fee for the registration of a vehicle subject to registration under IC 9-18-2-8(c) and acquired by an owner subsequent to the date required for the annual registration of vehicles by an owner set forth in IC 9-18-2-8.
(c) Subject to subsection (d), a vehicle subject to the International Registration Plan that is registered after September 30 shall be registered at a rate determined by the following formula:
STEP ONE: Determine the number of months before April 1 of the following year beginning with the date of registration. A partial month shall be rounded to one (1) month.
STEP TWO: Multiply the STEP ONE result by one-twelfth (1/12).
STEP THREE: Multiply the annual registration fee for the vehicle by the STEP TWO result.
(d) If the department of state revenue adopts rules under IC 9-18-2-7 to implement staggered registration for motor vehicles subject to the International Registration Plan, a motor vehicle subject to the International Registration Plan that is registered after the date designated for registration of the motor vehicle in rules adopted

under IC 9-18-2-7 shall be registered at a rate determined by the following formula:
STEP ONE: Determine the number of months before the motor vehicle must be re-registered. A partial month shall be rounded to one (1) month.
STEP TWO: Multiply the STEP ONE result by one-twelfth (1/12).
STEP THREE: Multiply the annual registration fee for the vehicle by the STEP TWO result.
(e) A school bus subject to registration under IC 9-18-2-8.5 that is registered after January 31 for the prior calendar year shall be registered at one-half (½) the regular rate.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.117-1993, SEC.5; P.L.136-1995, SEC.1; P.L.93-1997, SEC.14; P.L.210-2005, SEC.65; P.L.31-2008, SEC.3; P.L.107-2008, SEC.15.

IC 9-29-5-43
Disposition of fees
Sec. 43. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, subsection (b), subsection (c), and IC 9-29-1-2, registration fees collected under this chapter shall be paid into the state general fund for credit to the motor vehicle highway account.
(b) Fees collected under this chapter for license plates issued under IC 9-18-26 by the secretary of state shall be deposited as follows:
(1) Thirty percent (30%) to the dealer compliance account established by IC 9-23-2-18.
(2) Seventy percent (70%) to the motor vehicle highway account.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), fees collected under this chapter for interim license plates issued under IC 9-18-26-10 by the secretary of state shall be deposited as follows:
(1) Ninety percent (90%) to the dealer compliance account established by IC 9-23-2-18.
(2) Ten percent (10%) to the motor vehicle highway account.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.260-1997(ss), SEC.57; P.L.106-2008, SEC.33; P.L.93-2010, SEC.15.