2014 Indiana Code TITLE 9. MOTOR VEHICLES ARTICLE 18. MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSE PLATES CHAPTER 6. EXPIRATION, REPLACEMENT, AND TRANSFER OF REGISTRATIONS AND LICENSE PLATES
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IC 9-18-6
Chapter 6. Expiration, Replacement, and Transfer of
Registrations and License Plates
IC 9-18-6-1
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.262-2013, SEC.66.)
IC 9-18-6-2 Version a
Lost, stolen, damaged, or destroyed license plate; replacement
Note: This version of section effective until 1-1-2015. See also
following version of this section, effective 1-1-2015.
Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), if a license plate
is:
(1) lost or stolen;
(2) damaged as to not be legible; or
(3) destroyed;
the person in whose name the license plate was issued may obtain
from the bureau a duplicate or a replacement license plate by filing
with the bureau an application on a form provided by the bureau duly
sworn to as provided in IC 9-18-2.
(b) If a license plate is lost or stolen, the bureau may not issue a
duplicate or replacement license plate until the person in whose name
the plate was issued has first notified:
(1) the Indiana law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction
where the loss or theft occurred; or
(2) the law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over the
address listed on the registration;
that the original license plate has been lost or stolen.
(c) A law enforcement agency to whom a loss or theft is reported
shall complete and present to the person reporting the loss or theft a
form provided by the bureau indicating that the loss or theft has been
reported.
(d) The person must present the form described under subsection
(c) to the bureau before a replacement license plate may be obtained.
(e) The bureau shall charge a fee for a replacement license plate
as set forth in IC 9-29-5-17.
(f) A replacement license plate must be displayed in the same
manner as the original license plate was displayed.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.150-2001, SEC.6;
P.L.109-2011, SEC.4; P.L.262-2013, SEC.67.
IC 9-18-6-2 Version b
Lost, stolen, damaged, or destroyed license plate; duplicate or
replacement
Note: This version of section effective 1-1-2015. See also
preceding version of this section, effective until 1-1-2015.
Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), if a license plate
is:
(1) lost or stolen;
(2) damaged as to not be legible; or
(3) destroyed;
the person in whose name the license plate was issued may obtain
from the bureau a duplicate or replacement license plate by filing
with the bureau an application on a form provided by the bureau duly
sworn to as provided in IC 9-18-2.
(b) If a license plate is lost or stolen, the bureau may not issue a
duplicate or replacement license plate until the person in whose name
the plate was issued has first notified:
(1) the Indiana law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction
where the loss or theft occurred; or
(2) the law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over the
address listed on the registration;
that the original license plate has been lost or stolen.
(c) A law enforcement agency to whom a loss or theft is reported
shall complete and present to the person reporting the loss or theft a
form provided by the bureau indicating that the loss or theft has been
reported.
(d) The person must present the form described under subsection
(c) to the bureau before a duplicate or replacement license plate may
be obtained.
(e) The bureau shall charge a fee for a duplicate or replacement
license plate as set forth in IC 9-29-5-17.
(f) A duplicate or replacement license plate must be displayed in
the same manner as the original license plate was displayed.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.150-2001, SEC.6;
P.L.109-2011, SEC.4; P.L.262-2013, SEC.67; P.L.216-2014,
SEC.36.
IC 9-18-6-2.1
Lost, stolen, damaged, or destroyed certificate of registration;
duplicate or replacement
Effective 1-1-2015.
Sec. 2.1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), if a certificate
of registration:
(1) is lost or stolen;
(2) is damaged as to not be legible;
(3) is destroyed; or
(4) requires changes to the information included on the
certificate;
the person to whom the certificate is issued may obtain from the
bureau a duplicate, an amended, or a replacement certificate by filing
with the bureau an application on a form provided by the bureau duly
sworn to as provided in IC 9-18-2.
(b) If a certificate of registration is lost or stolen, the bureau may
not issue a duplicate or replacement certificate of registration until
the person to whom the lost or stolen certificate was issued has first
notified:
(1) the Indiana law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction
where the loss or theft occurred; or
(2) the law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over the
address listed on the registration;
that the original certificate of registration has been lost or stolen.
(c) A law enforcement agency to which a loss or theft is reported
shall complete and present to the person reporting the loss or theft a
form provided by the bureau indicating that the loss or theft has been
reported.
(d) The person must present the form described under subsection
(c) to the bureau before a duplicate or replacement certificate of
registration may be obtained.
(e) The bureau shall charge a fee for a duplicate, an amended, or
a replacement certificate of registration as set forth in IC 9-29-5-17.1.
(f) A duplicate, an amended, or a replacement certificate of
registration must be carried in the manner required by IC 9-18-2-21.
As added by P.L.216-2014, SEC.37.
IC 9-18-6-3
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.109-2011, SEC.40.)
IC 9-18-6-4 Version a
Transfers of ownership
Note: This version of section effective until 1-1-2015. See also
following version of this section, effective 1-1-2015.
Sec. 4. (a) If the ownership of a vehicle registered under this
article is transferred, except a transfer from a manufacturer or dealer:
(1) the registration of the vehicle expires; and
(2) the person transferring the vehicle shall remove the license
plates and certificate of registration from the vehicle.
(b) A person who transfers to another person the ownership of a
registered vehicle owned by the person, upon the filing of an
application for the transfer of the registration and the payment of a
fee under IC 9-29-5-23, may have another vehicle registered in the
person's name either individually or jointly with another for the
remainder of the registration year if the vehicle to which the
registration is transferred is:
(1) of the same type; and
(2) in the same fee class;
as the vehicle for which the registration was originally issued.
(c) If a vehicle to which the registration is transferred is in a
higher fee class than the vehicle for which the registration was
originally issued, the person applying for the transfer shall pay, in
addition to the transfer fee, the difference between the fee paid for
the registration of the vehicle to which the registration is transferred.
(d) If a person who owns a vehicle wants to change the ownership
of the vehicle by the addition of another person as owner, the person
shall be issued a certificate of registration with the name of the other
person included after the person who owns the vehicle has complied
with IC 9-17.
(e) If at least one (1) person who is a joint owner transfers the
person's ownership interest in a vehicle to at least one (1) remaining
joint owner, the certification of registration shall be issued to the
remaining joint owner or owners if the transferring owner or owners
relinquish any interest in the use of the registration.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6.
IC 9-18-6-4 Version b
Transfers of ownership
Note: This version of section effective 1-1-2015. See also
preceding version of this section, effective until 1-1-2015.
Sec. 4. (a) If the ownership of a vehicle registered under this
article is transferred, except a transfer from a manufacturer or dealer:
(1) the registration of the vehicle expires; and
(2) the person transferring the vehicle shall remove the license
plates and certificate of registration from the vehicle.
(b) A person who transfers to another person the ownership of a
registered vehicle owned by the person, upon the filing of an
application for the transfer of the registration and the payment of a
fee under IC 9-29-5-23, may have another vehicle registered in the
person's name either individually or jointly with another for the
remainder of the registration year if the vehicle to which the
registration and license plate are transferred is:
(1) of the same type; and
(2) in the same fee class;
as the vehicle for which the registration and license plate were
originally issued.
(c) If a vehicle to which the registration and license plate are
transferred is in a different fee class than the vehicle for which the
registration and license plate were originally issued, the person
applying for the transfer shall pay the transfer fee under
IC 9-29-5-23(b). If the vehicle to which the registration and license
plate are transferred is in a higher fee class than the vehicle for which
the registration and license plate were originally issued, the person
shall also pay the difference between the fee paid for the registration
of the vehicle to which the registration is transferred.
(d) If a person who owns a vehicle wants to change the ownership
of the vehicle by the addition of another person as owner, the person
shall be issued a certificate of registration with the name of the other
person included after the person who owns the vehicle has complied
with IC 9-17.
(e) If at least one (1) person who is a joint owner transfers the
person's ownership interest in a vehicle to at least one (1) remaining
joint owner, the certification of registration shall be issued to the
remaining joint owner or owners if the transferring owner or owners
relinquish any interest in the use of the registration.
(f) If a person who owns a vehicle wants to display on the vehicle
a license plate that is different from the license plate that was issued
upon registration of the vehicle, the person shall:
(1) apply to the bureau on a form prescribed by the bureau;
(2) pay the fee under IC 9-29-5-23(c); and
(3) comply with any other requirements, including payment of
fees under IC 9-29, associated with the license plate.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.216-2014, SEC.38.
IC 9-18-6-5
Transfer of plates
Sec. 5. (a) Upon the disposition by sale or other means of a motor
vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, recreational vehicle, or motor home
currently registered in Indiana, the license plate from the disposed
motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, recreational vehicle, or motor
home may be:
(1) transferred by the person who is the current registrant to any
other vehicle of the same type acquired by the person; and
(2) operated in Indiana for not more than thirty-one (31) days
after the date the person acquires ownership of the vehicle.
(b) The person who is the registrant must have in the person's
possession a:
(1) manufacturer's certificate of origin;
(2) duly assigned certificate of title; or
(3) bill of sale;
indicating that the person is the owner of the vehicle to which the
unexpired license plates are affixed.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.262-2013, SEC.68.
IC 9-18-6-6
Violations
Sec. 6. A person who violates this chapter commits a Class C
infraction.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6.
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