2016 Indiana Code TITLE 9. MOTOR VEHICLES ARTICLE 18.1. MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION CHAPTER 12. TEMPORARY PERMITS
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IC 9-18.1-12
Chapter 12. Temporary Permits
IC 9-18.1-12-1
Mini-trucks; exception
Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to mini-trucks.
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326.
IC 9-18.1-12-2
Application; fee; period of validity; display
Sec. 2. (a) A person may apply to the bureau for a temporary
registration permit for a vehicle. The bureau shall issue the person a
temporary registration permit after the person does the following:
(1) Provides proof of financial responsibility in effect with
respect to the vehicle in the amounts specified under IC 9-25.
(2) Pays a fee of eighteen dollars ($18). The fee shall be
distributed as follows:
(A) Twenty-five cents ($0.25) to the state police building
account.
(B) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology
fund.
(C) For a temporary registration permit issued before July 1,
2019, as follows:
(i) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the
integrated public safety communications fund.
(ii) Five dollars ($5) to the commission fund.
(D) For a temporary registration permit issued after June 30,
2019, six dollars and twenty-five cents ($6.25) to the
commission fund.
(E) Any remaining amount to the motor vehicle highway
account.
(b) A temporary registration permit is valid for a period of thirty
(30) days from the date of issuance and authorizes the use of the
vehicle on a highway if any of the following conditions exist:
(1) The person has purchased or otherwise obtained the vehicle
in Indiana and will be titling or registering the vehicle in
another state or foreign country.
(2) The person is an Indiana resident and is intending to move
to another state and the current vehicle registration or temporary
permit will expire before the person moves.
(3) The person is an Indiana resident and the vehicle
registration in another state has expired and the person has
applied under IC 9-17 for a title for the vehicle.
(4) The person owns and operates the vehicle and the person:
(A) does not operate the vehicle as a lessor; and
(B) moves the empty vehicle from one (1) lessee-carrier to
another.
(5) The person owns a vehicle for which emissions testing is
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required and the vehicle will require further mechanical repairs
in order to comply with the emissions testing requirements.
(c) A temporary registration permit shall be displayed on a vehicle
in a manner determined by the bureau.
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326.
IC 9-18.1-12-3
Operation of vehicle without certificate of title or registration;
period of validity; violation
Sec. 3. (a) A person that owns a vehicle may apply to the bureau
for a temporary delivery permit to operate the vehicle without
obtaining a certificate of title or registration for the vehicle as set
forth in subsection (b). The bureau shall issue the person a temporary
delivery permit after the person does the following:
(1) Provides proof of financial responsibility in effect with
respect to the vehicle in the amounts specified under this article
in the form required by the bureau.
(2) Pays a fee of eighteen dollars ($18). The fee shall be
distributed as follows:
(A) Twenty-five cents ($0.25) to the state police building
account.
(B) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology
fund.
(C) For a temporary registration permit issued before July 1,
2019, as follows:
(i) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the
integrated public safety communications fund.
(ii) Five dollars ($5) to the commission fund.
(D) For a temporary registration permit issued after June 30,
2019, six dollars and twenty-five cents ($6.25) to the
commission fund.
(E) Any remaining amount to the motor vehicle highway
account.
(b) A temporary delivery permit issued under subsection (a) is
valid for a period of ninety-six (96) hours beginning with the time of
issuance and authorizes the person or the person's agent or employee
to operate the vehicle upon a highway for the purpose of delivering,
or having delivered, the vehicle to any of the following locations:
(1) A place of storage, including the person's residence or place
of business.
(2) An inspection station for purposes of emissions testing
under IC 13-17-5-5.1(b).
(3) A license branch or a location operated by a full service
provider (as defined in IC 9-14.1-1-2) or a partial services
provider (as defined in IC 9-14.1-1-3) to register the vehicle
under this article.
(c) A person that uses a temporary permit:
(1) for a period greater than ninety-six (96) hours; or
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(2) for a purpose not specified in subsection (b);
commits a Class C infraction.
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326.
IC 9-18.1-12-4
Application by transport operator for general distinctive
registration number; license plates; display; fees
Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to a vehicle registered as
a recovery vehicle under IC 9-18.1-6.
(b) A transport operator may, instead of registering each motor
vehicle transported, make a verified application upon a form
prescribed by the bureau and furnished by the bureau for a general
distinctive registration number for all motor vehicles transported by
the transport operator and used and operated for the purposes
provided. The application must contain the following:
(1) A brief description of each style or type of motor vehicle
transported.
(2) The name and address, including the county of residence, of
the transport operator.
(3) Any other information the bureau requires.
(c) The bureau, upon receiving:
(1) an application for a transport operator license plate; and
(2) the fee under subsection (i);
shall issue to the person that submitted the application and fee two
(2) certificates of registration and the license plates with numbers
corresponding to the numbers of the certificates of registration. A
transport operator may obtain as many additional pairs of license
plates as desired upon application and the payment to the bureau of
the fee under subsection (k) for each pair of additional license plates.
(d) A license plate or sign other than those furnished and
approved by the bureau may not be used.
(e) A transport operator license plate may not be used on a vehicle
used or operated on a highway, except for the purpose of transporting
vehicles in transit. A person may haul other vehicles or parts of
vehicles in transit in the same combination.
(f) A transport operator may not operate a vehicle or any
combination of vehicles in excess of the size and weight limits
specified by law.
(g) A license plate issued under this section shall be displayed on
the front and rear of each combination, and if only one (1) motor
vehicle is transported, a license plate shall be displayed on both the
front and rear of the motor vehicle.
(h) The bureau may not issue transport operator license plates to
a transport operator that has been convicted of violating this section
until the bureau is satisfied that the transport operator is able to
comply with the requirements of this section.
(i) The fee for one (1) set of license plates for each transport
operator is one hundred thirty-nine dollars and twenty-five cents
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($139.25). The fee shall be distributed as follows:
(1) Twenty-five cents ($0.25) to the state police building
account.
(2) Five dollars ($5) to the crossroads 2000 fund.
(3) Nine dollars ($9) to the commission fund.
(4) Thirty dollars ($30) to the highway, road and street fund.
(5) Ninety-five dollars ($95) to the motor vehicle highway
account.
(j) The fee for the first two (2) sets of license plates for each
transport operator is one hundred fifty-eight dollars and twenty-five
cents ($158.25). The fee shall be distributed as follows:
(1) Twenty-five cents ($0.25) to the state police building
account.
(2) Fifteen dollars ($15) to the crossroads 2000 fund.
(3) Eighteen dollars ($18) to the commission fund.
(4) Thirty dollars ($30) to the highway, road and street fund.
(5) Ninety-five dollars ($95) to the motor vehicle highway
account.
(k) The fee for each additional set of license plates for a transport
operator is thirty-four dollars and twenty-five cents ($34.25). The fee
shall be distributed as follows:
(1) Twenty-five cents ($0.25) to the state police building
account.
(2) Nine dollars ($9) to the commission fund.
(3) Ten dollars ($10) to the crossroads 2000 fund.
(4) Fifteen dollars ($15) to the motor vehicle highway account.
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326.
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