Ind. Code ch. 9-18.5-35

Ind. Code § 9-18.5-35-1 Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal license plate; design

Sec. 1. The bureau shall design an Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal license plate that includes the following: (1) A basic design for the plate with consecutive numbers or letters, or both, to properly identify the vehicle. (2) A background design, an emblem, or colors that designate the license plate as an Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal license plate. (3) An area on the plate for display of an emblem denoting the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. (4) Any other information the bureau considers necessary. As added by P.L.29-2021, SEC.5.

Ind. Code § 9-18.5-35-2 Armed Forces Expeditionary license plate; design; confer with members of armed forces retiree organizations

Sec. 2. The bureau shall confer with members of armed forces retiree organizations concerning the design of the: (1) Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal license plate; and (2) emblem used to denote the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. As added by P.L.29-2021, SEC.5.

Ind. Code § 9-18.5-35-3 Application

Sec. 3. (a) An individual who registers a vehicle under this title may apply for and receive an Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal license plate for one (1) or more vehicles upon doing the following: (1) Completing an application for an Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal license plate. (2) Presenting one (1) of the following to the bureau that shows the individual has been awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal: (A) A DD 214 or DD 215 record. (B) United States military discharge papers. (C) A current armed forces identification card. (D) Digital verification through the United States Department of Defense. (3) Paying a fee in the amount of fifteen dollars ($15). (b) The bureau shall distribute the fee described in subsection (a)(3) 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.29-2021, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.141-2024, SEC.16.

Ind. Code § 9-18.5-35-4 Application form for an Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal license plate; disclosure of personal information

Sec. 4. (a) The application form for an Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal license plate must allow the applicant to choose to prohibit the disclosure of personal information to the Indiana department of veterans' affairs. (b) The bureau must inform the applicant that: (1) the Indiana department of veterans' affairs may contact the applicant with information about its activities but may not use the applicant's personal information primarily for fundraising or solicitation purposes; (2) the bureau will not disclose the applicant's personal information to any other person or group; and (3) the Indiana department of veterans' affairs will not disclose the applicant's personal information to any other person or group without the applicant's written consent. (c) Unless the applicant has prohibited disclosure on the application, the bureau shall disclose personal information included on the application form to the Indiana department of veterans' affairs. (d) If the applicant does not make an affirmative statement against disclosure as described in subsection (c), the bureau shall disclose personal information about the applicant included on the application form only to the Indiana department of veterans' affairs. The bureau may not disclose personal information to any other person. (e) If the Indiana department of veterans' affairs receives personal information from the bureau under subsection (c), the Indiana department of veterans' affairs may: (1) contact the applicant with information about activities of the Indiana department of veterans' affairs; (2) not contact the applicant primarily for fundraising or solicitation purposes; and (3) not disclose the personal information of the applicant to any other person or group without the written consent of the applicant. (f) An affirmative statement against disclosure made by an applicant under subsection (c) is in effect until: (1) the applicant indicates on a subsequent application that the applicant's personal information may be disclosed; or (2) the applicant sends written consent to the bureau to disclose the applicant's personal information. As added by P.L.108-2023, SEC.6.