Ind. Code § 9-18.5-34-1 Applicability
Sec. 1. This chapter applies after December 31, 2016.
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
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in effectInd. Code § 9-18.5-34-2 Design and issuance; display; no fee
Sec. 2. (a) The bureau shall design and issue a license plate that designates a vehicle as a historic vehicle.
(b) A license plate issued under this section may be displayed on the following vehicles:
(1) A collector vehicle registered under IC 9-18.1-5-5.
(2) Any other vehicle that is:
(A) registered under IC 9-18-12 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.1; and
(B) at least twenty-five (25) years old.
(c) There is no fee for a license plate issued under this section.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: subsection (c) formerly 9-29-5-28; 9-29-5-32.5(b).]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.256-2017, SEC.155.
Ind. Code § 9-18.5-34-3 Display of authentic model year license plate; fee
Sec. 3. (a) A person that:
(1) registers a collector vehicle under IC 9-18.1-5-5; and
(2) wishes to display on the collector vehicle an authentic license plate from the model year of the collector vehicle under section 4 of this chapter;
must pay the required fee under subsection (b).
(b) The fee to display an authentic license plate under subsection (a) is thirty-seven dollars ($37). The fee shall be distributed as follows:
(1) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology fund.
(2) Six dollars and fifty cents ($6.50) to the motor vehicle highway account.
(3) Thirty dollars ($30) to the commission fund.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-18-12-1(c); subsection (b) formerly 9-29-5-32.5.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
Ind. Code § 9-18.5-34-4 Registration of collector vehicle; display of authentic model year license plate
Sec. 4. (a) A person that registers a collector vehicle under IC 9-18.1-5-5 may:
(1) furnish; and
(2) display on the collector vehicle;
an Indiana license plate from the model year of the collector vehicle.
(b) A license plate furnished and displayed under this section must be an authentic license plate from the model year of the collector vehicle.
(c) Before a license plate is mounted on a collector vehicle under this section, the license plate must be inspected by the bureau to determine whether the license plate:
(1) complies with this section;
(2) is in suitable condition to be displayed; and
(3) bears a unique plate number at the time of the registration of the collector vehicle.
The bureau shall authorize the display of a restored or refurbished authentic license plate, but may prohibit the display of an authentic license plate under this section if the authentic license plate is not in conformance with this subsection.
(d) If an Indiana license plate from the model year of the collector vehicle is displayed on a collector vehicle under this chapter, the current certificate of registration of the collector vehicle shall be:
(1) kept at all times in the collector vehicle; and
(2) made available for inspection upon the demand of a law enforcement officer.
Notwithstanding IC 9-18.1-4-2(b), this subsection is not satisfied by keeping a reproduction of the certificate of registration in the collector vehicle or making a reproduction of the certificate of registration available for inspection.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-12-2.5.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
Ind. Code § 9-18.5-34-5 Renewal
Sec. 5. (a) The bureau may not require a person, at the time of the renewal of:
(1) a registration for a collector vehicle under IC 9-18.1-5-5;
(2) a historic vehicle license plate under section 2 of this chapter; or
(3) an authentic license plate under section 3 of this chapter;
to appear in person to affirm that the collector vehicle meets the requirements of IC 9-13-2-28.4.
(b) The bureau may require a person to appear in person for an initial inspection to determine the authenticity of an Indiana license plate from the model year of a collector vehicle under section 4(c) of this chapter.
As added by P.L.141-2024, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.1-2025, SEC.137.
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