Ind. Code ch. 9-32-6.5

Ind. Code ch. 9-32-6.5
in effect

Ind. Code § 9-32-6.5-1 Dealer designee license plate and registration card; fee

Sec. 1. (a) This section applies after June 30, 2017. (b) The secretary may design and issue a dealer designee license plate for use by the secretary or a designee of a licensed new or used motor vehicle dealer. (c) A dealer that assigns a dealer designee license plate and registration card to a person shall report to the secretary on a form issued by the secretary the date of assignment, the person's name and address, the date of termination of the assignment, and any other information the secretary requires. A copy of the form must be kept at all times in the vehicle displaying the dealer designee license plate. (d) The fee for a dealer designee license plate and registration card is twenty-one dollars and thirty-five cents ($21.35). The fee shall be distributed as follows: (1) Forty percent (40%) to the crossroads 2000 fund established by IC 8-14-10-9. (2) Forty-nine percent (49%) to the dealer compliance account established by IC 9-32-7-1. (3) Eleven percent (11%) to the motor vehicle highway account under IC 8-14-1. As added by P.L.174-2016, SEC.67. Amended by P.L.179-2017, SEC.46; P.L.120-2020, SEC.53.

Ind. Code § 9-32-6.5-2 Dealer designee license plate

Sec. 2. (a) A dealer designee license plate may be displayed only on a motor vehicle in a dealer's inventory. (b) A person may not: (1) lend; (2) lease; (3) sell; (4) transfer; (5) copy; (6) alter; or (7) reproduce; a dealer designee license plate. (c) A dealer designee license plate may not be used: (1) on a motor vehicle that is required to be registered under IC 9-18 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.1; (2) on a motor vehicle for which a dealer charges and receives compensation from an individual other than an employee of the dealer; or (3) on a motor vehicle that a dealer leases or rents. As added by P.L.174-2016, SEC.67. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.627.

Ind. Code § 9-32-6.5-8 Shipping documents

Sec. 8. When a newly manufactured semitrailer or trailer is being delivered by a motor carrier, the driver of the motor vehicle used to pull the semitrailer or trailer shall carry a properly completed shipping document showing points of origin and destination issued by the manufacturer. As added by P.L.174-2016, SEC.67.

Ind. Code § 9-32-6.5-10 Repealed

As added by P.L.174-2016, SEC.67. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.628. Repealed by P.L.179-2017, SEC.53.

Ind. Code § 9-32-6.5-12 Lost, stolen, or destroyed dealer designee license plate or registration card; replacement; notification of law enforcement and secretary of state

Sec. 12. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), if a dealer designee license plate or registration card issued under this chapter is lost, stolen, or destroyed, the dealer may apply for a replacement dealer designee license plate or registration card in the form and manner prescribed by the secretary. (b) If a dealer designee license plate is lost or stolen, the dealer to whom the dealer designee license plate was issued shall: (1) notify the law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction where the loss or theft occurred; and (2) present to the secretary on a form prescribed by the secretary a report completed by the law enforcement agency that was notified under subdivision (1). As added by P.L.179-2017, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.284-2019, SEC.10.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/9Fetched: 10/17/2026

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