Ind. Code ch. 9-18.1-12

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Ind. Code § 9-18.1-12-1 Mini-trucks; exception

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to mini-trucks. [Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-1-2.] As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326.

Ind. Code § 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 construction fund. (B) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology fund. (C) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the emergency communications fund. (D) Five dollars ($5) 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 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. (d) The bureau may issue a temporary registration permit under this section at the bureau's discretion if the person complies with subsection (a) and applies in a form and manner prescribed by the bureau. [Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-18-7-1; subsection (a) formerly 9-18-7-1(e); 9-29-5-20(b).] As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326. Amended by P.L.256-2017, SEC.129; P.L.108-2019, SEC.180; P.L.227-2025, SEC.7; P.L.152-2026, SEC.110.

Ind. Code § 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 construction fund. (B) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology fund. (C) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the emergency communications fund. (D) Five dollars ($5) 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 temporary delivery permit must be displayed on a vehicle in a manner determined by the bureau. (d) A person that uses a temporary permit: (1) for a period greater than ninety-six (96) hours; or (2) for a purpose not specified in subsection (b); commits a Class C infraction. [Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-18-7-4; subsection (a) formerly 9-18-7-4(a); 9-18-7-4(b); 9-29-5-20.] As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326. Amended by P.L.256-2017, SEC.130; P.L.108-2019, SEC.181; P.L.111-2021, SEC.19; P.L.152-2026, SEC.111.

Ind. Code § 9-18.1-12-4 Expired

[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-18-2-23; subsection (i) formerly 9-29-5-16.] As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326. Amended by P.L.128-2018, SEC.4; P.L.108-2019, SEC.182; P.L.120-2020, SEC.20. Expired 7-1-2021 by P.L.120-2020, SEC.20.

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