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Indiana House Bill HB1390

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33 ENGROSSED
44 HOUSE BILL No. 1390
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6-DIGEST OF HB 1390 (Updated April 3, 2025 10:30 am - DI 120)
7-Citations Affected: IC 9-17; IC 9-18.1; IC 9-18.5; IC 9-20; IC 9-21;
8-IC 9-22; IC 9-24; IC 9-26; IC 34-30; IC 36-9.
6+DIGEST OF HB 1390 (Updated March 25, 2025 5:20 pm - DI 151)
7+Citations Affected: IC 5-2; IC 9-17; IC 9-18.1; IC 9-18.5; IC 9-20;
8+IC 9-21; IC 9-22; IC 9-24; IC 9-25; IC 9-26; IC 10-11; IC 24-14;
9+IC 34-30; IC 36-9.
910 Synopsis: Bureau of motor vehicles. Provides the records of the
1011 bureau of motor vehicles (bureau), for purposes of showing the last
1112 registered owner of a vehicle when obtaining a certificate of title for a
1213 repossessed vehicle, mean records related to certificate of titles or
1314 registrations. Allows the bureau to issue an electronic certificate of
1415 registration. Allows the bureau to issue a temporary registration permit
1516 at the bureau's discretion if a person meets certain requirements.
1617 Allows the bureau to offer alternative designs or color scheme versions
1718 of license plates. Requires a customer who selects both an alternative
19+design or color scheme and a personalized license plate message for a
20+license plate to pay two separate fees. Amends the requirements for a
1821 (Continued next page)
19-Effective: July 1, 2025.
22+Effective: Upon passage; July 1, 2025; January 1, 2028.
2023 Pressel, Heine, McNamara,
2124 Hamilton
22-(SENATE SPONSORS — CRIDER, RANDOLPH LONNIE M)
25+(SENATE SPONSOR — CRIDER)
2326 January 13, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation.
2427 February 3, 2025, amended, reported — Do Pass. Referred to Committee on Ways and
2528 Means pursuant to Rule 126.3.
2629 February 6, 2025, reported — Do Pass.
2730 February 10, 2025, read second time, ordered engrossed.
2831 February 11, 2025, engrossed.
2932 February 13, 2025, read third time, passed. Yeas 90, nays 0.
3033 SENATE ACTION
3134 February 20, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Homeland Security and
3235 Transportation.
3336 March 27, 2025, amended, reported favorably — Do Pass; reassigned to Committee on
3437 Appropriations.
35-April 3, 2025, amended, reported favorably — Do Pass.
3638 EH 1390—LS 7417/DI 137 Digest Continued
37-design or color scheme and a personalized license plate message for a
38-license plate to pay two separate fees. Amends the requirements for a
3939 special group recognition license plate. Allows an insurance company
4040 to submit a signed or unsigned certificate of title for the issuance of a
41-certificate of salvage title. Provides that a slow moving vehicle emblem
42-and the emblem's position of mounting must substantially adhere to
43-certain recommendations. Repeals provisions concerning the Indiana
44-criminal justice institute's rulemaking authority concerning slow
45-moving vehicle emblems. Provides that a commercial driver's license
46-(CDL) may include an intrastate passenger transport endorsement if the
47-applicant is at least 18 years of age. Provides maximum prices that
48-public and private institutions and other entities may charge for
49-conducting skills exams. Provides that the bureau shall issue a CDL to
50-any person who holds a valid CDL of the same class issued by another
51-state without requiring the person to take a CDL skills exam or written
52-exam. Provides that a learner's permit, driver's license, identification
53-card, and photo exempt identification card expire upon the bureau
54-receiving notice of the death of the holder or upon issuance of a
55-subsequent physical credential. Allows a law enforcement officer to
56-include in a written accident report whether a driver's medical
57-impairment may have contributed to an accident. Removes the
58-population requirement for a county to enter into an interlocal
59-cooperation agreement with an adjacent county to allow a public
60-transportation corporation to provide expanded service beyond the
61-boundary of the county in which it is located.
62-EH 1390—LS 7417/DI 137EH 1390—LS 7417/DI 137 April 4, 2025
41+certificate of salvage title. Prohibits a person from advertising a product
42+containing marijuana or certain controlled substances on an outdoor
43+advertising sign located adjacent to a highway located in Indiana.
44+Provides that a slow moving vehicle emblem and the emblem's position
45+of mounting must substantially adhere to certain recommendations.
46+Repeals provisions concerning the Indiana criminal justice institute's
47+rulemaking authority concerning slow moving vehicle emblems.
48+Provides that a commercial driver's license (CDL) may include an
49+intrastate passenger transport endorsement if the applicant is at least 18
50+years of age. Provides maximum prices that public and private
51+institutions and other entities may charge for conducting skills exams.
52+Provides that the bureau shall issue a CDL to any person who holds a
53+valid CDL of the same class issued by another state without requiring
54+the person to take a CDL skills exam or written exam. Provides that a
55+learner's permit, driver's license, identification card, and photo exempt
56+identification card expire upon the bureau receiving notice of the death
57+of the holder or upon issuance of a subsequent physical credential.
58+Effective January 1, 2028, requires the bureau to maintain a secure
59+online insurance verification system to verify proof of a driver's
60+financial responsibility. Establishes the real time insurance verification
61+advisory board. Allows a law enforcement officer to include in a
62+written accident report whether a driver's medical impairment may
63+have contributed to an accident. Removes the population requirement
64+for a county to enter into an interlocal cooperation agreement with an
65+adjacent county to allow a public transportation corporation to provide
66+expanded service beyond the boundary of the county in which it is
67+located. Requires a local law enforcement agency to establish a written
68+policy or enter into a contract for a towing rotation for emergency
69+towing. Establishes rates a towing company may charge for fees for
70+emergency towing or private property towing. Establishes a towing
71+complaint process and the towing complaint advisory board.
72+EH 1390—LS 7417/DI 137EH 1390—LS 7417/DI 137 March 28, 2025
6373 First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
6474 PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
6575 Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
6676 additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
6777 Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
6878 provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
6979 word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
7080 a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
7181 Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
7282 between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
7383 ENGROSSED
7484 HOUSE BILL No. 1390
7585 A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
7686 motor vehicles.
7787 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
78-1 SECTION 1. IC 9-17-5-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.198-2016,
79-2 SECTION 240, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
80-3 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. A person that holds a lien on a
81-4 vehicle, has repossessed the vehicle, and wants to obtain a certificate
82-5 of title for the vehicle in the person's name may obtain the certificate
83-6 of title from the bureau if:
84-7 (1) the person from whom the vehicle has been repossessed is
85-8 shown by the records of the bureau, as defined in
86-9 IC 9-14-12-2(1) and IC 9-14-12-2(2), to be the last registered
87-10 owner of the vehicle; and
88-11 (2) the person that holds the lien:
89-12 (A) has complied with this chapter; and
90-13 (B) establishes to the satisfaction of the bureau that the person
91-14 is entitled to the certificate of title.
92-15 SECTION 2. IC 9-18.1-4-2, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
93-16 SECTION 326, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
94-17 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. (a) The bureau shall adopt rules
88+1 SECTION 1. IC 5-2-26.1 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
89+2 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
90+3 JULY 1, 2025]:
91+4 Chapter 26.1. Towing Rotation Requirements
92+5 Sec. 1. The definitions in IC 24-14-2 apply throughout this
93+6 chapter.
94+7 Sec. 2. A local law enforcement agency shall do at least one (1)
95+8 of the following for emergency towing:
96+9 (1) Establish a written policy for towing rotations.
97+10 (2) Enter into a contract.
98+11 Sec. 3. (a) This section applies to:
99+12 (1) a written policy established after June 30, 2025; and
100+13 (2) a contract entered into, amended, or renewed after June
101+14 30, 2025.
102+15 (b) A written policy or contract required under section 2 of this
103+16 chapter must include the following, as applicable:
104+17 (1) The length of time of the contract between the towing
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96-1 under IC 4-22-2 regarding the size, character, and content of a
97-2 certificate of registration. The bureau may issue a certificate of
98-3 registration by electronically delivering or providing access to an
99-4 electronic certificate of registration.
100-5 (b) A certificate of registration or a legible reproduction of the
101-6 certificate of registration must be carried:
102-7 (1) in the vehicle to which the registration refers; or
103-8 (2) by the individual operating or in control of the vehicle, who
104-9 shall display the registration upon the demand of a police officer.
105-10 (c) An individual who fails to carry a certificate of registration or a
106-11 legible reproduction of a certificate of registration as required under
107-12 subsection (b) commits a Class C infraction.
108-13 SECTION 3. IC 9-18.1-12-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.108-2019,
109-14 SECTION 180, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
110-15 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. (a) A person may apply to the
111-16 bureau for a temporary registration permit for a vehicle. The bureau
112-17 shall issue the person a temporary registration permit after the person
113-18 does the following:
114-19 (1) Provides proof of financial responsibility in effect with respect
115-20 to the vehicle in the amounts specified under IC 9-25.
116-21 (2) Pays a fee of eighteen dollars ($18). The fee shall be
117-22 distributed as follows:
118-23 (A) Twenty-five cents ($0.25) to the state construction fund.
119-24 (B) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology
120-25 fund.
121-26 (C) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the integrated
122-27 public safety communications fund.
123-28 (D) Five dollars ($5) to the commission fund.
124-29 (E) Any remaining amount to the motor vehicle highway
125-30 account.
126-31 (b) A temporary registration permit is valid for a period of thirty
127-32 (30) days from the date of issuance and authorizes the use of the
128-33 vehicle on a highway if any of the following conditions exist:
129-34 (1) The person has purchased or otherwise obtained the vehicle
130-35 in Indiana and will be titling or registering the vehicle in another
131-36 state or foreign country.
132-37 (2) The person is an Indiana resident and is intending to move to
133-38 another state and the current vehicle registration or temporary
134-39 permit will expire before the person moves.
135-40 (3) The person is an Indiana resident and the vehicle registration
136-41 in another state has expired and the person has applied under
137-42 IC 9-17 for a title for the vehicle.
106+1 company and the local law enforcement agency, including
107+2 renewal periods.
108+3 (2) Rates for all services, including standby rates.
109+4 (3) Rates for storage and the timing for when storage charges
110+5 begin.
111+6 (4) The allowable administrative fee for each service and
112+7 when the fee is applicable.
113+8 (5) Truck and equipment requirements.
114+9 (6) Availability of a towing company to respond to calls.
115+10 (7) Response time requirements.
116+11 (8) Storage lot requirements.
117+12 (9) Availability for the owner to pick up the vehicle, including
118+13 after hours.
119+14 (10) Access to personal belongings in a vehicle that is in
120+15 storage.
121+16 (11) Markup percentages for items or services provided by
122+17 third parties.
123+18 (12) A provision that allows the local law enforcement agency
124+19 to suspend or remove a towing company that violates the
125+20 written policy.
126+21 (13) A prohibition on charging fees that are not listed under
127+22 the written policy or contract.
128+23 Sec. 4. A local law enforcement agency may not use a towing
129+24 company that charges unreasonable fees as part of its towing
130+25 rotation. A local law enforcement agency must perform a periodic
131+26 review of a towing company's rates for reasonableness.
132+27 Sec. 5. A contract required under section 2 of this chapter may
133+28 not include a minimum number of hours for a towing service to be
134+29 invoiced.
135+30 Sec. 6. A local law enforcement agency may select a towing
136+31 company outside of its towing rotation if an emergency situation
137+32 requires the use of a towing company with certain equipment or
138+33 capacity to adequately respond to the emergency situation.
139+34 SECTION 2. IC 9-17-5-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.198-2016,
140+35 SECTION 240, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
141+36 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. A person that holds a lien on a
142+37 vehicle, has repossessed the vehicle, and wants to obtain a certificate
143+38 of title for the vehicle in the person's name may obtain the certificate
144+39 of title from the bureau if:
145+40 (1) the person from whom the vehicle has been repossessed is
146+41 shown by the records of the bureau, as defined in
147+42 IC 9-14-12-2(1) and IC 9-14-12-2(2), to be the last registered
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139-1 (4) The person owns and operates the vehicle and the person:
140-2 (A) does not operate the vehicle as a lessor; and
141-3 (B) moves the empty vehicle from one (1) lessee-carrier to
142-4 another.
143-5 (5) The person owns a vehicle for which emissions testing is
144-6 required and the vehicle will require further mechanical repairs
145-7 in order to comply with the emissions testing requirements.
146-8 (c) A temporary registration permit shall be displayed on a vehicle
147-9 in a manner determined by the bureau.
148-10 (d) The bureau may issue a temporary registration permit
149-11 under this section at the bureau's discretion if the person complies
150-12 with subsection (a) and applies in a form and manner prescribed
151-13 by the bureau.
152-14 SECTION 4. IC 9-18.5-2-2, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
153-15 SECTION 327, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
154-16 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. (a) A personalized license plate
155-17 may be the same color and size and contain similar required
156-18 information as regular license plates issued under IC 9-18 (before its
157-19 expiration) or IC 9-18.1 for the respective class of vehicle. The bureau
158-20 may offer alternative designs or color scheme versions of a license
159-21 plate issued under IC 9-18.1.
160-22 (b) A personalized license plate message is limited to the:
161-23 (1) numerals 0 through 9; or
162-24 (2) letters A through Z;
163-25 in a continuous combination of numbers and letters with at least two
164-26 (2) positions.
165-27 (c) A personalized license plate may not duplicate a regularly issued
166-28 plate.
167-29 (d) Only one (1) personalized plate, without regard to classification
168-30 of registration, may be issued by the bureau with the same
169-31 configuration of numbers and letters.
170-32 (e) A person that selects both an alternative design or color
171-33 scheme under subsection (a) and a personalized license plate
172-34 message under subsection (b) shall pay a separate fee for each
173-35 personalization under section 8(3) of this chapter.
174-36 SECTION 5. IC 9-18.5-2-4, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
175-37 SECTION 327, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
176-38 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) A person that applies for:
177-39 (1) a personalized license plate; or
178-40 (2) the renewal of a personalized license plate in the subsequent
179-41 period;
180-42 must file an application in the manner the bureau requires. If a person
149+1 owner of the vehicle; and
150+2 (2) the person that holds the lien:
151+3 (A) has complied with this chapter; and
152+4 (B) establishes to the satisfaction of the bureau that the person
153+5 is entitled to the certificate of title.
154+6 SECTION 3. IC 9-18.1-4-2, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
155+7 SECTION 326, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
156+8 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. (a) The bureau shall adopt rules
157+9 under IC 4-22-2 regarding the size, character, and content of a
158+10 certificate of registration. The bureau may issue a certificate of
159+11 registration by electronically delivering or providing access to an
160+12 electronic certificate of registration.
161+13 (b) A certificate of registration or a legible reproduction of the
162+14 certificate of registration must be carried:
163+15 (1) in the vehicle to which the registration refers; or
164+16 (2) by the individual operating or in control of the vehicle, who
165+17 shall display the registration upon the demand of a police officer.
166+18 (c) An individual who fails to carry a certificate of registration or a
167+19 legible reproduction of a certificate of registration as required under
168+20 subsection (b) commits a Class C infraction.
169+21 SECTION 4. IC 9-18.1-12-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.108-2019,
170+22 SECTION 180, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
171+23 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. (a) A person may apply to the
172+24 bureau for a temporary registration permit for a vehicle. The bureau
173+25 shall issue the person a temporary registration permit after the person
174+26 does the following:
175+27 (1) Provides proof of financial responsibility in effect with respect
176+28 to the vehicle in the amounts specified under IC 9-25.
177+29 (2) Pays a fee of eighteen dollars ($18). The fee shall be
178+30 distributed as follows:
179+31 (A) Twenty-five cents ($0.25) to the state construction fund.
180+32 (B) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology
181+33 fund.
182+34 (C) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the integrated
183+35 public safety communications fund.
184+36 (D) Five dollars ($5) to the commission fund.
185+37 (E) Any remaining amount to the motor vehicle highway
186+38 account.
187+39 (b) A temporary registration permit is valid for a period of thirty
188+40 (30) days from the date of issuance and authorizes the use of the
189+41 vehicle on a highway if any of the following conditions exist:
190+42 (1) The person has purchased or otherwise obtained the vehicle
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182-1 is making an application for a personalized license plate message
183-2 under section 2(b) of this chapter the person shall indicate
184-3 indicating the combination of letters or numerals, or both, requested by
185-4 the person.
186-5 (b) The bureau may refuse to issue a combination of letters or
187-6 numerals, or both, that:
188-7 (1) carries a connotation offensive to good taste and decency;
189-8 (2) would be misleading; or
190-9 (3) the bureau otherwise considers improper for issuance.
191-10 SECTION 6. IC 9-18.5-2-8, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
192-11 SECTION 327, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
193-12 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 8. The bureau shall issue a
194-13 personalized license plate under this chapter to a person that does the
192+1 in Indiana and will be titling or registering the vehicle in another
193+2 state or foreign country.
194+3 (2) The person is an Indiana resident and is intending to move to
195+4 another state and the current vehicle registration or temporary
196+5 permit will expire before the person moves.
197+6 (3) The person is an Indiana resident and the vehicle registration
198+7 in another state has expired and the person has applied under
199+8 IC 9-17 for a title for the vehicle.
200+9 (4) The person owns and operates the vehicle and the person:
201+10 (A) does not operate the vehicle as a lessor; and
202+11 (B) moves the empty vehicle from one (1) lessee-carrier to
203+12 another.
204+13 (5) The person owns a vehicle for which emissions testing is
205+14 required and the vehicle will require further mechanical repairs
206+15 in order to comply with the emissions testing requirements.
207+16 (c) A temporary registration permit shall be displayed on a vehicle
208+17 in a manner determined by the bureau.
209+18 (d) The bureau may issue a temporary registration permit
210+19 under this section at the bureau's discretion if the person complies
211+20 with subsection (a) and applies in a form and manner prescribed
212+21 by the bureau.
213+22 SECTION 5. IC 9-18.5-2-2, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
214+23 SECTION 327, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
215+24 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. (a) A personalized license plate
216+25 may be the same color and size and contain similar required
217+26 information as regular license plates issued under IC 9-18 (before its
218+27 expiration) or IC 9-18.1 for the respective class of vehicle. The bureau
219+28 may offer alternative designs or color scheme versions of a license
220+29 plate issued under IC 9-18.1.
221+30 (b) A personalized license plate message is limited to the:
222+31 (1) numerals 0 through 9; or
223+32 (2) letters A through Z;
224+33 in a continuous combination of numbers and letters with at least two
225+34 (2) positions.
226+35 (c) A personalized license plate may not duplicate a regularly issued
227+36 plate.
228+37 (d) Only one (1) personalized plate, without regard to classification
229+38 of registration, may be issued by the bureau with the same
230+39 configuration of numbers and letters.
231+40 (e) A person that selects both an alternative design or color
232+41 scheme under subsection (a) and a personalized license plate
233+42 message under subsection (b) shall pay a separate fee for each
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235+1 personalization under section 8(3) of this chapter.
236+2 SECTION 6. IC 9-18.5-2-4, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
237+3 SECTION 327, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
238+4 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) A person that applies for:
239+5 (1) a personalized license plate; or
240+6 (2) the renewal of a personalized license plate in the subsequent
241+7 period;
242+8 must file an application in the manner the bureau requires. If a person
243+9 is making an application for a personalized license plate message
244+10 under section 2(b) of this chapter the person shall indicate
245+11 indicating the combination of letters or numerals, or both, requested by
246+12 the person.
247+13 (b) The bureau may refuse to issue a combination of letters or
248+14 numerals, or both, that:
249+15 (1) carries a connotation offensive to good taste and decency;
250+16 (2) would be misleading; or
251+17 (3) the bureau otherwise considers improper for issuance.
252+18 SECTION 7. IC 9-18.5-2-8, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
253+19 SECTION 327, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
254+20 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 8. The bureau shall issue a
255+21 personalized license plate under this chapter to a person that does the
256+22 following:
257+23 (1) Complies with IC 9-18 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.1.
258+24 (2) Pays any additional fee associated with a license plate
259+25 described in section 1(b) of this chapter.
260+26 (3) Pays a fee of forty-five dollars ($45) each for an alternative
261+27 design or color scheme under section 2(a) of this chapter or a
262+28 personalized license plate message under section 2(b) of this
263+29 chapter. The fee shall be distributed as follows:
264+30 (A) Four dollars ($4) to the crossroads 2000 fund.
265+31 (B) Seven dollars ($7) to the motor vehicle highway account.
266+32 (C) Thirty-four dollars ($34) to the commission fund.
267+33 Upon the payment of the fee, the bureau shall issue a receipt.
268+34 SECTION 8. IC 9-18.5-2-9, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
269+35 SECTION 327, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
270+36 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 9. If a person that applies for a
271+37 personalized license plate under this chapter with a given
272+38 configuration of letters or numbers is not able to obtain the license
273+39 plate requested or a satisfactory alternative configuration, the bureau
274+40 shall refund the entire personalized license plate fee associated with
275+41 the personalized license plate message under section 8(3) of this
276+42 chapter to the person. However, a refund of a personalized license plate
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278+1 fee may not be made when the person that applies for the personalized
279+2 license plate cancels the request.
280+3 SECTION 9. IC 9-18.5-12-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
281+4 SECTION 327, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
282+5 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) A special group that seeks
283+6 initial participation in the special group recognition license plate
284+7 program must submit a completed application to the bureau not later
285+8 than April 1 for potential issuance in the following year. The
286+9 application must contain the following:
287+10 (1) The name and address of the resident agent of the special
288+11 group.
289+12 (2) Evidence of governance by a board of directors consisting of
290+13 at least five (5) members, a majority of whom are outside
291+14 directors, who meet at least semiannually to establish policy for
292+15 the special group and review the accomplishments of the special
293+16 group.
294+17 (3) A copy of the:
295+18 (A) ethics statement;
296+19 (B) constitution and bylaws; and
297+20 (C) articles of incorporation as an entity that is exempt from
298+21 federal income taxation under Section 501(c) of the Internal
299+22 Revenue Code;
300+23 of the special group.
301+24 (4) Copies of the last three (3) consecutive:
302+25 (A) annual reports; and
303+26 (B) annual generally accepted auditing standards or
304+27 government auditing standards audits;
305+28 of the special group.
306+29 (5) Evidence of appropriate use of resources and compliance with
307+30 federal and state laws, including evidence of appropriate
308+31 management and internal controls in order to ensure:
309+32 (A) compliance with law;
310+33 (B) that finances are used in compliance with the purpose
311+34 statement of the special group; and
312+35 (C) maintenance as an entity that is exempt from taxation
313+36 under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code.
314+37 (6) Evidence of transparency of financial and operational
315+38 activities to include availability of current financial statements at
316+39 any time upon the request of the bureau or a donor to the special
317+40 group.
318+41 (7) Evidence of internal controls to prevent conflict of interest by
319+42 board members and employees.
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321+1 (8) A petition with the dated signatures of at least five hundred
322+2 (500) one thousand (1,000) residents of Indiana, obtained
323+3 during a single calendar year, who pledge to purchase the
324+4 special group recognition license plate.
325+5 (9) A statement of the designated use of any annual fee to be
326+6 collected by the bureau.
327+7 (10) A copy of a certified motion passed by the board of directors
328+8 of the special group requesting that the special group recognition
329+9 license plate be issued by the bureau and stating the designated
330+10 use of any annual fee to be collected by the bureau.
331+11 (11) Evidence of statewide public benefit from the special group.
332+12 (12) Evidence of statewide public benefit from the use of the
333+13 annual fee collected by the bureau.
334+14 (13) Evidence that the special group's use of the annual fee to be
335+15 collected by the bureau and the organizational purpose statement
336+16 of the special group conform with at least one (1) of the following
337+17 categories:
338+18 (A) Direct health care or medical research.
339+19 (B) Fraternal or service organizations.
340+20 (C) Government and quasi-government. For purposes of this
341+21 clause, a special group that designates the use of the fees
342+22 collected for deposit in the capital projects fund established by
343+23 IC 9-18.5-28-5(a) is considered to have a quasi-government
344+24 purpose.
345+25 (D) Military and veterans' affairs.
346+26 (E) Public and transportation safety.
347+27 (F) A state educational institution (as defined in
348+28 IC 21-7-13-32) or an approved postsecondary educational
349+29 institution (as defined in IC 21-7-13-6) for scholarships for
350+30 Indiana residents.
351+31 (G) Agriculture, animals, and environment.
352+32 (14) Evidence that the organization has prohibitions and internal
353+33 controls prohibiting advocacy of the following:
354+34 (A) Violation of federal or state law.
355+35 (B) Violation of generally accepted ethical standards or
356+36 societal behavioral standards.
357+37 (C) Individual political candidates.
358+38 (b) The bureau shall review the application for a special group
359+39 recognition license plate that has been submitted to the bureau under
360+40 subsection (a). Upon satisfaction to the bureau of the completeness of
361+41 the information in the application, the bureau shall forward the
362+42 application to the executive director of the legislative services agency
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364+1 in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 for review by the committee.
365+2 SECTION 10. IC 9-18.5-12-13, AS AMENDED BY P.L.118-2022,
366+3 SECTION 8, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
367+4 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 13. (a) In order to continue participation in the
368+5 special group recognition license plate program, a special group must:
369+6 (1) sell at least:
370+7 (A) for a special group recognition license plate issued
371+8 before January 1, 2026, five hundred (500) special group
372+9 recognition license plates of the special group; and
373+10 (B) for a special group recognition license plate issued after
374+11 December 31, 2025, one thousand (1,000) special group
375+12 recognition license plates of the special group;
376+13 in the first two (2) years in which the license plate is offered for
377+14 sale; and
378+15 (2) maintain the sale or renewal of at least:
379+16 (A) for a special group recognition license plate issued
380+17 before January 1, 2026, five hundred (500) special group
381+18 recognition license plates; and
382+19 (B) for a special group recognition license plate issued after
383+20 December 31, 2025, one thousand (1,000) special group
384+21 recognition license plates;
385+22 during each subsequent year after the initial two (2) year period
386+23 of sale.
387+24 (b) If the special group fails to sell or renew special group
388+25 recognition license plates in the manner provided in subsection (a), the
389+26 bureau shall place the issuance of the special group recognition license
390+27 plates for the special group on probation for the subsequent year. If, in
391+28 that subsequent year on probation, the special group fails to sell or
392+29 renew at least five hundred (500) the number of special group
393+30 recognition license plates required under subsection (a), the bureau
394+31 shall terminate the participation of the special group in the special
395+32 group recognition license plate program. If the special group sells or
396+33 renews at least five hundred (500) the number of special group
397+34 recognition license plates required under subsection (a) in the year
398+35 on probation, the participation of the special group in the special group
399+36 recognition license plate program is continued. A special group shall
400+37 be afforded only one (1) probationary period under this subsection.
401+38 (c) The bureau may terminate the participation of a special group in
402+39 the special group recognition license plate program if the special
403+40 group:
404+41 (1) ceases operations; or
405+42 (2) fails to use the annual fee collected by the bureau in a manner
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407+1 consistent with the statement submitted by the special group
408+2 under section 3(a)(9) of this chapter.
409+3 (d) A special group that desires to participate in the special group
410+4 recognition license plate program after termination by the bureau under
411+5 this section:
412+6 (1) must follow the procedure set forth in section 3 of this
413+7 chapter; and
414+8 (2) may not reapply to participate in the special group recognition
415+9 license plate program for at least two (2) years after termination.
416+10 (e) Upon termination under this section of a special group's
417+11 participation in the special group recognition license plate program, the
418+12 bureau shall distribute any money remaining in the trust fund
419+13 established under section 14 of this chapter for the special group to the
420+14 state general fund.
421+15 SECTION 11. IC 9-20-9-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.12-2013,
422+16 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
423+17 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "drive away or tow
424+18 away" means the delivery service performed by a transport operator by
425+19 which motor vehicles in transit are delivered by driving singly or in
426+20 combination by the towbar, saddlemount, or fullmount methods or any
427+21 lawful combination of those methods, including coupling equipment or
428+22 where a truck or tractor draws or tows a semitrailer or trailer in transit.
429+23 (b) A combination of two (2) vehicles coupled together, including
430+24 load, may not exceed a total length of sixty (60) feet, except for the
431+25 following:
432+26 (1) A combination of two (2) vehicles coupled together that are
433+27 especially constructed to transport other vehicles or boats. This
434+28 exception includes any combination of a truck, tractor,
435+29 semitrailer, and trailer if the combination is used exclusively or
436+30 primarily in connection with motorsports.
437+31 (2) A combination of two (2) vehicles coupled together being
438+32 transported in a drive away or tow away service.
439+33 (3) A pole trailer owned by or operated for a public utility (as
440+34 defined in IC 8-1-2-1), while the pole trailer is being used in
441+35 connection with the utility services of the public utility.
442+36 (4) Trailers used in transporting oil field equipment or pipe for the
443+37 transmission of oil or gas.
444+38 (5) Construction vehicles with a towbar connection used in
445+39 connection with a trailer used to haul heavy equipment.
446+40 SECTION 12. IC 9-21-4-6.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
447+41 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
448+42 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 6.5. (a) This section does not apply to the
449+EH 1390—LS 7417/DI 137 10
450+1 advertisement of a:
451+2 (1) product containing marijuana; or
452+3 (2) controlled substance listed in schedule I of IC 35-48-2;
453+4 pursuant to a contract that was entered into or renewed before the
454+5 effective date of this section as enacted during the 2025 regular
455+6 session of the general assembly.
456+7 (b) As used in this section, "marijuana" has the meaning set
457+8 forth in IC 35-48-1-19.
458+9 (c) As used in this section, "person" means:
459+10 (1) an individual;
460+11 (2) a proprietorship;
461+12 (3) a partnership;
462+13 (4) a firm;
463+14 (5) an association;
464+15 (6) a corporation;
465+16 (7) a limited liability company; or
466+17 (8) another legal entity.
467+18 (d) A person may not advertise a:
468+19 (1) product containing marijuana; or
469+20 (2) controlled substance listed in schedule I of IC 35-48-2;
470+21 on an outdoor advertising sign located adjacent to a highway
471+22 located in Indiana.
472+23 (e) The attorney general may bring an action under IC 24-4 to
473+24 obtain any or all of the following against a person that violates this
474+25 section:
475+26 (1) An injunction to enjoin future violations of this section.
476+27 (2) The following civil penalties:
477+28 (A) Not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for the
478+29 first violation.
479+30 (B) Not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for a
480+31 second violation.
481+32 (C) Not more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) for
482+33 each additional violation.
483+34 (3) The attorney general's reasonable costs in:
484+35 (A) the investigation of the violations under this section;
485+36 and
486+37 (B) maintaining the action.
487+38 (f) All civil penalties collected under this section shall be
488+39 deposited in the state general fund.
489+40 SECTION 13. IC 9-21-9-2 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
490+41 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. Whenever a vehicle
491+42 is moved, operated, or driven on a highway that is open for vehicular
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493+1 travel, the vehicle shall display a triangular slow moving vehicle
494+2 emblem mounted as near as is practicable to the center of mass and at
495+3 an approximate height of not less than three (3) two (2) and not more
496+4 than five (5) ten (10) feet from level ground or pavement surface. The
497+5 emblem shall be mounted so as to be entirely visible from the rear, day
498+6 or night. The emblem and the emblem's position of mounting on the
499+7 vehicle must meet the specifications established by rules adopted by
500+8 the Indiana criminal justice institute. substantially adhere to the
501+9 recommendations of the:
502+10 (1) American Society of Agricultural and Biological
503+11 Engineers;
504+12 (2) American National Standards Institute; and
505+13 (3) Society of Automotive Engineers.
506+14 SECTION 14. IC 9-21-9-5 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
507+15 2025]. Sec. 5. (a) The Indiana criminal justice institute shall adopt rules
508+16 under IC 4-22-2 establishing standards and specifications for the
509+17 design, materials, and mounting of a standard slow moving vehicle
510+18 emblem for the uniform identification of slow moving vehicles.
511+19 (b) In adopting rules under subsection (a), the Indiana criminal
512+20 justice institute shall substantially adhere to the current
513+21 recommendations of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers,
514+22 the American National Standards Institute, and the Society of
515+23 Automotive Engineers so that the slow moving vehicle emblem may be
516+24 more universally recognizable and of adequate quality.
517+25 (c) The Indiana criminal justice institute shall adopt revisions to the
518+26 standards and specifications adopted as required under subsection (a)
519+27 as amendments are made to the recommendations of the American
520+28 Society of Agricultural Engineers, the American National Standards
521+29 Institute, and the Society of Automotive Engineers regarding the slow
522+30 moving vehicle emblem.
523+31 SECTION 15. IC 9-22-1-8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.281-2019,
524+32 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
525+33 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 8. (a) Subject to subsection (b), If the properly
526+34 identified person who owns or holds a lien on a vehicle appears at the
527+35 site of storage before disposal of the vehicle or parts and pays all costs
528+36 relating to a tow, the storage of the vehicle, and all allowable fees, as
529+37 applicable, the vehicle or parts shall be released.
530+38 (b) A towing service or storage yard may not charge an inspection
531+39 fee to an owner, a lienholder, or an insurance company representative
532+40 to inspect a vehicle or retrieve items from the vehicle. A fee under this
533+41 subsection must be refunded if the costs relating to a tow, the storage
534+42 of the vehicle, and all allowable fees, as applicable, are paid under
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536+1 subsection (a).
537+2 (c) A towing service or storage yard must accept payment made by
538+3 any of the following means from a person seeking to release a vehicle
539+4 under this section:
540+5 (1) Cash.
541+6 (2) Certified check.
542+7 (3) Insurance check.
543+8 (4) Money order.
544+9 A towing service or storage facility may elect to accept payment by
545+10 means of a credit card or debit card.
546+11 (d) Upon receiving payment of all costs relating to a tow, the storage
547+12 of a vehicle, and all allowable fees, as applicable, a towing service or
548+13 storage yard shall provide to the person making payment an itemized
549+14 receipt that includes the information set forth in IC 24-14-5, to the
550+15 extent the information is known or available.
551+16 (e) A towing service or storage yard must be open for business and
552+17 accessible by telephone during regular office hours. A towing service
553+18 or storage yard must provide a telephone number that is available on a
554+19 twenty-four (24) hour basis to receive calls and messages from callers,
555+20 including calls made outside of regular office hours. All calls made to
556+21 a towing service or storage yard must be returned within twenty-four
557+22 (24) hours from the time received. However, if adverse weather, an act
558+23 of God, or an emergency situation over which the towing service or
559+24 storage yard has no control prevents the towing service or storage yard
560+25 from returning calls within twenty-four (24) hours, the towing service
561+26 or storage yard shall return all calls received as quickly as possible.
562+27 (f) A towing service or storage yard shall, if required, notify the
563+28 appropriate public agency of all releases under this section. The
564+29 notification must include:
565+30 (1) the name and address of:
566+31 (A) the person that owns or holds a lien on the vehicle; and
567+32 (B) the insurance company that insures the vehicle, if the
568+33 vehicle was released to a representative of the insurance
569+34 company;
570+35 (2) the signature of the individual to whom the vehicle was
571+36 released;
572+37 (3) a description of the vehicle or parts;
573+38 (4) costs paid; and
574+39 (5) the date of release.
575+40 (g) A towing company shall release property to an owner or an
576+41 owner's designee not later than twenty-four (24) hours after the
577+42 towing company's receipt of:
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579+1 (1) payment of seventy percent (70%) of the amount of the
580+2 invoice; and
581+3 (2) a copy of a towing complaint filed with the attorney
582+4 general under IC 24-14-11 that includes the amount of the
583+5 bond obtained by the owner for the remainder of the amount
584+6 of the invoice.
585+7 SECTION 16. IC 9-22-1-16, AS AMENDED BY P.L.262-2013,
586+8 SECTION 105, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
587+9 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 16. (a) If after twenty-four (24)
588+10 hours the person who owns a vehicle believed to be abandoned on
589+11 private property has not removed the vehicle from the private property,
590+12 the person who owns or controls the private property on which the
591+13 vehicle is believed to be abandoned may have the vehicle towed from
592+14 the private property.
593+15 (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), in an emergency situation a
594+16 vehicle believed to be abandoned on private property may be removed
595+17 immediately. As used in this subsection, "emergency situation" means
596+18 that the presence of the vehicle believed to be abandoned interferes
597+19 physically with the conduct of normal business operations of the person
598+20 who owns or controls the private property or poses a threat to the safety
599+21 or security of persons or property, or both.
600+22 (c) A person who owns or controls the private property must
601+23 have a contract with a towing company to tow under this section.
602+24 For contracts entered into, amended, or renewed after June 30,
603+25 2025, the contract must include the following:
604+26 (1) Rates for removal.
605+27 (2) Rates for storage.
606+28 (3) Any fees that are permitted.
607+29 (4) Location and telephone number of the private property.
608+30 (5) Hours that a vehicle may be picked up.
609+31 SECTION 17. IC 9-22-3-4.1, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
610+32 SECTION 385, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
611+33 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4.1. (a) This section applies to a
612+34 vehicle:
613+35 (1) for which an insurance company has made and paid an agreed
614+36 settlement; and
615+37 (2) that meets at least one (1) of the criteria set forth in section 3
616+38 of this chapter.
617+39 (b) A person that owns or holds a lien upon a vehicle described in
618+40 subsection (a) shall assign the certificate of title to the insurance
619+41 company described in subsection (a) not more than thirty (30) days
620+42 after the date of settlement. An assignment under this subsection
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622+1 does not require notarization and may be signed electronically.
623+2 (c) The insurance company shall:
624+3 (1) apply to the bureau within forty-five (45) days after receipt of
625+4 the certificate of title for a certificate of salvage title for each
626+5 vehicle subject to this chapter; and
627+6 (2) if in the possession of the insurance company, surrender
628+7 the:
629+8 (A) certificate of title, signed or unsigned; or
630+9 (B) other proof of ownership;
631+10 to the bureau; and or other proof of ownership to the bureau and
632+11 pay a salvage title fee of four dollars ($4). The fee shall be
633+12 deposited in the motor vehicle highway account.
634+13 (3) pay a salvage title fee of four dollars ($4). The fee shall be
635+14 deposited in the motor vehicle highway account.
636+15 (d) After the bureau has received the items set forth in subsection
637+16 (c)(2) and (c)(3), the bureau shall issue a certificate of salvage title for
638+17 a vehicle to:
639+18 (1) the owner, if the owner retains possession of the vehicle as
640+19 part of an agreed settlement with an insurance company for the
641+20 vehicle; or
642+21 (2) the insurance company, if the owner does not retain
643+22 possession.
644+23 (e) Except as provided in section 4.4 of this chapter, a person that
645+24 violates this section commits a Class D infraction.
646+25 SECTION 18. IC 9-22-3-4.2, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
647+26 SECTION 386, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
648+27 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4.2. (a) A self-insured entity that
649+28 owns a vehicle that meets at least one (1) of the criteria set forth in
650+29 section 3 of this chapter shall apply to the bureau within forty-five (45)
651+30 days after the date of loss for a certificate of salvage title in the name
652+31 of the self-insured entity's name.
653+32 (b) Any other person acquiring a wrecked or damaged vehicle that
654+33 meets at least one (1) of the criteria set forth in section 3 of this
655+34 chapter, which acquisition is not evidenced by a certificate of salvage
656+35 title, shall apply to the bureau within forty-five (45) days after
657+36 acquiring the vehicle for a certificate of salvage title.
658+37 (c) The bureau shall issue a certificate of salvage title as proof of
659+38 ownership for a salvage vehicle when the acquiring person does the
660+39 following:
661+40 (1) Makes a proper application in the manner and form prescribed
662+41 by the bureau.
663+42 (2) Pays a salvage title fee of four dollars ($4). The fee shall be
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665+1 deposited in the motor vehicle highway account.
666+2 (3) If in the possession of the acquiring person, surrenders the
667+3 vehicle's original certificate of title or other proof of ownership.
668+4 as determined by the bureau.
669+5 (d) Except as provided in section 4.4 of this chapter, a person that
670+6 violates this section commits a Class D infraction.
671+7 SECTION 19. IC 9-22-3-4.4, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
672+8 SECTION 388, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
673+9 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4.4. (a) For purposes of sections
674+10 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3 of this chapter, "other proof of ownership" with respect
675+11 to a vehicle includes the following items that contain the physical or
676+12 electronic signature of the owner, with or without notarization:
677+13 (1) A document granting an insurance company a limited power
678+14 of attorney.
679+15 (2) An affidavit transferring title to an insurance company.
680+16 (3) Another document authorizing an insurance company to
681+17 assign ownership of the motor vehicle.
682+18 (b) A person that violates section 4.1, 4.2, or 4.3 of this chapter by
683+19 knowingly or intentionally submitting a fraudulent document or
684+20 affidavit described in subsection (a) commits a Class A infraction.
685+21 (c) Other proof of ownership may accompany a signed or
686+22 unsigned vehicle title. The bureau may accept a signed vehicle title
687+23 as other proof of ownership.
688+24 SECTION 20. IC 9-24-3-2.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.111-2021,
689+25 SECTION 38, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
690+26 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2.5. (a) Except as provided in section 3 of this
691+27 chapter, an individual must satisfy the requirements set forth in one (1)
692+28 of the following subdivisions to receive a driver's license:
693+29 (1) The individual meets the following conditions:
694+30 (A) Is at least sixteen (16) years and ninety (90) days of age.
695+31 (B) Has held a valid learner's permit for at least one hundred
696+32 eighty (180) days.
697+33 (C) Obtains an instructor's certification that the individual has
698+34 satisfactorily completed an approved driver education course.
699+35 (D) Passes the required examinations.
700+36 (E) Completes at least fifty (50) hours of supervised driving
701+37 practice, of which at least ten (10) hours are nighttime driving,
702+38 as provided in subsection (b).
703+39 (2) The individual meets the following conditions:
704+40 (A) Is at least sixteen (16) years and two hundred seventy
705+41 (270) days of age.
706+42 (B) Has held a valid learner's permit for at least one hundred
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708+1 eighty (180) days.
709+2 (C) Passes the required examinations.
710+3 (D) Completes at least fifty (50) hours of supervised driving
711+4 practice, of which at least ten (10) hours are nighttime driving,
712+5 as provided in subsection (b).
713+6 (3) The individual meets the following conditions:
714+7 (A) Is at least sixteen (16) years and one hundred eighty (180)
715+8 days of age but less than eighteen (18) years of age.
716+9 (B) Has previously been a nonresident of Indiana, but, at the
717+10 time of application, qualifies as an Indiana resident.
718+11 (C) Has held for at least sixty (60) days a valid driver's license,
719+12 excluding a learner's permit or the equivalent, in the state or a
720+13 combination of states in which the individual formerly resided.
721+14 (D) Passes the required examinations.
722+15 (4) The individual meets the following conditions:
723+16 (A) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age.
724+17 (B) Has previously been a nonresident but, at the time of
725+18 application, qualifies as an Indiana resident.
726+19 (C) Held a valid driver's license, excluding a learner's permit
727+20 or the equivalent, from the state or country of prior residence.
728+21 (D) Passes the required examinations.
729+22 (5) The individual meets the following conditions:
730+23 (A) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age. sixteen (16) years
731+24 and ninety (90) days of age.
732+25 (B) Is a person with a disability.
733+26 (C) Holds an Has held an Indiana learner's permit for at least
734+27 one hundred eighty (180) days.
735+28 (D) Has successfully completed driver rehabilitation training
736+29 by a certified driver rehabilitation specialist recognized by the
737+30 bureau.
738+31 (E) Passes the required examinations.
739+32 (F) Completes at least fifty (50) hours of supervised driving
740+33 practice, of which at least ten (10) hours are nighttime
741+34 driving, as provided in subsection (b).
742+35 (b) An applicant who is required to complete at least fifty (50) hours
743+36 of supervised practice driving under subsection (a)(1)(E), or (a)(2)(D),
744+37 or (a)(5)(F) must do the following:
745+38 (1) If the applicant is less than eighteen (18) years of age,
746+39 complete the practice driving with:
747+40 (A) a licensed driver, with valid driving privileges, who is:
748+41 (i) at least twenty-five (25) years of age; and
749+42 (ii) related to the applicant by blood, marriage, or legal
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751+1 status;
752+2 (B) the spouse of the applicant who is:
753+3 (i) a licensed driver with valid driving privileges; and
754+4 (ii) at least twenty-one (21) years of age; or
755+5 (C) an individual with valid driving privileges who:
756+6 (i) is licensed as a driver education instructor under
757+7 IC 9-27-6-8 and is working under the direction of a driver
758+8 training school described in IC 9-27-6-3(a)(2); or
759+9 (ii) is a certified driver rehabilitation specialist recognized
760+10 by the bureau who is employed through a driver
761+11 rehabilitation program.
762+12 (2) If the applicant is at least eighteen (18) years of age, complete
763+13 the driving practice with:
764+14 (A) a licensed driver, with valid driving privileges, who is at
765+15 least twenty-five (25) years of age; or
766+16 (B) the spouse of the applicant who is:
767+17 (i) a licensed driver with valid driving privileges; and
768+18 (ii) at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
769+19 (3) If the applicant is less than eighteen (18) years of age and is
770+20 under the care and supervision of the department of child
771+21 services, complete the driving practice with:
772+22 (A) a licensed driver with valid driving privileges who is:
773+23 (i) at least twenty-five (25) years of age; and
774+24 (ii) related to the applicant by blood, marriage, or legal
775+25 status;
776+26 (B) a licensed driver with valid driving privileges who is:
777+27 (i) at least twenty-five (25) years of age; and
778+28 (ii) approved by the department of child services; or
779+29 (C) an individual with valid driving privileges who is:
780+30 (i) licensed as a driver education instructor under
781+31 IC 9-27-6-8 and is working under the direction of a driver
782+32 training school described in IC 9-27-6-3(a)(2); or
783+33 (ii) a certified driver rehabilitation specialist recognized by
784+34 the bureau who is employed through a driver rehabilitation
785+35 program.
786+36 (4) Submit to the commission under IC 9-24-9-2(c) evidence of
787+37 the time logged in practice driving.
788+38 SECTION 21. IC 9-24-6.1-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
789+39 SECTION 452, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
790+40 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. (a) The bureau may contract with
791+41 public and private institutions, agencies, businesses, and organizations
792+42 to conduct testing required to implement the program. A person that
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794+1 conducts testing under this section may impose, collect, and retain fees
795+2 for conducting the testing.
796+3 (b) Fees for testing under this section may be not more than the
797+4 following:
798+5 (1) One hundred fifty dollars ($150) per skills exam if:
799+6 (A) the applicant is an employee of the Indiana department
800+7 of transportation; or
801+8 (B) the applicant is a school bus driver.
802+9 (2) Two hundred dollars ($200) for an initial skills exam.
803+10 (3) One hundred fifty dollars ($150) for a second skills exam.
804+11 (4) One hundred dollars ($100) for a third skills exam and any
805+12 subsequent skills exam.
806+13 SECTION 22. IC 9-24-6.1-10.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
807+14 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
808+15 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 10.5. The bureau shall issue a
809+16 commercial driver's license to any person who holds a valid
810+17 commercial driver's license of the same class issued by another
811+18 state without requiring the person to take a commercial driver's
812+19 license written exam or skills exam.
813+20 SECTION 23. IC 9-24-7-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.85-2013,
814+21 SECTION 33, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
815+22 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7. The bureau shall publish the following:
816+23 (1) An online driving guide that may be used by the holder of a
817+24 learner's permit and the parent of the holder of a learner's permit,
818+25 if applicable.
819+26 (2) An online log that must be completed to show evidence of the
820+27 completion of the hours of supervised practice driving required
821+28 under IC 9-24-3-2.5(a)(1)(E), or IC 9-24-3-2.5(a)(2)(D), or
822+29 IC 9-24-3-2.5(a)(5)(F).
823+30 SECTION 24. IC 9-24-8.5-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.141-2024,
824+31 SECTION 21, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
825+32 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. (a) A driver's license issued under IC 9-24-3
826+33 may include one (1) or more of the following:
827+34 (1) A motorcycle endorsement under IC 9-24-8-4 (before its
828+35 expiration) or section 3 of this chapter.
829+36 (2) A for-hire endorsement under section 5 of this chapter.
830+37 (b) A commercial driver's license may include one (1) or more of
831+38 the following:
832+39 (1) A motorcycle endorsement under IC 9-24-8-4 (before its
833+40 expiration) or section 3 of this chapter.
834+41 (2) Except for a hazardous materials endorsement and an
835+42 intrastate passenger transport endorsement, an endorsement
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837+1 under IC 9-24-6.1, including under any rules adopted under
838+2 IC 9-24-6.1, if the applicant is at least twenty-one (21) years of
839+3 age.
840+4 (3) A hazardous materials endorsement and an intrastate
841+5 passenger transport endorsement under IC 9-24-6.1, including
842+6 under any rules adopted under IC 9-24-6.1, if the applicant is at
843+7 least eighteen (18) years of age.
844+8 SECTION 25. IC 9-24-9-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.141-2024,
845+9 SECTION 22, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
846+10 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), each
847+11 application for a driver's license or permit under this chapter must
848+12 require the following information:
849+13 (1) The full legal name of the applicant.
850+14 (2) The applicant's date of birth.
851+15 (3) The gender of the applicant.
852+16 (4) The applicant's height, weight, hair color, and eye color.
853+17 (5) The address of the applicant.
854+18 (6) A:
855+19 (A) valid Social Security number; or
856+20 (B) verification of an applicant's:
857+21 (i) ineligibility to be issued a Social Security number;
858+22 (ii) identity; and
859+23 (iii) lawful status.
860+24 (7) Whether the applicant has been subject to fainting spells or
861+25 seizures.
862+26 (8) Whether the applicant has been issued a driver's license or has
863+27 been the holder of a permit, and if so, when and by what
864+28 jurisdiction.
865+29 (9) Whether the applicant's driver's license or permit has ever
866+30 been suspended or revoked, and if so, the date of and the reason
867+31 for the suspension or revocation.
868+32 (10) Whether the applicant has been convicted of:
869+33 (A) a crime punishable as a felony under Indiana motor
870+34 vehicle law; or
871+35 (B) any other felony in the commission of which a motor
872+36 vehicle was used;
873+37 that has not been expunged by a court.
874+38 (11) Whether the applicant has a physical or mental disability,
875+39 and if so, the nature of the disability.
876+40 (12) The signature of the applicant showing the applicant's legal
877+41 name as it appears or will appear on the driver's license or permit.
878+42 (13) A digital photograph of the applicant.
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880+1 (14) Any other information the bureau requires.
881+2 (b) For purposes of subsection (a), an individual certified as a
882+3 program participant in the address confidentiality program under
883+4 IC 5-26.5 is not required to provide the individual's address, but may
884+5 provide an address designated by the office of the attorney general
885+6 under IC 5-26.5 as the individual's address.
886+7 (c) In addition to the information required by subsection (a), an
887+8 applicant who is required to complete at least fifty (50) hours of
888+9 supervised practice driving under IC 9-24-3-2.5(a)(1)(E), or
889+10 IC 9-24-3-2.5(a)(2)(D), or IC 9-24-3-2.5(a)(5)(F) must submit to the
890+11 bureau evidence of the time logged in practice driving.
891+12 SECTION 26. IC 9-24-12-0.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2023,
892+13 SECTION 43, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
893+14 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 0.5. (a) A learner's permit issued in the form of a
894+15 physical credential expires two (2) years after the date of issuance. A
895+16 learner's permit expires upon the bureau receiving notice of the
896+17 death of the holder or upon issuance of a subsequent physical
897+18 credential.
898+19 (b) A motorcycle learner's permit expires one (1) year after the date
899+20 of issuance. A motorcycle permit may be renewed one (1) time for a
900+21 period of one (1) year. An individual who does not obtain a motorcycle
901+22 endorsement under IC 9-24-8.5 before the expiration of the renewed
902+23 motorcycle permit may not reapply for a new motorcycle permit for a
903+24 period of one (1) year after the date of expiration of the renewed
904+25 motorcycle permit. The bureau may not issue more than three (3)
905+26 motorcycle learner's permits to an individual within a five (5) year
906+27 period. A motorcycle learner's permit expires upon the bureau
907+28 receiving notice of the death of the holder.
908+29 (c) A commercial learner's permit expires one hundred eighty (180)
909+30 days after the date of issuance. The bureau may issue not more than
910+31 three (3) commercial learner's permits to an individual within a
911+32 twenty-four (24) month period. A commercial learner's permit
912+33 expires upon the bureau receiving notice of the death of the holder.
913+34 (d) The fee to renew a permit that expires under this section is the
914+35 applicable fee to issue the permit under this article.
915+36 SECTION 27. IC 9-24-12-11, AS AMENDED BY P.L.141-2024,
916+37 SECTION 30, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
917+38 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 11. (a) This section applies to a driver's license
918+39 other than a commercial driver's license.
919+40 (b) If the birthday of a holder on which the holder's driver's license
920+41 would otherwise expire falls on:
921+42 (1) Sunday;
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923+1 (2) a legal holiday (as set forth in IC 1-1-9-1); or
924+2 (3) a weekday when all license branches in the county of
925+3 residence of the holder are closed;
926+4 the driver's license of the holder does not expire until midnight of the
927+5 first day after the birthday on which a license branch is open for
928+6 business in the county of residence of the holder.
929+7 (c) A driver's license issued to an applicant who complies with
930+8 IC 9-24-9-2.5 expires:
931+9 (1) at midnight one (1) year after issuance if there is no expiration
932+10 date on the authorization granted to the individual to remain in the
933+11 United States; or
934+12 (2) if there is an expiration date on the authorization granted to
935+13 the individual to remain in the United States, the earlier of the
195936 14 following:
196-15 (1) Complies with IC 9-18 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.1.
197-16 (2) Pays any additional fee associated with a license plate
198-17 described in section 1(b) of this chapter.
199-18 (3) Pays a fee of forty-five dollars ($45) each for an alternative
200-19 design or color scheme under section 2(a) of this chapter or a
201-20 personalized license plate message under section 2(b) of this
202-21 chapter. The fee shall be distributed as follows:
203-22 (A) Four dollars ($4) to the crossroads 2000 fund.
204-23 (B) Seven dollars ($7) to the motor vehicle highway account.
205-24 (C) Thirty-four dollars ($34) to the commission fund.
206-25 Upon the payment of the fee, the bureau shall issue a receipt.
207-26 SECTION 7. IC 9-18.5-2-9, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
208-27 SECTION 327, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
209-28 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 9. If a person that applies for a
210-29 personalized license plate under this chapter with a given
211-30 configuration of letters or numbers is not able to obtain the license
212-31 plate requested or a satisfactory alternative configuration, the bureau
213-32 shall refund the entire personalized license plate fee associated with
214-33 the personalized license plate message under section 8(3) of this
215-34 chapter to the person. However, a refund of a personalized license plate
216-35 fee may not be made when the person that applies for the personalized
217-36 license plate cancels the request.
218-37 SECTION 8. IC 9-18.5-12-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
219-38 SECTION 327, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
220-39 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) A special group that seeks
221-40 initial participation in the special group recognition license plate
222-41 program must submit a completed application to the bureau not later
223-42 than April 1 for potential issuance in the following year. The
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225-1 application must contain the following:
226-2 (1) The name and address of the resident agent of the special
227-3 group.
228-4 (2) Evidence of governance by a board of directors consisting of
229-5 at least five (5) members, a majority of whom are outside
230-6 directors, who meet at least semiannually to establish policy for
231-7 the special group and review the accomplishments of the special
232-8 group.
233-9 (3) A copy of the:
234-10 (A) ethics statement;
235-11 (B) constitution and bylaws; and
236-12 (C) articles of incorporation as an entity that is exempt from
237-13 federal income taxation under Section 501(c) of the Internal
238-14 Revenue Code;
239-15 of the special group.
240-16 (4) Copies of the last three (3) consecutive:
241-17 (A) annual reports; and
242-18 (B) annual generally accepted auditing standards or
243-19 government auditing standards audits;
244-20 of the special group.
245-21 (5) Evidence of appropriate use of resources and compliance with
246-22 federal and state laws, including evidence of appropriate
247-23 management and internal controls in order to ensure:
248-24 (A) compliance with law;
249-25 (B) that finances are used in compliance with the purpose
250-26 statement of the special group; and
251-27 (C) maintenance as an entity that is exempt from taxation
252-28 under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code.
253-29 (6) Evidence of transparency of financial and operational
254-30 activities to include availability of current financial statements at
255-31 any time upon the request of the bureau or a donor to the special
256-32 group.
257-33 (7) Evidence of internal controls to prevent conflict of interest by
258-34 board members and employees.
259-35 (8) A petition with the dated signatures of at least five hundred
260-36 (500) one thousand (1,000) residents of Indiana, obtained
261-37 during a single calendar year, who pledge to purchase the
262-38 special group recognition license plate.
263-39 (9) A statement of the designated use of any annual fee to be
264-40 collected by the bureau.
265-41 (10) A copy of a certified motion passed by the board of directors
266-42 of the special group requesting that the special group recognition
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268-1 license plate be issued by the bureau and stating the designated
269-2 use of any annual fee to be collected by the bureau.
270-3 (11) Evidence of statewide public benefit from the special group.
271-4 (12) Evidence of statewide public benefit from the use of the
272-5 annual fee collected by the bureau.
273-6 (13) Evidence that the special group's use of the annual fee to be
274-7 collected by the bureau and the organizational purpose statement
275-8 of the special group conform with at least one (1) of the following
276-9 categories:
277-10 (A) Direct health care or medical research.
278-11 (B) Fraternal or service organizations.
279-12 (C) Government and quasi-government. For purposes of this
280-13 clause, a special group that designates the use of the fees
281-14 collected for deposit in the capital projects fund established by
282-15 IC 9-18.5-28-5(a) is considered to have a quasi-government
283-16 purpose.
284-17 (D) Military and veterans' affairs.
285-18 (E) Public and transportation safety.
286-19 (F) A state educational institution (as defined in
287-20 IC 21-7-13-32) or an approved postsecondary educational
288-21 institution (as defined in IC 21-7-13-6) for scholarships for
289-22 Indiana residents.
290-23 (G) Agriculture, animals, and environment.
291-24 (14) Evidence that the organization has prohibitions and internal
292-25 controls prohibiting advocacy of the following:
293-26 (A) Violation of federal or state law.
294-27 (B) Violation of generally accepted ethical standards or
295-28 societal behavioral standards.
296-29 (C) Individual political candidates.
297-30 (b) The bureau shall review the application for a special group
298-31 recognition license plate that has been submitted to the bureau under
299-32 subsection (a). Upon satisfaction to the bureau of the completeness of
300-33 the information in the application, the bureau shall forward the
301-34 application to the executive director of the legislative services agency
302-35 in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 for review by the committee.
303-36 SECTION 9. IC 9-18.5-12-13, AS AMENDED BY P.L.118-2022,
304-37 SECTION 8, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
305-38 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 13. (a) In order to continue participation in the
306-39 special group recognition license plate program, a special group must:
307-40 (1) sell at least:
308-41 (A) for a special group recognition license plate issued
309-42 before January 1, 2026, five hundred (500) special group
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311-1 recognition license plates of the special group; and
312-2 (B) for a special group recognition license plate issued after
313-3 December 31, 2025, one thousand (1,000) special group
314-4 recognition license plates of the special group;
315-5 in the first two (2) years in which the license plate is offered for
316-6 sale; and
317-7 (2) maintain the sale or renewal of at least:
318-8 (A) for a special group recognition license plate issued
319-9 before January 1, 2026, five hundred (500) special group
320-10 recognition license plates; and
321-11 (B) for a special group recognition license plate issued after
322-12 December 31, 2025, one thousand (1,000) special group
323-13 recognition license plates;
324-14 during each subsequent year after the initial two (2) year period
325-15 of sale.
326-16 (b) If the special group fails to sell or renew special group
327-17 recognition license plates in the manner provided in subsection (a), the
328-18 bureau shall place the issuance of the special group recognition license
329-19 plates for the special group on probation for the subsequent year. If, in
330-20 that subsequent year on probation, the special group fails to sell or
331-21 renew at least five hundred (500) the number of special group
332-22 recognition license plates required under subsection (a), the bureau
333-23 shall terminate the participation of the special group in the special
334-24 group recognition license plate program. If the special group sells or
335-25 renews at least five hundred (500) the number of special group
336-26 recognition license plates required under subsection (a) in the year
337-27 on probation, the participation of the special group in the special group
338-28 recognition license plate program is continued. A special group shall
339-29 be afforded only one (1) probationary period under this subsection.
340-30 (c) The bureau may terminate the participation of a special group in
341-31 the special group recognition license plate program if the special
342-32 group:
343-33 (1) ceases operations; or
344-34 (2) fails to use the annual fee collected by the bureau in a manner
345-35 consistent with the statement submitted by the special group
346-36 under section 3(a)(9) of this chapter.
347-37 (d) A special group that desires to participate in the special group
348-38 recognition license plate program after termination by the bureau under
349-39 this section:
350-40 (1) must follow the procedure set forth in section 3 of this
351-41 chapter; and
352-42 (2) may not reapply to participate in the special group recognition
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354-1 license plate program for at least two (2) years after termination.
355-2 (e) Upon termination under this section of a special group's
356-3 participation in the special group recognition license plate program, the
357-4 bureau shall distribute any money remaining in the trust fund
358-5 established under section 14 of this chapter for the special group to the
359-6 state general fund.
360-7 SECTION 10. IC 9-20-9-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.12-2013,
361-8 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
362-9 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "drive away or tow
363-10 away" means the delivery service performed by a transport operator by
364-11 which motor vehicles in transit are delivered by driving singly or in
365-12 combination by the towbar, saddlemount, or fullmount methods or any
366-13 lawful combination of those methods, including coupling equipment or
367-14 where a truck or tractor draws or tows a semitrailer or trailer in transit.
368-15 (b) A combination of two (2) vehicles coupled together, including
369-16 load, may not exceed a total length of sixty (60) feet, except for the
370-17 following:
371-18 (1) A combination of two (2) vehicles coupled together that are
372-19 especially constructed to transport other vehicles or boats. This
373-20 exception includes any combination of a truck, tractor,
374-21 semitrailer, and trailer if the combination is used exclusively or
375-22 primarily in connection with motorsports.
376-23 (2) A combination of two (2) vehicles coupled together being
377-24 transported in a drive away or tow away service.
378-25 (3) A pole trailer owned by or operated for a public utility (as
379-26 defined in IC 8-1-2-1), while the pole trailer is being used in
380-27 connection with the utility services of the public utility.
381-28 (4) Trailers used in transporting oil field equipment or pipe for the
382-29 transmission of oil or gas.
383-30 (5) Construction vehicles with a towbar connection used in
384-31 connection with a trailer used to haul heavy equipment.
385-32 SECTION 11. IC 9-21-9-2 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
386-33 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. Whenever a vehicle
387-34 is moved, operated, or driven on a highway that is open for vehicular
388-35 travel, the vehicle shall display a triangular slow moving vehicle
389-36 emblem mounted as near as is practicable to the center of mass and at
390-37 an approximate height of not less than three (3) two (2) and not more
391-38 than five (5) ten (10) feet from level ground or pavement surface. The
392-39 emblem shall be mounted so as to be entirely visible from the rear, day
393-40 or night. The emblem and the emblem's position of mounting on the
394-41 vehicle must meet the specifications established by rules adopted by
395-42 the Indiana criminal justice institute. substantially adhere to the
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397-1 recommendations of the:
398-2 (1) American Society of Agricultural and Biological
399-3 Engineers;
400-4 (2) American National Standards Institute; and
401-5 (3) Society of Automotive Engineers.
402-6 SECTION 12. IC 9-21-9-5 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
403-7 2025]. Sec. 5. (a) The Indiana criminal justice institute shall adopt rules
404-8 under IC 4-22-2 establishing standards and specifications for the
405-9 design, materials, and mounting of a standard slow moving vehicle
406-10 emblem for the uniform identification of slow moving vehicles.
407-11 (b) In adopting rules under subsection (a), the Indiana criminal
408-12 justice institute shall substantially adhere to the current
409-13 recommendations of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers,
410-14 the American National Standards Institute, and the Society of
411-15 Automotive Engineers so that the slow moving vehicle emblem may be
412-16 more universally recognizable and of adequate quality.
413-17 (c) The Indiana criminal justice institute shall adopt revisions to the
414-18 standards and specifications adopted as required under subsection (a)
415-19 as amendments are made to the recommendations of the American
416-20 Society of Agricultural Engineers, the American National Standards
417-21 Institute, and the Society of Automotive Engineers regarding the slow
418-22 moving vehicle emblem.
419-23 SECTION 13. IC 9-22-3-4.1, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
420-24 SECTION 385, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
421-25 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4.1. (a) This section applies to a
422-26 vehicle:
423-27 (1) for which an insurance company has made and paid an agreed
424-28 settlement; and
425-29 (2) that meets at least one (1) of the criteria set forth in section 3
426-30 of this chapter.
427-31 (b) A person that owns or holds a lien upon a vehicle described in
428-32 subsection (a) shall assign the certificate of title to the insurance
429-33 company described in subsection (a) not more than thirty (30) days
430-34 after the date of settlement. An assignment under this subsection
431-35 does not require notarization and may be signed electronically.
432-36 (c) The insurance company shall:
433-37 (1) apply to the bureau within forty-five (45) days after receipt of
434-38 the certificate of title for a certificate of salvage title for each
435-39 vehicle subject to this chapter; and
436-40 (2) if in the possession of the insurance company, surrender
437-41 the:
438-42 (A) certificate of title, signed or unsigned; or
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440-1 (B) other proof of ownership;
441-2 to the bureau; and or other proof of ownership to the bureau and
442-3 pay a salvage title fee of four dollars ($4). The fee shall be
443-4 deposited in the motor vehicle highway account.
444-5 (3) pay a salvage title fee of four dollars ($4). The fee shall be
445-6 deposited in the motor vehicle highway account.
446-7 (d) After the bureau has received the items set forth in subsection
447-8 (c)(2) and (c)(3), the bureau shall issue a certificate of salvage title for
448-9 a vehicle to:
449-10 (1) the owner, if the owner retains possession of the vehicle as
450-11 part of an agreed settlement with an insurance company for the
451-12 vehicle; or
452-13 (2) the insurance company, if the owner does not retain
453-14 possession.
454-15 (e) Except as provided in section 4.4 of this chapter, a person that
455-16 violates this section commits a Class D infraction.
456-17 SECTION 14. IC 9-22-3-4.2, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
457-18 SECTION 386, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
458-19 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4.2. (a) A self-insured entity that
459-20 owns a vehicle that meets at least one (1) of the criteria set forth in
460-21 section 3 of this chapter shall apply to the bureau within forty-five (45)
461-22 days after the date of loss for a certificate of salvage title in the name
462-23 of the self-insured entity's name.
463-24 (b) Any other person acquiring a wrecked or damaged vehicle that
464-25 meets at least one (1) of the criteria set forth in section 3 of this
465-26 chapter, which acquisition is not evidenced by a certificate of salvage
466-27 title, shall apply to the bureau within forty-five (45) days after
467-28 acquiring the vehicle for a certificate of salvage title.
468-29 (c) The bureau shall issue a certificate of salvage title as proof of
469-30 ownership for a salvage vehicle when the acquiring person does the
470-31 following:
471-32 (1) Makes a proper application in the manner and form prescribed
472-33 by the bureau.
473-34 (2) Pays a salvage title fee of four dollars ($4). The fee shall be
474-35 deposited in the motor vehicle highway account.
475-36 (3) If in the possession of the acquiring person, surrenders the
476-37 vehicle's original certificate of title or other proof of ownership.
477-38 as determined by the bureau.
478-39 (d) Except as provided in section 4.4 of this chapter, a person that
479-40 violates this section commits a Class D infraction.
480-41 SECTION 15. IC 9-22-3-4.4, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
481-42 SECTION 388, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
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483-1 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4.4. (a) For purposes of sections
484-2 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3 of this chapter, "other proof of ownership" with respect
485-3 to a vehicle includes the following items that contain the physical or
486-4 electronic signature of the owner, with or without notarization:
487-5 (1) A document granting an insurance company a limited power
488-6 of attorney.
489-7 (2) An affidavit transferring title to an insurance company.
490-8 (3) Another document authorizing an insurance company to
491-9 assign ownership of the motor vehicle.
492-10 (b) A person that violates section 4.1, 4.2, or 4.3 of this chapter by
493-11 knowingly or intentionally submitting a fraudulent document or
494-12 affidavit described in subsection (a) commits a Class A infraction.
495-13 (c) Other proof of ownership may accompany a signed or
496-14 unsigned vehicle title. The bureau may accept a signed vehicle title
497-15 as other proof of ownership.
498-16 SECTION 16. IC 9-24-3-2.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.111-2021,
499-17 SECTION 38, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
500-18 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2.5. (a) Except as provided in section 3 of this
501-19 chapter, an individual must satisfy the requirements set forth in one (1)
502-20 of the following subdivisions to receive a driver's license:
503-21 (1) The individual meets the following conditions:
504-22 (A) Is at least sixteen (16) years and ninety (90) days of age.
505-23 (B) Has held a valid learner's permit for at least one hundred
506-24 eighty (180) days.
507-25 (C) Obtains an instructor's certification that the individual has
508-26 satisfactorily completed an approved driver education course.
509-27 (D) Passes the required examinations.
510-28 (E) Completes at least fifty (50) hours of supervised driving
511-29 practice, of which at least ten (10) hours are nighttime driving,
512-30 as provided in subsection (b).
513-31 (2) The individual meets the following conditions:
514-32 (A) Is at least sixteen (16) years and two hundred seventy
515-33 (270) days of age.
516-34 (B) Has held a valid learner's permit for at least one hundred
517-35 eighty (180) days.
518-36 (C) Passes the required examinations.
519-37 (D) Completes at least fifty (50) hours of supervised driving
520-38 practice, of which at least ten (10) hours are nighttime driving,
521-39 as provided in subsection (b).
522-40 (3) The individual meets the following conditions:
523-41 (A) Is at least sixteen (16) years and one hundred eighty (180)
524-42 days of age but less than eighteen (18) years of age.
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526-1 (B) Has previously been a nonresident of Indiana, but, at the
527-2 time of application, qualifies as an Indiana resident.
528-3 (C) Has held for at least sixty (60) days a valid driver's license,
529-4 excluding a learner's permit or the equivalent, in the state or a
530-5 combination of states in which the individual formerly resided.
531-6 (D) Passes the required examinations.
532-7 (4) The individual meets the following conditions:
533-8 (A) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age.
534-9 (B) Has previously been a nonresident but, at the time of
535-10 application, qualifies as an Indiana resident.
536-11 (C) Held a valid driver's license, excluding a learner's permit
537-12 or the equivalent, from the state or country of prior residence.
538-13 (D) Passes the required examinations.
539-14 (5) The individual meets the following conditions:
540-15 (A) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age. sixteen (16) years
541-16 and ninety (90) days of age.
542-17 (B) Is a person with a disability.
543-18 (C) Holds an Has held an Indiana learner's permit for at least
544-19 one hundred eighty (180) days.
545-20 (D) Has successfully completed driver rehabilitation training
546-21 by a certified driver rehabilitation specialist recognized by the
547-22 bureau.
548-23 (E) Passes the required examinations.
549-24 (F) Completes at least fifty (50) hours of supervised driving
550-25 practice, of which at least ten (10) hours are nighttime
551-26 driving, as provided in subsection (b).
552-27 (b) An applicant who is required to complete at least fifty (50) hours
553-28 of supervised practice driving under subsection (a)(1)(E), or (a)(2)(D),
554-29 or (a)(5)(F) must do the following:
555-30 (1) If the applicant is less than eighteen (18) years of age,
556-31 complete the practice driving with:
557-32 (A) a licensed driver, with valid driving privileges, who is:
558-33 (i) at least twenty-five (25) years of age; and
559-34 (ii) related to the applicant by blood, marriage, or legal
560-35 status;
561-36 (B) the spouse of the applicant who is:
562-37 (i) a licensed driver with valid driving privileges; and
563-38 (ii) at least twenty-one (21) years of age; or
564-39 (C) an individual with valid driving privileges who:
565-40 (i) is licensed as a driver education instructor under
566-41 IC 9-27-6-8 and is working under the direction of a driver
567-42 training school described in IC 9-27-6-3(a)(2); or
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569-1 (ii) is a certified driver rehabilitation specialist recognized
570-2 by the bureau who is employed through a driver
571-3 rehabilitation program.
572-4 (2) If the applicant is at least eighteen (18) years of age, complete
573-5 the driving practice with:
574-6 (A) a licensed driver, with valid driving privileges, who is at
575-7 least twenty-five (25) years of age; or
576-8 (B) the spouse of the applicant who is:
577-9 (i) a licensed driver with valid driving privileges; and
578-10 (ii) at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
579-11 (3) If the applicant is less than eighteen (18) years of age and is
580-12 under the care and supervision of the department of child
581-13 services, complete the driving practice with:
582-14 (A) a licensed driver with valid driving privileges who is:
583-15 (i) at least twenty-five (25) years of age; and
584-16 (ii) related to the applicant by blood, marriage, or legal
585-17 status;
586-18 (B) a licensed driver with valid driving privileges who is:
587-19 (i) at least twenty-five (25) years of age; and
588-20 (ii) approved by the department of child services; or
589-21 (C) an individual with valid driving privileges who is:
590-22 (i) licensed as a driver education instructor under
591-23 IC 9-27-6-8 and is working under the direction of a driver
592-24 training school described in IC 9-27-6-3(a)(2); or
593-25 (ii) a certified driver rehabilitation specialist recognized by
594-26 the bureau who is employed through a driver rehabilitation
595-27 program.
596-28 (4) Submit to the commission under IC 9-24-9-2(c) evidence of
597-29 the time logged in practice driving.
598-30 SECTION 17. IC 9-24-6.1-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
599-31 SECTION 452, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
600-32 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. (a) The bureau may contract with
601-33 public and private institutions, agencies, businesses, and organizations
602-34 to conduct testing required to implement the program. A person that
603-35 conducts testing under this section may impose, collect, and retain fees
604-36 for conducting the testing.
605-37 (b) Fees for testing under this section may be not more than the
606-38 following:
607-39 (1) One hundred fifty dollars ($150) per skills exam if:
608-40 (A) the applicant is an employee of the Indiana department
609-41 of transportation; or
610-42 (B) the applicant is a school bus driver.
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612-1 (2) Two hundred dollars ($200) for an initial skills exam.
613-2 (3) One hundred fifty dollars ($150) for a second skills exam.
614-3 (4) One hundred dollars ($100) for a third skills exam and any
615-4 subsequent skills exam.
616-5 SECTION 18. IC 9-24-7-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.85-2013,
617-6 SECTION 33, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
618-7 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7. The bureau shall publish the following:
619-8 (1) An online driving guide that may be used by the holder of a
620-9 learner's permit and the parent of the holder of a learner's permit,
621-10 if applicable.
622-11 (2) An online log that must be completed to show evidence of the
623-12 completion of the hours of supervised practice driving required
624-13 under IC 9-24-3-2.5(a)(1)(E), or IC 9-24-3-2.5(a)(2)(D), or
625-14 IC 9-24-3-2.5(a)(5)(F).
626-15 SECTION 19. IC 9-24-8.5-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.141-2024,
627-16 SECTION 21, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
628-17 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. (a) A driver's license issued under IC 9-24-3
629-18 may include one (1) or more of the following:
630-19 (1) A motorcycle endorsement under IC 9-24-8-4 (before its
631-20 expiration) or section 3 of this chapter.
632-21 (2) A for-hire endorsement under section 5 of this chapter.
633-22 (b) A commercial driver's license may include one (1) or more of
634-23 the following:
635-24 (1) A motorcycle endorsement under IC 9-24-8-4 (before its
636-25 expiration) or section 3 of this chapter.
637-26 (2) Except for a hazardous materials endorsement and an
638-27 intrastate passenger transport endorsement, an endorsement
639-28 under IC 9-24-6.1, including under any rules adopted under
640-29 IC 9-24-6.1, if the applicant is at least twenty-one (21) years of
641-30 age.
642-31 (3) A hazardous materials endorsement and an intrastate
643-32 passenger transport endorsement under IC 9-24-6.1, including
644-33 under any rules adopted under IC 9-24-6.1, if the applicant is at
645-34 least eighteen (18) years of age.
646-35 SECTION 20. IC 9-24-9-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.141-2024,
647-36 SECTION 22, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
648-37 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), each
649-38 application for a driver's license or permit under this chapter must
650-39 require the following information:
651-40 (1) The full legal name of the applicant.
652-41 (2) The applicant's date of birth.
653-42 (3) The gender of the applicant.
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655-1 (4) The applicant's height, weight, hair color, and eye color.
656-2 (5) The address of the applicant.
657-3 (6) A:
658-4 (A) valid Social Security number; or
659-5 (B) verification of an applicant's:
660-6 (i) ineligibility to be issued a Social Security number;
661-7 (ii) identity; and
662-8 (iii) lawful status.
663-9 (7) Whether the applicant has been subject to fainting spells or
664-10 seizures.
665-11 (8) Whether the applicant has been issued a driver's license or has
666-12 been the holder of a permit, and if so, when and by what
667-13 jurisdiction.
668-14 (9) Whether the applicant's driver's license or permit has ever
669-15 been suspended or revoked, and if so, the date of and the reason
670-16 for the suspension or revocation.
671-17 (10) Whether the applicant has been convicted of:
672-18 (A) a crime punishable as a felony under Indiana motor
673-19 vehicle law; or
674-20 (B) any other felony in the commission of which a motor
675-21 vehicle was used;
676-22 that has not been expunged by a court.
677-23 (11) Whether the applicant has a physical or mental disability,
678-24 and if so, the nature of the disability.
679-25 (12) The signature of the applicant showing the applicant's legal
680-26 name as it appears or will appear on the driver's license or permit.
681-27 (13) A digital photograph of the applicant.
682-28 (14) Any other information the bureau requires.
683-29 (b) For purposes of subsection (a), an individual certified as a
684-30 program participant in the address confidentiality program under
685-31 IC 5-26.5 is not required to provide the individual's address, but may
686-32 provide an address designated by the office of the attorney general
687-33 under IC 5-26.5 as the individual's address.
688-34 (c) In addition to the information required by subsection (a), an
689-35 applicant who is required to complete at least fifty (50) hours of
690-36 supervised practice driving under IC 9-24-3-2.5(a)(1)(E), or
691-37 IC 9-24-3-2.5(a)(2)(D), or IC 9-24-3-2.5(a)(5)(F) must submit to the
692-38 bureau evidence of the time logged in practice driving.
693-39 SECTION 21. IC 9-24-12-0.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2023,
694-40 SECTION 43, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
695-41 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 0.5. (a) A learner's permit issued in the form of a
696-42 physical credential expires two (2) years after the date of issuance. A
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698-1 learner's permit expires upon the bureau receiving notice of the
699-2 death of the holder or upon issuance of a subsequent physical
700-3 credential.
701-4 (b) A motorcycle learner's permit expires one (1) year after the date
702-5 of issuance. A motorcycle permit may be renewed one (1) time for a
703-6 period of one (1) year. An individual who does not obtain a motorcycle
704-7 endorsement under IC 9-24-8.5 before the expiration of the renewed
705-8 motorcycle permit may not reapply for a new motorcycle permit for a
706-9 period of one (1) year after the date of expiration of the renewed
707-10 motorcycle permit. The bureau may not issue more than three (3)
708-11 motorcycle learner's permits to an individual within a five (5) year
709-12 period. A motorcycle learner's permit expires upon the bureau
710-13 receiving notice of the death of the holder.
711-14 (c) A commercial learner's permit expires one hundred eighty (180)
712-15 days after the date of issuance. The bureau may issue not more than
713-16 three (3) commercial learner's permits to an individual within a
714-17 twenty-four (24) month period. A commercial learner's permit
715-18 expires upon the bureau receiving notice of the death of the holder.
716-19 (d) The fee to renew a permit that expires under this section is the
717-20 applicable fee to issue the permit under this article.
718-21 SECTION 22. IC 9-24-12-11, AS AMENDED BY P.L.141-2024,
719-22 SECTION 30, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
720-23 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 11. (a) This section applies to a driver's license
721-24 other than a commercial driver's license.
722-25 (b) If the birthday of a holder on which the holder's driver's license
723-26 would otherwise expire falls on:
724-27 (1) Sunday;
725-28 (2) a legal holiday (as set forth in IC 1-1-9-1); or
726-29 (3) a weekday when all license branches in the county of
727-30 residence of the holder are closed;
728-31 the driver's license of the holder does not expire until midnight of the
729-32 first day after the birthday on which a license branch is open for
730-33 business in the county of residence of the holder.
731-34 (c) A driver's license issued to an applicant who complies with
732-35 IC 9-24-9-2.5 expires:
733-36 (1) at midnight one (1) year after issuance if there is no expiration
734-37 date on the authorization granted to the individual to remain in the
735-38 United States; or
736-39 (2) if there is an expiration date on the authorization granted to
737-40 the individual to remain in the United States, the earlier of the
738-41 following:
739-42 (A) At midnight of the date the authorization of the holder to
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741-1 have lawful status as a permanent resident or conditional
742-2 resident alien of the United States expires.
743-3 (B) At midnight of the birthday of the holder that occurs six
744-4 (6) years after the date of issuance.
745-5 (d) A driver's license expires upon the bureau receiving notice of the
746-6 death of the holder or the issuance of a subsequent physical
747-7 credential.
748-8 SECTION 23. IC 9-24-16-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2023,
749-9 SECTION 56, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
750-10 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and
751-11 section 5(e) of this chapter, an identification card expires at midnight
752-12 of the birthday of the holder that occurs six (6) years following the date
753-13 of issuance.
754-14 (b) An identification card issued under this article to an applicant
755-15 who complies with section 3.5 of this chapter expires:
756-16 (1) at midnight one (1) year after issuance, if there is no
757-17 expiration date on the authorization granted to the individual to
758-18 remain in the United States; or
759-19 (2) if there is an expiration date on the authorization granted to
760-20 the individual to remain in the United States, the earlier of the
761-21 following:
762-22 (A) At midnight of the date the authorization of the holder to
763-23 have lawful status as a permanent resident or conditional
764-24 resident alien of the United States expires.
765-25 (B) At midnight of the birthday of the holder that occurs six
766-26 (6) years after the date of issuance.
767-27 SECTION 24. IC 9-24-16-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.141-2024,
768-28 SECTION 37, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
769-29 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. (a) An application for renewal of an
770-30 identification card issued in the form of a physical credential may be
771-31 made not more than twenty-four (24) months before the expiration date
772-32 of the card issued in the form of a physical credential. However, when
773-33 the applicant complies with section 3.5 of this chapter, an application
774-34 for renewal of an identification card issued in the form of a physical
775-35 credential may be filed not more than one (1) month before the
776-36 expiration date of the identification card issued in the form of a
777-37 physical credential held by the applicant.
778-38 (b) Except as provided in subsection (d), a renewed card issued in
779-39 the form of a physical credential is valid on the birth date of the holder
780-40 and remains valid for six (6) years.
781-41 (c) Renewal may not be granted if the cardholder was issued a
782-42 driver's license issued in the form of a physical credential subsequent
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784-1 to the last issuance of an identification card issued in the form of a
785-2 physical credential.
786-3 (d) A renewed identification card issued under this article in the
787-4 form of a physical credential to an applicant who complies with section
788-5 3.5 of this chapter expires:
789-6 (1) at midnight one (1) year after issuance, if there is no
790-7 expiration date on the authorization granted to the individual to
791-8 remain in the United States; or
792-9 (2) if there is an expiration date on the authorization granted to
793-10 the individual to remain in the United States, the earlier of the
794-11 following:
795-12 (A) At midnight of the date the authorization of the holder to
796-13 have lawful status as a permanent resident or conditional
797-14 resident alien of the United States expires.
798-15 (B) At midnight of the birthday of the holder that occurs six
799-16 (6) years after the date of issuance.
800-17 (e) An identification card expires upon the bureau receiving notice
801-18 of the death of the holder or upon issuance of a subsequent physical
802-19 credential.
803-20 SECTION 25. IC 9-24-16.5-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.147-2018,
804-21 SECTION 21, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
805-22 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (f), a
806-23 photo exempt identification card expires at midnight on the birth date
807-24 of the holder that occurs six (6) years following the date of issuance.
808-25 (b) An application for renewal of a photo exempt identification card
809-26 may be made not more than twenty-four (24) months before the
810-27 expiration date of the card.
811-28 (c) A renewed photo exempt identification card is valid on the birth
812-29 date of the holder and remains valid for six (6) years.
813-30 (d) A photo exempt identification card may not be renewed if the
814-31 holder was issued a driver's license or an identification card after the
815-32 last issuance of a photo exempt identification card.
816-33 (e) An application for the renewal of a photo exempt identification
817-34 card may not be made by mail or by electronic service.
818-35 (f) A photo exempt identification card expires upon the bureau
819-36 receiving notice of the death of the holder or upon issuance of a
820-37 subsequent physical credential.
821-38 SECTION 26. IC 9-26-2-2 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
822-39 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. (a) A law
823-40 enforcement officer shall forward a written report of each accident
824-41 investigated under section 1 of this chapter to the state police
825-42 department within twenty-four (24) hours after completing the
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827-1 investigation. The report must contain, if possible, the following
828-2 information:
829-3 (1) The name and address of the owner and operator of each
830-4 vehicle involved in the accident.
831-5 (2) The license number and description of each vehicle involved
832-6 in the accident.
833-7 (3) The time and place the accident occurred.
834-8 (4) The name and address of each person injured or killed in the
835-9 accident.
836-10 (5) The name and address of each witness to the accident.
837-11 (6) Whether the law enforcement officer has a reasonable
838-12 belief that a driver's medical impairment may have
839-13 contributed to the accident.
840-14 (b) A law enforcement officer and a law enforcement agency are
841-15 not civilly or criminally liable for any damages related to whether
842-16 a law enforcement officer identifies or fails to identify whether a
843-17 driver's medical impairment may have contributed to an accident
844-18 under subsection (a)(6).
845-19 SECTION 27. IC 34-30-2.1-103.8 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
846-20 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
847-21 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 103.8. IC 9-26-2-2 (Concerning
848-22 reporting whether a driver's medical impairment may have
849-23 contributed to an accident).
850-24 SECTION 28. IC 36-9-4-29.4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.210-2023,
851-25 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
852-26 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 29.4. (a) This section does not apply to a public
853-27 transportation corporation located in a county having a consolidated
854-28 city.
855-29 (b) A public transportation corporation may provide regularly
856-30 scheduled passenger service to specifically designated locations outside
857-31 the system's operational boundaries as described in IC 36-9-1-9 if all
858-32 of the following conditions are met:
859-33 (1) The legislative body of the municipality approves any
860-34 expansion of the service outside the municipality's corporate
861-35 boundaries.
862-36 (2) The expanded service is reasonably required to do any of the
863-37 following:
864-38 (A) Enhance employment opportunities in the new service area
865-39 or the existing service area.
866-40 (B) Serve persons who are elderly, persons with a disability, or
867-41 other persons who are in need of public transportation.
868-42 (3) Except as provided in subsections (e) and (f), the expanded
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870-1 service does not extend beyond the boundary of the county in
871-2 which the corporation is located.
872-3 (c) Notwithstanding section 39 of this chapter, a public
873-4 transportation corporation may provide demand responsive service
874-5 outside of the system's operational boundaries as described in
875-6 IC 36-9-1-9 if the conditions listed in subsection (b) are met.
876-7 (d) The board may contract with a private operator for the operation
877-8 of an expanded service under this section.
878-9 (e) Subsection (b)(3) does not apply to a special purpose bus (as
879-10 defined in IC 20-27-2-10) or a school bus (as defined in IC 20-27-2-8)
880-11 that provides expanded service for a purpose permitted under
881-12 IC 20-27-9.
882-13 (f) A county having a population of more than one hundred
883-14 eighty-five thousand (185,000) and less than two hundred thousand
884-15 (200,000) may enter into an interlocal cooperation agreement with an
885-16 adjacent county under IC 36-1-7 to allow a public transportation
886-17 corporation to provide expanded service beyond the boundary of the
887-18 county in which the corporation is located.
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937+15 (A) At midnight of the date the authorization of the holder to
938+16 have lawful status as a permanent resident or conditional
939+17 resident alien of the United States expires.
940+18 (B) At midnight of the birthday of the holder that occurs six
941+19 (6) years after the date of issuance.
942+20 (d) A driver's license expires upon the bureau receiving notice of the
943+21 death of the holder or the issuance of a subsequent physical
944+22 credential.
945+23 SECTION 28. IC 9-24-16-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2023,
946+24 SECTION 56, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
947+25 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and
948+26 section 5(e) of this chapter, an identification card expires at midnight
949+27 of the birthday of the holder that occurs six (6) years following the date
950+28 of issuance.
951+29 (b) An identification card issued under this article to an applicant
952+30 who complies with section 3.5 of this chapter expires:
953+31 (1) at midnight one (1) year after issuance, if there is no
954+32 expiration date on the authorization granted to the individual to
955+33 remain in the United States; or
956+34 (2) if there is an expiration date on the authorization granted to
957+35 the individual to remain in the United States, the earlier of the
958+36 following:
959+37 (A) At midnight of the date the authorization of the holder to
960+38 have lawful status as a permanent resident or conditional
961+39 resident alien of the United States expires.
962+40 (B) At midnight of the birthday of the holder that occurs six
963+41 (6) years after the date of issuance.
964+42 SECTION 29. IC 9-24-16-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.141-2024,
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966+1 SECTION 37, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
967+2 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. (a) An application for renewal of an
968+3 identification card issued in the form of a physical credential may be
969+4 made not more than twenty-four (24) months before the expiration date
970+5 of the card issued in the form of a physical credential. However, when
971+6 the applicant complies with section 3.5 of this chapter, an application
972+7 for renewal of an identification card issued in the form of a physical
973+8 credential may be filed not more than one (1) month before the
974+9 expiration date of the identification card issued in the form of a
975+10 physical credential held by the applicant.
976+11 (b) Except as provided in subsection (d), a renewed card issued in
977+12 the form of a physical credential is valid on the birth date of the holder
978+13 and remains valid for six (6) years.
979+14 (c) Renewal may not be granted if the cardholder was issued a
980+15 driver's license issued in the form of a physical credential subsequent
981+16 to the last issuance of an identification card issued in the form of a
982+17 physical credential.
983+18 (d) A renewed identification card issued under this article in the
984+19 form of a physical credential to an applicant who complies with section
985+20 3.5 of this chapter expires:
986+21 (1) at midnight one (1) year after issuance, if there is no
987+22 expiration date on the authorization granted to the individual to
988+23 remain in the United States; or
989+24 (2) if there is an expiration date on the authorization granted to
990+25 the individual to remain in the United States, the earlier of the
991+26 following:
992+27 (A) At midnight of the date the authorization of the holder to
993+28 have lawful status as a permanent resident or conditional
994+29 resident alien of the United States expires.
995+30 (B) At midnight of the birthday of the holder that occurs six
996+31 (6) years after the date of issuance.
997+32 (e) An identification card expires upon the bureau receiving notice
998+33 of the death of the holder or upon issuance of a subsequent physical
999+34 credential.
1000+35 SECTION 30. IC 9-24-16.5-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.147-2018,
1001+36 SECTION 21, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1002+37 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (f), a
1003+38 photo exempt identification card expires at midnight on the birth date
1004+39 of the holder that occurs six (6) years following the date of issuance.
1005+40 (b) An application for renewal of a photo exempt identification card
1006+41 may be made not more than twenty-four (24) months before the
1007+42 expiration date of the card.
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1009+1 (c) A renewed photo exempt identification card is valid on the birth
1010+2 date of the holder and remains valid for six (6) years.
1011+3 (d) A photo exempt identification card may not be renewed if the
1012+4 holder was issued a driver's license or an identification card after the
1013+5 last issuance of a photo exempt identification card.
1014+6 (e) An application for the renewal of a photo exempt identification
1015+7 card may not be made by mail or by electronic service.
1016+8 (f) A photo exempt identification card expires upon the bureau
1017+9 receiving notice of the death of the holder or upon issuance of a
1018+10 subsequent physical credential.
1019+11 SECTION 31. IC 9-25-4-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.59-2013,
1020+12 SECTION 9, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1021+13 JANUARY 1, 2028]: Sec. 7. (a) Proof of financial responsibility as
1022+14 requested by the bureau:
1023+15 (1) must be in effect on the date of the request; and
1024+16 (2) may be given by any of the following methods:
1025+17 (A) Proof that a policy or policies of operator or motor vehicle
1026+18 liability insurance, as applicable, have been obtained and are
1027+19 in full force and effect, including through a secure online
1028+20 insurance verification system under IC 9-25-11.
1029+21 (B) Proof that a bond has been duly executed.
1030+22 (C) Proof that deposit has been made of money or securities.
1031+23 (b) Proof of financial responsibility as requested by a law
1032+24 enforcement officer:
1033+25 (1) must be in effect on the date of the request; and
1034+26 (2) may be provided in a paper or electronic format or may be
1035+27 verified by the law enforcement officer through a secure
1036+28 online insurance verification system under IC 9-25-11. For
1037+29 purposes of this subdivision, electronic formats include the
1038+30 display of an electronic image on a telecommunications device.
1039+31 SECTION 32. IC 9-25-4-8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.59-2013,
1040+32 SECTION 10, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1041+33 JANUARY 1, 2028]: Sec. 8. Proof of financial responsibility meeting
1042+34 the requirements set forth in this article must be filed in a manner
1043+35 prescribed by the bureau by an insurance carrier of the person for
1044+36 whom proof is required or through a secure online insurance
1045+37 verification system under IC 9-25-11.
1046+38 SECTION 33. IC 9-25-11 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
1047+39 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1048+40 JANUARY 1, 2028]:
1049+41 Chapter 11. Real Time Insurance Verification
1050+42 Sec. 1. (a) The bureau shall maintain a secure online insurance
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1052+1 verification system to access information in real time from a
1053+2 driver's insurer for the purpose of determining a driver's
1054+3 compliance with this article. The secure online insurance
1055+4 verification system must transmit requests to insurers for
1056+5 verification of motor vehicle liability insurance policies via web
1057+6 services established by the insurers in compliance with the
1058+7 specifications and standards of the Insurance Industry Committee
1059+8 on Motor Vehicle Administration.
1060+9 (b) In any circumstance in which the bureau or a law
1061+10 enforcement officer is required by law to determine a driver's
1062+11 compliance with this article, the bureau or the law enforcement
1063+12 officer shall use the secure online insurance verification system.
1064+13 (c) If the bureau or a law enforcement officer is unable to
1065+14 determine a driver's compliance with this article through the
1066+15 secure online insurance verification system, the bureau shall
1067+16 determine the driver's compliance with this article using another
1068+17 method allowed under this article.
1069+18 Sec. 2. The bureau may contract with a third party to
1070+19 implement this chapter.
1071+20 Sec. 3. An insurer shall allow the bureau to access information
1072+21 regarding a driver's compliance with this article through a secure
1073+22 online insurance verification system.
1074+23 Sec. 4. The bureau may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to
1075+24 implement this chapter.
1076+25 SECTION 34. IC 9-25-11.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
1077+26 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1078+27 JULY 1, 2025]:
1079+28 Chapter 11.5. Real Time Insurance Verification Advisory Board
1080+29 Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "advisory board" refers to the
1081+30 real time insurance verification advisory board established by
1082+31 section 2 of this chapter.
1083+32 Sec. 2. The real time insurance verification advisory board is
1084+33 established under the executive branch of state government for the
1085+34 purpose of advising the bureau on the implementation of the real
1086+35 time insurance verification program.
1087+36 Sec. 3. The advisory board consists of the following eight (8)
1088+37 members:
1089+38 (1) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee.
1090+39 (2) The following seven (7) members, all appointed by the
1091+40 commissioner:
1092+41 (A) Two (2) members representing the bureau.
1093+42 (B) One (1) member representing the department of
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1095+1 insurance.
1096+2 (C) Three (3) members representing insurance companies,
1097+3 recommended by the Insurance Industry Committee on
1098+4 Motor Vehicle Administration.
1099+5 (D) One (1) member representing an independent
1100+6 insurance agency.
1101+7 Sec. 4. (a) The members shall elect a chairperson of the advisory
1102+8 board at the advisory board's first meeting.
1103+9 (b) A majority of the members of the advisory board constitutes
1104+10 a quorum.
1105+11 (c) All members of the advisory board are non-voting members.
1106+12 The advisory board may not take official action.
1107+13 (d) An appointed member of the advisory board serves a two (2)
1108+14 year term, beginning December 31, 2025, and ending December 31,
1109+15 2027.
1110+16 (e) An appointed member of the advisory board serves at the
1111+17 will of the commissioner. If a vacancy occurs on the advisory
1112+18 board, the commissioner shall appoint an individual to fill the
1113+19 vacancy.
1114+20 Sec. 5. (a) A member of the advisory board who is not a state
1115+21 employee is not entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided
1116+22 by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). The member is, however, entitled to
1117+23 reimbursement for mileage and traveling expenses as provided
1118+24 under IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in
1119+25 connection with the member's duties as provided in the state
1120+26 policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of
1121+27 administration and approved by the budget agency.
1122+28 (b) Each member of the advisory board who is a state employee,
1123+29 but who is not a member of the general assembly, is entitled to
1124+30 reimbursement for mileage and traveling expenses as provided
1125+31 under IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in
1126+32 connection with the member's duties as provided in the state
1127+33 policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of
1128+34 administration and approved by the budget agency.
1129+35 Sec. 6. (a) The bureau shall staff the advisory board.
1130+36 (b) The expenses of the advisory board shall be paid from funds
1131+37 appropriated to the bureau.
1132+38 Sec. 7. This chapter expires December 31, 2028.
1133+39 SECTION 35. IC 9-26-2-2 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
1134+40 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. (a) A law
1135+41 enforcement officer shall forward a written report of each accident
1136+42 investigated under section 1 of this chapter to the state police
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1138+1 department within twenty-four (24) hours after completing the
1139+2 investigation. The report must contain, if possible, the following
1140+3 information:
1141+4 (1) The name and address of the owner and operator of each
1142+5 vehicle involved in the accident.
1143+6 (2) The license number and description of each vehicle involved
1144+7 in the accident.
1145+8 (3) The time and place the accident occurred.
1146+9 (4) The name and address of each person injured or killed in the
1147+10 accident.
1148+11 (5) The name and address of each witness to the accident.
1149+12 (6) Whether the law enforcement officer has a reasonable
1150+13 belief that a driver's medical impairment may have
1151+14 contributed to the accident.
1152+15 (b) A law enforcement officer and a law enforcement agency are
1153+16 not civilly or criminally liable for any damages related to whether
1154+17 a law enforcement officer identifies or fails to identify whether a
1155+18 driver's medical impairment may have contributed to an accident
1156+19 under subsection (a)(6).
1157+20 SECTION 36. IC 10-11-2-35.4 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
1158+21 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
1159+22 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 35.4. The state police department
1160+23 shall review its rate sheet for towing service not less than one (1)
1161+24 time per calendar year.
1162+25 SECTION 37. IC 10-11-2-35.6 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
1163+26 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
1164+27 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 35.6. The state police department
1165+28 may perform an audit of a towing company's truck and equipment
1166+29 inventory before adding the towing company to the state police
1167+30 department's towing rotation.
1168+31 SECTION 38. IC 24-14-2-3.8 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
1169+32 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
1170+33 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3.8. "Compensation" means any
1171+34 money, thing of value, or economic benefit conferred on, or
1172+35 received by, a person in return for services rendered, or for
1173+36 services to be rendered, whether by that person or another person.
1174+37 SECTION 39. IC 24-14-2-12.3 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
1175+38 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
1176+39 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 12.3. "Property", for purposes of
1177+40 IC 24-14-7, has the meaning set forth in IC 24-14-7-3.
1178+41 SECTION 40. IC 24-14-5-1, AS ADDED BY P.L.281-2019,
1179+42 SECTION 5, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
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1181+1 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) An itemized invoice of actual towing
1182+2 charges assessed by a towing company shall be made available to the
1183+3 owner of the motor vehicle or the owner's agent not later than one (1)
1184+4 business day after:
1185+5 (1) the tow is completed; or
1186+6 (2) the towing company has obtained all necessary information to
1187+7 be included on the invoice, including any charges submitted by
1188+8 subcontractors used by the towing company to complete the tow
1189+9 and recovery.
1190+10 (b) The itemized invoice required by this section must contain the
1191+11 following information:
1192+12 (1) The location from which the motor vehicle was towed.
1193+13 (2) The location to which the motor vehicle was towed.
1194+14 (3) The name, address, and telephone number of the towing
1195+15 company.
1196+16 (4) A description of the towed motor vehicle, including the:
1197+17 (A) make;
1198+18 (B) model;
1199+19 (C) year; and
1200+20 (D) vehicle identification number;
1201+21 of the motor vehicle.
1202+22 (5) The license plate number and state of registration for the
1203+23 towed motor vehicle.
1204+24 (6) The cost of the original towing service.
1205+25 (7) The cost of any vehicle storage fees, expressed as a daily rate.
1206+26 (8) Other fees, including documentation fees and motor vehicle
1207+27 search fees. Each fee must include a full description of the
1208+28 services that were provided.
1209+29 (9) The costs for services that were performed under a warranty
1210+30 or that were otherwise performed at no cost to the owner of the
1211+31 motor vehicle.
1212+32 (10) An attestation that all items invoiced were used and
1213+33 necessary in the ordinary course of business.
1214+34 (11) The time that each invoiced item was used and the
1215+35 location.
1216+36 (12) The number of miles the vehicle was towed.
1217+37 (c) Any service or fee in addition to the services or fees described
1218+38 in subsection (b)(6), (b)(7), or (b)(8) must be set forth individually as
1219+39 a single line item on the invoice required by this section, with an
1220+40 explanation and the exact charge for the service or the exact amount of
1221+41 the fee.
1222+42 (d) A copy of each invoice and receipt submitted by a tow truck
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1224+1 operator in accordance with this section shall:
1225+2 (1) be retained by the towing company for a period of two (2)
1226+3 years from the date of issuance; and
1227+4 (2) throughout the two (2) year period described in subdivision
1228+5 (1), be made available for inspection and copying not later than
1229+6 forty-eight (48) hours after receiving a written request for
1230+7 inspection from:
1231+8 (A) a law enforcement agency;
1232+9 (B) the attorney general;
1233+10 (C) the prosecuting attorney or city attorney having
1234+11 jurisdiction in the location of any of the towing company's
1235+12 Indiana business locations;
1236+13 (D) the disabled motor vehicle's owner; or
1237+14 (E) the agent of the disabled motor vehicle's owner.
1238+15 SECTION 41. IC 24-14-5-2 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
1239+16 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1240+17 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. A towing company may charge fees for emergency
1241+18 towing and private property towing as follows:
1242+19 (1) If the towing service is an emergency towing requested by
1243+20 the state police department and the towing company has filed
1244+21 its rates to be part of the state police department's towing
1245+22 rotation, at the rate agreed to by the towing company and the
1246+23 state police department.
1247+24 (2) If the towing service is an emergency towing requested by
1248+25 a local law enforcement agency and the local law enforcement
1249+26 agency has set rates, at the rate of the local law enforcement
1250+27 agency.
1251+28 (3) If the towing service is an emergency towing requested by
1252+29 a local law enforcement agency and the local law enforcement
1253+30 agency does not have set rates, at the following rates:
1254+31 (A) The rate the towing company provides to the state
1255+32 police department district in which the tow occurs.
1256+33 (B) If the towing company does not have rates filed with
1257+34 the state police department district in which the tow
1258+35 occurs, then a rate that is not more than the state police
1259+36 department district's towing and storage agreements.
1260+37 (4) If the towing service is a private property towing
1261+38 requested by a property owner, at the rate applicable under
1262+39 subdivision (2) or (3).
1263+40 SECTION 42. IC 24-14-7-3 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
1264+41 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1265+42 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) As used in this section, "property" means any
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1267+1 of the following:
1268+2 (1) A truck (as defined in IC 9-13-2-188).
1269+3 (2) A trailer (as defined in IC 9-13-2-184).
1270+4 (3) Cargo.
1271+5 (b) A person may file a complaint with the towing complaint
1272+6 advisory board under IC 24-14-11.5 if the person:
1273+7 (1) owns or holds a lien on property held at a towing company
1274+8 or storage facility; and
1275+9 (2) believes the charges relating to a tow or the storage of the
1276+10 property are unreasonable.
1277+11 (c) Not later than twenty-four (24) hours after receipt of:
1278+12 (1) seventy percent (70%) of the amount charged; and
1279+13 (2) a copy of a complaint filed with the towing complaint
1280+14 advisory board under IC 24-14-11.5;
1281+15 a towing company or storage facility shall release all property to
1282+16 a properly identified person who owns or holds a lien on the
1283+17 property.
1284+18 SECTION 43. IC 24-14-8-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.281-2019,
1285+19 SECTION 5, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1286+20 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. Upon demand, a towing company or storage
1287+21 facility shall furnish a copy of the invoice described in IC 24-14-5 and
1288+22 all supporting documentation, including payroll records and copies
1289+23 of invoices from third parties that are included on the invoice, to a
1290+24 local law enforcement agency or the office of the attorney general.
1291+25 SECTION 44. IC 24-14-8-4 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
1292+26 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1293+27 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) A towing company shall identify a tow truck
1294+28 utilized by the towing company by painting or permanently
1295+29 affixing:
1296+30 (1) the name of the business;
1297+31 (2) the name of the city where the tow truck is domiciled; and
1298+32 (3) the United States Department of Transportation
1299+33 identification number of the business;
1300+34 on both of the tow truck's doors in a form that may easily be read
1301+35 by a law enforcement officer.
1302+36 (b) A person who engages in the business of towing motor
1303+37 vehicles without complying with subsection (a) commits a Class C
1304+38 infraction.
1305+39 SECTION 45. IC 24-14-9-1, AS ADDED BY P.L.281-2019,
1306+40 SECTION 5, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1307+41 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. A towing company shall not do any of the
1308+42 following:
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1310+1 (1) Falsely represent, either expressly or by implication, that the
1311+2 towing company represents or is approved by any organization
1312+3 that provides emergency road service for disabled motor vehicles.
1313+4 (2) Require the owner or operator of a disabled motor vehicle to
1314+5 preauthorize:
1315+6 (A) repair work; or
1316+7 (B) more than twenty-four (24) hours of storage;
1317+8 as a condition for providing towing service for the disabled motor
1318+9 vehicle.
1319+10 (3) Charge more than one (1) towing fee when the owner or
1320+11 operator of a disabled motor vehicle requests that the disabled
1321+12 motor vehicle be towed to a repair facility owned or operated by
1322+13 the towing company.
1323+14 (4) Tow a motor vehicle to a repair facility unless:
1324+15 (A) either:
1325+16 (i) the owner of the motor vehicle; or
1326+17 (ii) the owner's designated representative;
1327+18 gives consent for the motor vehicle to be towed to the repair
1328+19 facility; and
1329+20 (B) the consent described in clause (A) is given before the
1330+21 motor vehicle is removed from the location from which it is to
1331+22 be towed.
1332+23 The prohibition set forth in this subdivision does not apply in any
1333+24 case in which a towing company tows a motor vehicle to a storage
1334+25 facility that includes a repair facility on the same site.
1335+26 (5) Offer or provide compensation to a person for a towing
1336+27 referral unless the person and towing company have a prior
1337+28 contract.
1338+29 SECTION 46. IC 24-14-9-2, AS ADDED BY P.L.281-2019,
1339+30 SECTION 5, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1340+31 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. A towing company or a storage facility shall not
1341+32 do any of the following:
1342+33 (1) Upon payment of all costs relating to a tow, motor vehicle
1343+34 storage, and all allowable fees, as applicable, refuse to release the
1344+35 motor vehicle during regular office hours to a properly identified
1345+36 person who owns or holds a lien on the motor vehicle in
1346+37 accordance with the procedures and subject to the same
1347+38 requirements set forth in IC 9-22-1-8 with respect to abandoned
1348+39 motor vehicles. However, a towing company or storage facility
1349+40 shall not release a motor vehicle in any case in which a local law
1350+41 enforcement agency has ordered the motor vehicle not to be
1351+42 released, or in any case in which the motor vehicle cannot be
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1353+1 released because of pending litigation.
1354+2 (2) Refuse to permit:
1355+3 (A) a properly identified person who owns or holds a lien on
1356+4 a motor vehicle; or
1357+5 (B) a representative of the insurance company that insures the
1358+6 motor vehicle, if the vehicle is covered by an active policy of
1359+7 insurance;
1360+8 to inspect the motor vehicle during regular office hours before all
1361+9 costs incurred against the motor vehicle are paid or the motor
1362+10 vehicle is released. An inspection fee may not be charged for an
1363+11 inspection that occurs during regular office hours.
1364+12 (3) Charge any storage fee for a stored motor vehicle with respect
1365+13 to any day on which:
1366+14 (A) release of the motor vehicle; or
1367+15 (B) inspection of the motor vehicle by the owner, lienholder,
1368+16 or insurance company;
1369+17 is not permitted during regular office hours by the towing
1370+18 company or storage facility.
1371+19 (4) Offer to provide compensation to a person for a referral
1372+20 unless the person and the towing company or storage facility
1373+21 have an executed contract in place.
1374+22 (5) Charge more than the fees that are included in a towing
1375+23 agreement or contract with the law enforcement agency that
1376+24 ordered the tow or the contract with the private property
1377+25 owner that ordered the tow under IC 9-22-1.
1378+26 SECTION 47. IC 24-14-11 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
1379+27 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1380+28 JULY 1, 2025]:
1381+29 Chapter 11. Towing Complaints
1382+30 Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "complainant" means a person
1383+31 who files a towing complaint under this chapter.
1384+32 Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "towing complaint" means a
1385+33 written complaint related to towing fees.
1386+34 Sec. 3. Not later than December 1, 2025, the attorney general
1387+35 shall create a form that may be used by a consumer to submit a
1388+36 towing complaint to the attorney general.
1389+37 Sec. 4. If the attorney general receives a towing complaint
1390+38 regarding a towing invoice that is greater than:
1391+39 (1) for a vehicle weighing less than twenty-six thousand
1392+40 (26,000) pounds, one thousand dollars ($1,000); or
1393+41 (2) for a vehicle weighing twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds
1394+42 or more, twenty thousand dollars ($20,000);
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1396+1 the attorney general shall follow the procedure set forth in section
1397+2 5 of this chapter.
1398+3 Sec. 5. Upon the attorney general's receipt of a towing complaint
1399+4 that meets the requirements of section 4 of this chapter, the
1400+5 attorney general shall do the following:
1401+6 (1) Direct the complainant to remit payment of seventy
1402+7 percent (70%) of the invoiced amount to the towing company
1403+8 and obtain a bond in the amount of thirty percent (30%) of
1404+9 the invoiced amount.
1405+10 (2) Once the complainant has provided evidence of the
1406+11 complainant's compliance with subdivision (1), forward a
1407+12 copy of the towing complaint to the towing complaint
1408+13 advisory board established by IC 24-14-11.5-3 and the towing
1409+14 company.
1410+15 SECTION 48. IC 24-14-11.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
1411+16 CODE AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS
1412+17 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]:
1413+18 Chapter 11.5. Towing Complaint Advisory Board
1414+19 Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "advisory board" means the
1415+20 towing complaint advisory board established by section 3 of this
1416+21 chapter.
1417+22 Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "towing complaint" means a
1418+23 written complaint related to towing fees that is forwarded by the
1419+24 attorney general to the advisory board.
1420+25 Sec. 3. The towing complaint advisory board is established as a
1421+26 continuing board under the executive branch of state government
1422+27 for the purpose of advising the attorney general regarding towing
1423+28 complaints. The attorney general shall administer the advisory
1424+29 board.
1425+30 Sec. 4. (a) The advisory board consists of the following seven (7)
1426+31 members, all appointed by the governor:
1427+32 (1) One (1) member who represents the consumer.
1428+33 (2) Two (2) members who have broad experience in the
1429+34 towing industry, who represent different geographic regions
1430+35 of the state.
1431+36 (3) One (1) member who has broad experience in the trucking
1432+37 industry.
1433+38 (4) One (1) member who has broad experience in the
1434+39 insurance industry.
1435+40 (5) One (1) member who represents law enforcement.
1436+41 (6) One (1) member who has broad experience in the banking
1437+42 industry.
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1439+1 (b) All members are voting members.
1440+2 (c) The member appointed under subsection (a)(1) shall serve as
1441+3 the advisory board chair.
1442+4 Sec. 5. (a) Members of the advisory board serve a four (4) year
1443+5 term that ends June 30 of each odd-numbered year but may be
1444+6 reappointed to subsequent terms. Members serve at the will of the
1445+7 appointing authority who appointed the member.
1446+8 (b) If a vacancy occurs, the appointing authority who appointed
1447+9 the member whose position is vacant shall appoint an individual to
1448+10 fill the vacancy. An appointment to fill a vacancy occurring before
1449+11 the expiration of a term is for the remainder of the unexpired term.
1450+12 Sec. 6. A member of the advisory board who is not a state
1451+13 employee is not entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided
1452+14 by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). The member is, however, entitled to
1453+15 reimbursement for mileage and traveling expenses as provided
1454+16 under IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in
1455+17 connection with the member's duties as provided in the state
1456+18 policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of
1457+19 administration and approved by the budget agency.
1458+20 Sec. 7. (a) Four (4) members of the advisory board constitute a
1459+21 quorum.
1460+22 (b) The affirmative vote of at least four (4) members of the
1461+23 advisory board is required for the advisory board to take any
1462+24 official action.
1463+25 (c) The advisory board shall meet at the call of the advisory
1464+26 board chair.
1465+27 Sec. 8. (a) The attorney general shall staff the advisory board.
1466+28 (b) The expenses of the advisory board shall be paid from funds
1467+29 appropriated to the attorney general.
1468+30 Sec. 9. (a) The advisory board shall establish procedures for
1469+31 reviewing and resolving towing complaints.
1470+32 (b) Upon receipt of a towing complaint, the advisory board shall
1471+33 give notice to the towing company against whom the towing
1472+34 complaint is directed and the advisory board shall provide
1473+35 information about the reconsideration process.
1474+36 Sec. 10. (a) The advisory board shall review a towing complaint
1475+37 not later than thirty (30) days after receiving the complaint from
1476+38 the attorney general and issue a determination not later than
1477+39 fifteen (15) days after the advisory board's review. The advisory
1478+40 board may agree to extend the deadlines under this subsection.
1479+41 (b) In reviewing a towing complaint received under subsection
1480+42 (a), the advisory board shall determine:
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1482+1 (1) whether the amount the towing company charged was
1483+2 unreasonable; and
1484+3 (2) what constitutes a reasonable charge;
1485+4 based on the facts and circumstances of the towing complaint.
1486+5 (c) The advisory board shall calculate the amount a towing
1487+6 company overcharged a person using the advisory board's
1488+7 determination required under subsection (b).
1489+8 (d) The advisory board shall advise the attorney general of the
1490+9 advisory board's determination. The attorney general shall then
1491+10 take action to ensure the remittance of payment accordingly.
1492+11 (e) If the advisory board determines that a person owes a towing
1493+12 company an amount that is more than seventy percent (70%) of the
1494+13 invoiced amount paid by the person to the towing company under
1495+14 IC 24-14-11-5, the amount of the bond that is payable to the towing
1496+15 company based on the advisory board's determination must be
1497+16 paid to the towing company not later than seven (7) days after the
1498+17 determination is made.
1499+18 Sec. 11. If the advisory board does not review a complaint or
1500+19 issue a determination within the deadlines or any extension set
1501+20 forth in section 10(a) of this chapter, the invoiced amount is
1502+21 presumed to be reasonable. Any charges presumed to be
1503+22 reasonable due to the inaction of the advisory board may not be
1504+23 used as a basis to determine the reasonableness of an invoice in any
1505+24 future proceeding.
1506+25 SECTION 49. IC 34-30-2.1-103.8 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
1507+26 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
1508+27 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 103.8. IC 9-26-2-2 (Concerning
1509+28 reporting whether a driver's medical impairment may have
1510+29 contributed to an accident).
1511+30 SECTION 50. IC 36-9-4-29.4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.210-2023,
1512+31 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1513+32 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 29.4. (a) This section does not apply to a public
1514+33 transportation corporation located in a county having a consolidated
1515+34 city.
1516+35 (b) A public transportation corporation may provide regularly
1517+36 scheduled passenger service to specifically designated locations outside
1518+37 the system's operational boundaries as described in IC 36-9-1-9 if all
1519+38 of the following conditions are met:
1520+39 (1) The legislative body of the municipality approves any
1521+40 expansion of the service outside the municipality's corporate
1522+41 boundaries.
1523+42 (2) The expanded service is reasonably required to do any of the
1524+EH 1390—LS 7417/DI 137 35
1525+1 following:
1526+2 (A) Enhance employment opportunities in the new service area
1527+3 or the existing service area.
1528+4 (B) Serve persons who are elderly, persons with a disability, or
1529+5 other persons who are in need of public transportation.
1530+6 (3) Except as provided in subsections (e) and (f), the expanded
1531+7 service does not extend beyond the boundary of the county in
1532+8 which the corporation is located.
1533+9 (c) Notwithstanding section 39 of this chapter, a public
1534+10 transportation corporation may provide demand responsive service
1535+11 outside of the system's operational boundaries as described in
1536+12 IC 36-9-1-9 if the conditions listed in subsection (b) are met.
1537+13 (d) The board may contract with a private operator for the operation
1538+14 of an expanded service under this section.
1539+15 (e) Subsection (b)(3) does not apply to a special purpose bus (as
1540+16 defined in IC 20-27-2-10) or a school bus (as defined in IC 20-27-2-8)
1541+17 that provides expanded service for a purpose permitted under
1542+18 IC 20-27-9.
1543+19 (f) A county having a population of more than one hundred
1544+20 eighty-five thousand (185,000) and less than two hundred thousand
1545+21 (200,000) may enter into an interlocal cooperation agreement with an
1546+22 adjacent county under IC 36-1-7 to allow a public transportation
1547+23 corporation to provide expanded service beyond the boundary of the
1548+24 county in which the corporation is located.
1549+25 SECTION 51. An emergency is declared for this act.
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8891551 COMMITTEE REPORT
8901552 Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Roads and Transportation, to
8911553 which was referred House Bill 1390, has had the same under
8921554 consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the House with
8931555 the recommendation that said bill be amended as follows:
8941556 Page 1, between lines 14 and 15, begin a new paragraph and insert:
8951557 "SECTION 2. IC 9-18.1-4-2, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
8961558 SECTION 326, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
8971559 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. (a) The bureau shall adopt rules
8981560 under IC 4-22-2 regarding the size, character, and content of a
8991561 certificate of registration. The bureau may issue a certificate of
9001562 registration by electronically delivering or providing access to an
9011563 electronic certificate of registration.
9021564 (b) A certificate of registration or a legible reproduction of the
9031565 certificate of registration must be carried:
9041566 (1) in the vehicle to which the registration refers; or
9051567 (2) by the individual operating or in control of the vehicle, who
9061568 shall display the registration upon the demand of a police officer.
9071569 (c) An individual who fails to carry a certificate of registration or a
9081570 legible reproduction of a certificate of registration as required under
9091571 subsection (b) commits a Class C infraction.
9101572 SECTION 3. IC 9-18.1-4-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.111-2021,
9111573 SECTION 17, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
9121574 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) License plates shall be displayed on a
9131575 vehicle as follows:
9141576 (1) For a tractor, a dump truck, or a truck with a rear-mounted
9151577 forklift or a mechanism to carry a rear-mounted forklift or
9161578 implement, upon the front of the vehicle.
9171579 (2) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), for every other
9181580 vehicle, upon the rear of the vehicle.
9191581 (b) A license plate shall be:
9201582 (1) securely fastened, in a horizontal and upright position that
9211583 displays the registration expiration year in the upper right corner,
9221584 to the vehicle for which the plate is issued:
9231585 (A) to prevent the license plate from swinging;
9241586 (B) at a height of at least twelve (12) inches from the ground,
9251587 measuring from the bottom of the license plate; and
9261588 (C) in a place and position that are clearly visible;
9271589 (2) maintained free from foreign materials and in a condition to
9281590 be clearly legible; and
9291591 (3) not obstructed or obscured by tires, bumpers, accessories, or
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9311593 other opaque objects.
9321594 (c) Subject to subsection (b), an interim license plate issued or used
9331595 by a dealer licensed under IC 9-32 or used by a manufacturer must be
9341596 displayed:
9351597 (1) in the manner required under subsection (a) for the type of
9361598 vehicle on which the interim license plate is displayed; or
9371599 (2) in a location on the left side of a window that is:
9381600 (A) facing the rear of the motor vehicle; and
9391601 (B) clearly visible and unobstructed.
9401602 A plate displayed under subdivision (2) must be affixed to the window
9411603 of the motor vehicle.
9421604 (d) A temporary license plate issued by the bureau must be
9431605 displayed in the same manner as an interim license plate under
9441606 subsection (c).
9451607 (e) Before January 1, 2028, upon the renewal of a registration
9461608 under this article, a license plate other than a temporary license plate
9471609 must display a renewal sticker:
9481610 (1) that is securely affixed in the upper right corner of the license
9491611 plate; and
9501612 (2) that covers the previous registration expiration year.
9511613 (f) A person that violates this section commits a Class C
9521614 infraction.".
9531615 Page 4, between lines 21 and 22, begin a new paragraph and insert:
9541616 "SECTION 9. IC 9-18.5-12-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
9551617 SECTION 327, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
9561618 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) A special group that seeks
9571619 initial participation in the special group recognition license plate
9581620 program must submit a completed application to the bureau not later
9591621 than April 1 for potential issuance in the following year. The
9601622 application must contain the following:
9611623 (1) The name and address of the resident agent of the special
9621624 group.
9631625 (2) Evidence of governance by a board of directors consisting of
9641626 at least five (5) members, a majority of whom are outside
9651627 directors, who meet at least semiannually to establish policy for
9661628 the special group and review the accomplishments of the special
9671629 group.
9681630 (3) A copy of the:
9691631 (A) ethics statement;
9701632 (B) constitution and bylaws; and
9711633 (C) articles of incorporation as an entity that is exempt from
9721634 federal income taxation under Section 501(c) of the Internal
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1635+EH 1390—LS 7417/DI 137 38
9741636 Revenue Code;
9751637 of the special group.
9761638 (4) Copies of the last three (3) consecutive:
9771639 (A) annual reports; and
9781640 (B) annual generally accepted auditing standards or
9791641 government auditing standards audits;
9801642 of the special group.
9811643 (5) Evidence of appropriate use of resources and compliance with
9821644 federal and state laws, including evidence of appropriate
9831645 management and internal controls in order to ensure:
9841646 (A) compliance with law;
9851647 (B) that finances are used in compliance with the purpose
9861648 statement of the special group; and
9871649 (C) maintenance as an entity that is exempt from taxation
9881650 under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code.
9891651 (6) Evidence of transparency of financial and operational
9901652 activities to include availability of current financial statements at
9911653 any time upon the request of the bureau or a donor to the special
9921654 group.
9931655 (7) Evidence of internal controls to prevent conflict of interest by
9941656 board members and employees.
9951657 (8) A petition with the dated signatures of at least five hundred
9961658 (500) one thousand (1,000) residents of Indiana, obtained
9971659 during a single calendar year, who pledge to purchase the
9981660 special group recognition license plate.
9991661 (9) A statement of the designated use of any annual fee to be
10001662 collected by the bureau.
10011663 (10) A copy of a certified motion passed by the board of directors
10021664 of the special group requesting that the special group recognition
10031665 license plate be issued by the bureau and stating the designated
10041666 use of any annual fee to be collected by the bureau.
10051667 (11) Evidence of statewide public benefit from the special group.
10061668 (12) Evidence of statewide public benefit from the use of the
10071669 annual fee collected by the bureau.
10081670 (13) Evidence that the special group's use of the annual fee to be
10091671 collected by the bureau and the organizational purpose statement
10101672 of the special group conform with at least one (1) of the following
10111673 categories:
10121674 (A) Direct health care or medical research.
10131675 (B) Fraternal or service organizations.
10141676 (C) Government and quasi-government. For purposes of this
10151677 clause, a special group that designates the use of the fees
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1678+EH 1390—LS 7417/DI 137 39
10171679 collected for deposit in the capital projects fund established by
10181680 IC 9-18.5-28-5(a) is considered to have a quasi-government
10191681 purpose.
10201682 (D) Military and veterans' affairs.
10211683 (E) Public and transportation safety.
10221684 (F) A state educational institution (as defined in
10231685 IC 21-7-13-32) or an approved postsecondary educational
10241686 institution (as defined in IC 21-7-13-6) for scholarships for
10251687 Indiana residents.
10261688 (G) Agriculture, animals, and environment.
10271689 (14) Evidence that the organization has prohibitions and internal
10281690 controls prohibiting advocacy of the following:
10291691 (A) Violation of federal or state law.
10301692 (B) Violation of generally accepted ethical standards or
10311693 societal behavioral standards.
10321694 (C) Individual political candidates.
10331695 (b) The bureau shall review the application for a special group
10341696 recognition license plate that has been submitted to the bureau under
10351697 subsection (a). Upon satisfaction to the bureau of the completeness of
10361698 the information in the application, the bureau shall forward the
10371699 application to the executive director of the legislative services agency
10381700 in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 for review by the committee.
10391701 SECTION 10. IC 9-18.5-12-13, AS AMENDED BY P.L.118-2022,
10401702 SECTION 8, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
10411703 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 13. (a) In order to continue participation in the
10421704 special group recognition license plate program, a special group must:
10431705 (1) sell at least:
10441706 (A) for a special group recognition license plate issued
10451707 before January 1, 2026, five hundred (500) special group
10461708 recognition license plates of the special group; and
10471709 (B) for a special group recognition license plate issued after
10481710 December 31, 2025, one thousand (1,000) special group
10491711 recognition license plates of the special group;
10501712 in the first two (2) years in which the license plate is offered for
10511713 sale; and
10521714 (2) maintain the sale or renewal of at least:
10531715 (A) for a special group recognition license plate issued
10541716 before January 1, 2026, five hundred (500) special group
10551717 recognition license plates; and
10561718 (B) for a special group recognition license plate issued after
10571719 December 31, 2025, one thousand (1,000) special group
10581720 recognition license plates;
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1721+EH 1390—LS 7417/DI 137 40
10601722 during each subsequent year after the initial two (2) year period
10611723 of sale.
10621724 (b) If the special group fails to sell or renew special group
10631725 recognition license plates in the manner provided in subsection (a), the
10641726 bureau shall place the issuance of the special group recognition license
10651727 plates for the special group on probation for the subsequent year. If, in
10661728 that subsequent year on probation, the special group fails to sell or
10671729 renew at least five hundred (500) the number of special group
10681730 recognition license plates required under subsection (a), the bureau
10691731 shall terminate the participation of the special group in the special
10701732 group recognition license plate program. If the special group sells or
10711733 renews at least five hundred (500) the number of special group
10721734 recognition license plates required under subsection (a) in the year
10731735 on probation, the participation of the special group in the special group
10741736 recognition license plate program is continued. A special group shall
10751737 be afforded only one (1) probationary period under this subsection.
10761738 (c) The bureau may terminate the participation of a special group in
10771739 the special group recognition license plate program if the special
10781740 group:
10791741 (1) ceases operations; or
10801742 (2) fails to use the annual fee collected by the bureau in a manner
10811743 consistent with the statement submitted by the special group
10821744 under section 3(a)(9) of this chapter.
10831745 (d) A special group that desires to participate in the special group
10841746 recognition license plate program after termination by the bureau under
10851747 this section:
10861748 (1) must follow the procedure set forth in section 3 of this
10871749 chapter; and
10881750 (2) may not reapply to participate in the special group recognition
10891751 license plate program for at least two (2) years after termination.
10901752 (e) Upon termination under this section of a special group's
10911753 participation in the special group recognition license plate program, the
10921754 bureau shall distribute any money remaining in the trust fund
10931755 established under section 14 of this chapter for the special group to the
10941756 state general fund.".
10951757 Page 4, line 31, reset in roman "sixty (60)".
10961758 Page 4, line 31, delete "seventy (70)".
10971759 Page 5, between lines 2 and 3, begin a new line block indented and
10981760 insert:
10991761 "(5) Construction vehicles with a towbar connection used in
11001762 connection with a trailer used to haul heavy equipment.".
11011763 Page 6, between lines 37 and 38, begin a new paragraph and insert:
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11031765 "SECTION 15. IC 9-24-3-2.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.111-2021,
11041766 SECTION 38, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
11051767 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2.5. (a) Except as provided in section 3 of this
11061768 chapter, an individual must satisfy the requirements set forth in one (1)
11071769 of the following subdivisions to receive a driver's license:
11081770 (1) The individual meets the following conditions:
11091771 (A) Is at least sixteen (16) years and ninety (90) days of age.
11101772 (B) Has held a valid learner's permit for at least one hundred
11111773 eighty (180) days.
11121774 (C) Obtains an instructor's certification that the individual has
11131775 satisfactorily completed an approved driver education course.
11141776 (D) Passes the required examinations.
11151777 (E) Completes at least fifty (50) hours of supervised driving
11161778 practice, of which at least ten (10) hours are nighttime driving,
11171779 as provided in subsection (b).
11181780 (2) The individual meets the following conditions:
11191781 (A) Is at least sixteen (16) years and two hundred seventy
11201782 (270) days of age.
11211783 (B) Has held a valid learner's permit for at least one hundred
11221784 eighty (180) days.
11231785 (C) Passes the required examinations.
11241786 (D) Completes at least fifty (50) hours of supervised driving
11251787 practice, of which at least ten (10) hours are nighttime driving,
11261788 as provided in subsection (b).
11271789 (3) The individual meets the following conditions:
11281790 (A) Is at least sixteen (16) years and one hundred eighty (180)
11291791 days of age but less than eighteen (18) years of age.
11301792 (B) Has previously been a nonresident of Indiana, but, at the
11311793 time of application, qualifies as an Indiana resident.
11321794 (C) Has held for at least sixty (60) days a valid driver's license,
11331795 excluding a learner's permit or the equivalent, in the state or a
11341796 combination of states in which the individual formerly resided.
11351797 (D) Passes the required examinations.
11361798 (4) The individual meets the following conditions:
11371799 (A) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age.
11381800 (B) Has previously been a nonresident but, at the time of
11391801 application, qualifies as an Indiana resident.
11401802 (C) Held a valid driver's license, excluding a learner's permit
11411803 or the equivalent, from the state or country of prior residence.
11421804 (D) Passes the required examinations.
11431805 (5) The individual meets the following conditions:
11441806 (A) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age. sixteen (16) years
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1807+EH 1390—LS 7417/DI 137 42
11461808 and ninety (90) days of age.
11471809 (B) Is a person with a disability.
11481810 (C) Holds an Has held an Indiana learner's permit for at least
11491811 one hundred eighty (180) days.
11501812 (D) Has successfully completed driver rehabilitation training
11511813 by a certified driver rehabilitation specialist recognized by the
11521814 bureau.
11531815 (E) Passes the required examinations.
11541816 (F) Completes at least fifty (50) hours of supervised driving
11551817 practice, of which at least ten (10) hours are nighttime
11561818 driving, as provided in subsection (b).
11571819 (b) An applicant who is required to complete at least fifty (50) hours
11581820 of supervised practice driving under subsection (a)(1)(E), or (a)(2)(D),
11591821 or (a)(5)(F) must do the following:
11601822 (1) If the applicant is less than eighteen (18) years of age,
11611823 complete the practice driving with:
11621824 (A) a licensed driver, with valid driving privileges, who is:
11631825 (i) at least twenty-five (25) years of age; and
11641826 (ii) related to the applicant by blood, marriage, or legal
11651827 status;
11661828 (B) the spouse of the applicant who is:
11671829 (i) a licensed driver with valid driving privileges; and
11681830 (ii) at least twenty-one (21) years of age; or
11691831 (C) an individual with valid driving privileges who:
11701832 (i) is licensed as a driver education instructor under
11711833 IC 9-27-6-8 and is working under the direction of a driver
11721834 training school described in IC 9-27-6-3(a)(2); or
11731835 (ii) is a certified driver rehabilitation specialist recognized
11741836 by the bureau who is employed through a driver
11751837 rehabilitation program.
11761838 (2) If the applicant is at least eighteen (18) years of age, complete
11771839 the driving practice with:
11781840 (A) a licensed driver, with valid driving privileges, who is at
11791841 least twenty-five (25) years of age; or
11801842 (B) the spouse of the applicant who is:
11811843 (i) a licensed driver with valid driving privileges; and
11821844 (ii) at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
11831845 (3) If the applicant is less than eighteen (18) years of age and is
11841846 under the care and supervision of the department of child
11851847 services, complete the driving practice with:
11861848 (A) a licensed driver with valid driving privileges who is:
11871849 (i) at least twenty-five (25) years of age; and
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1850+EH 1390—LS 7417/DI 137 43
11891851 (ii) related to the applicant by blood, marriage, or legal
11901852 status;
11911853 (B) a licensed driver with valid driving privileges who is:
11921854 (i) at least twenty-five (25) years of age; and
11931855 (ii) approved by the department of child services; or
11941856 (C) an individual with valid driving privileges who is:
11951857 (i) licensed as a driver education instructor under
11961858 IC 9-27-6-8 and is working under the direction of a driver
11971859 training school described in IC 9-27-6-3(a)(2); or
11981860 (ii) a certified driver rehabilitation specialist recognized by
11991861 the bureau who is employed through a driver rehabilitation
12001862 program.
12011863 (4) Submit to the commission under IC 9-24-9-2(c) evidence of
12021864 the time logged in practice driving.
12031865 SECTION 16. IC 9-24-6.1-10.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
12041866 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
12051867 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 10.5. The bureau shall issue a
12061868 commercial driver's license to any person who holds a valid
12071869 commercial driver's license of the same class issued by another
12081870 state without requiring the person to take a commercial driver's
12091871 license skills exam.
12101872 SECTION 17. IC 9-24-7-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.85-2013,
12111873 SECTION 33, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
12121874 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7. The bureau shall publish the following:
12131875 (1) An online driving guide that may be used by the holder of a
12141876 learner's permit and the parent of the holder of a learner's permit,
12151877 if applicable.
12161878 (2) An online log that must be completed to show evidence of the
12171879 completion of the hours of supervised practice driving required
12181880 under IC 9-24-3-2.5(a)(1)(E), or IC 9-24-3-2.5(a)(2)(D), or
12191881 IC 9-24-3-2.5(a)(5)(F).".
12201882 Page 7, between lines 15 and 16, begin a new paragraph and insert:
12211883 "SECTION 19. IC 9-24-9-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.141-2024,
12221884 SECTION 22, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
12231885 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), each
12241886 application for a driver's license or permit under this chapter must
12251887 require the following information:
12261888 (1) The full legal name of the applicant.
12271889 (2) The applicant's date of birth.
12281890 (3) The gender of the applicant.
12291891 (4) The applicant's height, weight, hair color, and eye color.
12301892 (5) The address of the applicant.
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12321894 (6) A:
12331895 (A) valid Social Security number; or
12341896 (B) verification of an applicant's:
12351897 (i) ineligibility to be issued a Social Security number;
12361898 (ii) identity; and
12371899 (iii) lawful status.
12381900 (7) Whether the applicant has been subject to fainting spells or
12391901 seizures.
12401902 (8) Whether the applicant has been issued a driver's license or has
12411903 been the holder of a permit, and if so, when and by what
12421904 jurisdiction.
12431905 (9) Whether the applicant's driver's license or permit has ever
12441906 been suspended or revoked, and if so, the date of and the reason
12451907 for the suspension or revocation.
12461908 (10) Whether the applicant has been convicted of:
12471909 (A) a crime punishable as a felony under Indiana motor
12481910 vehicle law; or
12491911 (B) any other felony in the commission of which a motor
12501912 vehicle was used;
12511913 that has not been expunged by a court.
12521914 (11) Whether the applicant has a physical or mental disability,
12531915 and if so, the nature of the disability.
12541916 (12) The signature of the applicant showing the applicant's legal
12551917 name as it appears or will appear on the driver's license or permit.
12561918 (13) A digital photograph of the applicant.
12571919 (14) Any other information the bureau requires.
12581920 (b) For purposes of subsection (a), an individual certified as a
12591921 program participant in the address confidentiality program under
12601922 IC 5-26.5 is not required to provide the individual's address, but may
12611923 provide an address designated by the office of the attorney general
12621924 under IC 5-26.5 as the individual's address.
12631925 (c) In addition to the information required by subsection (a), an
12641926 applicant who is required to complete at least fifty (50) hours of
12651927 supervised practice driving under IC 9-24-3-2.5(a)(1)(E), or
12661928 IC 9-24-3-2.5(a)(2)(D), or IC 9-24-3-2.5(a)(5)(F) must submit to the
12671929 bureau evidence of the time logged in practice driving.".
12681930 Page 11, between lines 23 and 24, begin a new paragraph and insert:
12691931 "SECTION 28. IC 9-25-11.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
12701932 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
12711933 JULY 1, 2025]:
12721934 Chapter 11.5. Real Time Insurance Verification Advisory Board
12731935 Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "advisory board" refers to the
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12751937 real time insurance verification advisory board established by
12761938 section 2 of this chapter.
12771939 Sec. 2. The real time insurance verification advisory board is
12781940 established under the executive branch of state government for the
12791941 purpose of advising the bureau on the implementation of the real
12801942 time insurance verification program.
12811943 Sec. 3. The advisory board consists of the following eight (8)
12821944 members:
12831945 (1) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee.
12841946 (2) The following seven (7) members, all appointed by the
12851947 commissioner:
12861948 (A) Two (2) members representing the bureau.
12871949 (B) One (1) member representing the department of
12881950 insurance.
12891951 (C) Three (3) members representing insurance companies,
12901952 recommended by the Insurance Industry Committee on
12911953 Motor Vehicle Administration.
12921954 (D) One (1) member representing an independent
12931955 insurance agency.
12941956 Sec. 4. (a) The members shall elect a chairperson of the advisory
12951957 board at the advisory board's first meeting.
12961958 (b) A majority of the members of the advisory board constitutes
12971959 a quorum.
12981960 (c) All members of the advisory board are non-voting members.
12991961 The advisory board may not take official action.
13001962 (d) An appointed member of the advisory board serves a two (2)
13011963 year term, beginning December 31, 2025, and ending December 31,
13021964 2027.
13031965 (e) An appointed member of the advisory board serves at the
13041966 will of the commissioner. If a vacancy occurs on the advisory
13051967 board, the commissioner shall appoint an individual to fill the
13061968 vacancy.
13071969 Sec. 5. (a) A member of the advisory board who is not a state
13081970 employee is not entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided
13091971 by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). The member is, however, entitled to
13101972 reimbursement for mileage and traveling expenses as provided
13111973 under IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in
13121974 connection with the member's duties as provided in the state
13131975 policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of
13141976 administration and approved by the budget agency.
13151977 (b) Each member of the advisory board who is a state employee,
13161978 but who is not a member of the general assembly, is entitled to
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13181980 reimbursement for mileage and traveling expenses as provided
13191981 under IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in
13201982 connection with the member's duties as provided in the state
13211983 policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of
13221984 administration and approved by the budget agency.
13231985 Sec. 6. (a) The bureau shall staff the advisory board.
13241986 (b) The expenses of the advisory board shall be paid from funds
13251987 appropriated to the bureau.
13261988 Sec. 7. This chapter expires December 31, 2028.
13271989 SECTION 29. IC 9-26-2-2 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
13281990 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. (a) A law
13291991 enforcement officer shall forward a written report of each accident
13301992 investigated under section 1 of this chapter to the state police
13311993 department within twenty-four (24) hours after completing the
13321994 investigation. The report must contain, if possible, the following
13331995 information:
13341996 (1) The name and address of the owner and operator of each
13351997 vehicle involved in the accident.
13361998 (2) The license number and description of each vehicle involved
13371999 in the accident.
13382000 (3) The time and place the accident occurred.
13392001 (4) The name and address of each person injured or killed in the
13402002 accident.
13412003 (5) The name and address of each witness to the accident.
13422004 (6) Whether the law enforcement officer has a reasonable
13432005 belief that a driver's medical impairment may have
13442006 contributed to the accident.
13452007 (b) A law enforcement officer and a law enforcement agency are
13462008 not civilly or criminally liable for any damages related to whether
13472009 a law enforcement officer identifies or fails to identify whether a
13482010 driver's medical impairment may have contributed to an accident
13492011 under subsection (a)(6).
13502012 SECTION 30. IC 34-30-2.1-103.8 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
13512013 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
13522014 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 103.8. IC 9-26-2-2 (Concerning
13532015 reporting whether a driver's medical impairment may have
13542016 contributed to an accident).".
13552017 Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
13562018 and when so amended that said bill do pass.
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13582020 (Reference is to HB 1390 as introduced.)
13592021 PRESSEL
13602022 Committee Vote: yeas 10, nays 0.
13612023 _____
13622024 COMMITTEE REPORT
13632025 Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was
13642026 referred House Bill 1390, has had the same under consideration and
13652027 begs leave to report the same back to the House with the
13662028 recommendation that said bill do pass.
13672029 (Reference is to HB 1390 as printed February 3, 2025.)
13682030 THOMPSON
13692031 Committee Vote: Yeas 23, Nays 0
13702032 _____
13712033 COMMITTEE REPORT
13722034 Mr. President: The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and
13732035 Transportation, to which was referred House Bill No. 1390, has had the
13742036 same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the
13752037 Senate with the recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as
13762038 follows:
13772039 Page 1, between the enacting clause and line 1, begin a new
13782040 paragraph and insert:
13792041 "SECTION 1. IC 5-2-26.1 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
13802042 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
13812043 JULY 1, 2025]:
13822044 Chapter 26.1. Towing Rotation Requirements
13832045 Sec. 1. The definitions in IC 24-14-2 apply throughout this
13842046 chapter.
13852047 Sec. 2. A local law enforcement agency shall do at least one (1)
13862048 of the following for emergency towing:
13872049 (1) Establish a written policy for towing rotations.
13882050 (2) Enter into a contract.
13892051 Sec. 3. (a) This section applies to:
13902052 (1) a written policy established after June 30, 2025; and
13912053 (2) a contract entered into, amended, or renewed after June
13922054 30, 2025.
13932055 (b) A written policy or contract required under section 2 of this
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13952057 chapter must include the following, as applicable:
13962058 (1) The length of time of the contract between the towing
13972059 company and the local law enforcement agency, including
13982060 renewal periods.
13992061 (2) Rates for all services, including standby rates.
14002062 (3) Rates for storage and the timing for when storage charges
14012063 begin.
14022064 (4) The allowable administrative fee for each service and
14032065 when the fee is applicable.
14042066 (5) Truck and equipment requirements.
14052067 (6) Availability of a towing company to respond to calls.
14062068 (7) Response time requirements.
14072069 (8) Storage lot requirements.
14082070 (9) Availability for the owner to pick up the vehicle, including
14092071 after hours.
14102072 (10) Access to personal belongings in a vehicle that is in
14112073 storage.
14122074 (11) Markup percentages for items or services provided by
14132075 third parties.
14142076 (12) A provision that allows the local law enforcement agency
14152077 to suspend or remove a towing company that violates the
14162078 written policy.
14172079 (13) A prohibition on charging fees that are not listed under
14182080 the written policy or contract.
14192081 Sec. 4. A local law enforcement agency may not use a towing
14202082 company that charges unreasonable fees as part of its towing
14212083 rotation. A local law enforcement agency must perform a periodic
14222084 review of a towing company's rates for reasonableness.
14232085 Sec. 5. A contract required under section 2 of this chapter may
14242086 not include a minimum number of hours for a towing service to be
14252087 invoiced.
14262088 Sec. 6. A local law enforcement agency may select a towing
14272089 company outside of its towing rotation if an emergency situation
14282090 requires the use of a towing company with certain equipment or
14292091 capacity to adequately respond to the emergency situation.".
14302092 Page 2, delete lines 13 through 42.
14312093 Page 3, delete lines 1 through 11.
14322094 Page 9, between lines 30 and 31, begin a new paragraph and insert:
14332095 "SECTION 12. IC 9-21-4-6.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
14342096 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
14352097 [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 6.5. (a) This section does not
14362098 apply to the advertisement of a:
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14382100 (1) product containing marijuana; or
14392101 (2) controlled substance listed in schedule I of IC 35-48-2;
14402102 pursuant to a contract that was entered into or renewed before the
14412103 effective date of this section as enacted during the 2025 regular
14422104 session of the general assembly.
14432105 (b) As used in this section, "marijuana" has the meaning set
14442106 forth in IC 35-48-1-19.
14452107 (c) As used in this section, "person" means:
14462108 (1) an individual;
14472109 (2) a proprietorship;
14482110 (3) a partnership;
14492111 (4) a firm;
14502112 (5) an association;
14512113 (6) a corporation;
14522114 (7) a limited liability company; or
14532115 (8) another legal entity.
14542116 (d) A person may not advertise a:
14552117 (1) product containing marijuana; or
14562118 (2) controlled substance listed in schedule I of IC 35-48-2;
14572119 on an outdoor advertising sign located adjacent to a highway
14582120 located in Indiana.
14592121 (e) The attorney general may bring an action under IC 24-4 to
14602122 obtain any or all of the following against a person that violates this
14612123 section:
14622124 (1) An injunction to enjoin future violations of this section.
14632125 (2) The following civil penalties:
14642126 (A) Not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for the
14652127 first violation.
14662128 (B) Not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for a
14672129 second violation.
14682130 (C) Not more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) for
14692131 each additional violation.
14702132 (3) The attorney general's reasonable costs in:
14712133 (A) the investigation of the violations under this section;
14722134 and
14732135 (B) maintaining the action.
14742136 (f) All civil penalties collected under this section shall be
14752137 deposited in the state general fund.
14762138 SECTION 13. IC 9-21-9-2 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
14772139 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. Whenever a vehicle
14782140 is moved, operated, or driven on a highway that is open for vehicular
14792141 travel, the vehicle shall display a triangular slow moving vehicle
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14812143 emblem mounted as near as is practicable to the center of mass and at
14822144 an approximate height of not less than three (3) two (2) and not more
14832145 than five (5) ten (10) feet from level ground or pavement surface. The
14842146 emblem shall be mounted so as to be entirely visible from the rear, day
14852147 or night. The emblem and the emblem's position of mounting on the
14862148 vehicle must meet the specifications established by rules adopted by
14872149 the Indiana criminal justice institute. substantially adhere to the
14882150 recommendations of the:
14892151 (1) American Society of Agricultural and Biological
14902152 Engineers;
14912153 (2) American National Standards Institute; and
14922154 (3) Society of Automotive Engineers.
14932155 SECTION 14. IC 9-21-9-5 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
14942156 2025]. Sec. 5. (a) The Indiana criminal justice institute shall adopt rules
14952157 under IC 4-22-2 establishing standards and specifications for the
14962158 design, materials, and mounting of a standard slow moving vehicle
14972159 emblem for the uniform identification of slow moving vehicles.
14982160 (b) In adopting rules under subsection (a), the Indiana criminal
14992161 justice institute shall substantially adhere to the current
15002162 recommendations of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers,
15012163 the American National Standards Institute, and the Society of
15022164 Automotive Engineers so that the slow moving vehicle emblem may be
15032165 more universally recognizable and of adequate quality.
15042166 (c) The Indiana criminal justice institute shall adopt revisions to the
15052167 standards and specifications adopted as required under subsection (a)
15062168 as amendments are made to the recommendations of the American
15072169 Society of Agricultural Engineers, the American National Standards
15082170 Institute, and the Society of Automotive Engineers regarding the slow
15092171 moving vehicle emblem.
15102172 SECTION 15. IC 9-22-1-8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.281-2019,
15112173 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
15122174 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 8. (a) Subject to subsection (b), If the properly
15132175 identified person who owns or holds a lien on a vehicle appears at the
15142176 site of storage before disposal of the vehicle or parts and pays all costs
15152177 relating to a tow, the storage of the vehicle, and all allowable fees, as
15162178 applicable, the vehicle or parts shall be released.
15172179 (b) A towing service or storage yard may not charge an inspection
15182180 fee to an owner, a lienholder, or an insurance company representative
15192181 to inspect a vehicle or retrieve items from the vehicle. A fee under this
15202182 subsection must be refunded if the costs relating to a tow, the storage
15212183 of the vehicle, and all allowable fees, as applicable, are paid under
15222184 subsection (a).
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15242186 (c) A towing service or storage yard must accept payment made by
15252187 any of the following means from a person seeking to release a vehicle
15262188 under this section:
15272189 (1) Cash.
15282190 (2) Certified check.
15292191 (3) Insurance check.
15302192 (4) Money order.
15312193 A towing service or storage facility may elect to accept payment by
15322194 means of a credit card or debit card.
15332195 (d) Upon receiving payment of all costs relating to a tow, the storage
15342196 of a vehicle, and all allowable fees, as applicable, a towing service or
15352197 storage yard shall provide to the person making payment an itemized
15362198 receipt that includes the information set forth in IC 24-14-5, to the
15372199 extent the information is known or available.
15382200 (e) A towing service or storage yard must be open for business and
15392201 accessible by telephone during regular office hours. A towing service
15402202 or storage yard must provide a telephone number that is available on a
15412203 twenty-four (24) hour basis to receive calls and messages from callers,
15422204 including calls made outside of regular office hours. All calls made to
15432205 a towing service or storage yard must be returned within twenty-four
15442206 (24) hours from the time received. However, if adverse weather, an act
15452207 of God, or an emergency situation over which the towing service or
15462208 storage yard has no control prevents the towing service or storage yard
15472209 from returning calls within twenty-four (24) hours, the towing service
15482210 or storage yard shall return all calls received as quickly as possible.
15492211 (f) A towing service or storage yard shall, if required, notify the
15502212 appropriate public agency of all releases under this section. The
15512213 notification must include:
15522214 (1) the name and address of:
15532215 (A) the person that owns or holds a lien on the vehicle; and
15542216 (B) the insurance company that insures the vehicle, if the
15552217 vehicle was released to a representative of the insurance
15562218 company;
15572219 (2) the signature of the individual to whom the vehicle was
15582220 released;
15592221 (3) a description of the vehicle or parts;
15602222 (4) costs paid; and
15612223 (5) the date of release.
15622224 (g) A towing company shall release property to an owner or an
15632225 owner's designee not later than twenty-four (24) hours after the
15642226 towing company's receipt of:
15652227 (1) payment of seventy percent (70%) of the amount of the
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15672229 invoice; and
15682230 (2) a copy of a towing complaint filed with the attorney
15692231 general under IC 24-14-11 that includes the amount of the
15702232 bond obtained by the owner for the remainder of the amount
15712233 of the invoice.
15722234 SECTION 16. IC 9-22-1-16, AS AMENDED BY P.L.262-2013,
15732235 SECTION 105, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
15742236 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 16. (a) If after twenty-four (24)
15752237 hours the person who owns a vehicle believed to be abandoned on
15762238 private property has not removed the vehicle from the private property,
15772239 the person who owns or controls the private property on which the
15782240 vehicle is believed to be abandoned may have the vehicle towed from
15792241 the private property.
15802242 (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), in an emergency situation a
15812243 vehicle believed to be abandoned on private property may be removed
15822244 immediately. As used in this subsection, "emergency situation" means
15832245 that the presence of the vehicle believed to be abandoned interferes
15842246 physically with the conduct of normal business operations of the person
15852247 who owns or controls the private property or poses a threat to the safety
15862248 or security of persons or property, or both.
15872249 (c) A person who owns or controls the private property must
15882250 have a contract with a towing company to tow under this section.
15892251 For contracts entered into, amended, or renewed after June 30,
15902252 2025, the contract must include the following:
15912253 (1) Rates for removal.
15922254 (2) Rates for storage.
15932255 (3) Any fees that are permitted.
15942256 (4) Location and telephone number of the private property.
15952257 (5) Hours that a vehicle may be picked up.".
15962258 Page 13, between lines 37 and 38, begin a new paragraph and insert:
15972259 "SECTION 16. IC 9-24-6.1-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
15982260 SECTION 452, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
15992261 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. (a) The bureau may contract with
16002262 public and private institutions, agencies, businesses, and organizations
16012263 to conduct testing required to implement the program. A person that
16022264 conducts testing under this section may impose, collect, and retain fees
16032265 for conducting the testing.
16042266 (b) Fees for testing under this section may be not more than the
16052267 following:
16062268 (1) One hundred fifty dollars ($150) per skills exam if:
16072269 (A) the applicant is an employee of the Indiana department
16082270 of transportation; or
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16102272 (B) the applicant is a school bus driver.
16112273 (2) Two hundred dollars ($200) for an initial skills exam.
16122274 (3) One hundred fifty dollars ($150) for a second skills exam.
16132275 (4) One hundred dollars ($100) for a third skills exam and any
16142276 subsequent skills exam.".
16152277 Page 14, line 2, after "license" insert "written exam or".
16162278 Page 19, line 28, after "article." insert "The secure online
16172279 insurance verification system must transmit requests to insurers
16182280 for verification of motor vehicle liability insurance policies via web
16192281 services established by the insurers in compliance with the
16202282 specifications and standards of the Insurance Industry Committee
16212283 on Motor Vehicle Administration.".
16222284 Page 21, between lines 39 and 40, begin a new paragraph and insert:
16232285 "SECTION 34. IC 10-11-2-35.4 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
16242286 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
16252287 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 35.4. The state police department
16262288 shall review its rate sheet for towing service not less than one (1)
16272289 time per calendar year.
16282290 SECTION 35. IC 10-11-2-35.6 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
16292291 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
16302292 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 35.6. The state police department
16312293 may perform an audit of a towing company's truck and equipment
16322294 inventory before adding the towing company to the state police
16332295 department's towing rotation.
16342296 SECTION 36. IC 24-14-2-3.8 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
16352297 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
16362298 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3.8. "Compensation" means any
16372299 money, thing of value, or economic benefit conferred on, or
16382300 received by, a person in return for services rendered, or for
16392301 services to be rendered, whether by that person or another person.
16402302 SECTION 37. IC 24-14-2-12.3 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
16412303 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
16422304 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 12.3. "Property", for purposes of
16432305 IC 24-14-7, has the meaning set forth in IC 24-14-7-3.
16442306 SECTION 38. IC 24-14-5-1, AS ADDED BY P.L.281-2019,
16452307 SECTION 5, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
16462308 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) An itemized invoice of actual towing
16472309 charges assessed by a towing company shall be made available to the
16482310 owner of the motor vehicle or the owner's agent not later than one (1)
16492311 business day after:
16502312 (1) the tow is completed; or
16512313 (2) the towing company has obtained all necessary information to
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16532315 be included on the invoice, including any charges submitted by
16542316 subcontractors used by the towing company to complete the tow
16552317 and recovery.
16562318 (b) The itemized invoice required by this section must contain the
16572319 following information:
16582320 (1) The location from which the motor vehicle was towed.
16592321 (2) The location to which the motor vehicle was towed.
16602322 (3) The name, address, and telephone number of the towing
16612323 company.
16622324 (4) A description of the towed motor vehicle, including the:
16632325 (A) make;
16642326 (B) model;
16652327 (C) year; and
16662328 (D) vehicle identification number;
16672329 of the motor vehicle.
16682330 (5) The license plate number and state of registration for the
16692331 towed motor vehicle.
16702332 (6) The cost of the original towing service.
16712333 (7) The cost of any vehicle storage fees, expressed as a daily rate.
16722334 (8) Other fees, including documentation fees and motor vehicle
16732335 search fees. Each fee must include a full description of the
16742336 services that were provided.
16752337 (9) The costs for services that were performed under a warranty
16762338 or that were otherwise performed at no cost to the owner of the
16772339 motor vehicle.
16782340 (10) An attestation that all items invoiced were used and
16792341 necessary in the ordinary course of business.
16802342 (11) The time that each invoiced item was used and the
16812343 location.
16822344 (12) The number of miles the vehicle was towed.
16832345 (c) Any service or fee in addition to the services or fees described
16842346 in subsection (b)(6), (b)(7), or (b)(8) must be set forth individually as
16852347 a single line item on the invoice required by this section, with an
16862348 explanation and the exact charge for the service or the exact amount of
16872349 the fee.
16882350 (d) A copy of each invoice and receipt submitted by a tow truck
16892351 operator in accordance with this section shall:
16902352 (1) be retained by the towing company for a period of two (2)
16912353 years from the date of issuance; and
16922354 (2) throughout the two (2) year period described in subdivision
16932355 (1), be made available for inspection and copying not later than
16942356 forty-eight (48) hours after receiving a written request for
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16962358 inspection from:
16972359 (A) a law enforcement agency;
16982360 (B) the attorney general;
16992361 (C) the prosecuting attorney or city attorney having
17002362 jurisdiction in the location of any of the towing company's
17012363 Indiana business locations;
17022364 (D) the disabled motor vehicle's owner; or
17032365 (E) the agent of the disabled motor vehicle's owner.
17042366 SECTION 39. IC 24-14-5-2 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
17052367 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
17062368 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. A towing company may charge fees for emergency
17072369 towing and private property towing as follows:
17082370 (1) If the towing service is an emergency towing requested by
17092371 the state police department and the towing company has filed
17102372 its rates to be part of the state police department's towing
17112373 rotation, at the rate agreed to by the towing company and the
17122374 state police department.
17132375 (2) If the towing service is an emergency towing requested by
17142376 a local law enforcement agency and the local law enforcement
17152377 agency has set rates, at the rate of the local law enforcement
17162378 agency.
17172379 (3) If the towing service is an emergency towing requested by
17182380 a local law enforcement agency and the local law enforcement
17192381 agency does not have set rates, at the following rates:
17202382 (A) The rate the towing company provides to the state
17212383 police department district in which the tow occurs.
17222384 (B) If the towing company does not have rates filed with
17232385 the state police department district in which the tow
17242386 occurs, then a rate that is not more than the state police
17252387 department district's towing and storage agreements.
17262388 (4) If the towing service is a private property towing
17272389 requested by a property owner, at the rate applicable under
17282390 subdivision (2) or (3).
17292391 SECTION 40. IC 24-14-7-3 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
17302392 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
17312393 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) As used in this section, "property" means any
17322394 of the following:
17332395 (1) A truck (as defined in IC 9-13-2-188).
17342396 (2) A trailer (as defined in IC 9-13-2-184).
17352397 (3) Cargo.
17362398 (b) A person may file a complaint with the towing complaint
17372399 advisory board under IC 24-14-11.5 if the person:
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17392401 (1) owns or holds a lien on property held at a towing company
17402402 or storage facility; and
17412403 (2) believes the charges relating to a tow or the storage of the
17422404 property are unreasonable.
17432405 (c) Not later than twenty-four (24) hours after receipt of:
17442406 (1) seventy percent (70%) of the amount charged; and
17452407 (2) a copy of a complaint filed with the towing complaint
17462408 advisory board under IC 24-14-11.5;
17472409 a towing company or storage facility shall release all property to
17482410 a properly identified person who owns or holds a lien on the
17492411 property.
17502412 SECTION 41. IC 24-14-8-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.281-2019,
17512413 SECTION 5, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
17522414 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. Upon demand, a towing company or storage
17532415 facility shall furnish a copy of the invoice described in IC 24-14-5 and
17542416 all supporting documentation, including payroll records and copies
17552417 of invoices from third parties that are included on the invoice, to a
17562418 local law enforcement agency or the office of the attorney general.
17572419 SECTION 42. IC 24-14-8-4 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
17582420 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
17592421 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) A towing company shall identify a tow truck
17602422 utilized by the towing company by painting or permanently
17612423 affixing:
17622424 (1) the name of the business;
17632425 (2) the name of the city where the tow truck is domiciled; and
17642426 (3) the United States Department of Transportation
17652427 identification number of the business;
17662428 on both of the tow truck's doors in a form that may easily be read
17672429 by a law enforcement officer.
17682430 (b) A person who engages in the business of towing motor
17692431 vehicles without complying with subsection (a) commits a Class C
17702432 infraction.
17712433 SECTION 43. IC 24-14-9-1, AS ADDED BY P.L.281-2019,
17722434 SECTION 5, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
17732435 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. A towing company shall not do any of the
17742436 following:
17752437 (1) Falsely represent, either expressly or by implication, that the
17762438 towing company represents or is approved by any organization
17772439 that provides emergency road service for disabled motor vehicles.
17782440 (2) Require the owner or operator of a disabled motor vehicle to
17792441 preauthorize:
17802442 (A) repair work; or
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17822444 (B) more than twenty-four (24) hours of storage;
17832445 as a condition for providing towing service for the disabled motor
17842446 vehicle.
17852447 (3) Charge more than one (1) towing fee when the owner or
17862448 operator of a disabled motor vehicle requests that the disabled
17872449 motor vehicle be towed to a repair facility owned or operated by
17882450 the towing company.
17892451 (4) Tow a motor vehicle to a repair facility unless:
17902452 (A) either:
17912453 (i) the owner of the motor vehicle; or
17922454 (ii) the owner's designated representative;
17932455 gives consent for the motor vehicle to be towed to the repair
17942456 facility; and
17952457 (B) the consent described in clause (A) is given before the
17962458 motor vehicle is removed from the location from which it is to
17972459 be towed.
17982460 The prohibition set forth in this subdivision does not apply in any
17992461 case in which a towing company tows a motor vehicle to a storage
18002462 facility that includes a repair facility on the same site.
18012463 (5) Offer or provide compensation to a person for a towing
18022464 referral unless the person and towing company have a prior
18032465 contract.
18042466 SECTION 44. IC 24-14-9-2, AS ADDED BY P.L.281-2019,
18052467 SECTION 5, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
18062468 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. A towing company or a storage facility shall not
18072469 do any of the following:
18082470 (1) Upon payment of all costs relating to a tow, motor vehicle
18092471 storage, and all allowable fees, as applicable, refuse to release the
18102472 motor vehicle during regular office hours to a properly identified
18112473 person who owns or holds a lien on the motor vehicle in
18122474 accordance with the procedures and subject to the same
18132475 requirements set forth in IC 9-22-1-8 with respect to abandoned
18142476 motor vehicles. However, a towing company or storage facility
18152477 shall not release a motor vehicle in any case in which a local law
18162478 enforcement agency has ordered the motor vehicle not to be
18172479 released, or in any case in which the motor vehicle cannot be
18182480 released because of pending litigation.
18192481 (2) Refuse to permit:
18202482 (A) a properly identified person who owns or holds a lien on
18212483 a motor vehicle; or
18222484 (B) a representative of the insurance company that insures the
18232485 motor vehicle, if the vehicle is covered by an active policy of
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18252487 insurance;
18262488 to inspect the motor vehicle during regular office hours before all
18272489 costs incurred against the motor vehicle are paid or the motor
18282490 vehicle is released. An inspection fee may not be charged for an
18292491 inspection that occurs during regular office hours.
18302492 (3) Charge any storage fee for a stored motor vehicle with respect
18312493 to any day on which:
18322494 (A) release of the motor vehicle; or
18332495 (B) inspection of the motor vehicle by the owner, lienholder,
18342496 or insurance company;
18352497 is not permitted during regular office hours by the towing
18362498 company or storage facility.
18372499 (4) Offer to provide compensation to a person for a referral
18382500 unless the person and the towing company or storage facility
18392501 have an executed contract in place.
18402502 (5) Charge more than the fees that are included in a towing
18412503 agreement or contract with the law enforcement agency that
18422504 ordered the tow or the contract with the private property
18432505 owner that ordered the tow under IC 9-22-1.
18442506 SECTION 45. IC 24-14-11 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
18452507 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
18462508 JULY 1, 2025]:
18472509 Chapter 11. Towing Complaints
18482510 Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "complainant" means a person
18492511 who files a towing complaint under this chapter.
18502512 Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "towing complaint" means a
18512513 written complaint related to towing fees.
18522514 Sec. 3. Not later than December 1, 2025, the attorney general
18532515 shall create a form that may be used by a consumer to submit a
18542516 towing complaint to the attorney general.
18552517 Sec. 4. If the attorney general receives a towing complaint
18562518 regarding a towing invoice that is greater than:
18572519 (1) for a vehicle weighing less than twenty-six thousand
18582520 (26,000) pounds, one thousand dollars ($1,000); or
18592521 (2) for a vehicle weighing twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds
18602522 or more, twenty thousand dollars ($20,000);
18612523 the attorney general shall follow the procedure set forth in section
18622524 5 of this chapter.
18632525 Sec. 5. Upon the attorney general's receipt of a towing complaint
18642526 that meets the requirements of section 4 of this chapter, the
18652527 attorney general shall do the following:
18662528 (1) Direct the complainant to remit payment of seventy
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18682530 percent (70%) of the invoiced amount to the towing company
18692531 and obtain a bond in the amount of thirty percent (30%) of
18702532 the invoiced amount.
18712533 (2) Once the complainant has provided evidence of the
18722534 complainant's compliance with subdivision (1), forward a
18732535 copy of the towing complaint to the towing complaint
18742536 advisory board established by IC 24-14-11.5-3 and the towing
18752537 company.
18762538 SECTION 46. IC 24-14-11.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
18772539 CODE AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS
18782540 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]:
18792541 Chapter 11.5. Towing Complaint Advisory Board
18802542 Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "advisory board" means the
18812543 towing complaint advisory board established by section 3 of this
18822544 chapter.
18832545 Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "towing complaint" means a
18842546 written complaint related to towing fees that is forwarded by the
18852547 attorney general to the advisory board.
18862548 Sec. 3. The towing complaint advisory board is established as a
18872549 continuing board under the executive branch of state government
18882550 for the purpose of advising the attorney general regarding towing
18892551 complaints. The attorney general shall administer the advisory
18902552 board.
18912553 Sec. 4. (a) The advisory board consists of the following seven (7)
18922554 members, all appointed by the governor:
18932555 (1) One (1) member who represents the consumer.
18942556 (2) Two (2) members who have broad experience in the
18952557 towing industry, who represent different geographic regions
18962558 of the state.
18972559 (3) One (1) member who has broad experience in the trucking
18982560 industry.
18992561 (4) One (1) member who has broad experience in the
19002562 insurance industry.
19012563 (5) One (1) member who represents law enforcement.
19022564 (6) One (1) member who has broad experience in the banking
19032565 industry.
19042566 (b) All members are voting members.
19052567 (c) The member appointed under subsection (a)(1) shall serve as
19062568 the advisory board chair.
19072569 Sec. 5. (a) Members of the advisory board serve a four (4) year
19082570 term that ends June 30 of each odd-numbered year but may be
19092571 reappointed to subsequent terms. Members serve at the will of the
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19112573 appointing authority who appointed the member.
19122574 (b) If a vacancy occurs, the appointing authority who appointed
19132575 the member whose position is vacant shall appoint an individual to
19142576 fill the vacancy. An appointment to fill a vacancy occurring before
19152577 the expiration of a term is for the remainder of the unexpired term.
19162578 Sec. 6. A member of the advisory board who is not a state
19172579 employee is not entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided
19182580 by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). The member is, however, entitled to
19192581 reimbursement for mileage and traveling expenses as provided
19202582 under IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in
19212583 connection with the member's duties as provided in the state
19222584 policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of
19232585 administration and approved by the budget agency.
19242586 Sec. 7. (a) Four (4) members of the advisory board constitute a
19252587 quorum.
19262588 (b) The affirmative vote of at least four (4) members of the
19272589 advisory board is required for the advisory board to take any
19282590 official action.
19292591 (c) The advisory board shall meet at the call of the advisory
19302592 board chair.
19312593 Sec. 8. (a) The attorney general shall staff the advisory board.
19322594 (b) The expenses of the advisory board shall be paid from funds
19332595 appropriated to the attorney general.
19342596 Sec. 9. (a) The advisory board shall establish procedures for
19352597 reviewing and resolving towing complaints.
19362598 (b) Upon receipt of a towing complaint, the advisory board shall
19372599 give notice to the towing company against whom the towing
19382600 complaint is directed and the advisory board shall provide
19392601 information about the reconsideration process.
19402602 Sec. 10. (a) The advisory board shall review a towing complaint
19412603 not later than thirty (30) days after receiving the complaint from
19422604 the attorney general and issue a determination not later than
19432605 fifteen (15) days after the advisory board's review. The advisory
19442606 board may agree to extend the deadlines under this subsection.
19452607 (b) In reviewing a towing complaint received under subsection
19462608 (a), the advisory board shall determine:
19472609 (1) whether the amount the towing company charged was
19482610 unreasonable; and
19492611 (2) what constitutes a reasonable charge;
19502612 based on the facts and circumstances of the towing complaint.
19512613 (c) The advisory board shall calculate the amount a towing
19522614 company overcharged a person using the advisory board's
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19542616 determination required under subsection (b).
19552617 (d) The advisory board shall advise the attorney general of the
19562618 advisory board's determination. The attorney general shall then
19572619 take action to ensure the remittance of payment accordingly.
19582620 (e) If the advisory board determines that a person owes a towing
19592621 company an amount that is more than seventy percent (70%) of the
19602622 invoiced amount paid by the person to the towing company under
19612623 IC 24-14-11-5, the amount of the bond that is payable to the towing
19622624 company based on the advisory board's determination must be
19632625 paid to the towing company not later than seven (7) days after the
19642626 determination is made.
19652627 Sec. 11. If the advisory board does not review a complaint or
19662628 issue a determination within the deadlines or any extension set
19672629 forth in section 10(a) of this chapter, the invoiced amount is
19682630 presumed to be reasonable. Any charges presumed to be
19692631 reasonable due to the inaction of the advisory board may not be
19702632 used as a basis to determine the reasonableness of an invoice in any
19712633 future proceeding.".
19722634 Page 22, after line 39, begin a new paragraph and insert:
19732635 "SECTION 33. An emergency is declared for this act.".
19742636 Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
19752637 and when so amended that said bill do pass and be reassigned to the
19762638 Senate Committee on Appropriations.
19772639 (Reference is to HB 1390 as printed February 6, 2025.)
19782640 CRIDER, Chairperson
19792641 Committee Vote: Yeas 6, Nays 1.
1980-_____
1981-COMMITTEE REPORT
1982-Mr. President: The Senate Committee on Appropriations, to which
1983-was referred Engrossed House Bill No. 1390, has had the same under
1984-consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with
1985-the recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as follows:
1986-Page 1, delete lines 1 through 17.
1987-Page 2, delete lines 1 through 33.
1988-Page 9, delete lines 40 through 42.
1989-Page 10, delete lines 1 through 39.
1990-Page 11, delete lines 31 through 42.
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1992-Delete page 12.
1993-Page 13, delete lines 1 through 30.
1994-Page 18, delete lines 13 through 19.
1995-Page 23, delete lines 11 through 42.
1996-Delete page 24.
1997-Page 25, delete lines 1 through 38.
1998-Page 26, delete lines 20 through 42.
1999-Delete pages 27 through 33.
2000- Page 34, delete lines 1 through 24.
2001-Page 35, delete line 25.
2002-Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
2003-and when so amended that said bill do pass.
2004-(Reference is to EHB 1390 as printed March 28, 2025.)
2005-MISHLER, Chairperson
2006-Committee Vote: Yeas 12, Nays 1.
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