Indiana 2025 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1599 Compare Versions

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2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	HOUSE BILL No. 1599
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5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
6	6	Citations Affected: IC 9-18.1-2-8; IC 9-32-6-11.
7	7	Synopsis: Motor vehicle registration. Provides that a person that
8	8	acquires a vehicle may operate the vehicle on a highway with an
9	9	interim plate and without registering for 90 days if the vehicle is to be
10	10	titled or registered in another state. Allows an interim plate to authorize
11	11	a person to operate a motor vehicle until 90 days after the date of sale
12	12	or lease or until the date on which a regular license plate is issued by
13	13	another state, whichever comes first.
14	14	Effective: July 1, 2025.
15	15	Snow
16	16	January 21, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation.
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18	18	First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
19	19	PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
20	20	Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
21	21	additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
22	22	Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
23	23	provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
24	24	word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
25	25	a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
26	26	Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
27	27	between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
28	28	HOUSE BILL No. 1599
29	29	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
30	30	motor vehicles.
31	31	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
32	32	1 SECTION 1. IC 9-18.1-2-8, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
33	33	2 SECTION 326, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
34	34	3 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 8. A person that acquires a vehicle
35	35	4 may operate the vehicle on a highway without registering the vehicle
36	36	5 under this article under the following conditions:
37	37	6 (1) For the length of a temporary permit issued under the
38	38	7 following:
39	39	8 (A) IC 9-18-7-1 (before its expiration on December 31, 2016).
40	40	9 (B) IC 9-18-7-4 (before its expiration on December 31, 2016).
41	41	10 (C) IC 9-18.1-12-2.
42	42	11 (D) IC 9-18.1-12-3.
43	43	12 (2) For not more than forty-five (45) days after the date on which
44	44	13 the person acquires the vehicle, if the person displays on the
45	45	14 newly acquired vehicle a valid and unexpired license plate
46	46	15 transferred from another vehicle that the person disposes of by
47	47	16 sale or other means. While operating the newly acquired vehicle,
48	48	17 the person must have in the person's possession a:
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50	50	1 (A) manufacturer's certificate of origin;
51	51	2 (B) certificate of title; or
52	52	3 (C) bill of sale;
53	53	4 indicating that the person owns the vehicle to which the unexpired
54	54	5 license plates are affixed.
55	55	6 (3) For a vehicle that will be titled or registered in Indiana, for
56	56	7 not more than forty-five (45) days after the date on which the
57	57	8 person acquires the vehicle from a dealer licensed under IC 9-32,
58	58	9 if the person displays on the newly acquired vehicle a valid and
59	59	10 unexpired interim plate issued under IC 9-32-6-11.
60	60	11 (4) For a vehicle that will be titled or registered in another
61	61	12 state, for not more than ninety (90) days after the date on
62	62	13 which the person acquires the vehicle from a dealer licensed
63	63	14 under IC 9-32, if the person displays on the newly acquired
64	64	15 vehicle a valid and unexpired interim plate issued under
65	65	16 IC 9-32-6-11.
66	66	17 (4) (5) If the person acquires the vehicle from a person other than
67	67	18 a dealer licensed under IC 9-32, for:
68	68	19 (A) not more than seventy-two (72) hours after the date of
69	69	20 acquisition; and
70	70	21 (B) the sole purpose of transporting the vehicle by the most
71	71	22 direct route from the place of acquisition to:
72	72	23 (i) a place of storage, including the person's residence or
73	73	24 place of business;
74	74	25 (ii) an inspection station for purposes of emissions testing
75	75	26 under IC 13-17-5-5.1(b); or
76	76	27 (iii) a license branch or a location operated by a full service
77	77	28 provider (as defined in IC 9-14.1-1-2) or a partial services
78	78	29 provider (as defined in IC 9-14.1-1-3) to register the vehicle
79	79	30 under this article.
80	80	31 While operating the vehicle, the person must have in the person's
81	81	32 possession a certificate of title indicating that the person owns the
82	82	33 vehicle.
83	83	34 SECTION 2. IC 9-32-6-11, AS AMENDED BY P.L.20-2022,
84	84	35 SECTION 6, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
85	85	36 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 11. (a) The secretary may issue an interim license
86	86	37 plate to the following persons licensed under this article:
87	87	38 (1) An automobile auction company.
88	88	39 (2) A converter manufacturer.
89	89	40 (3) A new motor vehicle dealer.
90	90	41 (4) A watercraft dealer.
91	91	42 (5) A manufacturer.
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93	93	1 (6) A used motor vehicle dealer.
94	94	2 (b) The secretary shall prescribe the form of an interim license plate
95	95	3 issued under this section. An interim license plate must bear the
96	96	4 assigned registration number and provide sufficient space for the
97	97	5 expiration date as provided in subsection (c).
98	98	6 (c) A dealer may provide a person with not more than one (1)
99	99	7 interim license plate issued by the secretary at the time the dealer:
100	100	8 (1) sells or leases a motor vehicle to the person; or
101	101	9 (2) allows a person that buys a motor vehicle to take delivery of
102	102	10 the motor vehicle before the sale of the motor vehicle is fully
103	103	11 funded;
104	104	12 whichever occurs first. The dealer shall, in the manner provided by the
105	105	13 secretary, affix on the plate in numerals and letters at least three (3)
106	106	14 inches high the date on which the interim license plate expires.
107	107	15 (d) An interim license plate authorizes a person to operate the motor
108	108	16 vehicle until the following:
109	109	17 (1) The earlier of the following dates for a vehicle titled or
110	110	18 registered in Indiana:
111	111	19 (1) (A) Forty-five (45) days after the date of sale or lease of the
112	112	20 motor vehicle to the person.
113	113	21 (2) (B) The date on which a regular license plate is issued.
114	114	22 (2) The earlier of the following dates for a vehicle titled or
115	115	23 registered in another state:
116	116	24 (A) Ninety (90) days after the date of sale or lease of the
117	117	25 motor vehicle to the person.
118	118	26 (B) The date on which a regular license plate is issued by
119	119	27 another state.
120	120	28 A person that violates this subsection commits a Class A infraction.
121	121	29 (e) A motor vehicle that is required by law to display license plates
122	122	30 on the front and rear of the motor vehicle is required to display only a
123	123	31 single interim license plate.
124	124	32 (f) An interim license plate shall be displayed:
125	125	33 (1) in the same manner required in IC 9-18-2-26 (before its
126	126	34 expiration) or IC 9-18.1-4-3; or
127	127	35 (2) in a location on the left side of a window facing the rear of the
128	128	36 motor vehicle that is clearly visible and unobstructed. The plate
129	129	37 must be affixed to the window of the motor vehicle.
130	130	38 (g) The dealer must provide an ownership document to the person
131	131	39 at the time of issuance of the interim license plate that must be kept in
132	132	40 the motor vehicle during the period an interim license plate is used.
133	133	41 (h) All interim license plates not issued by the dealer must be
134	134	42 retained in the possession of the dealer at all times.
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136	136	1 (i) The fee for an interim dealer license plate is three dollars ($3).
137	137	2 The fee shall be distributed as follows:
138	138	3 (1) Forty percent (40%) to the crossroads 2000 fund established
139	139	4 by IC 8-14-10-9.
140	140	5 (2) Forty-nine percent (49%) to the dealer compliance account
141	141	6 established by IC 9-32-7-1.
142	142	7 (3) Eleven percent (11%) to the motor vehicle highway account
143	143	8 under IC 8-14-1.
144	144	9 (j) The secretary may issue an interim license plate to a person that
145	145	10 purchases a motor vehicle from a dealer if the dealer has not timely
146	146	11 delivered or transmitted the certificate of title for the motor vehicle
147	147	12 under IC 9-32-4-1.
148	148	13 (k) The secretary may design and issue to a dealer a motor driven
149	149	14 cycle decal to be used in conjunction with an interim license plate upon
150	150	15 the sale of a motor driven cycle.
151	151	16 (l) A new motor vehicle dealer may issue an interim license plate for
152	152	17 use on a new motor vehicle that the new motor vehicle dealer delivers
153	153	18 to a purchaser on behalf of a manufacturer or another new motor
154	154	19 vehicle dealer if:
155	155	20 (1) there is a written courtesy agreement between the new motor
156	156	21 vehicle dealer delivering the motor vehicle and the new motor
157	157	22 vehicle dealer or manufacturer that sold the motor vehicle being
158	158	23 delivered; and
159	159	24 (2) the new motor vehicle is transported directly from the
160	160	25 manufacturer to the new motor vehicle dealer delivering the new
161	161	26 motor vehicle to the purchaser.
162	162	27 A person that violates this subsection commits a Class C infraction.
163	163	28 (m) A person that fails to display an interim license plate as
164	164	29 prescribed in subsection (f)(1) or (f)(2) commits a Class C infraction.
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