Bill Text: IN HB1150 | 2011 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: General assembly license plate registration date.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-16 - Effective 07/01/2011 [HB1150 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2011-HB1150-Enrolled.html
First Regular Session 117th General Assembly (2011)
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HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1150
AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning motor vehicles.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 9-18-2-7; (11)HE1150.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 9-18-2-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.31-2008,
SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2011]: Sec. 7. (a) A person who owns a vehicle subject to
registration shall register each vehicle owned by the person as follows:
(1) A vehicle subject to section 8 of this chapter shall be registered under section 8 of this chapter.
(2) Subject to subsection (g) or (h), a vehicle not subject to section 8 or 8.5 of this chapter or to the International Registration Plan shall be registered before:
(A) March 1 of each year; or
(B) an earlier date subsequent to January 1 of each year as set by the bureau.
(3) School buses owned by a school corporation are exempt from annual registration but are subject to registration under IC 20-27-7.
(4) Subject to subsection (f), a vehicle subject to the International Registration Plan shall be registered before April 1 of each year.
(5) A school bus not owned by a school corporation shall be registered subject to section 8.5 of this chapter.
(b) Registrations and reregistrations under this section are for the calendar year. Registration and reregistration for school buses owned by a school corporation may be for more than a calendar year.
(c) License plates for a vehicle subject to this section may be displayed during:
(1) the calendar year for which the vehicle is registered; and
(2) the period of time:
(A) subsequent to the calendar year; and
(B) before the date that the vehicle must be reregistered.
(d) Except as provided in IC 9-18-12-2.5, a person who owns or operates a vehicle may not operate or permit the operation of a vehicle that:
(1) is required to be registered under this chapter; and
(2) has expired license plates.
(e) If a vehicle that is required to be registered under this chapter has:
(1) been operated on the highways; and
(2) not been properly registered under this chapter;
the bureau shall, before the vehicle is reregistered, collect the registration fee that the owner of the vehicle would have paid if the vehicle had been properly registered.
(f) The department of state revenue may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to issue staggered registration to motor vehicles subject to the International Registration Plan.
(g) Except as provided in section 8.5 of this chapter, the bureau may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to issue staggered registration to motor vehicles described in subsection (a)(2).
(h) After June 30, 2011, the registration of a vehicle under IC 9-18-16-1(1) or IC 9-18-16-1(2) expires on December 14 of each year. However, if a vehicle is registered under IC 9-18-16-1(1) or IC 9-18-16-1(2) and the registration of the vehicle is in effect on June 30, 2011, the registration of the vehicle remains valid:
(1) throughout calendar year 2011; and
(2) during the period that:
(A) begins January 1, 2012; and
(B) ends on the date on which the vehicle was due for reregistration under the law in effect before this subsection took effect.
(1) A vehicle subject to section 8 of this chapter shall be registered under section 8 of this chapter.
(2) Subject to subsection (g) or (h), a vehicle not subject to section 8 or 8.5 of this chapter or to the International Registration Plan shall be registered before:
(A) March 1 of each year; or
(B) an earlier date subsequent to January 1 of each year as set by the bureau.
(3) School buses owned by a school corporation are exempt from annual registration but are subject to registration under IC 20-27-7.
(4) Subject to subsection (f), a vehicle subject to the International Registration Plan shall be registered before April 1 of each year.
(5) A school bus not owned by a school corporation shall be registered subject to section 8.5 of this chapter.
(b) Registrations and reregistrations under this section are for the calendar year. Registration and reregistration for school buses owned by a school corporation may be for more than a calendar year.
(c) License plates for a vehicle subject to this section may be displayed during:
(1) the calendar year for which the vehicle is registered; and
(2) the period of time:
(A) subsequent to the calendar year; and
(B) before the date that the vehicle must be reregistered.
(d) Except as provided in IC 9-18-12-2.5, a person who owns or operates a vehicle may not operate or permit the operation of a vehicle that:
(1) is required to be registered under this chapter; and
(2) has expired license plates.
(e) If a vehicle that is required to be registered under this chapter has:
(1) been operated on the highways; and
(2) not been properly registered under this chapter;
the bureau shall, before the vehicle is reregistered, collect the registration fee that the owner of the vehicle would have paid if the vehicle had been properly registered.
(f) The department of state revenue may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to issue staggered registration to motor vehicles subject to the International Registration Plan.
(g) Except as provided in section 8.5 of this chapter, the bureau may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to issue staggered registration to motor vehicles described in subsection (a)(2).
(h) After June 30, 2011, the registration of a vehicle under IC 9-18-16-1(1) or IC 9-18-16-1(2) expires on December 14 of each year. However, if a vehicle is registered under IC 9-18-16-1(1) or IC 9-18-16-1(2) and the registration of the vehicle is in effect on June 30, 2011, the registration of the vehicle remains valid:
(1) throughout calendar year 2011; and
(2) during the period that:
(A) begins January 1, 2012; and
(B) ends on the date on which the vehicle was due for reregistration under the law in effect before this subsection took effect.
SOURCE: IC 9-18-2-8; (11)HE1150.1.2. -->
SECTION 2. IC 9-18-2-8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.107-2008,
SECTION 12, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2011]: Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in section 7(h) of this
chapter and subsection (f), the bureau shall determine the schedule
for registration for the following categories of vehicles:
(1) Passenger motor vehicles.
(2) Recreational vehicles.
(3) Motorcycles.
(4) Trucks that:
(A) are regularly rented to others for not more than twenty-nine (29) days in the regular course of the corporation's business; and
(B) have a declared gross weight of not more than eleven thousand (11,000) pounds.
(b) Except as provided in IC 9-18-12-2.5, a person that owns a vehicle shall receive a license plate, renewal tag, or other indicia upon registration of the vehicle. The bureau may determine the device required to be displayed.
(c) A corporation that owns a truck that has a declared gross weight of not more than eleven thousand (11,000) pounds that is regularly rented to others for periods of not more than twenty-nine (29) days in the regular course of the corporation's business must register the truck before March 1 of each year.
(d) A person that owns a vehicle in a category required to be registered under this section and desires to register the vehicle for the first time must apply to the bureau for a registration application form. The bureau shall do the following:
(1) Administer the registration application form.
(2) Issue the license plate.
(3) Collect the proper registration and service fees in accordance with the procedure established by the bureau.
(e) Except as provided in IC 9-18-12-2.5, the bureau shall issue a semipermanent plate under section 30 of this chapter, or:
(1) an annual renewal tag; or
(2) other indicia;
to be affixed on the semipermanent plate.
(f) After June 30, 2011, the registration of a vehicle under IC 9-18-16-1(1) or IC 9-18-16-1(2) expires on December 14 of each year. However, if a vehicle is registered under IC 9-18-16-1(1) or IC 9-18-16-1(2) and the registration of the vehicle is in effect on June 30, 2011, the registration of the vehicle remains valid:
(1) throughout calendar year 2011; and
(2) during the period that:
(A) begins January 1, 2012; and
(B) ends on the date on which the vehicle was due for reregistration under the law in effect before this subsection took effect.
(1) Passenger motor vehicles.
(2) Recreational vehicles.
(3) Motorcycles.
(4) Trucks that:
(A) are regularly rented to others for not more than twenty-nine (29) days in the regular course of the corporation's business; and
(B) have a declared gross weight of not more than eleven thousand (11,000) pounds.
(b) Except as provided in IC 9-18-12-2.5, a person that owns a vehicle shall receive a license plate, renewal tag, or other indicia upon registration of the vehicle. The bureau may determine the device required to be displayed.
(c) A corporation that owns a truck that has a declared gross weight of not more than eleven thousand (11,000) pounds that is regularly rented to others for periods of not more than twenty-nine (29) days in the regular course of the corporation's business must register the truck before March 1 of each year.
(d) A person that owns a vehicle in a category required to be registered under this section and desires to register the vehicle for the first time must apply to the bureau for a registration application form. The bureau shall do the following:
(1) Administer the registration application form.
(2) Issue the license plate.
(3) Collect the proper registration and service fees in accordance with the procedure established by the bureau.
(e) Except as provided in IC 9-18-12-2.5, the bureau shall issue a semipermanent plate under section 30 of this chapter, or:
(1) an annual renewal tag; or
(2) other indicia;
to be affixed on the semipermanent plate.
(f) After June 30, 2011, the registration of a vehicle under IC 9-18-16-1(1) or IC 9-18-16-1(2) expires on December 14 of each year. However, if a vehicle is registered under IC 9-18-16-1(1) or IC 9-18-16-1(2) and the registration of the vehicle is in effect on June 30, 2011, the registration of the vehicle remains valid:
(1) throughout calendar year 2011; and
(2) during the period that:
(A) begins January 1, 2012; and
(B) ends on the date on which the vehicle was due for reregistration under the law in effect before this subsection took effect.
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