Bill Text: IN HB1188 | 2010 | Regular Session | Engrossed
Bill Title: Various motor vehicle matters.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2010-03-25 - Sections 18 through 19 effective 03/18/2010 [HB1188 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2010-HB1188-Engrossed.html
Citations Affected: IC 9-13; IC 9-17; IC 9-18; IC 9-22; IC 9-23;
IC 9-29; IC 9-31; noncode.
Synopsis: Various vehicle matters. Requires the secretary of state to
adopt rules to establish research and development license plates for use
by manufacturers of vehicle subcomponent systems. Sets a $20 fee for
a research and development license plate. Requires the secretary of
state to adopt interim written guidelines regarding the classification of
research and development license plates.
Revises language concerning the responsibility of the secretary of state
related to vehicle dealer services.
Effective: Upon passage; July 1, 2010.
(SENATE SPONSORS _ WYSS, LANANE, ARNOLD, ROGERS)
January 11, 2010, read first time and referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation.
January 21, 2010, amended, reported _ Do Pass.
January 25, 2010, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
January 26, 2010, engrossed. Read third time, passed. Yeas 96, nays 0.
February 1, 2010, read first time and referred to Committee on Homeland Security, Transportation and Veterans Affairs.
February 16, 2010, amended, reported favorably _ Do Pass.
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(b) The term does not include the following:
(1) A receiver, trustee, or other person appointed by or acting under the judgment or order of a court.
(2) A public officer while performing official duties.
(3) A person who is a dealer solely because of activities as a transfer dealer.
(4) An automotive mobility dealer.
(c) "Dealer", for purposes of IC 9-31, means a person that sells to the general public for delivery in Indiana at least six (6):
(1) boats; or
(2) trailers:
(A) designed and used exclusively for the transportation of watercraft; and
(B) sold in general association with the sale of watercraft;
per year.
(1) research;
(2) development; or
(3) manufacture;
of a vehicle subcomponent system.
(1) certificates of origin, certificates of title, assignments of certificates of origin and certificates of title, or other proof of ownership or evidence of right of possession as determined by the secretary of state; and
(2) motor vehicles, semitrailers, or recreational vehicles that are held for resale by the manufacturer, converter manufacturer, automotive mobility dealer, or dealer;
in the manufacturer's, converter manufacturer's, automotive mobility dealer's, or dealer's place of business during reasonable business hours.
(b) A certificate of title, a certificate of origin, and any other proof of ownership described under subsection (a):
(1) must be readily available for inspection by or delivery to the proper persons; and
(2) may not be removed from Indiana.
UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 2.5. (a) The secretary of state shall:
(1) issue a research and development license plate under this
chapter to a manufacturer of a vehicle subcomponent system;
and
(2) adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to prescribe the general
conditions for the:
(A) application;
(B) issuance; and
(C) use;
of research and development license plates for manufacturers
of vehicle component systems.
(b) The fee for a research and development license plate for a
manufacturer of a vehicle subcomponent system is the fee under
IC 9-29-5-14.5.
(c) A research and development license plate for a manufacturer
of a vehicle subcomponent system shall be displayed in accordance
with IC 9-18-2-26.
(1) The dealer or manufacturer is to be assessed and pay the motor vehicle excise tax under IC 6-6-5 attributable to that part of the total year that the designee operates the motor vehicle.
(2) The dealer or manufacturer shall report to the
(3) The tax calculated in subdivision (1) shall be paid within thirty (30) days of the termination of the assignment to the designee or at the time the dealer or manufacturer purchases license plates under this chapter.
the department secretary of state as a dealer under IC 9-23 may
reassign a certificate of salvage title one (1) time without applying to
the bureau for the issuance of a new certificate of salvage title.
(1) Notify the secretary of state of the date that the business activity will cease.
(2) Deliver all permanent dealer license plates and interim license plates issued to the person to the
JULY 1, 2010]: Sec. 43. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this
chapter, subsection (b), subsection (c), and IC 9-29-1-2, registration
fees collected under this chapter shall be paid into the state general
fund for credit to the motor vehicle highway account.
(b) Fees collected under this chapter for license plates issued under
IC 9-18-26 by the secretary of state shall be deposited as follows:
(1) Thirty percent (30%) to the dealer compliance account
established by IC 9-23-2-18.
(2) Seventy percent (70%) to the motor vehicle highway account.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), fees collected under this
chapter for interim license plates issued under IC 9-18-26-10 by the
secretary of state shall be deposited as follows:
(1) Ninety percent (90%) to the dealer compliance account
established by IC 9-23-2-18.
(2) Ten percent (10%) to the motor vehicle highway account.
(b) A plate or card described in subsection (a) must display the following information:
(1) The dealer's license number.
(2) The date of purchase, plainly stamped or stenciled on the plate or card.
(c) A temporary permit may not be used or displayed unless the plate or card is furnished by the
(d) A dealer who authorizes the use of a temporary permit under this section does not assume responsibility or incur liability for injury to a person or property during the period the temporary permit is in effect.
(b) This SECTION expires on the earlier of the following:
(1) The date rules are adopted under IC 9-18-26-2.5(a)(2), as added by this act, and IC 9-13-2-42(a) and IC 9-18-26-8, both as amended by this act.
(2) December 31, 2011.
