CHAPTER 3. FEES
IC 14-19-3
Chapter 3. Fees
IC 14-19-3-1
Admission fees for public hospital inpatients and supervisors
prohibited
Sec. 1. The department may not charge a price of admission to
inpatients of state or federally owned or operated hospitals or
institutions and their supervisors for the use of state parks,
playgrounds, recreational areas, or day facilities under the control of
the department. If necessary, the department may adopt rules to
require that appropriate identification be made of the patients and
their supervisors by the issuance of passes or otherwise.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.12.
IC 14-19-3-2
Permits for nonprofit youth organizations
Sec. 2. (a) Upon:
(1) application to the department; and
(2) the payment of an annual fee of one hundred dollars ($100);
the department shall issue to a nonprofit organization composed
primarily of individuals less than seventeen (17) years of age a
permit for the admission of the members as a group into any facility
of the department.
(b) A permit issued under this section is valid from June 1 through
August 31 of the year in which the permit is issued.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.12.
IC 14-19-3-3
Motor vehicle towing unoccupied vehicle considered one vehicle
Sec. 3. If a motor vehicle is towing an unoccupied motor vehicle,
the two (2) motor vehicles are considered one (1) motor vehicle for
the purpose of calculating the admission fee to a state park or
recreation area.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.12.
IC 14-19-3-4
Golden Hoosier Passports; fees
Sec. 4. (a) Upon application to the department, a resident of
Indiana:
(1) who:
(A) if born in 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, or 1937, is at least
sixty (60) years of age; or
(B) if born before 1933 or after 1937, is at least sixty-five
(65) years of age;
(2) who is eligible for Social Security disability payments under
42 U.S.C. 423;
(3) who is eligible for a disabled Hoosier veteran license plate
under IC 9-18-18-1; or
(4) who is issued a prisoner of war license plate under
IC 9-18-17-1;
may purchase or is eligible to receive an annual Golden Hoosier
Passport.
(b) A Golden Hoosier Passport entitles:
(1) the resident;
(2) the resident's motor vehicle; and
(3) the resident's passengers;
to unlimited admission for one (1) calendar year to the Indiana state
parks, recreation areas, reservoirs, forests, historic sites, museums,
memorials, and other department properties for which admission is
charged during the year for which the passport was issued.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), the fee for an annual
Golden Hoosier Passport issued under this section is fifty percent
(50%) of the fee that the department charges a resident who is not
described in subsection (a)(1), (a)(2), or (a)(3) for unlimited
admission for one (1) calendar year to the Indiana state parks,
recreation areas, reservoirs, forests, historic sites, museums,
memorials, and other department properties for which admission is
charged.
(d) A fee may not be charged for an annual Golden Hoosier
Passport issued under this section to a resident described in
subsection (a)(4).
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.134-1997, SEC.3;
P.L.99-2001, SEC.1; P.L.1-2006, SEC.211; P.L.87-2010, SEC.40.
IC 14-19-3-5
Annual pass; nonresident; charges
Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "annual pass" means a card
that:
(1) is issued by the department; and
(2) entitles:
(A) the card holder; and
(B) the members of the card holder's immediate family;
to enter the state parks an unlimited number of times during a
calendar year without paying an admission fee.
(b) As used in this section, "nonresident" means an individual
who does not reside in Indiana.
(c) The commission may set the amount of the charge for an
annual pass. However, the charge for an annual pass issued to a
nonresident must be higher than the charge for an annual pass issued
to a resident of Indiana.
As added by P.L.134-1997, SEC.4.