CHAPTER 18. DISABLED VETERAN LICENSE PLATES
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Chapter 18. Disabled Veteran License Plates
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Eligible persons
Sec. 1. (a) A person may apply for, receive, and display a disabled
Hoosier veteran license plate on the person's vehicle for private and
personal use if the person, as the result of having served in the armed
forces of the United States, has:
(1) lost sight in both eyes or suffered permanent impairment of
vision in both eyes to the extent of being eligible for
service-connected compensation for the loss;
(2) suffered the loss of one (1) or both feet or the permanent
loss of use of one (1) or both feet;
(3) suffered the loss of one (1) or both hands or the permanent
loss of use of one (1) or both hands;
(4) a United States Department of Veterans Affairs disability
rating for a physical condition that precludes the person from
walking without pain or difficulty; or
(5) been rated by the United States Department of Veterans
Affairs as being one hundred percent (100%) disabled and is
receiving service related compensation from the United States
Department of Veterans Affairs.
(b) An application for a disabled Hoosier veteran license plate
must be accompanied by a certificate from the:
(1) United States Department of Veterans Affairs; or
(2) appropriate branch of the armed forces of the United States;
confirming the eligibility of the person submitting the application for
the disabled Hoosier veteran license plate.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.87-2010, SEC.12.
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Parking privileges
Sec. 2. (a) A person qualifying under section 1 of this chapter may
not be:
(1) charged a fee for parking in a metered space; or
(2) assessed a penalty for parking in a metered space for longer
than the time permitted.
(b) This section does not authorize parking of a motor vehicle in
a parking place during a time when parking in the space is prohibited
if the prohibition is:
(1) posted; and
(2) authorized:
(A) by ordinances in cities and towns; or
(B) by order of the Indiana department of transportation.
(c) A person other than the owner of the motor vehicle displaying
a disabled Hoosier veteran license plate authorized by this chapter is
not entitled to the parking privileges authorized by this section.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.6-2009, SEC.3;
P.L.87-2010, SEC.13.
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Implementation and administration of chapter
Sec. 3. The bureau:
(1) may design and issue disabled Hoosier veteran license plates
to implement this chapter; and
(2) shall administer this chapter relating to proper certification
for a person applying for a disabled Hoosier veteran license
plate.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.87-2010, SEC.14.
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Plate limitation
Sec. 4. Not more than two (2) disabled Hoosier veteran license
plates may be issued to each eligible person.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.87-2010, SEC.15.
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Eligible vehicles
Sec. 5. The disabled Hoosier veteran license plates authorized
under this chapter shall be issued by the bureau for any classification
of vehicle required to be registered under Indiana law, but the license
plate may not be used for commercial vehicles.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.87-2010, SEC.16.
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Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.87-2010, SEC.41.)
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Design of plate
Sec. 7. A disabled Hoosier veteran license plate must be gold in
color with blue lettering and contain the following:
(1) Identification numerals.
(2) The words "Disabled Hoosier Veteran".
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.87-2010, SEC.17.