CHAPTER 10. FEES UNDER IC9-25
IC 9-29-10
Chapter 10. Fees Under IC 9-25
IC 9-29-10-1
Reinstatement of driving licenses; financial responsibility
compliance verification fund deposits
Sec. 1. (a) The fee for the reinstatement of a driving license that
was suspended under IC 9-25 is as follows:
(1) For a first suspension, one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
(2) For a second suspension, two hundred twenty-five dollars
($225).
(3) For a third or subsequent suspension, three hundred dollars
($300).
(b) The following amount of each fee paid under this section shall
be deposited in the financial responsibility compliance verification
fund established by IC 9-25-9-7:
(1) Of the fee paid for reinstatement after a first suspension, one
hundred twenty dollars ($120).
(2) Of the fee paid for reinstatement after a second suspension,
one hundred ninety-five dollars ($195).
(3) Of the fee paid for reinstatement after a third or subsequent
suspension, two hundred seventy dollars ($270).
(c) If:
(1) a person's driving license is suspended for registering or
operating a vehicle in violation of IC 9-25-4-1;
(2) the person is required to pay a fee for the reinstatement of
the person's license under this section; and
(3) the person later establishes that the person did not register
or operate a vehicle in violation of IC 9-25-4-1;
the fee paid by the person under this section shall be refunded.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.59-1994, SEC.11.
IC 9-29-10-2
Petition for waiver of fee for driver's license reinstatement;
procedure
Sec. 2. (a) A person who is indigent may file a petition for waiver
of a fee for reinstatement of the person's driver's license in a criminal
court of record in the person's county of residence.
(b) The clerk of the court shall forward a copy of the petition to
the prosecuting attorney of the county and to the bureau. The
prosecuting attorney may appear and be heard on the petition.
(c) The bureau is not a party in a proceeding under this chapter.
As added by P.L.153-2005, SEC.1.
IC 9-29-10-3
Petition for waiver of driver's license reinstatement fee; findings
made by court
Sec. 3. (a) Upon its own motion, or upon a petition filed by a
person under section 2 of this chapter, a court may waive a fee for
reinstatement of a driver's license described in section 1 of this
chapter if the court finds that:
(1) the person who owes the fee for reinstatement of the driver's
license:
(A) is indigent; and
(B) has presented proof of future financial responsibility;
and
(2) waiver of the fee for reinstatement of the driver's license is
appropriate in light of the person's character and the nature and
circumstances surrounding the person's license suspension.
(b) If a court waives a fee for reinstatement of a driver's license
under this section, the court may impose other reasonable conditions
on the person.
(c) If a court waives a fee for reinstatement of a driver's license
under this section, the clerk shall forward a copy of the court's order
to the bureau.
As added by P.L.153-2005, SEC.2.