CHAPTER 5. FEES UNDER IC9-18
IC 9-29-5
Chapter 5. Fees Under IC 9-18
IC 9-29-5-0.5
Fee; spinal cord and brain injury fund
Sec. 0.5. (a) This section applies after December 31, 2008.
(b) In addition to the fees to be collected for the registration of a
vehicle as set forth in:
(1) IC 9-29-5-1; and
(2) IC 9-29-5-2;
the bureau shall collect an additional fee of thirty cents ($0.30) at the
time of the registration. The fee collected under this subsection shall
be deposited into the spinal cord and brain injury fund under
IC 16-41-42.2-3.
(c) In addition to the fees to be collected for the registration of a
truck greater than zero (0) pounds declared gross weight but equal to
or less than ten thousand (10,000) pounds declared gross weight, as
set forth in section 3 of this chapter, the bureau shall collect an
additional fee of thirty cents ($0.30) at the time of the registration.
The fee collected under this subsection shall be deposited into the
spinal cord and brain injury fund under IC 16-41-42.2-3.
As added by P.L.97-2008, SEC.1.
IC 9-29-5-1
Annual registration fee for passenger motor vehicles
Sec. 1. The annual registration fee for a passenger motor vehicle
is twelve dollars and thirty cents ($12.30), including after December
31, 2008, the fee set forth in section 0.5(b) of this chapter.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.97-2008, SEC.2.
IC 9-29-5-2
Registration of motorcycles; allocation of revenue from fees
Sec. 2. The fee for the registration of a motorcycle is seventeen
dollars and thirty cents ($17.30). The revenue from this fee shall be
allocated as follows:
(1) Seven dollars ($7) to the motorcycle operator safety
education fund established by IC 20-30-13-11.
(2) An amount prescribed as a license branch service charge
under IC 9-29-3.
(3) Thirty cents ($0.30) to the spinal cord and brain injury fund
under IC 16-41-42.2-3, as provided under section 0.5 of this
chapter.
(4) The balance to the state general fund for credit to the motor
vehicle highway account.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.71-1992, SEC.1;
P.L.118-2001, SEC.6; P.L.1-2005, SEC.112; P.L.234-2007, SEC.43;
P.L.3-2008, SEC.82; P.L.97-2008, SEC.3; P.L.1-2010, SEC.49.
IC 9-29-5-3
Trucks registered under IC 9-18 and tractors not used with
semitrailers or traction engines; gross weight; annual registration
fee
Sec. 3. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the
annual registration fee for:
(1) a truck subject to registration under IC 9-18; and
(2) a tractor not used with a semitrailer, a traction engine, or
other similar vehicle used for hauling purposes;
is as follows:
Declared Gross Weight (Pounds)
Fee
Greater than
Equal to or less than
0
7,000
$ 20
7,000
9,000
40
9,000
10,000
70
10,000
11,000
75
11,000
16,000
135
16,000
20,000
175
20,000
23,000
235
23,000
26,000
235
26,000
30,000
295
30,000
36,000
413
36,000
42,000
506
42,000
48,000
627
48,000
54,000
730
54,000
60,000
810
60,000
66,000
858
66,000
956
(b) In addition to the annual registration fee set forth in subsection
(a), an additional registration fee of thirty cents ($0.30) shall be
collected after December 31, 2008, for a truck greater than zero (0)
pounds declared gross weight but equal to or less than ten thousand
(10,000) pounds declared gross weight.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.118-2001, SEC.7;
P.L.97-2008, SEC.4.
IC 9-29-5-4
Trailer used with motor vehicle; gross weight; annual registration
fee
Sec. 4. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the annual
registration fee for a trailer used with a motor vehicle is as follows,
based on the declared gross weight of the trailer:
Declared Gross Weight (Pounds)
Fee
Greater than
Equal to or less than
0
3,000
$ 7
3,000
5,000
16
5,000
7,000
22
7,000
9,000
27
9,000
12,000
70
12,000
16,000
110
16,000
22,000
170
22,000
230
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.
IC 9-29-5-5
Tractor semitrailer combinations; gross weight; annual
registration fee
Sec. 5. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the annual
registration fee for a tractor used with a semitrailer is as follows,
based on the declared gross weight of the tractor semitrailer
combination:
Declared Gross Weight (Pounds)
Fee
Greater than
Equal to or less than
0
20,000
$ 170
20,000
26,000
310
26,000
30,000
390
30,000
36,000
495
36,000
42,000
545
42,000
48,000
660
48,000
54,000
715
54,000
60,000
800
60,000
66,000
865
66,000
72,000
975
72,000
74,000
1,050
74,000
76,000
1,165
76,000
78,000
1,240
78,000
1,350
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.
IC 9-29-5-6
Semitrailers used with tractors; registration fee
Sec. 6. The registration fee for each semitrailer to be used with a
tractor licensed under this section is as follows:
(1) Thirty dollars ($30) for a one (1) year registration.
(2) Sixty dollars ($60) for a five (5) year registration. However,
the five (5) year registration fee shall be reduced by twelve
dollars ($12) for each full year after the initial year of the five
(5) year period provided in IC 9-18. However, the reduced fee
may not be less than the registration fee for a one (1) year
registration.
(3) Sixty-five dollars ($65) for a permanent registration.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.117-1993, SEC.4;
P.L.63-2007, SEC.5.
IC 9-29-5-7
Intercity or intracity buses; gross weight; annual registration fee
Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the annual
registration fee for each intercity bus or intracity bus is as follows:
Declared Gross
Intercity
Intracity
Weight (Pounds)
Fee
Fee
Equal to
Greater than or less than
0
11,000
$ 50
$ 10
11,000
16,000
100
20
16,000
20,000
125
25
20,000
26,000
150
30
26,000
30,000
220
44
30,000
36,000
294
59
36,000
42,000
382
72
42,000
48,000
445
89
48,000
54,000
540
108
54,000
60,000
600
120
60,000
660
132
(b) An owner or a lessee of a fleet of intercity buses may register
the fleet under and pay the fees provided in IC 9-18.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.
IC 9-29-5-8
School buses; annual registration fee
Sec. 8. The annual registration fee for a school bus is twenty
dollars ($20).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.
IC 9-29-5-9
Church buses; definition; annual registration fee
Sec. 9. (a) As used in this section, "church bus" means a bus that
is:
(1) owned and operated by a religious or nonprofit youth
organization; and
(2) used to transport persons to religious services or used for the
benefit of the members of the religious or nonprofit youth
organization.
(b) The annual registration fee for a church bus is twenty dollars
($20).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.
IC 9-29-5-10
Other buses; definition; annual registration fee
Sec. 10. (a) As used in this section, "other bus" means a bus that
is not a church bus, an intercity bus, an intracity bus, or a school bus.
(b) The annual registration fee for any other bus is thirty dollars
($30).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.
IC 9-29-5-11
Special machinery; fee
Sec. 11. (a) This section does not apply to a vehicle or person
exempted from registration under IC 9-18.
(b) The license fee for a piece of special machinery is five dollars
($5). The motor vehicle is exempt from other fees provided under
IC 9-18 or this article.
(c) The owner of a vehicle listed in this section is not entitled to
a reduction in the five dollar ($5) license fee because the license is
granted at a time that the license period is less than a year.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.210-2005,
SEC.61.
IC 9-29-5-12
Fertilizer tank trailers or spreaders used to transport bulk
fertilizer between distribution point and farm and return;
exemption from license fees
Sec. 12. A farm wagon or farm type dry or liquid fertilizer tank
trailer or spreader used to transport bulk fertilizer between
distribution point and farm and return is exempt from all license fees
when the wagon, trailer, or spreader is drawn or towed on a highway
by a:
(1) farm tractor; or
(2) properly registered motor vehicle.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.210-2005,
SEC.62.
IC 9-29-5-13
Farm trucks, farm trailers, and farm semitrailers and tractors;
license fee
Sec. 13. (a) This section does not apply to a vehicle or person
exempt from registration under IC 9-18.
(b) The license fee for a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer and
tractor operated primarily as a farm truck, farm trailer, or farm
semitrailer and tractor:
(1) having a declared gross weight of at least eleven thousand
(11,000) pounds; and
(2) used by the owner or guest occupant in connection with
agricultural pursuits usual and normal to the user's farming
operation;
is fifty percent (50%) of the amount listed in this chapter for a truck,
trailer, or semitrailer and tractor of the same declared gross weight.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.210-2005,
SEC.63.
IC 9-29-5-13.5
License fees; vehicles used partially for farm purposes
Sec. 13.5. (a) This section applies to a truck, trailer, or semitrailer
and tractor for which a license fee provided in section 13(b) of this
chapter has been paid.
(b) Except as provided in subsections (d) and (e), if the owner of
a truck, trailer, or semitrailer and tractor described in subsection (a)
begins to operate the truck, trailer, or semitrailer and tractor in the
conduct of a commercial enterprise or for the transportation of farm
products after the commodities have entered the channels of
commerce during a registration year for which the license fee under
section 13(b) of this chapter has been paid, the owner shall pay the
amount listed in this chapter for a truck, trailer, or semitrailer and
tractor of the same declared gross weight reduced by a credit
determined under subsection (c) to license the truck, trailer, or
semitrailer and tractor.
(c) The credit provided in subsection (b) equals:
(1) the license fee paid under section 13(b) of this chapter;
reduced by
(2) ten percent (10%) for each full or partial calendar month
that has elapsed in the registration year for which the license fee
has been paid.
The credit may not exceed ninety percent (90%) of the license fee
paid under section 13(b) of this chapter.
(d) Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (e) and IC 9-18-2-4, a
truck, trailer, or semitrailer and tractor described in subsection (a)
may be operated intrastate for the transportation of seasonal,
perishable fruit or vegetables to the first point of processing for a
period that consists of not more than a thirty (30) day period in a
registration year as provided by IC 9-21-21-4.3(a). Before a vehicle
may be operated as provided in this subsection, the owner shall pay
to the bureau:
(1) any license fee due under section 13(b) of this chapter; and
(2) eight and one-half percent (8.5%) of the license fee paid
under section 13(b) of this chapter.
(e) Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (d) and IC 9-18-2-4, a
truck, trailer, or semitrailer and tractor described in subsection (a)
may be operated intrastate for the transportation of tomatoes or silage
to the first point of processing for a period that consists of not more
than one (1) seventy-one (71) day period in a registration year as
provided by IC 9-21-21-4.3(b). Before a vehicle may be operated as
provided in this subsection, the owner shall pay to the bureau:
(1) any license fee due under section 13(b) of this chapter; and
(2) seventeen percent (17%) of the license fee paid under
section 13(b) of this chapter.
As added by P.L.130-1993, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.210-2005,
SEC.64; P.L.21-2007, SEC.3; P.L.191-2007, SEC.20.
IC 9-29-5-14
Manufacturers or dealers; license plates; fees
Sec. 14. (a) The fee for the first two (2) sets of license plates for
a manufacturer or dealer is forty dollars ($40).
(b) The fee for each additional set of license plates for a
manufacturer or dealer is fifteen dollars ($15).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.
IC 9-29-5-14.5
Research and development license plates; fees
Sec. 14.5. The fee for a research and development license plate
for a manufacturer of a vehicle subcomponent system under
IC 9-18-26-2.5(a) is twenty dollars ($20). There is no fee in addition
to the regular registration fee for a research and development license
plate for a manufacturer of a vehicle subcomponent system.
As added by P.L.93-2010, SEC.14.
IC 9-29-5-15
Manufacturers or dealers; motorcycle license plates; fees
Sec. 15. (a) The fee for the first two (2) sets of license plates for
a manufacturer or dealer of motorcycles is fifteen dollars ($15).
(b) The fee for each additional set of license plates for a
motorcycle manufacturer or dealer is seven dollars and fifty cents
($7.50).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.
IC 9-29-5-16
Transport operators; license plates; fees
Sec. 16. (a) The fee for the first two (2) sets of license plates for
each transport operator is one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125).
(b) The fee for each additional set of license plates for a transport
operator is fifteen dollars ($15).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.
IC 9-29-5-17
Duplicate license plates
Sec. 17. The fee for each duplicate license plate is three dollars
($3).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.
IC 9-29-5-18
Recreational vehicles
Sec. 18. The fee for a recreational vehicle is twenty dollars ($20).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.
IC 9-29-5-19
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.210-2005, SEC.76.)
IC 9-29-5-20
Temporary permits
Sec. 20. The fee for a temporary permit is two dollars ($2).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.
IC 9-29-5-21
Special motor numbers
Sec. 21. The fee for a special motor number is two dollars and
fifty cents ($2.50).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.
IC 9-29-5-22
Special serial numbers
Sec. 22. The fee for a special serial number is two dollars ($2).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.
IC 9-29-5-23
Transfer of vehicle registration and registration of another vehicle
of same or higher class
Sec. 23. (a) The fee to transfer a vehicle registration and register
another vehicle of the same class under IC 9-18-6 is three dollars
($3).
(b) The fee to transfer a vehicle registration and register another
vehicle in a higher fee class is described in IC 9-18-6-4(c).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.
IC 9-29-5-24
Nonresident transport vehicle decals
Sec. 24. The fee for a nonresident transport vehicle decal under
IC 9-18 is twenty dollars ($20).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.
IC 9-29-5-25
Fleet permits
Sec. 25. The fee for a fleet permit under IC 9-18 shall be
determined as follows:
(1) Divide instate miles by total fleet miles.
(2) Determine the total amount necessary to register each
intercity bus in the fleet for which registration is requested
based on the regular annual registration fees prescribed by
section 7 of this chapter.
(3) Multiply the amount obtained under subdivision (2) by the
fraction obtained under subdivision (1).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.
IC 9-29-5-26
Special registration permits; renewals
Sec. 26. (a) The fee for the special registration permit under
IC 9-18 is ten dollars ($10).
(b) A special registration permit may be renewed one (1) time
only for a renewal fee of ten dollars ($10).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.
IC 9-29-5-26.5
Fees; temporary registration permit for vehicle to be registered in
foreign country
Sec. 26.5. The bureau may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to
establish the fee for a temporary registration permit issued under
IC 9-18-7-1.5. However, the amount of the fee may not exceed
seventy-five dollars ($75).
As added by P.L.61-1994, SEC.3.
IC 9-29-5-27
License plates, stickers, or devices issued for proportionally
registered buses
Sec. 27. The fee for a license plate, sticker, or device issued for
each proportionally registered bus is one dollar ($1).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.
IC 9-29-5-28
Antique motor vehicle registration
Sec. 28. Except as provided in IC 9-18-12-2.5(e) and section 32.5
of this chapter, the registration fee for an antique motor vehicle under
IC 9-18-12 is twelve dollars ($12).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.79-2006, SEC.7;
P.L.1-2010, SEC.50.
IC 9-29-5-29
Transfer of antique motor vehicle registration and registration of
another antique motor vehicle
Sec. 29. The fee to transfer the registration of an antique motor
vehicle and register another antique motor vehicle within the same
year under IC 9-18-12 is fifty cents ($0.50).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.
IC 9-29-5-30
Recovery vehicle registration fee; other registration fees; service
charges or other taxes
Sec. 30. (a) The registration fee for a recovery vehicle under
IC 9-18-13 is as follows:
(1) Class A recovery vehicle, five hundred dollars ($500).
(2) Class B recovery vehicle, seventy-five dollars ($75).
(b) A vehicle registered under IC 9-18-13 is not subject to any
other registration fee under IC 9-18. However, a vehicle registered
under IC 9-18-13 is subject to a tax or service charge imposed on a
vehicle registered under this title.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.
IC 9-29-5-31
Military vehicle registration; fee additional to excise taxes
Sec. 31. (a) The registration fee for a military vehicle under
IC 9-18-14 is twelve dollars ($12).
(b) The bureau shall collect the fee in subsection (a) in addition
to any excise tax imposed under IC 6-6-5.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.
IC 9-29-5-32
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.233-2005, SEC.8.)
IC 9-29-5-32.5
Registration under IC 9-18-15 or IC 9-18-12-2.5
Sec. 32.5. The fee for a personalized license plate under
IC 9-18-15 or for the registration and display of an authentic license
plate for the model year of an antique motor vehicle under
IC 9-18-12-2.5 is as follows:
(1) The applicable excise tax imposed under IC 6-6-5.
(2) The regular vehicle registration fee imposed under this
chapter.
(3) A state fee of seven dollars ($7) for the motor vehicle
highway account established under IC 8-14-1.
(4) A service charge of thirty dollars ($30) for the state license
branch fund established by IC 9-29-14-1.
As added by P.L.233-2005, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.79-2006, SEC.8.
IC 9-29-5-33
Registration of vehicle under IC 9-18-18
Sec. 33. The fee for the registration of a vehicle under IC 9-18-18
is equal to the fees assessed for a vehicle of the same class under this
chapter.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.
IC 9-29-5-34
Vehicle registered under IC 9-18-21
Sec. 34. A vehicle registered under IC 9-18-21 is subject to an
annual registration fee and any other fee or tax required of a person
registering a vehicle under this title.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.
IC 9-29-5-34.5
Vehicle registered under IC 9-18-24.5
Sec. 34.5. A vehicle registered under IC 9-18-24.5 is subject to an
annual registration fee and any other fee or tax required of a person
registering a vehicle under this title.
As added by P.L.68-2006, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.30-2008, SEC.4;
P.L.87-2010, SEC.37.
IC 9-29-5-34.7
Vehicle registered under IC 9-18-52
Sec. 34.7. In addition to the fee described in IC 9-18-52-7(a)(2),
a vehicle registered under IC 9-18-52 is subject to an annual
registration fee for a vehicle of the same classification under this
chapter and any other fee or tax required of a person registering a
vehicle under this title.
As added by P.L.87-2010, SEC.38.
IC 9-29-5-35
Registration of vehicle under IC 9-18-22
Sec. 35. There is no fee in addition to the regular registration fee
to register a vehicle under IC 9-18-22.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.
IC 9-29-5-36
Vehicle registered under IC 9-18-23
Sec. 36. The fee to register a vehicle under IC 9-18-23 is as
follows:
(1) The applicable excise tax imposed under IC 6-6-5.
(2) The regular vehicle registration fee imposed under this
chapter.
(3) Two dollars ($2).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.
IC 9-29-5-37
License plates issued under IC 9-18-24
Sec. 37. The bureau shall set the fee for a license plate issued
under IC 9-18-24 by rule.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.
IC 9-29-5-38
Vehicles registered under IC 9-18-25; distribution of money
collected; vehicles owned by former prisoners of war or their
surviving spouses; Colts plate fee distribution
Sec. 38. (a) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), vehicles
registered under IC 9-18-25 are subject to the following:
(1) An appropriate annual registration fee.
(2) An annual supplemental fee of ten dollars ($10).
(3) Any other fee or tax required of a person registering a
vehicle under this title.
(b) The bureau shall distribute all money collected under the
annual supplemental fee under subsection (a)(2) or (d)(2) as follows:
(1) Five dollars ($5) from each registration is appropriated to
the bureau of motor vehicles for the purpose of administering
IC 9-18-25.
(2) Five dollars ($5) from each registration shall be deposited
in the state license branch fund under IC 9-29-14.
(c) A vehicle registered under IC 9-18-25 that is owned by a
former prisoner of war or by the prisoner's surviving spouse is
exempt from the annual registration fee and the annual supplemental
fee.
(d) A motor vehicle that is registered and for which is issued a
special group recognition license plate under IC 9-18-25 and
IC 9-18-49 is subject to the following:
(1) An appropriate annual registration fee.
(2) An annual supplemental fee of ten dollars ($10).
(3) Any other fee or tax required of a person registering a
vehicle under this title.
(4) The annual fee of twenty dollars ($20) imposed by
IC 9-18-49-4(a)(2).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.214-2005,
SEC.57.
IC 9-29-5-38.5
Vehicles registered under IC 9-18-50 and IC 9-18-51
Sec. 38.5. (a) A vehicle registered under IC 9-18-50 is subject to:
(1) an annual registration fee;
(2) an annual supplemental fee of fifteen dollars ($15); and
(3) any other fee or tax required of a person registering a
vehicle under this title.
(b) A vehicle registered under IC 9-18-51 is subject to:
(1) an annual registration fee;
(2) an annual supplemental fee of twenty dollars ($20); and
(3) any other fee or tax required of a person registering a
vehicle under this title.
(c) The bureau shall distribute the annual supplemental fees
described in subsections (a)(2) and (b)(2) that are collected from
each registration to the director of veterans' affairs for deposit in the
military family relief fund established under IC 10-17-12-8.
As added by P.L.58-2006, SEC.6.
IC 9-29-5-38.6
Vehicle registered under IC 9-18-54
Sec. 38.6. A vehicle registered under IC 9-18-54 is subject to an
annual registration fee and any other fee or tax required of a person
registering a vehicle under this title.
As added by P.L.87-2010, SEC.39.
IC 9-29-5-39
Issuance of interim dealer license plates
Sec. 39. The fee for the issuance of an interim dealer license plate
under IC 9-18-26 is one dollar ($1).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.
IC 9-29-5-40
Issuance of interim manufacturer transporter license plates
Sec. 40. The fee for the issuance of an interim manufacturer
transporter license plate under IC 9-18-27 is one dollar ($1).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.
IC 9-29-5-41
Definition of unused part of the fees paid; buses permanently
withdrawn from proportionally registered fleets; credit
Sec. 41. (a) As used in this section, "unused part of the fees paid"
means the amount paid with respect to a bus when the bus was first
proportionally registered in the registration year reduced by
one-twelfth (1/12) of the total annual proportional registration
responsibility of that bus for each calendar month and fraction of a
month elapsing between the first day of the month of the current year
in which the bus was registered and the date the notice of withdrawal
is received by the bureau.
(b) If a bus is permanently withdrawn from a proportionally
registered fleet because the bus has been destroyed, sold, or
otherwise completely removed from the service of the registrant, the
unused part of the fees paid with respect to the bus shall be credited
to the proportional registration account of the owner.
(c) A credit under subsection (b) shall be applied against liability
for subsequent additions to be prorated during the registration year
or for additional fees due upon audit under IC 9-18-11-11.
(d) If a credit is less than five dollars ($5), a credit may not be
made or entered.
(e) A credit under subsection (b) may not be:
(1) credited against fees other than those for that registration
year; and
(2) refunded.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17.
IC 9-29-5-42
Registration of vehicle not subject to IC 9-18-2-8 or IC 9-18-2-8.5
Sec. 42. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), vehicles not
subject to IC 9-18-2-8 or IC 9-18-2-8.5 shall be registered at one-half
(1/2) of the regular rate, subject to IC 9-18-2-7, if the vehicle is
registered after July 31 of any year. This subsection does not apply
to the following:
(1) Special machinery.
(2) Semitrailers registered on a five (5) year or permanent basis
under IC 9-18-10-2.
(3) An implement of agriculture designed to be operated
primarily on a highway.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), subsection (a) and
IC 9-18-2-7 determine the registration fee for the registration of a
vehicle subject to registration under IC 9-18-2-8(c) and acquired by
an owner subsequent to the date required for the annual registration
of vehicles by an owner set forth in IC 9-18-2-8.
(c) Subject to subsection (d), a vehicle subject to the International
Registration Plan that is registered after September 30 shall be
registered at a rate determined by the following formula:
STEP ONE: Determine the number of months before April 1 of
the following year beginning with the date of registration. A
partial month shall be rounded to one (1) month.
STEP TWO: Multiply the STEP ONE result by one-twelfth
(1/12).
STEP THREE: Multiply the annual registration fee for the
vehicle by the STEP TWO result.
(d) If the department of state revenue adopts rules under
IC 9-18-2-7 to implement staggered registration for motor vehicles
subject to the International Registration Plan, a motor vehicle subject
to the International Registration Plan that is registered after the date
designated for registration of the motor vehicle in rules adopted
under IC 9-18-2-7 shall be registered at a rate determined by the
following formula:
STEP ONE: Determine the number of months before the motor
vehicle must be re-registered. A partial month shall be rounded
to one (1) month.
STEP TWO: Multiply the STEP ONE result by one-twelfth
(1/12).
STEP THREE: Multiply the annual registration fee for the
vehicle by the STEP TWO result.
(e) A school bus subject to registration under IC 9-18-2-8.5 that
is registered after January 31 for the prior calendar year shall be
registered at one-half (½) the regular rate.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.117-1993, SEC.5;
P.L.136-1995, SEC.1; P.L.93-1997, SEC.14; P.L.210-2005, SEC.65;
P.L.31-2008, SEC.3; P.L.107-2008, SEC.15.
IC 9-29-5-43
Disposition of fees
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.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.260-1997(ss),
SEC.57; P.L.106-2008, SEC.33; P.L.93-2010, SEC.15.