Indiana § 14-19-3-4 - Golden Hoosier Passports; fees

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§ 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 9-18.5-5-1; or

(4) who is issued a prisoner of war license plate under IC 9-18.5-4-1;

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).

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-3-3.]

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; P.L.257-2017, SEC.43.

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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