Indiana § 9-25-5-2 - Receipt by bureau of accident report; request for evidence of financial responsibility; time limit
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§ 9-25-5-2. Receipt by bureau of accident report; request for evidence of financial responsibility; time limit
Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), not more than forty-five (45) days after the bureau receives a copy of an accident report under IC 9-26, the bureau shall send to each person identified in the report as an operator of a motor vehicle involved in the accident a request for evidence of financial responsibility under section 3 of this chapter, unless the evidence has already been filed with the bureau. The request for evidence of financial responsibility shall be sent to each person identified in the report as an operator of a motor vehicle involved in the accident regardless of fault.
(b) The bureau may only send a request for evidence of financial responsibility under subsection (a) if the accident occurred not more than five (5) years prior to the date the bureau receives the copy of an accident report under IC 9-26.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1.5-6.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.249; P.L.111-2021, SEC.81.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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