Indiana § 9-32-6-1 - Applications; certificates of registration; plates; fee; service charge
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§ 9-32-6-1. Applications; certificates of registration; plates; fee; service charge
Sec. 1. (a) The following persons licensed under this article may apply for dealer license plates:
(1) An automobile auction company.
(2) A converter manufacturer.
(3) A new motor vehicle dealer.
(4) A distributor.
(5) A watercraft dealer.
(6) A manufacturer.
(7) A transfer dealer.
(8) A used motor vehicle dealer.
(b) The application must include any information the secretary reasonably requires. Upon successful application, two (2) certificates of registration and two (2) metal dealer license plates shall then be issued to the applicant. A person under subsection (a) may apply for and at the discretion of the secretary receive additional dealer license plates as set forth in section 5 of this chapter.
(c) Except for license plates issued to transfer dealers, the fee for the first two (2) license plates issued under subsection (b) is as follows:
(1) For motorcycle dealer license plates, fifteen dollars ($15).
(2) For license plates not described in subdivision (1), forty dollars ($40).
(d) The fees for license plates issued to transfer dealers are established under section 2(c) of this chapter.
(e) Fees collected under subsection (c) shall be distributed as follows:
(1) Thirty percent (30%) to the dealer compliance account.
(2) Seventy percent (70%) to the motor vehicle highway account.
(f) There is an additional service charge of five dollars ($5) for each set of license plates issued under subsection (b). The service charge shall be deposited in the crossroads 2000 fund.
As added by P.L.92-2013, SEC.78. Amended by P.L.62-2014, SEC.11; P.L.151-2015, SEC.44; P.L.174-2016, SEC.53; P.L.120-2020, SEC.46; P.L.182-2021, SEC.7.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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