Indiana § 9-32-6-16 - Replacement license plate or registration card
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 9-32-6-16 — Replacement license plate or registration card, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 9-32-6-16. Replacement license plate or registration card
Sec. 16. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), if a license plate or registration card issued under this article or under IC 9-31-3-19 (before its repeal) is lost, stolen, or destroyed, the dealer or transport operator may apply for a replacement license plate or registration card in the form and manner prescribed by the secretary.
(b) If a license plate is stolen, the secretary may not issue a replacement license plate until the dealer or transport operator to whom the license plate was issued:
(1) has notified:
(A) the law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction where the theft occurred; or
(B) the law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over the address of the dealer's established place of business; and
(2) presents to the secretary on a form prescribed by the secretary a report completed by the law enforcement agency that was notified under subdivision (1).
As added by P.L.174-2016, SEC.66. Amended by P.L.179-2017, SEC.44; P.L.284-2019, SEC.9; P.L.182-2021, SEC.10; P.L.20-2022, SEC.7.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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