Indiana § 9-32-6-7 - Use restrictions of license plates; display
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§ 9-32-6-7. Use restrictions of license plates; display
Sec. 7. (a) Unless otherwise provided, dealer license plates may be used only on motor vehicles being held for sale or resale in the dealer's inventory. Dealer license plates may be placed only on motor vehicles in the dealer's inventory for the following reasons:
(1) Usual operation of the dealer's business.
(2) Movement of the dealer's inventory.
(3) As permitted by rules adopted by the secretary.
(b) Dealer license plates may not be used to avoid payment of applicable taxes.
(c) The license plates referenced in subsection (a), when not in use, must be stored at the dealer's established place of business.
(d) This subsection does not apply to tractors, dump trucks, trucks with a rear-mounted forklift, or trucks with a mechanism to carry a rear-mounted forklift or implement. While in use, dealer license plates must be displayed on the motor vehicle. The license plate must be displayed in the following manner:
(1) On the rear of the motor vehicle.
(2) With all text, numbers, and stickers fully visible and not obstructed or obscured by any part of the motor vehicle or other foreign materials, such as a plate frame or cover.
(3) Securely fastened in a horizontal position at a height of at least twelve (12) inches from the ground, measuring from the bottom of the license plate.
(e) A person that violates this section commits a Class A infraction.
As added by P.L.92-2013, SEC.78. Amended by P.L.62-2014, SEC.17; P.L.217-2014, SEC.164; P.L.5-2015, SEC.31; P.L.151-2015, SEC.46; P.L.174-2016, SEC.59; P.L.120-2020, SEC.49; P.L.182-2021, SEC.9.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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