Indiana § 9-33-4-4 - Petition for traffic amnesty; filing; service; objection; not an admission of guilt or liability
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§ 9-33-4-4. Petition for traffic amnesty; filing; service; objection; not an admission of guilt or liability
Sec. 4. (a) A qualified person may seek a reduction in the person's unpaid fees by filing a verified petition for traffic amnesty in a circuit or superior court in the county in which the violation giving rise to the unpaid fees was committed. A petition filed under this section must be filed after December 31, 2019, and before July 1, 2022. The petition must include the following:
(1) The person's full name and all other legal names or aliases by which the person is or has been known.
(2) The person's date of birth.
(3) The case number or court cause number of the relevant violations.
(4) An affirmation that the person:
(A) does not owe a child support arrearage or, if the person owes a child support arrearage, has been making the person's required child support payments for at least the preceding six (6) months;
(B) does not have an outstanding arrest warrant; and
(C) was not sentenced to pay restitution to the victim of a crime or, if the person was sentenced to pay restitution, is current with the person's required payments.
(5) The person's:
(A) Social Security number; and
(B) driver's license number.
(6) The date of the violation.
(b) The person may include in a petition filed under this section any other information that the person believes may assist the court.
(c) A person who files a petition under this section shall file the petition under the court cause number of the infraction. The person is not required to pay the filing fee required in civil cases.
(d) The person shall serve a copy of the petition upon the prosecuting attorney in accordance with the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure.
(e) The prosecuting attorney may reply to the petition not later than thirty (30) days after receipt of the petition. If the prosecuting attorney fails to timely reply to the petition, the prosecuting attorney has waived any objection to the petition.
(f) If a person wishes to receive traffic amnesty for infractions committed in different counties, the person must file a separate petition in each county in which a violation was committed.
(g) A petition filed under this section is not an admission of guilt or liability.
As added by P.L.202-2019, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.86-2021, SEC.17.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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