AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning motor vehicles and to make an
appropriation.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SECTION 1. IC 6-6-5-7.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JANUARY 1, 2003]: Sec. 7.5. (a) For calendar year 2003, the
registration fee for a passenger motor vehicle that is registered in
Indiana in calendar year 2002 shall be at the rate as set forth in
IC 9-29-5-1 with no reduction for any partial calendar month that
has elapsed since the regular annual registration date in calendar
year 2002.
(b) This section expires January 1, 2004.
SECTION 2. IC 9-16-1-2.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2001]: Sec. 2.5. The number of license branches may not be
reduced in a county below the number in existence on January 1,
2001, unless the bureau holds a public hearing in the county and
receives unlimited public testimony before the commissioner on the
merits of closing the branch that the bureau proposes to close in
the county.
SECTION 3. IC 9-18-2-8 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2003]: Sec. 8. (a) The bureau shall
register vehicles under the schedule in this section.
(b) A person who owns a vehicle shall receive a license plate,
renewal tag, or other indicia upon registration of the vehicle. The
bureau may determine the device required to be displayed.
(c) A corporation shall register, before February 1 of each year, the
following vehicles that are owned by the corporation:
(1) A passenger motor vehicle that is not regularly rented to
others for not more than twenty-nine (29) days in the regular
course of the corporation's business.
(2) A recreational vehicle.
(3) A motorcycle.
(4) A truck that:
(A) is not regularly rented to others for not more than
twenty-nine (29) days in the regular course of the corporation's
business; and
(B) has a declared gross weight of not more than eleven
thousand (11,000) pounds.
(d) A corporation that owns a:
(1) passenger motor vehicle; or
(2) truck that has a declared gross weight of not more than eleven
thousand (11,000) pounds;
that is regularly rented to others for periods of not more than
twenty-nine (29) days in the regular course of the corporation's
business must register the passenger motor vehicle or truck before
March 1 of each year.
(e) A person who owns a:
(1) passenger motor vehicle;
(2) recreational vehicle;
(3) motorcycle; or
(4) truck that has a declared gross weight of not more than eleven
thousand (11,000) pounds;
that is not subject to the registration requirements under subsection (d)
shall register the passenger motor vehicle, recreational vehicle,
motorcycle, or truck in conformance with the schedule set forth in
subsection (f).
(f) The following schedule applies to persons who own vehicles that
are required to be registered under subsection (e):
(1) Persons whose last names begin with the letters A through B,
inclusive, BE shall register before March 1 February 16 of each
year.
(2) Persons whose last names begin with the letters C BF through
D, inclusive, BZ shall register before April March 1 of each year.
(3) Persons whose last names begin with the letters E through G,
inclusive, letter C shall register before May 1 March 16 of each
year.
days of the date the business activity will cease.
SECTION 11. IC 9-23-6-5 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2002]: Sec. 5. In addition to
the penalty imposed under section 4 of this chapter, the bureau may
revoke a dealer metal permanent or interim license plate that was
issued to the violator.
SECTION 12. IC 9-24-9-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.39-2000,
SECTION 10, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JANUARY 1, 2002]: Sec. 2. Each application for a license or permit
under this chapter must require the following information:
(1) The name, age, date of birth, sex, and mailing address and,
if different from the mailing address, the residence address of the
applicant. The applicant shall indicate to the bureau which
address the license or permit shall contain.
(2) Whether the applicant has been licensed as an operator, a
chauffeur, or a public passenger chauffeur or has been the holder
of a learner's permit, and if so, when and by what state.
(3) Whether the applicant's license or permit has ever been
suspended or revoked, and if so, the date of and the reason for the
suspension or revocation.
(4) Whether the applicant has been convicted of a crime
punishable as a felony under Indiana motor vehicle law or any
other felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle was
used.
(5) Whether the applicant has a physical or mental disability, and
if so, the nature of the disability and other information the bureau
directs.
The bureau shall maintain records of the information provided under
subdivisions (1) through (5).
SECTION 13. IC 9-24-11-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.39-2000,
SECTION 11, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JANUARY 1, 2002]: Sec. 5. (a) A permit or license issued under this
chapter must bear the distinguishing number assigned to the permittee
or licensee and must contain:
(1) the name;
(2) the age; date of birth;
(3) the mailing address or residence address;
(4) a brief description; and
(5) except as provided in subsection (c), for the purpose of
identification, a:
(A) photograph; or
(B) computerized image;
renewal application received after the date of expiration is considered
to be a new application.
(b) A renewed card becomes valid on the birth date of the holder
and remains valid for four (4) years.
(c) If renewal has not been made within six (6) months after
expiration, the bureau shall destroy all records pertaining to the former
cardholder.
(d) Renewal may not be granted if the cardholder was issued a
driver's license subsequent to the last issuance of an identification card.
(e) An individual may apply for renewal of an identification
card by mail or by electronic service if the following conditions are
met:
(1) A valid computerized image of the individual exists within
the records of the bureau.
(2) The previous renewal of the identification card was not
made by mail or by electronic service.
SECTION 18. IC 9-29-3-4 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2002]: Sec. 4. (a) The service
charge for each of the first twelve thousand (12,000) vehicle
registrations at a license branch each year is:
(1) one dollar and seventy-five cents ($1.75) during 2002 and
2003; and
(2) one dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) during 2004 and
thereafter.
(b) The service charge for each of the next thirty-eight thousand
(38,000) vehicle registrations at that license branch each year is:
(1) one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) during 2002 and 2003;
and
(2) one dollar ($1) during 2004 and thereafter.
(c) The service charge for each additional vehicle registration at that
license branch each year is:
(1) one dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) during 2002 and
2003; and
(2) seventy-five cents ($0.75) during 2004 and thereafter.
(d) Fifty cents ($0.50) of each service charge collected under this
section during 2002 and 2003 shall be deposited in the state motor
vehicle technology fund established by IC 9-29-16-1.
SECTION 19. IC 9-29-3-6 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2002]: Sec. 6. (a) The service
charge for each delinquent title is:
(1) two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) during 2002 and 2003;
and
(2) two dollars ($2) during 2004 and thereafter.
(b) Fifty cents ($0.50) of each service charge collected under
subsection (a) during 2002 and 2003 shall be deposited in the state
motor vehicle technology fund established by IC 9-29-16-1.
SECTION 20. IC 9-29-3-7 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2002]: Sec. 7. (a) The service
charge for each transfer of title is:
(1) one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) during 2002 and 2003;
and
(2) one dollar ($1) during 2004 and thereafter.
(b) Fifty cents ($0.50) of each service charge collected under
subsection (a) during 2002 and 2003 shall be deposited in the state
motor vehicle technology fund established by IC 9-29-16-1.
SECTION 21. IC 9-29-3-8 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2002]: Sec. 8. (a) The service
charge for each of the first two thousand (2,000) operator's licenses,
including motorcycle operator's licenses, issued at a license branch
each year is:
(1) two dollars ($2) during 2002 and 2003; and
(2) one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) during 2004 and
thereafter.
(b) The service charge for each additional operator's license or
motorcycle operator's license issued at that license branch each year is:
(1) one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) during 2002 and 2003;
and
(2) one dollar ($1) during 2004 and thereafter.
(c) Fifty cents ($0.50) of each service charge collected under this
section during 2002 and 2003 shall be deposited in the state motor
vehicle technology fund established by IC 9-29-16-1.
SECTION 22. IC 9-29-3-9 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2002]: Sec. 9. (a) The service
charge for each learner's permit, chauffeur's license, or public
passenger chauffeur's license is:
(1) two dollars ($2) during 2002 and 2003; and
(2) one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) during 2004 and
thereafter.
(b) Fifty cents ($0.50) of each service charge collected under
subsection (a) during 2002 and 2003 shall be deposited in the state
motor vehicle technology fund established by IC 9-29-16-1.
SECTION 23. IC 9-29-3-10 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2002]: Sec. 10. (a) The
service charge for each temporary motorcycle learner's permit,
motorcycle learner's permit, or motorcycle endorsement of an operator's
license is:
(1) one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) during 2002 and 2003;
and
(2) one dollar ($1) during 2004 and thereafter.
(b) Fifty cents ($0.50) of each service charge collected under
subsection (a) during 2002 and 2003 shall be deposited in the state
motor vehicle technology fund established by IC 9-29-16-1.
SECTION 24. IC 9-29-3-11 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2002]: Sec. 11. (a) The
service charge for each motorcycle operator endorsement of a
chauffeur's license or a public passenger chauffeur's license is:
(1) one dollar ($1) during 2002 and 2003; and
(2) fifty cents ($0.50) during 2004 and thereafter.
(b) Fifty cents ($0.50) of each service charge collected under
subsection (a) during 2002 and 2003 shall be deposited in the state
motor vehicle technology fund established by IC 9-29-16-1.
SECTION 25. IC 9-29-3-12 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2002]: Sec. 12. (a) The
service charge for each replacement license or permit is:
(1) one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) during 2002 and 2003;
and
(2) one dollar ($1) during 2004 and thereafter.
(b) Fifty cents ($0.50) of each service charge collected under
subsection (a) during 2002 and 2003 shall be deposited in the state
motor vehicle technology fund established by IC 9-29-16-1.
SECTION 26. IC 9-29-3-13 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2002]: Sec. 13. The service
charge for each license that is required to bear a photograph or
computerized image is fifty cents ($0.50).
SECTION 27. IC 9-29-3-14 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2002]: Sec. 14. (a) The
service charge for an identification card issued under IC 9-24 is:
(1) fifty cents ($0.50) and one-half (1/2) of each fee collected
as set forth in IC 9-29-9-15 during 2002 and 2003; and
(2) one-half (1/2) of each fee collected as set forth in
IC 9-29-9-15 during 2004 and thereafter.
(b) Fifty cents ($0.50) of each service charge collected under
subsection (a) during 2002 and 2003 shall be deposited in the state
motor vehicle technology fund established by IC 9-29-16-1.
SECTION 28. IC 9-29-3-18 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2002]: Sec. 18. (a) The
service charge for each duplicate registration card issued under IC 9-18
is:
(1) one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) during 2002 and 2003;
and
(2) one dollar ($1) during 2004 and thereafter.
(b) Fifty cents ($0.50) of each service charge collected under
subsection (a) during 2002 and 2003 shall be deposited in the state
motor vehicle technology fund established by IC 9-29-16-1.
SECTION 29. IC 9-29-3-21 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2002]: Sec. 21. (a) Except as
provided in subsection (c), the service charges listed in sections 1
through 15 of this chapter shall be withheld from the statutory fees for
the services provided and may not be added to those fees.
(b) The service charges listed in sections 16, 17, and 18 of this
chapter are in addition to the statutory fees for the services provided
and may not be withheld from those fees.
(c) The service charges collected as set forth in sections 4(d),
6(b), 7(b), 8(c), 9(b), 10(b), 11(b), 12(b), 14(b), and 18(b) of this
chapter, IC 9-29-15-1(c), and IC 9-29-15-4(c) are in addition to the
statutory fees for the services provided and may not be withheld
from those fees.
SECTION 30. IC 9-29-15-1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2002]: Sec. 1. (a) The fee for
a certificate of title or a duplicate certificate of title under IC 9-31-2 is:
(1) nine dollars and fifty cents ($9.50) during 2002 and 2003;
and
(2) nine dollars ($9) during 2004 and thereafter.
(b) The fee is distributed as follows:
(1) Seven dollars ($7) to the department of natural resources.
(2) Two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) to the bureau during
2002 and 2003, and two dollars ($2) to the bureau during 2004
and thereafter.
(c) Fifty cents ($0.50) of each fee distributed under subsection
(b)(2) during 2002 and 2003 shall be deposited in the state motor
vehicle technology fund established by IC 9-29-16-1.
SECTION 31. IC 9-29-15-4 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2002]: Sec. 4. (a) The fee fees
to register a motorboat under IC 9-31-3 is are as follows:
(1) Twelve dollars and fifty cents ($12.50) for a Class 1
motorboat during 2002 and 2003, and twelve dollars ($12) for
a Class 1 motorboat during 2004 and thereafter.
(2) Fourteen dollars and fifty cents ($14.50) for a Class 2,
Class 3, or Class 4 motorboat during 2002 and 2003, and
fourteen dollars ($14) for a Class 2, Class 3, or Class 4 motorboat
during 2004 and thereafter.
(3) Seventeen dollars and fifty cents ($17.50) for a Class 5
motorboat during 2002 and 2003, and seventeen dollars ($17)
for a Class 5 motorboat during 2004 and thereafter.
(4) Twenty-two dollars and fifty cents ($22.50) for a Class 6 or
Class 7 motorboat during 2002 and 2003, and twenty-two
dollars ($22) for a Class 6 or Class 7 motorboat during 2004 and
thereafter.
(b) The department of natural resources receives:
(1) twelve dollars ($12) for a Class 1 motorboat;
(2) fourteen dollars ($14) for a Class 2, Class 3, or Class 4
motorboat;
(3) seventeen dollars ($17) for a Class 5 motorboat; and
(4) twenty-two dollars ($22) for a Class 6 or Class 7
motorboat;
of the fee collected under subsection (a).
(c) Fifty cents ($0.50) of each fee collected under subsection (a)
during 2002 and 2003 shall be deposited in the state motor vehicle
technology fund established by IC 9-29-16-1.
SECTION 32. IC 9-29-6-1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2001]: Sec. 1. The Indiana
department of transportation shall adopt rules and a schedule of permit
fees for issuing special weight permits under IC 9-20-6 for extra heavy
duty highways. A fee schedule adopted under this section must cover
the cost of administering the permit system and the full cost of damages
to the highway facilities resulting from the operation of the vehicles
under special highway permits. The fee schedule shall be reviewed
periodically and amended as appropriate. A vehicle or combination of
vehicles having a total gross weight greater than eighty thousand
(80,000) pounds but less than one hundred thirty-four thousand
(134,000) pounds must obtain a special weight permit for each trip on
an extra heavy duty highway. The fee for this permit is forty-one
dollars and fifty cents ($41.50).
SECTION 33. IC 9-29-16 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JANUARY 1, 2002]:
Chapter 16. State Motor Vehicle Technology Fund
Sec. 1. The state motor vehicle technology fund is established for
the purpose of paying for new technology as it becomes available
to carry out the functions of IC 9-14-2. The fund shall be
administered by the bureau. This fund is in addition to normal
budgetary appropriations.
Sec. 2. The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund
not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same
manner as other public funds may be invested.
Sec. 3. Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does
not revert to the state general fund.
Sec. 4. There is annually appropriated to the bureau the money
in the fund to procure as the need arises:
(1) computer equipment and software;
(2) telephone equipment and software;
(3) electronic queue systems;
(4) other related devices; or
(5) technology services;
subject to the approval of the budget agency.
Sec. 5. The fund consists of the following:
(1) Fifty cents ($0.50) of each service charge or fee collected
by license branches during 2002 and 2003 under the
following:
(A) IC 9-29-3-4.
(B) IC 9-29-3-6.
(C) IC 9-29-3-7.
(D) IC 9-29-3-8.
(E) IC 9-29-3-9.
(F) IC 9-29-3-10.
(G) IC 9-29-3-11.
(H) IC 9-29-3-12.
(I) IC 9-29-3-14.
(J) IC 9-29-3-18.
(K) IC 9-29-15-1.
(L) IC 9-29-15-4.
(2) Money deposited with the approval of the budget agency
in the fund from any part of:
(A) a service fee established under IC 9-29-3-19; or
(B) an increase of a service fee increased under
IC 9-29-3-19.
(3) Money received from any other source, including
appropriations.
SECTION 34. IC 9-24-12-9 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
2001].
SECTION 35. [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2002]: If HEA
1001-2001 imposes an additional service fee under:
(1) IC 9-29-3-4;
(2) IC 9-29-3-6;
(3) IC 9-29-3-7;
(4) IC 9-29-3-8;
(5) IC 9-29-3-9;
(6) IC 9-29-3-10;
(7) IC 9-29-3-11;
(8) IC 9-29-3-12;
(9) IC 9-29-3-14;
(10) IC 9-29-3-18;
(11) IC 9-29-15-1; or
(12) IC 9-29-15-4;
that is payable into a fund other than the state motor vehicle
technology fund established by IC 9-29-16, the general assembly
intends that both the service fees imposed under HEA 1001-2001
and this act shall be collected.
SECTION 36. An emergency is declared for this act.