Introduced Version






HOUSE BILL No. 1269

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL



Citations Affected: IC 9-18-2-32.5; IC 9-29-13-6.

Synopsis: In God We Trust license plate sticker. Requires the bureau of motor vehicles to design and issue an "In God We Trust" sticker that may be attached to a license plate. Provides that the $25 fee for the sticker be deposited in the motor vehicle highway account of the state general fund.

Effective: July 1, 2004.





Denbo, Goodin, Saunders, Ripley




    January 20, 2004, read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means.







Introduced

Second Regular Session 113th General Assembly (2004)


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HOUSE BILL No. 1269



    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning motor vehicles.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 9-18-2-32.5; (04)IN1269.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 9-18-2-32.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2004]: Sec. 32.5. (a) The bureau shall design and issue a sticker that may be attached to the area containing the website address located on a license plate.
    (b) The sticker must bear the words "In God We Trust".
    (c) After the sticker is attached to a license plate, the sticker may not obscure:
        (1) any of the numbers; or
        (2) the renewal tag or any indicia of registration;
located on the license plate.
    (d) An individual may not purchase the sticker described in this section for a license plate that does not bear the website address of the state.
    (e) A sticker purchased under this section expires simultaneously with the expiration of the license plate to which the sticker is attached, according to the cycle provided for issuance and

replacement of the license plate as prescribed under section 47 of this chapter.
    (f) The fee for the sticker is set forth in IC 9-29-13-6.

SOURCE: IC 9-29-13-6; (04)IN1269.1.2. -->     SECTION 2. IC 9-29-13-6 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2004]: Sec. 6. (a) The fee for an "In God We Trust" sticker issued under IC 9-18-2-32.5 is twenty-five dollars ($25).
    (b) The fee shall be deposited in the state general fund for credit to the motor vehicle highway account established under IC 8-14-1.