Citations Affected: IC 9-18; IC 9-29-5-34.5.
Synopsis: In God We Trust license plate. Creates an In God We Trust
license plate and specifies that it is not a special group recognition
license plate.
Effective: July 1, 2005.
January 4, 2005, read first time and referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation.
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
motor vehicles.
subsection (a); and
(2) is eligible to receive a license plate for the vehicle under:
(A) IC 9-18-17 (prisoner of war license plates);
(B) IC 9-18-18 (disabled veteran license plates);
(C) IC 9-18-19 (Purple Heart license plates);
(D) IC 9-18-20 (Indiana National Guard license plates);
(E) IC 9-18-21 (Indiana Guard Reserve license plates);
(F) IC 9-18-22 (license plates for persons with disabilities);
(G) IC 9-18-23 (amateur radio operator license plates);
(H) IC 9-18-24 (civic event license plates);
(I) IC 9-18-24.5 (In God We Trust license plates);
(I) (J) IC 9-18-25 (special group recognition license plates);
(J) (K) IC 9-18-29 (environmental license plates);
(K) (L) IC 9-18-30 (kids first trust license plates);
(L) (M) IC 9-18-31 (education license plates);
(M) (N) IC 9-18-32.2 (drug free Indiana trust license plates);
(N) (O) IC 9-18-33 (Indiana FFA trust license plates);
(O) (P) IC 9-18-34 (Indiana firefighter license plates);
(P) (Q) IC 9-18-35 (Indiana food bank trust license plates);
(Q) (R) IC 9-18-36 (Indiana girl scouts trust license plates);
(R) (S) IC 9-18-37 (Indiana boy scouts trust license plates);
(S) (T) IC 9-18-38 (Indiana retired armed forces member
license plates);
(T) (U) IC 9-18-39 (Indiana antique car museum trust license
plates);
(U) (V) IC 9-18-40 (D.A.R.E. Indiana trust license plates);
(V) (W) IC 9-18-41 (Indiana arts trust license plates);
(W) (X) IC 9-18-42 (Indiana health trust license plates);
(X) (Y) IC 9-18-43 (Indiana mental health trust license plates);
(Y) (Z) IC 9-18-44 (Indiana Native American trust license
plates);
(Z) (AA) IC 9-18-45.8 (Pearl Harbor survivor license plates);
(AA) (BB) IC 9-18-46.2 (Indiana state educational institution
trust license plates);
(BB) (CC) IC 9-18-47 (Lewis and Clark bicentennial license
plates); or
(CC) (DD) IC 9-18-48 (Riley Children's Foundation license
plates);
may apply to the bureau for a personalized license plate to be affixed
to the vehicle for which registration is sought instead of the regular
special recognition license plate.
AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2005]:
Chapter 24.5. In God We Trust License Plates
Sec. 1. The bureau shall design an In God We Trust license plate
to be issued beginning January 1, 2006.
Sec. 2. An In God We Trust license plate must include the
following:
(1) A basic design for the plate with consecutive numbers or
letters, or both, to properly identify the motor vehicle.
(2) A background design, an emblem, or colors that designate
the license plate as an In God We Trust license plate.
(3) Any other information the bureau considers necessary.
Sec. 3. A license plate issued under this chapter may be
displayed on the following:
(1) A passenger motor vehicle.
(2) A truck registered as a truck with a declared gross weight
of not more than eleven thousand (11,000) pounds.
(3) A recreational vehicle.
Sec. 4. A person who is a resident of Indiana and who is eligible
to register and display a license plate on a motor vehicle under this
title may apply for and receive an In God We Trust license plate
for one (1) or more motor vehicles after December 31, 2005, after
doing the following:
(1) Completing an application for an In God We Trust license
plate.
(2) Paying the fee under section 5 of this chapter.
Sec. 5. The fee for an In God We Trust license plate is the
appropriate fee under IC 9-29-5-34.5.