HB 1170-1_ Filed 04/29/2001, 19:56

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT

DIGEST FOR EHB 1170



Citations Affected: IC 6; IC 9.

Synopsis: Various motor vehicle matters. Revises the schedule for registration of motor vehicles on a staggered basis throughout the year. Provides that a driver's license or permit and a state identification card must bear a photograph or a computerized image of the bearer. Provides that an individual may apply for renewal of several types of licenses by mail or electronic service under certain circumstances. Establishes the state motor vehicle technology fund. Increases certain motor vehicle and motor boat transaction fees by $0.50 in 2002 and 2003. Provides that $0.50 from these service charges be allocated to the state motor vehicle technology fund. Appropriates money in the fund. Allows for cross-county vehicle registration in any year. Extends indefinitely the use of education license plate fees for the administration of the school intervention and career counseling development program. Sets a fee for a special weight permit. (This conference committee report does the following: (1) Reduces from $1 to $0.50 the service charges for various bureau of motor vehicle transactions and motor boat transactions during 2002 and 2003, which are to be allocated to the state motor vehicle technology fund. (2) Adds language to allow administratively imposed service fees to be deposited in the state motor vehicle technology fund. (3) Adds language to provide a procedure for license branch closures. (4) Adds language to set a fee for a special weight permit.)

Effective: January 1, 2001; July 1, 2001; January 1, 2002; January 1, 2003.



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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT

MR. SPEAKER:
    Your Conference Committee appointed to confer with a like committee from the Senate upon Engrossed Senate Amendments to Engrossed House Bill No. 1170 respectfully reports that said two committees have conferred and agreed as follows to wit:

    that the House recede from its dissent from all Senate amendments and that the House now concur in all Senate amendments to the bill and that the bill be further amended as follows:

    Delete the title and insert the following:
    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning motor vehicles and to make an appropriation.
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

SOURCE: IC 6-6-5-7.5; (01)CC117018.1. -->     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.

SOURCE: IC 9-16-1-2.5; (01)CC117018.2. -->     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.

SOURCE: IC 9-18-2-8; (01)CC117018.3. -->     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.
        (4) Persons whose last names begin with the letters H through I, inclusive, letter D shall register before June April 1 of each year.
        (5) Persons whose last names begin with the letters J through L, inclusive, letters E through F shall register before July 1 April 16 of each year.
        (6) Persons whose last names begin with the letters M through O, inclusive, letter G shall register before August May 1 of each year.
        (7) Persons whose last names begin with the letters P HA through R, inclusive, HN shall register before September 1 May 16 of each year.
        (8) Persons whose last names begin with the letters S HO through T, inclusive, I shall register before October June 1 of each year.
        (9) Persons whose last names begin with the letters U J through Z, inclusive, KM shall register before November 1 June 16 of each year.
         (10) Persons whose last names begin with the letters KN through L shall register before July 1 of each year.
         (11) Persons whose last names begin with the letters MA through ME shall register before July 16 of each year.
         (12) Persons whose last names begin with the letters MF through O shall register before August 1 of each year.
         (13) Persons whose last names begin with the letters P through Q shall register before August 16 of each year.
         (14) Persons whose last names begin with the letter R shall register before September 1 of each year.
         (15) Persons whose last names begin with the letters SA through SN shall register before September 16 of each year.
         (16) Persons whose last names begin with the letters SO through T shall register before October 1 of each year.
         (17) Persons whose last names begin with the letters U through WK shall register before October 16 of each year.
         (18) Persons whose last names begin with the letters WL through Z shall register before November 1 of each year.
    (g) A person who owns a vehicle required to be registered under subsection (c), (d), or (e) and who desires to register the vehicle for the first time must apply to the bureau for a registration application form. The bureau shall do the following:
        (1) Administer the registration application form.
        (2) Issue the license plate.
        (3) Collect the proper registration and service fees in accordance with the procedure established by the bureau.
    (h) The bureau shall issue a semipermanent plate under section 30 of this chapter, or:
        (1) an annual renewal tag; or
        (2) other indicia;
to be affixed on the semipermanent plate.
SOURCE: IC 9-18-2-13; (01)CC117018.4. -->     SECTION 4. IC 9-18-2-13 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2002]: Sec. 13. Except as provided in sections 14 and 15 of this chapter, a person who:
        (1) has leased; or
        (2) is the owner of;
a vehicle that is required to be registered under this chapter shall at a

license branch in the county in which the person is a resident, apply for and obtain the registration of the vehicle, if the application is made in person over the counter at a full service branch. Otherwise, the person may apply for and obtain the registration in any county. After June 30, 1997, the bureau may establish a pilot project that permits cross county registration renewal in person over the counter at a full service branch if a metal plate is not required.

SOURCE: IC 9-18-2-15; (01)CC117018.5. -->     SECTION 5. IC 9-18-2-15 , AS AMENDED BY P.L.181-1999, SECTION 12, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2002]: Sec. 15. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person who:
        (1) owns a vehicle that is subject to the motor vehicle excise tax under IC 6-6-5 or the commercial vehicle excise tax under IC 6-6-5.5 ;
        (2) is leasing the vehicle to another person; who resides in a different county; and
        (3) has agreed to register the vehicle as a condition of the lease;
shall register the vehicle in the county of residence of the person who is leasing the vehicle, if the application is made in person over the counter at a full service branch. Otherwise, the person may apply for and obtain the registration in any county.
    (b) If a vehicle is being registered subject to the International Registration Plan, the vehicle shall be registered at the department of state revenue under rules adopted under IC 4-22-2.
    (c) A vehicle that is being leased and is not subject to the motor vehicle excise tax under IC 6-6-5 may be registered in the any county. of residence of the person who:
        (1) owns;
        (2) is the lessor of; or
        (3) is the lessee of;
the vehicle.
SOURCE: IC 9-18-2-25; (01)CC117018.6. -->     SECTION 6. IC 9-18-2-25 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2002]: Sec. 25. (a) If the bureau is not able to comply with the provisions of this title relating to the furnishing of license plates or chauffeur's badges because of a:
        (1) metal materials shortage; or
        (2) regulation of a board or an agency of the United States government;
the bureau may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to provide the type and number of license plates and chauffeur's badges that will be furnished and displayed and the manner in which the plates and badges must be displayed.
    (b) Compliance with a rule adopted under this section satisfies the provisions of this chapter relating to the display of license plates. or chauffeur's badges.
SOURCE: IC 9-18-26-15; (01)CC117018.7. -->     SECTION 7. IC 9-18-26-15 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2002]: Sec. 15. In addition to the civil penalty imposed under section 14 of this chapter, the bureau may restrict, suspend, or revoke a dealer metal permanent or interim license plate that was issued to the violator.
SOURCE: IC 9-18-27-11; (01)CC117018.8. -->     SECTION 8. IC 9-18-27-11 IS AMENDED TO READ AS

FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2002]: Sec. 11. In addition to the civil penalty imposed under section 10 of this chapter, the bureau may revoke a dealer metal permanent or interim license plate that was issued to the violator.

SOURCE: IC 9-18-31-6; (01)CC117018.9. -->     SECTION 9. IC 9-18-31-6 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 6. The fees collected under this chapter shall be distributed as follows:
        (1) Through December 31, 2001, Twenty-five percent (25%) to the superintendent of public instruction to administer the school intervention and career counseling development program and fund under IC 20-10.1-28.
        (2) Through December 31, 2001, Seventy-five percent (75%) and beginning January 1, 2002, one hundred percent (100%), as provided under section 7 of this chapter.
SOURCE: IC 9-23-2-11; (01)CC117018.10. -->     SECTION 10. IC 9-23-2-11 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2002]: Sec. 11. A person who ceases a business activity for which a license was issued under this chapter shall do the following:
        (1) Notify the bureau of the date that the business activity will cease.
        (2) Deliver all metal permanent dealer license plates and interim license plates issued to the person to the bureau within ten (10) days of the date the business activity will cease.
SOURCE: IC 9-23-6-5; (01)CC117018.11. -->     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.
SOURCE: IC 9-24-9-2; (01)CC117018.12. -->     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).
SOURCE: IC 9-24-11-5; (01)CC117018.13. -->     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;

of the permittee or licensee for the purpose of identification; and additional information that the bureau considers necessary, including a space for the signature of the permittee or licensee.
    (b) In carrying out this section, the bureau shall obtain the equipment necessary to provide the photographs and computerized images for permits and licenses as provided in subsection (a).
    (c) The following permits or licenses do not require a photograph or computerized image:
        (1) Learner's permit issued under IC 9-24-7.
        (2) (1) Temporary motorcycle learner's permit issued under IC 9-24-8.
        (3) (2) Motorcycle learner's permit issued under IC 9-24-8.
        (4) (3) Operator's license reissued under IC 9-24-12-6.
    (d) The bureau may provide for the omission of a photograph or computerized image from any other license or permit if there is good cause for the omission.

SOURCE: IC 9-24-12-4; (01)CC117018.14. -->     SECTION 14. IC 9-24-12-4 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2002]: Sec. 4. The application for renewal of:
         (1) an operator's;
         (2) a motorcycle operator's;
        (3) a chauffeur's; and
         (4) a public passenger chauffeur's license; or
        (5) an identification card;

under this article may be filed not more than six (6) months before the expiration date of the license or identification card held by the applicant.
SOURCE: IC 9-24-12-5; (01)CC117018.15. -->     SECTION 15. IC 9-24-12-5 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2002]: Sec. 5. (a) An individual who applies for renewal of an operator's, a motorcycle operator's, a chauffeur's, or a public passenger chauffeur's license in person at a license branch must do the following:
        (1) Pass an eyesight examination.
        (2) Pass a written examination if:
            (A) the applicant has at least six (6) active points on the applicant's driving record maintained by the bureau; or
            (B) the applicant holds a valid operator's license but has not reached the applicant's twenty-first birthday.
     (b) An individual may apply for renewal of an operator's, a motorcycle operator's, a chauffeur's, or a public passenger chauffeur's license 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 operator's, motorcycle operator's, chauffeur's, or public passenger chauffeur's license was not made by mail or by electronic service.

         (3) The previous renewal included a test approved by the bureau of the applicant's eyesight.
         (4) The applicant, if applying for the renewal in person at a license branch, would not be required under subsection (a)(2) to submit to a written examination.
    (c) An individual applying for the renewal of an operator's, a motorcycle operator's, a chauffeur's, or a public passenger chauffeur's license must apply in person at a license branch under subsection (a) if the individual is not entitled to apply by mail or by electronic service under subsection (b).

SOURCE: IC 9-24-16-3; (01)CC117018.16. -->     SECTION 16. IC 9-24-16-3 , AS AMENDED BY P.L.39-2000, SECTION 15, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2002]: Sec. 3. (a) An identification card must have the same dimensions and shape as a driver's license, but the card must have markings sufficient to distinguish the card from a driver's license.
    (b) The front side of an identification card must contain the following information about the individual to whom the card is being issued:
        (1) Full legal name.
        (2) Mailing address and, if different from the mailing address, the residence address.
        (3) Birth Date of birth.
        (4) Date of issue and date of expiration.
        (5) Distinctive identification number or Social Security account number, whichever is requested by the individual.
        (6) Sex.
        (7) Weight.
        (8) Height.
        (9) Color of eyes and hair.
        (10) Signature of the individual identified.
        (11) Whether the individual is blind (as defined in IC 12-7-2-21 (1)).
         (12) Photograph or computerized image.
SOURCE: IC 9-24-16-5; (01)CC117018.17. -->     SECTION 17. IC 9-24-16-5 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2002]: Sec. 5. (a) An application for renewal of an identification card must may be made not more than six (6) months before the expiration date of the card. A 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.

SOURCE: IC 9-29-3-4; (01)CC117018.18. -->     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.
SOURCE: IC 9-29-3-6; (01)CC117018.19. -->     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.
SOURCE: IC 9-29-3-7; (01)CC117018.20. -->     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.
SOURCE: IC 9-29-3-8; (01)CC117018.21. -->     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.
SOURCE: IC 9-29-3-9; (01)CC117018.22. -->     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.

SOURCE: IC 9-29-3-10; (01)CC117018.23. -->     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.

SOURCE: IC 9-29-3-11; (01)CC117018.24. -->     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.

SOURCE: IC 9-29-3-12; (01)CC117018.25. -->     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.
SOURCE: IC 9-29-3-13; (01)CC117018.26. -->     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).
SOURCE: IC 9-29-3-14; (01)CC117018.27. -->     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.
SOURCE: IC 9-29-3-18; (01)CC117018.28. -->     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.
SOURCE: IC 9-29-3-21; (01)CC117018.29. -->     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.
SOURCE: IC 9-29-15-1; (01)CC117018.30. -->     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.
SOURCE: IC 9-29-15-4; (01)CC117018.31. -->     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.

SOURCE: IC 9-29-6-1; (01)CC117018.32. -->     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).
SOURCE: IC 9-29-16; (01)CC117018.33. -->     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.

SOURCE: IC 9-24-12-9; (01)CC117018.34. -->     SECTION 34. IC 9-24-12-9 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001].
SOURCE: ; (01)CC117018.35. -->     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.

SOURCE: ; (01)CC117018.36. -->     SECTION 36. An emergency is declared for this act.
    (Reference is to EHB 1170 as printed April 6, 2001.)




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    Representative Liggett Senator Merritt
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    Representative Saunders Senator Craycraft

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