Introduced Version






HOUSE BILL No. 2144

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL



Citations Affected: IC 9-18.

Synopsis: NASCAR special group recognition license plates. Creates a National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) trust special group recognition license plate. Specifies the method of distribution for the funds deposited in the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) trust fund to the commission for a drug free Indiana.

Effective: January 1, 2003.





Thompson




    January 17, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation.







Introduced

First Regular Session 112th General Assembly (2001)


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HOUSE BILL No. 2144



    A BILL FOR 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:

SOURCE: IC 9-18-15-1; (01)IN2144.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 9-18-15-1 , AS AMENDED BY P.L.222-1999, SECTION 9, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2003]: Sec. 1. (a) A person who is the registered owner or lessee of a:
        (1) passenger motor vehicle;
        (2) motorcycle;
        (3) recreational vehicle; or
        (4) vehicle registered as a truck with a declared gross weight of not more than:
            (A) eleven thousand (11,000) pounds;
            (B) nine thousand (9,000) pounds; or
            (C) seven thousand (7,000) pounds;
registered with the bureau or who makes an application for an original registration or renewal registration of a vehicle 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 license plate.
    (b) A person who:
        (1) is the registered owner or lessee of a vehicle described in 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 9-18-25 (special group recognition license plates);
            (J) IC 9-18-29 (environmental license plates);
            (K) IC 9-18-30 (children's trust license plates);
            (L) IC 9-18-31 (education license plates);
            (M) IC 9-18-32.2 (drug free Indiana trust license plates);
            (N) IC 9-18-33 (Indiana FFA trust license plates);
            (O) IC 9-18-34 (Indiana firefighter license plates);
            (P) IC 9-18-35 (Indiana food bank trust license plates);
            (Q) IC 9-18-36 (Indiana girl scouts trust license plates);
            (R) IC 9-18-37 (Indiana boy scouts trust license plates);
            (S) IC 9-18-38 (Indiana retired armed forces member license plates);
            (T) IC 9-18-39 (Indiana antique car museum trust license plates);
            (U) IC 9-18-40 (D.A.R.E. Indiana trust license plates);
            (V) IC 9-18-41 (Indiana arts trust license plates);
            (W) IC 9-18-42 (Indiana health trust license plates);
            (X) IC 9-18-43 (Indiana mental health trust license plates);
            (Y) IC 9-18-44 (Indiana Native American Trust license plates);
            (Z) IC 9-18-45.8 (Pearl Harbor survivor license plates); or
            (AA) IC 9-18-46.2 (Indiana state educational institution trust license plates); or
            (BB) IC 9-18-47 (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) trust 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.
SOURCE: IC 9-18-47; (01)IN2144.1.2. -->     SECTION 2. IC 9-18-47 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2003]:
     Chapter 47. National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) Trust License Plates
    Sec. 1. The bureau of motor vehicles shall design and issue a
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) trust license plate. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) trust license plate shall be designed and issued as a special group recognition license plate under IC 9-18-25.
    Sec. 2. After December 31, 2002, a person who is eligible to register a vehicle under this title is eligible to receive a National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) trust license plate under this chapter upon doing the following:
        (1) Completing an application for a National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) trust license plate.
        (2) Paying the fees under section 3 of this chapter.
    Sec. 3. (a) The fees for a National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) trust license plate are as follows:
        (1) The appropriate fee under IC 9-29-5-38 (a).
        (2) An annual fee of twenty-five dollars ($25).
    (b) The bureau shall collect the annual fee referred to in subsection (a)(2).
    (c) The annual fee described in subsection (a)(2) shall be deposited in the fund established by section 4 of this chapter.
    Sec. 4. (a) The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) trust fund is established.
    (b) 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 trust funds are invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund. Money in the fund is continuously appropriated for the purposes of this section.
    (c) The commissioner shall administer the fund. Expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund.
    (d) On June 30 of each year, the commissioner shall distribute the money from the fund to the commission for a drug free Indiana established by IC 5-2-6-16.
    (e) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.