Indiana § 9-18.1-11-2 Operation of vehicle with expired license plates; violation

Indiana Statutes

§ 9-18.1-11-2 — Operation of vehicle with expired license plates; violation

Indiana § 9-18.1-11-2

Title 9MOTOR VEHICLES

Art. 18.1MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION

Ch. 11Expiration, Replacement, and Transfer of Registrations

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Bluebook

Ind. Code § 9-18.1-11-2 (2026).

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(a)If the date on which the registration of a vehicle expires is a day on which all license branches located in the county in which the vehicle is registered are closed, including:

(1)a Sunday; or

(2)a legal holiday listed in IC 1-1-9-1; the registration expires at midnight on the date following the next day on which a license branch located in the county in which the vehicle is registered is open for business.

(b)Except as provided in subsection (a) and IC 9-18.5-34-3, a person that owns or operates a vehicle may not operate or permit the operation of a vehicle that:

(1)is required to be registered under this chapter; and

(2)has expired license plates.

(c)A person that operates or permits the operation of a motor vehicle in violation of subsection (b) commits a Class C infraction.

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(a) If the date on which the registration of a
vehicle expires is a day on which all license branches located in the
county in which the vehicle is registered are closed, including:
(1) a Sunday; or
(2) a legal holiday listed in IC 1-1-9-1;
the registration expires at midnight on the date following the next day
on which a license branch located in the county in which the vehicle is
registered is open for business.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (a) and IC 9-18.5-34-3, a
person that owns or operates a vehicle may not operate or permit the
operation of a vehicle that:
(1) is required to be registered under this chapter; and
(2) has expired license plates.
(c) A person that operates or permits the operation of a motor
vehicle in violation of subsection (b) commits a Class C infraction.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: subsection (a) formerly
9-18-2-50; subsection (b) formerly 9-18-2-7(b); subsection (c)
formerly 9-18-2-7(h).]