Indiana § 9-18.1-12-2 Application; fee; period of validity; display

Indiana Statutes

§ 9-18.1-12-2 — Application; fee; period of validity; display

Indiana § 9-18.1-12-2

Title 9MOTOR VEHICLES

Art. 18.1MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION

Ch. 12Temporary Permits

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Ind. Code § 9-18.1-12-2 (2026).

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(a)A person may apply to the bureau for a temporary registration permit for a vehicle. The bureau shall issue the person a temporary registration permit after the person does the following:

(1)Provides proof of financial responsibility in effect with respect to the vehicle in the amounts specified under IC 9-25.

(2)Pays a fee of eighteen dollars ($18). The fee shall be distributed as follows:

(A)Twenty-five cents ($0.25) to the state construction fund.

(B)Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology fund.

(C)One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the integrated public safety communications fund.

(D)Five dollars ($5) to the commission fund.

(E)Any remaining amount to the motor vehicle highway account.

(b)A temporary registration permit is valid for a period of thi

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(a) A person may apply to the bureau for a
temporary registration permit for a vehicle. The bureau shall issue the
person a temporary registration permit after the person does the
following:
(1) Provides proof of financial responsibility in effect with respect
to the vehicle in the amounts specified under IC 9-25.
(2) Pays a fee of eighteen dollars ($18). The fee shall be
distributed as follows:
(A) Twenty-five cents ($0.25) to the state construction fund.
(B) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology
fund.
(C) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the integrated
public safety communications fund.
(D) Five dollars ($5) to the commission fund.
(E) Any remaining amount to the motor vehicle highway
account.
(b) A temporary registration permit is valid for a period of thirty
(30) days from the date of issuance and authorizes the use of the
vehicle on a highway if any of the following conditions exist:
(1) The person has purchased or otherwise obtained the vehicle
in Indiana and will be titling or registering the vehicle in another
state or foreign country.
(2) The person is an Indiana resident and is intending to move to
another state and the current vehicle registration or temporary
permit will expire before the person moves.
(3) The person is an Indiana resident and the vehicle registration
in another state has expired and the person has applied under IC 9-17 for a title for the vehicle.
(4) The person owns and operates the vehicle and the person:
(A) does not operate the vehicle as a lessor; and
(B) moves the empty vehicle from one (1) lessee-carrier to
another.
(5) The person owns a vehicle for which emissions testing is
required and the vehicle will require further mechanical repairs
in order to comply with the emissions testing requirements.
(c) A temporary registration permit shall be displayed on a vehicle
in a manner determined by the bureau.
(d) The bureau may issue a temporary registration permit under this
section at the bureau's discretion if the person complies with subsection
(a) and applies in a form and manner prescribed by the bureau.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-18-7-1; subsection (a)
formerly 9-18-7-1(e); 9-29-5-20(b).]