§ 9-25-5-4 — Persons identified in accident reports; certificate of compliance

Indiana § 9-25-5-4

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 9: MOTOR VEHICLES
• Art. 25: FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
• Ch. 5: Proof of Financial Responsibility

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(a) To avoid suspension of driving privileges or
motor vehicle registration suspension, or both, under this article, a
person identified under section 2 of this chapter who receives a request
for evidence of financial responsibility must ensure that the insurance
company of the person provides the bureau with a certificate of
compliance indicating that financial responsibility required by IC 9-25-4-1 was in effect with respect to the motor vehicle, or the
operation of the motor vehicle, on the date of the accident described in
the accident report. It is the responsibility of the person who receives
a request for evidence of financial responsibility to ensure that the
insurance company of the person has provided a certificate of
compliance.
(b) Proof that the bureau:
(1) did not receive a certificate of compliance during the
applicable compliance response period for a person presented
with a request for evidence of financial responsibility under
section 2 of this chapter;
(2) received a certificate of compliance that did not indicate that
financial responsibility was in effect with respect to the motor
vehicle that the person was operating on the date of the accident
described in the accident report; or
(3) suspended the driving privileges or motor vehicle registration,
or both, under IC 9-25-6-3 after presenting a person with a
request for evidence of financial responsibility under section 2 of
this chapter;
is prima facie evidence in a civil action that the person presented with
the request for evidence of financial responsibility did not have an
operator's or a motor vehicle liability policy in effect with respect to the
motor vehicle that the person was operating on the date of the accident
described in the accident report.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1.5-8(a).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.75-2001, SEC.1; P.L.125-2012, SEC.251; P.L.120-2017, SEC.2.