Bill Text: IN HB1203 | 2010 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Vehicle license plates.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-02-15 - Senator Lewis added as cosponsor [HB1203 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2010-HB1203-Amended.html
Citations Affected: IC 9-13; IC 9-18; IC 9-19; IC 9-29.
Synopsis: Vehicle license plates. Authorizes a person to apply for,
receive, and display a disabled veteran license plate on the person's
vehicle if the person, as the result of having served in the armed forces
of the United States, has been rated by the United States Department
of Veterans Affairs as being 100% disabled and is receiving service
related compensation from the United States Department of Veterans
Affairs. Adds the Indiana Gold Star family license plate as a license
plate available from the bureau of motor vehicles to certain family
members of an individual who has died while serving on active duty,
or dies as a result of injuries sustained while serving on active duty, as
a member of the armed forces of the United States or the national
guard. Requires the bureau of motor vehicles to authorize the display
of a restored or refurbished authentic license plate from the model year
of an antique motor vehicle on an antique motor vehicle. Provides that
motorcycle handlebars may not rise higher than the shoulders of the
driver when the driver is seated in the driver's seat. Deletes outdated
language.
Effective: January 1, 2010 (retroactive); July 1, 2010.
January 7, 2010, read first time and referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation.
January 28, 2010, amended, reported _ Do Pass.
February 1, 2010, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
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A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
motor vehicles.
(1) furnish; and
(2) display on the antique motor vehicle;
an Indiana license plate from the model year of the antique motor vehicle.
(b) A license plate furnished and displayed under this section must be an authentic license plate from the model year of the antique motor vehicle.
(c) Before a license plate is mounted on an antique motor vehicle
under this section, the license plate must be inspected by the bureau to
determine whether the license plate:
(1) complies with this section;
(2) is in suitable condition to be displayed; and
(3) bears a unique plate number at the time of the registration of
the antique motor vehicle.
The bureau shall authorize the display of a restored or refurbished
authentic license plate, but may prohibit the display of an authentic
license plate under this section if the authentic license plate is not in
conformance with this subsection.
(d) If an Indiana license plate from the model year of the antique
motor vehicle is displayed on a motor vehicle registered as an antique
motor vehicle under this chapter, the current certificate of registration
of the antique motor vehicle shall be:
(1) kept at all times in the vehicle; and
(2) made available for inspection upon the demand of a law
enforcement officer.
Notwithstanding IC 9-18-2-21, this subsection is not satisfied by
keeping a reproduction of the certificate of registration in the vehicle
or making a reproduction of the certificate of registration available for
inspection.
(e) The fee to register and display an authentic license plate from
the model year of an antique motor vehicle is as provided in
IC 9-29-5-32.5.
(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 9-18-24.5 (In God We Trust license plates);
(J) IC 9-18-25 (special group recognition license plates);
(K) IC 9-18-29 (environmental license plates);
(L) IC 9-18-30 (kids first trust license plates);
(M) IC 9-18-31 (education license plates);
(N) IC 9-18-32.2 (drug free Indiana trust license plates);
(O) IC 9-18-33 (Indiana FFA trust license plates);
(P) IC 9-18-34 (Indiana firefighter license plates);
(Q) IC 9-18-35 (Indiana food bank trust license plates);
(R) IC 9-18-36 (Indiana girl scouts trust license plates);
(S) IC 9-18-37 (Indiana boy scouts trust license plates);
(T) IC 9-18-38 (Indiana retired armed forces member license
plates);
(U) IC 9-18-39 (Indiana antique car museum trust license
plates);
(V) IC 9-18-40 (D.A.R.E. Indiana trust license plates);
(W) IC 9-18-41 (Indiana arts trust license plates);
(X) IC 9-18-42 (Indiana health trust license plates);
(Y) IC 9-18-43 (Indiana mental health trust license plates);
(Z) IC 9-18-44 (Indiana Native American trust license plates);
(AA) IC 9-18-45.8 (Pearl Harbor survivor license plates);
(BB) IC 9-18-46.2 (Indiana state educational institution trust
license plates);
(CC) IC 9-18-47 (Lewis and Clark bicentennial license plates);
(DD) IC 9-18-48 (Riley Children's Foundation license plates);
(EE) IC 9-18-49 (National Football League franchised
professional football team license plates);
(FF) IC 9-18-50 (Hoosier veteran license plates);
(GG) IC 9-18-51 (support our troops license plates);
(HH) IC 9-18-52 (Abraham Lincoln bicentennial license
plates); or
(II) IC 9-18-53 (Earlham College Trust license plates); or
(JJ) IC 9-18-54 (Indiana Gold Star family member 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.
(1) lost sight in both eyes or suffered permanent impairment of vision in both eyes to the extent of being eligible for service-connected compensation for the loss;
(2) suffered the loss of one (1) or both feet or the permanent loss of use of one (1) or both feet;
(3) suffered the loss of one (1) or both hands or the permanent loss of use of one (1) or both hands;
(4) a physical condition that precludes the person from walking without pain or difficulty; or
(5) been rated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as being one hundred percent (100%) disabled and is receiving service related compensation from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
(b) An application for a disabled veteran license plate must be accompanied by a certificate from the:
(1) United States Department of Veterans Affairs; or
(2) appropriate branch of the armed forces of the United States;
confirming the eligibility of the person submitting the application for the disabled veteran license plate.
(1) Antique motor vehicle license plates (IC 9-18-12).
(2) Recovery vehicle license plates (IC 9-18-13).
(3) Personalized license plates (IC 9-18-15).
(4) Prisoner of war license plates (IC 9-18-17).
(5) Disabled veteran license plates (IC 9-18-18).
(6) Purple Heart license plates (IC 9-18-19).
(7) Indiana National Guard license plates (IC 9-18-20).
(8) Person with a disability license plates (IC 9-18-22).
(9) Amateur radio operator license plates (IC 9-18-23).
(10) In God We Trust license plates (IC 9-18-24.5).
(11) Pearl Harbor survivor license plates (IC 9-18-45.8).
(12) Hoosier veteran license plates (IC 9-18-50).
(13) Support our troops license plates (IC 9-18-51).
(14) Abraham Lincoln bicentennial license plates (IC 9-18-52).
(15) Indiana Gold Star family member license plates (IC 9-18-54).
Chapter 54. Indiana Gold Star Family Member License Plate
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "Gold Star family member" means:
(1) a parent;
(2) a child;
(3) a sibling;
(4) a grandparent;
(5) a great grandparent; or
(6) the spouse;
of an individual who has died while serving on active duty, or dies as a result of injuries sustained while serving on active duty, as a member of the armed forces of the United States or the National Guard (as defined in IC 10-16-1-13).
Sec. 2. The bureau shall design and issue an Indiana Gold Star family member license plate beginning January 1, 2010.
Sec. 3. An Indiana Gold Star family member license plate must include the following:
(1) A basic design for the plate, with consecutive numbers or letters, or both, to properly identify the vehicle.
(2) A background design, an emblem, or colors that designate the license plate as an Indiana Gold Star family member license plate.
(3) Any other information that the bureau considers necessary.
Sec. 4. An Indiana Gold Star family member license plate issued under this chapter may be displayed on the following:
(1) A passenger motor vehicle.
(2) A truck registered as a truck with a declared gross weight of not more than eleven thousand (11,000) pounds.
(3) A recreational vehicle.
Sec. 5. A person who is an Indiana Gold Star family member and who is eligible to register and display a license plate on a
vehicle under this title may receive an Indiana Gold Star family
member license plate for one (1) or more vehicles after doing the
following:
(1) Completing an application for an Indiana Gold Star family
member license plate.
(2) Providing the bureau with appropriate documentation as
defined by the bureau to establish eligibility as an Indiana
Gold Star family member.
(3) Paying the fee under section 6 of this chapter.
Sec. 6. The fee for an Indiana Gold Star family member license
plate is the appropriate fee under IC 9-29-5-38.6.
(1) Be equipped with handlebars that rise not
(2) Be equipped with brakes in good working order on both front and rear wheels.
(3) Be equipped with footrests or pegs for both operator and passenger.
(4) Be equipped with lamps and reflectors meeting the standards of the United States Department of Transportation.
(b) A motorcycle manufactured before January 1, 1956, is not required to be equipped with lamps and other illuminating devices under subsection (a) if the motorcycle is not operated at the times when lighted head lamps and other illuminating devices are required under IC 9-21-7-2.
