CHAPTER 12. ANTIQUE MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION
IC 9-18-12
Chapter 12. Antique Motor Vehicle Registration
IC 9-18-12-1
Annual registration; forms; certificates; authentic antique plate
display
Sec. 1. (a) An antique motor vehicle must be registered annually.
(b) The bureau may adopt a:
(1) registration form; and
(2) certificate of registration;
to implement this chapter.
(c) After December 31, 2007, a person who:
(1) registers an antique motor vehicle under this chapter; and
(2) wishes to display on the antique motor vehicle an authentic
license plate from the model year of the antique motor vehicle
under section 2.5 of this chapter;
must pay the required fee under IC 9-29-5-32.5.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.79-2006, SEC.4.
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License plates
Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in section 2.5 of this chapter, the
bureau shall issue one (1) license plate to the person who owns an
antique motor vehicle that is registered under this chapter.
(b) Subject to subsection (c), a license plate for an antique motor
vehicle shall be manufactured according to the bureau's
specifications.
(c) A license plate issued under this chapter shall:
(1) contain:
(A) the registration number assigned to the registration
certificate by the bureau; and
(B) the words "Historic Motor Vehicle, State of Indiana";
and
(2) indicate the year for which the antique motor vehicle has
been registered.
(d) Instead of issuing a new license plate each time that an antique
motor vehicle is registered, the bureau may issue to the person who
owns the antique motor vehicle a tag or sticker that indicates the year
for which the motor vehicle has been registered.
(e) A license plate issued under this chapter shall be securely
attached to the rear of an antique motor vehicle.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.79-2006, SEC.5.
IC 9-18-12-2.5
Use of authentic antique license plates
Sec. 2.5. (a) A person who registers an antique motor vehicle
under this chapter may:
(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.
As added by P.L.79-2006, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.87-2010, SEC.9.
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Safety certificates
Sec. 3. (a) An application for the registration of an antique motor
vehicle under this chapter must be accompanied by a certificate that
indicates that the antique motor vehicle has:
(1) been inspected for general safety; and
(2) been found to be in a mechanical condition that the vehicle
can be operated safely on the highways.
(b) The state police department shall make the inspection and
issue the certificate under this section.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6.
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Vehicles altered after registration; nonoriginal motor scooter
equipment not required
Sec. 4. (a) If a person who registers an antique motor vehicle
under this chapter makes substantial alterations or changes to the
vehicle after the date of the antique motor vehicle's registration, the
registrant shall have the vehicle reinspected by the state police
department.
(b) If the antique motor vehicle is not found to be in a mechanical
condition that guarantees the vehicle's safe operation upon the
highways, the mechanical condition shall be reported to the bureau.
The bureau shall do the following:
(1) Immediately cancel the registration of the antique motor
vehicle.
(2) Notify the person who registered the antique motor vehicle
of the cancellation.
(c) A motor scooter registered under this chapter is not required
to have equipment that was not original on the motor scooter.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6.
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Transfers of ownership
Sec. 5. (a) Upon the transfer of ownership of an antique motor
vehicle registered under this chapter:
(1) the antique motor vehicle's registration is void; and
(2) the license plates shall be removed from the antique motor
vehicle by the person who owns the antique motor vehicle.
(b) A person who is not the original registrant of an antique motor
vehicle may not possess the license plates for the antique motor
vehicle.
(c) A person who originally owns the license plates for an antique
motor vehicle may, for the remainder of the year in which the
ownership of the vehicle is transferred, register another antique
motor vehicle under the same registration.
(d) This subsection does not apply to an antique motor vehicle
acquired by a conveyance subject to IC 9-17-3-9. Upon the transfer
and sale of an antique motor vehicle registered under this chapter, the
person who acquires ownership of the antique motor vehicle shall,
not more than thirty-one (31) days after the date of acquiring
ownership or before using the motor vehicle upon the highways,
make an application with the bureau for registration of the antique
motor vehicle under this chapter.
(e) This subsection applies only to an antique motor vehicle
acquired by a conveyance subject to IC 9-17-3-9. Upon the transfer
and sale of an antique motor vehicle registered under this chapter, the
person who acquires ownership of the antique motor vehicle shall,
not more than sixty (60) days after the date of acquiring ownership
or before using the motor vehicle upon the highways, make an
application with the bureau for registration of the antique motor
vehicle under this chapter.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.83-2008, SEC.6.
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Property taxes
Sec. 6. An antique motor vehicle registered under this chapter is
not subject to assessment and property taxation under IC 6-1.1, as
provided by IC 6-1.1-2-7.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6.
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Violations
Sec. 7. A person who violates this chapter commits a Class C
infraction.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6.