Indiana Code - Motor Vehicles - Title 9, Section 9-18-2-41

Judgments; distribution

Sec. 41. (a) In addition to:
(1) the penalty described under section 40 of this chapter; and
(2) any judgment assessed under IC 34-28-5 (or IC 34-4-32
before its repeal);
a person who violates section 1 of this chapter shall be assessed a
judgment equal to the amount of excise tax due under IC 6-6-5 or
IC 6-6-5.5 on the vehicle involved in the violation.
(b) The clerk of the court shall do the following:
(1) Collect the additional judgment described under subsection
(a) in an amount specified by a court order.
(2) Transfer the additional judgment to the county auditor on a

calendar year basis.
(c) The auditor shall distribute the judgments described under
subsection (b) to law enforcement agencies, including the state police
department, responsible for issuing citations to enforce section 1 of
this chapter.
(d) The percentage of funds distributed to a law enforcement
agency under subsection (c):
(1) must equal the percentage of the total number of citations
issued by the law enforcement agency for the purpose of
enforcing section 1 of this chapter during the applicable year;
and
(2) may be used for the following:
(A) Any law enforcement purpose.
(B) Contributions to the pension fund of the law
enforcement agency.

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.4-1994, SEC.3;
P.L.1-1998, SEC.94; P.L.181-1999, SEC.14.

Last modified: May 27, 2006