Registration; state residents
Sec. 1. (a) Within sixty (60) days of becoming an Indiana resident,
a person must register all motor vehicles owned by the person that:
(1) are subject to the motor vehicle excise tax under IC 6-6-5;
and
(2) will be operated in Indiana.
(b) Within sixty (60) days after becoming an Indiana resident, a
person must register all commercial vehicles owned by the person
that:
(1) are subject to the commercial vehicle excise tax under
IC 6-6-5.5;
(2) are not subject to proportional registration under the
International Registration Plan; and
(3) will be operated in Indiana.
(c) A person must produce evidence concerning the date on which
the person became an Indiana resident.
(d) Except as provided in subsection (e), an Indiana resident must
register all motor vehicles operated in Indiana.
(e) An Indiana resident who has a legal residence in a state that is
not contiguous to Indiana may operate a motor vehicle in Indiana for
not more than sixty (60) days without registering the motor vehicle
in Indiana.
(f) An Indiana resident who has registered a motor vehicle in
Indiana in any previous registration year is not required to register
the motor vehicle, is not required to pay motor vehicle excise tax
under IC 6-6-5 or the commercial vehicle excise tax under IC 6-6-5.5
on the motor vehicle, and is exempt from property tax on the motor
vehicle for any registration year in which:
(1) the Indiana resident is:
(A) an active member of the armed forces of the United
States; and
(B) assigned to a duty station outside Indiana; and
(2) the motor vehicle is not operated inside or outside Indiana.
This subsection may not be construed as granting the bureau
authority to require the registration of any vehicle that is not operated
in Indiana.
(g) When an Indiana resident registers a motor vehicle in Indiana
after the period of exemption described in subsection (f), the Indiana
resident may submit an affidavit that:
(1) states facts demonstrating that the motor vehicle is a motor
vehicle described in subsection (e); and
(2) is signed by the owner of the motor vehicle under penalties
of perjury;
as sufficient proof that the owner of the motor vehicle is not required
to register the motor vehicle during a registration year described in
subsection (f). The commission or bureau may not require the
Indiana resident to pay any civil penalty or any reinstatement or other
fee that is not also charged to other motor vehicles being registered
in the same registration year.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.90-1996, SEC.1;
P.L.181-1999, SEC.11.
Last modified: May 27, 2006