Applications; content; audits
Sec. 16. (a) A person who owns a vehicle must sign an application
in ink to register the vehicle.
(b) An application to register a vehicle must contain the
following:
(1) The:
(A) name, bona fide residence, and mailing address,
including the name of the county, of the person who owns
the vehicle; or
(B) business address, including the name of the county, of
the person that owns the vehicle if the person is a firm, a
partnership, an association, a corporation, a limited liability
company, or a unit of government.
If the vehicle that is being registered has been leased and is
subject to the motor vehicle excise tax under IC 6-6-5 or the
commercial vehicle excise tax under IC 6-6-5.5, the application
must contain the address of the person who is leasing the
vehicle. If the vehicle that is being registered has been leased
and is not subject to the motor vehicle excise tax under IC 6-6-5
or the commercial vehicle excise tax under IC 6-6-5.5, the
application must contain the address of the person who owns
the vehicle, the person who is the lessor of the vehicle, or the
person who is the lessee of the vehicle. If a leased vehicle is to
be registered under the International Registration Plan, the
registration procedures are governed by the terms of the plan.
(2) A brief description of the vehicle to be registered, including
the following information if available:
(A) The name of the manufacturer of the vehicle.
(B) The vehicle identification number.
(C) The manufacturer's rated capacity if the vehicle is a
truck, tractor, trailer, or semitrailer.
(D) The type of body of the vehicle.
(E) The model year of the vehicle.
(F) Any other information reasonably required by the bureau
to enable the bureau to determine if the vehicle may be
registered. The bureau may request the person applying for
registration to provide the vehicle's odometer reading.
(3) A space on the application in which the person registering
the vehicle may indicate the person's desire to donate money to
organizations that promote the procurement of organs for
anatomical gifts. The space on the application must:
(A) allow the person registering the vehicle to indicate the
amount the person desires to donate; and
(B) provide that the minimum amount a person may donate
is one dollar ($1).
Funds collected under this subdivision shall be deposited with
the treasurer of state in a special account. The auditor of state
shall monthly distribute the money in the special account to the
anatomical gift promotion fund established by IC 16-19-3-26.
The bureau may deduct from the funds collected under this
subdivision the costs incurred by the bureau in implementing
and administering this subdivision.
(c) The department of state revenue may audit records of persons
who register trucks, trailers, semitrailers, buses, and rental cars under
the International Registration Plan to verify the accuracy of the
application and collect or refund fees due.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.8-1993, SEC.172;
P.L.125-1995, SEC.3; P.L.61-1996, SEC.16; P.L.96-1997, SEC.1;
P.L.5-1999, SEC.1; P.L.181-1999, SEC.13; P.L.63-2000, SEC.1.
Last modified: May 27, 2006