Indiana Code - Motor Vehicles - Title 9, Section 9-18-2-8

Registration schedule; initial registration; issuance of plates and
renewal indicators

Sec. 8. (a) The bureau shall register vehicles under the schedule
in this section.
(b) A person who owns a vehicle shall receive a license plate,
renewal tag, or other indicia upon registration of the vehicle. The
bureau may determine the device required to be displayed.
(c) A corporation shall register, before February 1 of each year,
the following vehicles that are owned by the corporation:
(1) A passenger motor vehicle that is not regularly rented to
others for not more than twenty-nine (29) days in the regular
course of the corporation's business.
(2) A recreational vehicle.
(3) A motorcycle.
(4) A truck that:
(A) is not regularly rented to others for not more than
twenty-nine (29) days in the regular course of the
corporation's business; and
(B) has a declared gross weight of not more than eleven
thousand (11,000) pounds.
(d) A corporation that owns a:
(1) passenger motor vehicle; or
(2) truck that has a declared gross weight of not more than
eleven thousand (11,000) pounds;
that is regularly rented to others for periods of not more than
twenty-nine (29) days in the regular course of the corporation's
business must register the passenger motor vehicle or truck before
March 1 of each year.
(e) For registrations for 2005, a person who owns a:
(1) passenger motor vehicle;
(2) recreational vehicle;
(3) motorcycle; or
(4) truck that has a declared gross weight of not more than
eleven thousand (11,000) pounds;
that is not subject to the registration requirements under subsection
(d) shall register the passenger motor vehicle, recreational vehicle,
motorcycle, or truck in conformance with the schedule set forth in

subsection (f) or (g).
(f) After December 31, 2005, a person who owns a vehicle subject
to registration under this subsection shall register the vehicle in
accordance with subsection (g). The following schedule applies to
persons who own vehicles that are required to be registered under
subsection (e):
(1) Persons whose last names begin with the letters A through
BE shall register before February 16 of each year.
(2) Persons whose last names begin with the letters BF through
BZ shall register before March 1 of each year.
(3) Persons whose last names begin with the letter C shall
register before March 16 of each year.
(4) Persons whose last names begin with the letter D shall
register before April 1 of each year.
(5) Persons whose last names begin with the letters E through
F shall register before April 16 of each year.
(6) Persons whose last names begin with the letter G shall
register before May 1 of each year.
(7) Persons whose last names begin with the letters HA through
HN shall register before May 16 of each year.
(8) Persons whose last names begin with the letters HO through
I shall register before June 1 of each year.
(9) Persons whose last names begin with the letters J through
KM shall register before June 16 of each year.
(10) Persons whose last names begin with the letters KN
through L shall register before July 1 of each year.
(11) Persons whose last names begin with the letters MA
through ME shall register before July 16 of each year.
(12) Persons whose last names begin with the letters MF
through O shall register before August 1 of each year.
(13) Persons whose last names begin with the letters P through
Q shall register before August 16 of each year.
(14) Persons whose last names begin with the letter R shall
register before September 1 of each year.
(15) Persons whose last names begin with the letters SA
through SN shall register before September 16 of each year.
(16) Persons whose last names begin with the letters SO
through T shall register before October 1 of each year.
(17) Persons whose last names begin with the letters U through
WK shall register before October 16 of each year.
(18) Persons whose last names begin with the letters WL
through Z shall register before November 1 of each year.
(g) The bureau shall determine the schedule for registration for
the categories of vehicles set forth in subsection (e) for registrations
required after December 31, 2005.
(h) A person who owns a vehicle in a category required to be
registered under subsection (c), (d), or (e), and who desires to
register the vehicle for the first time must apply to the bureau for a
registration application form. The bureau shall do the following:
(1) Administer the registration application form.

(2) Issue the license plate.
(3) Collect the proper registration and service fees in
accordance with the procedure established by the bureau.
(i) The bureau shall issue a semipermanent plate under section 30
of this chapter, or:
(1) an annual renewal tag; or
(2) other indicia;
to be affixed on the semipermanent plate.

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.125-1995, SEC.2;
P.L.176-2001, SEC.3; P.L.210-2005, SEC.21.

Last modified: May 27, 2006