Sec. 4. (a) The department of state revenue shall administer vehicle registrations that are subject to the International Registration Plan according to the terms of the International Registration Plan and rules adopted by the department of state revenue under IC 4-22-2.
(b) A person that registers a vehicle under the International Registration Plan shall file electronically with the department of state revenue an application for the registration of the vehicle.
(c) The department of state revenue may audit records of persons that 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.
(d) The department of state revenue may issue a certificate of registration or a license plate for a vehicle that is:
(1) subject to registration under apportioned registration of the International Registration Plan; and
(2) based and titled in a state other than Indiana subject to the conditions of the plan.
(e) A person that owns or leases a vehicle required to be registered under the International Registration Plan shall receive an apportioned plate and cab card as determined by the department of state revenue.
(f) A distinctive cab card:
(1) shall be issued for a vehicle registered under the International Registration Plan; and
(2) must be carried in the vehicle.
(g) The fee for a cab card issued under subsection (f) is five dollars ($5). The fee for a duplicate cab card is one dollar ($1). However, the department of state revenue may waive the fee for a duplicate cab card processed on the Internet web site of the department.
(h) A recovery vehicle may be registered under the International Registration Plan and be issued an apportioned license plate.
(i) The department of state revenue shall issue a document to a person applying for registration under the International Registration Plan to serve as a temporary registration authorization pending issuance of a permanent registration plate and cab card. The document must be carried in the vehicle for which the document is issued.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: subsection (b) formerly 9-18-2-14(c); subsection (c) formerly 9-18-2-16(b); subsection (d) formerly 9-18-2-18; subsection (e) formerly 9-18-2-19; subsection (g) formerly 9-29-13-3; 9-29-13-4; subsection (h) formerly 9-18-13-6; subsection (i) formerly 9-18-7-3.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326.