75 IAC 6-3-2 Dealer license plates; restrictions on use

Sec. 2. (a) This section applies to the following dealer license plate types: (1) Dealer-new. (2) Dealer-used. (3) Motorcycle. (4) Motorcycle with a motor driven cycle decal. (b) In addition to the restrictions established by IC 9-32, the following restrictions apply: (1) Dealer license plates shall only be affixed upon motor vehicles in the dealer's inventory. (2) Dealer license plates shall not be used on motor vehicles required to be registered or on motor vehicles for which dealers charge and receive compensation from individuals other than their employees. (3) Dealer license plates may not be used on motor vehicles leased or rented to or by the dealer. (4) Dealer license plates may be used for up to ten (10) days within the state of Indiana on motor vehicles that are hauling a load provided the movement is for demonstration purposes to effect a sale of the demonstrated motor vehicle if the dealer has notified and been granted approval by the state police department. (5) Dealer license plates may be used by a prospective buyer or service customer on a motor vehicle in the dealer's inventory unattended by any agent or representative of the dealer for a period not to exceed ten (10) days. (6) Following the sale and delivery of a motor vehicle from the dealer's inventory, the dealer license plate shall not be used on that motor vehicle. (7) The dealer and a representative of the dealer may, at the dealer's discretion, use the dealer license plates issued to the dealer for personal use on motor vehicles in the dealer's inventory. (8) Dealer license plates may not to be used to circumvent the registration of motor vehicles as required by law or the payment of sales tax or motor vehicle excise taxes on those vehicles. (9) A motor vehicle bearing a dealer license plate, except when the motor vehicle is being transported to the dealer's established place of business from a manufacturer, must have attached to the motor vehicle: (A) in the case of a new motor vehicle, a monroney sticker; or (B) in the case of a used motor vehicle, a Federal Trade Commission buyer's guide sticker. (10) Motorcycle dealer license plates may not be used on any other type of motor vehicle other than a motorcycle with the exception of a motor driven cycle. A motorcycle dealer license plate being used on a motor driven cycle must be accompanied by the appropriate motor driven cycle decal.