Delinquent registration; administrative penalty; violation

Sec. 5. (a) The bureau shall collect an administrative penalty of fifteen dollars ($15) from the following persons: (1) A person that fails to: (A) register; or (B) provide full payment for the registration of; a vehicle within forty-five (45) days after the date on which the person acquires the vehicle. (2) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person that fails to: (A) renew; or (B) provide full payment for the renewal of; the registration of a vehicle by the date on which the registration expires. (3) A person who: (A) owns a vehicle; (B) becomes an Indiana resident; and (C) fails to register or provide full payment for the registration of; a vehicle within sixty (60) days after the person becomes an Indiana resident. (b) An administrative penalty collected under subsection (a) does not apply to a person who has filed an affidavit under section 4(b) of this chapter. (c) An administrative penalty collected under subsection (a) shall be deposited in the commission fund. (d) A person described in subsection (a) commits a Class C infraction. [Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-29-5-46.] As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326. Amended by P.L.256-2017, SEC.124; P.L.178-2019, SEC.41.