Vehicle displaying Medal of Honor or prisoner of war license plate exempt from parking fees and certain penalties

Sec. 4. (a) An individual who has been issued under this chapter a license plate designating the individual's vehicle as being owned or leased by a recipient of the Medal of Honor or former prisoner of war may not be: (1) charged a fee for parking the vehicle displaying the license plate in a metered space; or (2) assessed a penalty for parking the vehicle displaying the license plate in a metered space for longer than the time permitted. (b) This section does not authorize parking of a vehicle in a parking place during a time when parking in the space is prohibited if the prohibition is: (1) posted; and (2) authorized: (A) by ordinance in a city or town; or (B) by order of the Indiana department of transportation. (c) An individual other than the owner or lessee of a vehicle displaying a Medal of Honor or former prisoner of war license plate authorized by this chapter is not entitled to the parking privileges established by this section. [Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-17-4.] As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.238-2025, SEC.18.