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Introduced
01/13/2025
01/13/2025
In Committee
04/03/2025
04/03/2025
Crossed Over
02/14/2025
02/14/2025
Passed
04/09/2025
04/09/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/06/2025
05/06/2025
Introduced Session
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Bureau of motor vehicles. Provides the records of the bureau of motor vehicles (bureau), for purposes of showing the last registered owner of a vehicle when obtaining a certificate of title for a repossessed vehicle, mean records related to certificate of titles or registrations. Allows the bureau to issue an electronic certificate of registration. Requires a toll operator to invoice a user not later than one year after a toll is incurred. Allows the bureau to issue a temporary registration permit at the bureau's discretion if a person meets certain requirements. Allows the bureau to offer alternative designs or color scheme versions of license plates. Requires a customer who selects both an alternative design or color scheme and a personalized license plate message for a license plate to pay two separate fees. Amends the requirements for a special group recognition license plate. Allows an insurance company to submit a signed or unsigned certificate of title for the issuance of a certificate of salvage title. Provides that a slow moving vehicle emblem and the emblem's position of mounting must substantially adhere to certain recommendations. Repeals provisions concerning the Indiana criminal justice institute's rulemaking authority concerning slow moving vehicle emblems. Provides that a commercial driver's license (CDL) may include an intrastate passenger transport endorsement if the applicant is at least 18 years of age. Provides maximum prices that public and private institutions and other entities may charge for conducting skills exams. Provides that a learner's permit, driver's license, identification card, and photo exempt identification card expire upon the bureau receiving notice of the death of the holder or upon issuance of a subsequent physical credential. Effective January 1, 2028, requires the bureau to maintain a secure online insurance verification system to verify proof of a driver's financial responsibility. Establishes the real time insurance verification advisory board. Allows a law enforcement officer to include in a written accident report whether a driver's medical impairment may have contributed to an accident. Removes the population requirement for a county to enter into an interlocal cooperation agreement with an adjacent county to allow a public transportation corporation to provide expanded service beyond the boundary of the county in which it is located. Prohibits a person from advertising: (1) a product containing marijuana; or (2) a controlled substance listed in schedule I; by any medium. Adds to the definition of a "consumer transaction" for purposes of deceptive consumer sales. Requires a towing company to release property to a consumer if the consumer pays a percentage of the towing invoice, obtains a bond for the remaining amount of the invoice, and provides a copy of a complaint filed with the attorney general. Requires a city, county, or town to credit the proceeds from the sale of an abandoned vehicle or parts against the costs of removal, storage, and disposal of the vehicle. Establishes rates a towing company may charge for fees for emergency towing or private property towing. Allows a county to mow or maintain any grass or vegetation in a right-of-way that is owned by the state and located in the county if the county obtains a permit from the office of the Indiana department of transportation district in which the county is located.
AI Summary
This bill makes numerous changes to Indiana's motor vehicle and transportation laws, covering a wide range of topics. Here is a comprehensive summary:
This bill introduces comprehensive reforms affecting the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV), towing regulations, vehicle registration, licensing, insurance verification, and various other transportation-related areas. Key provisions include establishing new rules for towing companies, such as requiring law enforcement agencies to create written policies for towing rotations and setting specific guidelines for towing contracts, including rates, storage charges, and administrative fees. The bill allows the BMV to issue electronic registration certificates and temporary registration permits at its discretion. It modifies license plate regulations, allowing alternative designs and color schemes, and requiring separate fees for personalized plates. The legislation also establishes a Real Time Insurance Verification Advisory Board and a secure online insurance verification system effective January 1, 2028. Additionally, the bill prohibits advertising for marijuana and certain controlled substances, provides new requirements for accident reporting, allows counties to maintain state-owned right-of-way with a permit, and establishes maximum fees for commercial driver's license skills exams. The bill also updates various provisions related to vehicle titles, salvage titles, and towing company practices, aiming to increase transparency, protect consumers, and streamline administrative processes in Indiana's transportation sector.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (6)
Jim Pressel (R)*,
Michael Crider (R),
Carey Hamilton (D),
Dave Heine (R),
Wendy McNamara (R),
Lonnie Randolph (D),
Last Action
Public Law 227 (on 05/06/2025)
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