9-18.5-6-1. Purple Heart license plate; design; violation

IN Code § 9-18.5-6-1 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 1. (a) The bureau shall design a license plate that will designate a vehicle as being registered to an individual who has been awarded a Purple Heart decoration.

(b) Upon proper application, the bureau may modify a license plate designed under subsection (a) to designate a vehicle as being registered to an individual who is:

(1) described in subsection (a); and

(2) eligible to be issued:

(A) a placard under IC 9-14-5 (before its repeal) or IC 9-18.5-8; or

(B) a person with a disability registration plate under IC 9-18.5-8.

(c) An individual who:

(1) knowingly; or

(2) intentionally;

falsely professes to have the qualifications to obtain a license plate under subsection (b) commits a Class C misdemeanor.

(d) An individual who owns a vehicle bearing a license plate issued under subsection (b) and knows that the individual is not entitled to a license plate issued under subsection (b) commits a Class C misdemeanor.

[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-19-1.]

As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.