IC 6-6-6.5-10.6: Use of inventory aircraft for other purpose

Sec. 10.6. (a) A dealer may not use inventory aircraft for any purpose other than for resale and demonstration flights unless the dealer charges the fair market rental or lease value and complies with all applicable statutes, rules, and procedures of the department.

(b) Failure to comply or failure to provide proof of compliance to the department may be cause for immediate revocation of the dealer's certificate. However, the dealer has one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of the order to sell the dealer's inventory.

(c) An aircraft used for other purposes shall no longer be considered aircraft inventory and shall be treated as property of a nondealer. The registration fee and all applicable taxes become due thirty-one (31) days after the date the improper use begins.

(d) An inventory aircraft that during a year has total time in service exceeding fifty (50) hours is no longer considered aircraft inventory and is treated as property of a nondealer. The registration fee and all applicable taxes are due thirty-one (31) days after the date the total time in service exceeds fifty (50) hours for the year for that aircraft.