IC 9-18.1-11-5: 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.