{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-9-18.1-14.5-7","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 9-18.1-14.5-7","heading":"Exempted vehicles","body":"Sec. 7. (a) A watercraft that is owned or leased and used for official business by the following is exempt from the payment of registration fees under this article:\n(1) A state or state agency (as defined in IC 6-1.1-1-18).\n(2) A municipal corporation (as defined in IC 36-1-2-10).\n(3) A volunteer fire department (as defined in IC 36-8-12-2).\n(b) The bureau may issue proof of registration under this chapter for a watercraft owned by or leased by the federal government.\n(c) The bureau may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to assign permanent registration numbers and accompanying registration cards to watercraft owned or leased by an entity listed in subsection (a)(1).","path":["TITLE 9. MOTOR VEHICLES","ARTICLE 18.1. MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION","Chapter 14.5. Watercraft"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_9.html#9-18.1-14.5-7","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-07-08T17:54:09Z","sha256":"9ce3dd9eedc92f5ff2498225009e7a1f9128463efc8bc16c556c17aa82a72257","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-9-18.1-14.5-6","next":"us-in/ic-9-18.1-14.5-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}