{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-9-18.5-6-1","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 9-18.5-6-1","heading":"Purple Heart license plate; design; violation","body":"Sec. 1. (a) The bureau shall design a license plate that will designate a vehicle as being registered to:\n(1) an individual; or\n(2) the surviving spouse (who has not remarried) of an individual;\nwho has been awarded a Purple Heart decoration.\n(b) Upon proper application, the bureau may modify a license plate designed under subsection (a)(1) to designate a vehicle as being registered to an individual who is:\n(1) described in subsection (a)(1); and\n(2) eligible to be issued:\n(A) a placard under IC 9-14-5 (before its repeal) or IC 9-18.5-8; or\n(B) a person with a disability registration plate under IC 9-18.5-8.\nAn individual described in subsection (a)(2) is not eligible to receive a modified license plate under this subsection.\n(c) An individual who:\n(1) knowingly; or\n(2) intentionally;\nfalsely professes to have the qualifications to obtain a license plate under subsection (b) commits a Class C misdemeanor.\n(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.","path":["TITLE 9. MOTOR VEHICLES","ARTICLE 18.5. DISTINCTIVE LICENSE PLATES","Chapter 6. Purple Heart License Plates"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_9.html#9-18.5-6-1","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-07-08T17:54:09Z","sha256":"876008a14ca328b0e2f41497bce79536c4966f79466cb5e7e3e84cbbdf7b376f","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-9-18.5-5-6","next":"us-in/ic-9-18.5-6-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}