{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-9-32-6-16","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 9-32-6-16","heading":"Replacement license plate or registration card","body":"Sec. 16. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), if a license plate or registration card issued under this article or under IC 9-31-3-19 (before its repeal) is lost, stolen, or destroyed, the dealer or transport operator may apply for a replacement license plate or registration card in the form and manner prescribed by the secretary.\n(b) If a license plate is stolen, the secretary may not issue a replacement license plate until the dealer or transport operator to whom the license plate was issued:\n(1) has notified:\n(A) the law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction where the theft occurred; or\n(B) the law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over the address of the dealer's established place of business; and\n(2) presents to the secretary on a form prescribed by the secretary a report completed by the law enforcement agency that was notified under subdivision (1).","path":["TITLE 9. MOTOR VEHICLES","ARTICLE 32. DEALER SERVICES","Chapter 6. Dealer License Plates"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_9.html#9-32-6-16","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-07-08T17:54:09Z","sha256":"84469ecc846dc888edd3ee145cdc192c8ec23cbe629aa9e8d4dc1f1e816cbea3","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-9-32-6-15","next":"us-in/ic-9-32-6-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}