CHAPTER 3. FEES
IC 14-19-3
Chapter 3. Fees
IC 14-19-3-1
Admission fees for public hospital inpatients and supervisorsprohibited
Sec. 1. The department may not charge a price of admission toinpatients of state or federally owned or operated hospitals orinstitutions and their supervisors for the use of state parks,playgrounds, recreational areas, or day facilities under the control ofthe department. If necessary, the department may adopt rules torequire that appropriate identification be made of the patients andtheir supervisors by the issuance of passes or otherwise.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.12.
IC 14-19-3-2
Permits for nonprofit youth organizations
Sec. 2. (a) Upon:
(1) application to the department; and
(2) the payment of an annual fee of one hundred dollars ($100);
the department shall issue to a nonprofit organization composedprimarily of individuals less than seventeen (17) years of age apermit for the admission of the members as a group into any facilityof the department.
(b) A permit issued under this section is valid from June 1 throughAugust 31 of the year in which the permit is issued.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.12.
IC 14-19-3-3
Motor vehicle towing unoccupied vehicle considered one vehicle
Sec. 3. If a motor vehicle is towing an unoccupied motor vehicle,the two (2) motor vehicles are considered one (1) motor vehicle forthe purpose of calculating the admission fee to a state park orrecreation area.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.12.
IC 14-19-3-4
Golden Hoosier Passports; fees
Sec. 4. (a) Upon application to the department, a resident ofIndiana:
(1) who:
(A) if born in 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, or 1937, is at leastsixty (60) years of age; or
(B) if born before 1933 or after 1937, is at least sixty-five(65) years of age;
(2) who is eligible for Social Security disability payments under42 U.S.C. 423;
(3) who is eligible for a disabled Hoosier veteran license plateunder IC 9-18-18-1; or
(4) who is issued a prisoner of war license plate under
IC 9-18-17-1;
may purchase or is eligible to receive an annual Golden HoosierPassport.
(b) A Golden Hoosier Passport entitles:
(1) the resident;
(2) the resident's motor vehicle; and
(3) the resident's passengers;
to unlimited admission for one (1) calendar year to the Indiana stateparks, recreation areas, reservoirs, forests, historic sites, museums,memorials, and other department properties for which admission ischarged during the year for which the passport was issued.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), the fee for an annualGolden Hoosier Passport issued under this section is fifty percent(50%) of the fee that the department charges a resident who is notdescribed in subsection (a)(1), (a)(2), or (a)(3) for unlimitedadmission for one (1) calendar year to the Indiana state parks,recreation areas, reservoirs, forests, historic sites, museums,memorials, and other department properties for which admission ischarged.
(d) A fee may not be charged for an annual Golden HoosierPassport issued under this section to a resident described insubsection (a)(4).
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.134-1997, SEC.3;P.L.99-2001, SEC.1; P.L.1-2006, SEC.211; P.L.87-2010, SEC.40.
IC 14-19-3-5
Annual pass; nonresident; charges
Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "annual pass" means a cardthat:
(1) is issued by the department; and
(2) entitles:
(A) the card holder; and
(B) the members of the card holder's immediate family;
to enter the state parks an unlimited number of times during acalendar year without paying an admission fee.
(b) As used in this section, "nonresident" means an individualwho does not reside in Indiana.
(c) The commission may set the amount of the charge for anannual pass. However, the charge for an annual pass issued to anonresident must be higher than the charge for an annual pass issuedto a resident of Indiana.
As added by P.L.134-1997, SEC.4.