CHAPTER 22. LICENSE PLATES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

IC 9-18-22

    

Chapter 22. License Plates for Persons With Disabilities

IC 9-18-22-1

Eligibility

    

Sec. 1. The bureau shall issue a license plate or decal for a person
with a disability that designates a vehicle as a vehicle that is
regularly used to transport a person who:

        (1) has been issued a permanent parking placard under
IC 9-14-5;

        (2) has a permanent physical disability that requires the use of
a wheelchair, walker, braces, or crutches;

        (3) has permanently lost the use of one (1) or both legs;

        (4) is certified by a physician having an unlimited license to
practice medicine in Indiana to be severely and permanently
restricted:

            (A) in mobility;

            (B) by a pulmonary or cardiovascular disability;

            (C) by an arthritic condition; or

            (D) by an orthopedic or a neurological impairment; or

        (5) is certified by an optometrist or ophthalmologist licensed to
practice in Indiana to be:

            (A) blind (as defined in IC 12-7-2-21(2)); or

            (B) visually impaired (as defined in IC 12-7-2-198).

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.22-1991, SEC.5;
P.L.2-1992, SEC.85; P.L.23-1993, SEC.26.

IC 9-18-22-2

Design

    

Sec. 2. The license plate or decal for a person with a disability
must bear:

        (1) the official international wheelchair symbol;

        (2) a reasonable facsimile of the international wheelchair
symbol; or

        (3) another symbol selected by the bureau;

to designate the vehicle as being used to transport a person with a
disability.

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.23-1993, SEC.27.

IC 9-18-22-3

Issuance; limitations

    

Sec. 3. The license plate or decal for a person with a disability
may only be issued to the following:

        (1) A person with a disability.

        (2) A person who owns a vehicle that is:

            (A) frequently operated by a person with a disability; or

            (B) used to transport a person with a disability.

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.23-1993, SEC.28.

IC 9-18-22-4

Assignment and display restrictions

    

Sec. 4. The license plate or decal for a person with a disability:

        (1) shall be assigned to a vehicle subject to registration under
Indiana law; and

        (2) may be displayed only on a legally registered vehicle.

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.23-1993, SEC.29.

IC 9-18-22-5

Vehicle use restrictions

    

Sec. 5. The motor vehicle bearing the license plate or decal for a
person with a disability may only be used by the person who has
registered the motor vehicle for private and personal purposes.

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.23-1993, SEC.30.

IC 9-18-22-6

Fraudulent obtainment and use of plates and decals; misdemeanors

    

Sec. 6. (a) A person who knowingly and falsely professes to have
the qualifications to obtain a license plate or decal for a person with
a disability under this chapter commits a Class C misdemeanor.

    (b) A person who owns a vehicle bearing a license plate or decal
for a person with a disability when the person knows the person is
not entitled to the license plate or decal for a person with a disability
under this chapter commits a Class C misdemeanor.

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.23-1993, SEC.31.