Ic 9-18-18 Chapter 18. Disabled Veteran License Plates ic 9-18-18-1 Individuals eligible for disabled Hoosier veteran license plate

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Chapter 18. Disabled Veteran License Plates

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Individuals eligible for disabled Hoosier veteran license plate

Sec. 1. (a) A person may apply for, receive, and display a disabled

Hoosier veteran license plate on the person's vehicle for private and

personal use if the person, as the result of having served in the armed

forces of the United States, has:

(1) lost sight in both eyes or suffered permanent impairment of

vision  in  both  eyes  to  the  extent  of  being  eligible  for

service-connected compensation for the loss;

(2) suffered the loss of one (1) or both feet or the permanent loss

of use of one (1) or both feet;

(3) suffered the loss of one (1) or both hands or the permanent

loss of use of one (1) or both hands;

(4) a United States Department of Veterans Affairs disability

rating for a physical condition that precludes the person from

walking without pain or difficulty; or

(5)  been  rated  by  the  United  States  Department  of  Veterans

Affairs  as  being  at  least  fifty  percent  (50%)  disabled  and  is

receiving service related compensation from the United States

Department of Veterans Affairs. At least sixty percent (60%) of

the disability rating under this subdivision must be attributable

to a mobility disability.

(b)  An  application  for  a  disabled  Hoosier  veteran  license  plate

must be accompanied by a certificate from the:

(1) United States Department of Veterans Affairs; or

(2) appropriate branch of the armed forces of the United States;

confirming the eligibility of the person submitting the application for

the disabled Hoosier veteran license plate.

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.87-2010, SEC.12;

P.L.51-2013, SEC.1.

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Parking privileges

Sec. 2. (a) A person qualifying under section 1 of this chapter may

not be:

(1) charged a fee for parking in a metered space; or

(2) assessed a penalty for parking in a metered space for longer

than the time permitted.

(b) This section does not authorize parking of a motor vehicle in

a parking place during a time when parking in the space is prohibited

if the prohibition is:

(1) posted; and

(2) authorized:

(A) by ordinances in cities and towns; or

(B) by order of the Indiana department of transportation.

(c) A person other than the owner of the motor vehicle displaying

a disabled Hoosier veteran license plate authorized by this chapter is

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not entitled to the parking privileges authorized by this section.

As added by  P.L.2-1991, SEC.6.  Amended  by P.L.6-2009, SEC.3;

P.L.87-2010, SEC.13.

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Implementation and administration of chapter

Sec. 3. The bureau:

(1) may design and issue disabled Hoosier veteran license plates

to implement this chapter; and

(2) shall administer this chapter relating to proper certification

for  a  person  applying  for  a  disabled  Hoosier  veteran  license

plate.

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.87-2010, SEC.14.

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Repealed

(Repealed by P.L.107-2013, SEC.4.)

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Eligible vehicles

Sec.  5.  The  disabled  Hoosier  veteran  license  plates  authorized

under this chapter shall be issued by the bureau for any classification

of vehicle required to be registered under Indiana law, but the license

plate may not be used for commercial vehicles.

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.87-2010, SEC.16.

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Repealed

(Repealed by P.L.87-2010, SEC.41.)

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Design of plate

Sec. 7. A disabled Hoosier veteran license plate must be gold in

color with blue lettering and contain the following:

(1) Identification numerals.

(2) The words "Disabled Hoosier Veteran".

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.87-2010, SEC.17.