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(ii)staggered registration has been
adopted by the department of state
revenue; or
(C) an earlier date subsequent to
January 1 of each year as set by the
bureau, if the vehicle is being registered
with the bureau.
(3) School buses owned by a school cor-
poration are exempt from annual registra-
tion but are subject to registration under IC
20-27-7.
(4) Subject to subsection (f), a vehicle sub-
ject to the International Registration Plan
shall be registered before April 1 of each
year.
(5) A school bus not owned by a school
corporation shall be registered subject to
section 8.5 of this chapter.
(b) Registrations and reregistrations under this
section are for the calendar year. Registration
and reregistration for school buses owned by a
school corporation may be for more than a cal-
endar year.
(c) License plates for a vehicle subject to this
section may be displayed during:
(1) the calendar year for which the vehicle
is registered; and
(2) the period of time:
(A)subsequent to the calendar year;
and
(B)before the date that the vehicle must
be registered.
(d) Except as provided in IC 9-18-12.2-5, a
person who owns or operates a vehicle may not
operate or permit the operation of a vehicle that:
(1) is required to be registered under this
chapter; and
(2) has expired license plates.
(e) If a vehicle that is required to be registered
under this chapter has:
(1) been operated on the highways; and
(2) not been properly registered under this
chapter;
the bureau shall, before the vehicle is reregis-
tered, collect the registration fee that the owner of
the vehicle would have paid if the vehicle has
been properly registered.
(f) The department of state revenue may adopt
rules under IC 4-22-2 to issue staggered registra-
tion to motor vehicles subject to the International
Registration Plan.
(g) Except as provided in section 8.5 of this
chapter, the bureau may adopt rules under IC 4-
22-2 to issue staggered registration to motor vehi-
cles described in subsection (a)(2).
(h) After June 30, 2011, the registration of a
vehicle under IC 9-18-16-1(a)(1) or IC 9-18-16-
1(a)(2) expires on December 14 of each year.
However, if a vehicle is registered under IC 9-18-
16-1(a)(1) or IC 9-18-16-1(a)(2) and the regis-
tration of the vehicle is in effect on June 30, 2011,
the registration of the vehicle remains valid:
(1) throughout calendar year 2011; and
(2) during the period that:
(A)begins January 1, 2012; and
(B)ends on the date on which the vehi-
cle was due for reregistration under
the law in effect before this subsec-
tion took effect.
9-18-2-21. Failure to carry registration.
A certification of registration or a legible
reproduction of the certificate of registration must
be carried:
(1) in the vehicle to which the registra-
tion refers; or
(2) by the person driving or in control of
the vehicle, who shall display the regis-
tration upon the demand of a police offi-
cer.
9-18-2-26. Improper plate display [effective
January 1, 2015].
(a) License plates, including temporary license
plates, shall be displayed as follows:
(1) For a motorcycle, motor driven cycle,
trailer, semitrailer, or recreational vehicle,
upon the rear of the vehicle, except as pro-
vided in subdivision (4).
(2) For a tractor or dump truck, upon the
front of the vehicle.
(3) For every other vehicle, upon the rear
of the vehicle, except as provided in sub-
division (4).
(4) For a truck with a rear mounted fork-
lift or a mechanism to carry a rear mounted
forklift or implement, upon the front of the
vehicle.
