Section 140IAC8-3-1.1. Pull service charge

  1. (a) The pull service charge is the charge that the bureau of motor vehicles commission shall require for a requested low numbered motor vehicle registration plate or a special numbered motor vehicle registration plate as defined in subsections (b) through (c).

  (b) As used in this rule, "low numbered motor vehicle registration plate" means any motor vehicle registration plate numbered from one (1) to one hundred (100) before or after the county designation number or letter series designation, or both.

  (c) As used in this rule, "special numbered motor vehicle registration plate" means any plate, other than a low numbered motor vehicle registration plate, requested for issuance out of its established numerical sequence.

  (d) The pull service charge for a low numbered motor vehicle registration plate or a special numbered motor vehicle registration plate is thirty dollars ($30), regardless of the remaining life of the plate, to be collected at the time of issuance.

  (e) National Football League franchised professional football team license plates issued under IC 9-18-49 [IC 9-18-49 was repealed by P.L.198-2016, SECTION 320, effective July 1, 2016.] are exempted from this fee.

  (f) All bureau of motor vehicle and bureau of motor vehicle commission employees are prohibited from requiring, receiving, suggesting, or condoning any political contribution or other unauthorized payment in exchange for a low or special numbered motor vehicle registration plate. Any employee found to be in violation of this policy shall be subject to immediate dismissal from employment. Any other person who requires, receives, suggests, or condones a political contribution or other unauthorized payment for a low or special numbered motor vehicle registration plate or assignment thereof, shall be barred from participation in this allocation program and may be subject to criminal sanctions.

  (g) All amounts collected under this section shall be deposited in the state license branch fund. (Bureau of Motor Vehicles; 140 IAC 8-3-1.1; filed Jan 16, 1990, 5:00 p.m.: 13 IR 1014, eff Jan 1, 1990 [IC 4-22-2-36 suspends the effectiveness of a rule document for thirty (30) days after filing with the secretary of state. LSA Document #89-124 was filed Jan 16, 1990.]; filed Nov 13, 1997, 12:00 p.m.: 21 IR 1260, eff Jan 1, 1998; readopted filed Oct 17, 2001, 4:23 p.m.: 25 IR 929, eff Jan 1, 2002; readopted filed Nov 14, 2007, 1:31 p.m.: 20071212-IR-140070562RFA; readopted filed Nov 26, 2013, 11:22 a.m.: 20131225-IR-140130487RFA; filed Nov 25, 2014, 3:47 p.m.: 20141224-IR-140140293FRA, eff Jan 1, 2015)