CHAPTER 10. FEES UNDER IC9-25 - Indiana Statutes

IC 9-29-10
     Chapter 10. Fees Under IC 9-25

IC 9-29-10-1
Reinstatement of driving licenses; financial responsibility compliance verification fund deposits
     Sec. 1. (a) The fee for the reinstatement of a driving license that was suspended under IC 9-25 is as follows:
        (1) For a first suspension, one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
        (2) For a second suspension, two hundred twenty-five dollars ($225).
        (3) For a third or subsequent suspension, three hundred dollars ($300).
    (b) The following amount of each fee paid under this section shall be deposited in the financial responsibility compliance verification fund established by IC 9-25-9-7:
        (1) Of the fee paid for reinstatement after a first suspension, one hundred twenty dollars ($120).
        (2) Of the fee paid for reinstatement after a second suspension, one hundred ninety-five dollars ($195).
        (3) Of the fee paid for reinstatement after a third or subsequent suspension, two hundred seventy dollars ($270).
    (c) If:
        (1) a person's driving license is suspended for registering or operating a vehicle in violation of IC 9-25-4-1;
        (2) the person is required to pay a fee for the reinstatement of the person's license under this section; and
        (3) the person later establishes that the person did not register or operate a vehicle in violation of IC 9-25-4-1;
the fee paid by the person under this section shall be refunded.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.59-1994, SEC.11.

IC 9-29-10-2
Petition for waiver of fee for driver's license reinstatement; procedure
     Sec. 2. (a) A person who is indigent may file a petition for waiver of a fee for reinstatement of the person's driver's license in a criminal court of record in the person's county of residence.
    (b) The clerk of the court shall forward a copy of the petition to the prosecuting attorney of the county and to the bureau. The prosecuting attorney may appear and be heard on the petition.
    (c) The bureau is not a party in a proceeding under this chapter.
As added by P.L.153-2005, SEC.1.

IC 9-29-10-3
Petition for waiver of driver's license reinstatement fee; findings made by court
     Sec. 3. (a) Upon its own motion, or upon a petition filed by a person under section 2 of this chapter, a court may waive a fee for reinstatement of a driver's license described in section 1 of this

chapter if the court finds that:
        (1) the person who owes the fee for reinstatement of the driver's license:
            (A) is indigent; and
            (B) has presented proof of future financial responsibility; and
        (2) waiver of the fee for reinstatement of the driver's license is appropriate in light of the person's character and the nature and circumstances surrounding the person's license suspension.
    (b) If a court waives a fee for reinstatement of a driver's license under this section, the court may impose other reasonable conditions on the person.
    (c) If a court waives a fee for reinstatement of a driver's license under this section, the clerk shall forward a copy of the court's order to the bureau.
As added by P.L.153-2005, SEC.2.