Section 9-18.5-6-1 - Purple Heart license plate; design; violation(a) The bureau shall design a license plate that will designate a vehicle as being registered to:(2) the surviving spouse (who has not remarried) of an individual; who has been awarded a Purple Heart decoration.
(b) Upon proper application, the bureau may modify a license plate designed under subsection (a)(1) to designate a vehicle as being registered to an individual who is:(1) described in subsection (a)(1); and(2) eligible to be issued: (A) a placard under IC 9-14-5 (before its repeal) or IC 9-18.5-8; or(B) a person with a disability registration plate under IC 9-18.5-8. An individual described in subsection (a)(2) is not eligible to receive a modified license plate under this subsection.
(c) An individual who: (2) intentionally; falsely professes to have the qualifications to obtain a license plate under subsection (b) commits a Class C misdemeanor.
(d) An individual who owns a vehicle bearing a license plate issued under subsection (b) and knows that the individual is not entitled to a license plate issued under subsection (b) commits a Class C misdemeanor.Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-19-1.
Amended by P.L. 29-2021,SEC. 2, eff. 7/1/2021.Added by P.L. 198-2016, SEC. 327, eff. 7/1/2016.