1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (e), the fee to register a recovery vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than sixteen thousand (16,000) pounds is five hundred four dollars ($504).
2. (b) Except as provided in subsection (e), the fee to register a recovery vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating equal to or less than sixteen thousand (16,000) pounds is seventy-two dollars ($72).

3. (c) Except as provided in subsection (d), a fee imposed and collected under subsection (a) or (b) shall be distributed as follows:

   1. (1) Twenty-five cents ($0.25) to the state construction fund.
   2. (2) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology fund.
   3. (3) Two dollars and ninety cents ($2.90) to the highway, road and street fund.
   4. (4) Four dollars ($4) to the crossroads 2000 fund.
   5. (5) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the emergency communications fund.
   6. (6) Three dollars and ten cents ($3.10) to the commission fund (except as provided in subsection (f)).
   7. (7) Any remaining amount to the motor vehicle highway account.
4. (d) A fee described in subsection (a) that is collected under the International Registration Plan shall be distributed as set forth in IC 9-18.1-5-10.5 .

5. (e) The fee to register a recovery vehicle for a period other than twelve (12) months is the amount determined under the following formula:

   STEP ONE: Determine the number of months remaining until the vehicle's next registration date under IC 9-18.1-11 . A partial month shall be rounded to one (1) month.

   STEP TWO: Multiply the STEP ONE result by one-twelfth (1/12).

   STEP THREE: Multiply the STEP TWO product by the applicable registration fee under subsection (a) or (b) for the vehicle.

   A fee imposed and collected under this subsection that is not collected under the International Registration Plan shall be distributed under subsection (c). A fee imposed and collected under this subsection that is collected under the International Registration Plan shall be distributed under subsection (d).

6. (f) Beginning after June 30, 2024, when a fee imposed under subsection (a) or (b) is collected by the department of state revenue, instead of depositing three dollars and ten cents ($3.10) into the commission fund as required by subsection (c)(6), the department shall instead deposit ninety percent (90%) of that amount into the motor carrier regulation fund established by IC 8-2.1-23-1 , and the remainder shall be deposited in the commission fund.

   [Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-29-5-30; subsection (b) formerly 9-29-5-30.1.]

As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326. Amended by P.L.256-2017, SEC.117; P.L.185-2018, SEC.35; P.L.108-2019, SEC.171; P.L.205-2025, SEC.55; P.L.152-2026, SEC.101.