1. (a) This section applies to dealer license plates issued after December 31, 2014.

2. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), dealer license plates issued to licensed dealers under this article are valid from the issue date through the expiration date as follows:

   1. (1) Dealer license plates of a person whose business name begins with the letters A through B expire February 1 of each year.
   2. (2) Dealer license plates of a person whose business name begins with the letters C through D expire March 1 of each year.
   3. (3) Dealer license plates of a person whose business name begins with the letters E through F expire April 1 of each year.
   4. (4) Dealer license plates of a person whose business name begins with the letters G through H expire May 1 of each year.
   5. (5) Dealer license plates of a person whose business name begins with the letters I through J expire June 1 of each year.
   6. (6) Dealer license plates of a person whose business name begins with the letters K through L expire July 1 of each year.
   7. (7) Dealer license plates of a person whose business name begins with the letters M through N expire August 1 of each year.
   8. (8) Dealer license plates of a person whose business name begins with the letters O through P expire September 1 of each year.
   9. (9) Dealer license plates of a person whose business name begins with the letters Q through R expire October 1 of each year.
   10. (10) Dealer license plates of a person whose business name begins with the letters S through T expire November 1 of each year.
   11. (11) Dealer license plates of a person whose business name begins with the letters U through V expire December 1 of each year.
   12. (12) Dealer license plates of a person whose business name begins with the letters W through Z expire January 1 of each year.
3. (c) Dealer license plates issued to a person whose business name begins with a nonalpha character expire November 1 of each year.

4. (d) A dealer designee license plate expires as follows:

   1. (1) For a dealer designee license plate issued before July 1, 2017, on the earlier of:

      1. (A) the date designated by the dealer on the application related to the license plate; or
      2. (B) the date on which the dealer license issued to the same person expires.
   2. (2) For a dealer designee license plate issued after June 30, 2017, on the same date each year as the date on which a dealer license issued to the same person expires.
5. (e) This subsection expires December 31, 2017. For a dealer license plate issued in 2015, the dealer services division shall impose a fee for the dealer license plate under IC 9-29-17 (before its repeal) in the amount that bears the same proportion to the annual fee for the dealer license plate as the number of months the dealer license plate is valid bears to twelve (12).

6. (f) The fee to renew the license plates issued under IC 9-32-6-1 is as follows:

   1. (1) For motorcycle dealer license plates, fifteen dollars ($15).
   2. (2) For dealer license plates not described in subdivision (1), forty dollars ($40).

7. (g) Fees collected under subsection (f) shall be distributed as follows:

   1. (1) Thirty percent (30%) to the dealer compliance account established by IC 9-32-7-1 .
   2. (2) Seventy percent (70%) to the motor vehicle highway account under IC 8-14-1 .
8. (h) There is an additional service charge of five dollars ($5) for the renewal of each set of license plates issued under IC 9-32-6-1 . The service charge shall be deposited in the crossroads 2000 fund.

9. (i) The fee to renew each additional license plate issued under IC 9-32-6-5 is as follows:

   1. (1) For an additional motorcycle dealer license plate, seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50).
   2. (2) For an additional dealer license plate not described in subdivision (1), fifteen dollars ($15).

10. (j) Fees collected under subsection (i) shall be distributed as follows:

    1. (1) Thirty percent (30%) to the dealer compliance account established by IC 9-32-7-1 .
    2. (2) Seventy percent (70%) to the motor vehicle highway account under IC 8-14-1 .

11. (k) There is an additional service charge for the renewal of each additional license plate issued under IC 9-32-6-5 , as follows:

    1. (1) For an additional motorcycle dealer license plate, two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50).
    2. (2) For an additional dealer license plate not described in subdivision (1), five dollars ($5).
12. (l) The service charge under subsection (k) shall be deposited in the crossroads 2000 fund.
13. (m) The fee to renew a license plate issued under IC 9-32-6-2 (b) is forty dollars ($40). The fee shall be deposited in the dealer compliance account established by IC 9-32-7-1 .

14. (n) The fees collected under subsection (o) shall be distributed as follows:

    1. (1) Forty percent (40%) to the crossroads 2000 account.
    2. (2) Forty-nine percent (49%) to the dealer compliance account established by IC 9-32-7-1 .
    3. (3) Eleven percent (11%) to the motor vehicle highway account under IC 8-14-1 .
15. (o) The fee to renew a dealer designee license plate issued under IC 9-32-6.5-1 is twenty-one dollars and thirty-five cents ($21.35).

As added by P.L.62-2014, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.174-2016, SEC.58; P.L.179-2017, SEC.43.