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Vehicle Registrations Transactions Types

New Registrations

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This transaction is used to issue a license plate when a vehicle is not registered in Indiana. An Indiana resident who purchases a vehicle from another Indiana resident will demand a "new" registration transaction from the title. Indiana residents must register all newly acquired, unregistered vehicles within 45 days after the appointment on which the vehicle was purchased or acquired, and all vehicles owned by the person within sixty days later on becoming a new resident. If changing your legal accost during the transaction, you must provide two proofs of address.

The vehicle must offset be titled. Visit our Vehicle Transaction Guide to learn more.

A new motor vehicle registration may exist completed:

Online at myBMV.com
At whatsoever FSP/PSP locations
At any BMV branch
At BMV Connect Kiosks.

Renew a Registration

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Registrations must be renewed on or before the registration's scheduled expiration date in social club to avoid a $15 administrative punishment. If irresolute your legal accost during the transaction, yous must provide two proofs of address.

Renewals may be completed:

Online at myBMV.com (except for heavy weighted vehicles over 26,000 lbs. and any other vehicles that require additional forms upon renewal). You tin can manage your renewal notices online as well.
Over the phone by calling 888-692-6841 (except for heavy weighted vehicles over 26,000lbs., all special group recognition plates, and any other vehicles that crave additional forms upon renewal). You volition need to provide the post-obit over the phone:
1. Your phone admission code, which are listed on your myBMV business relationship or on your renewal notice.
2. Nada code for each vehicle listed
By mailing your renewal notices along with payment to the address provided on the renewal notice.
At any FSP/PSP location.
At any BMV branch.
At BMV Connect Kiosks.

If you believe your vehicle license plate was stolen, you may report it equally stolen to law enforcement. When reporting a plate as stolen to the BMV, you must accept police enforcement complete the Report of Stolen License Plate or Registration Decal – State Form 37135 and present the course to a BMV branch at the time of awarding for a replacement license plate.

If you practice non know if the plate has been lost or stolen, you may decide if y'all would like to report it as stolen to police force enforcement. The plate is not required to be reported as stolen. When a license plate number has been flagged as stolen, a replacement license plate number (new plate number) must be issued. A indistinguishable license plate number (same plate number) cannot be re-issued. When a plate number has been flagged equally stolen, it volition be ineligible for re-issuance for 5 years from the date that the stolen status was applied to the plate number by the BMV.

Amend a Registration

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This transaction is used to update data that has changed or is incorrect due to various reasons. If changing your legal address during the transaction , you lot must provide two proofs of accost.

All of the following scenarios listed will require you lot to visit a branch:

BMV mistake.
Torso alter: used when the vehicle's body fashion has changed (ex. Bus to Recreational Vehicle (RV)).
Canton change: two proofs of address are needed for this subpoena.
Changing from a not-subcontract plate to a farm plate or vice versa.
Expiration change, which may occur for ii different reasons:
- Your last proper name may have changed due to a matrimony, divorce, or courtroom social club. You are required to present documentation if the proper noun has not already been changed on the Indiana driver's license, or
- The Registration License Type may have changed (ex. Church bus to Special Purpose Bus. Church Motorbus plates expire on 2/28, whereas the Special Purpose Motorbus expires of 9/28).
Other corrections:
- Adding or removing owners from a registration (must starting time be added/removed from the title).
- Changing a proper name on a registration (wedlock, divorce, or courtroom order) that does non change the registration'south expiration. You must present proper documentation proving the name change.
- Irresolute the accost on a document of registration that does not involve a county change. 2 proofs of accost are required to amend your legal address.
Plate type change:
- Changing from 1 plate blueprint to another (Ex: plate change from an "In God Nosotros Trust" plate to a passenger plate).
- Re-weight up or down (Ex: Changing from a lite truck 11,000 to a heavy truck 26,000).
Study Plate as Stolen:
- If you believe your vehicle license plate was stolen, you lot may report it every bit stolen to law enforcement. When reporting a plate as stolen to the BMV, you must have law enforcement complete the Study of Stolen License Plate or Registration Decal – State Form 37135 and present the grade to a BMV branch at the time of awarding for a replacement license plate.
- If you do not know if the plate has been lost or stolen, yous may decide if you would like to written report information technology as stolen to police force enforcement. The plate is not required to be reported as stolen. When a license plate number has been flagged as stolen, a replacement license plate number (new plate number) must be issued. A duplicate license plate number (same plate number) cannot exist re-issued. When a plate number has been flagged equally stolen, information technology will exist ineligible for re-issuance for five years from the engagement that the stolen condition was applied to the plate number by the BMV.
Theft Recovery: used when registration subpoena is needed after a vehicle has been recovered afterward a theft.

Transfer a License Plate

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If you are completing any of the higher up transactions (new, renew, or amend a registration), you may also transfer a license plate from a vehicle that you own or have sold/disposed of to a different vehicle that you own or take newly acquired/purchased. Merely the following license plates may be transferred online at mybmv.com: Passenger, Truck (11,000 pounds or less), Motorcycle, and In God We Trust, only please be advised that at that place may be specific scenarios where you cannot transfer online and must visit a branch to transfer your plate.

Duplicate and Replacement Registration

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A duplicate registration is needed when you require a new license plate, sticker, or registration document due to existence lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed.

If the license plate was mailed by the BMV and y'all never received information technology, please phone call the Contact Center at 888-692-6841 or visit your local BMV co-operative.

Duplicate License Plate:
- You must visit a branch to obtain a duplicate plate. You will receive the same plate number and aforementioned plate type if a replacement/duplicate plate is needed.
Replacement License Plate:
- You must visit a branch to obtain a replacement plate. Y'all will receive the aforementioned plate type, but a new plate number.
- If you believe your vehicle license plate was stolen, you lot may study it equally stolen to law enforcement. When reporting a plate as stolen to the BMV, you must have law enforcement complete the Report of Stolen License Plate or Registration Decal – Country Grade 37135 and present the form to a BMV branch at the time of application for a replacement license plate.
- If you practise not know if the plate has been lost or stolen, you may decide if you would like to report it as stolen to police enforcement. The plate is not required to be reported as stolen. When a license plate number has been flagged as stolen, a replacement license plate number (new plate number) must exist issued. A duplicate license plate number (aforementioned plate number) cannot exist re-issued. When a plate number has been flagged as stolen, it volition be ineligible for re-issuance for 5 years from the date that the stolen status was applied to the plate number past the BMV.

Indistinguishable – Motor Vehicle Registration Document: used when you require a duplicate registration document due to impairment or loss.
- You lot may print a duplicate registration through myBMV.com at no cost. State Form 37135 - Application for Replacement or Duplicate License Plate is not required to exist submitted for a duplicate motor vehicle registration.
Replacement – Sticker: used if you request replacement license plate stickers because y'all have non received your document of registration with stickers in the mail or the stickers on your license plate are damaged or lost.
- Y'all will be mailed a new document of registration, an expiration yr sticker, and any other stickers (i.e., month/day, canton, or weight/bus tagline) that were fulfilled with the last registration transaction.
- If you need a new calendar month/day, canton or weight/double-decker tagline sticker, please visit a branch.
- Constructive 5/4/2018, replacement expiration year stickers tin be purchased at a BMV Connect kiosk.