Sec. 7.4. (a) If a vehicle has been acquired or brought into Indiana, or for any other reason becomes subject to registration after the regular annual registration date in the year on or before which the owner of the vehicle is required under the motor vehicle registration laws of Indiana to register vehicles, the amount of surtax computed under section 7.3 of this chapter shall be reduced in the same manner as the excise tax is reduced under IC 6-6-5-7.2.

     (b) The owner of a vehicle who sells or otherwise disposes of the vehicle in a year in which the owner has paid the surtax imposed by this chapter is entitled to receive a credit that is calculated in the same manner and subject to the same requirements as the credit for the excise tax under IC 6-6-5-7.2.

     (c) If the name of the owner of a vehicle is legally changed and the change has caused a change in the owner’s annual registration date, the surtax liability of the owner shall be adjusted in the same manner as excise taxes are adjusted under IC 6-6-5-7.2.

     (d) The owner of a vehicle who moves out of state in a year in which the owner has paid the surtax imposed by this chapter is entitled to receive a refund that is calculated in the same manner and subject to the same requirements as the credit for the excise tax under IC 6-6-5-7.4.

As added by P.L.11-1999, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.3-2008, SEC.61; P.L.178-2019, SEC.8.