Sec. 3. (a) This section applies to vehicles that:

(1) are registered as:

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 6-6-5-3

  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(A) passenger motor vehicles;

(B) motorcycles;

(C) collector vehicles; or

(D) trucks with a declared gross weight of eleven thousand (11,000) pounds or less; and

(2) are model years 1981 and later.

     (b) The bureau shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to determine the value of vehicles to which this section applies as the basis for measuring the vehicle excise tax. The rules must determine the value of a vehicle as of the time it is first offered for sale as a new vehicle in Indiana.

     (c) For each vehicle, beginning with the 1990 model year, the bureau shall reduce the value determined under subsection (b) by dividing:

(1) the price determined under subsection (b); by

(2) one (1) plus the average percentage increase in new automobile prices using the most recent annual reference to the Consumer Price Index for Private New Automobiles as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Department of Labor.

     (d) The bureau shall classify each vehicle based on the value determined under subsection (c) according to the following schedule:

 

Class

 

I

 

less than $ 1,500

 

 

 

Class

 

II

 

at least $ 1,500

 

but less than $ 2,250

 

Class

 

III

 

at least $ 2,250

 

but less than $ 3,000

 

Class

 

IV

 

at least $ 3,000

 

but less than $ 4,000

 

Class

 

V

 

at least $ 4,000

 

but less than $ 5,500

 

Class

 

VI

 

at least $ 5,500

 

but less than $ 7,000

 

Class

 

VII

 

at least $ 7,000

 

but less than $ 8,500

 

Class

 

VIII

 

at least $ 8,500

 

but less than $10,000

 

Class

 

IX

 

at least $10,000

 

but less than $12,500

 

Class

 

X

 

at least $12,500

 

but less than $15,000

 

Class

 

XI

 

at least $15,000

 

but less than $18,000

 

Class

 

XII

 

at least $18,000

 

but less than $22,000

 

Class

 

XIII

 

at least $22,000

 

but less than $25,000

 

Class

 

XIV

 

at least $25,000

 

but less than $30,000

 

Class

 

XV

 

at least $30,000

 

but less than $35,000

 

Class

 

XVI

 

at least $35,000

 

but less than $42,500

 

Class

 

XVII

 

$42,500

 

and over

     (e) The age of a vehicle is determined by subtracting the model year from the current calendar year.

     (f) The tax schedule is as follows:

Age

I

 

II

 

III

 

IV

 

V

 

0

$12

 

$36

 

$50

 

$50

 

$66

 

1

12

 

30

 

50

 

50

 

57

 

2

12

 

27

 

42

 

50

 

50

 

3

12

 

24

 

33

 

50

 

50

 

4

12

 

18

 

24

 

48

 

50

 

5

12

 

12

 

18

 

36

 

50

 

6

12

 

12

 

12

 

24

 

42

 

7

12

 

12

 

12

 

18

 

24

 

8

12

 

12

 

12

 

12

 

12

 

9

12

 

12

 

12

 

12

 

12

 

and thereafter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Age

VI

 

VII

 

VIII

 

IX

 

X

 

0

$84

 

$103

 

$123

 

$150

 

$172

 

1

74

 

92

 

110

 

134

 

149

 

2

63

 

77

 

93

 

115

 

130

 

3

52

 

64

 

78

 

98

 

112

 

4

50

 

52

 

64

 

82

 

96

 

5

50

 

50

 

50

 

65

 

79

 

6

49

 

50

 

50

 

52

 

65

 

7

30

 

40

 

50

 

50

 

53

 

8

18

 

21

 

34

 

40

 

50

 

9

12

 

12

 

12

 

12

 

12

 

and thereafter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Age

XI

 

XII

 

XIII

 

XIV

 

XV

 

0

$207

 

$250

 

$300

 

$350

 

$406

 

1

179

 

217

 

260

 

304

 

353

 

2

156

 

189

 

225

 

265

 

307

 

3

135

 

163

 

184

 

228

 

257

 

4

115

 

139

 

150

 

195

 

210

 

5

94

 

114

 

121

 

160

 

169

 

6

78

 

94

 

96

 

132

 

134

 

7

64

 

65

 

65

 

91

 

91

 

8

50

 

50

 

50

 

50

 

50

 

9

21

 

26

 

30

 

36

 

42

 

and thereafter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Age

XVI

 

XVII

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

$469

 

$532

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

407

 

461

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

355

 

398

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

306

 

347

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

261

 

296

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

214

 

242

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

177

 

192

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

129

 

129

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

63

 

63

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

49

 

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and thereafter.

Formerly: Acts 1969, c.423, s.3; Acts 1971, P.L.73, SEC.2. As amended by P.L.24-1986, SEC.31; P.L.335-1989(ss), SEC.8; P.L.90-2002, SEC.304; P.L.256-2017, SEC.23; P.L.147-2018, SEC.2.