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Not sure how to championship and register your vehicle?

Check out our stride-by-step interactive guide to walk you lot through what to wait on basic vehicle transactions!

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 some other Indiana resident will need a "new" registration transaction from the championship. Indiana residents must register all newly acquired, unregistered vehicles within 45 days later the date on which the vehicle was purchased or acquired, and all vehicles owned past the person inside lx days after condign a new resident. If irresolute your legal accost during the transaction, you lot must provide two proofs of address.

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

A new motor vehicle registration may be 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'south scheduled expiration appointment in guild to avoid a $xv administrative penalty. If changing your legal address during the transaction, you must provide two proofs of accost.

Renewals may exist completed:

Online at myBMV.com (except for heavy weighted vehicles over 26,000 lbs. and whatever other vehicles that require boosted forms upon renewal). You tin can manage your renewal notices online as well.
Over the telephone 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 following over the phone:
1. Your phone admission code, which are listed on your myBMV account or on your renewal find.
2. Cipher code for each vehicle listed
Past mailing your renewal notices along with payment to the accost provided on the renewal notice.
At any FSP/PSP location.
At any BMV branch.
At BMV Connect Kiosks.

If y'all believe your vehicle license plate was stolen, you may report it every bit stolen to police 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 – State Form 37135 and present the form to a BMV branch at the time of application for a replacement license plate.

If y'all do not know if the plate has been lost or stolen, you may decide if y'all would like to study 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 duplicate license plate number (same plate number) cannot be re-issued. When a plate number has been flagged as stolen, it volition be ineligible for re-issuance for 5 years from the appointment that the stolen status was practical to the plate number past the BMV.

Amend a Registration

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

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

BMV error.
Body change: used when the vehicle'south body mode has changed (ex. Jitney to Recreational Vehicle (RV)).
County change: 2 proofs of address are needed for this amendment.
Changing from a non-farm plate to a farm plate or vice versa.
Expiration alter, which may occur for two different reasons:
- Your concluding name may have changed due to a wedlock, divorce, or courtroom order. Y'all are required to present documentation if the name has not already been changed on the Indiana driver'southward license, or
- The Registration License Type may have changed (ex. Church building omnibus to Special Purpose Bus. Church Coach plates expire on ii/28, whereas the Special Purpose Omnibus expires of 9/28).
Other corrections:
- Calculation or removing owners from a registration (must get-go be added/removed from the title).
- Changing a name on a registration (union, divorce, or court order) that does not change the registration'due south expiration. You must present proper documentation proving the name change.
- Changing the address on a certificate of registration that does not involve a county change. Two proofs of address are required to ameliorate your legal address.
Plate type change:
- Irresolute from one plate design to another (Ex: plate change from an "In God We Trust" plate to a passenger plate).
- Re-weight upward or down (Ex: Irresolute from a light truck 11,000 to a heavy truck 26,000).
Study Plate as Stolen:
- If you believe your vehicle license plate was stolen, you may study it as stolen to police 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 – Land Grade 37135 and present the form to a BMV branch at the time of awarding for a replacement license plate.
- If you practice not know if the plate has been lost or stolen, y'all may decide if you would like to report it equally stolen to law enforcement. The plate is non required to be reported as stolen. When a license plate number has been flagged equally stolen, a replacement license plate number (new plate number) must be issued. A duplicate license plate number (same plate number) cannot be re-issued. When a plate number has been flagged every bit stolen, it will be ineligible for re-issuance for 5 years from the engagement that the stolen status was applied to the plate number past the BMV.
Theft Recovery: used when registration amendment is needed after a vehicle has been recovered later a theft.

Transfer a License Plate

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If you are completing whatsoever of the to a higher place transactions (new, renew, or amend a registration), yous may also transfer a license plate from a vehicle that you own or accept sold/disposed of to a different vehicle that y'all own or accept newly caused/purchased. Only the following license plates may exist transferred online at mybmv.com: Passenger, Truck (11,000 pounds or less), Motorcycle, and In God We Trust, but please be brash that there may be specific scenarios where y'all 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 crave a new license plate, sticker, or registration document due to beingness lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed.

If the license plate was mailed by the BMV and y'all never received it, please call the Contact Heart at 888-692-6841 or visit your local BMV branch.

Duplicate License Plate:
- Yous must visit a branch to obtain a duplicate plate. You will receive the same plate number and aforementioned plate blazon if a replacement/duplicate plate is needed.
Replacement License Plate:
- You must visit a branch to obtain a replacement plate. You will receive the same plate type, but a new plate number.
- If you believe your vehicle license plate was stolen, you lot may written report it equally stolen to police force 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 – Land Form 37135 and present the course to a BMV branch at the time of application for a replacement license plate.
- If you lot do not know if the plate has been lost or stolen, yous may decide if you would similar to study information technology every bit stolen to law enforcement. The plate is not required to be reported every bit 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 (aforementioned plate number) cannot be re-issued. When a plate number has been flagged as stolen, it will be ineligible for re-issuance for five years from the engagement that the stolen condition was applied to the plate number by the BMV.

Duplicate – Motor Vehicle Registration Certificate: used when you lot require a duplicate registration document due to damage or loss.
- You may impress a duplicate registration through myBMV.com at no price. State Course 37135 - Application for Replacement or Duplicate License Plate is not required to be submitted for a indistinguishable motor vehicle registration.
Replacement – Sticker: used if you request replacement license plate stickers because you lot have not received your certificate of registration with stickers in the mail service or the stickers on your license plate are damaged or lost.
- Y'all will be mailed a new document of registration, an expiration year sticker, and any other stickers (i.e., month/day, county, or weight/motorbus tagline) that were fulfilled with the last registration transaction.
- If you demand a new month/24-hour interval, county or weight/charabanc tagline sticker, please visit a co-operative.
- Constructive 5/4/2018, replacement expiration year stickers tin be purchased at a BMV Connect kiosk.