Section 9-25-6-15.1 - Petition for waiver of reinstatement fee(a) An individual who is liable for a reinstatement fee imposed under section 15 of this chapter may file a petition for waiver of part or all of the reinstatement fee in a criminal court of record in the person's county of residence.(b) The clerk of the court shall forward a copy of the petition to the prosecuting attorney of the county and to the bureau. The prosecuting attorney may appear and be heard on the petition.(c) The bureau is not a party in a proceeding under this chapter.(d) Upon its own motion, or upon a petition filed by an individual under this section, a court may waive part or all of a reinstatement fee imposed under section 15 of this chapter if the court finds that:(1) the individual who owes the fee: (B) has presented proof of future financial responsibility; and(2) waiver of part or all of the fee is appropriate in light of the individual's character and the circumstances surrounding the suspension.(e) If a court waives part or all of a reinstatement fee under this section for an individual, the court may impose other reasonable conditions on the individual.(f) If a court waives part or all of a reinstatement fee under this section, the clerk shall forward a copy of the court's order to the bureau.Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-29-10-2; subsection (d) formerly 9-29-10-3.
Amended by P.L. 178-2019,SEC. 57, eff. 1/1/2020.Added by P.L. 198-2016, SEC. 544, eff. 7/1/2016.