Proposed changes to the rules allowing Hoosiers to legally change their gender identification on their driver’s licenses creates a process that is cumbersome and bureaucratic, critics say.
The new stalled rule would require applicants to have the state health department, not the BMV, sign off on an individual’s attempt to be recognized on their driver’s license or state ID as anything other than their gender at birth.
House Bill 1341 allows people to operate automated vehicles on public highways but only under certain conditions. Critics, including auto manufacturers, said the bill would stifle innovation.
The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles has agreed to repay motorists more than $62 million it collected in excessive fees to settle a class-action lawsuit.
The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles denied Chris Bontrager's first request in February without citing a specific reason.
Attorney Irwin Levin of Indianapolis law firm Cohen & Malad LLP argued during a one-day bench trial Wednesday that the BMV should refund a total of $144 million in overcharges going back 10 years, plus interest.
The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles is criticizing an Indiana law firm for a court order the BMV says will “take money out of Hoosiers’ pockets,” but the attorney who filed the order said the request is meant to protect Hoosiers who are suing the BMV.
Indiana residents buying vehicles will have extra days to get their titles and plates beginning Friday. And auto dealers will have more time after a sale to deliver a title.
A former top Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles official violated state ethics laws when he helped negotiate a lucrative state contract with a company and then took a job with the firm, officials said Thursday.
A former Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles official who took a job with a company he awarded a lucrative state contract has reached a proposed settlement of alleged ethics violations.
The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles says it will resume its vanity license plate program Friday after suspending it for nearly three years.
Indiana’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles would see its fee structure simplified under a bill being considered following an audit last year that found the agency had overcharged motorists more than $60 million since 2013.
The state's license plates will be redesigned and replaced every seven years, rather than every five years. The new rule took effect Friday.
Indiana's Bureau of Motor Vehicles has admitted to weight-class overcharges in court documents stemming from a class-action lawsuit alleging that the agency overcharged motorists by tens of millions of dollars.
A private-sector accountant has been hired by the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles to serve as its new chief financial officer.
A private license branch operator for the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles objects to Gov. Mike Pence's decision last week not to renew its contract with the state.
Gov. Mike Pence is cancelling a contract between the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles and a private license branch operator, and wants a former top agency official to be investigated for possible ethics violations.
A judge refused on Monday to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that Indiana's Bureau of Motor Vehicles overcharged drivers by tens of millions of dollars for fees and services.
A judge heard arguments Monday in the case alleging that the BMV overcharged motorists by tens of millions of dollars for fees and services.
Rep. Dan Forestal, D-Indianapolis, said Friday that legislative leaders should establish a committee for a comprehensive review of the agency and develop proposals that the General Assembly can consider during its 2016 session.