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A bus is a motor vehicle that is designed for carrying and transporting more than nine passengers, including the driver and used to transport passengers.

A bus must be registered as a for-hire bus or a not-for-hire bus. The person registering a bus must provide the use of the bus to the BMV at time of registration. Please read below for additional information about the various bus types.

Bus Types

Registration Fees and Taxes

For-hire buses are subject to a registration fee and annual county and municipal taxes.

Not-for-hire school, special purpose, and church buses are subject only to a registration fee. All other not-for-hire bus types are subject to a registration fee and annual county and municipal taxes.

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Registration Options

Applications for titles and registrations for a bus being used for official business, a school bus, or a special purpose bus must be mailed. For more information on how to apply for a title and registration, please visit the Central Office Titling webpage.

Applications for titles and registrations for all other bus types may be processed at any branch.

Registration renewals may be processed online. However, if a safety inspection is required, the renewal must be mailed in or processed at a branch.

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Contact Information

Need more information to answer your questions related to school bus conversion or safety inspections? Contact the Indiana State Police at:

Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division
CVDInfoandHelpline@isp.in.gov
Telephone: (317) 615-7373

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