(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:(A) is indigent; and(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 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.]As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.544. Amended by P.L.178-2019, SEC.57.
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