Sec. 1.5. (a) The application form for a disabled Hoosier veteran license plate must allow the applicant to choose to prohibit the disclosure of personal information to the Indiana department of veterans’ affairs.

     (b) The bureau must inform the applicant that:

Terms Used In Indiana Code 9-18.5-5-1.5

  • veteran: includes "Hoosier veteran" and applies to the construction of all Indiana statutes, unless the construction is expressly excluded by the terms of the statute, is plainly repugnant to the intent of the general assembly or of the context of the statute, or is inconsistent with federal law. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(1) the Indiana department of veterans’ affairs may contact the applicant with information about its activities but may not use the applicant’s personal information primarily for fundraising or solicitation purposes;

(2) the bureau will not disclose the applicant’s personal information to any other person or group; and

(3) the Indiana department of veterans’ affairs will not disclose the applicant’s personal information to any other person or group without the applicant’s written consent.

     (c) Unless the applicant has prohibited disclosure on the application, the bureau shall disclose personal information included on the application form to the Indiana department of veterans’ affairs.

     (d) If the applicant does not make an affirmative statement against disclosure as described in subsection (c), the bureau shall disclose personal information about the applicant included on the application form only to the Indiana department of veterans’ affairs. The bureau may not disclose personal information to any other person.

     (e) If the Indiana department of veterans’ affairs receives personal information from the bureau under subsection (c), the Indiana department of veterans’ affairs may:

(1) contact the applicant with information about activities of the Indiana department of veterans’ affairs;

(2) not contact the applicant primarily for fundraising or solicitation purposes; and

(3) not disclose the personal information of the applicant to any other person or group without the written consent of the applicant.

     (f) An affirmative statement against disclosure made by an applicant under subsection (c) is in effect until:

(1) the applicant indicates on a subsequent application that the applicant’s personal information may be disclosed; or

(2) the applicant sends written consent to the bureau to disclose the applicant’s personal information.

As added by P.L.108-2023, SEC.2.

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