Indiana Disabled Hoosier Veteran License Plate

IC 9-18.5-5-1 lets a veteran display a disabled Hoosier veteran plate if, "as the result of having served in the armed forces", he or she has lost sight in both eyes or has permanent impairment of vision in both eyes to the extent of being eligible for service-connected compensation; has lost or lost the use of one or both feet, or one or both hands; has a VA rating "for a physical condition that precludes the individual from walking without pain or difficulty"; or has been rated at least 50 percent and receives compensation, with "at least sixty percent (60%) of the disability rating" attributable to a mobility disability. What it gives. No additional plate fee (IC 9-18.5-5-6). No fee and no penalty for overstaying at a parking meter (IC 9-18.5-5-2), except where parking is prohibited. The Department of Veterans Affairs says the plate carries accessible parking privileges only when the veteran is in the vehicle and that parking in an accessible space without the veteran is a Class C infraction. Registration fees and excise tax are still due. The plate cannot go on a commercial vehicle. It is also the gate to the $25 Disabled Hoosier Veteran state park pass (see the state parks entry). How to apply. Send State Form 32584 to the Department of Veterans Affairs with the VA award letter showing the breakdown of individual ratings and the DD-214; the Department says it cannot see VA records itself. If the rating decision does not say walking is limited, a doctor's statement is needed. Take the certified form to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. A name the federal library gets wrong. The Army benefits library (re-read 2026-10-24) calls this the "Disabled Hoosier Army Veteran" plate. It is open to veterans of every branch.