Indiana Tallies $13M Boost Off ‘Blackout’ License Plate Sales, Invests in BMV Modernization
The surcharge on each plate funds a five-year effort to upgrade aging BMV systems, add kiosks and raise pay for customer-facing workers.
- On Monday, the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles announced its "blackout" license plates generated $12.9 million in the year since launching, funding a five-year agency modernization plan.
- Governor Mike Braun directed the Bureau to modernize its 20-year-old tracking and record support software via an executive order last year, aiming to improve efficiency and customer service for Hoosiers.
- Sales reached nearly 22,000 in the first month and exceeded 90,000 by late 2025, with the optional plate adding $45 to registration fees. "Hoosiers clearly like the Blackout plate," Braun said.
- Upgrades include installing 24/7 BMV Connect kiosks statewide, deploying AI chatbots, and increasing pay for customer-facing employees as part of 13 total agency initiatives.
- BMV Commissioner Kevin Garvey said the plate success allows the agency to reinvest in necessary technology, continuing a five-year modernization effort designed to make doing business with the Bureau faster and easier.
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Indiana nets $13M boost off ‘blackout’ license plate sales
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles has sold more than 380,000 “blackout” license plates in the year since the minimalist design launched – generating $12.9 million toward a five-year modernization plan for the agency, the governor’s office announced Monday.
Popular ‘blackout’ license plates generate $12.9M for Indiana BMV
(INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE) — Indiana’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles has sold more than 380,000 “blackout” license plates in the year since the minimalist design launched — generating $12.9 million toward a five-year modernization plan for the agency, the governor’s office announced Monday. Sales began last August of the plates with while numerals and letters on […]
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Indiana tallies $13M boost off ‘blackout’ license plate sales, invests in BMV modernization
Indiana’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles has sold more than 380,000 “blackout” license plates in the year since the minimalist design launched — generating $12.9 million toward a five-year modernization plan for the agency, the governor’s office announced Monday.
Oct. 6: Indiana tallies $13M boost off ‘blackout’ license plate sales, invests in BMV modernization
Indiana’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles has sold more than 380,000 “blackout” license plates in the year since the minimalist design launched — generating $12.9 million toward a five-year modernization plan for the agency, the governor’s office announced Oct. 5.
Indiana tallies $13M boost off ‘blackout’ license plate sales, invests in BMV modernization - Dubois County Free Press, Inc.
by Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indiana Capital ChronicleOctober 5, 2026 Indiana’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles has sold more than 380,000 “blackout” license plates in the year since the minimalist design launched — generating $12.9 million toward a five-year modernization plan for the agency, the governor’s office announced Monday. The blackout plates feature white numerals and letters... The post Indiana tallies $13M boost off ‘blackout’ license plate sa…
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