On behalf of the Indiana Secretary of State Auto Dealer Services Division, I am submitting this notice in compliance with IC 4-22-2-19, which requires an agency to begin the rulemaking process not later than 60 days after the effective date of the statute that authorizes the rule.

The statutory authority for rulemaking for the Secretary of State Auto Dealer Services Division is IC 9-32-3-1, which was enacted in P.L.92-2013, SECTION 78 and became effective on July 1, 2013. It authorized the Secretary of State to adopt emergency rules before January 1, 2014. The emergency rules would remain in effect until permanent rules could be adopted before July 1, 2014. Emergency rules were adopted effective September 13, 2013.

The Secretary of State was unable to begin the rulemaking process within 60 days of the statute authorizing the rule. This was the first time administrative rules have been modified since the Division was moved from the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to the Secretary of State's office in 2007. There were many detailed technical corrections needed. The significant changes were complex and required extensive discussions within the agency, other state agencies, and interested parties.

The Indiana Secretary of State has initiated the rulemaking process by publishing its Notice of Intent to Adopt a Rule in the Indiana Register on December 25, 2013 (DIN: 20131225-IR-075130566NIA).

Elizabeth A. Murphy

Associate General Counsel and Division Director

Indiana Secretary of State Auto Dealer Services Division