Fillable Form Sf-801 - Alternative Fuel Decal Application (Page 2 of 3) in pdf

Instructions for Completing

Alternative Fuel Decal Application

SF-801

What Is Alternative Fuel?

What if I'm Just "Passing Through" Indiana?

Technically, alternative fuel is a liquiﬁ ed petroleum gas,

If you are traveling through Indiana and wish to purchase

compressed natural gas product, or a combination of liquiﬁ ed

petroleum gas and a compressed natural gas product used in

alternative fuel in our state, you are not required to have a

an internal combustion engine or motor. Practically speaking,

decal to do so.

it is butane, LP gas, propane, or compressed natural gas.

How Much Are the Decals?

Who Needs to Purchase a Decal?

The annual fee for the decal is based upon the type and weight

Passenger vehicles weighing less than 9,000 pounds;

of the vehicle. The fees range from $100 to $500 and are

recreational vehicles; and trucks or buses with a declared

illustrated in the rate schedule on the next page.

gross weight greater than 9,000 pounds but equal to or less

than 11,000 pounds are no longer required to pay the annual

How Long is the Decal Valid?

fee or obtain a decal, unless the vehicles are owned by a

Decals are valid from April 1 through March 31; however,

public or private utility. All alternative fuel delivery trucks

we may grant you a 30-day extension.

greater than 11,000 pounds; all trucks and buses powered by

Are There Any Exemptions from This Tax?

alternative fuel, with a declared gross weight greater than

Yes! As in the past, decals are normally not needed for

11,000 pounds; and all road tractors powered by alternative

alternative fuel used:

fuel must have a decal.

(1)

in Indiana by the United States government;

How Do I Know if I Qualify as a Public or Private Utility?

(2)

by a municipal public transportation corporation

Utility means every plant or equipment within the state used

established under IC 36-9-4 for the compensated

for the conveyance of telegraph and telephone messages;

transportation of persons within the corporation's

for the production, transmission, delivery, or furnishing of

territory;

heat, light, water, or power, either directly or indirectly to

(3)

by a municipal public transit department for

the public; or for the collection, treatment, puriﬁ cation, and

the paid transportation of persons within the service

disposal in a sanitary manner of liquid and solid waste, sewage,

area; and

night soil, and industrial waste. However, it does not include

(4)

by a common carrier of passengers, including certain

a municipality that may acquire, own, or operate facilities

taxicabs, that transports passengers within one

for the collection, treatment, puriﬁ cation, and disposal in a

speciﬁ c area within Indiana and meet certain other

sanitary manner of liquid and solid waste, sewage, night soil,

requirements. If you believe you qualify for this

and industrial waste.

exemption, please call the Department for further

details.

Public utility means every corporation; company; individual;

or association of individuals and their lessees, trustees, or

receivers appointed by any court whatsoever that may own,

operate, manage, or control any plant or equipment within the

state for the conveyance of telegraph or telephone messages;

for the production, transmission, delivery, or furnishing of

heat, light, water, or power; or for the collection, treatment,

puriﬁ cation, and disposal in a sanitary manner of liquid and

solid waste, sewage, night soil, and industrial waste. However,

it does not include a municipality that may acquire, own, or

operate any of the foregoing facilities.

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