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Officers responding to your calls for service have
certain criteria for writing reports. Not all cases handled by the police will result in the
generation of an official police report. When a report has been completed, a copy of that
report is available at the police department or through crashdocs.org. For confidentiality purposes you may be asked to
present identification before any such transaction is completed. Some reports that have been submitted to the Police and Crash
Reports
There is a $5.00 administrative fee for police and vehicle crash reports. We can only accept Cash or Check at the department. We would request 24 hours for preparation and then review. Accuracy is not always achieved after a long shift and simple clerical errors can happen. Our goal is to minimize these errors. The
DeMotte Police Department has partnered with Carfax For Police and we
are now offering an online solution to retrieve your accident
report. The fee for the report is the same for "in person"
pickup or online download. To complete a download of
your accident report, you will need your case number, the last name of
an involved party and the date of the accident. Crashdocs reports
will be available 5-7 days after the incident.
Certificate of Insurance After a Crash If you have been involved in a crash that has
cumulative damage over $1,000.00, you will be required to file
a certification with the Indiana BMV indicating you had insurance at the time
of the crash. This is separate from any insurance claim you may make. You
must contact your insurance agent and have them file this electronic form. If
they fail to do so within 10 days of our report being filed on the state
server, your driver's license will be suspended. It is important to follow up
with your agent and insure they have filed this on your behalf. It's also a good idea to ask them to forward you a
copy for you records. Title Checks If you need a Title/VIN Check for a vehicle or
watercraft, there is also a $5.00 charge. Receipts are issued at the police dispatch center
for our town residents. Need A VIN
Form? Here’s One Right Here! If you live in the unincorporated county areas surrounding
Demotte, you will need to call the Sheriff’s Department for
service at 219-866-7344. Where does that $5.00 fee go? Per State Board of Accounts, the money is designated
for specific purposes related to equipment and training. There is no departmental spending discretion built
into the assessment of fees. Handgun Permits DeMotte Residents can now obtain an
application for an Indiana Carrying Permit online at: Note: Indiana is now a Constitutional carry state, meaning that you do not have to be licensed within the State of Indiana to carry a firearm if you are 18 years of age or older and are not a prohibited person. The benefit of obtaining a personal carry permit includes the ability to carry into other States within the US that honor the Indiana handgun permit.
On July 1, 2022, the State of Indiana will no longer require a handgun permit to legally carry, conceal or transport a handgun within the state. This law DOES NOT allow everyone to carry a handgun as Indiana law contains certain criteria which must be met for a person to legally carry within the state. A person MUST NOT be a PROHIBITED PERSON as defined by IC 35-47-2-1.5. The DeMotte Police Department will still continue to process licenses to carry a handgun for town residents which can be a benefit when travelling outside the state. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please call the department at 219-987-3344. More information about Firearm laws as they pertain to you can be found in the PDF Documents linked below. Attorney General, Todd Rokita has released a Gun Owner's Bill of Rights pamphlet which can answer many questions. Another useful document can be found at https://handgunlaws.us.
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“There are no constraints on the human mind, no walls around the
human spirit, nor barriers to our progress, except those we ourselves erect.” Ronald
Reagan |
