A central Indiana judge is weighing the fate of a lawsuit alleging that the Bureau of Motor Vehicles overcharged motorists by tens of millions of dollars for fees and services.
BMV attorney Carl Hayes asked a Marion County judge Monday to dismiss the lawsuit. He argued the plaintiff named in the case didn’t file a required tort claim notice before filing the lawsuit.
But the plaintiff’s attorney Irwin Levin (Luh-VIHN’) argued that the plaintiffs’ complaint seeking repayment of what it calls unlawfully charged fees alleges “unjust enrichment” and isn’t a tort claim.
Monday’s hearing came a week after an independent audit concluded the BMV lacks oversight, uses a complex fee schedule and may have overcharged motorists more than it has previously disclosed.
