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IN Code § 9-21-4-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 21. Traffic Regulation|Chapter 4. Traffic Control Devices|9-21-4-5. Commercial Advertising; Placement on Traffic Control Devices; Prohibition; Exceptions; Tourist Attraction Signage; Lights Maintained on Private Property; Restrictions

Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person may not place or maintain upon a highway a traffic sign or signal bearing commercial advertising. A public authority may not permit the placement of a traffic sign or signal that bears a commercial message.(b) Under criteria to be jointly established by the Indiana department of transportation and the office of tourism development (before July 1, 2020) or the Indiana destination development corporation (after June 30, 2020), the Indiana department of transportation may authorize the posting of any of the following:(1) Limited tourist attraction signage.(2) Business signs on specific information panels on the interstate system of highways and other freeways.All costs of manufacturing, installation, and maintenance to the Indiana department of transportation for a business sign posted under this subsection shall be paid by the business.(c) Criteria established under subsection (b) for tourist attraction signage must include a category for a tourist attraction that:(1) is a trademarked destination brand; and(2) encompasses buildings, structures, sites, or other facilities that are:(A) listed on the National Register of Historic Places established under 16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.; or(B) listed on the register of Indiana historic sites and historic structures established under IC 14-21-1;regardless of the distance of the tourist attraction from the highway on which the tourist attraction signage is placed.(d) Criteria established under subsection (b) for tourist attraction signage must include a category for a tourist attraction that is an establishment issued a brewer's permit under IC 7.1-3-2-2(b).(e) A person may not place, maintain, or display a flashing, a rotating, or an alternating light, beacon, or other lighted device that:(1) is visible from a highway; and(2) may be mistaken for or confused with a traffic control device or for an authorized warning device on an emergency vehicle.(f) This section does not prohibit the erection, upon private property adjacent to highways, of signs giving useful directional information and of a type that cannot be mistaken for official signs.[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-38(a).]As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.229-2005, SEC.8; P.L.30-2007, SEC.1; P.L.94-2008, SEC.59; P.L.79-2015, SEC.15; P.L.78-2019, SEC.12.
IN Code § 9-21-4-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 21. Traffic Regulation|Chapter 4. Traffic Control Devices|9-21-4-6. Advertising Signs, Signals, and Devices; Placement on or Over Roadway; Prohibition; Removal

Sec. 6. (a) A person may not place, maintain, or display an advertising sign, signal, or device on or over the roadway of a highway.(b) A person may not place, maintain, or display an advertising sign, signal, or device on a highway in a city between the curb and sidewalk. If the curb and sidewalk join, a person may not place, maintain, or display on the sidewalk an advertising sign, signal, or device closer than ten (10) feet from the curb line. Overhanging signs may not overhang the curb.(c) A person may not place, maintain, or display an advertising sign or device of any character within one hundred (100) feet of a highway outside the corporate limits of an incorporated city or town that obstructs the view of:(1) the highway; or(2) an intersecting highway, street, alley, or private driveway;of a person traveling the highway for a distance of five hundred (500) feet or less from the sign or device as the person approaches the highway or intersecting highway.(d) A person may not place, maintain, or display an advertising sign or a device of a permanent or semipermanent character on a highway right-of-way.(e) Each sign, signal, or marking prohibited under this section is declared to be a public nuisance. The authority having jurisdiction over the highway may remove or cause to be removed the prohibited sign, signal, or marking without notice.[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-38(b); (c); (d); (e); (f).]As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IN Code § 9-21-4-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 21. Traffic Regulation|Chapter 4. Traffic Control Devices|9-21-4-7. Designation or Determination of the Location Of, Necessity For, and Extent of Traffic Control Devices; Order of Department of Transportation; Violation; Trial; Certification of Order; Permits

Sec. 7. (a) Whenever, under this article, the Indiana department of transportation designates or determines the location of, necessity for, and extent of:(1) traffic control devices;(2) state speed limits, other than maximum limits;(3) speed limits on elevated structures;(4) no passing zones;(5) one-way roadways;(6) certain lanes for slow moving traffic;(7) course of turning movements at intersections;(8) dangerous railroad crossings requiring stops;(9) through highways and stop intersections;(10) angle parking; or(11) restrictions on the use of highways for certain periods or for certain vehicles, including low speed vehicles;the designation or determination shall be by order of the commissioner of the Indiana department of transportation and shall, except for subdivision (1), be evidenced by official signs or markings under this article. The commissioner of the Indiana department of transportation may designate an order adopted under this subsection as an emergency rule and adopt the order in the same manner as emergency rules are adopted under IC 4-22-2-37.1.(b) At a trial of a person charged with a violation of the restrictions imposed by subsection (a) and in all civil actions, oral evidence of the location and content of the signs or markings is prima facie evidence of the adoption and application of the restriction by the Indiana department of transportation and the validity of the adoption and application of the restriction. The Indiana department of transportation shall, upon request by a party in an action at law, furnish, under the seal of the Indiana department of transportation, a certification of the order establishing the restriction in question. A certification under this subsection shall be accepted by any court as conclusive proof of the designation or determination by the commissioner of the Indiana department of transportation. Certified copies shall be furnished without cost to the parties to a court action involving the restriction upon request.(c) Whenever, under this article, a permit or permission of the Indiana department of transportation is required, the permit must be in writing and under the seal of the Indiana department of transportation.[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-125(e).]As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.21-2003, SEC.7; P.L.140-2013, SEC.11.
IN Code § 9-21-4-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 21. Traffic Regulation|Chapter 4. Traffic Control Devices|9-21-4-8. Rules of Statewide Application Not Evidenced by Official Signs and Not Authorized by This Article; Adoption; Use of Administrative Rules

Sec. 8. The rules for construction of private drives and controlling the cutting of curbs in cities and any other rules of statewide application that are:(1) not evidenced by official signs or markings;(2) made by the Indiana department of transportation; and(3) not authorized by this article but authorized by other statutes;shall be adopted under IC 4-22-2.[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-125(f) part.]As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IN Code § 9-21-4-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 21. Traffic Regulation|Chapter 4. Traffic Control Devices|9-21-4-9. Administrative Rules; Adoption of Rules of Statewide Application; Exceptions

Sec. 9. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), all rules of statewide application shall be adopted under IC 4-22-2.(b) Traffic regulations carrying a penalty for violation and requiring the use of signs or markers to make them effective need not be adopted under IC 4-22-2.(c) Traffic regulations, except maximum speed limits and worksite speed limits, shall be officially adopted by order of the Indiana department of transportation.[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-125(g).]As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IN Code § 9-21-4-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 21. Traffic Regulation|Chapter 4. Traffic Control Devices|9-21-4-10. Emergency Rules; Adoption Under Administrative Rules Provisions

Sec. 10. If the Indiana department of transportation designates a rule under section 8 or 9 of this chapter as an emergency rule, the department may adopt the rule under IC 4-22-2-37.1.[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-125(g).]As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IN Code § 9-21-4-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 21. Traffic Regulation|Chapter 4. Traffic Control Devices|9-21-4-11. Through Highways; Stop or Yield Intersections; Designation; Erection of Signs

Sec. 11. The Indiana department of transportation, with reference to state highways and highway routes through cities, and local authorities, with reference to other highways under their jurisdiction, may, upon an engineering and traffic investigation, designate:(1) through highways and erect stop or yield signs at specified entrances to the highways; or(2) an intersection as a stop or yield intersection and erect stop or yield signs at one (1) or more entrances to the intersection.[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-110(a).]As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IN Code § 9-21-4-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 21. Traffic Regulation|Chapter 4. Traffic Control Devices|9-21-4-12. No Passing Zones and Narrow Bridges on State Highways; Designation; Erection of Signs

Sec. 12. (a) The Indiana department of transportation may determine by an engineering and traffic investigation those parts of a state highway where overtaking and passing or driving to the left of the roadway would be especially hazardous and may, by appropriate signs or marks on the roadway, indicate the beginning and end of the zones.(b) The Indiana department of transportation may determine that a bridge, a culvert, or an approach to a bridge or culvert on a state highway does not have sufficient clear roadway width to safely permit the passing of two (2) vehicles. A bridge or culvert described in this subsection shall be designated a one-lane bridge or a narrow bridge.[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-70(a); (b).]As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IN Code § 9-21-4-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 21. Traffic Regulation|Chapter 4. Traffic Control Devices|9-21-4-13. No Passing Zones; Designation by Local Authorities; Erection of Signs

Sec. 13. A local unit that has responsibility for roads and streets may determine by an engineering and traffic investigation those parts of a road or street, including bridges, under the unit's jurisdiction where overtaking and passing or driving to the left of the roadway would be especially hazardous. Upon making that determination, the local unit may, by ordinance, designate no-passing zones by appropriate signs or marks on the roadway.[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-70(c).]As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IN Code § 9-21-4-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 21. Traffic Regulation|Chapter 4. Traffic Control Devices|9-21-4-14. One-Way Highways and Streets; Designation; Erection of Signs

Sec. 14. The Indiana department of transportation may designate a highway or separate roadway under the department's jurisdiction for one-way traffic and shall erect appropriate signs giving notice of the designation.[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-71.]As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IN Code § 9-21-4-16 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 21. Traffic Regulation|Chapter 4. Traffic Control Devices|9-21-4-16. Stopping at Railroad Crossings; Procedure

Sec. 16. When a stop sign is erected at a railroad crossing, the driver of a vehicle shall stop within fifty (50) feet but not less than ten (10) feet from the nearest track of the grade crossing and shall proceed only upon exercising due care.[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-107(d).]As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IN Code § 9-21-4-17 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 21. Traffic Regulation|Chapter 4. Traffic Control Devices|9-21-4-17. Preferential Right-of-Way at Intersections; Signs

Sec. 17. Whenever traffic at an intersection is controlled by signs, preferential right-of-way may be indicated by stop signs or yield signs under this chapter.[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-34.]As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IN Code § 9-21-4-18 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 21. Traffic Regulation|Chapter 4. Traffic Control Devices|9-21-4-18. Operation of Motor Vehicle; Obeyance of Markings or Signs

Sec. 18. A person who drives a vehicle must obey the markings or signs posted under this chapter.[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-70(d); 9-4-1-110(c).]As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IN Code § 9-21-4-19 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 21. Traffic Regulation|Chapter 4. Traffic Control Devices|9-21-4-19. Violations; Class C Infraction

Sec. 19. A person who violates section 4, 5, 6, 16, 17, or 18 of this chapter commits a Class C infraction.[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-127.1(b) part.]As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
IN Code § 9-21-4-20 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 21. Traffic Regulation|Chapter 4. Traffic Control Devices|9-21-4-20. Highway Work Zones; Signage; Penalties

Sec. 20. (a) For purposes of this section, "highway work zone" has the meaning set forth in IC 8-23-2-15.(b) The Indiana department of transportation shall design and manufacture or have manufactured signs that inform vehicle operators of the offenses and penalties under:(1) IC 9-21-5-11; and(2) IC 9-21-8-56.(c) A sign described in subsection (b) shall be posted at a reasonable distance before a highway work zone by:(1) the Indiana department of transportation;(2) a political subdivision; or(3) a contractor of the:(A) Indiana department of transportation; or(B) political subdivision;that is working at the highway work zone.A sign that is posted before a highway work zone must be posted in accordance with the Indiana Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices or the Indiana Work Site Traffic Control Manual.As added by P.L.40-2007, SEC.1.
IN Code § 9-21-5-0.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 21. Traffic Regulation|Chapter 5. Speed Limits|9-21-5-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter

Sec. 0.1. The amendments made to section 11 of this chapter by P.L.40-2007 apply to civil judgments entered for infractions committed after June 30, 2007.As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.216.
IN Code § 9-21-5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 21. Traffic Regulation|Chapter 5. Speed Limits|9-21-5-1. General Restrictions; Violation

Sec. 1. (a) A person may not drive a vehicle on a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions, having regard to the actual and potential hazards then existing. Speed shall be restricted as necessary to avoid colliding with a person, vehicle, or other conveyance on, near, or entering a highway in compliance with legal requirements and with the duty of all persons to use due care.(b) A person who drives at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent for the given weather or road conditions commits a Class C infraction.[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-57(a).]As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.188-2015, SEC.62.
IN Code § 9-21-5-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 21. Traffic Regulation|Chapter 5. Speed Limits|9-21-5-2. Maximum Speed Limits; Violation

Sec. 2. (a) Except when a special hazard exists that requires lower speed for compliance with section 1 of this chapter, the slower speed limit specified in this section or established as authorized by section 3 of this chapter is the maximum lawful speed. A person may not drive a vehicle on a highway at a speed in excess of the following maximum limits:(1) Thirty (30) miles per hour in an urban district.(2) Fifty-five (55) miles per hour, except as provided in subdivisions (1), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7).(3) Seventy (70) miles per hour on a highway on the national system of interstate and defense highways located outside of an urbanized area (as defined in 23 U.S.C. 101) with a population of at least fifty thousand (50,000), except as provided in subdivision (4).(4) Sixty-five (65) miles per hour for a vehicle (other than a bus) having a declared gross weight greater than twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds on a highway on the national system of interstate and defense highways located outside an urbanized area (as defined in 23 U.S.C. 101) with a population of at least fifty thousand (50,000).(5) Sixty-five (65) miles per hour on:(A) U.S. 20 from the intersection of U.S. 20 and County Road 17 in Elkhart County to the intersection of U.S. 20 and U.S. 31 in St. Joseph County;(B) U.S. 31 from the intersection of U.S. 31 and U.S. 20 in St. Joseph County to the boundary line between Indiana and Michigan; and(C) a highway classified by the Indiana department of transportation as an INDOT Freeway.(6) On a highway that is the responsibility of the Indiana finance authority established by IC 5-1.2-3:(A) seventy (70) miles per hour for:(i) a motor vehicle having a declared gross weight of not more than twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds; or(ii) a bus; or(B) sixty-five (65) miles per hour for a motor vehicle having a declared gross weight greater than twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds.(7) Sixty (60) miles per hour on a highway that:(A) is not designated as a part of the national system of interstate and defense highways;(B) has four (4) or more lanes;(C) is divided into two (2) or more roadways by:(i) an intervening space that is unimproved and not intended for vehicular travel;(ii) a physical barrier; or(iii) a dividing section constructed to impede vehicular traffic; and(D) is located outside an urbanized area (as defined in 23 U.S.C. 101) with a population of at least fifty thousand (50,000).(8) Fifteen (15) miles per hour in an alley.(b) A person who violates subsection (a) commits a Class C infraction.[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-57(b).]As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.92-1991, SEC.2; P.L.1-1993, SEC.56; P.L.151-2005, SEC.2; P.L.1-2006, SEC.163; P.L.188-2015, SEC.63; P.L.189-2018, SEC.104.
IN Code § 9-21-5-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 21. Traffic Regulation|Chapter 5. Speed Limits|9-21-5-3. Alteration of Maximum Speed Limits; Authorities; Procedures

Sec. 3. The maximum speed limits set forth in section 2 of this chapter may be altered as follows:(1) By local jurisdictions under section 6 of this chapter.(2) By the Indiana department of transportation under section 12 of this chapter.(3) For the purposes of speed limits on a highway on the national system of interstate and defense highways, by order of the commissioner of the Indiana department of transportation to conform to any federal regulation concerning state speed limit laws.(4) In worksites, by all jurisdictions under section 11 of this chapter.[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-57(c).]As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.235-2005, SEC.124; P.L.151-2005, SEC.3; P.L.1-2006, SEC.164.
IN Code § 9-21-5-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 21. Traffic Regulation|Chapter 5. Speed Limits|9-21-5-4. Reduction of Speed; Conditions Where Required; Violation

Sec. 4. (a) The driver of each vehicle shall, consistent with section 1 of this chapter, drive at an appropriate reduced speed as follows:(1) When approaching and crossing an intersection or railway grade crossing.(2) When approaching and going around a curve.(3) When approaching a hill crest.(4) When traveling upon a narrow or winding roadway.(5) When special hazard exists with respect to pedestrians or other traffic or by reason of weather or highway conditions.(b) A person who fails to drive at a reduced speed as required under subsection (a) commits a Class C infraction.[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-57(d).]As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.188-2015, SEC.64.
IN Code § 9-21-5-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 21. Traffic Regulation|Chapter 5. Speed Limits|9-21-5-5. Oversized Vehicles; Violation

Sec. 5. (a) In addition to the other limitations in this chapter, and in any oversize vehicle permit issued under IC 9-20, a vehicle that exceeds:(1) a width of ten (10) feet, six (6) inches;(2) a height of thirteen (13) feet, six (6) inches; or(3) a length of eighty-five (85) feet;may not be operated at a speed greater than fifty-five (55) miles per hour.(b) A person who operates a vehicle to which subsection (a) applies at a speed greater than fifty-five (55) miles per hour commits a Class C infraction.[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-57(e).]As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.85-1997, SEC.2; P.L.217-2003, SEC.7; P.L.188-2015, SEC.65.
IN Code § 9-21-5-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 21. Traffic Regulation|Chapter 5. Speed Limits|9-21-5-7. Reduction of Speed; Impeding Normal and Reasonable Movement; Right-of-Way to Other Vehicles; Violation

Sec. 7. (a) A person may not drive a motor vehicle at a slow speed that impedes or blocks the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or in compliance with the law. A person who is driving:(1) on a roadway that has not more than one (1) lane of traffic in each direction; and(2) at a slow speed so that three (3) or more other vehicles are blocked and cannot pass on the left around the vehicle;shall give right-of-way to the other vehicles by pulling off to the right of the right lane at the earliest reasonable opportunity and allowing the blocked vehicles to pass.(b) A person who fails to give right-of-way as required by subsection (a) commits a Class C infraction.[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-59(a).]As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.188-2015, SEC.67.
IN Code § 9-21-5-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 21. Traffic Regulation|Chapter 5. Speed Limits|9-21-5-8. Minimum Speed Limits; Violation

Sec. 8. (a) Whenever the Indiana department of transportation within the department's jurisdiction or a local authority within the authority's jurisdiction determines, based on an engineering and traffic investigation, that slow speeds on a part of a highway consistently impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, the Indiana department of transportation or local authority may determine and declare a minimum speed limit below which a person may not drive a vehicle except when necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law. A limit determined under this subsection and declared by appropriate resolution, regulation, or ordinance becomes effective when appropriate sign or signals giving notice of the limit of speed are erected along the affected part of a highway.(b) A person who fails to maintain a minimum speed limit established under this section commits a Class C infraction.[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-59(b).]As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.164-2018, SEC.13.
IN Code § 9-21-5-8.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 9. Motor Vehicles|Article 21. Traffic Regulation|Chapter 5. Speed Limits|9-21-5-8.5. Low Speed Vehicles; Violation

Sec. 8.5. (a) A person may not operate a low speed vehicle on a highway that has a speed limit in excess of thirty-five (35) miles per hour.(b) A person who operates a low speed vehicle on a highway that has a speed limit in excess of thirty-five (35) miles per hour commits a Class C infraction.As added by P.L.21-2003, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.221-2014, SEC.38; P.L.188-2015, SEC.68.