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2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 33. Indiana Gold Star Family Member License Plates › 9-18.5-33-1. "Gold Star Family Member"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "Gold Star family member" means:
(1) a biological parent;
(2) an adoptive parent;
(3) a stepparent;
(4) a biological child;
(5) an adopted child;
(6) a stepchild;
(7) a sibling by blood;
(8) a sibling by half blood;
(9) a sibling by adoption;
(10) a stepsibling;
(11) a grandparent;
(12) a great-grandparent; or
(13) the spouse;
of an individual who has died while serving on active duty, or dies as a result of injuries sustained while serving on active duty, as a member of the armed forces of the United States or the national guard (as defined in IC 10-16-1-13).
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-54-1.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 33. Indiana Gold Star Family Member License Plates › 9-18.5-33-2. Design and Issuance

Sec. 2. The bureau shall design and issue an Indiana Gold Star family member license plate that includes the following:
(1) A basic design for the plate, with consecutive numbers or letters, or both, to properly identify the vehicle.
(2) A background design, an emblem, or colors that designate the license plate as an Indiana Gold Star family member license plate.
(3) Any other information that the bureau considers necessary.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-18-54-2; 9-18-54-3.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 33. Indiana Gold Star Family Member License Plates › 9-18.5-33-3. Eligibility

Sec. 3. An individual who is an Indiana Gold Star family member may receive an Indiana Gold Star family member license plate for one (1) or more vehicles after doing the following:
(1) Completing an application for an Indiana Gold Star family member license plate.
(2) Providing the bureau with appropriate documentation as defined by the bureau to establish eligibility as an Indiana Gold Star family member.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-18-54-4; 9-18-54-5.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 33. Indiana Gold Star Family Member License Plates › 9-18.5-33-4. No Additional Fee

Sec. 4. There is no additional fee for an Indiana Gold Star family member license plate.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-18-54-6; 9-29-5-38.6.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 34. Historic Vehicles › 9-18.5-34-2. Design and Issuance; Display; No Fee

Sec. 2. (a) The bureau shall design and issue a license plate that designates a vehicle as a historic vehicle.
(b) A license plate issued under this section may be displayed on the following vehicles:
(1) A collector vehicle registered under IC 9-18.1-5-5.
(2) Any other vehicle that is:
(A) registered under IC 9-18-12 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.1; and
(B) at least twenty-five (25) years old.
(c) There is no fee for a license plate issued under this section.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: subsection (c) formerly 9-29-5-28; 9-29-5-32.5(b).]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.256-2017, SEC.155.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 34. Historic Vehicles › 9-18.5-34-3. Display of Authentic Model Year License Plate; Fee

Sec. 3. (a) A person that:
(1) registers a collector vehicle under IC 9-18.1-5-5; and
(2) wishes to display on the collector vehicle an authentic license plate from the model year of the collector vehicle under section 4 of this chapter;
must pay the required fee under subsection (b).
(b) The fee to display an authentic license plate under subsection (a) is thirty-seven dollars ($37). The fee shall be distributed as follows:
(1) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology fund.
(2) Six dollars and fifty cents ($6.50) to the motor vehicle highway account.
(3) Thirty dollars ($30) to the commission fund.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-18-12-1(c); subsection (b) formerly 9-29-5-32.5.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 34. Historic Vehicles › 9-18.5-34-4. Registration of Collector Vehicle; Display of Authentic Model Year License Plate

Sec. 4. (a) A person that registers a collector vehicle under IC 9-18.1-5-5 may:
(1) furnish; and
(2) display on the collector vehicle;
an Indiana license plate from the model year of the collector vehicle.
(b) A license plate furnished and displayed under this section must be an authentic license plate from the model year of the collector vehicle.
(c) Before a license plate is mounted on a collector vehicle under this section, the license plate must be inspected by the bureau to determine whether the license plate:
(1) complies with this section;
(2) is in suitable condition to be displayed; and
(3) bears a unique plate number at the time of the registration of the collector vehicle.
The bureau shall authorize the display of a restored or refurbished authentic license plate, but may prohibit the display of an authentic license plate under this section if the authentic license plate is not in conformance with this subsection.
(d) If an Indiana license plate from the model year of the collector vehicle is displayed on a collector vehicle under this chapter, the current certificate of registration of the collector vehicle shall be:
(1) kept at all times in the collector vehicle; and
(2) made available for inspection upon the demand of a law enforcement officer.
Notwithstanding IC 9-18.1-4-2(b), this subsection is not satisfied by keeping a reproduction of the certificate of registration in the collector vehicle or making a reproduction of the certificate of registration available for inspection.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-12-2.5.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 35. Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal License Plate › 9-18.5-35-1. Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal License Plate; Design

Sec. 1. The bureau shall design an Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal license plate that includes the following:
(1) A basic design for the plate with consecutive numbers or letters, or both, to properly identify the vehicle.
(2) A background design, an emblem, or colors that designate the license plate as an Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal license plate.
(3) An area on the plate for display of an emblem denoting the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal.
(4) Any other information the bureau considers necessary.
As added by P.L.29-2021, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 35. Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal License Plate › 9-18.5-35-2. Armed Forces Expeditionary License Plate; Design; Confer With Members of Armed Forces Retiree Organizations

Sec. 2. The bureau shall confer with members of armed forces retiree organizations concerning the design of the:
(1) Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal license plate; and
(2) emblem used to denote the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal.
As added by P.L.29-2021, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 35. Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal License Plate › 9-18.5-35-3. Application

Sec. 3. (a) An individual who registers a vehicle under this title may apply for and receive an Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal license plate for one (1) or more vehicles upon doing the following:
(1) Completing an application for an Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal license plate.
(2) Presenting one (1) of the following to the bureau that shows the individual has been awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal:
(A) A DD 214 or DD 215 record.
(B) United States military discharge papers.
(C) A current armed forces identification card.
(3) Paying a fee in the amount of fifteen dollars ($15).
(b) The bureau shall distribute the fee described in subsection (a)(3) to the director of veterans' affairs for deposit in the military family relief fund established under IC 10-17-12-8.
As added by P.L.29-2021, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 18.5. Distinctive License Plates › Chapter 35. Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal License Plate › 9-18.5-35-4. Application Form for an Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal License Plate; Disclosure of Personal Information

Sec. 4. (a) The application form for an Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal license plate must allow the applicant to choose to prohibit the disclosure of personal information to the Indiana department of veterans' affairs.
(b) The bureau must inform the applicant that:
(1) the Indiana department of veterans' affairs may contact the applicant with information about its activities but may not use the applicant's personal information primarily for fundraising or solicitation purposes;
(2) the bureau will not disclose the applicant's personal information to any other person or group; and
(3) the Indiana department of veterans' affairs will not disclose the applicant's personal information to any other person or group without the applicant's written consent.
(c) Unless the applicant has prohibited disclosure on the application, the bureau shall disclose personal information included on the application form to the Indiana department of veterans' affairs.
(d) If the applicant does not make an affirmative statement against disclosure as described in subsection (c), the bureau shall disclose personal information about the applicant included on the application form only to the Indiana department of veterans' affairs. The bureau may not disclose personal information to any other person.
(e) If the Indiana department of veterans' affairs receives personal information from the bureau under subsection (c), the Indiana department of veterans' affairs may:
(1) contact the applicant with information about activities of the Indiana department of veterans' affairs;
(2) not contact the applicant primarily for fundraising or solicitation purposes; and
(3) not disclose the personal information of the applicant to any other person or group without the written consent of the applicant.
(f) An affirmative statement against disclosure made by an applicant under subsection (c) is in effect until:
(1) the applicant indicates on a subsequent application that the applicant's personal information may be disclosed; or
(2) the applicant sends written consent to the bureau to disclose the applicant's personal information.
As added by P.L.108-2023, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 1. General Provisions and Exemptions › 9-19-1-1. Application of Article Generally

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and as otherwise provided in this chapter, this article does not apply to the following with respect to equipment on vehicles:
(1) Implements of agriculture designed to be operated primarily in a farm field or on farm premises.
(2) Road machinery.
(3) Road rollers.
(4) Farm tractors.
(5) Vehicle chassis that:
(A) are a part of a vehicle manufacturer's work in process; and
(B) are driven under this subdivision only for a distance of less than one (1) mile.
(6) Golf carts and off-road vehicles when operated in accordance with an ordinance adopted under IC 9-21-1-3(a)(14) or IC 9-21-1-3.3(a).
(b) A farm type dry or liquid fertilizer tank trailer or spreader that is drawn or towed on a highway by a motor vehicle other than a farm tractor at a speed greater than thirty (30) miles per hour is considered a trailer for equipment requirement purposes and all equipment requirements concerning trailers apply.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: 9-8-6-2(c); 9-8-6-2(d).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.98-1991, SEC.1; P.L.210-2005, SEC.27; P.L.150-2009, SEC.7; P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.289; P.L.259-2013, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 1. General Provisions and Exemptions › 9-19-1-2. Application of Chapter and Ic 9-19-4-3, Ic 9-19-4-4, and Ic 9-19-5-7; Exceptions to Equipment Requirements; Notice; Permits

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), sections 4 through 5 of this chapter and IC 9-19-4-3, IC 9-19-4-4, and IC 9-19-5-7 do not apply to vehicles:
(1) while engaged in the construction of highways; and
(2) when the movement of the vehicles is confined wholly to highways or roads or sections of highways or roads that are under construction and not yet open to unlimited public use.
(b) If the authority having jurisdiction over the construction of the public highway gives written notice to the owner or operator of a vehicle that the vehicle may not be operated in violation of sections 4 through 5 of this chapter and IC 9-19-4-3, IC 9-19-4-4, and IC 9-19-5-7 without a permit issued by the authority, the owner or operator must obtain a permit from the authority before the vehicle is operated within the highway construction area.
(c) If written notice is given under subsection (b) and a permit is not obtained by the owner or operator, sections 4 through 5 of this chapter and IC 9-19-4-3, IC 9-19-4-4, and IC 9-19-5-7 apply to the owner's or operator's vehicle while engaged in the construction of a public highway.
(d) The written notice that this section requires from the authority having jurisdiction to the owner or operator may be in the form of any one (1) of the following documents:
(1) A letter.
(2) A specifications document.
(3) A contract document.
(4) A written agreement.
(5) A written document that pertains to the construction work being performed by the owner or operator.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-19 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.12-1991, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 1. General Provisions and Exemptions › 9-19-1-3. Exceptions to Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 3. Sections 4 through 5 of this chapter and IC 9-19-4-3, IC 9-19-4-4, and IC 9-19-5-7:
(1) do not apply to:
(A) machinery or equipment used in highway construction or maintenance by the Indiana department of transportation, counties, or municipalities;
(B) farm drainage machinery;
(C) implements of agriculture when used during farming operations or when constructed so that they can be moved without material damage to the highways; or
(D) firefighting apparatus owned or operated by a political subdivision or a volunteer fire department (as defined in IC 36-8-12-2); and
(2) do not limit the width or height of farm vehicles when loaded with farm products.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-19.9(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.81-1991, SEC.6; P.L.1-1999, SEC.29; P.L.210-2005, SEC.28.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 1. General Provisions and Exemptions › 9-19-1-4. Operation of Noncomplying Vehicle

Sec. 4. Except as otherwise provided in this article, a person may not operate or move upon a highway a vehicle or combination of vehicles that are not constructed or equipped in compliance with this article.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-1 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.328.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 1. General Provisions and Exemptions › 9-19-1-5. Owner Operating or Permitting Operation of Noncomplying Vehicle

Sec. 5. Except as otherwise provided in this article, an owner of a vehicle may not cause or knowingly permit to be operated or moved upon a highway a vehicle or combination of vehicles that is not constructed or equipped in compliance with this article.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-1 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.329.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 1. General Provisions and Exemptions › 9-19-1-6. United States Department of Transportation Regulations; Classification of Violations

Sec. 6. (a) This section does not apply to a person who owns or operates a vehicle or combination of vehicles that:
(1) contains parts and accessories; and
(2) is equipped;
as required under regulations of the United States Department of Transportation.
(b) A person who violates this chapter commits a Class C infraction.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: 9-8-6-2(a); 9-8-1-22.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 1. General Provisions and Exemptions › 9-19-1-7. Interstate Compacts and Agreements; Equipment Violations Convictions and Citations

Sec. 7. The following are subject to IC 9-28:
(1) A:
(A) conviction for a crime; or
(B) judgment for an offense or ordinance violation;
under this article related to the use or operation of a motor vehicle.
(2) The issuance of a citation (as defined in IC 9-28-2-1) under this article.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: New.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 2. Air Conditioning › 9-19-2-1. Manufacture, Installation and Maintenance; Safety Requirements

Sec. 1. Air conditioning equipment shall be manufactured, installed, and maintained with due regard for the safety of the occupants of the vehicle and the public and may not contain a refrigerant that is toxic to individuals or that is flammable, unless the refrigerant is included in the list published by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as a safe alternative motor vehicle air conditioning substitute for chlorofluorocarbon-12 under 42 U.S.C. 7671k(c).
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-44(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.54-2009, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 2. Air Conditioning › 9-19-2-2. Selling or Equipping Vehicle With Noncomplying Equipment

Sec. 2. A person may not:
(1) have for sale;
(2) offer for sale; or
(3) sell or equip;
a motor vehicle with air conditioning equipment unless the equipment complies with this chapter.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-44(c).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 2. Air Conditioning › 9-19-2-3. Operation of Vehicle With Noncomplying Equipment

Sec. 3. A person may not operate on a highway a motor vehicle equipped with air conditioning equipment unless the air conditioning equipment complies with this chapter.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-44(d).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 2. Air Conditioning › 9-19-2-4. United States Department of Transportation Regulations; Classification of Violations

Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to a person who owns or operates a vehicle or combination of vehicles that:
(1) contains parts and accessories; and
(2) is equipped;
as required under regulations of the United States Department of Transportation.
(b) A person who violates this chapter commits a Class C infraction.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-2(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 3. Brakes › 9-19-3-1. Safety Requirements; Means of Applying Brakes

Sec. 1. (a) Subject to section 4 of this chapter, a motor vehicle, when operated upon a highway, must be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold the vehicle.
(b) A motor vehicle other than a motorcycle or motor driven cycle must be equipped with brakes that include two (2) separate means of applying the brakes, each of which means must apply the brakes to at least two (2) wheels. If these two (2) separate means of applying the brakes are connected in any way, the means must be constructed so that failure of one (1) part of the operating mechanism does not leave the motor vehicle without brakes on at least two (2) wheels.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-32(1).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.221-2014, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 3. Brakes › 9-19-3-2. Motorcycles

Sec. 2. Subject to section 4 of this chapter, a motorcycle and a motor driven cycle, when operated upon a highway, must be equipped with at least one (1) brake, which may be operated by hand or foot.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-32(2).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.221-2014, SEC.25.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 3. Brakes › 9-19-3-3. Trailers and Semitrailers of Gross Weight of 3,000 Pounds or More

Sec. 3. Subject to section 4 of this chapter, a trailer or semitrailer of a gross weight of at least three thousand (3,000) pounds, when operated upon a highway, must be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and to hold the vehicle. The brakes must be designed so that the driver of the towing motor vehicle can apply the brakes from the cab, and must be designed and connected so that the brakes will be automatically applied in an accidental breakaway of the towed vehicle.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-32(3).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.221-2014, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 3. Brakes › 9-19-3-4. New Vehicle Requirements; Exceptions

Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) through (c), a new motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer sold in Indiana and operated upon the highways must be equipped with service brakes upon all wheels of the vehicle.
(b) A semitrailer or trailer of less than three thousand (3,000) pounds gross weight is not required to be equipped with brakes.
(c) A truck or truck-tractor having at least three (3) axles is not required to have service brakes on the front wheels. If a truck or truck-tractor is equipped with at least two (2) steerable axles, the wheels of one (1) steerable axle are not required to have service brakes although the truck or truck-tractor must be capable of complying with the performance requirements of sections 7 through 8 of this chapter.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-32(4).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.81-1991, SEC.7; P.L.221-2014, SEC.27; P.L.164-2018, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 3. Brakes › 9-19-3-5. Mechanical Connection From Operating Lever to Brake Shoes or Bands

Sec. 5. One (1) of the two (2) means of brake operation under section 1 of this chapter must consist of a mechanical connection from the operating lever to the brake shoes or bands. The brake must be capable of holding the vehicle or a combination of vehicles stationary under any condition of loading on any upgrade or downgrade upon which the vehicle is operated.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-32(5).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 3. Brakes › 9-19-3-6. Brake Shoes; Service and Hand Operation

Sec. 6. The brake shoes operating within or upon the drums on the vehicle wheels of a motor vehicle may be used for both service and hand operation.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-32(6).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 3. Brakes › 9-19-3-7. Deceleration and Stopping Distance Requirements

Sec. 7. A motor vehicle or combination of vehicles, at all times and under all conditions of loading, must, upon application of the service (foot) brake, be capable of decelerating and developing a braking force equivalent to the deceleration according to the minimum requirements set forth in this section and must be capable of stopping within the distances set forth in the following table:
Equivalent
braking
force
Deceleration
in percentage
Stopping
in feet per
of vehicle
distance
second per
or combination
in feet
second
weight
Passenger
vehicles, not
including buses
25
17
53.0%
Single-unit vehicles
with a
manufacturer's
gross vehicle
weight rating of
less than 10,000
pounds
30
14
43.5%
Single-unit, 2-axle
vehicles with a
manufacturer's
gross vehicle
weight rating of
10,000 or more
pounds
40
14
43.5%
All other vehicles
and combinations
with a
manufacturer's
gross vehicle
weight rating of
10,000 or more
pounds
50
14
43.5%
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-33 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.42-2011, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 3. Brakes › 9-19-3-8. Determination of Compliance With Deceleration and Stopping Distance Requirements

Sec. 8. Compliance with standards set forth in section 7 of this chapter must be determined by one (1) of the following:
(1) Actual road tests conducted on a substantially level (not to exceed a plus or minus one per cent (1%) grade), dry, smooth, hard-surfaced road that is free from loose material, and with stopping distance measured from the actual instant braking controls are moved and from an initial speed of twenty (20) miles per hour.
(2) Suitable mechanical tests in a testing lane that recreates the same conditions.
(3) A combination of the methods described in subdivisions (1) through (2).
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-33 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 3. Brakes › 9-19-3-9. Maintenance and Adjustment

Sec. 9. All brakes must be maintained in good working order and must be adjusted so as to operate as equally as practicable with respect to the wheels on opposite sides of the vehicle.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-34.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 3. Brakes › 9-19-3-10. United States Department of Transportation Regulations; Classification of Violations

Sec. 10. (a) This section does not apply to a person who owns or operates a vehicle or combination of vehicles that:
(1) contains parts and accessories; and
(2) is equipped;
as required under regulations of the United States Department of Transportation.
(b) A person who violates this chapter commits a Class C infraction.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-2(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 4. Bumpers › 9-19-4-1. Passenger Cars Originally Equipped With Bumpers; Bumper Height

Sec. 1. When operated upon a highway, a motor vehicle registered as a passenger car that was originally equipped with bumpers as standard equipment must be so equipped. The bumper height may not vary more than three (3) inches from the original manufactured bumper height for the vehicle.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-37.5(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 4. Bumpers › 9-19-4-2. Trucks With Declared Gross Weight of Not More Than 11,000 Pounds

Sec. 2. When operated upon a highway, a motor vehicle registered as a truck with a declared gross weight of not more than eleven thousand (11,000) pounds must be equipped with bumpers of substantial construction on the extreme front and the extreme rear of the vehicle. The height of the front and rear bumpers may not exceed thirty (30) inches when measured from level pavement to the bottom of the bumper.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-37.5(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 4. Bumpers › 9-19-4-3. Frame or Body 60 Inches Beyond Rear Axle and 42 Inches Above Roadway

Sec. 3. A vehicle with a frame or body that extends more than sixty (60) inches beyond the rear of the rear axle and is more than forty-two (42) inches above the roadway may not be operated on a highway unless the vehicle is equipped with a bumper on the extreme rear of the frame or body. The bumper must extend downward from the rear of the frame or body to within thirty (30) inches of the roadway and must be of substantial construction.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-3.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.330.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 4. Bumpers › 9-19-4-4. United States Department of Transportation Regulations; Classification of Violations

Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to a person who owns or operates a vehicle or combination of vehicles that:
(1) contains parts and accessories; and
(2) is equipped;
as required under regulations of the United States Department of Transportation.
(b) A person who violates this chapter commits a Class C infraction.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: 9-8-1-22 part; 9-8-6-2(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 5. Horns and Emergency Warning Signals › 9-19-5-1. Necessity of Horn; Audibility

Sec. 1. A motor vehicle, when operated upon a highway, must be equipped with a horn in good working order and capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than two hundred (200) feet. However, a horn or other warning device may not emit an unreasonably loud or harsh sound or a whistle.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-35(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 5. Horns and Emergency Warning Signals › 9-19-5-2. Use of Horn During Operation of Vehicle

Sec. 2. The driver of a motor vehicle shall, when reasonably necessary to ensure safe operation, give audible warning with the horn on the motor vehicle but may not otherwise use the horn when upon a highway.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-35(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 5. Horns and Emergency Warning Signals › 9-19-5-3. Equipping Vehicle With Sirens, Whistles, or Bells; Exemption

Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b):
(1) a vehicle may not be equipped with; and
(2) a person may not use upon a vehicle;
a siren, whistle, or bell.
(b) An authorized emergency vehicle may be equipped with a siren, whistle, or bell that is capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet and of a type approved by the department. A siren authorized under this section may not be used except when the vehicle is operated in response to an emergency call or in the immediate pursuit of an actual or suspected violation of the law. The person who drives a vehicle equipped with a siren under this section shall sound the siren when reasonably necessary to warn pedestrians and other persons who are driving vehicles of the approach of the authorized vehicle.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-35(b); (d).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.1-1991, SEC.85.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 5. Horns and Emergency Warning Signals › 9-19-5-5. Theft Alarms

Sec. 5. A commercial vehicle may be equipped with a theft alarm signal device that cannot be used by the driver as an ordinary warning signal.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-35(c).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 5. Horns and Emergency Warning Signals › 9-19-5-6. Emergency Warning Signals

Sec. 6. (a) A person may not operate a motor truck, passenger bus, or truck-tractor upon a highway outside the corporate limits of a municipality from a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise unless the vehicle carries the following equipment:
(1) At least three (3):
(A) flares (liquid-burning pot torches);
(B) red electric lanterns; or
(C) portable red emergency reflectors;
each of which must be capable of being seen and distinguished at a distance of not less than six hundred (600) feet under normal atmospheric conditions at nighttime.
(2) At least three (3) red-burning fuses unless red electric lanterns or red portable emergency reflectors are carried.
(3) At least two (2) red-cloth flags, not less than twelve (12) inches square, with standards to support the flags.
(b) A flare (liquid-burning pot torch), fusee, electric lantern, or cloth warning flag may not be used to comply with this section unless the equipment has been submitted to and approved by the director of traffic safety.
(c) A portable reflector unit may not be used to comply with this section unless the unit:
(1) is designed and constructed to include two (2) reflecting elements, one (1) above the other, each of which must be capable of reflecting red light clearly visible from all distances within six hundred (600) feet to one hundred (100) feet under normal atmospheric conditions at night when directly in front of lawful upper beams of head lamps; and
(2) has been submitted to and approved by the director of traffic safety.
(d) A person may not operate at the time and under conditions stated in subsection (a) a:
(1) motor vehicle used for the transportation of explosives; or
(2) cargo tank truck used for the transportation of flammable liquids or compressed gases;
unless three (3) red electric lanterns or three (3) portable red emergency reflectors are carried in the vehicle that meet the requirements of subsection (a). A person may not carry in such a vehicle a flare, fusee, or signal produced by flame.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-41.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.212-2014, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 5. Horns and Emergency Warning Signals › 9-19-5-7. United States Department of Transportation Regulations; Classification of Violations

Sec. 7. (a) This section does not apply to a person who owns or operates a vehicle or combination of vehicles that:
(1) contains parts and accessories; and
(2) is equipped;
as required under regulations of the United States Department of Transportation.
(b) A person who violates this chapter commits a Class C infraction.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-2(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 6. Lights, Reflectors, and Turn Signals › 9-19-6-1. Repealed

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: Repealed.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.1-1991, SEC.87.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 6. Lights, Reflectors, and Turn Signals › 9-19-6-1.5. "Operating Crew Member"

Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, "operating crew member" has the meaning set forth in IC 8-9-12-2.
As added by P.L.183-2005, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.1-2007, SEC.85.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 6. Lights, Reflectors, and Turn Signals › 9-19-6-2. Application of Illumination and Visibility Requirements; Measurement of Mounted Height of Lamps

Sec. 2. (a) The requirements in this chapter setting forth the distance from which certain lamps and devices are required to render objects visible or within which the lamps or devices are required to be visible apply:
(1) during the times stated in IC 9-21-7-2;
(2) with respect to a vehicle without load; and
(3) when upon a straight, level, unlighted highway under normal atmospheric conditions;
unless a different time or condition is expressly stated.
(b) The mounted heights of lamps or devices required in this chapter are measured from the center of the lamp or device to the level ground upon which the vehicle stands when the vehicle is without a load.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-4.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.1-1991, SEC.88.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 6. Lights, Reflectors, and Turn Signals › 9-19-6-3. Number, Location, Height, and Color of Head Lamps

Sec. 3. (a) A motor vehicle other than a motorcycle or motor driven cycle must be equipped with at least two (2) head lamps, with at least one (1) of the head lamps on each side of the front of the motor vehicle. The head lamps must comply with this chapter.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a motorcycle and motor driven cycle must be equipped with at least one (1) and not more than two (2) head lamps that comply with this chapter.
(c) A motorcycle manufactured before January 1, 1956, is not required to be equipped with a head lamp if the motorcycle is not operated at the times when lighted head lamps and other illuminating devices are required under IC 9-21-7-2.
(d) A head lamp equipped on a motor vehicle as described in subsection (a), including a motorcycle and motor driven cycle, must be located at a height measured from the center of the head lamp of not less than twenty-four (24) inches and not more than fifty-four (54) inches to be measured as set forth in section 2(b) of this chapter.
(e) A head lamp required by this section must display white or amber light.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-5.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.63-1994, SEC.2; P.L.221-2014, SEC.28; P.L.164-2018, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 6. Lights, Reflectors, and Turn Signals › 9-19-6-4. Tail Lamps

Sec. 4. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section:
(1) a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer; and
(2) any other vehicle that is drawn at the end of a train of vehicles;
must be equipped with at least one (1) tail lamp mounted on the rear that when lighted as required in this chapter, emits a red light plainly visible from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the rear.
(b) Only the tail lamp on the rear-most vehicle of a train of vehicles is required to be seen from the distance specified.
(c) Excluding a truck-tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination equipped with a B-train assembly (as defined in IC 9-13-2-13) governed by section 7 of this chapter, truck-tractor, motorcycle, or motor driven cycle:
(1) a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer; and
(2) any other vehicle drawn at the end of a train of vehicles;
that is registered in Indiana and manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1956, must be equipped with at least two (2) tail lamps mounted on the rear that, when lighted, complies with this section.
(d) A tail lamp upon a vehicle shall be located at a height of not less than twenty (20) inches and not more than seventy-two (72) inches.
(e) Either a tail lamp or a separate lamp must be placed and constructed so as to illuminate the rear registration plate with a white light and make the plate clearly legible from a distance of fifty (50) feet to the rear. A tail lamp or tail lamps, together with a separate lamp for illuminating the rear registration plate, must be wired so as to be lighted whenever the head lamps or auxiliary driving lamps are lighted.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-6.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.34-2010, SEC.2; P.L.221-2014, SEC.29.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 6. Lights, Reflectors, and Turn Signals › 9-19-6-5. New Vehicles; Rear Reflectors

Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) through (d), a new motor vehicle sold and operated upon a highway, other than a truck-tractor, must carry on the rear, either as a part of the tail lamps or separately, two (2) red reflectors.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a motorcycle and motor driven cycle must carry at least one (1) reflector meeting the requirements of this section.
(c) A motorcycle manufactured before January 1, 1956, is not required to carry a reflector under this section if the motorcycle is not operated at the times when lighted head lamps and other illuminating devices are required under IC 9-21-7-2.
(d) A vehicle of the type listed in section 7 of this chapter must be equipped with reflectors as required in those sections applicable to those vehicles.
(e) A reflector must be mounted on a vehicle at a height not less than twenty (20) inches and not more than sixty (60) inches as measured in the manner set forth in section 2(b) of this chapter. Except as otherwise provided, a reflector must be of the size and characteristics and mounted so as to be visible at night from all distances within three hundred fifty (350) feet to one hundred (100) feet from the vehicle when directly in front of lawful upper beams of head lamps.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-7.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.63-1994, SEC.3; P.L.221-2014, SEC.30.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 6. Lights, Reflectors, and Turn Signals › 9-19-6-6. Selling or Operating Vehicles Without Turn Signals or Stoplights

Sec. 6. (a) This subsection does not apply to a motorcycle, motor vehicle manufactured before January 1, 1956, or motor driven cycle. A person may not:
(1) sell; or
(2) drive on the highways;
in Indiana a motor vehicle unless the vehicle is equipped with at least two (2) stoplights meeting the requirements of section 17 of this chapter.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a person may not:
(1) sell; or
(2) drive on highways;
in Indiana a motorcycle, motor vehicle manufactured before January 1, 1956, or motor driven cycle unless the vehicle is equipped with at least one (1) stoplight meeting the requirements of section 17 of this chapter.
(c) A motorcycle manufactured before January 1, 1956, is not required to be equipped with a stoplight under subsection (b) if the motorcycle is not operated at the times when lighted head lamps and other illuminating devices are required under IC 9-21-7-2.
(d) This subsection does not apply to a motorcycle or motor driven cycle. A person may not:
(1) sell;
(2) offer for sale; or
(3) operate on the highways;
a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer registered in Indiana and manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1956, unless the vehicle is equipped with mechanical or electrical turn signals meeting the requirements of section 17 of this chapter.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-8.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.63-1994, SEC.4; P.L.221-2014, SEC.31; P.L.164-2018, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 6. Lights, Reflectors, and Turn Signals › 9-19-6-7. Buses, Trucks, Truck-Tractors, Trailers, and Semitrailers

Sec. 7. In addition to other equipment required in this chapter, the following vehicles must be equipped as follows, under the conditions stated in IC 9-21-7-2(b):
(1) On a bus or truck the following:
(A) On the rear, two (2) reflectors, one (1) at each side.
(B) On the rear, one (1) stoplight.
(2) On a bus or truck that is at least eighty (80) inches in overall width, in addition to the requirements in subdivision (1), the following:
(A) On the front, two (2) clearance lamps, one (1) at each side.
(B) On the rear, two (2) clearance lamps, one (1) at each side.
(C) On each side, two (2) side marker lamps, one (1) at or near the front end and one (1) at or near the rear.
(D) On each side, two (2) reflectors, one (1) at or near the front and one (1) at or near the rear.
(3) On a truck-tractor, the following:
(A) On the front, two (2) clearance lamps, one (1) at each side.
(B) On the rear, one (1) stoplight.
(4) On a trailer or semitrailer having a gross weight greater than three thousand (3,000) pounds, the following:
(A) On the front, two (2) clearance lamps, one (1) at each side.
(B) On each side, two (2) side marker lamps, one (1) at or near the front and one (1) at or near the rear.
(C) On each side, two (2) reflectors, one (1) at or near the front and one (1) at or near the rear.
(D) On the rear, two (2) clearance lamps, one (1) at each side.
(E) On the rear, two (2) reflectors, one (1) at each side.
(F) On the rear, one (1) stoplight.
(5) On a pole trailer greater than three thousand (3,000) pounds gross weight, the following:
(A) On each side, one (1) side marker lamp and one (1) clearance lamp, which may be in combination, to show to the front, side, and rear.
(B) On the rear of the pole trailer or load, two (2) reflectors, one (1) at each side.
(6) On a trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer weighing not more than three thousand (3,000) pounds gross weight, the following:
(A) On the rear, two (2) reflectors, one (1) on each side.
(B) If a trailer or semitrailer is loaded or is of the dimensions that obscure the stoplight on the towing vehicle, one (1) stoplight.
(7) On a truck-tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination equipped with a B-train assembly (as defined in IC 9-13-2-13), the assembly must have at least the following:
(A) On the rear, two (2) reflectors.
(B) On the rear, one (1) operable tail lamp.
(C) On the rear, one (1) operable brake lamp.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-10.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.1-1991, SEC.89.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 6. Lights, Reflectors, and Turn Signals › 9-19-6-8. Clearance and Marker Lamps and Reflectors; Color Displayed or Reflected

Sec. 8. (a) A front clearance lamp, marker lamp, and reflector mounted on the front or on the side near the front of a vehicle must display or reflect an amber color.
(b) A rear clearance lamp, marker lamp, and reflector mounted on the rear or on the sides near the rear of a vehicle must display or reflect a red color.
(c) A reflector mounted on the rear of a vehicle must display or reflect a red color.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-11.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.164-2018, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 6. Lights, Reflectors, and Turn Signals › 9-19-6-9. Clearance and Marker Lamps; Height and Location

Sec. 9. (a) A reflector required by section 7 of this chapter must be mounted at a height not less than twenty-four (24) inches and not more than sixty (60) inches above the ground on which the vehicle stands. However, if the highest part of the permanent structure of the vehicle is less than twenty-four (24) inches, the reflector must be mounted as high as that part of the permanent structure will permit. The rear reflectors on a pole trailer may be mounted on each side of the bolster or load. A required red reflector on the rear of a vehicle may be incorporated with the tail lamp, but the reflector must meet all the other reflector requirements of this chapter.
(b) A clearance lamp must be mounted on the permanent structure of a vehicle in such a manner as to indicate the vehicle's extreme width and as near the top of the vehicle as practicable. A clearance lamp and side marker lamp may be mounted in combination, provided illumination is given as required in this chapter with reference to both lamps.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-12.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.