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2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 11. Passenger Restraint Systems for Children › 9-19-11-11. Violation; Not Basis for Habitual Offender Determination

Sec. 11. A violation of this chapter may not be included in a determination of habitual violator status under IC 9-30-10-4.
As added by P.L.67-2004, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 12. Rear View Mirrors › 9-19-12-1. Safety Requirements

Sec. 1. A motor vehicle that is constructed or loaded so as to obstruct the driver's view to the rear from the driver's position must be equipped with a mirror located so as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway for a distance of at least two hundred (200) feet to the rear of the vehicle.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-37.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 12. Rear View Mirrors › 9-19-12-2. United States Department of Transportation Regulations; Classification of Violations

Sec. 2. (a) This section does not apply to a person who owns or operates a vehicle or combination of vehicles that:
(1) contain 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 13. School Bus Design and Equipment › 9-19-13-1. State School Bus Committee Rules; Contracts for Pupil Transportation; School District Officers and Employees

Sec. 1. The state school bus committee established by IC 20-27-3-1 shall adopt and enforce rules under IC 4-22-2 not inconsistent with this chapter to govern the design and operation of all school buses used for the transportation of school children when owned and operated by a school corporation or privately owned and operated under contract with an Indiana school corporation. The rules must by reference be made a part of such a contract with a school corporation. Each school corporation, officer and employee of the school corporation, and person employed under contract by a school district is subject to those rules.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-124(b) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.1-2005, SEC.101.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 13. School Bus Design and Equipment › 9-19-13-2. Misconduct of School Corporation Officers or Employees

Sec. 2. An officer or employee of a school corporation who:
(1) violates any of the rules, including those required by IC 20-27-3-6.5, adopted by the state school bus committee concerning the design and operation of school buses; or
(2) fails to include an obligation to comply with those rules in a contract executed by the officer or employee on behalf of a school corporation;
is guilty of misconduct and subject to removal from office or employment.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-124(c) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.192-2013, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 13. School Bus Design and Equipment › 9-19-13-3. Failure by Contract Operators to Comply With Rules; Breach of Contract

Sec. 3. A person operating a school bus under contract with a school corporation who fails to comply with any of the rules, including those required by IC 20-27-3-6.5, adopted by the state school bus committee concerning the design and operation of school buses is guilty of breach of contract. The contract may be canceled after notice and hearing by responsible officers of the school corporation.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-124(c) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.192-2013, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 13. School Bus Design and Equipment › 9-19-13-4. Equipment Required

Sec. 4. A bus used to transport school children must be equipped as follows:
(1) At least two (2) signal lamps mounted as high and as widely spaced laterally as practicable, capable of displaying the front two (2) alternately flashing red lights located at the same level, and having sufficient intensity to be visible at five hundred (500) feet in normal sunlight.
(2) As required by the state school bus committee under IC 20-27-3-4.
(3) As required by IC 20-27-9.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-20(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.1-2005, SEC.102; P.L.144-2019, SEC.1; P.L.116-2020, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 13. School Bus Design and Equipment › 9-19-13-4.5. Red Lamps; Prohibited Vehicles

Sec. 4.5. (a) Except for a vehicle utilized in a funeral procession, a vehicle that is not described by section 4 of this chapter may not display a red lamp.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a person who:
(1) purchases or otherwise acquires a vehicle with equipment described by section 4 of this chapter; and
(2) is not authorized to display a red lamp upon the vehicle;
shall immediately remove the red lamp from the vehicle.
(c) A person who:
(1) purchases or otherwise acquires a vehicle with equipment described by section 4 of this chapter; and
(2) uses the vehicle as a church bus;
is not required to remove the red lamp from the vehicle if the person renders the red lamp inoperable.
As added by P.L.99-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.70-2009, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 13. School Bus Design and Equipment › 9-19-13-5. United States Department of Transportation Regulations; Classification of Violations

Sec. 5. (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 section 4(1) of 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 14. Special Equipment for Emergency Vehicles › 9-19-14-1. Siren, Exhaust Whistle, or Bell

Sec. 1. An authorized emergency vehicle must, in addition to any other equipment and distinctive markings required by this article, be equipped with a siren, exhaust whistle, or bell capable of giving an audible signal.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-20(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 14. Special Equipment for Emergency Vehicles › 9-19-14-2. Signal Lamps; Visibility

Sec. 2. Except as provided in section 5 of this chapter, an authorized emergency vehicle must, in addition to other equipment required by this article, be equipped with signal lamps that are capable of displaying flashing, rotating, or oscillating beams of red or red and white light. The lights must be visible to oncoming traffic one hundred eighty (180) degrees around the front of the vehicle.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-20(d).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 14. Special Equipment for Emergency Vehicles › 9-19-14-3. Audibility Requirements for Sirens, Whistles, and Bells; Use of Siren

Sec. 3. An authorized emergency vehicle may be equipped with a siren, whistle, or bell 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 state police department. The siren may not be used except when the vehicle is operated as follows:
(1) In response to an emergency call.
(2) In the immediate pursuit of an actual or suspected violation of the law. In this case, the driver of the vehicle shall sound the vehicle's siren when reasonably necessary to warn pedestrians and other drivers of the vehicle's approach.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-35(d).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 14. Special Equipment for Emergency Vehicles › 9-19-14-4. Right-of-Way; Violation

Sec. 4. (a) The use of signal equipment described in this chapter imposes upon a driver of another vehicle the duty to yield right-of-way and stop as prescribed in IC 9-21-8-35.
(b) A driver who fails to yield right-of-way to and stop as prescribed in IC 9-21-8-35 for an emergency vehicle operating in an official capacity commits a Class C infraction. However, the violation is a Level 6 felony if the person's failure to comply as described in this subsection results in serious bodily injury, catastrophic injury, or death to any person operating, occupying, or affiliated with an emergency vehicle operating in an official capacity.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-20(c).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.188-2015, SEC.59; P.L.116-2020, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 14. Special Equipment for Emergency Vehicles › 9-19-14-5. Police Vehicles Used as Emergency Vehicles

Sec. 5. A police vehicle, when used as an authorized emergency vehicle, must be equipped with either of the following:
(1) At least two (2) signal lamps capable of displaying a red beam and a blue beam that meet the following requirements:
(A) The signal lamps are mounted as high and as widely spaced laterally as practicable or mounted in a manner that will make the lights visible to oncoming traffic one hundred eighty (180) degrees around the front of the vehicle.
(B) The signal lamps are capable of displaying to the front alternately flashing red and blue lights.
(C) The signal lamp capable of displaying the red beam is located on the driver's side of the vehicle and the signal lamp capable of displaying the blue beam is located on the passenger's side of the vehicle.
(2) One (1) signal lamp that is capable of displaying a red beam and a blue beam in a manner that will make the light visible to oncoming traffic one hundred eighty (180) degrees in front of the vehicle.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-20(e).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 14. Special Equipment for Emergency Vehicles › 9-19-14-5.5. Red and White, Red and Blue, Red, or Amber Lights; Violation

Sec. 5.5. (a) Except for a:
(1) vehicle utilized in a funeral procession; or
(2) funeral escort vehicle bearing markings as described in IC 9-21-13-0.7;
a vehicle that is not described by sections 2 or 5 of this chapter may not display a red and white lamp or a red and blue lamp.
(b) A person who:
(1) possesses a vehicle with equipment described by sections 2 or 5 of this chapter; and
(2) is not authorized to display a red and white or red and blue lamp upon the vehicle;
shall immediately remove the red and white or red and blue lamp from the vehicle.
(c) A funeral escort vehicle, other than an authorized emergency vehicle used in a funeral procession or as a funeral escort vehicle, may display only red and white, red, or amber lights.
(d) Except as provided in subsection (e), a person who fails to comply with subsection (b) or (c) commits a Class C misdemeanor.
(e) Subsection (d) 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.
As added by P.L.99-1991, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.80-2012, SEC.2; P.L.188-2015, SEC.60.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 14. Special Equipment for Emergency Vehicles › 9-19-14-6. Repealed

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-2(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.80-2012, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.188-2015, SEC.61.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 14.5. Special Equipment for Private Emergency Vehicles › 9-19-14.5-0.5. "Chaplain"

Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "chaplain" means an individual who is appointed or officially designated to serve, with or without compensation, as a chaplain of either of the following:
(1) A full-time police department of a municipality (as defined by IC 36-1-2-11).
(2) A full-time fire department of a municipality (as defined by IC 36-1-2-11).
As added by P.L.22-2013, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 14.5. Special Equipment for Private Emergency Vehicles › 9-19-14.5-1. Display of Green Lights on Privately Owned Vehicles in Line of Duty

Sec. 1. A privately owned vehicle belonging to a licensed paramedic, certified advanced emergency medical technician, certified emergency medical technician, certified emergency medical service driver, or certified emergency medical responder while traveling in the line of duty in connection with emergency medical services activities may display flashing or revolving green lights, subject to the following restrictions and conditions:
(1) The lights may not have a light source less than fifty (50) candlepower.
(2) All lights must be prominently displayed on the top of the vehicle.
(3) Not more than two (2) green lights may be displayed on a vehicle, and each light must be of the flashing or revolving type and visible at three hundred sixty (360) degrees.
(4) The lights must consist of:
(A) a lamp with a green lens; or
(B) a green light emitting diode (LED).
However, the revolving lights may contain multiple bulbs.
(5) The green lights may not be a part of the regular head lamps displayed on the vehicle.
(6) For a person to be authorized under this chapter to display a flashing or revolving green light on the person's vehicle, the person must first secure a written permit from the executive director of the department of homeland security to use the light. The permit must be carried by the person when the light is displayed.
[Pre-1993 Title 16 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-13.5(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.66. Amended by P.L.205-2003, SEC.2; P.L.236-2003, SEC.3; P.L.97-2004, SEC.38; P.L.1-2006, SEC.162; P.L.138-2009, SEC.1; P.L.77-2012, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 14.5. Special Equipment for Private Emergency Vehicles › 9-19-14.5-1.5. Display of Green and White Lights on Public Safety Chaplain's Vehicle

Sec. 1.5. (a) A chaplain may display flashing green and white lights on a privately owned motor vehicle of the chaplain while serving the duties of the department en route to the scene of an emergency.
(b) If a motor vehicle displays lights for use under subsection (a), the motor vehicle must be equipped with either of the following:
(1) At least two (2) signal lamps capable of displaying a green beam and a white beam that meet the following requirements:
(A) The signal lamps are mounted as high and as widely spaced laterally as practicable or mounted in a manner that will make the lights visible to oncoming traffic one hundred eighty (180) degrees around the front of the vehicle.
(B) The signal lamps are capable of displaying to the front alternately flashing green and white lights.
(C) The signal lamp capable of displaying the green beam is located on the driver's side of the vehicle and the signal lamp capable of displaying the white beam is located on the passenger's side of the vehicle.
(2) One (1) signal lamp that is capable of displaying a green beam and a white beam in a manner that will make the light visible to oncoming traffic one hundred eighty (180) degrees in front of the vehicle.
(c) In order for a chaplain to display green and white lights on a private motor vehicle, the chaplain must:
(1) secure a written permit from the executive (as defined in IC 36-1-2-5) of the municipality in which the chaplain serves to use the green and white lights; and
(2) carry the permit at all times when the green and white lights are displayed.
(d) A permittee of the owner of a motor vehicle lawfully equipped with green and white lights as set forth in subsection (b) may operate the motor vehicle only if the green and white lights are not illuminated.
(e) This section does not grant a motor vehicle displaying green and white lights the right-of-way under IC 9-21-8-35 or an exemption from traffic rules under IC 9-21-1-8. A driver of a motor vehicle displaying green and white lights shall obey all traffic rules.
(f) This section may not be construed to include a motor vehicle:
(1) displaying green and white lights; and
(2) driven by a chaplain as an authorized emergency vehicle (as defined by IC 9-13-2-6).
As added by P.L.22-2013, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 14.5. Special Equipment for Private Emergency Vehicles › 9-19-14.5-2. Unlawful Display of Green or Green and White Lights; Violations

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in section 1 of this chapter, a person who displays on any public or private motor vehicle at any time flashing or revolving green lights of any size or shape commits a Class C infraction.
(b) Except as provided in section 1.5 of this chapter, a person who displays on any public or private motor vehicle at any time flashing green and white lights of any size or shape commits a Class C infraction.
[Pre-1993 Title 16 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-13.5(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.66. Amended by P.L.236-2003, SEC.4; P.L.22-2013, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 14.5. Special Equipment for Private Emergency Vehicles › 9-19-14.5-3. Operation of Vehicle When Green or Green and White Lights Illuminated

Sec. 3. (a) This chapter does not prohibit the operation of a vehicle lawfully equipped with a flashing or revolving green light from being operated as any other vehicle when the green light is not illuminated.
(b) This chapter does not prohibit the operation of a motor vehicle lawfully equipped with flashing green and white lights from being operated as any other motor vehicle when the green and white lights are not illuminated.
[Pre-1993 Title 16 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-13.5(c).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.66. Amended by P.L.236-2003, SEC.5; P.L.22-2013, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 15. Special Equipment for Transporting Explosives › 9-19-15-1. Emergency Warning Signals

Sec. 1. A person may not operate a motor vehicle for the transportation of explosives unless the motor vehicle is equipped with the equipment required under IC 9-19-5-6(d).
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-41(b) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 15. Special Equipment for Transporting Explosives › 9-19-15-2. Compliance With Chapter; Federal Regulation

Sec. 2. A person operating a vehicle transporting an explosive as a cargo or part of a cargo upon a highway shall comply with this chapter. This chapter does not apply to a vehicle transporting an interstate shipment or shipments that is otherwise in compliance with the regulations of the Interstate Commerce Commission or other federal agency governing the transportation of explosives and other dangerous articles, including requirements for placarding.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-43(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 15. Special Equipment for Transporting Explosives › 9-19-15-3. Placarding and Danger Flags

Sec. 3. A vehicle transporting explosives must meet one (1) of the following requirements:
(1) Be marked or placarded on each side and the rear with the word "explosives" in letters not less than eight (8) inches high.
(2) Have displayed on the rear of the vehicle a red flag not less than twenty-four (24) inches square marked with the word "danger" in white letters six (6) inches high.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-43(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 15. Special Equipment for Transporting Explosives › 9-19-15-4. Fire Extinguishers

Sec. 4. A vehicle transporting explosives must be equipped with not less than two (2) fire extinguishers, filled and ready for immediate use and placed at a convenient point on the vehicle.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-43(b) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 15. Special Equipment for Transporting Explosives › 9-19-15-5. United States Department of Transportation Regulations; Classification of Violations

Sec. 5. (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 16. Repealed

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citations:
9-19-16-1formerly 9-8-12-49-19-16-2formerly 9-8-10-2 part9-19-16-3formerly 9-8-10-3 part9-19-16-4formerly 9-8-10-4 part9-19-16-5formerly 9-8-10-5 part9-19-16-6formerly 9-8-10-6 part9-19-16-7formerly 9-8-10-7.]
Repealed by P.L.1-1993, SEC.54.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 17. Television Sets › 9-19-17-1. Television Screen Visible to Driver

Sec. 1. A person may not:
(1) own a motor vehicle; or
(2) operate upon a highway a motor vehicle;
that has a television set installed so that the screen of the television set can be seen by a person sitting in the driver's seat.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-8-1 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 17. Television Sets › 9-19-17-2. Classification of Violations

Sec. 2. A person who violates this chapter commits a Class C infraction.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-8-1 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 18. Tires › 9-19-18-1. Solid Rubber Tires

Sec. 1. A solid tire made of rubber on a vehicle must have rubber on the tire's entire traction surface at least one (1) inch thick above the edge of the flange of the entire periphery.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-39(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 18. Tires › 9-19-18-2. Metal Tires

Sec. 2. A person may not operate or move on a highway a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer having a metal tire in contact with the roadway.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-39(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 18. Tires › 9-19-18-3. Protuberances on Tires

Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) through (e), a tire on a vehicle moved on a highway may not have on the tire's periphery a block, stud, flange, cleat, or spike or any other protuberance of any material other than rubber that projects beyond the tread of the traction surface of the tire.
(b) Implements of agriculture may use tires having protuberances that will not injure the highway.
(c) Tire chains of reasonable proportions may be used upon a vehicle when required for safety because of snow, ice, or other conditions tending to cause a vehicle to skid.
(d) From October 1 to the following May 1, a vehicle may use tires in which have been inserted ice grips or tire studs, including retractable tire studs, that:
(1) are of wear-resisting material;
(2) are installed in a manner that provides resiliency upon contact with the road;
(3) have projections that do not exceed three thirty-seconds (3/32) of an inch beyond the tread of the traction surface of the tire; and
(4) are constructed to prevent any appreciable damage to the road surface.
(e) Notwithstanding subsection (d), a vehicle may be equipped year-round with tires that have retractable tire studs if the tire studs remain retracted from May 2 to September 30 of each year.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-39(c).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.210-2005, SEC.30; P.L.35-2008, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 18. Tires › 9-19-18-4. Special Permits

Sec. 4. The Indiana department of transportation and local authorities in their respective jurisdictions may in their discretion issue special permits authorizing the operation upon a highway of:
(1) traction engines;
(2) tractors having movable tracks with transverse corrugations upon the periphery of movable tracks; or
(3) farm tractors or implements of agriculture designed to be operated primarily in a farm field or on farm premises;
the operation of which upon a highway would otherwise be prohibited under this chapter.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-39(d).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.210-2005, SEC.31.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 18. Tires › 9-19-18-5. United States Department of Transportation Regulations; Classification of Violations

Sec. 5. (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 19. Windows and Windshield Wipers › 9-19-19-1. Safety Glazing Materials Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "safety glazing materials" means glazing materials constructed, treated, or combined with other materials to reduce substantially, in comparison with ordinary sheet glass or plate glass, the likelihood of injury to persons by objects from exterior sources or by the safety glazing materials when the materials are cracked or broken.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-40(b) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 19. Windows and Windshield Wipers › 9-19-19-2. Front Windshield

Sec. 2. A motor vehicle, except a motorcycle or a motor driven cycle, required to be registered with the bureau must be equipped with a front windshield.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-38(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.221-2014, SEC.37.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 19. Windows and Windshield Wipers › 9-19-19-3. Decals, Signs, Posters, Sunscreens, or Other Nontransparent Material

Sec. 3. (a) This section does not apply to the display of a decal required by the United States Department of Defense on the following:
(1) A military vehicle.
(2) A motor vehicle owned by a person in the service of the armed forces of the United States.
(3) A motor vehicle owned by a person employed by the armed forces of the United States.
(4) A motor vehicle authorized to display the decal by the military police of the armed forces of the United States.
(b) A person may not drive a motor vehicle with a sign, poster, sunscreening material, or other nontransparent material upon the front windshield, side wings, or side or rear windows of the vehicle that obstructs the driver's clear view of the highway or an intersecting highway. However, signs, posters, or other nontransparent material not larger than four (4) inches square may be placed upon the front windshield, side wings, or side or rear windows in the lower corner farthest removed from the driver's position.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-38(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 19. Windows and Windshield Wipers › 9-19-19-4. Tinting, Glazing, or Sunscreening Vehicle Windows

Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to a manufacturer's tinting or glazing of motor vehicle windows or windshields that is otherwise in compliance with or permitted by FMVSS205 as promulgated in 49 CFR 571.205. Proof from the manufacturer, supplier, or installer that the tinting or glazing is in compliance with or permitted by FMVSS205 must be carried in the vehicle.
(b) This section does not apply to the driver of a vehicle:
(1) that is owned by an individual required for medical reasons to be shielded from the direct rays of the sun; or
(2) in which an individual required for medical reasons to be shielded from the direct rays of the sun is a habitual passenger.
The medical reasons must be attested to by a physician or optometrist licensed to practice in Indiana, and the physician's or optometrist's certification of that condition must be carried in the vehicle. The physician's or optometrist's certificate must be renewed annually.
(c) A person may not drive a motor vehicle that has a:
(1) windshield;
(2) side wing;
(3) side window that is part of a front door; or
(4) rear back window;
that is covered by or treated with sunscreening material or is tinted with material that has a total solar reflectance of visible light of more than twenty-five percent (25%) as measured on the nonfilm side and light transmittance of less than thirty percent (30%) in the visible light range.
(d) Any treatment allowed under subsection (c) for a windshield may:
(1) be applied only to the uppermost part of the windshield; and
(2) extend no further than the AS-1 line.
(e) A person may not tint or otherwise cover or treat with sunscreening the parts of a vehicle described in subsection (c) or (d) so that operation of the vehicle after the tinting or sunscreening is performed is a violation of subsection (c) or (d). However, it is not a violation of this chapter if this work is performed for a person who submits a physician's or optometrist's statement as described in subsection (b) to the person who is to perform the work.
(f) A vehicle may be stopped to determine compliance with this section. However, a vehicle, the contents of a vehicle, the driver of a vehicle, or a passenger in a vehicle may not be inspected, searched, or detained solely because of a violation of this section.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-38(e); (f); (g).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.128-1995, SEC.1; P.L.12-2003, SEC.1; P.L.217-2014, SEC.42; P.L.164-2018, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 19. Windows and Windshield Wipers › 9-19-19-5. Sale or Registration of New Vehicles Not Equipped With Approved Safety Glazing; Application of Section

Sec. 5. (a) This section applies to all passenger-type motor vehicles, including passenger buses and school buses. With respect to trucks, including truck-tractors, the requirements for safety glazing material in this section apply to all glazing material used in doors, windows, and windshields in the driver's compartment of a vehicle.
(b) A person may not sell a new motor vehicle and a new motor vehicle may not be registered unless the vehicle is equipped with safety glazing material of a type approved by the director of traffic safety wherever glazing material is used in doors, windows, and windshields.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-40(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 19. Windows and Windshield Wipers › 9-19-19-6. Windshield Wipers

Sec. 6. (a) The windshield on a motor vehicle must be equipped with a device for cleaning rain, snow, or other moisture from the windshield. The device must be constructed to be controlled or operated by the driver of the vehicle.
(b) A windshield wiper upon a motor vehicle must be maintained in good working order.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-38(c); (d).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 19. Windows and Windshield Wipers › 9-19-19-7. 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) Except as provided in section 8 of this chapter, 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. Amended by P.L.12-2003, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 19. Windows and Windshield Wipers › 9-19-19-8. Action of Tinting or Applying Sunscreening So Vehicle Occupants Not Easily Identified; Classification of Offense

Sec. 8. A person who violates section 4(e) of this chapter commits a Class A infraction.
As added by P.L.12-2003, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.164-2018, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 20. Motor Vehicles Used for Government Funded Transportation of Passengers › 9-19-20-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided by subsection (b), this chapter applies to a motor vehicle that is used to provide transportation of passengers by a profit or nonprofit corporation if the corporation receives revenue for the transportation service from federal, state, or local governments.
(b) This section does not apply to the following:
(1) A motor vehicle that is manufactured to transport less than six (6) passengers.
(2) A private bus (as defined in IC 9-13-2-133(a)).
[Pre-1992 Title 12 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-17.5(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.86.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 20. Motor Vehicles Used for Government Funded Transportation of Passengers › 9-19-20-2. Inspection by State Police Department

Sec. 2. (a) The state police department may inspect a vehicle subject to this chapter.
(b) In the inspection, the department may determine the existence and condition of the following:
(1) The vehicle's brakes.
(2) The vehicle's lights as follows:
(A) Headlamps.
(B) Taillamps.
(C) Brake lights.
(D) Clearance lights.
(E) Turn signals.
(3) The vehicle's steering and suspension.
(4) The vehicle's exhaust systems.
(5) The vehicle's body in general.
(6) The vehicle's tires.
[Pre-1992 Title 12 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-17.5(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.86.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 20. Motor Vehicles Used for Government Funded Transportation of Passengers › 9-19-20-3. Rules

Sec. 3. The state police superintendent shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to prescribe safety requirements for the construction and equipment of motor vehicles subject to this chapter.
[Pre-1992 Title 12 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-17.5(c).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.86.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 20. Motor Vehicles Used for Government Funded Transportation of Passengers › 9-19-20-4. Vehicles Meeting Safety Requirements; Certificate

Sec. 4. If the inspection under section 2 of this chapter reveals that a vehicle meets the safety requirements prescribed under this chapter, the inspecting officer shall issue to the owner of the vehicle a certificate stating that the vehicle was inspected and met the prescribed safety requirements.
[Pre-1992 Title 12 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-17.5(d).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.86.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 21. Special Equipment for Municipal Waste Collection and Transportation Vehicles › 9-19-21-1. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a municipal waste collection and transportation vehicle that is:
(1) purchased after June 30, 1993; and
(2) used to collect municipal solid waste from residences.
As added by P.L.114-1993, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 21. Special Equipment for Municipal Waste Collection and Transportation Vehicles › 9-19-21-2. Yellow Strobe Light Equipment

Sec. 2. A municipal waste collection and transportation vehicle must be equipped with a yellow strobe light that meets Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) standards.
As added by P.L.114-1993, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 21. Special Equipment for Municipal Waste Collection and Transportation Vehicles › 9-19-21-3. Lighting Capabilities of Strobe

Sec. 3. The strobe light required under section 2 of this chapter must have a candlepower of at least two million (2,000,000) on a horizontal plane and be capable of producing not less than eighty (80) double flashes during one (1) minute, or must meet the photometric requirements for class one 360 degree gaseous discharge warning lamps as prescribed by Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) standards.
As added by P.L.114-1993, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 21. Special Equipment for Municipal Waste Collection and Transportation Vehicles › 9-19-21-4. Required Use and Display of Strobe Light

Sec. 4. The strobe light required under section 2 of this chapter must be used whenever the municipal waste collection and transportation vehicle is making frequent stops to collect municipal solid waste.
As added by P.L.114-1993, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 22. Inspection of Equipment for Private Buses › 9-19-22-1. Application

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a private bus that is:
(1) designed or used to transport more than fifteen (15) passengers, including the driver; and
(2) registered or reregistered with the bureau after December 31, 2015.
As added by P.L.160-2014, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.164-2018, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment › Chapter 22. Inspection of Equipment for Private Buses › 9-19-22-3. Inspection Program; Fee

Sec. 3. (a) The superintendent of the state police department shall establish a program to inspect private buses under this chapter. The superintendent may, but is not required to, adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish the program.
(b) A program established under subsection (a) must do the following:
(1) Identify categories of individuals who may conduct an inspection under the program.
(2) Prescribe safety requirements for the construction and equipment of private buses subject to this chapter, including requiring a determination of the existence and condition of a private bus's:
(A) brakes;
(B) lights;
(C) steering and suspension;
(D) exhaust systems;
(E) body; and
(F) tires.
(3) If an inspection under the program reveals that a private bus meets the safety requirements prescribed under subdivision (2), require the individual who inspected the private bus to issue to the owner of the private bus a certificate stating that the private bus was inspected and met the prescribed safety requirements.
(c) A program established under subsection (a) may impose a fee for conducting an inspection and issuing a certificate. The fee:
(1) may be sufficient to defray; and
(2) may not exceed;
actual inspection and administrative costs.
As added by P.L.160-2014, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 1. General › 9-20-1-1. Operation of Vehicles Exceeding Size and Weight Limitations; Prohibition

Sec. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this article, a person, including a transport operator, may not operate or move upon a highway a vehicle or combination of vehicles of a size or weight exceeding the limitations provided in this article.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: 9-1-4-18 part; 9-8-1-1 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.336.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 1. General › 9-20-1-2. Owners of Motor Vehicles; Causing or Permitting Operation of Vehicles Exceeding Size and Weight Limitations; Prohibition

Sec. 2. Except as otherwise provided in this article, a person, as defined in IC 9-13-2-124, that is an owner of:
(1) a vehicle;
(2) a carrier;
(3) a shipper; or
(4) another party;
may not cause or knowingly permit to be operated or moved upon a highway a vehicle or combination of vehicles of a size or weight exceeding the limitations provided in this article.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-1 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.337; P.L.154-2017, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 1. General › 9-20-1-3. Local Authorities; Adoption of Ordinances; Erection of Signs; Department of Transportation; Weight Restrictions

Sec. 3. (a) This subsection does not apply to any highway or street in the state highway system. Except as provided in subsection (e), local authorities, with respect to highways under their jurisdiction, may by ordinance:
(1) prohibit the operation of vehicles upon any highway; or
(2) impose restrictions as to the weight of vehicles to be operated upon any highway;
for a total period not to exceed ninety (90) days in any one (1) year, whenever any highway by reason of deterioration, rain, snow, or other climatic conditions will be seriously damaged or destroyed without the regulation of vehicles.
(b) A local authority adopting an ordinance under subsection (a) shall erect or cause to be erected and maintained signs specifying the terms of the ordinance at each end of that part of any highway affected by the ordinance and at intersecting highways. The ordinance may not be enforced until the signs are erected and maintained.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (e), local authorities with respect to highways under their jurisdiction, except highways in the state highway system and state maintained routes through cities and towns, may by ordinance do the following:
(1) Prohibit the operation of trucks or other commercial vehicles.
(2) Impose limitations as to the weight, size, or use of those vehicles on designated highways.
The prohibitions and limitations must be designated by appropriate signs placed on the highways.
(d) The Indiana department of transportation has the same authority granted to local authorities in subsections (a) and (c) to determine by executive order and to impose restrictions as to weight, size, and use of vehicles operated upon a highway in the state highway system, including state maintained routes through cities and towns. These restrictions may not be enforced until signs giving notice of the restrictions are erected upon the highway or part of the highway affected by the order.
(e) The commissioner of the Indiana department of transportation may designate an order adopted under subsection (d) as an emergency rule and adopt the order in the same manner as emergency rules are adopted under IC 4-22-2-37.1.
(f) A local authority may not, in an ordinance passed under subsection (a) or (c), prohibit the operation of buses that are not more than forty-five (45) feet in length on any segment of the primary system (as defined in IC 8-23-1-33) that was in existence on June 1, 1991.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-125(a) part; (b) part; (c) part; (d) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.100-1991, SEC.1; P.L.122-1993, SEC.1; P.L.140-2013, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 1. General › 9-20-1-4. Violation of Restrictions; Class C Infraction; Point System

Sec. 4. A person who violates this chapter commits a Class C infraction. The bureau may not assess points under the point system for a Class C infraction under this chapter.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-125(d) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.154-2017, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 1. General › 9-20-1-5. Rules Concerning Fee Structures for Permits

Sec. 5. The Indiana department of transportation shall adopt emergency rules in the manner provided under IC 4-22-2-37.1 for the:
(1) issuance, fee structure, and enforcement of permits for overweight divisible loads;
(2) fee structure of permits for loads on extra heavy duty highways; and
(3) fee structure of permits for overweight loads.
A rule adopted under this section expires only with the adoption of a new superseding rule.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-29-6-13(a).]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.338.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 2. Exemptions › 9-20-2-1. Application of Article; Exceptions to Size and Weight Requirements; Notice; Permits

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), this article does not apply to a vehicle:
(1) while engaged in the construction of highways; and
(2) when the movement of the vehicle 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 this article 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, this article applies 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.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.12-1991, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 2. Exemptions › 9-20-2-2. "Farm Vehicle Loaded With a Farm Product" Defined; Application of Article

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this section, "farm vehicle loaded with a farm product" includes a truck hauling unprocessed leaf tobacco.
(b) Except for interstate highway travel, this article does not apply to the following:
(1) Machinery or equipment used in highway construction or maintenance by the Indiana department of transportation, counties, or municipalities.
(2) Implements of agriculture when used during farming operations or when constructed so that the implements can be moved without material damage to the highways.
(3) Farm drainage machinery.
(c) This article does not apply to firefighting apparatus owned or operated by a political subdivision or volunteer fire department (as defined in IC 36-8-12-2).
(d) Except for interstate highway travel, this article does not limit the width or height of a farm vehicle loaded with a farm product.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-19.9(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.81-1991, SEC.8; P.L.64-1994, SEC.1; P.L.1-1999, SEC.30; P.L.210-2005, SEC.32; P.L.25-2007, SEC.1.