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2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 9. Special Restrictions Concerning Combined Vehicles and Towing Permits › 9-20-9-9. Combinations of Vehicles Exceeding Dimensional and Weight Restrictions; Conditions for Operation

Sec. 9. A combination of vehicles, including a towing vehicle and a disabled vehicle or combination of disabled vehicles, that exceeds the dimensional and weight restrictions imposed by this article may be operated on a highway upon the following conditions and in accordance with the rules that the Indiana department of transportation prescribes:
(1) The towing vehicle must be:
(A) specifically designed for such operations;
(B) equipped with amber flashing lights; and
(C) capable of utilizing the lighting and braking systems of the disabled vehicle or combination of vehicles if the systems are operational.
(2) Subject to subdivision (3), the disabled vehicle or combination of disabled vehicles may not exceed the dimensional or weight restrictions imposed by this article unless a permit for operation in excess of those restrictions has been granted to the disabled vehicle or combination of disabled vehicles under this article.
(3) However, an owner or operator of a towing vehicle that is transporting a disabled vehicle or combination of disabled vehicles from the place where the vehicle became disabled to the nearest appropriate repair facility and has a gross vehicle weight that is equal to or exceeds the gross vehicle weight of the disabled vehicle or combination of disabled vehicles is not subject to the penalties imposed by IC 9-20-18-1 through IC 9-20-18-10 and IC 9-20-18-12 if:
(A) the disabled vehicle or combination of disabled vehicles exceeds the dimensional or weight restrictions imposed by IC 9-20-3 or IC 9-20-4; and
(B) a permit for the excess has not been granted.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-12.5(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.347; P.L.196-2017, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 9. Special Restrictions Concerning Combined Vehicles and Towing Permits › 9-20-9-10. Combinations of Vehicles Exceeding Dimensional and Weight Restrictions; Conditions for Operation; Fee

Sec. 10. (a) Instead of complying with the requirements of section 9 of this chapter, a special towing permit allowing the operation of a combination of vehicles on a highway may be granted by the Indiana department of transportation or local authorities having jurisdiction over a highway or street and responsible for the repair and maintenance of the highway or street.
(b) A permit may be granted under this section upon good cause shown if the Indiana department of transportation or local authority finds the public interest will be served, considering public safety and the protection of public and private property.
(c) A permit issued under this section may designate the route to be traversed by the combination of vehicles and may contain other restrictions or conditions considered necessary by the Indiana department of transportation or local authority granting the permit.
(d) The Indiana department of transportation may allow a vehicle or load permitted in accordance with IC 9-20-6-2 to tow a light passenger vehicle with a manufacturer designed seating capacity of not more than ten (10) passengers including the driver. However, the light passenger vehicle may not cause the combination to exceed the maximum allowable size and weight limitations set forth in IC 9-20-4 and this chapter.
(e) The fee for a special towing permit issued under this chapter is ten dollars ($10). The fee must be paid not later than thirty (30) days after the permit was issued.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-12.5(b) part; Pre-2016 Revision Citation: subsection (e) formerly 9-29-6-6.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.93-1997, SEC.10; P.L.198-2016, SEC.348.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 9. Special Restrictions Concerning Combined Vehicles and Towing Permits › 9-20-9-11. Combinations of Vehicles Traveling Less Than 50 Miles; Exemption From Permit

Sec. 11. The movement of a disabled vehicle or combination of vehicles for a distance that does not exceed fifty (50) highway miles by a registered recovery vehicle or by a vehicle described in IC 9-18.1-6-5 is exempt from the requirements for permits under this chapter.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-12.5(c) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.257-2017, SEC.34.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 10. Special Restrictions Concerning Farm Vehicles and Machinery › 9-20-10-1. Farm Tractors; Trailers in Tow; Restrictions

Sec. 1. A farm tractor may draw not more than two (2) wagons or farm implements upon a highway. The wagons or implements must conform with all other laws respecting the use of highways.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-2(c).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 10. Special Restrictions Concerning Farm Vehicles and Machinery › 9-20-10-2. Farm Wagons; Trailers in Tow; Exemption

Sec. 2. (a) A farm wagon (as defined in IC 9-13-2-60(1)) is not subject to IC 9-20-9-8 with regard to trailers in tow.
(b) A farm wagon (as defined in IC 9-13-2-60(2)) may not be used to tow a trailer.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-12-2 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.150-2009, SEC.9; P.L.256-2017, SEC.158.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 11. Special Restrictions Concerning Garbage Trucks › 9-20-11-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a truck, a truck-trailer combination, or a truck-wagon combination that is either:
(1) a municipal waste collection and transportation vehicle:
(A) specially designed and equipped with a self-compactor or detachable container;
(B) used exclusively for garbage, refuse, or recycling operations; and
(C) laden with garbage, refuse, or recyclables; or
(2) a disposal plant transporting vehicle certified under IC 15-17-11 that is laden with dead animals or animal parts.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-12(e) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.79-1991, SEC.3; P.L.129-1995, SEC.1; P.L.157-2001, SEC.1; P.L.2-2008, SEC.27.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 11. Special Restrictions Concerning Garbage Trucks › 9-20-11-2. Weight Limitations

Sec. 2. A vehicle described in section 1 of this chapter may transmit to the surface of a highway, except an interstate highway, a gross weight of not more than:
(1) twenty-four thousand (24,000) pounds upon a single axle; and
(2) forty-two thousand (42,000) pounds upon a tandem axle group.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-12(e) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.157-2001, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 11. Special Restrictions Concerning Garbage Trucks › 9-20-11-3. Axle Limitations

Sec. 3. When unladen, a vehicle described in section 1 of this chapter must comply with the axle limitations applicable to all other trucks.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-12(e) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.157-2001, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 11. Special Restrictions Concerning Garbage Trucks › 9-20-11-4. Wheel Weight Limitations; Compliance Requirements

Sec. 4. This chapter does not exempt a vehicle described in section 1 of this chapter, laden or unladen, from the limitations on wheel weights imposed by IC 9-20-4-1(c).
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-12(e) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.157-2001, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 11. Special Restrictions Concerning Garbage Trucks › 9-20-11-5. Length Limitations

Sec. 5. In addition to the limits and requirements set forth in sections 2 through 4 of this chapter, the maximum length of a:
(1) truck-trailer combination; or
(2) truck-wagon combination;
and its load, used in intrastate transportation, designed and utilized as set forth in section 1(1)(A) and 1(1)(B) of this chapter, is sixty-eight (68) feet.
As added by P.L.157-2001, SEC.5 and P.L.216-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.1-2002, SEC.41.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 12. Special Restrictions Concerning Mobile Homes › 9-20-12-1. Axle Restrictions

Sec. 1. The distance between mobile home axle centers manufactured after September 30, 1955, may not be less than thirty-four (34) inches.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-9.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 13. Special Restrictions Concerning Semitrailers › 9-20-13-1. Maximum Length Limitations; Truck-Tractor-Semitrailer-Semitrailer Combinations

Sec. 1. Notwithstanding IC 9-20-1-1 through IC 9-20-1-2, and except for length exclusive devices in accordance with 23 CFR 658.13, the following are the maximum limitations on length of a truck-tractor-semitrailer-semitrailer combination:
(1) The maximum length of each semitrailer unit operating in a truck-tractor-semitrailer-semitrailer combination is twenty-eight (28) feet, six (6) inches.
(2) A maximum length limit is not imposed on a truck-tractor-semitrailer-semitrailer combination.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-2.2(c).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 13. Special Restrictions Concerning Semitrailers › 9-20-13-2. Maximum Length Limitation; Truck-Tractor, Semitrailer, Truck-Tractor-Semitrailer, or Truck-Tractor-Semitrailer-Trailer Combinations

Sec. 2. (a) Notwithstanding IC 9-20-3 and IC 9-20-9, and except for length exclusive devices in accordance with 23 CFR 658.13, the following are the maximum limitations on length of a truck-tractor, semitrailer, truck-tractor-semitrailer combination, or truck-tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination:
(1) The maximum length of the semitrailer unit operating in a truck-tractor-semitrailer combination is fifty-three (53) feet, including the vehicle and the load.
(2) The maximum length of the semitrailer unit or trailer operating in a truck-tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination is twenty-eight (28) feet, six (6) inches.
(3) A maximum overall length limit is not imposed on a truck-tractor-semitrailer or truck-tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination.
(4) The maximum length of a maxi-cube vehicle combination is sixty-five (65) feet, and the maximum length of the separable cargo carrying unit is thirty-four (34) feet.
(5) If the combination is used exclusively or primarily in connection with motorsports:
(A) the maximum distance between the kingpin and the rearmost axle of the semitrailer operating in the combination is forty-six (46) feet; and
(B) the maximum length of the semitrailer is fifty-seven (57) feet.
(b) This section does not prohibit the transportation of a motor vehicle or watercraft on part of a truck-tractor.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-2(e) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.216-2001, SEC.2; P.L.12-2013, SEC.3; P.L.164-2020, SEC.39.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 13. Special Restrictions Concerning Semitrailers › 9-20-13-3. Width or Length Exclusive Devices; Prohibition on Use

Sec. 3. A width or length exclusive device described in IC 9-20-3, IC 9-20-9, or section 2 of this chapter must not be designed or used to support cargo.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-2(g).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 13. Special Restrictions Concerning Semitrailers › 9-20-13-4. Semitrailers in Excess of 48 Feet, 6 Inches; Restrictions on Operation

Sec. 4. Notwithstanding section 2 of this chapter, a semitrailer longer than forty-eight (48) feet, six (6) inches, may be operated on a highway designated as part of the state highway system under IC 8-23-4 only if the distance between the kingpin and the rearmost axle of the semitrailer is not more than:
(1) forty-six (46) feet, if the semitrailer is used exclusively or primarily in connection with motorsports; or
(2) for all other semitrailers, forty-three (43) feet.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-2(f).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.157-2001, SEC.6; P.L.12-2013, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 14. Special Restrictions Concerning Tractor-Mobile Home Rigs and Required Permits › 9-20-14-0.5. "Person"

Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "person" means:
(1) a mobile home or sectionalized building transport company;
(2) a mobile home or sectionalized building manufacturer;
(3) a mobile home or sectionalized building dealer; or
(4) a mobile home or sectionalized building owner.
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.349.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 14. Special Restrictions Concerning Tractor-Mobile Home Rigs and Required Permits › 9-20-14-1. Permit Requirement

Sec. 1. Except as otherwise provided in section 4 of this chapter, a person may not operate a tractor-mobile home rig on a highway unless the person has a permit to operate the rig from:
(1) the Indiana department of transportation; or
(2) an agency or a political subdivision of the state designated by the Indiana department of transportation to issue permits.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-7.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.350.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 14. Special Restrictions Concerning Tractor-Mobile Home Rigs and Required Permits › 9-20-14-3. General Permits; Special Permits

Sec. 3. (a) An authority granting permits to operate tractor-mobile home rigs shall grant permits of two (2) general classes, as follows:
(1) General permits, for the operation of tractor-mobile home rigs by a person, except a mobile home or sectionalized building owner, in the ordinary course of the person's business.
(2) Special permits, for the operation of a tractor-mobile home rig by a mobile home or sectionalized building owner for the express purpose of moving mobile homes or sectionalized buildings.
(b) General permits shall be issued annually. One (1) permit shall be issued for each towing vehicle to be used as a component of a tractor-mobile home rig. The holder of a general permit may make, during the period of the permit, any number of mobile home or sectionalized building movements with the towing vehicle component of the tractor-mobile home rig for which the permit was granted.
(c) Special permits shall be limited to the particular movement of the mobile home or sectionalized building for which the special permit is issued. A person purchasing a mobile home or sectionalized building, but who does not have a legal title to the mobile home or sectionalized building, is considered the owner of the mobile home or sectionalized building for the purposes of this chapter if the person has a contract with the seller or the seller's assignee. However, such a person shall present to the granting authority a statement by the holder of the legal title to the mobile home or sectionalized building granting permission for the movement of the mobile home or sectionalized building.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-10.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 14. Special Restrictions Concerning Tractor-Mobile Home Rigs and Required Permits › 9-20-14-4. Size and Weight Limitations

Sec. 4. A person may operate a vehicle towing a mobile home that has:
(1) a combined overall length not greater than sixty (60) feet;
(2) a width not greater than ninety-six (96) inches; and
(3) a height not greater than thirteen (13) feet, six (6) inches;
without having to obtain a permit under this chapter.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-6(1) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 14. Special Restrictions Concerning Tractor-Mobile Home Rigs and Required Permits › 9-20-14-5. Interstate Highways; Federal Funds

Sec. 5. This chapter does not apply to interstate highways to the extent that the application of this chapter to those highways would cause the state to be deprived of any federal funds for highway purposes.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-11.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 14. Special Restrictions Concerning Tractor-Mobile Home Rigs and Required Permits › 9-20-14-6. Quarterly or Annual Permit

Sec. 6. (a) This section applies to a person that purchases a quarterly or an annual permit under section 2 of this chapter to move a tractor-mobile home rig.
(b) A person described in subsection (a) shall use only the permissible routes for moving a tractor-mobile home rig. The person must check the daily detour and restriction bulletin before choosing a route to travel. If the person moves a tractor-mobile home rig on a route that is restricted or prohibited, the person's quarterly or annual permit may be revoked.
(c) If a person's quarterly or annual permit is revoked under subsection (b), the person may not obtain a new quarterly or annual permit for a period of ninety (90) days. The person may move a tractor-mobile home rig under a single trip permit until the person is eligible to obtain a new quarterly or annual permit.
As added by P.L.217-2003, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.352.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 15. Special Restrictions Concerning Special Tractor-Mobile Home Rigs and Required Permits › 9-20-15-0.5. "Person"

Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "person" means:
(1) a mobile home or sectionalized building transport company;
(2) a mobile home or sectionalized building manufacturer;
(3) a mobile home or sectionalized building dealer; or
(4) a mobile home or sectionalized building owner.
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.353.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 15. Special Restrictions Concerning Special Tractor-Mobile Home Rigs and Required Permits › 9-20-15-1. Permit Requirement; Fee

Sec. 1. (a) A person may not operate a special tractor-mobile home rig on a highway unless the person first secures a permit to operate the rig from:
(1) the Indiana department of transportation; or
(2) an agency or a political subdivision of the state designated by the department to issue the permits.
(b) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), the fee for a person to move a special tractor-mobile home rig under subsection (a) is eighteen dollars ($18) per trip.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), a person may purchase a quarterly permit for unlimited trips during the quarter to move a special tractor-mobile home rig under subsection (a). The fee for a quarterly permit is five hundred dollars ($500).
(d) Notwithstanding subsection (b), a person may purchase an annual permit for unlimited trips during the year to move a special tractor-mobile home rig under subsection (a). The fee for an annual permit is two thousand dollars ($2,000).
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1.6-2; Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-29-6-9.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.354.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 15. Special Restrictions Concerning Special Tractor-Mobile Home Rigs and Required Permits › 9-20-15-2.1. Transport From Manufacturing Facility to Storage Lot; Fee

Sec. 2.1. (a) Notwithstanding IC 9-20-14 or this chapter, a manufacturer of mobile homes or an agent of a manufacturer of mobile homes may transport a tractor-mobile home rig of any size permitted under IC 9-20-14 or this chapter from the manufacturing facility to a storage lot if:
(1) before transporting a tractor-mobile home rig the manufacturer or agent:
(A) receives a permit from the motor carrier service division of the department of state revenue; and
(B) complies with the requirements of IC 9-20-14-2; and
(2) the distance between the manufacturing facility and the storage lot is less than fifteen (15) miles.
(b) The fee for an annual permit to move tractor-mobile home rigs under subsection (a) is forty dollars ($40) for each three (3) mile increment that a tractor-mobile home rig is transported up to a maximum of fifteen (15) miles. A fee imposed under this section may not exceed two hundred dollars ($200).
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: subsection (b) formerly 9-29-6-12.]
As added by P.L.82-1999, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.356.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 15. Special Restrictions Concerning Special Tractor-Mobile Home Rigs and Required Permits › 9-20-15-3. Special Tractor-Mobile Home Rigs Subject to Permit Provisions; Escort Vehicles

Sec. 3. A special tractor-mobile home rig that is:
(1) more than thirteen (13) feet, six (6) inches, in height, but less than fourteen (14) feet, six (6) inches, in height; and
(2) not wider than one hundred forty-eight (148) inches at the base;
is subject to section 2 of this chapter. However, the rig is not subject to the requirement of an escort vehicle as specified in section 2(a)5 of this chapter.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1.6-3.5.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 15. Special Restrictions Concerning Special Tractor-Mobile Home Rigs and Required Permits › 9-20-15-4. "Individual Owner"; General Permits; Special Permits

Sec. 4. (a) As used in this section, "individual owner" means the owner of a mobile home or sectionalized building who bought the mobile home or sectionalized building for the owner's personal or business use and not for immediate resale.
(b) The Indiana department of transportation shall grant permits to operate special tractor-mobile home rigs of two (2) general classes as follows:
(1) General permits, for the operation of a special tractor-mobile home rig by a person, except an individual owner, in the ordinary course of the person's business.
(2) Special permits, for the operation of a special tractor-mobile home rig for an individual owner for the express purpose of moving mobile homes or sectionalized buildings by a qualified mover.
(c) General permits shall be issued annually. One (1) permit shall be issued for each towing vehicle to be used as a component of a special tractor-mobile home rig. The holder of a general permit may make, during the period of the permit, any number of mobile home or sectionalized building movements with the towing vehicle component of the special tractor-mobile home rig for which the permit was granted. However, the Indiana department of transportation may adopt rules requiring the obtaining of a movement authorization for each movement.
(d) A special permit is limited to the particular movement of the mobile home or sectionalized building for which the special permit is issued. A person purchasing a mobile home or sectionalized building, but who does not have a legal title to the mobile home or sectionalized building, is considered the owner of the mobile home or sectionalized building for the purposes of this chapter if the person has a contract with the seller or the seller's assignee. However, the person shall present to the granting authority a statement by the holder of the legal title to the mobile home or sectionalized building granting permission for the movement of the mobile home or sectionalized building.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: 9-8-1.6-1 part; 9-8-1.6-4.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 15. Special Restrictions Concerning Special Tractor-Mobile Home Rigs and Required Permits › 9-20-15-5. Interstate Highways; Federal Funds

Sec. 5. This chapter does not apply to interstate highways to the extent that the application of this chapter to those highways would cause the state to be deprived of any federal funds for highway purposes.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1.6-5.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 15. Special Restrictions Concerning Special Tractor-Mobile Home Rigs and Required Permits › 9-20-15-6. "Extra Wide Manufactured Home Rig"

Sec. 6. (a) As used in this section, "extra wide manufactured home rig" means any combination of a manufactured home or sectionalized building and a towing vehicle having all of the following dimensions:
(1) Some part of the combination with a width greater than one hundred seventy-two (172) inches but not greater than one hundred ninety-two (192) inches.
(2) The:
(A) manufactured home part of the combination, including the hitch; or
(B) sectionalized building part of the combination, including the hitch;
with a length that does not exceed eighty-five (85) feet.
(3) The tractor part of the combination with a length not less than twelve (12) feet.
(4) None of the combination with a height greater than fourteen (14) feet six (6) inches.
(b) The Indiana department of transportation may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement a permit system regulating the transportation of extra wide manufactured home rigs.
(c) Rules adopted by the Indiana department of transportation under this section must address the following:
(1) The competitive nature of Indiana's manufactured housing industry.
(2) The safety of persons who use the highways.
(d) If the Indiana department of transportation adopts rules under this section to issue permits for extra wide manufactured home rigs, the fee for a permit is thirty dollars ($30).
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: subsection (d) formerly 9-29-6-11.]
As added by P.L.95-1991, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.93-1997, SEC.11; P.L.217-2003, SEC.5; P.L.198-2016, SEC.357.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 15. Special Restrictions Concerning Special Tractor-Mobile Home Rigs and Required Permits › 9-20-15-7. Quarterly or Annual Permit

Sec. 7. (a) This section applies to a person that purchases a quarterly or an annual permit under section 1 of this chapter to move a special tractor-mobile home rig.
(b) A person described in subsection (a) shall use only the permissible routes for moving a special tractor-mobile home rig. The person must check the daily detour and restriction bulletin before choosing a route to travel. If the person moves a special tractor-mobile home rig on a route that is restricted or prohibited, the person's quarterly or annual permit may be revoked.
(c) If a person's quarterly or annual permit is revoked under subsection (b), the person may not obtain a new quarterly or annual permit for a period of ninety (90) days. The person may move a special tractor-mobile home rig under a single trip permit until the person is eligible to obtain a new quarterly or annual permit.
As added by P.L.217-2003, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.358.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 16. Study of Indiana Roads › 9-20-16-1. Report on Condition of Indiana Roads

Sec. 1. Before August 1 of each year, the Civil Engineering School at Purdue University shall report in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 to the interim study committee on roads and transportation the results of a continuing study of the condition of Indiana's roads and streets as the condition may be affected by trucks and tractor-semitrailer combinations.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-24.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.28-2004, SEC.77; P.L.16-2014, SEC.6; P.L.53-2014, SEC.95.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 17. Weigh Stations and Weight Checks › 9-20-17-1. State Police; Average Number of Checks per Week

Sec. 1. The state police department shall make at least an average of twenty-five (25) weight checks per week for each patrolman of the department. The department may utilize the services of civilian employees in accomplishing the weight checks.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-23.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 17. Weigh Stations and Weight Checks › 9-20-17-2. Heavy Commercial Truck Traffic; Permanent Stations; Staffing; Portable Scales

Sec. 2. To the degree possible, all permanent weigh stations must be staffed during the hours of heavy commercial truck traffic. Enforcement crews shall operate portable scales frequently enough to discourage heavy truck traffic on Indiana secondary highways.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: 9-8-1-13(i); 9-8-1-14.1.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 17. Weigh Stations and Weight Checks › 9-20-17-3. Enforcement Procedures

Sec. 3. (a) A police officer who has reason to believe that a vehicle or the load on a vehicle is unlawful may do the following:
(1) Stop, measure, and weigh the vehicle or load on a highway by means of portable or stationary scales.
(2) Require the vehicle to be driven to the nearest scales if the nearest scales are within five (5) miles. However, a vehicle carrying a load of asphalt or concrete in the plastic stage may not be required to be driven more than two (2) miles to the nearest scales.
(b) If an officer finds that a vehicle is loaded in violation of this article, the officer may cause the excess load to be removed from the vehicle. Material or goods that are removed shall be removed and cared for at the risk of the person who owns or operates the vehicle.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-17 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 17. Weigh Stations and Weight Checks › 9-20-17-4. Equipment Necessary for Enforcement; Purchase; Costs

Sec. 4. (a) Scales and other equipment necessary for the proper enforcement of this article may be purchased by the authority having charge of the maintenance of the highways on which the scales are or equipment is to be used.
(b) The cost of scales and equipment described under subsection (a) shall be charged to the maintenance of the highway on which the scale or equipment is used.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-13.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 18. Penalties and Enforcement › 9-20-18-1. Venue

Sec. 1. For the purposes of this chapter, the operation of a vehicle or combination of vehicles in violation of a limitation in IC 9-20-4, IC 9-20-5, or IC 9-20-11 is a continuing offense and the venue for prosecution lies in a county in which the unlawful operation occurred. However, a conviction or acquittal in one (1) county bars a prosecution in another county.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-13(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 18. Penalties and Enforcement › 9-20-18-2. Repealed

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-13(b) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.100-1991, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 18. Penalties and Enforcement › 9-20-18-3. Detention of Vehicles; Bond; Impoundment of Property

Sec. 3. (a) If a person is apprehended operating or causing to be operated a vehicle or combination of vehicles on a highway with a weight in excess of a limitation under IC 9-20-4, IC 9-20-5, or IC 9-20-11, the vehicle or combination of vehicles shall be detained until the weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles is reduced or distributed to comply with the limitation.
(b) While a vehicle or combination of vehicles is detained, the vehicle or combination of vehicles shall be kept in the custody of the apprehending officer and shall be moved only as directed by the officer or by direction of a court.
(c) A person who is apprehended may post a bond in a court. If a bond is posted and the weight is reduced to within the lawful limits, the vehicle or combination of vehicles shall be released by order of the court.
(d) If a bond is not posted, the court may have the apprehending officer impound the property until a bond is posted or until all fines and costs are paid or stayed.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: 9-8-1-13(b) part; 9-8-1-13(c) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 18. Penalties and Enforcement › 9-20-18-4. Movement of Vehicle Following Impoundment; Class a Infraction

Sec. 4. A person who moves a vehicle or combination of vehicles after the vehicle or combination of vehicles is impounded commits a Class A infraction.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-13(c) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.217-2014, SEC.43.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 18. Penalties and Enforcement › 9-20-18-5. Impoundment of Cargo

Sec. 5. This chapter does not authorize the impounding of a part of the cargo of an impounded vehicle or combination of vehicles.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-13(c) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 18. Penalties and Enforcement › 9-20-18-6. Notification of Location of Cargo to Shipper

Sec. 6. The driver of an impounded vehicle or combination of vehicles shall notify the shipper or a person having a monetary interest in the cargo or vehicle or combination of vehicles of the location of the cargo. The impounding officer shall give the driver reasonable opportunity to make the notification.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-13(c) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 18. Penalties and Enforcement › 9-20-18-7. Criminal Liability; Defenses; Knowledge of Violation; Fine; Payment; Sale of Property

Sec. 7. (a) A court shall determine the extent of liability of the driver, carrier, shipper, or other party shown to be liable.
(b) The department of state revenue shall determine the extent of the civil penalties assessed under section 14.5 of this chapter.
(c) It is a criminal or civil defense if a party can show that the party:
(1) could not reasonably have known the actual weight of the load involved;
(2) had no access to or control of the loading of an overweighted load;
(3) reasonably relied upon the representation of another party regarding the validity, scope, or allowable weight of a permit issued to the other party under this article; or
(4) received written confirmation from a carrier that the carrier:
(A) had a valid permit for the load; or
(B) was not required to have a permit for the load.
(d) If a person who is an owner, a driver, a carrier or a shipper specifically or directly orders or assigns a particular shipment to be loaded:
(1) the person shall be considered to have had control of the loading within the meaning of this section; and
(2) a showing of knowledge of the overweighted load affixes liability to the person.
(e) The person who has loaded a shipment has control of the loading within the meaning of this section and a showing of knowledge of the overweighted load affixes liability to the person if the person is self-employed. If the person loading a shipment is not self-employed, then liability affixes to the person's employer jointly and severally with the driver of an overweight vehicle.
(f) If a court determines that the owner of a vehicle or combination of vehicles involved in a case is jointly or severally liable, the owner shall be given ninety (90) days to pay the liability assessed by the court. During the ninety (90) days the court may continue the impounding of the equipment until all fines and costs are paid. If the fines and costs are not paid within the ninety (90) days after the court determination, the court may order the property sold to pay the fines and costs.
(g) The court shall determine the liabilities, rights, and remedies of all of the parties involved.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: 9-8-1-13(d); 9-8-1-13(e).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.54-2009, SEC.5; P.L.127-2021, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 18. Penalties and Enforcement › 9-20-18-8. Order for Sale of Property; Procedure; Expenses; Bill of Sale; Certificate of Title; Liens

Sec. 8. (a) An order for sale may do the following:
(1) Include an apportionment of fines and costs among the parties.
(2) Establish a civil right of recovery by the owner of the property to be sold against any other parties the court also finds liable for apportioned shares.
(b) The procedure for the sale is the same as though the property was abandoned, and the impounding officer shall initiate the action necessary for the sale of the impounded property under the laws concerning the sale of abandoned vehicles.
(c) Expenses that are incurred in the storage and selling of a vehicle or combination of vehicles shall be deducted from the proceeds received from the sale, and any amount remaining shall be forwarded to the owner by registered mail to the address to which original notice was given.
(d) A person conducting a sale may give a bill of sale to a purchaser. The bureau may issue a certificate of title based on the bill of sale.
(e) A sale under this chapter is subject to liens of record or recorded on the title and to mechanic's possessory liens.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-13(f); (g); (h).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 18. Penalties and Enforcement › 9-20-18-10. Maintenance Personnel; Assistance in Enforcement; Powers and Duties; Compensation

Sec. 10. (a) The department of transportation may deputize and appoint the department's regularly employed maintenance personnel to assist in the enforcement of this article.
(b) Maintenance personnel delegated and appointed under this section shall report to the proper officers any violations of this article for prosecution by the proper officers.
(c) For the purpose of enforcing this article, an employee who is designated:
(1) has the power of a police officer anywhere in Indiana;
(2) must subscribe an oath; and
(3) must furnish a bond of one thousand dollars ($1,000):
(A) for faithful performance of the employee's duties as a special officer running to the state; and
(B) approved and filed in the office of the secretary of state.
(d) An employee described under this section may not receive additional salary or wages due to the employee's services under this section.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-17 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 18. Penalties and Enforcement › 9-20-18-11. Damage to Highways and Bridges; Liability; Civil Action

Sec. 11. (a) A person who owns or operates a vehicle, an object, or a contrivance unlawfully operated or moved on a highway or bridge is jointly and severally responsible for all damages to the highway or bridge as a result of a violation of this article.
(b) The:
(1) attorney general on behalf of the state, for state highways; and
(2) proper legal officer on behalf of the county, township, or municipality affected;
shall bring a civil action against the person involved to recover the damages sustained.
(c) All funds recovered shall be credited to the proper highway fund to be used for the reimbursement of the cost of repairing the damaged highways and bridges.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-18.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 18. Penalties and Enforcement › 9-20-18-12. Violation of Article; Class C Infraction; Violation of Weight Limitations; Class B Infraction; Defenses; Suspension; Funds; Disbursement; Point System

Sec. 12. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person who violates this article commits a Class C infraction.
(b) A violation of a weight limitation in IC 9-20-4, IC 9-20-5, IC 9-20-11, or IC 9-20-7-1 is:
(1) a Class B infraction if the total of all excesses of weight under those limitations is more than five thousand (5,000) pounds but not more than ten thousand (10,000) pounds; and
(2) a Class A infraction if the total of all excesses of weight under those limitations is more than ten thousand (10,000) pounds.
(c) This subsection does not apply to violations that occur on an interstate highway. It is a defense to a charge of violating a weight limitation in IC 9-20-4, IC 9-20-5, or IC 9-20-11 that the total of all excesses of weight under those limitations is less than one thousand (1,000) pounds.
(d) The court may suspend the registration of a vehicle used in violating this article for not more than ninety (90) days.
(e) Upon the conviction of a person for a violation of a law regarding the weight limit of vehicles operated upon a highway, the court may recommend suspension of the person's current chauffeur's license if the violation was committed knowingly.
(f) Notwithstanding IC 34-28-5-4, funds collected as judgments, except for costs, for violations under subsection (a) or (b) shall be deposited in the state highway fund.
(g) The bureau may not assess points under the point system for a violation of a weight limitation in IC 9-20-4, IC 9-20-5, IC 9-20-11, or IC 9-20-7-1.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: 9-1-4-53(c) part; 9-8-1-22 part; 9-8-1.6-6 part; 9-8-12-6 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.122-1993, SEC.6; P.L.1-1998, SEC.99; P.L.154-2017, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 18. Penalties and Enforcement › 9-20-18-12.5. Points Assessed in Violation of Weight Limitation; Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of a License

Sec. 12.5. (a) Points assessed by the bureau against a person for a violation after December 31, 2015, of a weight limitation in IC 9-20-4, IC 9-20-5, IC 9-20-11, or IC 9-20-7-1 are void.
(b) The denial, suspension, or revocation of a driver's license (issued under IC 9-24-3) or a chauffeur's or public passenger chauffeur's license by the bureau that is based on the total or partial accumulation of points described in subsection (a) is void.
As added by P.L.256-2017, SEC.159. Amended by P.L.111-2021, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 18. Penalties and Enforcement › 9-20-18-13. Special Tractor-Mobile Home Rig Moving Violations; Extra Wide Manufactured Home Rig Rules Violations; Penalties

Sec. 13. (a) A person who operates a special tractor-mobile home rig who violates IC 9-20-15 is considered to be committing a moving violation and is subject to the penalties provided under rules adopted under IC 9-25.
(b) A person (as defined in IC 9-20-15-0.5) or an individual owner who violates a rule adopted under IC 9-20-15-6 commits a Class C infraction.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1.6-6 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.95-1991, SEC.5; P.L.198-2016, SEC.359.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 18. Penalties and Enforcement › 9-20-18-14. Loads Not Securely Fastened; Class C Infraction

Sec. 14. (a) This section does not apply to a vehicle that has sides that extend above the load unless the load is not safely secured.
(b) A person who operates or permits the operation of a vehicle:
(1) on which:
(A) logs, lumber, pipe, poles, tanks, boilers, or similar objects are carried and not securely fastened by:
(i) metal chains;
(ii) wire cables;
(iii) steel strapping; or
(iv) logistic webbing of synthetic fibers;
identified as to strength and equipped with compatible hardware, that are of sufficient strength to hold the load in place under ordinary traffic or road conditions; and
(B) a load or part of a load more than ten (10) feet in length is not fastened by at least three (3) of the devices listed under subdivision (1), one (1) of which must be near each end and the other at the approximate center of the load; and
(2) on a public street or highway;
commits a Class C infraction.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-3-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 18. Penalties and Enforcement › 9-20-18-15. Enforcement of Size and Weight Restrictions; Cooperation Among Departments

Sec. 15. The Indiana state police board, the state police department, and the Indiana department of transportation shall cooperate in enforcement of Indiana laws relating to the height, width, length, gross weights, and load weights of vehicles or combinations of vehicles, with or without motive power, being operated, drawn, driven, moved, or transported on or over highways.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-4-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.360.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 18. Penalties and Enforcement › 9-20-18-16. Interstate Compacts and Agreements; Violations Subject to Ic 9-28

Sec. 16. 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.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 1. Application › 9-21-1-0.5. "Lawful Intervention Technique"

Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "lawful intervention technique" means a method by which a pursuing motor vehicle causes, or attempts to cause, a fleeing motor vehicle to stop. The term includes a precision immobilization technique (PIT) maneuver.
As added by P.L.145-2009, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 1. Application › 9-21-1-1. Application of Article

Sec. 1. Except as provided in sections 2, 3, and 3.3 of this chapter, this article applies throughout Indiana.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-27(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.150-2009, SEC.10.