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2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 26. Accidents and Accident Reports › Chapter 9. Accident Reports and Fees › 9-26-9-3. Carrying Out of Law Enforcement Officer's Duties; Reports; Copying; Fees

Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), the main department, office, agency, or other person under whose supervision a law enforcement officer carries out the law enforcement officer's duties may charge a fee that is fixed by ordinance of the fiscal body and is at least five dollars ($5) for each report.
(b) The fee collected under subsection (a) or (c) shall be deposited in the following manner:
(1) If the department supplying a copy of the accident report is the state police department, in a separate account known as the "accident report account". The account may be expended at the discretion of the state police superintendent for a purpose reasonably related to the keeping of accident reports and records or the prevention of street and highway accidents.
(2) If the department supplying a copy of the accident report is the sheriff, county police, or county coroner, in a separate account known as the "accident report account". The account may be expended at the discretion of the chief administrative officer of the entity that charged the fee for any purpose reasonably related to the keeping of accident reports and records or the prevention of street and highway accidents.
(3) If the department supplying a copy of the accident report is a city or town police department, in the local law enforcement continuing education fund established by IC 5-2-8-2.
(c) The superintendent of the state police department may charge a fee in an amount that is at least five dollars ($5) for:
(1) each report; and
(2) the inspection and copying of other report related data maintained by the department.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-29-11-1.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.550.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 26. Accidents and Accident Reports › Chapter 9. Accident Reports and Fees › 9-26-9-4. Accident Response Service Fee Prohibited

Sec. 4. A political subdivision or a local law enforcement agency may not impose or collect, or enter into a contract for the collection of, an accident response service fee on or from:
(1) the driver of a motor vehicle; or
(2) any other person;
involved in a motor vehicle accident.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-29-11.5-3.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.550.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 26. Accidents and Accident Reports › Chapter 10. Indiana Emergency Contact Data Base › 9-26-10-1. Emergency Contact Data Base Established

Sec. 1. (a) The bureau shall create and maintain the Indiana emergency contact data base. The purpose of the emergency contact data base is to provide law enforcement officers and coroners with the means to contact emergency contact persons in the event of a motor vehicle accident that renders the holder of a physical credential or a mobile credential unable to communicate due to death or serious bodily injury.
(b) The emergency contact data base must consist of contact information for not more than two (2) emergency contact persons per holder of a physical credential or a mobile credential.
As added by P.L.131-2017, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.11-2019, SEC.1; P.L.211-2023, SEC.69.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 26. Accidents and Accident Reports › Chapter 10. Indiana Emergency Contact Data Base › 9-26-10-2. "Person"; Confidentiality; Access to Data Base

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this section, "person" has the meaning set forth in IC 5-14-3-2(n).
(b) Except as provided in subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), all information contained in the emergency contact data base is confidential and exempt from:
(1) disclosure to any person; and
(2) public inspection under IC 5-14-3.
(c) The bureau may access information contained in the emergency contact data base for the purpose of deleting, logging, or revising emergency contact information contained in the emergency contact data base.
(d) A law enforcement officer may access information contained in the emergency contact data base for the purpose of complying with IC 9-26-2-5.
(e) A coroner may access information contained in the emergency contact data base in the performance of the coroner's duties.
(f) Information contained in the emergency contact data base is subject to disclosure to an appropriate person upon the bureau's receipt of a:
(1) grand jury subpoena; or
(2) subpoena related to a criminal investigation.
As added by P.L.131-2017, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.11-2019, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 26. Accidents and Accident Reports › Chapter 10. Indiana Emergency Contact Data Base › 9-26-10-3. Adoption of Rules

Sec. 3. The bureau shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. The rules must address the following:
(1) The creation, maintenance, and operation of the emergency contact data base.
(2) The content and organization of any forms the bureau determines are necessary.
(3) The creation and enforcement of any protocols related to the creation, maintenance, and operation of the emergency contact data base.
(4) Reliably providing coroners, law enforcement agencies, and law enforcement officers with access to the emergency contact data base for the purpose of complying with IC 9-26-2-5.
(5) Any other aspect of the emergency contact data base, its maintenance, or its operation that the bureau determines necessary in order to implement this chapter.
As added by P.L.131-2017, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.11-2019, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 1. Federal Traffic Safety Programs › 9-27-1-1. Federal Act Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "federal act" refers to the National Highway Safety Act of 1966 (23 U.S.C. 401 et seq. as in effect January 1, 1991).
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: New.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 1. Federal Traffic Safety Programs › 9-27-1-2. Acceptance of Provisions and Benefits of National Highway Safety Act of 1966; Administration

Sec. 2. Indiana accepts the provisions and benefits of the National Highway Safety Act of 1966 (23 U.S.C. 401 et seq.). The governor may administer the federal act and coordinate the activities of all departments and agencies of this state and political subdivisions of this state and observe and comply with the requirements of the federal act and the regulations issued under the federal act.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-6-4-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 1. Federal Traffic Safety Programs › 9-27-1-3. Construction to Allow Maximum Participation in Benefits

Sec. 3. This chapter shall be construed to allow maximum participation in the benefits of the federal act.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-6-4-2.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 1. Federal Traffic Safety Programs › 9-27-1-4. Federal Funds Appropriated to State and Subdivisions for Federal Act Uses and Purposes

Sec. 4. Federal funds received by the state under the federal act are appropriated to the state and political subdivisions of the state for the uses and purposes provided by the federal act.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-6-4-3.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 1. Federal Traffic Safety Programs › 9-27-1-5. Federal Funds Conditioned on Expenditure of Funds by Political Subdivision; Appropriation by Subdivision

Sec. 5. If the expenditure of public funds of a political subdivision is required as a condition for the provision of funds under the federal act, the acceptance of funds under the federal act by the political subdivision shall be made by the governing authority of the political subdivision, with the consent of the appropriating authority of the political subdivision. Funds of a political subdivision may not be expended without due appropriation as provided by law. However, a political subdivision may make regular appropriations for the purposes authorized by this chapter or may make regular appropriations in the same manner that emergency appropriations are made.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-6-4-4.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 1. Federal Traffic Safety Programs › 9-27-1-6. State Administrator and Other Employees; Salaries

Sec. 6. (a) The governor may appoint an administrator to aid the governor in the coordination and administration of the federal act. The governor may also employ other persons required to effectuate the purposes of the federal act.
(b) The budget agency, subject to the approval of the governor, shall establish the salaries of the administrator and other persons employed by the governor to effectuate the purposes of the federal act.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-6-4-5.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 1. Federal Traffic Safety Programs › 9-27-1-7. Delegation of Duties to State Officers or Agencies

Sec. 7. The governor may designate a state officer or agency to perform any of the acts to be performed by the state to receive funds under the federal act. The designated state officer or agency shall perform the acts specified by the governor.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-6-4-6.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 1. Federal Traffic Safety Programs › 9-27-1-8. Cooperation; Federal, State, and Local Level

Sec. 8. The governor may cooperate with any agency or person, public or private, state or federal, and any political subdivision in the administration of the federal act.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-6-4-7.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 1. Federal Traffic Safety Programs › 9-27-1-9. State Officers and Agencies; Cooperation

Sec. 9. State officers and agencies shall cooperate with the governor, on the governor's request, to further the purposes of this chapter.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-6-4-8.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 1. Federal Traffic Safety Programs › 9-27-1-10. Federal Funds; Application; Receipt; Disbursement; Allocation

Sec. 10. The governor may apply for, receive, disburse, and allocate funds that are made available to the state by the federal government.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-6-4-9.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 1. Federal Traffic Safety Programs › 9-27-1-11. Contracts to Provide Services, Facilities, Studies, and Reports

Sec. 11. The governor may contract with other agencies, public and private, that the governor considers necessary to provide the services, facilities, studies, and reports that will best effectuate the purposes of the federal act.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-6-4-10.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 2. State Traffic Safety Programs › 9-27-2-1. Office Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "office" refers to the office of traffic safety.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: New.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 2. State Traffic Safety Programs › 9-27-2-2. Office of Traffic Safety; Creation; Responsibility; Purpose

Sec. 2. The office of traffic safety is created within the Indiana criminal justice institute. The office is responsible for the state's traffic safety program. The purpose of this office is to develop and conduct effective programs and activities for the facilitation of traffic and for the protection and conservation of life and property on Indiana streets and highways.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-6-2-2.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.39-1993, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 2. State Traffic Safety Programs › 9-27-2-3. Director of Traffic Safety; Appointment; Term; Qualifications; Duties

Sec. 3. (a) The governor shall appoint a director of traffic safety who serves at the pleasure of the governor.
(b) The director is the administrative head of the office of traffic safety, subject to the authority of the director of the Indiana criminal justice institute. The director of traffic safety shall develop, plan, and execute the functions and duties prescribed by this chapter.
(c) The director of traffic safety must be a person qualified by training and experience in traffic safety and traffic accident prevention measures.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-6-2-4.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.39-1993, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 2. State Traffic Safety Programs › 9-27-2-4. Office; Powers and Duties

Sec. 4. The office shall do the following to carry out this chapter:
(1) Develop, plan, and conduct programs and activities designed to prevent and reduce traffic accidents and to facilitate the control of traffic on Indiana streets and highways.
(2) Advise, recommend, and consult with state departments, divisions, boards, commissions, and agencies concerning traffic safety, accident prevention, and traffic facilitation programs and activities and coordinate these programs and activities on an effective statewide basis.
(3) Organize and conduct, in cooperation with state departments and agencies, programs, services, and activities designed to aid political subdivisions in the control of traffic and prevention of traffic accidents.
(4) Develop informational, educational, and promotional material on traffic control and traffic accident prevention, disseminate the material through all possible means of public information, and serve as a clearinghouse for information and publicity on traffic control and accident prevention programs and activities of state departments and agencies. These activities must include materials and information designed to make senior citizens aware of the effect of age on driving ability.
(5) Cooperate with public and private agencies interested in traffic control and traffic accident prevention in the development and conduct of public informational and educational activities designed to promote traffic safety or to support the official traffic safety program of Indiana.
(6) Study and determine the merits of proposals affecting traffic control, traffic safety, or traffic accident prevention activities in Indiana and recommend to the governor and the general assembly the measures that will serve to further control and reduce traffic accidents.
(7) Study proposed revisions and amendments to the motor vehicle laws and all other laws concerning traffic safety and make recommendations relative to those laws to the governor and general assembly.
(8) Develop and conduct a program of effective alcohol and drug countermeasures to protect and conserve life and property on Indiana streets and highways.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-6-2-5(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.210-2005, SEC.54; P.L.197-2011, SEC.36.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 2. State Traffic Safety Programs › 9-27-2-5. Office; Additional Powers and Duties

Sec. 5. The office may do what is reasonable and necessary to carry out this chapter, including the following:
(1) Recommend to state agencies and departments measures for the control of traffic and for the prevention of traffic accidents.
(2) Study and inspect at any time the traffic control and traffic accident prevention activities and operations of state agencies and departments.
(3) Call meetings of the heads or employees of state agencies and departments to discuss traffic control or traffic accident prevention measures.
(4) Request information, special studies, and reports from state agencies and departments on matters concerning the control of traffic or the prevention of traffic accidents on Indiana streets and highways.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-6-2-5(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 2. State Traffic Safety Programs › 9-27-2-6. Rules

Sec. 6. The Indiana criminal justice institute may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry out this chapter.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-6-2-5(c).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.39-1993, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 2. State Traffic Safety Programs › 9-27-2-7. Authority of Office Supplemental to Traffic Safety Functions of Department of Transportation and State Police Department

Sec. 7. The authority of the office supplements and does not replace the traffic safety functions of the Indiana department of transportation or the state police department.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-6-2-5(d).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 2. State Traffic Safety Programs › 9-27-2-8. Cooperation; State Governmental Entities

Sec. 8. The head of each Indiana department, division, bureau, commission, and agency shall cooperate with the office and provide full information on all plans, operations, activities, and programs of the respective agency or department that are directly related to traffic control or traffic accident prevention. The governor may direct that assistance be given to the office, in the performance of the duties of the office, by any officer, employee, or agent of the state. At the request of the office and with the approval of the governor, the head of a state agency or department shall assign temporarily to the office the technicians or other employees needed to carry out this chapter.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-6-2-6.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 2. State Traffic Safety Programs › 9-27-2-9. Gifts or Grants; Authority to Accept

Sec. 9. (a) The office, with the approval of the governor, may accept on behalf of the state a gift or grant of money for a purpose specified in this chapter.
(b) A gift or grant under this chapter shall be held by the treasurer of state in a special fund and expended in accordance with the terms of the gift or grant upon proper warrant or voucher drawn by the office.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-6-2-7.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 2. State Traffic Safety Programs › 9-27-2-10. Purdue University Research and Training Center; Training Program

Sec. 10. (a) The office and each Indiana department, division, bureau, and other agency may cooperate with Purdue University in the development of factual and scientific methods for the following:
(1) The control and prevention of traffic accidents.
(2) The conduct of research.
(3) Training and service programs designed to aid the office and the departments and agencies in conducting effective activities related to the facilitation of motor vehicle traffic on streets and highways and in the control and prevention of traffic accidents.
(b) Purdue University may do the following:
(1) Serve as the training and research center for the director of traffic safety and for the state traffic safety advisory committee.
(2) Develop and conduct for towns, cities, and other political subdivisions of Indiana training programs, special studies, surveys, and other services in the field of public safety and traffic accident prevention that are designed to aid political subdivisions in the prevention and control of traffic accidents and congestion.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-6-2-8.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 2. State Traffic Safety Programs › 9-27-2-11. Alcohol and Drug Countermeasures Fund

Sec. 11. (a) The alcohol and drug countermeasures fund is established for the purpose of funding the programs and activities developed and conducted under section 4(8) of this chapter. The fund shall be administered by the office. The fund consists of deposits made under IC 33-37.
(b) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public funds may be invested.
(c) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.
(d) At least sixty percent (60%) of the money in the alcohol and drug countermeasures fund shall be used to supplement law enforcement agencies in their efforts to apprehend persons who operate vehicles while intoxicated. Money received by a law enforcement agency from the fund may not be used to replace other funding of law enforcement services.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-6-2-9.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.98-2004, SEC.77.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 2. State Traffic Safety Programs › 9-27-2-12. Repealed

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-6-2-10.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.15. Repealed by P.L.197-2011, SEC.153.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 2. State Traffic Safety Programs › 9-27-2-13. Schools, Seminars, or Courses Conducted by Driver Safety Specialists; Participation Fees; Agreements; Deposit of Revenues

Sec. 13. (a) Driver safety specialists, acting for the bureau, may conduct schools, seminars, or other courses for the benefit of local units of government, other state agencies, federal agencies, organizations, or private businesses for the purpose of improving the state's traffic safety climate.
(b) The bureau may impose a fee on participating individuals or groups at a rate adequate to reimburse the state for the direct cost to the state of conducting the educational programs.
(c) The bureau may enter into agreements as needed to meet the purposes of this chapter.
(d) The revenue collected for the purpose of reimbursing the state for the direct costs of the educational programs shall be deposited in the motor vehicle highway account established under IC 8-14-1.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-9-6(a); (b).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 3. Local Traffic Safety Programs › 9-27-3-2. Contracts With Nonprofit Organizations to Promote Traffic Safety and to Study Accident Problems

Sec. 2. The:
(1) county executive of a county; or
(2) board of public works, board of public works and safety, or the department of transportation of a city;
may contract with a nonprofit organization, with the approval of the county legislative body or the city legislative body, to promote traffic safety and study traffic accident problems.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-6-5.5-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 4. Repealed

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citations:
9-27-4-1formerly 9-1-10-1 part; 9-1-10-89-27-4-2formerly 9-1-10-1 part9-27-4-3formerly 9-1-10-1 part9-27-4-4formerly 9-1-10-39-27-4-5formerly 9-1-10-49-27-4-6formerly 9-1-10-5(a); (c)9-27-4-7formerly 9-1-10-29-27-4-8formerly 9-1-10-69-27-4-9formerly 9-1-10-79-27-4-10formerly 9-1-10-9.]
Repealed by P.L.1-2010, SEC.156.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 5. Toxicology Accident Research › 9-27-5-1. State Department of Toxicology; Study

Sec. 1. (a) The state, in recognition of the need for and lack of adequate information regarding the role of alcohol, carbon monoxide, and certain drugs in fatalities occurring as a result of traffic accidents involving motor vehicles, requires specific information pertaining to Indiana. The information, to be of value in the evaluation of the traffic accident rate in Indiana, must be gathered, prepared, and interpreted on the basis of local conditions. It is recognized that the extrapolation of information gathered in other states will not provide accurate information in view of the variables introduced by demographic differences and a multitude of environmental factors that differ from state to state.
(b) In recognition of the need for the information described in subsection (a), the director of the state department of toxicology, in conjunction with the office of traffic safety, shall conduct a study of the incidence and effect of alcohol, carbon monoxide, and certain drugs in all motor vehicle traffic accidents involving a fatality.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-6-7-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.158-2011, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 5. Toxicology Accident Research › 9-27-5-2. State Department of Toxicology; Aid

Sec. 2. The director of the state department of toxicology may solicit and receive aid from the following:
(1) The office of traffic safety.
(2) The state police department.
(3) The commission on forensic sciences.
(4) The Indiana Coroners Association.
(5) The Indiana department of health.
(6) The Indiana State Medical Association.
(7) Other agencies that may, in the director's opinion, make a contribution to the effectiveness of the study.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-6-7-2.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.2-1992, SEC.90; P.L.56-2023, SEC.60.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 5. Toxicology Accident Research › 9-27-5-3. Test Results; Dissemination; Immunity From Liability; Practice of Medicine

Sec. 3. (a) The results of a test conducted as part of a study conducted under this chapter are not public records. The results comprise information that is required by the investigator for the preparation of the study. Since these are the results of a statistical examination, the findings in a specific instance or collection of instances are not admissible in evidence in an action in a court or in a proceeding before a tribunal, a board, an agency, or an individual.
(b) The consolidated results of the examinations may be disseminated and made public for any use, but there must be no method of identifying the individuals involved.
(c) An individual participating in a bona fide activity concerned with the conduct of statistical examination is immune from all liability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed.
(d) This chapter may not be construed as permitting a person to engage in the practice of medicine.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-6-7-3.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 5. Toxicology Accident Research › 9-27-5-4. Collection of Specimens

Sec. 4. (a) The director of the state department of toxicology, in conjunction with the office of traffic safety, may require the appropriate agencies to collect the necessary specimens to the maximum extent practicable from the body of each driver and pedestrian who is at least fifteen (15) years of age and who dies within four (4) hours after involvement in an accident.
(b) To the maximum extent practicable and consistent with legal rights, a quantitative test must also be conducted on each surviving driver in an accident that involves a fatality or that results in serious bodily injury in a manner consistent with IC 9-30-7.
(c) Specimens or reports collected under this section must consist of those items prescribed by the director of the department of toxicology and must include sufficient data to approximate the blood alcohol concentration of the driver or pedestrian at the time of the accident.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-6-7-4.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 5. Toxicology Accident Research › 9-27-5-5. Reports

Sec. 5. The director of the state department of toxicology, in conjunction with the office of traffic safety, shall prepare a report of the annual statistical findings and related recommendations for presentation upon request of the legislative council. The report must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-6-7-5.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.28-2004, SEC.78.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 6. Driver Education Training › 9-27-6-2. Exceptions to Application

Sec. 2. This chapter does not apply to the following:
(1) An individual giving driver training lessons without charge.
(2) Employers maintaining driver training schools without charge for employees of the employer only.
As added by P.L.145-2011, SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 6. Driver Education Training › 9-27-6-3. Driver Training School

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, "driver training school" means:
(1) a business enterprise that:
(A) is conducted by an individual, an association, a partnership, a limited liability company, or a corporation for the education and training of persons, practically or theoretically, or both, to operate or drive motor vehicles or to prepare an applicant for an examination or validation under IC 9-24 for a driver's license; and
(B) charges consideration or tuition for the provision of services; or
(2) a driver education program operated under the authority of:
(A) a school corporation (as defined in IC 36-1-2-17);
(B) a state accredited nonpublic secondary school that voluntarily becomes accredited under IC 20-31-4.1;
(C) a postsecondary proprietary educational institution (as defined in IC 22-4.1-21-9);
(D) a postsecondary credit bearing proprietary educational institution (as defined in IC 21-18.5-2-12);
(E) a state educational institution (as defined in IC 21-7-13-32); or
(F) a nonaccredited nonpublic school.
(b) The term does not include a business enterprise that educates or trains a person or prepares a person:
(1) for an examination or a validation given by the bureau to operate or drive a motor vehicle as a vocation; or
(2) to operate a commercial motor vehicle.
As added by P.L.145-2011, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.85-2013, SEC.69; P.L.92-2020, SEC.6; P.L.211-2023, SEC.70.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 6. Driver Education Training › 9-27-6-4. Instructor

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "instructor" means the following:
(1) An individual, whether acting as the operator of a driver training school or on behalf of a driver training school, who for compensation teaches, conducts classes for, gives demonstrations to, or supervises the practice of individuals learning to operate or drive motor vehicles or preparing to take an examination for a driver's license.
(2) An individual who supervises the work of an instructor.
(3) An individual licensed under IC 20-28-5-1.
(4) An individual under the authority of a postsecondary proprietary educational institution (as defined in IC 22-4.1-21-9) or a postsecondary credit bearing proprietary educational institution (as defined in IC 21-18.5-2-12) who is teaching, conducting classes for, giving demonstrations to, or supervising the practice of individuals learning to operate or drive motor vehicles or preparing to take an examination for a driver's license.
(5) An individual under the authority of a state educational institution (as defined in IC 21-7-13-32) who is teaching, conducting classes for, giving demonstrations to, or supervising the practice of individuals learning to operate or drive motor vehicles or preparing to take an examination for a driver's license.
As added by P.L.145-2011, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.107-2012, SEC.3; P.L.85-2013, SEC.70.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 6. Driver Education Training › 9-27-6-5. Driver Education Advisory Board

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "advisory board" refers to the driver education advisory board established by subsection (b).
(b) The driver education advisory board is established to advise the commissioner in the administration of the policies of the commission and the bureau regarding driver education.
(c) The advisory board is composed of seven (7) individuals appointed by the commissioner as follows:
(1) Three (3) members must be driver education professionals endorsed by the bureau under section 8 of this chapter. In the selection of individuals for membership under this subdivision, consideration must be given to driver education instruction performed in urban and rural areas.
(2) One (1) member must be a traffic safety advocate.
(3) One (1) member must be a representative of the bureau.
(4) One (1) member must be a representative of higher education.
(5) One (1) member must be a representative of the insurance industry.
(d) A member of the advisory board serves a two (2) year term. A member may not be appointed to more than two (2) consecutive full terms. Each member serves until the member's successor is appointed and qualified.
(e) A member of the advisory board may be removed for good cause.
(f) A vacancy on the advisory board shall be filled by the appointment by the commissioner of an individual to fill the position to which the vacating member was appointed under subsection (c) for the vacating member's unexpired term.
(g) The advisory board shall:
(1) consult with and advise the commissioner in the administration of the policies of the commission and the bureau regarding driver education; and
(2) suggest rules regarding the education and training of persons to operate or drive motor vehicles or to prepare a person for an examination or validation for a driver's license.
(h) A member of the advisory board is not subject to liability in a civil action for bodily injury or property damage arising from or thought to have arisen from an action taken in good faith as a member of the advisory board.
As added by P.L.145-2011, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.304; P.L.85-2013, SEC.71.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 6. Driver Education Training › 9-27-6-6. Driver Training School License

Sec. 6. (a) To establish or operate a driver training school, the driver training school must obtain a driver training school license from the bureau in the manner and form prescribed by the bureau.
(b) Subject to subsections (c) and (d), the bureau shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that state the requirements for obtaining a driver training school license.
(c) The rules adopted under subsection (b) must permit a licensed driver training school to provide classroom training during which an instructor is present in a county outside the county where the driver training school is located to the students of:
(1) a school corporation (as defined in IC 36-1-2-17);
(2) a state accredited nonpublic secondary school that voluntarily becomes accredited under IC 20-31-4.1;
(3) a state educational institution; or
(4) a nonaccredited nonpublic school.
However, the rules must provide that a licensed driver training school may provide classroom training in an entity listed in subdivision (1) or (2) only if the governing body of the entity approves the delivery of the training to its students.
(d) The rules adopted under subsection (b) must provide that driver education instruction may not be provided to a child less than fifteen (15) years of age.
As added by P.L.145-2011, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.85-2013, SEC.72; P.L.149-2015, SEC.76; P.L.92-2020, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 6. Driver Education Training › 9-27-6-8. Driver Education Instructor; License

Sec. 8. (a) To be eligible to act as a driver education instructor, an individual must obtain an instructor's license from the bureau in the manner and form prescribed by the bureau.
(b) Subject to subsection (c), the bureau shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that state the requirements for obtaining and renewing an instructor's license, including the requirements for continuing education for instructors. The rules must specify the requirements, including requirements about criminal convictions, necessary to satisfy the conditions of subsection (c)(3).
(c) The bureau shall issue an instructor's license to an individual who:
(1) meets the requirements of subsection (a) and rules adopted under subsection (b);
(2) does not have more than the maximum number of points for violating traffic laws specified by the bureau by rules adopted under IC 4-22-2;
(3) has a good moral character, physical condition, knowledge of the rules of the road, and work history; and
(4) is currently employed by or has an employment offer from a licensed driver training school, as verified by the licensed driver training school on a form prescribed by the bureau.
Only an individual who holds an instructor's license issued by the bureau under this subsection may act as an instructor.
As added by P.L.145-2011, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.85-2013, SEC.74; P.L.178-2019, SEC.59.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 6. Driver Education Training › 9-27-6-9. Licenses; Expiration; Fees; Refund; Deposit of Fees

Sec. 9. (a) A license issued under section 6 or 8 of this chapter expires on the last day of the fiscal year in even-numbered years and may be renewed upon application to the bureau.
(b) The fee for a license issued under section 6 or 8 of this chapter must be prescribed by rule under section 11(1) of this chapter.
(c) A license fee may not be refunded if the license application is rejected or the license is suspended or revoked.
(d) A license fee collected under this section shall be deposited in the motor vehicle highway account fund established under IC 8-14-1.
As added by P.L.145-2011, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.85-2013, SEC.75.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 6. Driver Education Training › 9-27-6-10. Refusal to Issue or Renew, Cancel, Suspend, or Revoke License

Sec. 10. The bureau may refuse to issue, refuse to renew, cancel, suspend, or revoke a license issued under this chapter if it is shown that the person:
(1) who applied for the license does not meet the requirements necessary to obtain the license;
(2) no longer meets the requirements necessary to maintain the license; or
(3) has willfully violated this chapter or a rule adopted by the bureau concerning driver education instruction.
As added by P.L.145-2011, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.85-2013, SEC.76.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 6. Driver Education Training › 9-27-6-11. Rules Concerning Licenses

Sec. 11. In addition to adopting rules under sections 6(b), 8(b), and 9(b) of this chapter, the bureau shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 concerning the following:
(1) Methods and procedures for the investigation and evaluation of the qualifications of individuals applying for licenses under sections 6 and 8 of this chapter.
(2) The criteria upon which to issue, deny, suspend, renew, and revoke licenses under section 10 of this chapter, including requirements for continuing education for instructors.
(3) Procedures for:
(A) the investigation into potential grounds for; and
(B) conduct of hearings on;
the issuance, renewal, cancellation, suspension, or revocation of a license.
(4) Standards for classroom and in-car driver education curriculum (including classroom instruction, Internet instruction, and practice driving) and equipment. Classroom instruction standards established under this subdivision must provide for instruction about:
(A) railroad-highway grade crossing safety; and
(B) the procedure for participation in the human organ donor program;
and must limit classroom instruction to students at least fifteen (15) years of age.
(5) Limitations on the number of:
(A) hours an instructor may teach in a day; and
(B) classroom and driving hours in which a driver education student may participate during a day.
(6) Programs to improve parental involvement in driver education.
(7) Establishment and maintenance of standards for instructors of driver education, including:
(A) secondary school driver education instructors;
(B) driver training school instructors; and
(C) higher education driver education instructors.
(8) Minimum hours of instruction for an approved driver education course that include:
(A) thirty (30) hours of classroom or online training; and
(B) six (6) hours of behind-the-wheel training.
As added by P.L.145-2011, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.85-2013, SEC.77; P.L.150-2015, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 7. Motorcycle Operator Safety Education Program › 9-27-7-2. "Rider Coach Trainer"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "rider coach trainer" means a licensed motorcycle operator who meets standards established by the bureau for instructors in motorcycle safety and education.
As added by P.L.145-2011, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.551; P.L.178-2019, SEC.60.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 7. Motorcycle Operator Safety Education Program › 9-27-7-3. Bureau to Develop a Motorcycle Operator Safety Education Program

Sec. 3. The bureau shall develop and administer a motorcycle operator safety education program that, at a minimum, must:
(1) provide motorcycle operator education;
(2) train and certify rider coach trainers;
(3) increase public awareness of motorcycle safety; and
(4) evaluate and recommend improvements to the motorcycle operator licensing system.
As added by P.L.145-2011, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.552.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 7. Motorcycle Operator Safety Education Program › 9-27-7-4. Appointment of Program Coordinator and Training Specialist of the Motorcycle Operator Safety Education Program

Sec. 4. The commissioner shall appoint:
(1) a program coordinator of the motorcycle operator safety education program developed under section 3 of this chapter who shall administer the motorcycle operator safety education program and conduct an annual evaluation; and
(2) a training specialist of the motorcycle operator safety education program developed under section 3 of this chapter who shall:
(A) establish approved motorcycle driver education and training courses throughout Indiana; and
(B) supervise rider coach trainers and other personnel as necessary.
The training specialist must be a rider coach trainer and hold a valid license, including any necessary endorsements, to operate a motorcycle.
As added by P.L.145-2011, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.553.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 7. Motorcycle Operator Safety Education Program › 9-27-7-5. Contracts for Approved Motorcycle Driver Education and Training Programs

Sec. 5. The bureau may enter into contracts with regional training centers or any other sites approved by the commissioner for the conduct of approved motorcycle driver education and training courses. If necessary, course sites may charge a reasonable tuition fee for the courses.
As added by P.L.145-2011, SEC.22.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 7. Motorcycle Operator Safety Education Program › 9-27-7-6. Advisory Board

Sec. 6. (a) The commissioner shall appoint a five (5) member advisory board consisting of at least three (3) active motorcyclists to serve in an advisory capacity to the program.
(b) A member of the advisory board serves a three (3) year term. A member may not be appointed to more than two (2) consecutive full terms. Each member serves until the member's successor is appointed and qualified.
(c) A member of the advisory board may be removed for good cause.
(d) A vacancy on the advisory board shall be filled by the appointment by the commissioner of an individual to fill the position to which the vacating member was appointed under subsection (a) for the vacating member's unexpired term.
(e) A member of the advisory board is not subject to liability in a civil action for bodily injury or property damage arising from or thought to have arisen from an action taken in good faith as a member of the advisory board.
As added by P.L.145-2011, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.85-2013, SEC.78.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 7. Motorcycle Operator Safety Education Program › 9-27-7-7. Establishment of Fund

Sec. 7. The motorcycle operator safety education fund is established. The commissioner shall administer the fund. The fund consists of money received from motorcycle registrations as provided under IC 9-18 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.1-5-3. The money in the fund may be used for the administration of the program and expenses related to the program, including:
(1) reimbursement for course sites;
(2) rider coach trainer training;
(3) purchase of equipment and course materials; and
(4) technical assistance.
As added by P.L.145-2011, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.554.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 27. Traffic Safety and Driver Education Programs › Chapter 7. Motorcycle Operator Safety Education Program › 9-27-7-8. Immunity From Civil Liability

Sec. 8. (a) The following are immune from civil liability for an act or omission occurring during a motorcycle operator safety education course that results in an injury or property damage:
(1) The state of Indiana.
(2) A regional training center contracted by the bureau or any other site approved by the commissioner to provide motorcycle driver education and training courses.
(3) The owner of a site upon which a motorcycle operator safety education course is conducted.
(4) An officer, agent, or employee of a person described in subdivisions (1) through (3).
(b) The immunity described in subsection (a) does not apply if the person committed gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.
As added by P.L.211-2023, SEC.71.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 28. Interstate Compacts and Agreements › Chapter 1. Driver License Compact › 9-28-1-1. Executive Head

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, with reference to Indiana, "executive head" means the governor.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-5-1-4.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.16.