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2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 9. Slow Moving Vehicles › 9-21-9-2. Slow Moving Vehicle Emblem; Display

Sec. 2. Whenever a vehicle is moved, operated, or driven on a highway that is open for vehicular travel, the vehicle shall display a triangular slow moving vehicle emblem mounted as near as is practicable to the center of mass and at an approximate height of not less than three (3) and not more than five (5) feet from level ground or pavement surface. The emblem shall be mounted so as to be entirely visible from the rear, day or night. The emblem and the emblem's position of mounting on the vehicle must meet the specifications established by rules adopted by the Indiana criminal justice institute.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-10-2.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.39-1993, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 9. Slow Moving Vehicles › 9-21-9-3. Slow Moving Vehicle Emblem; Restrictions on Use

Sec. 3. The use of the slow moving vehicle emblem described in section 2 of this chapter is restricted to the slow moving vehicles described in section 1 of this chapter. The use of the emblem on any other type of vehicle or stationary object on or along a highway is prohibited.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-10-3.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 9. Slow Moving Vehicles › 9-21-9-4. Flashing Lamps; Requirements

Sec. 4. When a slow moving vehicle described in section 1 of this chapter is moved, operated, or driven on a highway at a time or under circumstances during which the use of lighted lamps on vehicles is required under this article, the slow moving vehicle must display, in addition to the slow moving vehicle emblem, a red or an amber flashing lamp mounted at a height as low as practicable that is visible from a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet to the rear. The red or amber flashing lamp may be used at times other than when lighted lamps are required. A double-faced flashing lamp may be used, displaying amber light to the front and red or amber light to the rear.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-10-4.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 9. Slow Moving Vehicles › 9-21-9-5. Design, Materials, and Mounting of Emblems; Adoption of Rules; Considerations

Sec. 5. (a) The Indiana criminal justice institute shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 establishing standards and specifications for the design, materials, and mounting of a standard slow moving vehicle emblem for the uniform identification of slow moving vehicles.
(b) In adopting rules under subsection (a), the Indiana criminal justice institute shall substantially adhere to the current recommendations of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, the American National Standards Institute, and the Society of Automotive Engineers so that the slow moving vehicle emblem may be more universally recognizable and of adequate quality.
(c) The Indiana criminal justice institute shall adopt revisions to the standards and specifications adopted as required under subsection (a) as amendments are made to the recommendations of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, the American National Standards Institute, and the Society of Automotive Engineers regarding the slow moving vehicle emblem.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-10-5.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.39-1993, SEC.7; P.L.148-2005, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 9. Slow Moving Vehicles › 9-21-9-6. Red Flags

Sec. 6. This chapter may not be construed to prohibit the use of red flags in addition to the slow moving vehicle emblem on slow moving vehicles.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-10-6.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 9. Slow Moving Vehicles › 9-21-9-7. Violations; Class C Infraction

Sec. 7. A person who violates this chapter commits a Class C infraction.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-10-7.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 10. Motorcycles › 9-21-10-1. Passengers; Number; Seating Restrictions

Sec. 1. (a) In addition to the person who operates a motorcycle, one (1) person may be carried on the motorcycle. A passenger may be carried only on a firmly attached and regular seat designed for passenger use.
(b) A passenger may not be carried on a motor driven cycle.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-9-2(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.221-2014, SEC.44; P.L.111-2021, SEC.27.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 10. Motorcycles › 9-21-10-2. Passengers; Interference With Operation and Control; Obstruction of View

Sec. 2. A passenger may not be carried on a motorcycle in a position that interferes with the operation or control of the motorcycle or the view of the person who operates the motorcycle.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-9-2(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.221-2014, SEC.45; P.L.111-2021, SEC.28.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 10. Motorcycles › 9-21-10-3. Packages, Bundles, or Other Articles Preventing Proper Use of Handlebars or Steering Wheel

Sec. 3. A person who operates a motorcycle or motor driven cycle may not carry a package, bundle, or other article that prevents the person from keeping both hands on the handlebars or steering wheel.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-9-2(c).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.221-2014, SEC.46; P.L.82-2015, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 10. Motorcycles › 9-21-10-4. Seating Restrictions

Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person may not drive, operate, or ride as a passenger on a motorcycle in a position other than astride the seat or saddle provided.
(b) A person may not drive, operate, or ride as a passenger in an autocycle in a position other than on a seat.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-9-2(d).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.221-2014, SEC.47; P.L.82-2015, SEC.7; P.L.111-2021, SEC.29.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 10. Motorcycles › 9-21-10-5. Headlamps; Illumination During Operation

Sec. 5. Headlamps shall be illuminated at all times when a motorcycle or motor driven cycle is in operation.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-9-2(e).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.221-2014, SEC.48.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 10. Motorcycles › 9-21-10-6. Traffic Lanes; Restrictions on Use

Sec. 6. A motorcycle is entitled to the full use of a traffic lane and a vehicle may not be driven or operated in a manner that deprives another vehicle of the full use of a traffic lane. Motorcycles, other than autocycles, may, with the consent of both persons who operate the motorcycles, be operated with not more than two (2) abreast in a single traffic lane.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-9-2(f).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.82-2015, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 10. Motorcycles › 9-21-10-7. Applicability of Traffic Regulations

Sec. 7. (a) Subject to subsection (b), all traffic regulations and all rights and duties inured from the traffic regulations that apply to a person who drives or operates a motor vehicle apply to a person who operates a motorcycle or motor driven cycle except the following:
(1) Regulations that expressly do not apply to motorcycles or motor driven cycles.
(2) Regulations that by their nature have no application.
(b) IC 9-21-3-7(b)(3)(D) applies to the operation of a motorcycle.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-9-2(g).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.206-2014, SEC.2; P.L.221-2014, SEC.49.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 10. Motorcycles › 9-21-10-8. Motor Driven Cycles Prohibited From Operation on Highways

Sec. 8. A motor driven cycle may not be operated on an interstate highway.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-9-2(h).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.221-2014, SEC.50.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 10. Motorcycles › 9-21-10-10. Renting or Furnishing a Motorcycle to Unlicensed Driver

Sec. 10. A person may not rent, lease, or furnish a motorcycle to another person for use on the streets and highways who is not regularly licensed to operate a motor vehicle by the state in which the other person is a resident.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-9-5.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.221-2014, SEC.52; P.L.111-2021, SEC.30.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 10. Motorcycles › 9-21-10-11. Authorizing Use of Motorcycle by Unlicensed Driver

Sec. 11. A person to whom a motorcycle is rented, leased, or furnished may not rent, sublease, or otherwise authorize the use of the motorcycle on the streets and highways to a person who is not licensed to operate a vehicle in Indiana.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-9-5(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.221-2014, SEC.53; P.L.111-2021, SEC.31.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 10. Motorcycles › 9-21-10-12. Renting, Leasing, or Furnishing Unsafe Motorcycle or Motor Driven Cycle

Sec. 12. A person may not rent, lease, or furnish a motorcycle or motor driven cycle that is not in safe operating condition.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-9-5(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.221-2014, SEC.54.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 10. Motorcycles › 9-21-10-13. Violations; Class C Infraction

Sec. 13. A person who violates this chapter commits a Class C infraction.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-9-7.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 11. Bicycles, Motorized Bicycles, and Electric Foot Scooters › 9-21-11-1. Parents and Guardians; Authorizing or Permitting Violation of Chapter; Bicycles and Electric Foot Scooters; Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. (a) The parent of a child and the guardian of a protected person may not authorize or knowingly permit the child or protected person to violate this chapter.
(b) Subject to the exceptions stated, the provisions of this chapter applicable to bicycles or electric foot scooters apply whenever a bicycle or an electric foot scooter is operated upon a highway or a path set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles and electric foot scooters.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-93.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.142-2019, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 11. Bicycles, Motorized Bicycles, and Electric Foot Scooters › 9-21-11-2. Roadways; Rights and Duties

Sec. 2. A person riding a bicycle or operating a motor driven cycle upon a roadway has all the rights and duties under this article that are applicable to a person who drives a vehicle, except the following:
(1) Special regulations of this article.
(2) Those provisions of this article that by their nature have no application.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-94.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.221-2014, SEC.55; P.L.111-2021, SEC.32.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 11. Bicycles, Motorized Bicycles, and Electric Foot Scooters › 9-21-11-3. Operation; Seats; Passengers

Sec. 3. (a) A person propelling a bicycle may not:
(1) ride other than upon the permanent and regular seat attached to the bicycle; or
(2) carry any other person upon the bicycle who is not seated upon a firmly attached and regular seat on the bicycle.
(b) A person may not ride upon a bicycle unless seated under this section.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-95(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 11. Bicycles, Motorized Bicycles, and Electric Foot Scooters › 9-21-11-4. Number of Passengers

Sec. 4. A bicycle may not be used to carry more persons at one (1) time than the number for which the bicycle is designed and equipped.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-95(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 11. Bicycles, Motorized Bicycles, and Electric Foot Scooters › 9-21-11-5. Repealed

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-96.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Repealed by P.L.217-2014, SEC.51.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 11. Bicycles, Motorized Bicycles, and Electric Foot Scooters › 9-21-11-6. Lane Use Restrictions; Riding Two Abreast

Sec. 6. A person riding a bicycle upon a roadway may not ride more than two (2) abreast except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-97.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 11. Bicycles, Motorized Bicycles, and Electric Foot Scooters › 9-21-11-7. Packages, Bundles, or Other Articles Preventing Proper Use of Handlebars

Sec. 7. A person who rides a bicycle may not carry a package, a bundle, or an article that prevents the person from keeping both hands upon the handlebars.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-98.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 11. Bicycles, Motorized Bicycles, and Electric Foot Scooters › 9-21-11-8. Use of Siren or Whistle Prohibited

Sec. 8. A bicycle may not be equipped with and a person may not use upon a bicycle a siren or whistle.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-99.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.365.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 11. Bicycles, Motorized Bicycles, and Electric Foot Scooters › 9-21-11-9. Lamps and Reflectors

Sec. 9. A bicycle operated on a highway from one-half (1/2) hour after sunset until one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise must be equipped with the following:
(1) A lamp on the front exhibiting a white light visible from a distance of at least five hundred (500) feet to the front.
(2) A lamp on the rear exhibiting a red light visible from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the rear or a red reflector visible from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the rear.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-100(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 11. Bicycles, Motorized Bicycles, and Electric Foot Scooters › 9-21-11-10. Brakes

Sec. 10. A bicycle must be equipped with a brake that will enable the person who operates the bicycle to make the braked wheels skid on dry, level, clean pavement.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-100(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 11. Bicycles, Motorized Bicycles, and Electric Foot Scooters › 9-21-11-11. Highways; Regulations and Requirements

Sec. 11. A person who operates a bicycle upon a highway shall observe the regulations and requirements of this article.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-101.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 11. Bicycles, Motorized Bicycles, and Electric Foot Scooters › 9-21-11-12. Motorcycles; Prohibitions on Operation; Conditions

Sec. 12. A motor driven cycle may not be operated under any of the following conditions:
(1) By an individual less than fifteen (15) years of age.
(2) By an individual who does not have:
(A) an unexpired identification card with a motor driven cycle endorsement issued to the individual by the bureau under IC 9-24-16;
(B) a valid driver's license; or
(C) a valid learner's permit.
(3) On an interstate highway or a sidewalk.
(4) At a speed greater than thirty-five (35) miles per hour.
(5) The vehicle has not been registered as a motor driven cycle.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-61.1.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.221-2014, SEC.56; P.L.198-2016, SEC.366; P.L.111-2021, SEC.33.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 11. Bicycles, Motorized Bicycles, and Electric Foot Scooters › 9-21-11-13. Repealed

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-61.2.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Repealed by P.L.221-2014, SEC.57.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 11. Bicycles, Motorized Bicycles, and Electric Foot Scooters › 9-21-11-13.6. Electric Foot Scooter; Rights and Duties; Operation; Equipment; Parking

Sec. 13.6. (a) A person operating an electric foot scooter has all the rights and duties under this chapter that are applicable to a person riding a bicycle, except the following:
(1) Special regulations of this chapter.
(2) Those provisions of this chapter that by their nature have no application, including section 3 of this chapter.
(b) An electric foot scooter operated on a highway from one-half (1/2) hour after sunset until one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise must be equipped with the following:
(1) A lamp on the front exhibiting a white light visible from a distance of at least five hundred (500) feet to the front.
(2) A lamp on the rear exhibiting a red light visible from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the rear or a red reflector visible from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the rear.
(c) An electric foot scooter must be equipped with a brake that will enable the person who operates the electric foot scooter to make the braked wheels skid on dry, level, clean pavement.
(d) Except as provided in subsection (e), an electric foot scooter may be parked on a sidewalk in a way that does not impede the normal or reasonable movement of pedestrians or vehicle traffic.
(e) A local authority may prohibit the parking of an electric foot scooter on a sidewalk if the local authority provides an adequate alternative parking location in a public right-of-way that is proximate to the prohibited area.
(f) Subject to any ordinance, rule, or regulation adopted by a local authority to the contrary, an electric foot scooter may be operated where a bicycle may be operated.
(g) Notwithstanding any other law or provision, an electric foot scooter may not be operated on an interstate highway.
As added by P.L.142-2019, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 11. Bicycles, Motorized Bicycles, and Electric Foot Scooters › 9-21-11-14. Violations; Class C Infraction

Sec. 14. A person who violates this chapter commits a Class C infraction.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-127.1(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 11.5. Personal Delivery Devices › 9-21-11.5-0.5. Applicability

Sec. 0.5. This chapter does not apply to portions of state routes, U.S. routes, and interstate highways comprising the state highway system located in a municipality.
As added by P.L.15-2021, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 11.5. Personal Delivery Devices › 9-21-11.5-1. "Agent"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "agent" refers to a person who is charged with the responsibility of navigating and operating a personal delivery device. The term does not include the following:
(1) A person who requests or receives the services of a personal delivery device for the purpose of transporting property.
(2) A person who only arranges for and dispatches the requested services of a personal delivery device.
As added by P.L.15-2021, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.9-2022, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 11.5. Personal Delivery Devices › 9-21-11.5-2. "Personal Delivery Device"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "personal delivery device" means a powered device that satisfies the following:
(1) The device is operated primarily on sidewalks and crosswalks.
(2) The device is intended primarily for the transport of property on public rights-of-way.
(3) The weight of the device is not greater than five hundred (500) pounds, excluding cargo.
(4) The device is capable of navigating with or without the active control or monitoring of an individual.
As added by P.L.15-2021, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 11.5. Personal Delivery Devices › 9-21-11.5-3. "Personal Delivery Device Operator"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "personal delivery device operator" means a person or the person's agent who exercises physical control or monitoring over the navigation system and operation of a personal delivery device.
As added by P.L.15-2021, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 11.5. Personal Delivery Devices › 9-21-11.5-5. Personal Delivery Device Requirements

Sec. 5. A personal delivery device must satisfy all of the following:
(1) The personal delivery device must include a unique identifying device number.
(2) The personal delivery device must include a means of identifying the personal delivery device operator.
(3) The personal delivery device must not unreasonably interfere with motor vehicles or traffic.
(4) The personal delivery device must not block public rights- of-way.
(5) The personal delivery device must obey all traffic and pedestrian control signals and devices.
(6) The personal delivery device may not operate on a sidewalk or crosswalk at a speed that is greater than ten (10) miles per hour.
(7) The personal delivery device must be equipped with a system that enables the personal delivery device to come to a controlled stop.
(8) If the personal delivery device is being operated between sunset and sunrise, it must be equipped with lighting on both its front and rear that is visible in clear weather from a distance of at least five hundred (500) feet to its front and rear.
(9) The personal delivery device shall not be used for the transportation of hazardous material regulated under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 5103) and is required to be placarded under 49 CFR Part 172, Subpart F.
As added by P.L.15-2021, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 11.5. Personal Delivery Devices › 9-21-11.5-6. Sidewalk or Crosswalk Operation

Sec. 6. A personal delivery device operating on a sidewalk or crosswalk shall have all the rights and responsibilities applicable to a pedestrian under the same circumstances.
As added by P.L.15-2021, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 11.5. Personal Delivery Devices › 9-21-11.5-8. Liability Coverage

Sec. 8. A personal delivery device operator shall maintain an insurance policy that provides general liability coverage of at least one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for damages arising from the combined operations of personal delivery devices under a personal delivery device operator's control.
As added by P.L.15-2021, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 11.5. Personal Delivery Devices › 9-21-11.5-9. Restrictions

Sec. 9. A political subdivision may adopt by ordinance or resolution restrictions on personal delivery devices. A political subdivision shall:
(1) hold a public meeting before enacting an ordinance or resolution to restrict personal delivery devices; and
(2) notify all companies determined to be affected by the ordinance or resolution restricting personal delivery devices.
As added by P.L.15-2021, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 11.5. Personal Delivery Devices › 9-21-11.5-10. Access Requirements

Sec. 10. A political subdivision may not be required to:
(1) install additional traffic signs or signals;
(2) make improvements or extensions to infrastructure; or
(3) pay for improvements to infrastructure;
for the purpose of accommodating or providing increased access for personal delivery devices.
As added by P.L.15-2021, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 11.5. Personal Delivery Devices › 9-21-11.5-11. Ordinances and Resolutions; Design, Manufacture, Maintenance, Certification, Licensing, Registration, Taxation, Assessment, Insurance; Types of Property

Sec. 11. A political subdivision may not enact or enforce an ordinance or resolution relating to any of the following:
(1) The design, manufacture, maintenance, certification, licensing, registration, taxation, assessment, or insurance of a personal delivery device.
(2) The types of property that may be transported by a personal delivery device.
As added by P.L.15-2021, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 12. School Buses; Fire and Emergency Vehicles › 9-21-12-1. Arm Signal Device Extended; Duty; Penalty; License Suspension; Presumption

Sec. 1. (a) A person who drives a vehicle that:
(1) meets or overtakes from any direction a school bus stopped on a roadway or a private road and is not stopped before reaching the school bus when the arm signal device specified in IC 9-21-12-13 is in the device's extended position; or
(2) proceeds before the arm signal device is no longer extended;
commits a Class A infraction.
(b) In addition to any other penalty imposed under this section, the court may suspend the person's driving privileges:
(1) for ninety (90) days; or
(2) if the person has committed at least one (1) previous offense under this section or IC 9-21-8-52(b), for one (1) year.
(c) This section is applicable only if the school bus is in substantial compliance with the markings required by the state school bus committee.
(d) There is a rebuttable presumption that the owner of the vehicle involved in the violation of this section committed the violation. This presumption does not apply to the owner of a vehicle involved in the violation of this section if the owner routinely engages in the business of renting the vehicle for periods of thirty (30) days or less.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-123(a); (b). Pre-2007 Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-14.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.127-1993, SEC.2; P.L.1-2005, SEC.104; P.L.217-2014, SEC.52; P.L.144-2019, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 12. School Buses; Fire and Emergency Vehicles › 9-21-12-2. Repealed

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-123(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Repealed by P.L.113-2014, SEC.23; P.L.217-2014, SEC.53.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 12. School Buses; Fire and Emergency Vehicles › 9-21-12-3. Divided Highways; Vehicles Approaching School Bus; Duty to Use Caution

Sec. 3. On a highway divided into two (2) or more roadways by:
(1) leaving an intervening space that is unimproved and not intended for vehicular travel;
(2) a physical barrier; or
(3) a dividing section constructed to impede vehicular traffic; and
if the school bus is on the opposite side of the traffic barrier, the person who drives an approaching vehicle need not stop and may proceed with due caution for the safety of children boarding or leaving the school bus.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-124(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 12. School Buses; Fire and Emergency Vehicles › 9-21-12-4. Design and Operation of School Buses; Rules; Adoption

Sec. 4. (a) The state school bus committee established by IC 20-27-3-1 shall adopt and enforce rules that are consistent with this chapter to govern the design and operation of all school buses used for the transportation of school children that are:
(1) owned and operated by a school corporation; or
(2) privately owned and operated under contract with a school corporation;
in Indiana. Rules adopted under this section shall by reference be made a part of a contract between a private school bus company and a school corporation.
(b) Each school corporation, the school corporation's officers and employees, and every person employed under contract by a school district is subject to the rules adopted under this section.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-124(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.1-2005, SEC.105.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 12. School Buses; Fire and Emergency Vehicles › 9-21-12-5. Railroad Crossings; Duty to Stop

Sec. 5. (a) This section does not apply to the following:
(1) A street railway grade crossing within a business or residence district.
(2) Abandoned or unused railroad grade crossings that are:
(A) designated by the Indiana department of transportation under IC 8-6-15-2; and
(B) marked with a "tracks out of service" sign that complies with the requirements of IC 8-6-15-3.
(b) A person who drives:
(1) a motor vehicle, not including a school or private bus, carrying passengers for hire;
(2) a school or private bus that is carrying passengers; or
(3) a vehicle carrying explosive substances or flammable liquids as a cargo or part of a cargo;
shall, before crossing at grade a track of a railroad, stop the vehicle not more than fifty (50) feet and not less than fifteen (15) feet from the nearest rail of the railroad.
(c) While stopped in accordance with subsection (b), the person shall do the following:
(1) Listen through an open window or door.
(2) Look in both directions along the track for an approaching train or other on-track equipment and for signals indicating the approach of a train or other on-track equipment.
(3) Not proceed until the person can proceed safely.
After stopping, the person shall cross only in a gear of the vehicle so there will be no necessity for changing gears while traversing the crossing. The person who drives the vehicle may not shift gears while crossing the track or tracks.
(d) If a police officer or traffic control signal directs traffic to proceed at a railroad crossing, the person who drives a vehicle subject to this section shall proceed in accordance with the instructions of the police officer or traffic control signal.
(e) Except as provided in subsection (f), a person who violates this section commits a Class C infraction.
(f) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates subsection (b)(2) commits a Class B misdemeanor.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-108.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.119-1995, SEC.7; P.L.87-2003, SEC.2; P.L.8-2010, SEC.6; P.L.217-2014, SEC.54.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 12. School Buses; Fire and Emergency Vehicles › 9-21-12-6. Repealed

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-121.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Repealed by P.L.113-2014, SEC.24; P.L.217-2014, SEC.55.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 12. School Buses; Fire and Emergency Vehicles › 9-21-12-7. Fire Apparatus Responding to Alarm; Following or Driving Into Same Block; Prohibited Vehicles

Sec. 7. (a) A person who drives a vehicle that is not on official business for the state, a unit of government, a fire department, including a volunteer fire department, a law enforcement agency, or an emergency ambulance service may not do any of the following:
(1) Follow any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire alarm at a distance closer than five hundred (500) feet.
(2) Drive into or park a vehicle within the block where fire apparatus has stopped in answer to a fire alarm.
(b) A person who violates this section commits a Class C infraction.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-120.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.217-2014, SEC.56.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 12. School Buses; Fire and Emergency Vehicles › 9-21-12-8. Violation of Duty to Stop at Railroad Crossings; Fine; Suspension of Driving Privileges

Sec. 8. A person who is convicted of a violation of section 5 of this chapter shall, in addition to the fine and costs that are assessed against the person, have the person's driving privileges suspended for a period of not less than sixty (60) days.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-108(d).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 12. School Buses; Fire and Emergency Vehicles › 9-21-12-9. Repealed

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-127.1(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.127-1993, SEC.3; P.L.113-2014, SEC.25. Repealed by P.L.217-2014, SEC.57; P.L.109-2015, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 12. School Buses; Fire and Emergency Vehicles › 9-21-12-10. Violation of Provisions Relating to Design and Operation of School Buses; Breach of Contract

Sec. 10. A person who violates section 4 of this chapter commits breach of contract.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-124(c).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 12. School Buses; Fire and Emergency Vehicles › 9-21-12-11. Repealed

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-127.1(b) part; Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: subsection (b) formerly 20-9.1-5-22 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.1-2005, SEC.25; P.L.231-2005, SEC.3; P.L.107-2006, SEC.3; P.L.39-2009, SEC.1; P.L.113-2014, SEC.26. Repealed by P.L.217-2014, SEC.58; P.L.109-2015, SEC.27.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 12. School Buses; Fire and Emergency Vehicles › 9-21-12-12. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-12.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.26. Repealed by P.L.217-2014, SEC.59.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 12. School Buses; Fire and Emergency Vehicles › 9-21-12-13. School Bus; Arm Signal Device; Exception

Sec. 13. (a) Except:
(1) as provided in subsection (b); or
(2) when a school bus is stopped at an intersection or another place where traffic is controlled by a traffic control device or a police officer;
whenever a school bus is stopped on a roadway or a private road to load or unload a student, the driver shall use an arm signal device, which must be extended while the bus is stopped.
(b) The governing body of a public school may authorize a school bus driver to load or unload a student at a location off the roadway that the governing body designates as a special school bus loading area. The driver is not required to extend the arm signal device when loading or unloading a student in the designated area.
(c) A school bus driver who knowingly or intentionally violates subsection (a) commits a Class C misdemeanor.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-14.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.217-2014, SEC.60; P.L.144-2019, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 12. School Buses; Fire and Emergency Vehicles › 9-21-12-14. School Bus; Directional Signal

Sec. 14. Before a driver changes the direction of a school bus, the driver shall use a directional signal to indicate the change at least one hundred (100) feet before the driver turns. A school bus driver who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Class C misdemeanor.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-15.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.28. Amended by P.L.217-2014, SEC.61.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 12. School Buses; Fire and Emergency Vehicles › 9-21-12-15. School Bus; Flashing Lights

Sec. 15. (a) The driver of a school bus shall use flashing lights as prescribed by the state school bus committee to give adequate warning that the school bus is stopped or about to stop on the roadway or the private road to load or unload a student.
(b) A school bus driver who knowingly or intentionally violates subsection (a) commits a Class C misdemeanor.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-16.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.29. Amended by P.L.217-2014, SEC.62; P.L.144-2019, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 12. School Buses; Fire and Emergency Vehicles › 9-21-12-15.5. School Bus; Daytime Running Lights

Sec. 15.5. Whenever a school bus is in operation and transporting passengers, the driver of a school bus shall have the daytime running lights illuminated at all times.
As added by P.L.144-2019, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 12. School Buses; Fire and Emergency Vehicles › 9-21-12-16. Forward Area of School Bus Off Limits to Children

Sec. 16. (a) When a school bus is in motion, students are prohibited from occupying any space forward of a vertical plane drawn through the rear of the driver's seat and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the bus. Every school bus must:
(1) be marked with a line or otherwise equipped in order to indicate the prohibited area to students; and
(2) have clearly posted, at or near the front of the bus, a sign stating that it is a violation of Indiana law for a school bus to be operated with any students occupying the prohibited area.
(b) A school bus driver who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Class C misdemeanor.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-17.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.30. Amended by P.L.217-2014, SEC.63.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 12. School Buses; Fire and Emergency Vehicles › 9-21-12-17. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-11.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.31. Amended by P.L.107-2006, SEC.4; P.L.145-2009, SEC.4; P.L.8-2010, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.113-2014, SEC.27; P.L.217-2014, SEC.64.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 12. School Buses; Fire and Emergency Vehicles › 9-21-12-18. School Bus and Special Purpose Bus; Obstruction of Emergency Exits and Doors; Driver Penalties; Employer Penalties

Sec. 18. (a) Whenever a school bus or special purpose bus is transporting passengers, the school bus or special purpose bus emergency escape exits, doors, emergency exit windows, roof exits, and service doors must be free of any obstruction that:
(1) inhibits or obstructs an exit; or
(2) renders the means of exit hazardous.
(b) A driver who knowingly operates a school bus or special purpose bus in violation of subsection (a) commits a Class C misdemeanor.
(c) A person who knowingly directs a driver to operate a school bus or special purpose bus in violation of subsection (a) commits a Class C misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.107-2006, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.113-2014, SEC.28; P.L.217-2014, SEC.65; P.L.109-2015, SEC.28.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 12. School Buses; Fire and Emergency Vehicles › 9-21-12-19. School Bus and Special Purpose Bus; End of Trip Inspection

Sec. 19. (a) A person who operates a school bus or a special purpose bus shall visually inspect each seat within the interior of the school bus or special purpose bus at the end of a trip during which students or passengers are transported to determine that no student or passenger has remained on the school bus or special purpose bus.
(b) The visual inspection required under subsection (a) must be conducted:
(1) at the conclusion of each trip during which students or passengers are transported; and
(2) before the operator exits the school bus or special purpose bus.
(c) A student or passenger is considered to have been left on a school bus or special purpose bus if:
(1) the operator has reached the end of a trip during which students or passengers are transported and exited the school bus or special purpose bus; and
(2) the student or passenger remains inside the school bus or special purpose bus.
(d) A school bus or special purpose bus owner shall report all instances of a student or passenger being left on the school bus or special purpose bus to the superintendent or the superintendent's designee immediately after the incident occurred.
(e) The superintendent or the superintendent's designee shall report all instances of a student or passenger being left on the school bus or special purpose bus to the department of education not later than five (5) working days after the incident occurred.
As added by P.L.39-2009, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 12. School Buses; Fire and Emergency Vehicles › 9-21-12-20. School Bus; Loading and Unloading Students

Sec. 20. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), when a school bus is operated on a:
(1) U.S. route or state route, the driver may not load or unload a student at a location that requires the student to cross a roadway unless no other safe alternatives are available; and
(2) street or highway other than a U.S. route or state route, the driver shall load and unload a student as close to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway as practicable.
(b) Subsection (a)(1) does not apply to a location on a U.S. route or state route that is within the boundary of a city or town.
As added by P.L.144-2019, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 12. School Buses; Fire and Emergency Vehicles › 9-21-12-20.5. Presentation of School Bus Route to Governing Body

Sec. 20.5. (a) As used in this section, "elementary school":
(1) has the meaning set forth in IC 20-18-2-4; and
(2) includes public elementary schools and state accredited nonpublic elementary schools that voluntarily become accredited under IC 20-31-4.1.
(b) As used in this section, "governing body" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-18-2-5.
(c) If a school bus driver must load or unload an elementary school student at a location that requires the student to cross a roadway that is a U.S. route or state route as described in section 20(a)(1) of this chapter, the superintendent or the superintendent's designee shall present the school bus route described in this subsection to the governing body for approval.
As added by P.L.144-2019, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.92-2020, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 12. School Buses; Fire and Emergency Vehicles › 9-21-12-21. Petitioning County Council or Township Board; Reimbursement for Certain Equipment; Documentation

Sec. 21. (a) As used in this section, "qualified school district" refers to:
(1) a school corporation (as defined in IC 20-18-2-16(a));
(2) a charter school (as defined in IC 20-24-1-4); or
(3) a nonpublic school with at least one (1) employee.
(b) A qualified school district may purchase, install, and operate equipment described in 575 IAC 1-9-14. If a qualified school district purchases or uses equipment described in 575 IAC 1-9-14 to enforce section 1 of this chapter, the qualified school district, with the approval of the governing body (or the equivalent for a charter school or nonpublic school with at least one (1) employee), may petition the county council or a township board (in a county having a consolidated city) to receive funding for reimbursement only in an amount sufficient to pay in full for equipment described in 575 IAC 1-9-14. Once the cost of the equipment described in 575 IAC 1-9-14 has been paid in full, the qualified school district may no longer receive funds from the county or, if applicable, the township, for this purpose. A qualified school district shall provide documentation to the county council or, if applicable, the township board, necessary for the county council or township board to determine the amount of the total cost for equipment described in 575 IAC 1-9-14.
As added by P.L.144-2019, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 13. Funeral Processions › 9-21-13-0.7. Markings for Funeral Escort Vehicle

Sec. 0.7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a funeral escort vehicle must be clearly marked with the words "funeral escort" on both the right and left sides of the vehicle in letters that are at least five (5) inches in height.
(b) A motorcycle that is a funeral escort vehicle must be clearly marked with the words "funeral escort" on both the right and left sides of the vehicle in letters that are at least two (2) inches in height.
(c) A funeral escort vehicle may not bear:
(1) markings similar to the markings used by a law enforcement agency of the state or the federal government;
(2) words, emblems, seals, or other insignia that could cause a reasonable person to confuse the funeral escort vehicle with a police vehicle; or
(3) the words "sheriff", "police", "deputy", "marshal", "agent", "patrolman", "officer", or another word that could cause a reasonable person to confuse the operator of the funeral escort vehicle with a law enforcement officer.
As added by P.L.80-2012, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 13. Funeral Processions › 9-21-13-1. Right-of-Way at Intersections; Conditions; Exceptions

Sec. 1. (a) A vehicle with lighted headlights in a funeral procession has the right-of-way at an intersection and may proceed through the intersection if the procession is headed by a lead or funeral escort vehicle displaying alternately flashing red and white, flashing red, or flashing amber lights or an authorized emergency vehicle, except if either of the following conditions exist:
(1) When the right-of-way is required by an authorized emergency vehicle giving an audible signal.
(2) When the vehicles in procession are directed otherwise by a police officer.
(b) Before assuming the right-of-way, a person who drives a vehicle in the funeral procession must exercise due caution with regard to crossing traffic.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1.5-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.236-2003, SEC.8; P.L.80-2012, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 13. Funeral Processions › 9-21-13-2. Driving Between Vehicles of a Funeral Procession; Prohibition; Exceptions

Sec. 2. A person who drives a vehicle that is not in a funeral procession may not drive the vehicle between the vehicles of the funeral procession, except when:
(1) authorized to do so by a traffic officer; or
(2) the vehicle is an authorized emergency vehicle giving audible signal by siren.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1.5-2.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 21. Traffic Regulation › Chapter 13. Funeral Processions › 9-21-13-3. Formation of Procession and Lighting Headlights for Purpose of Securing Right-of-Way; Prohibition

Sec. 3. A person who drives a vehicle that is not a part of a funeral procession may not join the procession or form a procession and have headlights lighted for the purpose of securing the right-of-way granted by this chapter to funeral processions.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1.5-3.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.236-2003, SEC.9.