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2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 2. Exemptions › 9-20-2-3. Disabled Vehicles; Exemption

Sec. 3. The movement of a disabled vehicle or combination of vehicles for a distance that does not exceed fifty (50) highway miles by a registered recovery vehicle or by a vehicle described in IC 9-18.1-6-5 is exempt from the dimension and weight limits under this article.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-12.5(c) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.257-2017, SEC.30.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 3. General Size Restrictions › 9-20-3-1. Vehicle and Load Restrictions

Sec. 1. Except as otherwise provided by law, the maximum limitations on width, length, and height of vehicles imposed by this chapter apply to the vehicle and load.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-2(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 3. General Size Restrictions › 9-20-3-2. Maximum Width Limitations; Exemptions

Sec. 2. (a) The maximum width limitation, except width exclusive devices in accordance with 23 CFR 658.15 or United States Public Law 98-17, is eight (8) feet, six (6) inches.
(b) The width limits in subsection (a) do not apply to the following:
(1) Machinery or equipment used in utility construction or maintenance if the violation is the result of oversize tires.
(2) A recreational vehicle with appurtenances that make the vehicle wider than the maximum width limitation described in subsection (a), if:
(A) the appurtenances do not extend beyond the width of the manufacturer installed exterior rear view mirrors of the recreational vehicle or the motor vehicle providing motive power; and
(B) the manufacturer installed exterior rear view mirrors extend to only the distance necessary to afford the required field of view for the vehicle.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: 9-8-1-2(a) part; 9-8-1-19.7.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.79-2000, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 3. General Size Restrictions › 9-20-3-3. Maximum Height Limitations

Sec. 3. (a) A vehicle may not exceed a total maximum height of thirteen (13) feet, six (6) inches.
(b) The height limitations in subsection (a) do not require a clearance of that height and do not relieve the owners of vehicles not exceeding the limitations from liability for damage.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-2(a) part; (b).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 3. General Size Restrictions › 9-20-3-4. Maximum Length Limitations

Sec. 4. A single vehicle operated under the vehicle's own motive power may not exceed a length of forty (40) feet, except length exclusive devices in accordance with 23 CFR 658.13. However:
(1) a recreational vehicle may not exceed forty-five (45) feet;
(2) a vehicle used by railroad companies to transport steel rails in connection with a railroad construction, reconstruction, or maintenance project may not exceed forty (40) feet;
(3) a bus is subject to IC 9-20-8-2; and
(4) a single vehicle equipped with permanently installed specialized equipment used for lifting, reaching, pumping, or spraying is allowed an additional five (5) feet for overhang of the equipment. An allowable overhang may not be used to transport cargo.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: 9-8-1-2(a) part; 9-8-1-2.1 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.91-1991, SEC.3; P.L.79-2000, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 3. General Size Restrictions › 9-20-3-5. Width of Load; Limitations

Sec. 5. A vehicle may not carry a load extending beyond the line of fenders on the left side of the vehicle or extending more than six (6) inches beyond the line of the fenders on the right side of the vehicle.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-2(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 4. General Weight Restrictions › 9-20-4-0.5. "Aggregate"

Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "aggregate" has the meaning set forth in IC 9-13-2-1.8.
As added by P.L.130-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 4. General Weight Restrictions › 9-20-4-2. Transportation of Farm Commodities and Logs, Wood Chips, Bark, Sawdust and Aggregate

Sec. 2. (a) Section 1 of this chapter relating to vehicle weight, section 3 of this chapter assessing a penalty for transporting a load in excess of the registered limit of the load for the transporting vehicle, and section 3 of this chapter prohibiting a person from moving a transported vehicle with an excess load until a penalty is paid do not apply to a vehicle or combination of vehicles that transports:
(1) farm commodities from the place of production to the first point of delivery where the commodities are weighed if the weight of the vehicle with load or combination of vehicles with load does not exceed the gross weight limit by more than ten percent (10%);
(2) logs, wood chips, bark, and sawdust if the weight of the vehicle with load does not exceed either:
(A) the gross weight limit; or
(B) the axle weight limit;
by more than ten percent (10%); or
(3) aggregate, if the weight of the vehicle with load does not exceed:
(A) the gross weight limit; and
(B) the axle weight limit by more than ten percent (10%).
(b) A person who transports vehicles or loads and exceeds an exemption in subsection (a) is subject to permit requirements under this article.
(c) The exemptions in subsection (a) do not apply to the following:
(1) Weight limits imposed for bridges or sections of highways under IC 9-20-1-3.
(2) A vehicle operated on any part of an interstate highway.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-19.8 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.100-1991, SEC.2; P.L.215-2014, SEC.4; P.L.5-2015, SEC.26; P.L.13-2015, SEC.7; P.L.127-2021, SEC.1; P.L.130-2023, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 4. General Weight Restrictions › 9-20-4-3. Violation of Load Limitations; Registered Weight of Vehicle; Assessment of Penalty; Class C Infraction

Sec. 3. (a) The gross weight declared by an applicant in an application for registration under this title determines and fixes the limit of the load, including the unladen weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles fully equipped for service, that may be transported by a vehicle or combination of vehicles on the highways for the period for which the registration or license is granted. Except as provided in subsection (b), the transportation of a load on a registered and licensed vehicle or combination of vehicles in excess of the limit fixed in the application for registration subjects the person violating a provision of this title to the penalty provisions in this title or to the revocation of the license for the vehicle, or both.
(b) Because of the various types of scales used and the variance in scale weights, a penalty may not be assessed if the actual scale weight of a vehicle or combination of vehicles with load does not exceed one and one-half percent (1 1/2%) of the registered weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles, including load.
(c) A person who violates this section commits a Class C infraction. In addition, the person shall pay the difference between the fee paid for registration of the vehicle and the fee for the registration of the vehicle plus a maximum load of a weight equal to the excess load being transported. Until the fee is paid, the person transporting the excess load is not permitted to move the transporting vehicle.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-4-41(e) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 5. Heavy Duty Highways and Extra Heavy Duty Highways › 9-20-5-1. Establishment and Designation of Heavy Duty and Extra Heavy Duty Highways; Removal of Designation; Publication of Map

Sec. 1. (a) The Indiana department of transportation may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to do the following:
(1) Establish and designate a highway as a heavy duty highway.
(2) Remove the designation of a highway or part of a highway as a heavy duty highway.
(b) The Indiana department of transportation shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to do the following:
(1) Establish and designate a highway as an extra heavy duty highway.
(2) Remove the designation of a highway or part of a highway as an extra heavy duty highway.
(c) Rules described in subsection (b)(1) must do the following:
(1) Designate the highways listed in section 4 of this chapter (before its expiration) as extra heavy duty highways.
(2) Establish maximum size and weight limits for vehicles operated with a special weight permit on an extra heavy duty highway as set forth in section 5 of this chapter (before its expiration).
(d) The Indiana department of transportation shall periodically publish a map showing all highways designated by the department at the time as heavy duty or extra heavy duty highways.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-12(d) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.66-2012, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 5. Heavy Duty Highways and Extra Heavy Duty Highways › 9-20-5-2. Maximum Weight Limitations; Heavy Duty Highways

Sec. 2. Whenever the Indiana department of transportation designates a heavy duty highway, the department shall also fix the maximum weights of vehicles that may be transported on the highway. The maximum weights may not exceed the following limitations:
(1) A vehicle may not have a maximum wheel weight, unladen or with load, in excess of eight hundred (800) pounds per inch width of tire, measured between the flanges of the rim, or an axle weight in excess of twenty-two thousand four hundred (22,400) pounds.
(2) The total weight concentrated on the roadway surface from any tandem axle group may not exceed eighteen thousand (18,000) pounds for each axle of the assembly.
(3) The total gross weight, with load, in pounds of a vehicle or combination of vehicles may not exceed eighty thousand (80,000) pounds.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-12(d) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 5. Heavy Duty Highways and Extra Heavy Duty Highways › 9-20-5-3. Designation of Heavy Duty Highways; Conditions

Sec. 3. The Indiana department of transportation may not designate a highway as a heavy duty highway unless the department finds that the highway is:
(1) so constructed and can be so maintained; or
(2) in such condition;
that the use of the highway as a heavy duty highway will not materially decrease or contribute materially to the decrease of the ordinary useful life of the highway.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-12(d) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.340.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 5. Heavy Duty Highways and Extra Heavy Duty Highways › 9-20-5-5. Maximum Size and Weight Limitations; Extra Heavy Duty Highways; Expiration

Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the maximum size and weight limits for vehicles operated with a special weight permit on an extra heavy duty highway are as follows:
(1) A vehicle may not have a maximum wheel weight, unladen or with load, in excess of eight hundred (800) pounds per inch width of tire, measured between the flanges of the rim.
(2) A single axle weight may not exceed eighteen thousand (18,000) pounds.
(3) An axle in an axle combination may not exceed thirteen thousand (13,000) pounds per axle, with the exception of one (1) tandem group that may weigh sixteen thousand (16,000) pounds per axle or a total of thirty-two thousand (32,000) pounds.
(4) Except as provided in section 4(a)(22) of this chapter, the total gross weight, with load, of any vehicle or combination of vehicles may not exceed one hundred thirty-four thousand (134,000) pounds.
(5) Axle spacings may not be less than three (3) feet, six (6) inches, between each axle in an axle combination.
(6) Axle spacings may not be less than eight (8) feet between each axle or axle combination.
(b) A vehicle operated in accordance with section 4(a)(23) of this chapter may not have a:
(1) maximum wheel weight, unladen or with load, in excess of one thousand six hundred fifty (1,650) pounds per inch width of tire, measured between the flanges of the rim; or
(2) single axle weight that exceeds sixty-five thousand (65,000) pounds.
(c) This section expires on the later of the following dates:
(1) The date on which rules described in section 1(c)(2) of this chapter are finally adopted.
(2) December 31, 2014.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-12(h).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.134-2007, SEC.2; P.L.120-2011, SEC.2; P.L.66-2012, SEC.3; P.L.13-2013, SEC.35.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 5. Heavy Duty Highways and Extra Heavy Duty Highways › 9-20-5-6. Safety Procedures; Implementation

Sec. 6. The Indiana department of transportation shall implement procedures that, in cooperation with the state police department and local police departments, enhance the safety of citizens along and near extra heavy duty highways listed in section 4 of this chapter (before its expiration) or described in rules adopted by the Indiana department of transportation under section 1 of this chapter.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-12(j).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.66-2012, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 5. Heavy Duty Highways and Extra Heavy Duty Highways › 9-20-5-7. Special Weight Permits; Extra Heavy Duty Highways; Fee; Additional Permit Fee

Sec. 7. (a) The owner or operator of a vehicle or combination of vehicles having a total gross weight in excess of eighty thousand (80,000) pounds but less than two hundred sixty-four thousand (264,000) pounds must:
(1) obtain a special weight registration permit;
(2) register annually and pay annually a registration fee to the department of state revenue; and
(3) install an approved automated vehicle identifier in each vehicle operating with a special weight permit;
to travel on an extra heavy duty highway.
(b) The fee for an annual registration under subsection (a) is twenty-five dollars ($25). The fee imposed under this section must be deposited in the motor carrier regulation fund established under IC 8-2.1-23.
(c) The department of state revenue may impose an additional permit fee in an amount that may not exceed one dollar ($1) on each trip permitted for a vehicle registered under subsection (a). This additional fee is for the use and maintenance of an automated vehicle identifier. The fee imposed under this section must be deposited in the motor carrier regulation fund established under IC 8-2.1-23.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-12(i) part; Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-29-6-1.5.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.122-1993, SEC.2; P.L.129-2001, SEC.30; P.L.120-2011, SEC.3; P.L.198-2016, SEC.341.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 5. Heavy Duty Highways and Extra Heavy Duty Highways › 9-20-5-8. Conditions Under Which Permits Not to Be Issued

Sec. 8. The Indiana department of transportation may not issue a permit under this chapter for the operation of a vehicle if any of the following conditions apply:
(1) The owner or operator of the vehicle has not complied with IC 8-2.1-24.
(2) The owner or operator of the vehicle has not provided the Indiana department of transportation with the owner's or operator's Social Security number or federal identification number.
(3) The owner or operator of the vehicle has not registered the vehicle with the bureau, if the vehicle is required to be registered under IC 9-18 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.1.
(4) The owner or operator of the vehicle has not provided the department of state revenue full payment for a permit prior to transporting vehicles or loads subject to this article.
As added by P.L.122-1993, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.110-1995, SEC.30; P.L.257-2017, SEC.31; P.L.127-2021, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 6. Special and Emergency Permits › 9-20-6-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to the issuance of the following permits:
(1) A permit for the transportation of oversized or overweight vehicles and loads under section 2 or 2.2 of this chapter.
(2) A toll road gate permit under section 3 of this chapter.
(3) An emergency permit issued under section 4 of this chapter.
(4) A permit for oversized semitrailers or trailers used with semitrailers under section 6 of this chapter.
(b) IC 9-20-2-1 applies to the issuance of a permit to operate machinery or equipment for the construction of highways.
(c) IC 9-20-9 applies to the issuance of a special towing permit for the operation of a combination of vehicles on a highway.
(d) IC 9-20-14 applies to the issuance of the following permits:
(1) A general permit for the operation of a tractor-mobile home rig.
(2) A special permit for the operation of a tractor-mobile home rig.
(e) IC 9-20-15 applies to the issuance of the following permits:
(1) A general permit for the operation of a special tractor-mobile home rig.
(2) A special permit for the operation of a special tractor-mobile home rig.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: New.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.196-2017, SEC.2; P.L.179-2021, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 6. Special and Emergency Permits › 9-20-6-2. Transportation of Heavy Vehicles or Loads Not Conforming to This Article; Special Permit; Conditions; Limitations

Sec. 2. (a) The Indiana department of transportation or local authority that:
(1) has jurisdiction over a highway or street; and
(2) is responsible for the repair and maintenance of the highway or street;
may, upon proper application in writing and upon good cause shown, grant a permit for transporting heavy vehicles and loads or other objects not conforming to this article, including a vehicle transporting an ocean going container, if the department or authority finds that other traffic will not be seriously affected and the highway or bridge will not be seriously damaged.
(b) The permit granted under subsection (a) must authorize the operation of a tractor-semitrailer and load that:
(1) exceeds the maximum length limitation under this chapter; and
(2) is subject to regulation under this chapter;
from one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise to one-half (1/2) hour after sunset.
(c) A permit may be issued under this section for the following:
(1) A single trip.
(2) A definite time not exceeding thirty (30) days.
(3) A ninety (90) day period.
(4) A one (1) year period.
(d) This subsection applies to the transportation of ocean going containers that:
(1) have been sealed at the place of origin and have not been opened except by an agent of the federal government that may inspect the contents; and
(2) are being transported to or from a distribution facility.
The total gross weight, with load of a vehicle or combination of vehicles transporting an ocean going container may not exceed ninety-five thousand (95,000) pounds. A permit issued under this section must be issued on an annual basis. A permit issued under this subsection may not impose a limit on the number of movements generated by the applicant or operator of a vehicle granted a permit under this subsection.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-16(a); (b).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.119-1995, SEC.3; P.L.36-2006, SEC.1; P.L.134-2007, SEC.3; P.L.3-2008, SEC.77; P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.290.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 6. Special and Emergency Permits › 9-20-6-2.1. Transportation of Bulk Milk and Items Belonging to an Electric Cooperative; Special Permit; Conditions; Limitations

Sec. 2.1. (a) As used in this section, "electric cooperative" means an entity that is organized under IC 8-1-13.
(b) As used in this section, "equivalent single axle load" means the known quantifiable and standardized amount of damage to highway pavement structures equivalent to one (1) pass of a single eighteen thousand (18,000) pound dual tire axle, with all four (4) tires on the axle inflated to one hundred ten (110) pounds per square inch.
(c) The Indiana department of transportation or local authority that:
(1) has jurisdiction over a highway or street; and
(2) is responsible for the repair and maintenance of the highway or street;
may, upon proper application in writing and upon good cause shown, grant a permit for transporting bulk milk or material, products, or equipment belonging to an electric cooperative that are necessary for the installation or maintenance of facilities owned or operated by the electric cooperative which allows for transportation of loads of up to one hundred thousand (100,000) pounds.
(d) If the department of transportation grants a permit under subsection (c) to an applicant whose total equivalent single axle load calculation is equal to or less than 2.40 equivalent single axle load credit, the department of transportation shall issue the permit annually.
(e) If the department of transportation grants a permit under subsection (c) to an applicant whose total equivalent single axle load calculation is greater than 2.40 equivalent single axle load credit, the department of transportation may issue the permit pursuant to section 2 of this chapter.
(f) The fee for an annual permit issued under subsection (d) is twenty dollars ($20).
As added by P.L.54-2018, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.110-2019, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 6. Special and Emergency Permits › 9-20-6-2.5. Local Authority to Grant Permits for Transporting Overweight Divisible Loads

Sec. 2.5. (a) A local authority that:
(1) has jurisdiction over a state highway, an interstate highway, or a local street; and
(2) is responsible for the repair and maintenance of the state highway, interstate highway, or local street;
may, upon proper application in writing and upon good cause shown, grant a permit for transporting overweight divisible loads on or over roads or streets under the control of a local authority.
(b) If a local authority grants a permit under subsection (a), the local authority may designate a route for the permit. A deviation from that route constitutes a violation subject to a civil penalty under IC 9-20-18-14.5.
As added by P.L.135-2013, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.179-2021, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 6. Special and Emergency Permits › 9-20-6-3. Annual Toll Road Gate Permit; Issuance; Limitations; Fee

Sec. 3. (a) An annual toll road gate permit also may be issued by the Indiana department of transportation to a commercial motor vehicle for the pulling of a combination unit that meets the size and weight standards for Indiana toll roads, prescribed by the Indiana department of transportation. The annual permit may not be issued for a distance greater than fifteen (15) total miles to or from a gate of the toll road and is valid only when used in conjunction with toll road travel.
(b) The fee for an annual toll road gate permit issued under subsection (a) in conjunction with travel on the Indiana toll road is twenty dollars ($20).
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-16(c); Pre-2016 Revision Citation: subsection (b) formerly 9-29-6-4.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.342.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 6. Special and Emergency Permits › 9-20-6-4. Maximum Vehicle Weight; Emergency Permit; Issuance; Conditions; Regulation of Movement

Sec. 4. (a) Notwithstanding IC 9-20-4 and subject to subsection (b), the maximum vehicle weight for an authorized emergency vehicle operated on a highway shall not be less than:
(1) twenty-four thousand (24,000) pounds on a single steering axle;
(2) thirty-three thousand five hundred (33,500) pounds on a single drive axle;
(3) sixty-two thousand (62,000) pounds on a tandem axle; or
(4) fifty-two thousand (52,000) pounds on a tandem rear drive steer axle.
(b) The maximum gross vehicle weight of an authorized emergency vehicle operated on a highway is eighty-six thousand (86,000) pounds.
(c) The Indiana department of transportation or an agency or a political subdivision authorized by this article to grant permits to operate tractor-mobile home rigs or permits for transporting heavy or oversize vehicles, loads, or other objects not conforming to this article may issue emergency permits to operate in or through Indiana without regard to IC 9-20-14-2 to a person during the period that the following conditions exist:
(1) A state of disaster emergency has been declared by the governor under IC 10-14-3-12.
(2) A state of emergency has been declared by the federal government for an area outside Indiana.
(3) The granting of emergency permits reasonably can be expected to provide relief of the conditions causing the declaration of the state of emergency.
(d) The Indiana department of transportation, an agency, or a political subdivision shall regulate movements by emergency permits to avoid undue hazards.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-20.2.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.2-2003, SEC.39; P.L.196-2017, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 6. Special and Emergency Permits › 9-20-6-5. Public Utility Facilities; Transportation of Materials Reasonably Necessary to Restore Facility; Reporting Requirements; Fees

Sec. 5. (a) If a breakdown or threatened breakdown of electric, gas, water, or telephone public utility facilities occurs in Indiana, the public utility whose services to the public are or may be affected may in the emergency, without securing a permit, transport over highways or streets heavy vehicles and loads or other objects not conforming to this article if it is reasonably necessary to do so to restore utility service at the earliest practicable time or to prevent the interruption of utility service. The public utility shall, not later than the second succeeding day that is not a Sunday or holiday, report the fact of the transportation to the public authority from whom a permit would otherwise have been required.
(b) The public utility shall pay to the public authority an amount equal to the fee that would have been due for a permit under this article. The making of the report and payment of the fee satisfies all requirements of this chapter concerning the securing of a permit for the trip required by the emergency.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-16(d) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.343.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 6. Special and Emergency Permits › 9-20-6-6. Oversized Semitrailers, Trailers, and Recreational Vehicles; Transportation From Manufacturer to Buyer; Route Designation; Issuance; Term; Limitations; Fee

Sec. 6. (a) The Indiana department of transportation or local unit authorized to issue permits under this chapter may issue permits for transporting:
(1) semitrailers or trailers designed to be used with semitrailers that exceed the width and length limitations imposed under this article; and
(2) recreational vehicles that exceed the maximum width limitation set forth in IC 9-20-3-2;
from the manufacturing facility to the person taking title to the vehicle, including any other destination in the marketing cycle.
(b) A permit issued under this section may designate the route to be traversed and may contain any other restrictions or conditions required for the safe movement of the vehicle.
(c) A permit issued to the manufacturer under this section must be applied for and reissued annually after the permit's initial issuance.
(d) A limit is not imposed on the number of movements generated by a manufacturer that is issued an annual permit under this section.
(e) The fee for an annual permit issued under this section is two hundred dollars ($200). The fee may be paid in quarterly installments.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-25; Pre-2016 Revision Citation: subsection (e) formerly 9-29-6-5.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.79-2000, SEC.4; P.L.198-2016, SEC.344.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 6. Special and Emergency Permits › 9-20-6-7. Repealed

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-19.8 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.100-1991, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 6. Special and Emergency Permits › 9-20-6-8. Permit; Route Designation; Safety Restrictions

Sec. 8. A permit issued under this article may designate the route to be traversed and contain any other restrictions or conditions necessary for the proper protection of the traffic, highway, or bridge.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-16(d) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 6. Special and Emergency Permits › 9-20-6-9. Violation of Permit Regulations; Permit Not Construed as Defense to Holder

Sec. 9. A permit issued under this article may not be construed as protection to or as a defense by a holder of a permit if the restrictions and rules to which the permit is subject are violated.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-16(e).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 6. Special and Emergency Permits › 9-20-6-10. Damages to Highway; Proof of Ability to Satisfy; Bond or Security

Sec. 10. Before a permit is issued under this article, an applicant must satisfy the officer or body issuing the permit of the applicant's responsibility to respond in damages for damage to the highway or bridge or furnish satisfactory bond or other security to the satisfaction of the issuing officer or body.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-16(f).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 6. Special and Emergency Permits › 9-20-6-11. Inspection of Permits; Violations of Terms and Conditions; Liability for Damages to Highway; Additional Registration and Licensing

Sec. 11. (a) A permit issued under this chapter shall:
(1) be carried in or on the vehicle or other object to which the permit refers; and
(2) be open to inspection by a police officer.
(b) A person may not violate the terms or conditions of a special permit.
(c) The issuance of a special permit under this chapter:
(1) does not relieve the responsibility for damages to a highway imposed by this article; and
(2) does not, for:
(A) the use of a vehicle already registered and licensed;
(B) the use of a vehicle not subject to registration and licensing under IC 9-18 (before its expiration), IC 9-18.1, or IC 9-18.5; or
(C) the moving of objects other than vehicles under the special permit;
require further registration and licensing to authorize the issuance of the special permit.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-16(l).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.257-2017, SEC.32.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 6. Special and Emergency Permits › 9-20-6-12. Conditions Under Which Permits May Not Be Issued

Sec. 12. The Indiana department of transportation may not issue a permit under this chapter for the operation of a vehicle if any of the following conditions apply:
(1) The owner or operator of the vehicle has not complied with IC 8-2.1-24.
(2) The owner or operator of the vehicle has not provided the Indiana department of transportation with the owner's or operator's Social Security number or federal identification number.
(3) The owner or operator of the vehicle has not registered the vehicle with the bureau, if the vehicle is required to be registered under IC 9-18 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.1.
As added by P.L.122-1993, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.110-1995, SEC.31; P.L.257-2017, SEC.33.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 6. Special and Emergency Permits › 9-20-6-13. Fee for Special Permit

Sec. 13. (a) The fees for a special permit issued under this chapter to exceed the legal length, width, or height limit for vehicles, loaded or unloaded, are as follows:
(1) A permit not subject to subdivision (2) or (3), twenty dollars ($20).
(2) A permit issued to exceed ninety-five (95) feet overall length, one hundred forty-eight (148) inches overall width, or the height limit, thirty dollars ($30).
(3) The ninety (90) day permit issued under this chapter, one hundred dollars ($100).
(4) The one (1) year permit issued under this chapter, four hundred five dollars ($405).
(b) Whenever a permit is issued by the Indiana department of transportation under this chapter, the Indiana department of transportation shall fix the fee to be paid. Upon payment of the fee, the Indiana department of transportation shall validate the permit. The revenue from the fee shall be credited to the state highway fund.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-29-6-2; subsection (b) formerly 9-29-6-10(a).]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.345.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 6. Special and Emergency Permits › 9-20-6-14. Local Commercial Motor Vehicle Ordinances

Sec. 14. Except as authorized by this chapter or otherwise expressly authorized by statute, a local authority may not adopt or enforce an ordinance that requires an operator of a commercial motor vehicle to obtain a permit from the local authority to operate the commercial motor vehicle within the jurisdiction of the local authority.
As added by P.L.196-2017, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 7. Special Restrictions Concerning Bridges, Causeways, and Viaducts › 9-20-7-1. Operation of Vehicles Over Bridges; Prohibitions

Sec. 1. A vehicle may not be operated or moved over a bridge, causeway, or viaduct on a highway if the weight of the vehicle is greater than the maximum load that can be carried with safety to the bridge, causeway, or viaduct.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-15(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 7. Special Restrictions Concerning Bridges, Causeways, and Viaducts › 9-20-7-2. Repair and Maintenances of Bridges; Reduction of Weight Allowed

Sec. 2. The Indiana department of transportation or local authority, when charged with the repair or maintenance of a bridge, causeway, or viaduct, may reduce the gross load weight allowed on the structure below the maximum load prescribed in IC 9-20-4-1 and IC 9-20-5 if the authority determines that the maximum load is greater than the bridge, causeway, or viaduct can sustain without serious damage or with safety to the vehicle.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-15(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 7. Special Restrictions Concerning Bridges, Causeways, and Viaducts › 9-20-7-3. Orders, Resolutions, and Ordinances; Content; Effect; Posting of Signs

Sec. 3. The order, resolution, or ordinance shall fix the gross weight allowed in percentage or maximum load prescribed in IC 9-20-4-1 and IC 9-20-5. An order, a resolution, or an ordinance does not take effect until signs indicating the gross weight allowed on a bridge, causeway, or viaduct are posted in a conspicuous place at each end of the structure to which the order, resolution, or ordinance applies. The signs must be legible from a distance of fifty (50) feet and must be maintained during the time the reduction is in force.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-15(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 7. Special Restrictions Concerning Bridges, Causeways, and Viaducts › 9-20-7-4. Vehicle Weight in Excess of Weight Allowed on Bridge; Prohibition on Movement

Sec. 4. A vehicle may not be moved over a bridge, causeway, or viaduct when the vehicle's gross weight is greater than the gross weight allowed on the bridge, causeway, or viaduct.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-15(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 7. Special Restrictions Concerning Bridges, Causeways, and Viaducts › 9-20-7-5. Administrative Rule Provisions; Inapplication to Restrictions Local in Nature

Sec. 5. IC 4-22-2 does not apply to a restriction or traffic control determination under this chapter that is by order of the Indiana department of transportation and entirely local in nature, applying to at least one (1) described bridge, causeway, or viaduct.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-15(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 8. Special Restrictions Concerning Buses and School Buses › 9-20-8-1. Buses in Excess of Eight Feet Wide; Operation; Limitations

Sec. 1. (a) This section applies to a motor vehicle designed and used to carry more than seven (7) persons, operated either:
(1) wholly within the boundaries of cities and towns; or
(2) between contiguous cities and towns;
located in counties having a population of at least one hundred sixty thousand (160,000).
(b) If federal statutes and regulations permit the operation of passenger buses of widths greater than eight (8) feet on an interstate highway, the Indiana department of transportation may, by adopting rules consistent with the federal statute or regulation, permit the operation of passenger buses of a total outside width, exclusive of safety equipment, of not more than eight (8) feet, six (6) inches, on a highway.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-2-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 8. Special Restrictions Concerning Buses and School Buses › 9-20-8-2. Maximum Length Limitations

Sec. 2. The maximum length limitations for buses are as follows:
(1) For an articulating bus used for public transportation purposes, sixty-five (65) feet.
(2) For a school bus, forty-two (42) feet.
(3) For all others, forty-five (45) feet.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: 9-8-1-2(a) part; 9-8-2.5-2.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.122-1993, SEC.5; P.L.110-1995, SEC.32; P.L.114-2007, SEC.1; P.L.198-2016, SEC.346.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 9. Special Restrictions Concerning Combined Vehicles and Towing Permits › 9-20-9-1. "Drive Away or Tow Away" Defined; Combinations of Two Vehicles; Length Limitations; Exemptions

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "drive away or tow away" means the delivery service performed by a transport operator by which motor vehicles in transit are delivered by driving singly or in combination by the towbar, saddlemount, or fullmount methods or any lawful combination of those methods, including coupling equipment or where a truck or tractor draws or tows a semitrailer or trailer in transit.
(b) A combination of two (2) vehicles coupled together, including load, may not exceed a total length of sixty (60) feet, except for the following:
(1) A combination of two (2) vehicles coupled together that are especially constructed to transport other vehicles or boats. This exception includes any combination of a truck, tractor, semitrailer, and trailer if the combination is used exclusively or primarily in connection with motorsports.
(2) A combination of two (2) vehicles coupled together being transported in a drive away or tow away service.
(3) A pole trailer owned by or operated for a public utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2-1), while the pole trailer is being used in connection with the utility services of the public utility.
(4) Trailers used in transporting oil field equipment or pipe for the transmission of oil or gas.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: 9-1-4-18 part; 9-8-1-2(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.12-2013, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 9. Special Restrictions Concerning Combined Vehicles and Towing Permits › 9-20-9-2. Combinations of Three or More Coupled Vehicles; Length Limitations

Sec. 2. A combination of three (3) or more vehicles coupled together, including load, may not exceed a total length of sixty-five (65) feet.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-2(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 9. Special Restrictions Concerning Combined Vehicles and Towing Permits › 9-20-9-3. Transport of Vehicles or Boats by Tow Bar, Saddle Mount, or Full Mount Methods; Maximum Length

Sec. 3. Any number of vehicles in a combination coupled together:
(1) that are especially constructed to transport other vehicles or boats; and
(2) by the tow bar, saddle mount, or full mount methods;
may not exceed a total length of seventy-five (75) feet.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-2(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.91-1991, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 9. Special Restrictions Concerning Combined Vehicles and Towing Permits › 9-20-9-4. Hauling of Vehicles or Parts of Vehicles

Sec. 4. This chapter does not prohibit the hauling of other vehicles or parts of vehicles in transit.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-2(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 9. Special Restrictions Concerning Combined Vehicles and Towing Permits › 9-20-9-5. Loads on Vehicles or Combinations of Vehicles; Length Limitations

Sec. 5. A load on a vehicle or combination of vehicles may not extend more than:
(1) four (4) feet beyond the front bumper; and
(2) six (6) feet beyond the rear;
of a combination of vehicles especially constructed to transport other vehicles or boats. This limit is in addition to any other length limit set forth in this article.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-2(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.196-2017, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 9. Special Restrictions Concerning Combined Vehicles and Towing Permits › 9-20-9-6. Transport of Vehicles or Boats by Stinger-Steered Vehicle; Length Limitations

Sec. 6. Notwithstanding IC 9-20-1, and except for length exclusive devices in accordance with 23 CFR 658.13, the maximum length of a combination of two (2) coupled vehicles that is:
(1) especially constructed to transport other vehicles or boats; and
(2) a stinger-steered vehicle;
is eighty (80) feet.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-2.3(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.196-2017, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 9. Special Restrictions Concerning Combined Vehicles and Towing Permits › 9-20-9-7. Transportation of Loads Consisting of Equipment Designed to Convert Trucks Into Vehicles Equipped With Living Quarters; Width Limitations

Sec. 7. Notwithstanding IC 9-20-3, a motor vehicle designed and used for hauling other motor vehicles may transport loads consisting of equipment designed to convert trucks, the weight of which does not exceed eleven thousand (11,000) pounds, into vehicles equipped with living quarters for persons traveling upon the highways. However, the transporting motor vehicle, including load, may not exceed a total maximum width of eight (8) feet, six (6) inches.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-2(d).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.1-1993, SEC.55.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 20. Size and Weight Regulation › Chapter 9. Special Restrictions Concerning Combined Vehicles and Towing Permits › 9-20-9-8. Draw Bar or Other Couplers; Length Limitations; Safety Devices; Compliance Requirements

Sec. 8. (a) This section does not apply to farm wagons (as defined in IC 9-13-2-60(1)). However, a farm wagon (as defined in IC 9-13-2-60(2)) that is operated on a highway may not be used to tow another vehicle.
(b) The draw bar or other connection between any two (2) vehicles, one (1) of which is towing or drawing the other upon a highway, may not exceed fifteen (15) feet in length from one (1) vehicle to the other.
(c) Each trailer and semitrailer hauled by a motor propelled vehicle must be attached to the vehicle and to each other with the forms of coupling devices that will prevent the trailer or semitrailer from being deflected more than six (6) inches from the path of the towing vehicle or to each other, by suitable safety chains or devices, one (1) on each side of the coupling and at the extreme outer edge of the vehicle. Each chain or device and connection used must be of sufficient strength to haul the trailer when loaded.
(d) A vehicle, including a combination of vehicles engaged in interstate commerce, and any safety equipment on the vehicle, including safety chains, cables, or other devices, that is otherwise in compliance with:
(1) the United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration motor carrier safety regulations;
(2) the motor vehicle safety standards of the National Highway Safety Bureau of the United States Department of Transportation; or
(3) the successor of either or both of those agencies;
is considered to be in compliance with this section.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: 9-8-1-5; 9-8-12-2 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.150-2009, SEC.8; P.L.256-2017, SEC.157.