Title 9, MOTOR VEHICLES

Sec. 6.3. "Automated traffic law enforcement system", for purposes of IC 9-21, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-21-3.5-2. As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.44.

Sec. 6.5. "Automated vehicle identifier" means an electronic tracking device approved by the commissioner of the department of state revenue for use in connection with special weight permits for extra heavy duty highways under IC 9-20-5. As added by P.L.129-2001, SEC.29.

Sec. 60. "Farm wagon" means any of the following: (1) A wagon, other than an implement of agriculture, that is used primarily for transporting farm products and farm supplies in connection with a farming operation. (2) A three (3), four (4), or six (6) wheeled farming or construc…

Sec. 61. "Fatal accident", for purposes of IC 9-30-7, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-30-7-1. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-39.1(b) part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1.

Sec. 62. "Federal act", for purposes of IC 9-27-1, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-27-1-1. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1.

Sec. 62.3. "Fifth wheel travel trailer", for purposes of section 150 of this chapter and IC 9-32-19, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-32-19-7. As added by P.L.42-2025, SEC.6.

Sec. 62.5. (a) "Fire lane", for purposes of IC 9-21-16-5.5, means an area that is: (1) located within twelve (12) feet of: (A) a building that: (i) is occupied for commercial, professional, religious, or any other purpose; and (ii) is not a building that is intended for use as a …

Sec. 63. "Fiscal body" means the following: (1) County council, for a county not having a consolidated city. (2) City-county council, for a consolidated city or county having a consolidated city. (3) Common council, for a city other than a consolidated city. (4) Town council, for…

Sec. 64. "Flagman" means an authorized person directing traffic in accordance with the provisions of this title at a worksite. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-19.5.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1.

Sec. 65. "Flammable liquid" means a liquid that has a flash point of seventy (70) degrees Fahrenheit, or less, as determined by a tabliabue or equivalent closed cup test device. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-8 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1.

Sec. 66.6. "Forbearance", for purposes of IC 9-25-6-15.5, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-25-6-15.5(a)(1). As added by P.L.86-2021, SEC.1.

Sec. 66.7. "For-hire bus" means a bus that is: (1) used to carry passengers for hire; or (2) operated for compensation. The term does not include a bus that is a not-for-hire bus. As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.110.

Sec. 67. "Franchise", for purposes of IC 9-32, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-32-2.1-22. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-10-1-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.92-2013, SEC.19; P.L.104-2024, SEC.15.

Sec. 68. "Franchisee", for purposes of IC 9-32, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-32-2.1-23. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-10-1-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.92-2013, SEC.20; P.L.104-2024, SEC.16.

Sec. 69. "Franchisor", for purposes of IC 9-32, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-32-2.1-24. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-10-1-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.92-2013, SEC.21; P.L.104-2024, SEC.17.

Sec. 69.1. "Fund", for purposes of IC 9-32-18, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-32-18-1. As added by P.L.179-2017, SEC.8.

Sec. 69.3. "Funeral escort vehicle" means a vehicle driven by a person who provides escort services for funeral processions. The term does not include an authorized emergency vehicle or a vehicle owned and operated by a funeral home (as defined in IC 25-15-2-15). As added by P.L.…

Sec. 69.5. "Funeral procession" means two (2) or more vehicles, including a lead vehicle or a funeral escort vehicle, accompanying human remains. As added by P.L.236-2003, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.24-2006, SEC.2.

Sec. 69.7. "Golf cart" means a four (4) wheeled motor vehicle originally and specifically designed and intended to transport one (1) or more individuals and golf clubs for the purpose of playing the game of golf on a golf course. As added by P.L.150-2009, SEC.2.

Sec. 71. "Gross vehicle weight" or "gross weight" means the weight of a vehicle without load, plus the weight of any load on the vehicle. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-9.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.13-2015, SEC.5.

Sec. 71.4. "Gross vehicle weight rating" means the value specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a motor vehicle. As added by P.L.13-2015, SEC.6.

Sec. 72. "Habitual violator", for purposes of IC 9-30-10, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-30-10-4. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-12-1-4 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1.

Sec. 73. "Highway" or "street" means the entire width between the boundary lines of every publicly maintained way when any part of the way is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel in Indiana. The term includes an alley in a city or town. [Pre-1991 Recodif…

Sec. 73.3. "Highway, road and street fund" refers to the highway, road and street fund established by IC 8-14-2-2.1. As added by P.L.216-2014, SEC.13.

Sec. 74. "Hulk crusher" means a person that engages in the handling and flattening, compacting, or otherwise demolishing vehicles, or their remains, for economical delivery to an automotive salvage recycler. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-3.6-1(d)(2).] As added by P.L.2-1…

Sec. 74.5. "Identification card" means an identification document issued by a state government either in the form of a physical credential or in the form of a mobile credential for purposes of identification. As added by P.L.184-2007, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.178-2019, SEC.34; P.L.1…

Sec. 75. "Identification number" means a set of numbers, letters, or both numbers and letters that is assigned to a vehicle, watercraft, manufactured home, mobile home, or motor vehicle part by: (1) a manufacturer; or (2) a governmental entity to: (A) replace an original identifi…

Sec. 76. "Ignition interlock device" means a blood alcohol concentration equivalence measuring device that prevents a motor vehicle from being started without first determining the operator's equivalent breath alcohol concentration through the taking of a deep lung breath sample.…

Sec. 77. "Implement of agriculture" means the following: (1) Agricultural implements, pull type and self-propelled, that are used for the: (A) transport; (B) delivery; (C) application; or (D) harvest; of crop inputs, including seed, fertilizers, and crop protection products. (2) …

Sec. 78. "Indiana resident" refers to a person that is one (1) of the following: (1) An individual who lives in Indiana for at least one hundred eighty-three (183) days during a calendar year and who has a legal residence in another state. However, the term does not include an in…

Sec. 79. "Individual owner", for purposes of IC 9-20-15-4 and IC 9-20-18-13(b), has the meaning set forth in IC 9-20-15-4(a). [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1.6-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.95-1991, SEC.2.

Sec. 8. "Automobile scrapyard" means a business organized for the purpose of scrap metal processing, vehicle wrecking, or operating a junkyard. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-2 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.81.

Sec. 8.5. "Automotive mobility dealer" has the meaning set forth in IC 9-32-2.1-4. As added by P.L.147-2009, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.179-2017, SEC.2; P.L.137-2018, SEC.1; P.L.104-2024, SEC.2.

Sec. 80.1. "Initial hearing", for purposes of IC 9-30-16-1, means an initial hearing described in IC 35-33-7. As added by P.L.46-2018, SEC.1.

Sec. 80.5. "Instructor", for purposes of IC 9-27-6, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-27-6-4. As added by P.L.145-2011, SEC.7.

Sec. 81. "Instructor of an approved driver education course" includes the following: (1) A high school teacher who conducts a driver education course. (2) The principal of a high school offering a driver education course. (3) The authorized agent of an approved driver education s…

Sec. 82. "Insured", for purposes of IC 9-25, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-25-2-2. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1-2 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1.

Sec. 84. (a) "Intersection" means the area embraced within: (1) the prolongation or connection of the lateral curb lines, or if none, then the lateral boundary lines of the roadways of two (2) highways that join at, or approximately at, right angles; or (2) the area within which …

Sec. 85. "Interstate highway" means a highway that is a part of the national system of interstate and defense highways (23 U.S.C. as in effect January 1, 1991). [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1.

Sec. 86. "Intoxicated" means under the influence of: (1) alcohol; (2) a controlled substance (as defined in IC 35-48-1.1); (3) a drug other than alcohol or a controlled substance; (4) a substance described in IC 35-46-6-2 or IC 35-46-6-3; (5) a combination of substances described…

Sec. 87.5. "Job training", for purposes of IC 9-25-6-15.5, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-25-6-15.5(a)(2). As added by P.L.86-2021, SEC.2.

Sec. 88. "Judge", for purposes of IC 9-30-3, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-30-3-3. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-7-2 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1.

Sec. 89. (a) "Judgment" means, except as provided in subsections (b), (c), and (d), any judgment, except a judgment rendered against the state or a political subdivision or a municipality of the state that becomes final by expiration without appeal of the time within which appeal…

Sec. 9. "Automotive salvage rebuilder" has the meaning set forth in IC 9-32-2.1-5. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-3.6-1(b).] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.8-1993, SEC.166; P.L.92-2013, SEC.7; P.L.198-2016, SEC.82; P.L.104-2024, SEC.3.

Sec. 90. "Labor rate", for purposes of IC 9-32, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-32-2.1-28. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-10-1-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.92-2013, SEC.22; P.L.104-2024, SEC.18.

Sec. 91. "Lamp" means a single bulb that emits light. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-1.5.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1.