Title 9, MOTOR VEHICLES

Sec. 4. (a) If an individual is at least fifteen (15) years of age and less than eighteen (18) years of age and is a habitual truant, is under a suspension or an expulsion, or has withdrawn from school as described in section 1 of this chapter, the bureau shall, upon notification…

Sec. 5. (a) An individual whose driving privileges have been suspended under section 4 of this chapter is entitled to a prompt judicial hearing. The individual may file a petition that requests a hearing in a circuit, superior, county, or municipal court in the county where: (1) …

Sec. 6. An individual who violates this chapter commits a Class C infraction. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-4-53(c) part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.428.

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13.

Sec. 1.4. "Compliance response period", with respect to the occurrence of an event for which a person is required to provide evidence of financial responsibility, means the period: (1) beginning on the date the bureau first issues a request to the person under this article to pro…

Sec. 2. "Insured" means a person in whose name a motor vehicle liability policy is issued and any other person insured under the terms of the policy. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1-2 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13.

Sec. 3. "Proof of financial responsibility" means proof of ability to respond in damages for each motor vehicle registered by a person for liability that arises out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of the motor vehicle in the following amounts: (1) Twenty-five thousand dolla…

Sec. 4. "Public highway" means a street, an alley, a road, a highway, or a thoroughfare in Indiana, including a privately owned business parking lot and drive, that is used by the public or open to use by the public. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1-15.] As added by P.L.2…

Sec. 1. (a) A law enforcement officer shall investigate each motor vehicle accident that results in any of the following: (1) The injury or death of a person. (2) Total property damage to an apparent extent of at least two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500). (b) A law enforce…

Sec. 2. (a) A law enforcement officer shall forward a written report of each accident investigated under section 1 of this chapter to the state police department within twenty-four (24) hours after completing the investigation. The report must contain, if possible, the following …

Sec. 3. A report filed by a law enforcement officer under section 2 of this chapter is not a confidential record and shall be made available for inspection and copying under IC 5-14-3. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: 9-3-1-3 part; 9-4-1-46(e).] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.14.…

provisions against parties to accidents on private property; ensuring operator compliance Sec. 4. (a) A law enforcement officer shall enforce IC 9-21 and IC 9-25 against the parties to a motor vehicle accident on private property if the accident: (1) occurs on commercial or other…

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "emergency contact data base" means the Indiana emergency contact data base described in IC 9-26-10-1. (b) As used in this section, "emergency contact person" means an individual who is listed in the emergency contact data base, including only…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "office" refers to the office of traffic safety. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.15.

Sec. 10. (a) The office and each Indiana department, division, bureau, and other agency may cooperate with Purdue University in the development of factual and scientific methods for the following: (1) The control and prevention of traffic accidents. (2) The conduct of research. (…

Sec. 11. (a) The alcohol and drug countermeasures fund is established for the purpose of funding the programs and activities developed and conducted under section 4(8) of this chapter. The fund shall be administered by the office. The fund consists of deposits made under IC 33-37…

Sec. 13. (a) Driver safety specialists, acting for the bureau, may conduct schools, seminars, or other courses for the benefit of local units of government, other state agencies, federal agencies, organizations, or private businesses for the purpose of improving the state's traff…

Sec. 2. The office of traffic safety is created within the Indiana criminal justice institute. The office is responsible for the state's traffic safety program. The purpose of this office is to develop and conduct effective programs and activities for the facilitation of traffic …

Sec. 3. (a) The governor shall appoint a director of traffic safety who serves at the pleasure of the governor. (b) The director is the administrative head of the office of traffic safety, subject to the authority of the director of the Indiana criminal justice institute. The dir…

Sec. 4. The office shall do the following to carry out this chapter: (1) Develop, plan, and conduct programs and activities designed to prevent and reduce traffic accidents and to facilitate the control of traffic on Indiana streets and highways. (2) Advise, recommend, and consul…

Sec. 5. The office may do what is reasonable and necessary to carry out this chapter, including the following: (1) Recommend to state agencies and departments measures for the control of traffic and for the prevention of traffic accidents. (2) Study and inspect at any time the tr…

Sec. 6. The Indiana criminal justice institute may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry out this chapter. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-6-2-5(c).] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.39-1993, SEC.10.

Sec. 7. The authority of the office supplements and does not replace the traffic safety functions of the Indiana department of transportation or the state police department. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-6-2-5(d).] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.15.

Sec. 8. The head of each Indiana department, division, bureau, commission, and agency shall cooperate with the office and provide full information on all plans, operations, activities, and programs of the respective agency or department that are directly related to traffic contro…

Sec. 9. (a) The office, with the approval of the governor, may accept on behalf of the state a gift or grant of money for a purpose specified in this chapter. (b) A gift or grant under this chapter shall be held by the treasurer of state in a special fund and expended in accordan…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "citation" means any summons, ticket, or other official document issued by a police officer for a traffic violation containing an order that requires the motorist to respond. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-5-1.1-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-19…

Sec. 10. A traffic court in Indiana may not require a driver licensed by a jurisdiction other than Indiana to post collateral for a traffic citation if the jurisdiction has a formal agreement with Indiana under this chapter. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-5-1.1-5.] As added…

Sec. 11. The state may not pay dues or assessments to a jurisdiction or an agency established to support the purposes of a nonresident violator agreement entered into under this chapter. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-5-1.1-6.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.16.

Sec. 12. An agreement entered into by the governor must permit the state to withdraw for any reason. However, the agreement must require the state to give the other jurisdictions at least ninety (90) days notice of termination. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-5-1.1-7.] As ad…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "collateral" means any cash or other security deposited to secure an appearance for trial following the issuance by a police officer of a citation for a traffic violation. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-5-1.1-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991,…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "court" means a court of law or traffic tribunal. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-5-1.1-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.16.

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "driver's license" means any type of license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle issued under the laws of a jurisdiction. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-5-1.1-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.16.

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "jurisdiction" means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a province of Canada. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-5-1.1-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.16.

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "nonmoving violation" includes the following: (1) Expiration of vehicle registration or vehicle inspection certificates. (2) Parking meter violations or violation of parking limitation signs. (3) Improper vehicle lighting. (4) Other citations for …

Sec. 7. Upon recommendation of the bureau, the governor may enter into agreements with jurisdictions for the purpose of assisting in the enforcement of traffic laws by assuring that persons licensed in jurisdictions that have entered into an agreement with this state meet the con…

Sec. 8. The bureau may suspend the driving privileges of a driver licensed under IC 9-24 for failure to meet the conditions of a traffic citation of a jurisdiction in which the traffic offense occurred. This section does not apply if the jurisdiction has not entered into an agree…

Sec. 9. (a) Upon written notification from a jurisdiction that is a party to an agreement entered into under this chapter, the bureau shall take appropriate action against a licensed driver for failure to meet the conditions set out in the citation of the jurisdiction in which th…

Sec. 1. Sections 2 and 3 of this chapter do not apply to the following: (1) Officers or members of the state militia when on active duty. (2) Officers of the United States government. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-8-5.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.18.

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a law enforcement officer may not arrest or issue a traffic information and summons to a person for a violation of an Indiana law regulating the use and operation of a motor vehicle on a highway or an ordinance of a city or town r…

Sec. 3. (a) This section does not apply to the fixed salary of an officer. (b) A peace officer, even though wearing a distinctive uniform and badge at the time of making an arrest, may not receive and there may not be taxed for the officer's benefit against a defendant a fee, mil…

Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to a person arrested for a misdemeanor under IC 9-30-5 (operating a vehicle while intoxicated). (b) If a person is arrested for a misdemeanor under this title, the arrested person shall be immediately taken before a court within the county …

Sec. 5. (a) If an Indiana resident: (1) is arrested for a misdemeanor regulating the use and operation of motor vehicles, other than the misdemeanor of operating a vehicle while intoxicated; and (2) is not immediately taken to court as provided in section 4 of this chapter; the I…

Sec. 6. A law enforcement officer may, without a warrant, arrest a person in case of violations of: (1) IC 9-26-1-1.1; and (2) IC 9-30-5 if the violation of IC 9-30-5 is coupled with an accident; when the law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that the violation wa…

Sec. 8. (a) A motor club that is a domestic corporation or a foreign corporation qualified to transact business in Indiana under IC 23-1 or IC 23-17, or otherwise duly qualified to transact business in Indiana under Indiana corporation law, may guarantee as security the club's mo…

Sec. 1. (a) If a person determines that the records of the bureau contain a material error with respect to the person or the person's records, the person may notify the bureau in writing of the material error. (b) Not more than thirty (30) days after the bureau receives notice un…

Sec. 2. (a) The bureau may modify, amend, or cancel any order issued or determination made under this chapter at any time before the deadline to seek judicial review of the order or determination under section 3 of this chapter has passed. (b) A person aggrieved by a modification…