Title 9, MOTOR VEHICLES

Sec. 6. (a) As used in this section, "qualified service provider" means a person able to provide electronic lien or electronic title services in coordination with vehicle lienholders and state departments of motor vehicles. (b) As used in this section, "qualified vendor" refers t…

Sec. 1. A motor vehicle, when operated upon a highway, must be equipped with a horn in good working order and capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than two hundred (200) feet. However, a horn or other warning device may not emit an…

Sec. 2. The driver of a motor vehicle shall, when reasonably necessary to ensure safe operation, give audible warning with the horn on the motor vehicle but may not otherwise use the horn when upon a highway. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-35(a) part.] As added by P.L.2…

Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b): (1) a vehicle may not be equipped with; and (2) a person may not use upon a vehicle; a siren, whistle, or bell. (b) An authorized emergency vehicle may be equipped with a siren, whistle, or bell that is capable of emitting sound a…

Sec. 5. A commercial vehicle may be equipped with a theft alarm signal device that cannot be used by the driver as an ordinary warning signal. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-35(c).] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.

Sec. 6. (a) A person may not operate a motor truck, passenger bus, or truck-tractor upon a highway outside the corporate limits of a municipality from a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise unless the vehicle carries the following equipment: (1) At least three (3)…

Sec. 7. (a) This section does not apply to a person who owns or operates a vehicle or combination of vehicles that: (1) contains parts and accessories; and (2) is equipped; as required under regulations of the United States Department of Transportation. (b) A person who violates …

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 departmen…

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 hav…

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 no…

Sec. 4. (a) In addition to the highways established and designated as heavy duty highways under section 1 of this chapter, the following highways are designated as extra heavy duty highways: (1) Highway 41, from 129th Street in Hammond to Highway 312. (2) Highway 312, from Highwa…

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 hundr…

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 …

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 p…

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…

Sec. 0.1. The amendments made to section 11 of this chapter by P.L.40-2007 apply to civil judgments entered for infractions committed after June 30, 2007. As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.216.

Sec. 1. (a) A person may not drive a vehicle on a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions, having regard to the actual and potential hazards then existing. Speed shall be restricted as necessary to avoid colliding with a person, vehicle, or …

Sec. 10. (a) A person may not drive a vehicle over a bridge or other elevated structure constituting a part of a highway at a speed that is greater than the maximum speed that can be maintained with safety to the bridge or structure, when the structure is signposted as provided i…

Sec. 11. (a) Subject to subsection (b), the Indiana department of transportation, the Indiana finance authority, or a local authority may establish temporary maximum speed limits in their respective jurisdictions and in the vicinity of a worksite without conducting an engineering…

Sec. 12. (a) Except as provided in subsections (d) and (e), whenever the Indiana department of transportation determines on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that a maximum speed set forth in this chapter is greater or less than is reasonable or safe under the…

Sec. 14. (a) A person may not operate a school bus or a special purpose bus at a speed greater than: (1) sixty (60) miles per hour on a federal or state highway; or (2) forty (40) miles per hour on a county or township highway. (b) If the posted speed limit is lower than the abso…

Sec. 2. (a) Except when a special hazard exists that requires lower speed for compliance with section 1 of this chapter, the slower speed limit specified in this section or established as authorized by section 3 of this chapter is the maximum lawful speed. A person may not drive …

Sec. 3. The maximum speed limits set forth in section 2 of this chapter may be altered as follows: (1) By local jurisdictions under section 6 of this chapter. (2) By the Indiana department of transportation under section 12 of this chapter. (3) For the purposes of speed limits on…

Sec. 4. (a) The driver of each vehicle shall, consistent with section 1 of this chapter, drive at an appropriate reduced speed as follows: (1) When approaching and crossing an intersection or railway grade crossing. (2) When approaching and going around a curve. (3) When approach…

Sec. 5. (a) In addition to the other limitations in this chapter, and in any oversize vehicle permit issued under IC 9-20, a vehicle that exceeds: (1) a width of ten (10) feet, six (6) inches; (2) a height of thirteen (13) feet, six (6) inches; or (3) a length of eighty-five (85)…

Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsections (e) and (f), whenever a local authority in the authority's jurisdiction determines that the maximum speed permitted under this chapter is greater or less than reasonable and safe under the conditions found to exist on a highway or par…

Sec. 7. (a) A person may not drive a motor vehicle at a slow speed that impedes or blocks the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or in compliance with the law. A person who is driving: (1) on a roadway that has not…

Sec. 8. (a) Whenever the Indiana department of transportation within the department's jurisdiction or a local authority within the authority's jurisdiction determines, based on an engineering and traffic investigation, that slow speeds on a part of a highway consistently impede t…

Sec. 8.5. (a) A person may not operate a low speed vehicle on a highway that has a speed limit in excess of thirty-five (35) miles per hour. (b) A person who operates a low speed vehicle on a highway that has a speed limit in excess of thirty-five (35) miles per hour commits a Cl…

Sec. 9. (a) A vehicle that travels at a speed less than the established maximum shall travel in the right lanes to provide for better flow of traffic on the interstate highways. (b) This subsection applies to the operation of a vehicle: (1) on a roadway that has two (2) or more l…

Sec. 1.1. A person that owns and has a certificate of title for a vehicle may sell, give away, or dispose of the vehicle for scrap metal without applying for a certificate of authority under this chapter. The person must sign and surrender the certificate of title to the automoti…

Sec. 10. After a certificate of authority required under this chapter has been delivered to the bureau by an automotive salvage recycler, a certificate of title may not be issued for the vehicle that is described in the certificate of authority. The vehicle shall be noted in the …

Sec. 12. The person who: (1) owns a vehicle described in this chapter; and (2) sells the vehicle; may retain the proceeds of the sale for the person's use and benefit. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-2-5 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.1…

Sec. 13. (a) A person not described in section 12 of this chapter that sells a vehicle under this chapter may retain from the proceeds of sale the cost of publication of notice and the cost of preserving the vehicle during the period of the vehicle's abandonment. The person shall…

Sec. 18. (a) This section does not apply to a vehicle that is acquired according to the requirements set forth in IC 9-32-9-29. (b) Before a person sells a vehicle to, gives a vehicle to, or disposes of a vehicle with an automotive salvage recycler, the person shall give the auto…

Sec. 2. (a) A person: (1) upon whose property or in whose possession is found an abandoned vehicle; or (2) that owns a vehicle that has a title that is faulty, lost, or destroyed; may apply in accordance with this chapter for authority to sell, give away, or dispose of the vehicl…

Sec. 3. (a) The application required under section 2 of this chapter shall be made in a manner prescribed by the bureau and filed with the bureau. (b) The application required by section 2 of this chapter must include the following: (1) The name and address of the applicant. (2) …

Sec. 0.1. The amendments made to section 4 of this chapter by P.L.75-2001 apply to evidence admitted in any civil proceeding after June 30, 2001, to prove that a motor vehicle liability policy was in effect with respect to a motor vehicle on any date before, on, or after June 30,…

Sec. 1. (a) If a person is convicted of a traffic offense that requires a court appearance, the court shall require the person to show proof that financial responsibility was in force on the date of the violation in one (1) of the forms described in IC 9-25-4-4 or in the form of …

Sec. 10. (a) A nonresident must give proof of financial responsibility by having an insurance carrier file a certificate of compliance with the bureau. (b) A certificate of compliance filed under subsection (a) must conform to this chapter. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-…

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), not more than forty-five (45) days after the bureau receives a copy of an accident report under IC 9-26, the bureau shall send to each person identified in the report as an operator of a motor vehicle involved in the accident a re…

Sec. 3. (a) A request for evidence of financial responsibility must do the following: (1) Direct the person to provide the bureau with evidence that financial responsibility was in effect with respect to the motor vehicle, or the operation of the motor vehicle, operated by the pe…

Sec. 4. (a) To avoid suspension of driving privileges or motor vehicle registration suspension, or both, under this article, a person identified under section 2 of this chapter who receives a request for evidence of financial responsibility must ensure that the insurance company …

Sec. 5. (a) A person who receives a request for evidence of financial responsibility under section 3 of this chapter shall ensure that the insurance company of the person set forth in the certificate of compliance provides to the bureau the following information concerning the fo…

Sec. 6. A certificate of compliance that reports the existence of an insurance policy must be executed by an officer or agent of the insurer. A certificate of compliance that reports the existence of a bond must be executed by an officer of the bond company or surety. [Pre-1991 R…

Sec. 7. Whenever a person required to give proof of financial responsibility under this article is not the owner of a motor vehicle, the following apply: (1) If the person seeks only to reinstate the person's suspended driver's license or driving privileges, the person is not req…