Title 9, MOTOR VEHICLES

Sec. 5. "Highly restricted personal information" means the following information that identifies an individual: (1) Digital photograph or image. (2) Social Security number. (3) Medical or disability information. [Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-13-2-72.7; 9-14-3.5-2.5.] As added b…

Sec. 6. "Personal information" means information that identifies an individual, including an individual's: (1) digital photograph or image; (2) Social Security number; (3) driver's license or identification document number; (4) name; (5) address (but not the ZIP code); (6) teleph…

Sec. 7. "Record" means any information, books, papers, photographs, photostats, cards, films, tapes, recordings, electronic data, printouts, or other documentary materials, regardless of medium, that are created or maintained by the bureau. [Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-13-2-14…

Sec. 0.5. For purposes of this chapter, a reference to a manufactured home must be construed to also refer to a mobile home. As added by P.L.203-2013, SEC.15.

Sec. 15.1. (a) A person that: (1) holds a certificate of title for; (2) holds a certificate of origin for; or (3) otherwise owns as an improvement; a manufactured home that is attached to real estate by a permanent foundation may apply for an affidavit of transfer to real estate …

Sec. 15.3. Upon receipt from the person filing the affidavit of transfer to real estate, with the accompanying retired certificate of title, if available, the recorder of the county in which the manufactured home is located shall record the affidavit in the manner required by IC …

Sec. 15.5. The filing in the appropriate county recorder's office of the affidavit of transfer to real estate with the retired certificate of title, if available, is deemed a conversion of the manufactured home that is attached to real estate by a permanent foundation to an impro…

Sec. 17. A purchase contract for a mobile or manufactured home that is required to be titled under IC 9-17-1-0.5 is subject to the following terms and conditions: (1) The seller must provide a copy of the title to the mobile or manufactured home. (2) The contract must specify whe…

Sec. 18. The bureau, the commissioner of the bureau, and employees of the bureau are not liable in a civil action for any false information that is: (1) provided to the bureau by an applicant for a certificate of title; (2) reasonably relied upon by the bureau in making a determi…

Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, "operating crew member" has the meaning set forth in IC 8-9-12-2. As added by P.L.183-2005, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.1-2007, SEC.85.

Sec. 10. (a) A reflector upon a vehicle referred to in section 7 of this chapter must be of the size and characteristics and maintained so as to be readily visible at nighttime from all distances within six hundred (600) feet to one hundred (100) feet from the vehicle when direct…

Sec. 11. (a) This section does not apply to: (1) an implement of husbandry; or (2) a farm tractor; manufactured after June 30, 2006. (b) A farm tractor and a self-propelled farm equipment unit or an implement of agriculture designed to be operated primarily in a farm field or on …

Sec. 11.3. (a) This section applies to the following items manufactured after June 30, 2006, when operated on a highway: (1) An implement of husbandry. (2) A farm tractor. (b) An implement of husbandry or a farm tractor listed in subsection (a) must be equipped with: (1) head lam…

Sec. 12. (a) This section does not apply to: (1) an implement of husbandry; or (2) a farm tractor; manufactured after June 30, 2006. (b) A vehicle, including an animal-drawn vehicle and a vehicle referred to in IC 9-19-1-1 not specifically required by this article to be equipped …

Sec. 13. A motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two (2) spot lamps. A lighted spot lamp must be aimed and used when approaching another vehicle so that no part of the high intensity part of the beam will be directed to the left of the prolongation of the extreme left …

Sec. 14. A motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two (2) fog lamps mounted on the front at a height not less than twelve (12) inches and not more than thirty (30) inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands. The fog lamps must be aimed so that when the…

Sec. 15. A motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than one (1) auxiliary passing lamp mounted on the front at a height not less than twenty-four (24) inches and not more than forty-two (42) inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands. Section 20 of this chap…

Sec. 16. A motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than one (1) auxiliary driving lamp mounted on the front at a height not less than sixteen (16) inches and not more than forty-two (42) inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands. Section 20 of this chapter …

Sec. 17. (a) A motor vehicle may be equipped, and when required under this chapter must be equipped, with a stop lamp or lamps on the rear of the vehicle that: (1) displays only a red light, visible from a distance of not less than one hundred (100) feet to the rear in normal sun…

Sec. 18. (a) A motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two (2) side cowl or fender lamps that emit an amber or a white light without glare. (b) A motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than one (1) running-board courtesy lamp on each side that emits a white or an am…

Sec. 19. (a) A vehicle may be equipped with lamps that may be used for the purpose of warning the operators of other vehicles of the presence of a vehicular traffic hazard requiring the exercise of unusual care in approaching, overtaking, or passing. The vehicles, when so equippe…

Sec. 2. (a) The requirements in this chapter setting forth the distance from which certain lamps and devices are required to render objects visible or within which the lamps or devices are required to be visible apply: (1) during the times stated in IC 9-21-7-2; (2) with respect …

Sec. 20. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the head lamps, the auxiliary driving lamp, the auxiliary passing lamp, or a combination of these lamps on motor vehicles, other than motorcycles or motor driven cycles, must be arranged so that the driver may select between …

Sec. 21. Head lamps arranged to provide a single distribution of light are permitted on motor vehicles manufactured and sold before March 9, 1956, instead of the multiple-beam road-lighting equipment specified in this chapter, if the single distribution of light meets the followi…

Sec. 22. (a) The head lamp or head lamps upon a motorcycle or motor driven cycle may be of the single-beam or multiple-beam type. (b) A head lamp on a motorcycle or motor driven cycle must be of sufficient intensity to reveal a person or a vehicle at a distance of not less than: …

Sec. 23. (a) The Indiana department of transportation shall adopt standards and specifications applicable to: (1) head lamps; (2) clearance lamps; (3) identification lamps; and (4) other lamps; on snow removal equipment when operated on highways instead of the lamps otherwise req…

Sec. 24. (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. 3. (a) A motor vehicle other than a motorcycle or motor driven cycle must be equipped with at least two (2) head lamps, with at least one (1) of the head lamps on each side of the front of the motor vehicle. The head lamps must comply with this chapter. (b) Except as provide…

Sec. 4. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section: (1) a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer; and (2) any other vehicle that is drawn at the end of a train of vehicles; must be equipped with at least one (1) tail lamp mounted on the rear that when lighted…

Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) through (d), a new motor vehicle sold and operated upon a highway, other than a truck-tractor, must carry on the rear, either as a part of the tail lamps or separately, two (2) red reflectors. (b) Except as provided in subsection …

Sec. 6. (a) This subsection does not apply to a motorcycle, motor vehicle manufactured before January 1, 1956, or motor driven cycle. A person may not: (1) sell; or (2) drive on the highways; in Indiana a motor vehicle unless the vehicle is equipped with at least two (2) stopligh…

Sec. 7. In addition to other equipment required in this chapter, the following vehicles must be equipped as follows, under the conditions stated in IC 9-21-7-2(b): (1) On a bus or truck the following: (A) On the rear, two (2) reflectors, one (1) at each side. (B) On the rear, one…

Sec. 8. (a) A front clearance lamp, marker lamp, and reflector mounted on the front or on the side near the front of a vehicle must display or reflect an amber color. (b) A rear clearance lamp, marker lamp, and reflector mounted on the rear or on the sides near the rear of a vehi…

Sec. 9. (a) A reflector required by section 7 of this chapter must be mounted at a height not less than twenty-four (24) inches and not more than sixty (60) inches above the ground on which the vehicle stands. However, if the highest part of the permanent structure of the vehicle…

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 permi…

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 o…

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 …

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 vehicl…

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…

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 …

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 …

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 …

Sec. 2.2. (a) This section applies to overweight divisible loads (as defined in IC 9-13-2-120.7). (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…

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 …

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 …

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 hun…