Title 9, MOTOR VEHICLES

Sec. 2. A farm vehicle may be used for personal purposes if the vehicle otherwise qualifies for registration as a farm vehicle. [Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-21-21-2.] As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326.

Sec. 3. Except as provided in section 7 of this chapter, the fee to register a farm vehicle that is a trailer with a declared gross weight of more than nine thousand (9,000) pounds is fifty percent (50%) of the fee listed in IC 9-18.1-5-8 for a trailer of the same declared gross …

Sec. 4. Except as provided in section 7 of this chapter, the fee to register a farm vehicle that is: (1) a truck; or (2) a tractor used with a semitrailer; with a declared gross weight of more than eleven thousand (11,000) pounds is fifty percent (50%) of the fee listed in IC 9-1…

Sec. 5. A fee to register a farm vehicle under section 3 or 4 of this chapter shall be distributed as follows: (1) Twenty-five cents ($0.25) to the state construction fund. (2) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology fund. (3) Two dollars ($2) to the crossroads …

Sec. 6. (a) The fee for permanent registration of a farm vehicle that is a semitrailer is forty-one dollars ($41). The fee shall be distributed as follows: (1) Twenty-five cents ($0.25) to the state construction fund. (2) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology …

Sec. 7. The fee to register a farm vehicle for a period of other than twelve (12) months is fifty percent (50%) of the applicable registration fee determined under IC 9-18.1-5-11 for the vehicle. The fee shall be distributed in the same manner as the applicable fee under section …

Sec. 8. (a) If a person has registered a vehicle as a farm vehicle and the person: (1) desires to register the vehicle as a vehicle other than a farm vehicle; or (2) operates the vehicle in the conduct of a commercial enterprise; the person shall apply to the bureau to change the…

Sec. 9. A person that operates a farm vehicle: (1) in the conduct of a commercial enterprise; or (2) to transport farm products anywhere other than to the first point of processing; commits a Class C infraction. However, the offense is a Class B infraction if, within the three (3…

Sec. 1. The bureau shall design and issue a vehicle license plate under IC 9-18.5-12 that will designate a vehicle as being registered under IC 9-18 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.1 by a current or former member of the National Guard. [Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-20-1.] …

Sec. 2. A National Guard license plate must display the following: (1) An identification number. (2) Any other information and design selected by the bureau. [Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-20-2.] As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.

Sec. 3. (a) An Indiana resident who is a current or former member of the Army or Air National Guard may apply for and receive one (1) or more license plates under this chapter. (b) An individual applying for a National Guard license plate under this chapter as a current member of…

Sec. 4. A National Guard license plate must be displayed on a vehicle legally registered under IC 9-18 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.1 by the individual described in section 3 of this chapter. [Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-20-4.] As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.

Sec. 1. The commissioner shall do the following: (1) Administer and enforce: (A) this title and other statutes concerning the bureau; and (B) the policies and procedures of the bureau. (2) Organize the bureau in the manner necessary to carry out the duties of the bureau, includin…

Sec. 2. The bureau shall do the following: (1) Prescribe and provide all forms necessary to carry out any laws or rules administered and enforced by the bureau. Each form must state the law or rule making the form necessary. (2) Maintain records under IC 9-14-12. (3) At the close…

Sec. 3. The bureau may do the following: (1) Adopt and enforce rules under IC 4-22-2 that are necessary to carry out this title. (2) Subject to the approval of the commission, request the necessary office space, storage space, and parking facilities for each license branch operat…

Sec. 4. The bureau is subject to internal audit and review under IC 5-11-1-28. [Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-14-2-9.] As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.188.

Sec. 0.5. A motor vehicle that is at least twenty-five (25) years old is not required to have a catalytic converter installed as equipment on the motor vehicle unless a catalytic converter on the motor vehicle is required by rules adopted under IC 13-17-5. As added by P.L.262-201…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to every motor vehicle, except a vehicle that is at least twenty-five (25) years old. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-36.6(a).] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.333.

Sec. 2. A motor vehicle must be equipped with a muffler free from the following visually discernible conditions: (1) Exhaust gas leaks. (2) Alteration of muffler elements. (3) Deterioration of muffler elements. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-36.6(b).] As added by P.L.2-…

Sec. 3. A motor vehicle must be equipped with a muffler or other noise dissipative device that meets the following conditions: (1) Is in good working order. (2) Is in constant operation to prevent excessive noise. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-36.6(c).] As added by P.L…

Sec. 4. A motor vehicle may not be equipped with any of the following: (1) A muffler cutout. (2) A bypass. (3) Any similar device. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-36.6(d).] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.

Sec. 5. The engine and power mechanism of a motor vehicle must be equipped and adjusted so as to prevent the escape of excessive fumes or smoke. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-36.6(e).] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.

Sec. 6. (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) 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 h…

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…

Sec. 0.5. The following definitions apply throughout this chapter: (1) "Solid waste hauler" means a vehicle in which solid waste or recyclable materials are transported to a: (A) transfer station for further transport to a final disposal facility; (B) final disposal facility; or …

Sec. 1. It is unlawful for a person to knowingly fail to comply with a lawful order or direction of a law enforcement officer invested by law with authority to direct, control, or regulate traffic. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-24.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.

Sec. 10. A vehicle passing around a roundabout shall be driven only to the right of the roundabout's central island. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-71(c).] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.11-2017, SEC.2.

Sec. 10.5. (a) When approaching or driving through a roundabout, a person driving a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to the driver of a vehicle with a total length of at least forty (40) feet or a total width of at least ten (10) feet that is driving through the roundabout at…

Sec. 11. Whenever a roadway has been divided into three (3) or more clearly marked lanes for traffic, the following rules apply: (1) Upon a roadway that is divided into three (3) lanes, a vehicle may not be driven in the center lane except under any of the following conditions: (…

Sec. 11.5. Whenever a roadway has been divided into two (2) or more clearly marked lanes for traffic, a vehicle: (1) shall be driven as nearly as practicable entirely between the lines marking the single lane; and (2) may not be moved from the lane until the person who drives the…

Sec. 12. Except when passing a slower vehicle, entering or leaving a highway, or where a special hazard exists that requires, for safety reasons, the use of an alternate lane, a person may not operate a truck, truck tractor, road tractor, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer on …

Sec. 13. Except when entering or leaving a highway or where a special hazard exists that requires, for safety reasons, the use of an alternate lane, a person may not operate a truck, truck tractor, road tractor, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer on an interstate highway consi…

Sec. 14. (a) This section does not apply to a person who drives a motor vehicle in a vehicle platoon with respect to another motor vehicle in the same vehicle platoon. (b) A person who drives a motor vehicle may not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prude…

Sec. 15. (a) This section does not apply to a person who drives a motor vehicle in a vehicle platoon with respect to another motor vehicle in the same vehicle platoon. (b) Except when overtaking and passing, a person who drives a motor truck, motor truck drawing another vehicle, …

Sec. 16. (a) This section does not apply to the following: (1) Funeral or marching band processions. (2) A person who drives a motor vehicle in a vehicle platoon with respect to another motor vehicle in the same vehicle platoon. (b) Motor vehicles being driven upon a roadway outs…

Sec. 17. Whenever a highway has been divided into two (2) roadways by: (1) leaving an intervening space; (2) a physical barrier; or (3) a clearly indicated dividing section constructed to impede vehicular traffic; a vehicle shall be driven only upon the right-hand roadway. A vehi…

Sec. 18. A person may not drive a vehicle onto or from a limited access facility except at entrances and exits that are established by the public authority in control of the roadway. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-74(b).] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.

Sec. 19. A person may not drive a vehicle onto or from a freeway or the interstate highway system except at entrances and exits that are established by the public authority in control of the highway. Whenever special crossovers between the main roadways of a freeway or the inters…

Sec. 2. (a) Upon all roadways of sufficient width, a vehicle shall be driven upon the right half of the roadway except as follows: (1) When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction under the rules governing overtaking and passing. (2) When the right…

Sec. 20. The Indiana department of transportation may by resolution or order entered in its minutes, and local authorities may by ordinance, with respect to any freeway or interstate highway system under their respective jurisdictions, prohibit the use of a highway by pedestrians…

Sec. 21. (a) A person who drives a vehicle intending to turn at an intersection must do the following: (1) Make both the approach for a right turn and a right turn as close as practical to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway. (2) Make an approach for a left turn in that pa…

Sec. 22. A vehicle may not be turned so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any curve, or upon the approach to, or near the crest of a grade, where the vehicle cannot be seen by the person who drives any other vehicle approaching from either direction within seven hundre…

Sec. 23. A person may not start a vehicle that is stopped, standing, or parked until the movement can be made with reasonable safety. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-77.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.

Sec. 24. (a) A person may not: (1) slow down or stop a vehicle; (2) turn a vehicle from a direct course upon a highway; or (3) change from one (1) traffic lane to another; unless the movement can be made with reasonable safety. (b) Before making a movement described in this secti…

Sec. 26. A person may not stop or suddenly decrease the speed of a vehicle without first giving an appropriate signal to a person who drives a vehicle immediately to the rear when there is opportunity to give a signal. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-78(c).] As added by …