Title 9, MOTOR VEHICLES

Sec. 117.5. "Operate" means to navigate or otherwise be in actual physical control of a vehicle, watercraft, off-road vehicle, or snowmobile. As added by P.L.71-1991, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.16; P.L.85-2013, SEC.16; P.L.259-2013, SEC.4; P.L.198-2016, SEC.138; P.L.164-…

Sec. 117.7. "Operating crew member", for purposes of IC 9-19-6, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-19-6-1.5. As added by P.L.183-2005, SEC.2.

Sec. 118. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), "operator" means an individual who operates a vehicle, watercraft, off-road vehicle, or snowmobile. (b) "Operator", for purposes of IC 9-18.1-14.5, has the meaning set forth in 33 CFR 174.3. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: s…

Sec. 119. "Operator of a special tractor mobile home rig" means: (1) a person employed by a mobile home or sectionalized building manufacturer, dealer, transport company, or individual owner for the purpose of driving a vehicle transporting a mobile home or sectionalized building…

Sec. 12. "Axle weight" means the total weight concentrated on one (1) or more axles spaced less than forty (40) inches from center to center. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-12(f) part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1.

Sec. 120.5. "Out-of-service order" means a declaration by an authorized enforcement officer of a federal, state, Canadian, Mexican, or local jurisdiction that a driver, a commercial motor vehicle, or a motor carrier operation is out-of-service under: (1) 49 CFR Parts 386.72, 392.…

Sec. 120.7. "Overweight divisible load" means a tractor-semitrailer and load that: (1) can be traditionally separated or reduced to meet the specified regulatory limits for weight; (2) meet other requirements for height, length, and width; and (3) have a gross vehicle weight of m…

Sec. 121. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), "owner" means a person, other than a lienholder, that: (1) holds the property in or title to, as applicable, a vehicle, manufactured home, mobile home, off-road vehicle, snowmobile, or watercraft; or (2) is entitled to…

Sec. 122. "Parts" refers to all components of a vehicle that as assembled do not constitute a complete vehicle. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-2 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1.

Sec. 123. "Passenger motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle designed for carrying passengers. The term does not include the following: (1) A motorcycle. (2) A bus. (3) A snowmobile. (4) An off-road vehicle. (5) A motor driven cycle. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: subsection (a…

Sec. 123.3. "Pedestrian hybrid beacon" for purposes of IC 9-21-3, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-21-3-0.5. As added by P.L.43-2011, SEC.1.

Sec. 123.5. "Permit" means the following: (1) A permit issued by the state in the form of a physical credential authorizing an individual to operate the type of vehicle for which the permit was issued on public streets, roads, or highways with certain restrictions. The term under…

Sec. 124. "Person" means an individual, a firm, a partnership, an association, a fiduciary, an executor or administrator, a governmental entity, a limited liability company, a corporation, a sole proprietorship, a trust, an estate, or another entity, except as defined in the foll…

Sec. 125. "Personalized license plate" means a license plate that displays the registration number assigned to the vehicle and issued in a combination of letters or numbers, or both, requested by the owner or the lessee of the vehicle and approved by the bureau. [Pre-1991 Recodif…

Sec. 125.5. "Photo exempt identification card" means an identification card issued by the bureau under IC 9-24-16.5. As added by P.L.197-2015, SEC.1.

Sec. 125.6. "Physical credential" means the following forms of documentation issued by the bureau under IC 9-24 in physical form: (1) A driver's license. (2) A learner's permit. (3) A motorcycle learner's permit. (4) An identification card. (5) A photo exempt identification card.…

Sec. 125.7. "Physician", for purposes of IC 9-30-6-6, means an individual who is licensed to practice medicine in Indiana under IC 25-22.5. As added by P.L.224-2019, SEC.2.

Sec. 126. "Pole trailer" means a vehicle without motive power designed to be drawn by another vehicle and attached to the towing vehicle by means of a reach or pole, or by being boomed or otherwise secured to the towing vehicle, and ordinarily used for transporting long or irregu…

Sec. 127. (a) "Police officer" means, except as provided in subsection (b), the following: (1) A regular member of the state police department. (2) A regular member of a city or town police department. (3) A town marshal or town marshal deputy. (4) A regular member of a county sh…

Sec. 128. "Political subdivision" means a county, a township, a city, a town, a public school corporation, or any other subdivision of the state recognized in any law, including any special taxing district or entity and any public improvement district authority or entity authoriz…

Sec. 13. "B-train assembly" means a rigid frame extension attached to the rear frame of a first semitrailer that allows for a fifth wheel connection point for a second semitrailer. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-2.2(b).] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1.

Sec. 130. "Previous conviction of operating while intoxicated" means a previous conviction for: (1) an alcohol related or drug related crime under Acts 1939, c.48, s.52, as amended, IC 9-4-1-54 (repealed September 1, 1983), or IC 9-11-2 (repealed July 1, 1991); (2) a crime under …

Sec. 131. "Prima facie evidence of intoxication" includes evidence that at the time of an alleged violation the person had an alcohol concentration equivalent to at least eight-hundredths (0.08) gram of alcohol per: (1) one hundred (100) milliliters of the person's blood; or (2) …

Sec. 132. "Prisoner of war" means an individual who, while serving in any capacity with the armed forces of the United States or their reserve components: (1) was taken prisoner and held captive: (A) while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States; (B) while enga…

Sec. 133. (a) "Private bus" means a motor vehicle that is: (1) designed to transport more than thirteen (13) passengers, including the driver; and (2) used by any of the following: (A) A religious, fraternal, charitable, or benevolent organization. (B) A nonprofit youth organizat…

Sec. 134. "Private business property" or "shopping center", for purposes of IC 9-21-18, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-21-18-2. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-14-1(a).] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1.

Sec. 135. "Private driveway" means a way or place in private ownership that is used for vehicular travel by the owner and those having express or implied permission from the owner but not by other persons. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-14 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991,…

Sec. 136. "Private property" means all property other than public property. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-2 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1.

Sec. 137. "Private road" means a way or place in private ownership that is used for vehicular travel by the owner and those having express or implied permission from the owner but not by other persons. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-14 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC…

Sec. 138.5. "Proof of discharge" means a physical document or digital verification that: (1) confirms a veteran's discharge from the armed forces of the United States or its reserves or the National Guard; and (2) was issued by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, th…

Sec. 139. "Proof of financial responsibility", for purposes of IC 9-25, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-25-2-3. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1.

Sec. 139.5. "Proprietary part", for purposes of IC 9-32-19, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-32-19-12. As added by P.L.42-2025, SEC.11.

Sec. 14. "Bicycle" means any foot-propelled vehicle, irrespective of the number of wheels in contact with the ground. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-2(f).] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1.

Sec. 14.5. "Bicycle traffic control signal", for purposes of IC 9-21-3, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-21-3-0.3. As added by P.L.60-2023, SEC.3.

Sec. 140. "Protocol" means a procedure for the withdrawal of blood and other bodily substance samples. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-39.1(c).] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1.

Sec. 141. "Public agency", for purposes of IC 9-22-1, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-22-1-3. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-1.1-2 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1.

Sec. 142. "Public highway", for purposes of IC 9-25, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-25-2-4. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1-2 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1.

Sec. 144. "Public property" means a public right-of-way, street, highway, alley, park, or other state, county, or municipal property. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1.1-2 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1.

Sec. 146.1. "Qualifying claim", for purposes of IC 9-32-18, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-32-18-2. As added by P.L.179-2017, SEC.9.

Sec. 146.3. "Qualifying individual", for purposes of IC 9-32-18, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-32-18-3. As added by P.L.179-2017, SEC.10.

Sec. 146.5. "Railroad flagman", for purposes of IC 9-21-8-41.7, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-21-8-41.7(a). As added by P.L.8-2010, SEC.1.

Sec. 147. "Railroad sign or signal" means a sign, signal, or device erected by authority of a public body or official or by a railroad and intended to give notice of the presence of railroad tracks or the approach of a railroad train. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-19 p…

Sec. 149. "Rebuilt vehicle" means a salvage vehicle that has been restored to an operable condition. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-3.6-1(h).] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.262-2013, SEC.15; P.L.198-2016, SEC.156.

Sec. 149.8. "Recovery vehicle" means a truck that is specifically designed for towing a disabled vehicle or a combination of vehicles. As added by P.L.217-2014, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.158.

Sec. 15. "Broker", for purposes of IC 9-32, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-32-2.1-7. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-10-1-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.268-2003, SEC.2; P.L.92-2013, SEC.8; P.L.104-2024, SEC.5.

Sec. 150. (a) "Recreational vehicle" means a vehicle with or without motive power equipped exclusively for living quarters for persons traveling upon the highways. The term: (1) does not include: (A) a truck camper; or (B) a mobile structure (as defined in IC 22-12-1-17); and (2)…