Title 9, MOTOR VEHICLES

Sec. 150.5. "Registered importer" has the meaning set forth in IC 9-17-2-0.5. As added by P.L.107-2008, SEC.8; P.L.131-2008, SEC.35.

Sec. 150.6. "Recreational vehicle manufacturer", for purposes of IC 9-32-11-25 and IC 9-32-19, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-32-19-16. As added by P.L.42-2025, SEC.16.

Sec. 150.7. "Registration", for purposes of IC 9-25-8, with respect to a vehicle, includes the license plate that is issued by the bureau in connection with the registration of the vehicle. As added by P.L.10-2014, SEC.1.

Sec. 151. "Relevant evidence of intoxication" includes evidence that at the time of an alleged violation a person had an alcohol concentration equivalent to at least five-hundredths (0.05) gram, but less than eight-hundredths (0.08) gram of alcohol per: (1) one hundred (100) mill…

Sec. 151.5. "Relevant market area", for purposes of IC 9-32, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-32-2.1-35. As added by P.L.118-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.37-2009, SEC.1; P.L.92-2013, SEC.28; P.L.104-2024, SEC.22.

Sec. 151.7. "Rental company" has the meaning set forth in IC 24-4-9-7. As added by P.L.268-2003, SEC.4.

Sec. 152. "Repair or replacement" means the restoration of an odometer to a sound working condition by replacing the odometer or any part of the odometer or by correcting what is inoperative. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-10-1-3.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1.

Sec. 152.7. "Reserve components" means the following: (1) The United States Army National Guard. (2) The United States Army Reserve. (3) The United States Navy Reserve. (4) The United States Marine Corps Reserve. (5) The United States Air National Guard. (6) The United States Air…

Sec. 153. "Residence district" means the territory contiguous to and including a highway not comprising a business district, when the property on the highway for a distance of at least five hundred (500) feet is primarily improved with residences or residences and buildings in us…

Sec. 154. "Restricted license" means any current driving license, on which the commission has designated restrictions. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1-2 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1.

Sec. 154.8. "Retractable tire studs", for purposes of IC 9-19-18, means tire studs that: (1) are capable of being retracted; and (2) otherwise satisfy the requirements of IC 9-19-18-3(d). As added by P.L.35-2008, SEC.1.

Sec. 155. "Right-of-way" means the privilege of the immediate use of a highway. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-21.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1.

Sec. 156. "Road tractor" means a vehicle designed and used for drawing other vehicles and not constructed to carry any load independently or any part of the weight of a vehicle or load drawn independently. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-3 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, …

Sec. 157. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), "roadway" means that part of a highway improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel. (b) As used in IC 9-21-12-13, "roadway" means the part of a highway that is improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular…

Sec. 157.5. "Roundabout" means a circular intersection or junction in which road traffic flows almost continuously in one (1) direction around a central island. As added by P.L.11-2017, SEC.1.

Sec. 158. "Safety glazing materials", for purposes of IC 9-19-19, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-19-19-1. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-40 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1.

Sec. 159. "Safety zone" means the area or space officially set apart within a roadway for the exclusive use of pedestrians and that is protected or is so marked or indicated by adequate signs as to be plainly visible at all times. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-17.] As …

Sec. 159.5. "Sale", for purposes of IC 9-32, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-32-2.1-36. As added by P.L.92-2013, SEC.31. Amended by P.L.104-2024, SEC.23.

Sec. 16. "Bureau", unless otherwise indicated, refers to the bureau of motor vehicles. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: 9-1-12-1 part; 9-1.5-1-2; 9-4-1-10 part; 9-7-6-1 part; 9-7-15-1 part; 9-9-1.1-2 part; 9-11-1-2; 9-12-1-2.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.85-2…

Sec. 160. "Salvage vehicle" means any of the following: (1) A vehicle that meets at least one (1) of the criteria set forth in IC 9-22-3-3. (2) A vehicle, ownership of which is evidenced by a salvage title or by another ownership document of similar qualification and limitation i…

Sec. 161. (a) "School bus" means, except as provided in subsection (b), a bus used to transport preschool, elementary, or secondary school children to and from: (1) school; (2) school athletic games or contests; or (3) other school functions. (b) "School bus", for purposes of IC …

Sec. 161.3. "School crossing guard" means a person at least eighteen (18) years of age appointed by one (1) of the following: (1) Safety board. (2) Board of public works and safety. (3) Town board. (4) Board of public safety. (5) Sheriff. As added by P.L.116-1993, SEC.1.…

Sec. 161.5. "School crossing zone" means a part of a roadway distinctly indicated for crossing by children on the way to or from school by lines or other markings on the surface of the roadway or by signs. As added by P.L.116-1993, SEC.2.

Sec. 162. "Scrap metal processor" means a person: (1) that engages in the acquisition of vehicles or the remains of vehicles; (2) that has facilities for processing iron, steel, or nonferrous scrap; and (3) whose principal product is scrap iron, scrap steel, or nonferrous scrap f…

Sec. 162.5. "Secretary", for purposes of IC 9-32, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-32-2.1-37. As added by P.L.92-2013, SEC.33. Amended by P.L.104-2024, SEC.24.

Sec. 163. (a) "Sectionalized building" means, except as provided in subsection (b), any part of a finished structure. (b) "Sectionalized building", for purposes of IC 9-20-15, means any part of a finished structure that has living quarters suitable for human use and that can be i…

Sec. 164. (a) "Semitrailer", except as provided in subsection (b), means a vehicle without motive power, designed for carrying property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle, and so constructed that some part of the weight of the semitrailer and that of the semitrailer's load re…

Sec. 165. "Serious bodily injury" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-31.5-2-292. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-11-1-8.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.114-2012, SEC.20.

Sec. 166. "Shopping center" or "private business property", 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) part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1.

Sec. 167. "Sidewalk" means the part of a street between the curb lines, or the lateral lines of a roadway, and the adjacent property lines intended for the use of pedestrians. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-14 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1.

Sec. 167.5. "Snowmobile" has the meaning set forth in IC 14-8-2-261. As added by P.L.259-2013, SEC.9.

Sec. 168. "Solid tire" means a tire of rubber or other resilient material that does not depend upon compressed air for the support of the load. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-6 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1.

Sec. 168.3. "Solid waste hauler", for purposes of IC 9-21-8, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-21-8-0.5. As added by P.L.188-2015, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.185-2018, SEC.31.

Sec. 17. "Bus" means a motor vehicle that is: (1) designed for carrying more than nine (9) passengers, including the driver; and (2) used to transport passengers. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: subsection (a) formerly 9-1-1-2(l); 9-7-3-1(a) part; subsection (b) formerly 9-4-…

Sec. 170. "Special group" means a class or group of persons that the bureau finds: (1) have made significant contributions to the United States, Indiana, or the group's community or are descendants of native or pioneer residents of Indiana; (2) are organized as a nonprofit organi…

Sec. 170.3. "Special machinery" means a vehicle: (1) that is designed and used to perform a specific function that is unrelated to transporting people or property on a highway; (2) on which is permanently mounted machinery or equipment used to perform operations unrelated to tran…

Sec. 170.7. "Special purpose bus" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-27-2-10. As added by P.L.107-2006, SEC.1.

Sec. 171. "Special tractor-mobile home rig" means any combination of a mobile home or sectionalized building and a towing vehicle having a width greater than one hundred forty-eight (148) inches and not greater than one hundred seventy-two (172) inches at the base and: (1) of whi…

Sec. 172. "Speed contest" means an unnecessary rapid acceleration by two (2) or more vehicles that creates a hazard to pedestrians, passengers, vehicles, or other property. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-6-1.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1.

Sec. 173. (a) "State" means, except as otherwise provided by this section and unless by the context some other state or territory or federal district of the United States is meant or intended, the state of Indiana. (b) "State", for purposes of IC 9-27-1, means the state of Indian…

Sec. 173.1. "State construction fund" refers to the state construction fund described in IC 7.1-4-8-1. As added by P.L.108-2019, SEC.158.

Sec. 173.3. "State highway fund" refers to the state highway fund established by IC 8-23-9-54. The term is synonymous with the primary highway system special account described in IC 8-14-2-1(1). As added by P.L.216-2014, SEC.22.

Sec. 173.7. "State motor vehicle technology fund" refers to the state motor vehicle technology fund established by IC 9-14-14-3. As added by P.L.216-2014, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.170.

Sec. 174. "Stinger-steered vehicle" means an automobile or a boat transporter configured as a semitrailer combination in which the fifth wheel is located as a drop frame located behind and below the rearmost axle of the power unit. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-2.3 par…

Sec. 174.3. "Stop sale directive", for purposes of IC 9-32-11, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-32-2.1-39. As added by P.L.134-2023, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.104-2024, SEC.25.

Sec. 174.5. "Storage yard" for purposes of IC 9-22-1, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-22-1-3.5. As added by P.L.104-2005, SEC.1.