Title 9, MOTOR VEHICLES

Sec. 4. (a) In addition to the operating privileges granted to the holder of a driver's license, the holder of a driver's license with a motorcycle endorsement is entitled to operate a motorcycle on a highway. (b) A motorcycle endorsement is not required to operate an autocycle. …

Sec. 4.5. A landowner who authorizes the use of the landowner's land for purposes of the administration of an operational skills test under section 3 of this chapter is not held civilly liable for injury or death to persons or for damage to property that occurs during the course …

Sec. 5. (a) The bureau shall add a for-hire endorsement to a driver's license if the holder meets the following conditions: (1) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age. (2) Has held a valid driver's license for more than one (1) year. (3) Makes a proper application in a form and m…

Sec. 6. (a) In addition to the operating privileges granted to the holder of a driver's license issued under IC 9-24-3, a driver's license issued under IC 9-24-3 with a for-hire endorsement entitles the holder to operate the following: (1) A motor vehicle that is: (A) registered …

Sec. 7. A person may not employ an individual to operate a motor vehicle in a manner for which a for-hire endorsement is required unless the individual holds one (1) of the following: (1) A valid driver's license issued under IC 9-24-3 with a for-hire endorsement. (2) A valid com…

Sec. 8. A person that violates this chapter commits a Class C infraction. As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.461.

Sec. 0.5. For purposes of this chapter, a manufactured home community may include an entity associated with the person to which the Indiana department of health issues a mobile home park license under IC 16-41-27. As added by P.L.88-2025, SEC.2.

Sec. 1. (a) To apply for a license under this article, a manufactured home dealer must submit an application to the secretary. An application for a license must: (1) meet the requirements under IC 9-32-11-2; and (2) be accompanied by payment of the fee under subsection (d). (b) A…

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), an application for a manufactured home dealer license must include the zoning affidavit required by IC 9-32-11-2(d). (b) If the manufactured home dealer: (1) has established a place of business that is a manufactured home…

Sec. 3. (a) If the manufactured home dealer's established place of business is a nonresidential sales lot, it must meet the requirements for new or used motor vehicle dealers as prescribed by the secretary under rules adopted under IC 4-22-2. (b) If the manufactured home dealer's…

Sec. 0.2. As used in this chapter, "airbag" means a motor vehicle inflatable occupant restraint system component that is part of a supplemental restraint system. As added by P.L.120-2020, SEC.21.

Sec. 0.4. As used in this chapter, "counterfeit supplemental restraint system component" means: (1) a replacement airbag; or (2) any other replacement supplemental restraint system component; that displays a mark identical to, or substantially similar to, the genuine mark of a mo…

Sec. 0.8. As used in this chapter, "nonfunctional airbag" means a replacement airbag that is described by any of the following criteria: (1) The airbag was previously deployed or damaged. (2) The airbag has a fault that is detected by the vehicle's diagnostic system when the inst…

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "supplemental restraint system" means a passive inflatable motor vehicle occupant crash protection system designed for use in conjunction with a seat belt assembly as defined in 49 CFR 571.209. (b) The term includes one (1) or more airbags and…

Sec. 2. (a) A person may not knowingly or intentionally manufacture, import, install, reinstall, distribute, sell, or offer for sale a component intended to replace a supplemental restraint system component in a motor vehicle, if any of the following apply to the component: (1) T…

Sec. 3. (a) A person may not knowingly or intentionally sell, lease, trade, or transfer a motor vehicle to an Indiana resident in which is installed, as part of the motor vehicle's supplemental restraint system, any of the following: (1) A counterfeit supplemental restraint syste…

Sec. 0.5. This chapter does not apply to portions of state routes, U.S. routes, and interstate highways comprising the state highway system located in a municipality. As added by P.L.15-2021, SEC.1.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "agent" refers to a person who is charged with the responsibility of navigating and operating a personal delivery device. The term does not include the following: (1) A person who requests or receives the services of a personal delivery device for…

Sec. 10. A political subdivision may not be required to: (1) install additional traffic signs or signals; (2) make improvements or extensions to infrastructure; or (3) pay for improvements to infrastructure; for the purpose of accommodating or providing increased access for perso…

Sec. 11. A political subdivision may not enact or enforce an ordinance or resolution relating to any of the following: (1) The design, manufacture, maintenance, certification, licensing, registration, taxation, assessment, or insurance of a personal delivery device. (2) The types…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "personal delivery device" means a powered device that satisfies the following: (1) The device is operated primarily on sidewalks and crosswalks. (2) The device is intended primarily for the transport of property on public rights-of-way. (3) The w…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "personal delivery device operator" means a person or the person's agent who exercises physical control or monitoring over the navigation system and operation of a personal delivery device. As added by P.L.15-2021, SEC.1.

Sec. 4. A personal delivery device may operate in Indiana on any sidewalk, crosswalk, road, or street of any county or municipality in Indiana. As added by P.L.15-2021, SEC.1.

Sec. 5. A personal delivery device must satisfy all of the following: (1) The personal delivery device must include a unique identifying device number. (2) The personal delivery device must include a means of identifying the personal delivery device operator. (3) The personal del…

Sec. 6. A personal delivery device operating on a sidewalk or crosswalk shall have all the rights and responsibilities applicable to a pedestrian under the same circumstances. As added by P.L.15-2021, SEC.1.

Sec. 7. A personal delivery device is exempt from motor vehicle licensing and registration requirements under Indiana law. As added by P.L.15-2021, SEC.1.

Sec. 8. A personal delivery device operator shall maintain an insurance policy that provides general liability coverage of at least one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for damages arising from the combined operations of personal delivery devices under a personal delivery devi…

Sec. 9. A political subdivision may adopt by ordinance or resolution restrictions on personal delivery devices. A political subdivision shall: (1) hold a public meeting before enacting an ordinance or resolution to restrict personal delivery devices; and (2) notify all companies …

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "advisory board" refers to the real time insurance verification advisory board established by section 2 of this chapter. As added by P.L.227-2025, SEC.37.

Sec. 2. The real time insurance verification advisory board is established under the executive branch of state government for the purpose of advising the bureau on the implementation of the real time insurance verification program. As added by P.L.227-2025, SEC.37.

Sec. 3. The advisory board consists of the following eight (8) members: (1) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee. (2) The following seven (7) members, all appointed by the commissioner: (A) Two (2) members representing the bureau. (B) One (1) member representing the de…

Sec. 4. (a) The members shall elect a chairperson of the advisory board at the advisory board's first meeting. (b) A majority of the members of the advisory board constitutes a quorum. (c) All members of the advisory board are nonvoting members. The advisory board may not take of…

Sec. 5. (a) A member of the advisory board who is not a state employee is not entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). The member is, however, entitled to reimbursement for mileage and traveling expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4 and other expens…

Sec. 6. (a) The bureau shall staff the advisory board. (b) The expenses of the advisory board shall be paid from funds appropriated to the bureau. As added by P.L.227-2025, SEC.37.

Sec. 7. This chapter expires December 31, 2028. As added by P.L.227-2025, SEC.37.

Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "chaplain" means an individual who is appointed or officially designated to serve, with or without compensation, as a chaplain of either of the following: (1) A full-time police department of a municipality (as defined by IC 36-1-2-11). (2) A fu…

Sec. 1. A privately owned vehicle belonging to a licensed paramedic, certified advanced emergency medical technician, certified emergency medical technician, certified emergency medical service driver, or certified emergency medical responder while traveling in the line of duty i…

Sec. 1.5. (a) A chaplain may display flashing green and white lights on a privately owned motor vehicle of the chaplain while serving the duties of the department en route to the scene of an emergency. (b) If a motor vehicle displays lights for use under subsection (a), the motor…

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in section 1 of this chapter, a person who displays on any public or private motor vehicle at any time flashing or revolving green lights of any size or shape commits a Class C infraction. (b) Except as provided in section 1.5 of this chapter, a per…

Sec. 3. (a) This chapter does not prohibit the operation of a vehicle lawfully equipped with a flashing or revolving green light from being operated as any other vehicle when the green light is not illuminated. (b) This chapter does not prohibit the operation of a motor vehicle l…

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a watercraft may not be operated, used, docked, or stored in Indiana during any part of a calendar year unless the watercraft: (1) is registered under this chapter; and (2) displays proof of registration under this chapter. (b) Re…

Sec. 10. (a) The bureau shall collect an administrative penalty of fifteen dollars ($15) from the following: (1) A person that fails to: (A) register; or (B) provide full payment for the registration of; a watercraft within forty-five (45) days after the date on which the watercr…

Sec. 11. (a) If a certificate of registration or decal issued for a watercraft that is registered under this chapter is lost, stolen, destroyed, or damaged, the owner of the watercraft may apply to the bureau for a replacement certificate of registration or decal. If the certific…

Sec. 12. (a) A person that owns a watercraft that is registered under this chapter may apply to the bureau to change the ownership of the watercraft: (1) by adding at least one (1) other person as a joint owner; or (2) if the person is a joint owner of the watercraft, by transfer…

Sec. 13. (a) If an agency of the federal government has an overall system of identification numbering for watercraft within the United States, the registration and numbering system employed under this chapter by the bureau must conform with the system. (b) In accordance with any …

Sec. 14. Every law enforcement officer of this state and its subdivisions, including an enforcement officer of the department of natural resources, may enforce this chapter and may stop and board a watercraft subject to this chapter. As added by P.L.164-2020, SEC.38.