Title 9, MOTOR VEHICLES

Sec. 1.3. A rule adopted under section 1 of this chapter, before its amendment by P.L.36-2008, expires on the date on which the commissioner of the Indiana department of transportation issues an order under section 1 of this chapter, as amended by P.L.36-2008. As added by P.L.220…

Sec. 2. The Indiana Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways must substantially conform with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, 1961 Edition, and the Manual for Signing and Pavement Marking for the National System for…

Sec. 3. All manuals (including revisions to the manuals) described in section 2 of this chapter may be considered to become a part of the Indiana Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways if the following conditions exist: (1) The Indiana department of tr…

Sec. 4. The Indiana department of transportation may add control devices to the state manual in those areas where the federal standards are silent. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-2-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a motor vehicle that is: (1) subject to registration under IC 9-18 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.1; and (2) stored, parked, or left in a garage, trailer park, or other storage or parking lot for more than fifteen (15) days. [Pre-1991 Recodific…

Sec. 2. This chapter does not apply to a motor vehicle described in section 1 of this chapter if: (1) the person who owns the motor vehicle is personally known to the person who owns the property on which the motor vehicle is stored or parked; and (2) the person who owns the moto…

Sec. 3. The person who owns or operates property on which a motor vehicle described in section 1 of this chapter has been left shall immediately give notice to an officer by filing a written report on forms prepared by the officer containing a description of the motor vehicle. [P…

Sec. 4. The report required under section 3 of this chapter must include the following information about the motor vehicle: (1) The license plate number. (2) The make. (3) The vehicle identification number. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-3-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991,…

Sec. 5. If the report required under section 3 of this chapter is not filed with an officer, the person who owns or operates the property may not charge for the storage of the motor vehicle for a period of more than fifteen (15) days. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-3-2.] …

Sec. 1. (a) The bureau shall suspend the driving privileges or invalidate the learner's permit of an individual who is at least fifteen (15) years of age and less than eighteen (18) years of age and meets any of the following conditions: (1) Is a habitual truant under IC 20-33-2-…

Sec. 2. The bureau shall suspend the driving privileges or invalidate the learner's permit of an individual less than eighteen (18) years of age who is under an order entered by a juvenile court under IC 31-37-19-13 through IC 31-37-19-17 (or IC 31-6-4-15.9(d), IC 31-6-4-15.9(e),…

Sec. 2.5. (a) The bureau shall suspend the driving privileges or invalidate the learner's permit of an individual who is under an order entered by a court under IC 35-43-1-2(i). (b) The bureau shall suspend the driving privileges or invalidate the learner's permit of an individua…

Sec. 3. (a) The bureau may not issue a driver's license or learner's permit or grant driving privileges to the following individuals: (1) An individual whose driving privileges have been suspended, during the period for which the driving privileges are suspended, or to an individ…

Sec. 3.1. (a) If a petitioner named in an order issued under section 3(a)(8) of this chapter has a valid commercial driver's license, the bureau shall not immediately suspend the individual's commercial driving privileges but shall indicate on the individual's driving record that…

Sec. 4. (a) If an individual is at least fifteen (15) years of age and less than eighteen (18) years of age and is a habitual truant, is under a suspension or an expulsion, or has withdrawn from school as described in section 1 of this chapter, the bureau shall, upon notification…

Sec. 5. (a) An individual whose driving privileges have been suspended under section 4 of this chapter is entitled to a prompt judicial hearing. The individual may file a petition that requests a hearing in a circuit, superior, county, or municipal court in the county where: (1) …

Sec. 6. An individual who violates this chapter commits a Class C infraction. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-4-53(c) part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.428.

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13.

Sec. 1.4. "Compliance response period", with respect to the occurrence of an event for which a person is required to provide evidence of financial responsibility, means the period: (1) beginning on the date the bureau first issues a request to the person under this article to pro…

Sec. 2. "Insured" means a person in whose name a motor vehicle liability policy is issued and any other person insured under the terms of the policy. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1-2 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13.

Sec. 3. "Proof of financial responsibility" means proof of ability to respond in damages for each motor vehicle registered by a person for liability that arises out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of the motor vehicle in the following amounts: (1) Twenty-five thousand dolla…

Sec. 4. "Public highway" means a street, an alley, a road, a highway, or a thoroughfare in Indiana, including a privately owned business parking lot and drive, that is used by the public or open to use by the public. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1-15.] As added by P.L.2…

Sec. 1. (a) A law enforcement officer shall investigate each motor vehicle accident that results in any of the following: (1) The injury or death of a person. (2) Total property damage to an apparent extent of at least two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500). (b) A law enforce…

Sec. 2. (a) A law enforcement officer shall forward a written report of each accident investigated under section 1 of this chapter to the state police department within twenty-four (24) hours after completing the investigation. The report must contain, if possible, the following …

Sec. 3. A report filed by a law enforcement officer under section 2 of this chapter is not a confidential record and shall be made available for inspection and copying under IC 5-14-3. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: 9-3-1-3 part; 9-4-1-46(e).] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.14.…

provisions against parties to accidents on private property; ensuring operator compliance Sec. 4. (a) A law enforcement officer shall enforce IC 9-21 and IC 9-25 against the parties to a motor vehicle accident on private property if the accident: (1) occurs on commercial or other…

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "emergency contact data base" means the Indiana emergency contact data base described in IC 9-26-10-1. (b) As used in this section, "emergency contact person" means an individual who is listed in the emergency contact data base, including only…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "office" refers to the office of traffic safety. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.15.

Sec. 10. (a) The office and each Indiana department, division, bureau, and other agency may cooperate with Purdue University in the development of factual and scientific methods for the following: (1) The control and prevention of traffic accidents. (2) The conduct of research. (…

Sec. 11. (a) The alcohol and drug countermeasures fund is established for the purpose of funding the programs and activities developed and conducted under section 4(8) of this chapter. The fund shall be administered by the office. The fund consists of deposits made under IC 33-37…

Sec. 13. (a) Driver safety specialists, acting for the bureau, may conduct schools, seminars, or other courses for the benefit of local units of government, other state agencies, federal agencies, organizations, or private businesses for the purpose of improving the state's traff…

Sec. 2. The office of traffic safety is created within the Indiana criminal justice institute. The office is responsible for the state's traffic safety program. The purpose of this office is to develop and conduct effective programs and activities for the facilitation of traffic …

Sec. 3. (a) The governor shall appoint a director of traffic safety who serves at the pleasure of the governor. (b) The director is the administrative head of the office of traffic safety, subject to the authority of the director of the Indiana criminal justice institute. The dir…

Sec. 4. The office shall do the following to carry out this chapter: (1) Develop, plan, and conduct programs and activities designed to prevent and reduce traffic accidents and to facilitate the control of traffic on Indiana streets and highways. (2) Advise, recommend, and consul…

Sec. 5. The office may do what is reasonable and necessary to carry out this chapter, including the following: (1) Recommend to state agencies and departments measures for the control of traffic and for the prevention of traffic accidents. (2) Study and inspect at any time the tr…

Sec. 6. The Indiana criminal justice institute may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry out this chapter. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-6-2-5(c).] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.39-1993, SEC.10.

Sec. 7. The authority of the office supplements and does not replace the traffic safety functions of the Indiana department of transportation or the state police department. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-6-2-5(d).] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.15.

Sec. 8. The head of each Indiana department, division, bureau, commission, and agency shall cooperate with the office and provide full information on all plans, operations, activities, and programs of the respective agency or department that are directly related to traffic contro…

Sec. 9. (a) The office, with the approval of the governor, may accept on behalf of the state a gift or grant of money for a purpose specified in this chapter. (b) A gift or grant under this chapter shall be held by the treasurer of state in a special fund and expended in accordan…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "citation" means any summons, ticket, or other official document issued by a police officer for a traffic violation containing an order that requires the motorist to respond. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-5-1.1-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-19…

Sec. 10. A traffic court in Indiana may not require a driver licensed by a jurisdiction other than Indiana to post collateral for a traffic citation if the jurisdiction has a formal agreement with Indiana under this chapter. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-5-1.1-5.] As added…

Sec. 11. The state may not pay dues or assessments to a jurisdiction or an agency established to support the purposes of a nonresident violator agreement entered into under this chapter. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-5-1.1-6.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.16.

Sec. 12. An agreement entered into by the governor must permit the state to withdraw for any reason. However, the agreement must require the state to give the other jurisdictions at least ninety (90) days notice of termination. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-5-1.1-7.] As ad…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "collateral" means any cash or other security deposited to secure an appearance for trial following the issuance by a police officer of a citation for a traffic violation. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-5-1.1-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991,…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "court" means a court of law or traffic tribunal. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-5-1.1-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.16.

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "driver's license" means any type of license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle issued under the laws of a jurisdiction. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-5-1.1-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.16.