Title 9, MOTOR VEHICLES

Sec. 1. (a) A person may not drive a vehicle on a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions, having regard to the actual and potential hazards then existing. Speed shall be restricted as necessary to avoid colliding with a person, vehicle, or …

Sec. 10. (a) A person may not drive a vehicle over a bridge or other elevated structure constituting a part of a highway at a speed that is greater than the maximum speed that can be maintained with safety to the bridge or structure, when the structure is signposted as provided i…

Sec. 11. (a) Subject to subsection (b), the Indiana department of transportation, the Indiana finance authority, or a local authority may establish temporary maximum speed limits in their respective jurisdictions and in the vicinity of a worksite without conducting an engineering…

Sec. 12. (a) Except as provided in subsections (d) and (e), whenever the Indiana department of transportation determines on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that a maximum speed set forth in this chapter is greater or less than is reasonable or safe under the…

Sec. 14. (a) A person may not operate a school bus or a special purpose bus at a speed greater than: (1) sixty (60) miles per hour on a federal or state highway; or (2) forty (40) miles per hour on a county or township highway. (b) If the posted speed limit is lower than the abso…

Sec. 2. (a) Except when a special hazard exists that requires lower speed for compliance with section 1 of this chapter, the slower speed limit specified in this section or established as authorized by section 3 of this chapter is the maximum lawful speed. A person may not drive …

Sec. 3. The maximum speed limits set forth in section 2 of this chapter may be altered as follows: (1) By local jurisdictions under section 6 of this chapter. (2) By the Indiana department of transportation under section 12 of this chapter. (3) For the purposes of speed limits on…

Sec. 4. (a) The driver of each vehicle shall, consistent with section 1 of this chapter, drive at an appropriate reduced speed as follows: (1) When approaching and crossing an intersection or railway grade crossing. (2) When approaching and going around a curve. (3) When approach…

Sec. 5. (a) In addition to the other limitations in this chapter, and in any oversize vehicle permit issued under IC 9-20, a vehicle that exceeds: (1) a width of ten (10) feet, six (6) inches; (2) a height of thirteen (13) feet, six (6) inches; or (3) a length of eighty-five (85)…

Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsections (e) and (f), whenever a local authority in the authority's jurisdiction determines that the maximum speed permitted under this chapter is greater or less than reasonable and safe under the conditions found to exist on a highway or par…

Sec. 7. (a) A person may not drive a motor vehicle at a slow speed that impedes or blocks the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or in compliance with the law. A person who is driving: (1) on a roadway that has not…

Sec. 8. (a) Whenever the Indiana department of transportation within the department's jurisdiction or a local authority within the authority's jurisdiction determines, based on an engineering and traffic investigation, that slow speeds on a part of a highway consistently impede t…

Sec. 8.5. (a) A person may not operate a low speed vehicle on a highway that has a speed limit in excess of thirty-five (35) miles per hour. (b) A person who operates a low speed vehicle on a highway that has a speed limit in excess of thirty-five (35) miles per hour commits a Cl…

Sec. 9. (a) A vehicle that travels at a speed less than the established maximum shall travel in the right lanes to provide for better flow of traffic on the interstate highways. (b) This subsection applies to the operation of a vehicle: (1) on a roadway that has two (2) or more l…

Sec. 1.1. A person that owns and has a certificate of title for a vehicle may sell, give away, or dispose of the vehicle for scrap metal without applying for a certificate of authority under this chapter. The person must sign and surrender the certificate of title to the automoti…

Sec. 10. After a certificate of authority required under this chapter has been delivered to the bureau by an automotive salvage recycler, a certificate of title may not be issued for the vehicle that is described in the certificate of authority. The vehicle shall be noted in the …

Sec. 12. The person who: (1) owns a vehicle described in this chapter; and (2) sells the vehicle; may retain the proceeds of the sale for the person's use and benefit. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-9-2-5 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.1…

Sec. 13. (a) A person not described in section 12 of this chapter that sells a vehicle under this chapter may retain from the proceeds of sale the cost of publication of notice and the cost of preserving the vehicle during the period of the vehicle's abandonment. The person shall…

Sec. 18. (a) This section does not apply to a vehicle that is acquired according to the requirements set forth in IC 9-32-9-29. (b) Before a person sells a vehicle to, gives a vehicle to, or disposes of a vehicle with an automotive salvage recycler, the person shall give the auto…

Sec. 2. (a) A person: (1) upon whose property or in whose possession is found an abandoned vehicle; or (2) that owns a vehicle that has a title that is faulty, lost, or destroyed; may apply in accordance with this chapter for authority to sell, give away, or dispose of the vehicl…

Sec. 3. (a) The application required under section 2 of this chapter shall be made in a manner prescribed by the bureau and filed with the bureau. (b) The application required by section 2 of this chapter must include the following: (1) The name and address of the applicant. (2) …

Sec. 0.1. The amendments made to section 4 of this chapter by P.L.75-2001 apply to evidence admitted in any civil proceeding after June 30, 2001, to prove that a motor vehicle liability policy was in effect with respect to a motor vehicle on any date before, on, or after June 30,…

Sec. 1. (a) If a person is convicted of a traffic offense that requires a court appearance, the court shall require the person to show proof that financial responsibility was in force on the date of the violation in one (1) of the forms described in IC 9-25-4-4 or in the form of …

Sec. 10. (a) A nonresident must give proof of financial responsibility by having an insurance carrier file a certificate of compliance with the bureau. (b) A certificate of compliance filed under subsection (a) must conform to this chapter. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-…

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), not more than forty-five (45) days after the bureau receives a copy of an accident report under IC 9-26, the bureau shall send to each person identified in the report as an operator of a motor vehicle involved in the accident a re…

Sec. 3. (a) A request for evidence of financial responsibility must do the following: (1) Direct the person to provide the bureau with evidence that financial responsibility was in effect with respect to the motor vehicle, or the operation of the motor vehicle, operated by the pe…

Sec. 4. (a) To avoid suspension of driving privileges or motor vehicle registration suspension, or both, under this article, a person identified under section 2 of this chapter who receives a request for evidence of financial responsibility must ensure that the insurance company …

Sec. 5. (a) A person who receives a request for evidence of financial responsibility under section 3 of this chapter shall ensure that the insurance company of the person set forth in the certificate of compliance provides to the bureau the following information concerning the fo…

Sec. 6. A certificate of compliance that reports the existence of an insurance policy must be executed by an officer or agent of the insurer. A certificate of compliance that reports the existence of a bond must be executed by an officer of the bond company or surety. [Pre-1991 R…

Sec. 7. Whenever a person required to give proof of financial responsibility under this article is not the owner of a motor vehicle, the following apply: (1) If the person seeks only to reinstate the person's suspended driver's license or driving privileges, the person is not req…

Sec. 8. (a) An insurance carrier that has issued a motor vehicle liability policy or policies meeting the requirements of this article shall, upon request of the named insured, file with the bureau an appropriate certificate of compliance that meets the requirements of this artic…

Sec. 9. Whenever an insurance carrier has certified a motor vehicle liability policy under this chapter for the purpose of furnishing evidence of future financial responsibility, the insurance carrier shall give ten (10) days written notice to the bureau before cancellation of th…

Sec. 1. The person in charge of a garage or repair shop to which a motor vehicle that shows evidence of having been struck by a bullet is brought shall report to the state police department, within twenty-four (24) hours after the motor vehicle is received, the following informat…

Sec. 2. A person who violates this chapter commits a Class C infraction. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-127.1 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.14.

Sec. 1. (a) The state, in recognition of the need for and lack of adequate information regarding the role of alcohol, carbon monoxide, and certain drugs in fatalities occurring as a result of traffic accidents involving motor vehicles, requires specific information pertaining to …

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 2. The director of the state department of toxicology may solicit and receive aid from the following: (1) The office of traffic safety. (2) The state polic…

Sec. 3. (a) The results of a test conducted as part of a study conducted under this chapter are not public records. The results comprise information that is required by the investigator for the preparation of the study. Since these are the results of a statistical examination, th…

Sec. 4. (a) The director of the state department of toxicology, in conjunction with the office of traffic safety, may require the appropriate agencies to collect the necessary specimens to the maximum extent practicable from the body of each driver and pedestrian who is at least …

Sec. 5. The director of the state department of toxicology, in conjunction with the office of traffic safety, shall prepare a report of the annual statistical findings and related recommendations for presentation upon request of the legislative council. The report must be in an e…

Sec. 1. If by the laws of any other state, commonwealth, District of Columbia, or foreign country or its political subdivisions, any taxes, fees, charges, penalties, obligations, prohibitions, restrictions, or limitations of any kind are imposed upon the vehicles of Indiana resid…

Sec. 2. The bureau may adopt and enforce rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry out the provisions of this chapter. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-7-8-2.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.16.

Sec. 3. This chapter does not apply to fees and charges imposed under IC 8-2.1. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-7-8-3.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.16.

Sec. 0.2. The amendments made to IC 33-19-6-10 (before its repeal, now codified at IC 33-37-5-10) by P.L.85-1998 apply to findings under this chapter made after June 30, 1998, regardless of when the action was filed. As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.230.

Sec. 1. (a) A person who operates a vehicle with an alcohol concentration equivalent to at least eight-hundredths (0.08) gram of alcohol but less than fifteen-hundredths (0.15) gram of alcohol per: (1) one hundred (100) milliliters of the person's blood; or (2) two hundred ten (2…

Sec. 15. (a) If a person has one (1) previous conviction of operating while intoxicated, the court shall: (1) order: (A) that the person be imprisoned for at least ten (10) days; or (B) the person to perform at least two hundred forty (240) hours of community restitution or servi…

Sec. 16. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the court may, in granting specialized driving privileges under IC 9-30-16-3 or IC 9-30-16-4, also order that the specialized driving privileges include the requirement that a person may not operate a motor vehicle unless the veh…