Title 9, TITLE 9. MOTOR VEHICLES

penalties, violations, or proceedings; references Sec. 1. (a) P.L.2-1991 is intended to be a codification and restatement of applicable or corresponding provisions repealed by P.L.2-1991, SECTION 109. If P.L.2-1991 repeals and replaces a provision in the same form or in a restate…

Sec. 2. The general assembly may, by concurrent resolution, preserve any of the background materials related to P.L.2-1991. As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.208.

Sec. 1. Except as otherwise provided, the definitions in this article apply throughout this title. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. The definitions in this article do not apply to IC 9-28. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.106. Amended by P.L.3-1995, SEC.142. Repealed by P.L.4-1996, SEC.105.

National Voter Registration Act Sec. 4. Except as otherwise provided in this title, a reference in this title to a federal statute or regulation relating to the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20501) is a reference to the statute or regulation as in effect Sept…

Sec. 0.5. The following are required to be titled under this article: (1) Off-road vehicles. (2) Watercraft. (3) Manufactured or mobile homes that are: (A) personal property not held for resale; or (B) not attached to real estate by a permanent foundation. As added by P.L.198-201…

Sec. 1. (a) This article does not apply to the following: (1) A vehicle that is not required to be registered under IC 9-18-2 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.1. (2) Special machinery. (3) A motor vehicle that was designed to have a maximum design speed of not more than twenty-…

As added by P.L.180-2015, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.198-2016, SEC.200.

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article. As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.195.

Sec. 2. "Full service provider" refers to a qualified person with whom the commission enters into a contract under IC 9-14.1-3-1. As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.195.

Sec. 3. "Partial services provider" refers to a qualified person with whom the commission enters into a contract under IC 9-14.1-3-2. As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.195.

Sec. 4. (a) "Procurement" includes buying, purchasing, renting, leasing, or otherwise acquiring. (b) The term includes the following activities: (1) Description of requirements. (2) Solicitation or selection of sources. (3) Preparation and award of contract. (4) All phases of con…

Sec. 5. "Qualified person" means any of the following: (1) A motor club that is any of the following: (A) A domestic corporation. (B) A foreign corporation qualified to transact business in Indiana under IC 23-1 or IC 23-17. (2) A financial institution (as defined in IC 28-1-1-3)…

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.209. Repealed by P.L.198-2016, SEC.73.

Sec. 1. "Abandoned vehicle" means the following: (1) A vehicle located on public property illegally. (2) A vehicle left on public property without being moved for twenty-four (24) hours. (3) A vehicle located on public property in such a manner as to constitute a hazard or obstru…

As added by P.L.48-2004, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.198-2016, SEC.74.

As added by P.L.83-2008, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.198-2016, SEC.75.

As added by P.L.86-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.92-2013, SEC.4. Repealed by P.L.151-2015, SEC.1.

Sec. 1.4. "Adapted vehicle" means a new or used vehicle especially designed or modified for use by an individual who is disabled or aged. As added by P.L.147-2009, SEC.1.

As added by P.L.48-2004, SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.198-2016, SEC.76.

Sec. 1.6. "Advisory board", for purposes of IC 9-32, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-32-2-3. As added by P.L.92-2013, SEC.5.

Sec. 1.7. "Aggressive driving", for purposes of IC 9-21-8-55, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-21-8-55(b). As added by P.L.75-2006, SEC.1.

Sec. 1.8. "Aggregate" includes: (1) sand; (2) gravel; (3) dirt; (4) concrete; (5) shell; (6) slag; (7) millings; (8) crushed stone; (9) other construction materials; and (10) any combination of materials described in this section; regardless of whether the material is in a natura…

Sec. 1.9. "Airbag", for purposes of IC 9-19-10.5, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-19-10.5-0.2. As added by P.L.120-2020, SEC.1.

Sec. 10. (a) "Automotive salvage recycler", except as provided in subsection (b), means a person that: (1) acquires damaged, inoperative, discarded, abandoned, or salvage vehicles, or their remains, as stock-in-trade; (2) dismantles, shreds, compacts, crushes, or otherwise proces…

As added by P.L.65-2010, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.198-2016, SEC.84.

Sec. 10.5. "Average wholesale value", for purposes of IC 9-32-11, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-32-2-5.5. As added by P.L.134-2023, SEC.1.

Sec. 100. "Medical services vehicle" means any of the following: (1) A vehicle that is used or intended to be used for the purpose of responding to emergency life-threatening situations and providing emergency transportation service. (2) A vehicle that is routinely used to transp…

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-7-4-1.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.198-2016, SEC.129.

Sec. 102. "Metal tire" means a tire the surface of which in contact with the highway is wholly or partly of metal or other hard nonresilient material. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-6 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1.

Sec. 102.3. "Metered space", for purposes of IC 9-18.5-4, IC 9-18.5-5, and IC 9-18.5-6, means a public parking space at which parking is regulated by: (1) a parking meter; or (2) an official traffic control device that imposes a maximum parking time for the public parking space. …

Sec. 103. "Military vehicle" means a vehicle that: (1) was originally manufactured for military use; (2) is at least twenty-five (25) years old; and (3) is privately owned. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-7-15-3.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.221-2014, SEC.9…

Sec. 103.1. "Mini-truck" means a truck that: (1) is powered by an internal combustion engine with a piston or rotary displacement of not less than six hundred sixty (660) cubic centimeters; (2) is sixty (60) inches or less in width; (3) has an unladen dry weight of one thousand s…

Sec. 103.2. "Mobile home" means a structure that: (1) is assembled in a factory; (2) is designed to be transported from the factory to another site in one (1) or more units; (3) is suitable for use as a dwelling in any season; (4) is more than thirty-five (35) feet long; and (5) …

Sec. 103.4. "Mobile credential" means digital data issued to a telecommunications device by the bureau under IC 9-24-17.5 of the information contained on the following: (1) A driver's license. (2) A learner's permit. (3) An identification card. The term does not include a commerc…

As added by P.L.71-1991, SEC.5. Repealed by P.L.164-2020, SEC.29.

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-7-6-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.221-2014, SEC.10.

Sec. 104.1. "Motor driven cycle" means a motor vehicle that: (1) has a seat or saddle for the use of the rider; (2) is designated to travel on not more than three (3) wheels in contact with the ground; (3) complies with the applicable motor vehicle equipment requirements under IC…

Sec. 105. (a) "Motor vehicle" means, except as otherwise provided in this section, a vehicle that is self-propelled. The term does not include a farm tractor, an implement of agriculture designed to be operated primarily in a farm field or on farm premises, an electric bicycle, a…

Sec. 105.3. "Motor vehicle highway account" refers to the motor vehicle highway account as defined in IC 8-14-1-1(1). As added by P.L.216-2014, SEC.17.

Sec. 106. "Motor vehicle liability policy" means an owner's policy of liability insurance or an operator's policy of liability insurance that: (1) is issued, except as provided in IC 9-25-5-10, by an insurance carrier duly authorized to transact business in Indiana to or for the …

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: 9-1-5-4 part; 9-1-5-5 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.262-2013, SEC.11. Repealed by P.L.198-2016, SEC.134.

As added by P.L.2-1997, SEC.26. Repealed by P.L.198-2016, SEC.135.

Sec. 108. "Motorcycle" means a motor vehicle with motive power that: (1) has a seat or saddle for the use of the rider; (2) is designed to travel on not more than three (3) wheels in contact with the ground; and (3) satisfies the operational and equipment specifications described…

Sec. 108.3. "Motorcycle operator safety education fund" refers to the motorcycle operator safety education fund established by IC 9-27-7-7. As added by P.L.216-2014, SEC.18.

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: 9-1-1-2(ii); 9-4-1-2(h).] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.143-2002, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.221-2014, SEC.14.

Sec. 109.3. "Motorsports" means the group of sports that are sanctioned by one (1) or more member clubs of the Automobile Competition Committee for the United States. As added by P.L.12-2013, SEC.1.

Sec. 11. "Axle" means the common axis of rotation of at least one (1) wheel or roller that is: (1) power driven or freely rotating; and (2) in at least one (1) segment. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-12(f) part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1.

Sec. 110. "Moving traffic offense" means a violation of a statute, an ordinance, a rule, or a regulation relating to the operation or use of a motor vehicle while the motor vehicle is in motion. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: 9-4-1-2; 9-4-12-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, …