Sec. 97. (a) "Manufacturer" means, except as provided in subsection (b), a person engaged in the business of constructing or assembling vehicles, of a type required to be registered under IC 9-18 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.1 at an established place of business. The term does not include a converter manufacturer, an automotive mobility dealer, or a recreational vehicle manufacturer.
(b) "Manufacturer", for purposes of IC 9-32, means a person who is engaged in the business of manufacturing or assembling new motor vehicles or major component parts of motor vehicles, or both, and sells new motor vehicles to dealers, wholesale dealers, distributors, or the general public. The term includes the following:
(1) A factory branch office of the manufacturer.
(2) A partnership, a firm, an association, a joint venture, a limited liability company, a corporation, or a trust, resident or nonresident, that is controlled by the manufacturer.
The term does not include a converter manufacturer, an automotive mobility dealer, an off-road vehicle manufacturer, a manufactured home manufacturer, or a recreational vehicle manufacturer.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: subsection (a) formerly 9-1-1-2(w); subsection (b) formerly 9-10-1-1 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.8-1993, SEC.168; P.L.78-2002, SEC.3; P.L.21-2003, SEC.2; P.L.147-2009, SEC.4; P.L.151-2015, SEC.11; P.L.257-2017, SEC.23; P.L.120-2020, SEC.9; P.L.182-2021, SEC.1.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 13. General Provisions and Definitions
9-13-2-1.7. "Aggressive Driving"
9-13-2-2. "Air Conditioning Equipment"
9-13-2-2.3. "Alcoholic Beverage"
9-13-2-2.4. "Alcohol Concentration Equivalent"
9-13-2-3. "Antique Motor Vehicle"
9-13-2-4. "Approved Driver Education Course"
9-13-2-5. "Approved Motorcycle Driver Education and Training Course"
9-13-2-5.3. "Armed Forces of the United States"
9-13-2-6. "Authorized Emergency Vehicle"
9-13-2-6.3. "Automated Traffic Law Enforcement System"
9-13-2-6.5. "Automated Vehicle Identifier"
9-13-2-8. "Automobile Scrapyard"
9-13-2-8.5. "Automotive Mobility Dealer"
9-13-2-9. "Automotive Salvage Rebuilder"
9-13-2-10. "Automotive Salvage Recycler"
9-13-2-18. "Business District"
9-13-2-18.8. "Catastrophic Injury"
9-13-2-19. "Certificate of Compliance"
9-13-2-23. "Child Restraint System"
9-13-2-25.5. "Civic Event Vehicle"
9-13-2-26.6. "Class 1 Electric Bicycle"
9-13-2-26.7. "Class 2 Electric Bicycle"
9-13-2-26.8. "Class 3 Electric Bicycle"
9-13-2-28.4. "Collector Vehicle"
9-13-2-30. "Commercial Enterprise"
9-13-2-31. "Commercial Motor Vehicle"
9-13-2-32.5. "Commission Board"
9-13-2-32.7. "Commission Fund"
9-13-2-34.3. "Compression Release Engine Brake"
9-13-2-35. "Controlled Substance"
9-13-2-38.9. "Counterfeit Supplemental Restraint System Component"
9-13-2-39.5. "Covered Offense"
9-13-2-39.8. "Crossroads 2000 Fund"
9-13-2-41. "Current Driving License"
9-13-2-42.7. "Dealer Compliance Account"
9-13-2-43. "Designated Family Member"
9-13-2-44.5. "Disposable Trailer"
9-13-2-45.2. "Distributor Representative"
9-13-2-45.8. "Document Preparation Fee"
9-13-2-46. "Driveaway or Towaway"
9-13-2-47.2. "Driver Training School"
9-13-2-48.3. "Driving Privileges"
9-13-2-49. "Driveway or Private Road"
9-13-2-49.2. "Electric Bicycle"
9-13-2-49.3. "Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Device"
9-13-2-49.4. "Electric Foot Scooter"
9-13-2-49.5. "Electronic Traffic Ticket"
9-13-2-50. "Established Place of Business"
9-13-2-51. "Existing Franchise"
9-13-2-52.5. "Extra Wide Manufactured Home Rig"
9-13-2-53. "Fair Market Value"
9-13-2-58. "Farm Truck, Farm Trailer, Farm Semitrailer and Tractor, or Farm Vehicles"
9-13-2-59. "Farm Vehicle Loaded With a Farm Product"
9-13-2-69.3. "Funeral Escort Vehicle"
9-13-2-69.5. "Funeral Procession"
9-13-2-71. "Gross Vehicle Weight" or "Gross Weight"
9-13-2-71.4. "Gross Vehicle Weight Rating"
9-13-2-72. "Habitual Violator"
9-13-2-73. "Highway or Street"
9-13-2-73.3. "Highway, Road and Street Fund"
9-13-2-74.5. "Identification Card"
9-13-2-75. "Identification Number"
9-13-2-76. "Ignition Interlock Device"
9-13-2-77. "Implement of Agriculture"
9-13-2-80.1. "Initial Hearing"
9-13-2-81. "Instructor of an Approved Driver Education Course"
9-13-2-82.5. "Integrated Public Safety Communications Fund"
9-13-2-85. "Interstate Highway"
9-13-2-92. "Law Enforcement Officer"
9-13-2-92.2. "Lawful Intervention Technique"
9-13-2-93.1. "Licensed Health Care Professional"
9-13-2-94. "Local Authorities"
9-13-2-94.3. "Local Road and Street Account"
9-13-2-94.5. "Low Speed Vehicle"
9-13-2-95. "Major Component Parts"
9-13-2-96. "Manufactured Home"
9-13-2-97.6. "Manufacturer Representative"
9-13-2-98. "Marching Band Procession"
9-13-2-100. "Medical Services Vehicle"
9-13-2-103. "Military Vehicle"
9-13-2-103.4. "Mobile Credential"
9-13-2-104.1. "Motor Driven Cycle"
9-13-2-105.3. "Motor Vehicle Highway Account"
9-13-2-106. "Motor Vehicle Liability Policy"
9-13-2-108.3. "Motorcycle Operator Safety Education Fund"
9-13-2-110. "Moving Traffic Offense"
9-13-2-110.5. "Municipal Waste Collection and Transportation Vehicle"
9-13-2-111. "New Motor Vehicle"
9-13-2-111.5. "New Motor Vehicle Dealer"
9-13-2-111.8. "Nonfunctional Airbag"
9-13-2-112. "Nonmoving Traffic Offense"
9-13-2-113.3. "Nonviolent Offender"
9-13-2-113.5. "Not-for-Hire Bus"
9-13-2-117. "Official Traffic Control Devices"
9-13-2-117.3. "Off-Road Vehicle"
9-13-2-117.7. "Operating Crew Member"
9-13-2-119. "Operator of a Special Tractor Mobile Home Rig"
9-13-2-120.5. "Out-of-Service Order"
9-13-2-120.7. "Overweight Divisible Load"
9-13-2-123. "Passenger Motor Vehicle"
9-13-2-123.3. "Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon"
9-13-2-125. "Personalized License Plate"
9-13-2-125.5. "Photo Exempt Identification Card"
9-13-2-128. "Political Subdivision"
9-13-2-130. "Previous Conviction of Operating While Intoxicated"
9-13-2-131. "Prima Facie Evidence of Intoxication"
9-13-2-134. "Private Business Property or Shopping Center"
9-13-2-135. "Private Driveway"
9-13-2-136. "Private Property"
9-13-2-138.5. "Proof of Discharge"
9-13-2-139. "Proof of Financial Responsibility"
9-13-2-146.1. "Qualifying Claim"
9-13-2-146.3. "Qualifying Individual"
9-13-2-146.5. "Railroad Flagman"
9-13-2-147. "Railroad Sign or Signal"
9-13-2-149.8. "Recovery Vehicle"
9-13-2-150. "Recreational Vehicle"
9-13-2-150.3. "Recycling Facility"
9-13-2-150.5. "Registered Importer"
9-13-2-151. "Relevant Evidence of Intoxication"
9-13-2-151.5. "Relevant Market Area"
9-13-2-151.7. "Rental Company"
9-13-2-152. "Repair or Replacement"
9-13-2-152.7. "Reserve Components"
9-13-2-153. "Residence District"
9-13-2-154. "Restricted License"
9-13-2-154.8. "Retractable Tire Studs"
9-13-2-158. "Safety Glazing Materials"
9-13-2-161.3. "School Crossing Guard"
9-13-2-161.5. "School Crossing Zone"
9-13-2-162. "Scrap Metal Processor"
9-13-2-163. "Sectionalized Building"
9-13-2-165. "Serious Bodily Injury"
9-13-2-166. "Shopping Center or Private Business Property"
9-13-2-168.3. "Solid Waste Hauler"
9-13-2-170.3. "Special Machinery"
9-13-2-170.7. "Special Purpose Bus"
9-13-2-171. "Special Tractor-Mobile Home Rig"
9-13-2-173.1. "State Construction Fund"
9-13-2-173.3. "State Highway Fund"
9-13-2-173.7. "State Motor Vehicle Technology Fund"
9-13-2-174. "Stinger-Steered Vehicle"
9-13-2-175. "Street or Highway"
9-13-2-175.5. "Supplemental Restraint System"
9-13-2-177. "Tandem Axle Group"
9-13-2-177.3. "Telecommunications Device"
9-13-2-181. "Tractor-Mobile Home Rig"
9-13-2-187. "Transport Operator"
9-13-2-190. "Truck-Tractor-Semitrailer-Semitrailer"
9-13-2-191. "Ultimate Purchaser"
9-13-2-191.5. "Uniform Time Standards Manual"
9-13-2-194. "Used Major Component Part"
9-13-2-194.5. "Used Motor Vehicle"
9-13-2-195. "Used Parts Dealer"
9-13-2-196.2. "Vehicle Platoon"
9-13-2-196.3. "Vehicular Substance Offense"