Sec. 3. Subject to section 4 of this chapter, a trailer or semitrailer of a gross weight of at least three thousand (3,000) pounds, when operated upon a highway, must be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and to hold the vehicle. The brakes must be designed so that the driver of the towing motor vehicle can apply the brakes from the cab, and must be designed and connected so that the brakes will be automatically applied in an accidental breakaway of the towed vehicle.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-32(3).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.221-2014, SEC.26.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment
9-19-3-1. Safety Requirements; Means of Applying Brakes
9-19-3-3. Trailers and Semitrailers of Gross Weight of 3,000 Pounds or More
9-19-3-4. New Vehicle Requirements; Exceptions
9-19-3-5. Mechanical Connection From Operating Lever to Brake Shoes or Bands
9-19-3-6. Brake Shoes; Service and Hand Operation
9-19-3-7. Deceleration and Stopping Distance Requirements
9-19-3-8. Determination of Compliance With Deceleration and Stopping Distance Requirements
9-19-3-9. Maintenance and Adjustment
9-19-3-10. United States Department of Transportation Regulations; Classification of Violations