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Chapter 1. General
9-20-1-1. Operation of Vehicles Exceeding Size and Weight Limitations; Prohibition - Sec. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this article, a...
9-20-1-2. Owners of Motor Vehicles; Causing or Permitting Operation of Vehicles Exceeding Size and Weight Limitations; Prohibition - Sec. 2. Except as otherwise provided in this article, a...
9-20-1-3. Local Authorities; Adoption of Ordinances; Erection of Signs; Department of Transportation; Weight Restrictions - Sec. 3. (a) This subsection does not apply to any...
9-20-1-4. Violation of Restrictions; Class C Infraction; Point System - Sec. 4. A person who violates this chapter commits a...
9-20-1-5. Rules Concerning Fee Structures for Permits - Sec. 5. The Indiana department of transportation shall adopt emergency...
Chapter 2. Exemptions
9-20-2-1. Application of Article; Exceptions to Size and Weight Requirements; Notice; Permits - Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and...
9-20-2-2. "Farm Vehicle Loaded With a Farm Product" Defined; Application of Article - Sec. 2. (a) As used in this section, "farm vehicle...
9-20-2-3. Disabled Vehicles; Exemption - Sec. 3. The movement of a disabled vehicle or combination...
Chapter 3. General Size Restrictions
9-20-3-1. Vehicle and Load Restrictions - Sec. 1. Except as otherwise provided by law, the maximum...
9-20-3-2. Maximum Width Limitations; Exemptions - Sec. 2. (a) The maximum width limitation, except width exclusive...
9-20-3-3. Maximum Height Limitations - Sec. 3. (a) A vehicle may not exceed a total...
9-20-3-4. Maximum Length Limitations - Sec. 4. A single vehicle operated under the vehicle's own...
9-20-3-5. Width of Load; Limitations - Sec. 5. A vehicle may not carry a load extending...
9-20-3-6. Administration by Department of State Revenue - Sec. 6. The department of state revenue shall administer this...
Chapter 4. General Weight Restrictions
9-20-4-1. Maximum Weight Restrictions; Enforcement of Limits - Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and...
9-20-4-2. Transportation of Farm Commodities and Logs, Wood Chips, Bark and Sawdust - Sec. 2. (a) Section 1 of this chapter relating to...
9-20-4-3. Violation of Load Limitations; Registered Weight of Vehicle; Assessment of Penalty; Class C Infraction - Sec. 3. (a) The gross weight declared by an applicant...
9-20-4-4. Administration by Department of State Revenue - Sec. 4. The department of state revenue shall administer this...
Chapter 5. Heavy Duty Highways and Extra Heavy Duty Highways
9-20-5-1. Establishment and Designation of Heavy Duty and Extra Heavy Duty Highways; Removal of Designation; Publication of Map - Sec. 1. (a) The Indiana department of transportation may adopt...
9-20-5-2. Maximum Weight Limitations; Heavy Duty Highways - Sec. 2. Whenever the Indiana department of transportation designates a...
9-20-5-3. Designation of Heavy Duty Highways; Conditions - Sec. 3. The Indiana department of transportation may not designate...
9-20-5-4. Extra Heavy Duty Highways; Listing; Expiration - Sec. 4. (a) In addition to the highways established and...
9-20-5-4.5. Repealed - As added by P.L.12-1991, SEC.5. Repealed by P.L.123-1993, SEC.2.
9-20-5-5. Maximum Size and Weight Limitations; Extra Heavy Duty Highways; Expiration - Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the...
9-20-5-6. Safety Procedures; Implementation - Sec. 6. The Indiana department of transportation shall implement procedures...
9-20-5-7. Special Weight Permits; Extra Heavy Duty Highways; Fee; Additional Permit Fee - Sec. 7. (a) The owner or operator of a vehicle...
9-20-5-8. Conditions Under Which Permits Not to Be Issued - Sec. 8. The Indiana department of transportation may not issue...
Chapter 6. Special and Emergency Permits
9-20-6-1. Application of Chapter - Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to the issuance of...
9-20-6-2. Transportation of Heavy Vehicles or Loads Not Conforming to This Article; Special Permit; Conditions; Limitations - Sec. 2. (a) The Indiana department of transportation or local...
9-20-6-2.1. Transportation of Bulk Milk and Items Belonging to an Electric Cooperative; Special Permit; Conditions; Limitations - Sec. 2.1. (a) As used in this section, "electric cooperative"...
9-20-6-2.2. Overweight Divisible Loads Permitted Under Certain Circumstances; Procedures; Requirements; Reports - Sec. 2.2. (a) This section applies to overweight divisible loads...
9-20-6-2.5. Local Authority to Grant Permits for Transporting Overweight Divisible Loads - Sec. 2.5. (a) A local authority that: (1) has jurisdiction...
9-20-6-3. Annual Toll Road Gate Permit; Issuance; Limitations; Fee - Sec. 3. (a) An annual toll road gate permit also...
9-20-6-4. Maximum Vehicle Weight; Emergency Permit; Issuance; Conditions; Regulation of Movement - Sec. 4. (a) Notwithstanding IC 9-20-4 and subject to subsection...
9-20-6-5. Public Utility Facilities; Transportation of Materials Reasonably Necessary to Restore Facility; Reporting Requirements; Fees - Sec. 5. (a) If a breakdown or threatened breakdown of...
9-20-6-6. Oversized Semitrailers, Trailers, and Recreational Vehicles; Transportation From Manufacturer to Buyer; Route Designation; Issuance; Term; Limitations; Fee - Sec. 6. (a) The Indiana department of transportation or local...
9-20-6-7. Repealed - [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-19.8 part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8....
9-20-6-8. Permit; Route Designation; Safety Restrictions - Sec. 8. A permit issued under this article may designate...
9-20-6-9. Violation of Permit Regulations; Permit Not Construed as Defense to Holder - Sec. 9. A permit issued under this article may not...
9-20-6-10. Damages to Highway; Proof of Ability to Satisfy; Bond or Security - Sec. 10. Before a permit is issued under this article,...
9-20-6-11. Inspection of Permits; Violations of Terms and Conditions; Liability for Damages to Highway; Additional Registration and Licensing - Sec. 11. (a) A permit issued under this chapter shall:...
9-20-6-12. Conditions Under Which Permits May Not Be Issued - Sec. 12. The Indiana department of transportation may not issue...
9-20-6-13. Fee for Special Permit - Sec. 13. (a) The fees for a special permit issued...
9-20-6-14. Local Commercial Motor Vehicle Ordinances - Sec. 14. Except as authorized by this chapter or otherwise...
Chapter 7. Special Restrictions Concerning Bridges, Causeways, and Viaducts
9-20-7-1. Operation of Vehicles Over Bridges; Prohibitions - Sec. 1. A vehicle may not be operated or moved...
9-20-7-2. Repair and Maintenances of Bridges; Reduction of Weight Allowed - Sec. 2. The Indiana department of transportation or local authority,...
9-20-7-3. Orders, Resolutions, and Ordinances; Content; Effect; Posting of Signs - Sec. 3. The order, resolution, or ordinance shall fix the...
9-20-7-4. Vehicle Weight in Excess of Weight Allowed on Bridge; Prohibition on Movement - Sec. 4. A vehicle may not be moved over a...
9-20-7-5. Administrative Rule Provisions; Inapplication to Restrictions Local in Nature - Sec. 5. IC 4-22-2 does not apply to a restriction...
Chapter 8. Special Restrictions Concerning Buses and School Buses
9-20-8-1. Buses in Excess of Eight Feet Wide; Operation; Limitations - Sec. 1. (a) This section applies to a motor vehicle...
9-20-8-2. Maximum Length Limitations - Sec. 2. The maximum length limitations for buses are as...
Chapter 9. Special Restrictions Concerning Combined Vehicles and Towing Permits
9-20-9-1. "Drive Away or Tow Away" Defined; Combinations of Two Vehicles; Length Limitations; Exemptions - Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "drive away...
9-20-9-2. Combinations of Three or More Coupled Vehicles; Length Limitations - Sec. 2. A combination of three (3) or more vehicles...
9-20-9-3. Transport of Vehicles or Boats by Tow Bar, Saddle Mount, or Full Mount Methods; Maximum Length - Sec. 3. Any number of vehicles in a combination coupled...
9-20-9-4. Hauling of Vehicles or Parts of Vehicles - Sec. 4. This chapter does not prohibit the hauling of...
9-20-9-5. Loads on Vehicles or Combinations of Vehicles; Length Limitations - Sec. 5. A load on a vehicle or combination of...
9-20-9-6. Transport of Vehicles or Boats by Stinger-Steered Vehicle; Length Limitations - Sec. 6. Notwithstanding IC 9-20-1, and except for length exclusive...
9-20-9-7. Transportation of Loads Consisting of Equipment Designed to Convert Trucks Into Vehicles Equipped With Living Quarters; Width Limitations - Sec. 7. Notwithstanding IC 9-20-3, a motor vehicle designed and...
9-20-9-8. Draw Bar or Other Couplers; Length Limitations; Safety Devices; Compliance Requirements - Sec. 8. (a) This section does not apply to farm...
9-20-9-9. Combinations of Vehicles Exceeding Dimensional and Weight Restrictions; Conditions for Operation - Sec. 9. A combination of vehicles, including a towing vehicle...
9-20-9-10. Combinations of Vehicles Exceeding Dimensional and Weight Restrictions; Conditions for Operation; Fee - Sec. 10. (a) Instead of complying with the requirements of...
9-20-9-11. Combinations of Vehicles Traveling Less Than 50 Miles; Exemption From Permit - Sec. 11. The movement of a disabled vehicle or combination...
Chapter 10. Special Restrictions Concerning Farm Vehicles and Machinery
9-20-10-1. Farm Tractors; Trailers in Tow; Restrictions - Sec. 1. A farm tractor may draw not more than...
9-20-10-2. Farm Wagons; Trailers in Tow; Exemption - Sec. 2. (a) A farm wagon (as defined in IC...
Chapter 11. Special Restrictions Concerning Garbage Trucks
9-20-11-1. Application of Chapter - Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a truck, a truck-trailer...
9-20-11-2. Weight Limitations - Sec. 2. A vehicle described in section 1 of this...
9-20-11-3. Axle Limitations - Sec. 3. When unladen, a vehicle described in section 1...
9-20-11-4. Wheel Weight Limitations; Compliance Requirements - Sec. 4. This chapter does not exempt a vehicle described...
9-20-11-5. Length Limitations - Sec. 5. In addition to the limits and requirements set...
Chapter 12. Special Restrictions Concerning Mobile Homes
9-20-12-1. Axle Restrictions - Sec. 1. The distance between mobile home axle centers manufactured...
Chapter 13. Special Restrictions Concerning Semitrailers
9-20-13-1. Maximum Length Limitations; Truck-Tractor-Semitrailer-Semitrailer Combinations - Sec. 1. Notwithstanding IC 9-20-1-1 through IC 9-20-1-2, and except...
9-20-13-2. Maximum Length Limitation; Truck-Tractor, Semitrailer, Truck-Tractor-Semitrailer, or Truck-Tractor-Semitrailer-Trailer Combinations - Sec. 2. (a) Notwithstanding IC 9-20-3 and IC 9-20-9, and...
9-20-13-3. Width or Length Exclusive Devices; Prohibition on Use - Sec. 3. A width or length exclusive device described in...
9-20-13-4. Semitrailers in Excess of 48 Feet, 6 Inches; Restrictions on Operation - Sec. 4. Notwithstanding section 2 of this chapter, a semitrailer...
Chapter 14. Special Restrictions Concerning Tractor-Mobile Home Rigs and Required Permits
9-20-14-0.5. "Person" - Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "person" means: (1)...
9-20-14-1. Permit Requirement - Sec. 1. Except as otherwise provided in section 4 of...
9-20-14-2. Conditions for Granting Permits; Local Authorities; Jurisdiction; Fees - Sec. 2. (a) The Indiana department of transportation or any...
9-20-14-3. General Permits; Special Permits - Sec. 3. (a) An authority granting permits to operate tractor-mobile...
9-20-14-4. Size and Weight Limitations - Sec. 4. A person may operate a vehicle towing a...
9-20-14-5. Interstate Highways; Federal Funds - Sec. 5. This chapter does not apply to interstate highways...
9-20-14-6. Quarterly or Annual Permit - Sec. 6. (a) This section applies to a person that...
Chapter 15. Special Restrictions Concerning Special Tractor-Mobile Home Rigs and Required Permits
9-20-15-0.5. "Person" - Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "person" means: (1)...
9-20-15-1. Permit Requirement; Fee - Sec. 1. (a) A person may not operate a special...
9-20-15-2. Conditions for Granting Permit; Local Authorities; Jurisdiction - Sec. 2. (a) The Indiana department of transportation may grant...
9-20-15-2.1. Transport From Manufacturing Facility to Storage Lot; Fee - Sec. 2.1. (a) Notwithstanding IC 9-20-14 or this chapter, a...
9-20-15-3. Special Tractor-Mobile Home Rigs Subject to Permit Provisions; Escort Vehicles - Sec. 3. A special tractor-mobile home rig that is: (1)...
9-20-15-4. "Individual Owner"; General Permits; Special Permits - Sec. 4. (a) As used in this section, "individual owner"...
9-20-15-5. Interstate Highways; Federal Funds - Sec. 5. This chapter does not apply to interstate highways...
9-20-15-6. "Extra Wide Manufactured Home Rig" - Sec. 6. (a) As used in this section, "extra wide...
9-20-15-7. Quarterly or Annual Permit - Sec. 7. (a) This section applies to a person that...
Chapter 16. Study of Indiana Roads
9-20-16-1. Report on Condition of Indiana Roads - Sec. 1. Before August 1 of each year, the Civil...
Chapter 17. Weigh Stations and Weight Checks
9-20-17-1. State Police; Average Number of Checks per Week - Sec. 1. The state police department shall make at least...
9-20-17-2. Heavy Commercial Truck Traffic; Permanent Stations; Staffing; Portable Scales - Sec. 2. To the degree possible, all permanent weigh stations...
9-20-17-3. Enforcement Procedures - Sec. 3. (a) A police officer who has reason to...
9-20-17-4. Equipment Necessary for Enforcement; Purchase; Costs - Sec. 4. (a) Scales and other equipment necessary for the...
Chapter 18. Penalties and Enforcement
9-20-18-1. Venue - Sec. 1. For the purposes of this chapter, the operation...
9-20-18-2. Repealed - [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-13(b) part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8....
9-20-18-3. Detention of Vehicles; Bond; Impoundment of Property - Sec. 3. (a) If a person is apprehended operating or...
9-20-18-4. Movement of Vehicle Following Impoundment; Class a Infraction - Sec. 4. A person who moves a vehicle or combination...
9-20-18-5. Impoundment of Cargo - Sec. 5. This chapter does not authorize the impounding of...
9-20-18-6. Notification of Location of Cargo to Shipper - Sec. 6. The driver of an impounded vehicle or combination...
9-20-18-7. Criminal Liability; Defenses; Knowledge of Violation; Fine; Payment; Sale of Property - Sec. 7. (a) A court shall determine the extent of...
9-20-18-8. Order for Sale of Property; Procedure; Expenses; Bill of Sale; Certificate of Title; Liens - Sec. 8. (a) An order for sale may do the...
9-20-18-9. Penalties Based on Number of Convictions; Certified Copy of Judgment; Notice to Appear Before Department of Revenue; Proceedings; Suspension - Sec. 9. (a) A person who owns a motor vehicle...
9-20-18-10. Maintenance Personnel; Assistance in Enforcement; Powers and Duties; Compensation - Sec. 10. (a) The department of transportation may deputize and...
9-20-18-11. Damage to Highways and Bridges; Liability; Civil Action - Sec. 11. (a) A person who owns or operates a...
9-20-18-12. Violation of Article; Class C Infraction; Violation of Weight Limitations; Class B Infraction; Defenses; Suspension; Funds; Disbursement; Point System - Sec. 12. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a...
9-20-18-12.5. Points Assessed in Violation of Weight Limitation; Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of a License - Sec. 12.5. (a) Points assessed by the bureau against a...
9-20-18-13. Special Tractor-Mobile Home Rig Moving Violations; Extra Wide Manufactured Home Rig Rules Violations; Penalties - Sec. 13. (a) A person who operates a special tractor-mobile...
9-20-18-14. Loads Not Securely Fastened; Class C Infraction - Sec. 14. (a) This section does not apply to a...
9-20-18-14.5. Civil Penalties - Sec. 14.5. (a) The civil penalties imposed under this section...
9-20-18-15. Enforcement of Size and Weight Restrictions; Cooperation Among Departments - Sec. 15. The Indiana state police board, the state police...
9-20-18-16. Interstate Compacts and Agreements; Violations Subject to Ic 9-28 - Sec. 16. The following are subject to IC 9-28: (1)...