Motor vehicle equipment requirements., the official text

Second Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2026)

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   SENATE ENROLLED ACT No. 13

   AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning motor vehicles.

   Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

   SECTION 1. IC 9-19-1-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.259-2013,
SECTION 14, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and as
otherwise provided in this chapter, this article does not apply to the
following with respect to equipment on vehicles:

      (1) Implements of agriculture designed to be operated primarily
      in a farm field or on farm premises.
      (2) Road machinery.
      (3) Road rollers.
      (4) Farm tractors.
      (5) Vehicle chassis that:

         (A) are a part of a vehicle manufacturer's work in process; and
         (B) are:

            (i) driven under this subdivision only for a distance of less
            than one (1) mile; or
            (ii) towed under this subdivision only for a distance of
            less than forty (40) miles on a highway that is not an
            interstate highway.
      (6) Golf carts and off-road vehicles when operated in accordance
      with an ordinance adopted under IC 9-21-1-3(a)(14) or
      IC 9-21-1-3.3(a).
   (b) A farm type dry or liquid fertilizer tank trailer or spreader that

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is drawn or towed on a highway by a motor vehicle other than a farm
tractor at a speed greater than thirty (30) miles per hour is considered
a trailer for equipment requirement purposes and all equipment
requirements concerning trailers apply.

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President of the Senate

President Pro Tempore

Speaker of the House of Representatives

Governor of the State of Indiana

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