IC 14-8-2-185 — "Off-road vehicle"
Chapter 2. Definitions
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- HB 10042026Signed into law
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- HB 13332026Passed chamber
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- HB 14162026In committee
Preemption of local regulation.
- SB 1932026In committee
Governmental entity limited liability.
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Gender matters.
Section text
Sec. 185. (a) "Off-road vehicle", for purposes of IC 14-16-1 and IC 14-19-1-0.5, means a motor driven vehicle capable of cross-country travel: (1) without benefit of a road; and (2) on or immediately over land, water, snow, ice, marsh, swampland, or other natural terrain. (b) The term includes the following: (1) A multiwheel drive or low pressure tire vehicle. (2) An amphibious machine. (3) A ground effect air cushion vehicle. (4) An all-terrain vehicle (as defined in section 5.7 of this chapter). (5) A recreational off-highway vehicle (as defined in section 233.5 of this chapter). (6) Other means of transportation deriving motive power from a source other than muscle or wind. (c) The term does not include the following: (1) A farm vehicle being used for farming, including, but not limited to, a farm wagon (as defined in IC 9-13-2-60(2)). (2) A vehicle used for military or law enforcement purposes. (3) A construction, mining, or other industrial related vehicle used in performance of the vehicle's common function, including, but not limited to, a farm wagon (as defined in IC 9-13-2-60(2)). (4) A snowmobile (as defined by section 261 of this chapter). (5) A registered aircraft. (6) Any other vehicle properly registered by the bureau of motor vehicles. (7) Any watercraft that is registered under Indiana statutes. (8) A golf cart vehicle. (9) An electric bicycle (as defined in IC 9-13-2-49.2).
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.225-2005, SEC.6; P.L.150-2009, SEC.21; P.L.86-2010, SEC.3; P.L.256-2017, SEC.183; P.L.206-2019, SEC.12.
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