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IC 9-21-8-55 — Aggressive driving

Chapter 8. Vehicle Operation

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Sec. 55. (a) This section does not apply to a law enforcement official engaged in the law enforcement official's official duties. (b) For purposes of this section, a person engages in aggressive driving if, during one (1) episode of continuous driving of a vehicle, the person does or commits at least three (3) of the following: (1) Following a vehicle too closely in violation of IC 9-21-8-14. (2) Unsafe operation of a vehicle in violation of IC 9-21-8-24. (3) Overtaking another vehicle on the right by driving off the roadway in violation of IC 9-21-8-6. (4) Unsafe stopping or slowing a vehicle in violation of IC 9-21-8-26. (5) Unnecessary sounding of the horn in violation of IC 9-19-5-2. (6) Failure to yield in violation of IC 9-21-8-29 through IC 9-21-8-34. (7) Failure to obey a traffic control device in violation of IC 9-21-8-41. (8) Driving at an unsafe speed in violation of IC 9-21-5. (9) Repeatedly flashing the vehicle's headlights. (c) A person who, with the intent to harass or intimidate a person in another vehicle, knowingly or intentionally engages in aggressive driving commits aggressive driving, a Class A misdemeanor, except as provided in IC 9-21-8-56(d), IC 9-21-8-56(f), IC 9-21-8-56(g), and IC 9-21-8-56(h).

As added by P.L.75-2006, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.40-2007, SEC.5; P.L.170-2023, SEC.3.

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