Indiana Code 5-16-9-8. Owners or lessees of motor vehicles; violations; Class C infraction; defenses
(1) IC 9-18 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.1;
Terms Used In Indiana Code 5-16-9-8
- Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- veteran: includes "Hoosier veteran" and applies to the construction of all Indiana statutes, unless the construction is expressly excluded by the terms of the statute, is plainly repugnant to the intent of the general assembly or of the context of the statute, or is inconsistent with federal law. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(3) the laws of a foreign country.
(b) As used in this section, “lessee” means a person that has care, custody, or control of a motor vehicle under a written agreement for the rental or lease of the motor vehicle for less than sixty-one (61) days. The term does not include an employee of the owner of the motor vehicle.
(c) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle commits a Class C infraction if the motor vehicle:
(1) is located in a parking space in a parking facility that is marked under section 2 of this chapter as a parking space reserved for a person with a physical disability; and
(2) does not display:
(A) an unexpired parking placard for a person with a physical disability issued under IC 9-14-5 (before its repeal) or IC 9-18.5-8;
(B) an unexpired disabled veteran‘s registration plate issued under IC 9-18-18 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.5-5 or an unexpired modified Purple Heart license plate under IC 9-18-19-1(b) (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.5-6-1(b);
(C) an unexpired registration plate or decal for a person with a physical disability issued under IC 9-18-22 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.5-8; or
(D) an unexpired parking permit for a person with a physical disability, an unexpired disabled veteran’s registration plate, or an unexpired registration plate or decal for a person with a physical disability issued under the laws of another state.
(d) It is a defense that IC 9-30-11-8 applies to the violation.
(e) It is a defense that the motor vehicle was the subject of an offense described in IC 35-43-4 at the time of the violation of this section.
(f) Notwithstanding IC 34-28-5-4(c), a civil judgment of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) must be imposed for an infraction committed in violation of this section.
As added by P.L.71-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.2-1991, SEC.32; P.L.23-1993, SEC.15; P.L.2-1995, SEC.18; P.L.43-1996, SEC.2; P.L.1-1998, SEC.73; P.L.50-2013, SEC.2; P.L.216-2014, SEC.3; P.L.198-2016, SEC.15.