Sec. 9. (a) If a purchasing agency disposes of a law enforcement vehicle that is a model year of 1994 or after and is painted in a color scheme of more than one (1) color by transferring the vehicle to:

(1) a person who will operate the vehicle on a public highway in Indiana, the person must repaint the vehicle in:

Terms Used In Indiana Code 5-22-22-9

  • Highway: includes county bridges and state and county roads, unless otherwise expressly provided. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(A) a monochrome color scheme; or

(B) a color scheme that does not duplicate the color scheme of an Indiana law enforcement vehicle;

before the vehicle is operated on a public highway in Indiana;

(2) a person who will sell or otherwise transfer the vehicle to another person who will operate the vehicle on a public highway in Indiana, the person must repaint the vehicle in:

(A) a monochrome color scheme; or

(B) a color scheme that does not duplicate the color scheme of an Indiana law enforcement vehicle;

before the vehicle is sold or otherwise transferred to the other person to be operated on a public highway in Indiana;

(3) a person who will sell or otherwise transfer the vehicle to another person who will not operate the vehicle on a public highway in Indiana, the person is not required to repaint the vehicle before the vehicle is sold or otherwise transferred to the other person; or

(4) another governmental body, the governmental body is not required to repaint the vehicle before the vehicle is operated on a public highway in Indiana.

     (b) Before a purchasing agency disposes of a law enforcement vehicle that is painted in a color scheme of more than one (1) color, the purchasing agency must provide a copy of this subsection to the prospective purchaser of the vehicle.

     (c) A person who violates this section commits a Class C infraction.

As added by P.L.49-1997, SEC.1.