Indiana Code 6-6-4.1-2. Applicability of chapter
Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this chapter applies to each:
Terms Used In Indiana Code 6-6-4.1-2
- Declared gross weight: means the weight at which a motor vehicle is registered with:
Indiana Code 6-6-4.1-1
- Motor fuel: means gasoline (as defined in Indiana Code 6-6-4.1-1
- Recreational vehicle: means motor homes, pickup trucks with attached campers, and buses when used exclusively for personal pleasure. See Indiana Code 6-6-4.1-1
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) tractor truck;
(3) truck having more than two (2) axles;
(4) truck having a gross weight or a declared gross weight greater than twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds; and
(5) vehicle used in combination if the gross weight or the declared gross weight of the combination is greater than twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds;
that is propelled by motor fuel.
(b) This chapter does not apply to the following:
(1) A vehicle operated by:
(A) this state;
(B) a political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13);
(C) the United States; or
(D) an agency of states and the United States, or of two (2) or more states, in which this state participates.
(2) Trucks, trailers, or semitrailers and tractors that are registered as farm trucks, farm trailers, or farm semitrailers and tractors under IC 9-18 (before its expiration), IC 9-18.1-7, or a similar law of another state.
(3) A bus (as defined in IC 9-13-2-17).
(4) A vehicle described in subsection (a)(1) through (a)(3) when the vehicle is displaying a dealer registration plate.
(5) A recreational vehicle.
(6) A pickup truck that:
(A) is modified to include a third free rotating axle;
(B) has a gross weight not greater than twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds; and
(C) is operated solely for personal use and not for commercial use.
As added by Acts 1982, P.L.59, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.89-1983, SEC.1; P.L.77-1985, SEC.26; P.L.97-1987, SEC.37; P.L.8-1988, SEC.3; P.L.96-1989, SEC.9; P.L.60-1990, SEC.4; P.L.2-1991, SEC.42; P.L.24-2007, SEC.1; P.L.45-2011, SEC.1; P.L.215-2014, SEC.1; P.L.198-2016, SEC.28.