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9-13-2-108. “Motorcycle” defined [effective
January 1, 2015].
“Motorcycle” means a motor vehicle with
motive power that:
(1) has a seat or saddle for the use of the
rider;
(2) is designed to travel on not more than
three (3) wheels in contact with the ground;
and
(3) satisfies the operational and equipment
specifications described in 49 CFR 571
and IC 9-19.
The term does not include a farm tractor or a
motor driven cycle.
9-13-2-109. “Motorized bicycle” defined
[repealed effective January 1,
2015].
“Motorized bicycle” means a two (2) or three
(3) wheeled vehicle that is propelled by an inter-
nal combustion engine or a battery powered motor,
and if powered by an internal combustion engine,
has the following:
(1) An engine rating of not more than two
(2) horsepower and a cylinder capacity
not exceeding fifty (50) cubic centime-
ters.
(2) An automatic transmission.
(3) Amaximum design speed of not more
than twenty-five (25) miles per hour on a
flat surface.
The term does not include an electric per-
sonal assistive mobility device.
9-13-2-117.3. “Off-road vehicle” defined.
“Off-road vehicle” has the meaning set forth
in IC 14-8-2-185.
9-13-2-117.5. “Operate” defined.
(a) “Operate”, except as provided in subsec-
tions (b) and (c), means to navigate or otherwise
be in actual physical control of a vehicle.
(b) “Operate”, for purposes of IC 9-31, means
to navigate or otherwise be in actual physical
control of a motorboat.
(c) “Operate” for purposes of IC 9-18-2.5,
means to:
(1) ride in or on; and
(2) be in actual physical control of the
operation of;
an off-road vehicle or snowmobile.
9-13-2-118. “Operator” defined.
(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and
(c), “operator”, when used in reference to a vehi-
cle, means a person, other than a chauffeur or a
public passenger chauffeur, who:
(1) drives or operates a vehicle upon a
highway; or
(2) is exercising control over or steering a
motor vehicle being towed by another
vehicle.
(b) “Operator”, for purposes of IC 9-25, means
a person other than a chauffeur who is in actual
physical control of a motor vehicle.
(c) “Operator”, for purposes of IC 9-18-2.5,
means an individual who:
(1) operates; or
(2) is in actual physical control of;
an off-road vehicle or snowmobile.
9-13-2-120.5. “Out-of-service order” defined.
“Out-of-service order” means a declaration
by an authorized enforcement officer of a federal,
state Canadian, Mexican, or local jurisdiction that
a driver, a commercial motor vehicle, or a motor
carrier operation is out-of-service under:
(1) 49 CFR Parts 386.72, 392.5, 395.13,
396.9;
(2) Indiana law; or
(3) the North American Uniform Out-of-
Service Criteria.
9-13-2-123. “Passenger motor vehicle”
defined [effective January 1,
2015].
“Passenger motor vehicle” means a motor
vehicle designed for carrying passengers. The
term includes a low speed vehicle but does not
include the following:
(1) A motorcycle.
(2) A bus.
(3) A school bus.
(4) A snowmobile.
(5) An off-road vehicle.
(6) A motor driven cycle.
9-13-2-123.5. “Permit” defined.
