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vicinity of the worksite; or
(2) if workers are not present in the imme-
diate vicinity of the worksite, the estab-
lishing authority determines that the safety
of the traveling public requires enforce-
ment of the worksite speed limit.
(d) Notwithstanding IC 34-28-5-4(b), a judg-
ment for the infraction of violating a speed limit
set under this section must be entered as follows:
(1) If the person has not previously com-
mitted the infraction of violating a speed
limit set under this section, a judgment of
at least three hundred dollars ($300).
(2) If the person has committed one (1)
infraction of violating a speed limit set
under this section in the previous three
(3) years, a judgment of at least five hun-
dred dollars ($500).
(3) If the person has committed two (2) or
more infractions of violating a speed limit
set under this section in the previous three
(3) years, a judgment of one thousand dol-
lars ($1,000).
(e) Notwithstanding IC 34-28-5-5(c), the funds
collected as judgments for the infraction of vio-
lating a speed limit set under this section shall be
transferred to the Indiana department of trans-
portation to pay the costs of hiring off duty police
officers to perform the duties described in IC 8-
23-2-15(b).
9-21-5-13. Penalty.
(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and
(c), a person who violates this chapter commits a
Class C infraction.
(b) Aperson who exceeds a speed limit that is:
(1) established under section 6 of this chap-
ter and imposed only in the immediate
vicinity of a school when children are pres-
ent; or
(2) established under section 11 of this
chapter and imposed only in the immedi-
ate vicinity of a worksite when workers are
present;
commits a Class B infraction.
(c) A person who while operating a school
bus knowingly or intentionally exceeds a speed
limit set forth in section 14 of this chapter com-
mits a Class C misdemeanor.
9-21-5-14. Speed limits for school buses and
special purpose buses.
(a) A person may not operate a school bus or
a special purpose bus at a speed greater than:
(1) sixty (60) miles per hour on a federal
or state highway; or
(2) forty (40) miles per hour on a county
or township highway.
(b) If the posted speed limit is lower than the
absolute limits set in this section or if the absolute
limits do not apply, the maximum lawful speed of
a bus is the posted speed limit.
Chapter 6. Speed Contests
9-21-6-1.
Speed contests prohibited.
9-21-6-2.
Use of barricade for speed contest prohib-
ited.
9-21-6-3.
Penalty.
9-21-6-1. Speed contests prohibited.
A person may not engage in a motor vehicle
speed contest on a highway or street.
9-21-6-2. Use of barricade for speed contest
prohibited.
Aperson may not obstruct or place a barricade
or an obstacle across a highway or street:
(1) To facilitate or aid; or
(2) As an incident to;
a motor vehicle speed contest.
9-21-6-3. Penalty.
A person who violates this chapter commits a
Class B 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).
Chapter 8. Vehicle Operation
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9-21-8-0.5. “Text message” defined.
9-21-8-1.
Disregard of law enforcement officer.
9-21-8-2.
Left of center.
9-21-8-3.
Restricting trucks to certain lanes; direc-
tional signals.
9-21-8-4.
Vehicles coming in opposite directions to
pass on right.
9-21-8-5.
Failing to allow passing; improper passing
on left.
9-21-8-6.
Improper passing on right.
