Bill Text: IN SB0113 | 2012 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Golf carts in unincorporated areas.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2012-03-15 - Signed by the Governor [SB0113 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2012-SB0113-Enrolled.html
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AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning motor vehicles.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
(1) conflict with or duplicate another state law; or
(2) conflict with a driver's licensing requirement of another provision of the Indiana Code.
(b) A fine assessed for a violation of a traffic ordinance adopted by a city, county, or
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a), an ordinance adopted by a county under this section:
(1) may allow an operator of a golf cart to cross a highway in the state highway system, at right angles, in order to travel from one (1) highway under the jurisdiction of the county to another highway under the jurisdiction of the county when
the operation can be done safely; and
(2) must set a limit as to the number of passengers (other than
the operator) that may be permitted on a golf cart.
(d) A violation of an ordinance adopted under this section that
is committed on a state highway by the operator of a golf cart is
considered to be an ordinance violation.
SECTION 2. IC 9-21-9-0.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.150-2009,
SECTION 14, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 0.5. (a) This chapter does not apply to the
following:
(1) An electric personal assistive mobility device.
(2) A low speed vehicle.
(3) Except as provided in subsection (b), a golf cart.
(b) An ordinance adopted in accordance with IC 9-21-1-3(a)(14) or
IC 9-21-1-3.3(a) may require a golf cart to display a slow moving
vehicle emblem in accordance with section 3 of this chapter or a red or
amber flashing lamp in accordance with section 4 of this chapter. A
fine assessed for a violation of an ordinance under this section shall be
deposited in the general fund of the city, county, or town.
SECTION 3. IC 9-24-1-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.87-2010,
SECTION 29, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 7. (a) Sections 1 through 5 of this chapter do not
apply to the following individuals:
(1) An individual in the service of the armed forces of the United
States while operating an official motor vehicle in that service.
(2) An individual while operating:
(A) a road roller;
(B) road construction or maintenance machinery, except where
the road roller or machinery is required to be registered under
Indiana law;
(C) a ditch digging apparatus;
(D) a well drilling apparatus;
(E) a concrete mixer; or
(F) a farm tractor, a farm wagon (as defined in
IC 9-13-2-60(a)(2)), or an implement of agriculture designed
to be operated primarily in a farm field or on farm premises;
that is being temporarily drawn, moved, or propelled on a public
highway. However, to operate a farm wagon (as defined in
IC 9-13-2-60(a)(2)) on a highway, an individual must be at least
fifteen (15) years of age.
(3) A nonresident who:
(A) is at least sixteen (16) years and one (1) month of age;
(B) has in the nonresident's immediate possession a valid operator's license that was issued to the nonresident in the nonresident's home state or country; and
(C) is lawfully admitted into the United States;
while operating a motor vehicle in Indiana only as an operator.
(4) A nonresident who:
(A) is at least eighteen (18) years of age;
(B) has in the nonresident's immediate possession a valid chauffeur's license that was issued to the nonresident in the nonresident's home state or country; and
(C) is lawfully admitted into the United States;
while operating a motor vehicle upon a public highway, either as an operator or a chauffeur.
(5) A nonresident who:
(A) is at least eighteen (18) years of age; and
(B) has in the nonresident's immediate possession a valid license issued by the nonresident's home state for the operation of any motor vehicle upon a public highway when in use as a public passenger carrying vehicle;
while operating a motor vehicle upon a public highway.
(6) An individual who is legally licensed to operate a motor vehicle in the state of the individual's residence and who is employed in Indiana, subject to the restrictions imposed by the state of the individual's residence.
(7) A new resident of Indiana who possesses an unexpired driver's license issued by the resident's former state of residence, for a period of sixty (60) days after becoming a resident of Indiana.
(8) An individual who is an engineer, a conductor, a brakeman, or another member of the crew of a locomotive or a train that is being operated upon rails, including the operation of the locomotive or the train on a crossing over a street or a highway. An individual described in this subdivision is not required to display a license to a law enforcement officer in connection with the operation of a locomotive or a train in Indiana.
(b) An ordinance adopted under IC 9-21-1-3(a)(14) or IC 9-21-1-3.3(a) must require that an individual who operates a golf cart in the city, county, or town hold a driver's license.
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