CHAPTER 2. AIR CONDITIONING
IC 9-19-2
Chapter 2. Air Conditioning
IC 9-19-2-1
Manufacture, installation and maintenance; safety requirements
Sec. 1. Air conditioning equipment shall be manufactured,
installed, and maintained with due regard for the safety of the
occupants of the vehicle and the public and may not contain a
refrigerant that is toxic to individuals or that is flammable, unless the
refrigerant is included in the list published by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency as a safe alternative motor vehicle
air conditioning substitute for chlorofluorocarbon-12 under 42
U.S.C. 7671k(c).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.54-2009, SEC.3.
IC 9-19-2-2
Selling or equipping vehicle with noncomplying equipment
Sec. 2. A person may not:
(1) have for sale;
(2) offer for sale; or
(3) sell or equip;
a motor vehicle with air conditioning equipment unless the
equipment complies with this chapter.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
IC 9-19-2-3
Operation of vehicle with noncomplying equipment
Sec. 3. A person may not operate on a highway a motor vehicle
equipped with air conditioning equipment unless the air conditioning
equipment complies with this chapter.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
IC 9-19-2-4
United States Department of Transportation regulations;
classification of violations
Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to a person who owns or
operates a vehicle or combination of vehicles that:
(1) contains parts and accessories; and
(2) is equipped;
as required under regulations of the United States Department of
Transportation.
(b) A person who violates this chapter commits a Class C
infraction.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.