CHAPTER 4. BUMPERS
IC 9-19-4
Chapter 4. Bumpers
IC 9-19-4-1
Passenger cars originally equipped with bumpers; bumper height
Sec. 1. When operated upon a highway, a motor vehicle registered
as a passenger car that was originally equipped with bumpers as
standard equipment must be so equipped. The bumper height may not
vary more than three (3) inches from the original manufactured
bumper height for the vehicle.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
IC 9-19-4-2
Trucks with declared gross weight of not more than 11,000 pounds
Sec. 2. When operated upon a highway, a motor vehicle registered
as a truck with a declared gross weight of not more than eleven
thousand (11,000) pounds must be equipped with bumpers of
substantial construction on the extreme front and the extreme rear of
the vehicle. The height of the front and rear bumpers may not exceed
thirty (30) inches when measured from level pavement to the bottom
of the bumper.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
IC 9-19-4-3
Frame or body 60 inches beyond rear axle and 42 inches above
roadway
Sec. 3. A vehicle with a frame or body that extends more than
sixty (60) inches beyond the rear of the rear axle and is more than
forty-two (42) inches above the roadway may not be operated on a
highway in Indiana unless the vehicle is equipped with a bumper on
the extreme rear of the frame or body. The bumper must extend
downward from the rear of the frame or body to within thirty (30)
inches of the roadway and must be of substantial construction.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
IC 9-19-4-4
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.