2015 Indiana Code
TITLE 9. MOTOR VEHICLES
ARTICLE 21. TRAFFIC REGULATION
CHAPTER 10. MOTORCYCLES
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IC 9-21-10
Chapter 10. Motorcycles
IC 9-21-10-1
Passengers; number; seating restrictions
Sec. 1. (a) In addition to the person who operates a motorcycle or
a Class A motor driven cycle, one (1) person may be carried on the
motorcycle or Class A motor driven cycle. A passenger may be
carried only on a firmly attached and regular seat designed for
passenger use.
(b) A passenger may not be carried on a Class B motor driven
cycle.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.221-2014, SEC.44.
IC 9-21-10-2
Passengers; interference with operation and control; obstruction
of view
Sec. 2. A passenger may not be carried on a motorcycle or Class
A motor driven cycle in a position that interferes with the operation
or control of the motorcycle or Class A motor driven cycle or the
view of the person who operates the motorcycle or Class A motor
driven cycle.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.221-2014, SEC.45.
IC 9-21-10-3
Packages, bundles, or other articles preventing proper use of
handlebars or steering wheel
Sec. 3. A person who operates a motorcycle or motor driven cycle
may not carry a package, bundle, or other article that prevents the
person from keeping both hands on the handlebars or steering wheel.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.221-2014, SEC.46;
P.L.82-2015, SEC.6.
IC 9-21-10-4
Seating restrictions
Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person may not
drive, operate, or ride as a passenger on a motorcycle or Class A
motor driven cycle in a position other than astride the seat or saddle
provided.
(b) A person may not drive, operate, or ride as a passenger in an
autocycle in a position other than on a seat.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.221-2014, SEC.47;
P.L.82-2015, SEC.7.
IC 9-21-10-5
Headlamps; illumination during operation
Sec. 5. Headlamps shall be illuminated at all times when a
motorcycle or motor driven cycle is in operation.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.221-2014, SEC.48.
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IC 9-21-10-6
Traffic lanes; restrictions on use
Sec. 6. A motorcycle is entitled to the full use of a traffic lane and
a vehicle may not be driven or operated in a manner that deprives
another vehicle of the full use of a traffic lane. Motorcycles, other
than autocycles, may, with the consent of both persons who operate
the motorcycles, be operated with not more than two (2) abreast in a
single traffic lane.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.82-2015, SEC.8.
IC 9-21-10-7
Applicability of traffic regulations
Sec. 7. (a) Subject to subsection (b), all traffic regulations and all
rights and duties inured from the traffic regulations that apply to a
person who drives or operates a motor vehicle apply to a person who
operates a motorcycle or motor driven cycle except the following:
(1) Regulations that expressly do not apply to motorcycles or
motor driven cycles.
(2) Regulations that by their nature have no application.
(b) IC 9-21-3-7(b)(3)(D) applies to the operation of a motorcycle.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.206-2014, SEC.2;
P.L.221-2014, SEC.49.
IC 9-21-10-8
Motor driven cycles prohibited from operation on highways
Sec. 8. A motor driven cycle may not be operated on an interstate
highway.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.221-2014, SEC.50.
IC 9-21-10-9
Repealed
(As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Repealed by P.L.221-2014,
SEC.51.)
IC 9-21-10-10
Renting or furnishing a motorcycle or Class A motor driven cycle
to unlicensed driver
Sec. 10. A person may not rent, lease, or furnish a motorcycle or
Class A motor driven cycle to another person for use on the streets
and highways who is not regularly licensed to operate a motor
vehicle by the state in which the other person is a resident.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.221-2014, SEC.52.
IC 9-21-10-11
Authorizing use of motorcycle or Class A motor driven cycle by
unlicensed driver
Sec. 11. A person to whom a motorcycle or Class A motor driven
cycle is rented, leased, or furnished may not rent, sublease, or
otherwise authorize the use of the motorcycle or Class A motor
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driven cycle on the streets and highways to a person who is not
licensed to operate a vehicle in Indiana.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.221-2014, SEC.53.
IC 9-21-10-12
Renting, leasing, or furnishing unsafe motorcycle or motor driven
cycle
Sec. 12. A person may not rent, lease, or furnish a motorcycle or
motor driven cycle that is not in safe operating condition.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.221-2014, SEC.54.
IC 9-21-10-13
Violations; Class C infraction
Sec. 13. A person who violates this chapter commits a Class C
infraction.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
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