Sec. 18. (a) A dealer shall maintain in safe operating condition all vehicles rented, leased, or furnished by the dealer. The dealer or the dealer’s agents or employees shall explain the operation of a vehicle being rented, leased, or furnished. If the dealer or the dealer’s agent or employee believes the person to whom the vehicle is to be rented, leased, or furnished is not competent to operate the vehicle with safety to the person or others, the dealer or the dealer’s agent or employee shall refuse to rent, lease, or furnish the vehicle.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 14-16-1-18

  • dealer: means a person engaged in the commercial sale of off-road vehicles or snowmobiles. See Indiana Code 14-16-1-2
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • operate: means to:

    Indiana Code 14-16-1-4

  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • vehicle: refers to an off-road vehicle or a snowmobile. See Indiana Code 14-16-1-7
     (b) A dealer renting, leasing, or furnishing a vehicle shall carry a policy of liability insurance subject to minimum limits, exclusive of interest and costs, with respect to the vehicle as follows:

(1) Twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) for bodily injury to or death of one (1) person in any one (1) accident.

(2) Subject to the limit for one (1) person, forty thousand dollars ($40,000) for bodily injury to or death of at least two (2) persons in any one (1) accident.

(3) Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for injury to or destruction of property of others in any one (1) accident.

     (c) In the alternative, a dealer may demand and must be shown proof that the person renting, leasing, or being furnished a vehicle carries a liability policy of at least the type and coverage specified in subsection (b).

     (d) A dealer:

(1) shall prepare an application for a certificate of title as required by IC 9-17-2-1 for a purchaser of an off-road vehicle and shall submit the application for the certificate of title in the format required by IC 9-17-2-2 to the bureau of motor vehicles; and

(2) may charge a processing fee for this service that may not exceed ten dollars ($10).

     (e) This subsection does not apply to an off-road vehicle that is at least five (5) model years old. After January 1, 2008, a dealer may not have on its premises an off-road vehicle that does not have a certificate of:

(1) origin from its manufacturer; or

(2) title issued by;

(A) the bureau of motor vehicles or its equivalent in another state; or

(B) a foreign country.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-3-9.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.219-2005, SEC.18; P.L.198-2016, SEC.640; P.L.85-2017, SEC.68.

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