Sec. 2. (a) The maximum width limitation, except width exclusive devices in accordance with 23 C.F.R. § 658.15 or United States Public Law 98-17, is eight (8) feet, six (6) inches.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 9-20-3-2

  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
     (b) The width limits in subsection (a) do not apply to the following:

(1) Machinery or equipment used in utility construction or maintenance if the violation is the result of oversize tires.

(2) A recreational vehicle with appurtenances that make the vehicle wider than the maximum width limitation described in subsection (a), if:

(A) the appurtenances do not extend beyond the width of the manufacturer installed exterior rear view mirrors of the recreational vehicle or the motor vehicle providing motive power; and

(B) the manufacturer installed exterior rear view mirrors extend to only the distance necessary to afford the required field of view for the vehicle.

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: 9-8-1-2(a) part; 9-8-1-19.7.]

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.79-2000, SEC.1.

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