HB 1121-1_ Filed 03/14/2002, 17:44
Adopted 3/14/2002
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT
DIGEST FOR EHB 1121
Citations Affected:
IC 9-21-1.
Synopsis: Motor vehicles. Conference committee report for EHB 1121. Provides that state and
local traffic regulation may occur on private roads and highways. Establishes a procedure by
which a local authority may adopt additional traffic regulations by ordinance regarding a private
road within the authority's jurisdiction. Makes conforming amendments. (This conference
committee report deletes everything in the current bill and provides that state and local traffic
regulation may occur on private roads and highways, establishes a procedure by which a local
authority may adopt additional traffic regulations by ordinance regarding a private road within
the authority's jurisdiction, and makes conforming amendments.)
Effective: Upon passage.
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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT
MR. SPEAKER:
Your Conference Committee appointed to confer with a like committee from the Senate
upon Engrossed Senate Amendments to Engrossed House Bill No. 1121 respectfully reports
that said two committees have conferred and agreed as follows to wit:
that the House recede from its dissent from all Senate amendments and that
the House now concur in all Senate amendments to the bill and that the bill
be further amended as follows:
Delete the title and insert the following:
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning motor
vehicles.
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
SOURCE: IC 9-21-1-2; (02)CC112101.1. -->
SECTION 1.
IC 9-21-1-2
IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 2. (a) A local authority may
adopt by ordinance additional traffic regulations with respect to
streets,
and highways under the authority's jurisdiction. An ordinance adopted
under this subsection may not conflict with or duplicate a statute.
(b)
After a request has been made at a public meeting or by
certified mail to the legislative body (as defined in
IC 36-1-2-9
)
from the property owner, a local authority may adopt by ordinance
additional traffic regulations with respect to a private road within
the authority's jurisdiction. The ordinance:
(1) must require a contractual agreement between the local
authority and property owner of the private road setting forth
the terms and responsibilities of the additional traffic
regulations;
(2) must require the contractual agreement required under
subdivision (1) to be recorded after passage of the ordinance in
the office of the recorder of the county in which the private
road is located; and
(3) may not conflict with or duplicate state law.
(c) A fine assessed for a violation of a traffic ordinance adopted by
a local authority may be deposited into the general fund of the
appropriate political subdivision.
SOURCE: IC 9-21-1-3; (02)CC112101.2. -->
SECTION 2.
IC 9-21-1-3
IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 3. (a) A local authority, with
respect to private roads streets, and highways under the authority's
jurisdiction, in accordance with section 2 of this chapter, and within
the reasonable exercise of the police power, may do the following:
(1) Regulate the standing or parking of vehicles.
(2) Regulate traffic by means of police officers or traffic control
signals.
(3) Regulate or prohibit processions or assemblages on the
highways.
(4) Designate a highway as a one-way highway and require that all
vehicles operated on the highway be moved in one (1) specific
direction.
(5) Regulate the speed of vehicles in public parks.
(6) Designate a highway as a through highway and require that all
vehicles stop before entering or crossing the highway.
(7) Designate an intersection as a stop intersection and require all
vehicles to stop at one (1) or more entrances to the intersection.
(8) Restrict the use of highways as authorized in
IC 9-21-4-7.
(9) Regulate the operation of bicycles and require the registration
and licensing of bicycles, including the requirement of a
registration fee.
(10) Regulate or prohibit the turning of vehicles at intersections.
(11) Alter the prima facie speed limits authorized under
IC 9-21-5.
(12) Adopt other traffic regulations specifically authorized by this
article.
(13) Adopt traffic regulations governing traffic control on public
school grounds when requested by the governing body of the
school corporations.
(b) An ordinance or regulation adopted under subsection (a)(4),
(a)(5), (a)(6), (a)(7), (a)(8), (a)(10), (a)(11), (a)(12), or (a)(13) is
effective when signs giving notice of the local traffic regulations are
posted upon or at the entrances to the highway or part of the highway
that is affected.
SOURCE: IC 9-21-1-9; (02)CC112101.3. -->
SECTION 3.
IC 9-21-1-9
IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 9. Except when a different
place is specifically referred to, this article applies exclusively to the
operation of vehicles upon highways including and private streets or
roads of a residential subdivision, regardless of who maintains them.
SOURCE: ; (02)CC112101.4. -->
SECTION 4.
An emergency is declared for this act.
(Reference is to EHB 1121 as reprinted February 26, 2002.)
Conference Committee Report
on
Engrossed House
Bill 1121
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igned by:
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Representative Weinzapfel Senator Server
Chairperson
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Representative Thompson Senator Lanane
House Conferees Senate Conferees