Second Regular Session 112th General Assembly (2002)


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SENATE ENROLLED ACT No. 401




     AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning motor vehicles.

    Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

    SECTION 1. IC 9-13-2-49.3 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 49.3. "Electric personal assistive mobility device" means a self-balancing, two (2) nontandem wheeled device that is designed to transport only one (1) person and that has the following:
        (1) An electric propulsion system with average power of seven hundred fifty (750) watts or one (1) horsepower.
        (2) A maximum speed of less than twenty (20) miles per hour when operated on a paved level surface, when powered solely by the propulsion system referred to in subdivision (1), and when operated by an operator weighing one hundred seventy (170) pounds.

    SECTION 2. IC 9-13-2-105 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 105. (a) "Motor vehicle" means, except as otherwise provided in this section, a vehicle that is self-propelled. The term does not include a farm tractor, or an implement of husbandry, or an electric personal assistive mobility device.
    (b) "Motor vehicle", for purposes of IC 9-21, means:
        (1) a vehicle except a motorized bicycle that is self-propelled; or
        (2) a vehicle that is propelled by electric power obtained from

overhead trolley wires, but not operated upon rails.
    (c) "Motor vehicle", for purposes of IC 9-25, means a vehicle that is self-propelled upon a highway in Indiana. The term does not include a farm tractor.
    (d) "Motor vehicle", for purposes of IC 9-30-10, does not include a motorized bicycle.
    SECTION 3. IC 9-13-2-109 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 109. "Motorized bicycle" means a two (2) or three (3) wheeled vehicle that is propelled by an internal combustion engine or a battery powered motor, and if powered by an internal combustion engine, has the following:
        (1) An engine rating of not more than two (2) horsepower and a cylinder capacity not exceeding fifty (50) cubic centimeters.
        (2) An automatic transmission.
        (3) A maximum design speed of not more than twenty-five (25) miles per hour on a flat surface.
The term does not include an electric personal assistive mobility device.
    SECTION 4. IC 9-13-2-196 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 196. (a) "Vehicle" means, except as otherwise provided in this section, a device in, upon, or by which a person or property is, or may be, transported or drawn upon a highway.
    (b) "Vehicle", for purposes of IC 9-14 through IC 9-18, does not include the following:
        (1) A device moved by human power.
        (2) A vehicle that runs only on rails or tracks.
        (3) A vehicle propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires but not operated upon rails or tracks.
        (4) A firetruck and apparatus owned by a person or municipal division of the state and used for fire protection.
        (5) A municipally owned ambulance.
        (6) A police patrol wagon.
        (7) A vehicle not designed for or employed in general highway transportation of persons or property and occasionally operated or moved over the highway, including the following:
            (A) Road construction or maintenance machinery.
            (B) A movable device designed, used, or maintained to alert motorists of hazardous conditions on highways.
            (C) Construction dust control machinery.
            (D) Well boring apparatus.
            (E) Ditchdigging apparatus.


            (F) An implement of husbandry.
            (G) An invalid chair.
            (H) A yard tractor.
         (8) An electric personal assistive mobility device.
    (c) For purposes of IC 9-20 and IC 9-21, the term does not include devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
    (d) For purposes of IC 9-22, the term refers to an automobile, a motorcycle, a truck, a trailer, a semitrailer, a tractor, a bus, a school bus, a recreational vehicle, or a motorized bicycle.
    (e) For purposes of IC 9-30-5, IC 9-30-6, IC 9-30-8, and IC 9-30-9, the term means a device for transportation by land or air. The term does not include an electric personal assistive mobility device.
    SECTION 5. IC 9-21-1-2 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in section 3.5 of this chapter, 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) 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.
    SECTION 6. IC 9-21-1-3.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 3.5. A local authority may not adopt by ordinance any prohibition against or restriction on the use of an electric personal assistive mobility device operated on a path set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles as set forth in IC 9-21-11-1(b).
    SECTION 7. IC 9-21-9-0.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 0.5. This chapter does not apply to an electric personal assistive mobility device.
    SECTION 8. IC 9-25-4-1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 1. (a) This section does not apply to an electric personal assistive mobility device.
    (b)
A person may not:
        (1) register a vehicle; or
        (2) operate a vehicle on a public highway;
in Indiana if financial responsibility is not in effect with respect to the motor vehicle under section 4 of this chapter.
    (b) (c) A person who violates this section is subject to the

suspension of the person's current driving license or vehicle registration, or both, under this article.
    SECTION 9. IC 9-30-7-0.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 0.5. This chapter does not apply to the operator of an electric personal assistive mobility device.
    SECTION 10. [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE] (a) As used in this SECTION, "electric personal assistive mobility device" means a self-balancing, two nontandem wheeled device that is designed to transport only one (1) person and that has the following:
        (1) An electric propulsion system with average power of seven hundred fifty (750) watts or one (1) horsepower.
        (2) A maximum speed of less than twenty (20) miles per hour when operated on a paved level surface, when powered solely by the propulsion system referred to in subdivision (1), and when operated by an operator weighing one hundred seventy (170) pounds.
    (b) As used in this SECTION, "commission" refers to the state fair commission established by IC 15-1.5-2-1.
    (c) As used in this SECTION, "executive director" refers to the executive director of the commission employed under IC 15-1.5-2-9.
    (d) As used in this SECTION, "fairgrounds" has the meaning set forth in IC 15-1.5-1-7.
    (e) As used in this SECTION, "motorized cart" means any conveyance that is motor driven, either by gas or electricity, that is used to carry passengers or equipment, and that is smaller than normal road type vehicles such as cars, recreational vehicles, and trucks.
    (f) Notwithstanding IC 9-13-2-109, as amended by this act, and notwithstanding 80 IAC 4-3-3(a), an electric personal assistive mobility device is considered to be a motorized cart and may be used upon the fairgrounds.
    (g) Before January 1, 2003, the commission shall amend 80 IAC 4-3-3 to permit the use of an electric personal assistive mobility device upon the fairgrounds as a motorized cart.
    (h) Before January 1, 2003, the commission shall amend 80 IAC 4-3-5(d) and (e) to exclude a person who uses an electric personal assistive mobility device upon the fairgrounds from the insurance requirements of those subsections.
    (i) The commission shall carry out the duties imposed upon it under this SECTION under interim guidelines that are approved

by the executive director and authorized by the adoption of a resolution by the commission under IC 15-1.5-2-9(c)(1).
    (j) This SECTION expires on the earlier of the following:
        (1) The dates rules are adopted under subsections (f), (g), and (h) of this SECTION.
        (2) December 31, 2003.

    SECTION 11. An emergency is declared for this act.


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