AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning motor vehicles.
SECTION 1. IC 9-13-2-171 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003]: Sec. 171. "Special
tractor-mobile home rig" means any combination of a mobile home or
sectionalized building and a towing vehicle having a width greater than
one hundred forty-eight (148) inches and not greater than one hundred
seventy-two (172) inches at the base and:
(1) of which the mobile home, including the hitch, is not more
than eighty (80) eighty-five (85) feet and the tractor part is not
less than twelve (12) feet in length;
(2) a height not in excess of fourteen (14) feet, six (6) inches; or
(3) both of the dimensions in subdivisions (1) and (2).
SECTION 2. IC 9-13-2-181 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003]: Sec. 181. "Tractor-mobile
home rig" means a combination of a mobile home or sectionalized
building and a towing vehicle having either a combined overall length
of more than sixty (60) feet and not more than eighty-five (85) one
hundred ten (110) feet of which:
(1) the mobile home, including the hitch, is not more than seventy
(70) eighty-five (85) feet; and
(2) the tractor part:
(A) is not less than twelve (12) feet in length;
department determines that rush hour traffic would cause an
undue hazard to the motoring public.
(4) The special tractor-mobile home rig may be operated only on
days other than Sunday and the legal holidays that the Indiana
Department of Transportation designates. The special
tractor-mobile home rig may be operated between one-half (1/2)
hour before sunrise and one-half (1/2) hour after sunset on any
weekday and between one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise and noon
on Saturday.
(5) The special tractor-mobile home rig may be accompanied by
a distinctively marked escort vehicle.
(6) The operator of the special tractor-mobile home rig must be at
least eighteen (18) years of age.
(7) The low beam headlights of the towing vehicle for which the
permit is granted must be on while the vehicle is in use as a
towing vehicle component of a special tractor-mobile home rig.
(8) The special tractor-mobile home rig may not be operated
closer than one thousand (1,000) feet to any other special
tractor-mobile home rig traveling in the same direction.
(9) Whenever there may be a clear roadway ahead of the special
tractor-mobile home rig and more than three (3) vehicles
immediately behind the tractor-mobile home rig, the operator of
a special tractor-mobile home rig shall pull over to the right of the
traveled portion of the road or highway at the first opportunity to
do so safely, so as to allow following vehicles to pass.
(10) The special tractor-mobile home rig may not be operated at
a speed in excess of forty-five (45) fifty-five (55) miles per hour
on roads and highways, other than divided highways of at least
four (4) lanes, except as otherwise provided by law.
(11) The special tractor-mobile home rig may not be operated as
follows:
(A) During the existence of hazardous weather conditions
causing visibility to be less than five hundred (500) feet.
(B) During times when the steady wind velocity exceeds
twenty-five (25) miles per hour.
(C) At other times and under other conditions that the Indiana
Department of Transportation by rule or emergency notice
prescribes.
(12) The person to whom the permit is granted shall present
satisfactory evidence of the person's financial responsibility as
provided in IC 9-25 to the granting authority.
(13) When in use as a towing vehicle component of a special
tractor-mobile home rig, the towing vehicle for which the permit
is granted must have an overall length of not less than twelve (12)
feet.
(14) A permit granted for the towing vehicle component of a
special tractor-mobile home rig may be suspended or revoked by
the Indiana Department of Transportation for violation of any of
the conditions of the permit set forth in this section or for
violation of a rule or notice as provided for in this chapter.
(15) The special tractor-mobile home rig may be operated only
over roads or highways approved by the authority granting the
permits.
(16) The rules pertaining to special tractor-mobile home rigs do
not apply to other vehicles.
(b) This section may not be construed to prevent a local authority
with respect to highways and roads under the authority's jurisdiction
from granting permission to operate a special tractor-mobile home rig
on roads and highways under the authority's jurisdiction that are not
highways in the state highway system or state maintained routes
through cities and towns.
SECTION 5. IC 9-20-15-6 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003]: Sec. 6. (a) As used in this
section, "extra wide manufactured home rig" means any combination
of a manufactured home or sectionalized building and a towing vehicle
having all of the following dimensions:
(1) Some part of the combination with a width greater than one
hundred seventy-two (172) inches but not greater than one
hundred ninety-two (192) inches.
(2) The:
(A) manufactured home part of the combination, including the
hitch; or
(B) sectionalized building part of the combination, including
the hitch;
with a length that does not exceed eighty (80) eighty-five (85)
feet.
(3) The tractor part of the combination with a length not less than
twelve (12) feet.
(4) None of the combination with a height greater than fourteen
(14) feet six (6) inches.
(b) The Indiana department of transportation may adopt rules under
IC 4-22-2 to implement a permit system regulating the transportation
of extra wide manufactured home rigs.
(c) Rules adopted by the Indiana department of transportation under
this section must address the following:
(1) The competitive nature of Indiana's manufactured housing
industry.
(2) The safety of persons who use the highways.
SECTION 6. IC 9-20-15-7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2003]: Sec. 7. (a) This section applies to a person who purchases
a quarterly or an annual permit under IC 9-29-6-9 to move a
special tractor-mobile home rig.
(b) A person described in subsection (a) shall use only the
permissible routes for moving a special tractor-mobile home rig.
The person must check the daily detour and restriction bulletin
before choosing a route to travel. If the person moves a special
tractor-mobile home rig on a route that is restricted or prohibited,
the person's quarterly or annual permit may be revoked.
(c) If a person's quarterly or annual permit is revoked under
subsection (b), the person may not obtain a new quarterly or
annual permit for a period of ninety (90) days. The person may
move a special tractor-mobile home rig under a single trip permit
until the person is eligible to obtain a new quarterly or annual
permit.
SECTION 7. IC 9-21-5-5 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003]: Sec. 5. In addition to the other
limitations in this chapter, and in any oversize vehicle permit issued
under IC 9-20, a vehicle that exceeds:
(1) a width of ten (10) feet, six (6) inches;
(2) a height of thirteen (13) feet, six (6) inches; or
(3) a length of eighty-five (85) feet;
may not be operated at a speed greater than forty-five (45) fifty-five
(55) miles per hour.
SECTION 8. IC 9-29-6-7 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003]: Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in
subsections (b) and (c), the fee for a person who is not a mobile home
or sectionalized building retail dealer to move a tractor-mobile home
rig under IC 9-20-14-2 is ten dollars ($10) per trip.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a person who is not a mobile
home or sectionalized building retail dealer may purchase a
quarterly permit for unlimited trips during the quarter to move a
tractor-mobile home rig under IC 9-20-14-2. The fee for a
quarterly permit is two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a person who is not a mobile
home or sectionalized building retail dealer may purchase an
annual permit for unlimited trips during the year to move a
tractor-mobile home rig under IC 9-20-14-2. The fee for an annual
permit is one thousand dollars ($1,000).
SECTION 9. IC 9-29-6-9 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003]: Sec. 9. (a) Except as provided in
subsections (b) and (c), the fee for a person to move a special
tractor-mobile home rig under IC 9-20-15-1 is eighteen dollars ($18)
per trip.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a person may purchase a
quarterly permit for unlimited trips during the quarter to move a
special tractor-mobile home rig under IC 9-20-15-1. The fee for a
quarterly permit is five hundred dollars ($500).
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a person may purchase an
annual permit for unlimited trips during the year to move a special
tractor-mobile home rig under IC 9-20-15-1. The fee for an annual
permit is two thousand dollars ($2,000).