Introduced Version
HOUSE BILL No. 1228
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 9-26-2.
Synopsis: Proof of financial responsibility in an accident. Requires a
law enforcement officer to perform certain duties with respect to a
motor vehicle accident investigation, including impounding a motor
vehicle for the failure to produce proof of financial responsibility.
Effective: July 1, 2009.
Hinkle
January 12, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public
Safety.
Introduced
First Regular Session 116th General Assembly (2009)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1228
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
motor vehicles.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 9-26-2-1.5; (09)IN1228.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 9-26-2-1.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2009]: Sec. 1.5. (a) A law enforcement officer performing an
investigation under section 1 of this chapter shall request from the
operator or a passenger of each motor vehicle involved in the
accident proof of financial responsibility as required under
IC 9-25.
(b) If an operator or a passenger in the motor vehicle does not
comply with subsection (a), the law enforcement officer shall
immediately impound the motor vehicle unless the law
enforcement officer determines that immediately impounding the
motor vehicle is dangerous, impracticable, or otherwise
inadvisable.
(c) If the owner of the motor vehicle impounded under
subsection (b) does not:
(1) produce for the bureau the proof of financial responsibility
as required under IC 9-25; and
(2) pay any costs related to the impoundment;
within twenty (20) days after the motor vehicle is impounded, the
motor vehicle is considered an abandoned vehicle subject to
IC 9-22-1.
SOURCE: IC 9-26-2-2; (09)IN1228.1.2. -->
SECTION 2. IC 9-26-2-2 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2009]: Sec. 2. A law enforcement officer shall
forward a written report of each accident investigated under section 1
of this chapter to the state police department within twenty-four (24)
hours after completing the investigation. The report must contain, if
possible, the following information:
(1) The:
(A) name and address of the owner and operator;
and
(B) motor vehicle insurance policy number or certificate of
self-insurance number from the bureau in satisfaction of
the proof of financial responsibility requirements of
IC 9-25;
of each vehicle involved in the accident.
(2) The license number and description of each vehicle involved
in the accident.
(3) The time and place the accident occurred.
(4) The name and address of each person injured or killed in the
accident.
(5) The name and address of each witness to the accident.