January 20, 2010
SENATE BILL No. 31
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DIGEST OF SB 31
(Updated January 19, 2010 11:16 am - DI 71)
Citations Affected: IC 9-19.
Synopsis: Motorcycle handlebar height. Provides that motorcycle
handlebars may not rise higher than the shoulders of the driver when
the driver is seated in the driver's seat. (Current law provides that the
handlebars may not rise more than 15 inches above the driver's seat.)
Effective: July 1, 2010.
January 5, 2010, read first time and referred to Committee on Homeland Security,
Transportation & Veterans Affairs.
January 19, 2010, reported favorably _ Do Pass.
January 20, 2010
Second Regular Session 116th General Assembly (2010)
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SENATE BILL No. 31
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 9-19-7-2; (10)SB0031.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 9-19-7-2 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010]: Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in
subsection (b), a motorcycle operated on the streets or highways by a
resident of Indiana must meet the following requirements:
(1) Be equipped with handlebars that rise not
more than fifteen
(15) inches above the level of higher than the shoulders of the
driver when the driver is seated in the driver's seat or saddle.
when occupied.
(2) Be equipped with brakes in good working order on both front
and rear wheels.
(3) Be equipped with footrests or pegs for both operator and
passenger.
(4) Be equipped with lamps and reflectors meeting the standards
of the United States Department of Transportation.
(b) A motorcycle manufactured before January 1, 1956, is not
required to be equipped with lamps and other illuminating devices
under subsection (a) if the motorcycle is not operated at the times when
lighted head lamps and other illuminating devices are required under
IC 9-21-7-2.