First Regular Session 113th General Assembly (2003)


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     SENATE ENROLLED ACT No. 6



     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 9-13-2-79.7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003]: Sec. 79.7. "Inflatable restraint system", for purposes of IC 9-19-10.5 , has the meaning set forth in IC 9-19-10.5-1.     SECTION 2. IC 9-13-2-105, AS AMENDED BY P.L.143-2002, SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003]: 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, 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 9-19-10.5 and 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 9-19-10.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003]:


     Chapter 10.5. Inflatable Restraint Systems
    Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "inflatable restraint system" means an air bag that is activated in a crash.
    Sec. 2. A person may not knowingly or intentionally install in a motor vehicle, as part of the motor vehicle's inflatable restraint system, an object that does not comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 208 (49 CFR 571.208) for the make, model, and year of the motor vehicle.
    Sec. 3. A person may not knowingly or intentionally:
        (1) sell;
        (2) lease;
        (3) trade; or
        (4) transfer;
a motor vehicle in which is installed, as part of the motor vehicle's inflatable restraint system, an object that does not comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 208 (49 CFR 571.208) for the make, model, and year of the motor vehicle to an Indiana resident.
    Sec. 4. A person who violates section 2 of this chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Class D felony if a person in a motor vehicle is injured as a result of the air bag tampering.
    Sec. 5. A person who violates section 3 of this chapter commits a Class
D felony.
    SECTION 4. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003] IC 9-19-10.5-4 and IC 9-19-10.5-5, both as added by this act, apply only to acts committed after June 30, 2003.


SEA 6 _ Concur

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