Introduced Version
SENATE BILL No. 44
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 9-21-3-11.
Synopsis: Traffic signal outage or conflict. Makes it a Class C
misdemeanor (rather than a Class C infraction under current law) if: (1)
there is no indication or conflicting indications from a traffic signal at
an intersection; and (2) a driver knowingly fails to stop before entering
the intersection or fails to yield the right-of-way to traffic within the
intersection.
Effective: July 1, 2006.
January 9, 2006, read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections, Criminal, and
Civil Matters.
Introduced
Second Regular Session 114th General Assembly (2006)
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SENATE BILL No. 44
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 9-21-3-11; (06)IN0044.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 9-21-3-11 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2006]: Sec. 11.
(a) Except as
provided in subsection (b), a person who violates section 7, 8, 9, or 10
of this chapter commits a Class C infraction.
(b) A person who knowingly violates section 7(b)(4) of this
chapter commits a Class C misdemeanor.