Indiana § 13-20-17.7-5 Requirement for removal from vehicles of mercury switches, ABS
sensors, and other mercury components; exceptions; acceptance of
vehicles by recyclers; records; representation of removal

Indiana Statutes

§ 13-20-17.7-5 — Requirement for removal from vehicles of mercury switches, ABS sensors, and other mercury components; exceptions; acceptance of vehicles by recyclers; records; representation of removal

Indiana § 13-20-17.7-5

Art. 20SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

Ch. 17.7Mercury Switches in End of Life Vehicles

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Ind. Code § 13-20-17.7-5 (2026).

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(a)Beginning thirty (30) days after the earliest date the commissioner approves a plan under section 4 of this chapter, except as provided in subsection (f), a motor vehicle recycler is required to remove all mercury switches from each end of life vehicle the motor vehicle recycler receives upon receipt of the vehicle.

(b)A mercury switch that is removed from a vehicle shall be collected, stored, transported, and recycled or properly disposed of in accordance with the plan approved under section 4 of this chapter. Either of the following that is removed from a vehicle shall be collected, stored, transported, and recycled or properly disposed of in the same manner as a mercury switch:

(1)An ABS sensor.

(2)Any other component containing more than ten (10) milligrams of mercury.

(c)Notwi

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(a) Beginning thirty (30) days after the
earliest date the commissioner approves a plan under section 4 of this
chapter, except as provided in subsection (f), a motor vehicle recycler
is required to remove all mercury switches from each end of life
vehicle the motor vehicle recycler receives upon receipt of the vehicle.
(b) A mercury switch that is removed from a vehicle shall be
collected, stored, transported, and recycled or properly disposed of in
accordance with the plan approved under section 4 of this chapter.
Either of the following that is removed from a vehicle shall be
collected, stored, transported, and recycled or properly disposed of in
the same manner as a mercury switch:
(1) An ABS sensor.
(2) Any other component containing more than ten (10)
milligrams of mercury.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a motor vehicle recycler may
accept an end of life vehicle containing mercury switches that has not
been intentionally flattened, crushed, or baled if the motor vehicle
recycler assumes responsibility for removing the mercury switches.
(d) A motor vehicle recycler or any other person that removes
mercury switches, ABS sensors, or any other components containing
more than ten (10) milligrams of mercury in accordance with this
section shall maintain records that document the number of:
(1) end of life vehicles the person processed for recycling;
(2) end of life vehicles the person processed that contained
mercury switches, ABS sensors, or any other components
containing more than ten (10) milligrams of mercury; and
(3) mercury switches, ABS sensors, and any other components
containing more than ten (10) milligrams of mercury the person
collected.
A person that maintains records under this section shall retain the
records for at least three (3) years.
(e) A person may not represent that mercury switches, ABS sensors,
or any other components containing more than ten (10) milligrams of
mercury have been removed from a motor vehicle being sold or
otherwise conveyed for recycling if the person has not removed the
mercury switches, sensors, or other components from the vehicle.
(f) Subsection (a) does not apply to a mercury switch in an end of
life vehicle that is:
(1) intentionally flattened, crushed, or baled; or
(2) damaged to the extent that the mercury switch cannot be
removed without dismantling the vehicle.