Indiana § 5-16-9-8 Owners or lessees of motor vehicles; violations; Class C infraction;
defenses

Indiana Statutes

§ 5-16-9-8 — Owners or lessees of motor vehicles; violations; Class C infraction; defenses

Indiana·Title 5 STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION·Art. 16 PUBLIC WORKS·Ch. 9 Parking Facilities for Persons With Physical Disabilities

(a)As used in this section, "owner" means a person in whose name a motor vehicle is registered under:

(1)IC 9-18 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.1;

(2)the laws of another state; or

(3)the laws of a foreign country.

(b)As used in this section, "lessee" means a person that has care, custody, or control of a motor vehicle under a written agreement for the rental or lease of the motor vehicle for less than sixty-one (61) days. The term does not include an employee of the owner of the motor vehicle.

(c)An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle commits a Class C infraction if the motor vehicle:

(1)is located in a parking space in a parking facility that is marked under section 2 of this chapter as a parking space reserved for a person with a physical disability; and

(2)does not display: (

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(a) As used in this section, "owner" means a
person in whose name a motor vehicle is registered under:
(1) IC 9-18 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.1;
(2) the laws of another state; or
(3) the laws of a foreign country.
(b) As used in this section, "lessee" means a person that has care,
custody, or control of a motor vehicle under a written agreement for the
rental or lease of the motor vehicle for less than sixty-one (61) days.
The term does not include an employee of the owner of the motor
vehicle.
(c) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle commits a Class C
infraction if the motor vehicle:
(1) is located in a parking space in a parking facility that is
marked under section 2 of this chapter as a parking space reserved
for a person with a physical disability; and
(2) does not display:
(A) an unexpired parking placard for a person with a physical
disability issued under IC 9-14-5 (before its repeal) or IC 9-18.5-8;
(B) an unexpired disabled veteran's registration plate issued
under IC 9-18-18 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.5-5 or an
unexpired modified Purple Heart license plate under IC 9-18-19-1(b) (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.5-6-1(b);
(C) an unexpired registration plate or decal for a person with a
physical disability issued under IC 9-18-22 (before its
expiration) or IC 9-18.5-8; or
(D) an unexpired parking permit for a person with a physical
disability, an unexpired disabled veteran's registration plate, or
an unexpired registration plate or decal for a person with a
physical disability issued under the laws of another state.
(d) It is a defense that IC 9-30-11-8 applies to the violation.
(e) It is a defense that the motor vehicle was the subject of an
offense described in IC 35-43-4 at the time of the violation of this
section.
(f) Notwithstanding IC 34-28-5-4(c), a civil judgment of not less
than one hundred dollars ($100) must be imposed for an infraction
committed in violation of this section.

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Legislative History

As added by P.L.71-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.2-1991, SEC.32; P.L.23-1993, SEC.15; P.L.2-1995, SEC.18; P.L.43-1996, SEC.2; P.L.1-1998, SEC.73; P.L.50-2013, SEC.2; P.L.216-2014, SEC.3; P.L.198-2016, SEC.15.