§ 9-13-2-164 — "Semitrailer"

Indiana § 9-13-2-164

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 9: MOTOR VEHICLES
• Art. 13: GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS
• Ch. 2: Definitions

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(a) "Semitrailer", except as provided in
subsection (b), means a vehicle without motive power, designed for
carrying property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle, and so
constructed that some part of the weight of the semitrailer and that of
the semitrailer's load rests upon or is carried by another vehicle. The
term does not include the following:
(1) A pole trailer.
(2) A two (2) wheeled homemade trailer.
(b) "Semitrailer", for purposes of IC 9-21, means a vehicle with or
without motive power, designed for carrying persons or property and
for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed that some part
of its weight and that of its load rests upon or is carried by another
vehicle. The term does not include a pole trailer.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: subsection (a) formerly
9-1-1-2(f); subsection (b) formerly 9-4-1-5 part.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.165.