§ 9-19-6-11 — Farm equipment and tractors manufactured before July 1, 2006

Indiana § 9-19-6-11

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 9: MOTOR VEHICLES
• Art. 19: MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
• Ch. 6: Lights, Reflectors, and Turn Signals

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(a) This section does not apply to:
(1) an implement of husbandry; or
(2) a farm tractor;
manufactured after June 30, 2006.
(b) A farm tractor and a self-propelled farm equipment unit or an
implement of agriculture designed to be operated primarily in a farm
field or on farm premises, if operated on a highway and not equipped
with an electric lighting system, must at all times required by IC 9-21-7-2 be equipped with the following:
(1) At least one (1) lamp displaying a white light visible from a
distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet to the front of the
vehicle.
(2) At least one (1) lamp displaying a red light visible from a
distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet to the rear of the
vehicle.
(3) Two (2) red reflectors visible from a distance of one hundred
(100) feet to six hundred (600) feet to the rear when illuminated
by the upper beams of head lamps.
The lights required by this subsection must be positioned so that one
(1) lamp showing to the front and one (1) lamp or reflector showing to
the rear will indicate the furthest projection of the tractor, unit, or
implement on the side of the road used in passing the vehicle.
(c) A combination of farm tractor and towed unit of farm equipment
or implement of agriculture designed to be operated primarily in a farm
field or on farm premises, if operated on a highway and not equipped
with an electric lighting system, must at all times required by IC 9-21-7-2 be equipped with two (2) red reflectors that meet the
following requirements:
(1) Are visible from a distance of one hundred (100) feet to six
hundred (600) feet to the rear when illuminated by the upper
beams of head lamps.
(2) Are mounted in a manner so as to indicate as nearly as
practicable the extreme left and right rear projections of the towed
unit or implement on the highway.
(d) A farm tractor and a self-propelled unit of farm equipment or an
implement of agriculture designed to be operated primarily in a farm
field or on farm premises, if operated on a highway and equipped with
an electric lighting system, must at all times required by IC 9-21-7-2 be
equipped with the following:
(1) Two (2) single-beam or multiple-beam head lamps meeting
the requirements of section 20 or 21 of this chapter or IC 9-21-7-9.
(2) Two (2) red lamps visible from a distance of not less than five
hundred (500) feet to the rear, or in the alternative one (1) red
lamp visible from a distance of not less than five hundred (500)
feet to the rear and two (2) red reflectors visible from a distance
of one hundred (100) feet to six hundred (600) feet to the rear
when illuminated by the upper beams of head lamps.
The red lamps or reflectors must be mounted in the rear of the farm
tractor or self-propelled implement of agriculture so as to indicate as
nearly as practicable the extreme left and right projections of the
vehicle on the highways.
(e) A combination of farm tractor and towed farm equipment or
towed implement of agriculture designed to be operated primarily in a
farm field or on farm premises, if operated on a highway and equipped
with an electric lighting system, must at all times required by IC 9-21-7-2 be equipped as follows:
(1) The farm tractor element of each combination must be
equipped with two (2) single-beam or multiple-beam head lamps
meeting the requirements of section 20 or 21 of this chapter or IC 9-21-7-9.
(2) The towed unit of farm equipment or implement of agriculture
element of each combination must be equipped with the
following:
(A) Two (2) red lamps visible from a distance of not less than
five hundred (500) feet to the rear, or as an alternative one (1)
red lamp visible from a distance of not less than five hundred
(500) feet to the rear.
(B) Two (2) red reflectors visible from a distance of one
hundred (100) feet to six hundred (600) feet to the rear when
illuminated by the upper beams of head lamps.
The red lamps or reflectors must be located so as to indicate as
nearly as practicable the extreme left and right rear projections of
the towed unit or implement on the highway.
(3) A combination of farm tractor and towed farm equipment or
towed implement of agriculture equipped with an electric lighting
system must be equipped with the following:
(A) A lamp displaying a white or an amber light, or any shade
of color between white and amber visible from a distance of not
less than five hundred (500) feet to the front.
(B) A lamp displaying a red light visible from a distance of not
less than five hundred (500) feet to the rear.
The lamps must be installed or capable of being positioned so as
to indicate to the front and rear the furthest projection of that
combination on the side of the road used by other vehicles in
passing that combination.
(f) A farm tractor, a self-propelled farm equipment unit, or an
implement of agriculture must not display blinding field or flood lights
when operated on a highway.
(g) All rear lighting requirements may be satisfied by having a
vehicle with flashing lights immediately trail farm equipment in
accordance with IC 9-21-7-11.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-17.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.1-1991, SEC.91; P.L.127-1995, SEC.1; P.L.148-2005, SEC.1; P.L.210-2005, SEC.29; P.L.1-2006, SEC.161.