§ 9-20-18-14 — Loads not securely fastened; Class C infraction

(a) This section does not apply to a vehicle
that has sides that extend above the load unless the load is not safely
secured.
(b) A person who operates or permits the operation of a vehicle:
(1) on which:
(A) logs, lumber, pipe, poles, tanks, boilers, or similar objects
are carried and not securely fastened by:
(i) metal chains;
(ii) wire cables;
(iii) steel strapping; or
(iv) logistic webbing of synthetic fibers;
identified as to strength and equipped with compatible
hardware, that are of sufficient strength to hold the load in place
under ordinary traffic or road conditions; and
(B) a load or part of a load more than ten (10) feet in length is
not fastened by at least three (3) of the devices listed under
subdivision (1), one (1) of which must be near each end and the
other at the approximate center of the load; and
(2) on a public street or highway;
commits a Class C infraction.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-3-1.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.