Indiana § 9-20-4-2 Transportation of farm commodities and logs, wood chips, bark,
sawdust and aggregate

Indiana Statutes

§ 9-20-4-2 — Transportation of farm commodities and logs, wood chips, bark, sawdust and aggregate

Indiana § 9-20-4-2

Title 9MOTOR VEHICLES

Art. 20SIZE AND WEIGHT REGULATION

Ch. 4General Weight Restrictions

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Bluebook

Ind. Code § 9-20-4-2 (2026).

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(a)Section 1 of this chapter relating to vehicle weight, section 3 of this chapter assessing a penalty for transporting a load in excess of the registered limit of the load for the transporting vehicle, and section 3 of this chapter prohibiting a person from moving a transported vehicle with an excess load until a penalty is paid do not apply to a vehicle or combination of vehicles that transports:

(1)farm commodities from the place of production to the first point of delivery where the commodities are weighed if the weight of the vehicle with load or combination of vehicles with load does not exceed the gross weight limit by more than ten percent (10%);

(2)logs, wood chips, bark, and sawdust if the weight of the vehicle with load does not exceed either:

(A)the gross weight limit; or (

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(a) Section 1 of this chapter relating to vehicle
weight, section 3 of this chapter assessing a penalty for transporting a
load in excess of the registered limit of the load for the transporting
vehicle, and section 3 of this chapter prohibiting a person from moving
a transported vehicle with an excess load until a penalty is paid do not
apply to a vehicle or combination of vehicles that transports:
(1) farm commodities from the place of production to the first
point of delivery where the commodities are weighed if the weight
of the vehicle with load or combination of vehicles with load does
not exceed the gross weight limit by more than ten percent (10%);
(2) logs, wood chips, bark, and sawdust if the weight of the
vehicle with load does not exceed either:
(A) the gross weight limit; or
(B) the axle weight limit;
by more than ten percent (10%); or
(3) aggregate, if the weight of the vehicle with load does not
exceed:
(A) the gross weight limit; and
(B) the axle weight limit by more than ten percent (10%).
(b) A person who transports vehicles or loads and exceeds an
exemption in subsection (a) is subject to permit requirements under this
article.
(c) The exemptions in subsection (a) do not apply to the following:
(1) Weight limits imposed for bridges or sections of highways
under IC 9-20-1-3.
(2) A vehicle operated on any part of an interstate highway.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-19.8 part.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.100-1991, SEC.2; P.L.215-2014, SEC.4; P.L.5-2015, SEC.26; P.L.13-2015, SEC.7; P.L.127-2021, SEC.1; P.L.130-2023, SEC.3.