§ 9-21-8-44.5 — Compression release engine brakes

Indiana § 9-21-8-44.5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 9: MOTOR VEHICLES
• Art. 21: TRAFFIC REGULATION
• Ch. 8: Vehicle Operation

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5. (a) As used in this section, "compression
release engine brake" means a hydraulically operated device that
converts a power producing diesel engine into a power absorbing
retarding mechanism.
(b) A person who drives a motor vehicle equipped with compression
release engine brakes on the Indiana toll road in a county having a
population of more than one hundred seventy thousand (170,000) and
less than one hundred seventy-four thousand (174,000) may not use the
motor vehicle's compression release engine brakes instead of the
service brake system, except in the case of failure of the service brake
system.
(c) This subsection does not apply to a motor vehicle that has
compression release engine brakes with a factory installed muffler or
an equivalent after market muffler. A person may not drive a motor
vehicle equipped with compression release engine brakes unless the
motor vehicle is equipped with a muffler in good working condition so
that excessive noise is prevented.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.23-2001, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.1-2002, SEC.42; P.L.119-2012, SEC.104; P.L.168-2015, SEC.1; P.L.104-2022, SEC.76.