§ 9-21-8-55 — Aggressive driving

Indiana § 9-21-8-55

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

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(a) This section does not apply to a law
enforcement official engaged in the law enforcement official's official
duties.
(b) For purposes of this section, a person engages in aggressive
driving if, during one (1) episode of continuous driving of a vehicle, the
person does or commits at least three (3) of the following:
(1) Following a vehicle too closely in violation of IC 9-21-8-14.
(2) Unsafe operation of a vehicle in violation of IC 9-21-8-24.
(3) Overtaking another vehicle on the right by driving off the
roadway in violation of IC 9-21-8-6.
(4) Unsafe stopping or slowing a vehicle in violation of IC 9-21-8-26.
(5) Unnecessary sounding of the horn in violation of IC 9-19-5-2.
(6) Failure to yield in violation of IC 9-21-8-29 through IC 9-21-8-34.
(7) Failure to obey a traffic control device in violation of IC 9-21-8-41.
(8) Driving at an unsafe speed in violation of IC 9-21-5.
(9) Repeatedly flashing the vehicle's headlights.
(c) A person who, with the intent to harass or intimidate a person in
another vehicle, knowingly or intentionally engages in aggressive
driving commits aggressive driving, a Class A misdemeanor, except as
provided in IC 9-21-8-56(d), IC 9-21-8-56(f), IC 9-21-8-56(g), and IC 9-21-8-56(h).

Legislative History

As added by P.L.75-2006, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.40-2007, SEC.5; P.L.170-2023, SEC.3.