Indiana § 9-26-1-1.5 Duties of passenger of vehicle involved in accident resulting in injury
or entrapment; violation

Indiana Statutes

§ 9-26-1-1.5 — Duties of passenger of vehicle involved in accident resulting in injury or entrapment; violation

Indiana § 9-26-1-1.5

Title 9MOTOR VEHICLES

Art. 26ACCIDENTS AND ACCIDENT REPORTS

Ch. 1Duties of Drivers, Owners, and Passengers and Accident

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Ind. Code § 9-26-1-1.5 (2026).

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5.

(a)If:

(1)the operator of a motor vehicle is physically incapable of determining the need for or rendering assistance to any injured or entrapped person as required under section 1.1(a)(3) of this chapter;

(2)there is another occupant in the motor vehicle at the time of the accident who is:

(A)at least:

(i)fifteen (15) years of age and holds a learner's permit issued under IC 9-24-7-1 or a driver's license issued under IC 9-24-11; or

(ii)eighteen (18) years of age; and

(B)capable of determining the need for and rendering reasonable assistance to injured or entrapped persons as provided in section 1.1(a)(3) of this chapter; and

(3)the other occupant in the motor vehicle knows that the operator of the motor vehicle is physically incapable of determining the need for or rendering a

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5. (a) If:
(1) the operator of a motor vehicle is physically incapable of
determining the need for or rendering assistance to any injured or
entrapped person as required under section 1.1(a)(3) of this
chapter;
(2) there is another occupant in the motor vehicle at the time of
the accident who is:
(A) at least:
(i) fifteen (15) years of age and holds a learner's permit issued
under IC 9-24-7-1 or a driver's license issued under IC 9-24-11; or
(ii) eighteen (18) years of age; and
(B) capable of determining the need for and rendering
reasonable assistance to injured or entrapped persons as
provided in section 1.1(a)(3) of this chapter; and
(3) the other occupant in the motor vehicle knows that the
operator of the motor vehicle is physically incapable of
determining the need for or rendering assistance to any injured or
entrapped person;
the motor vehicle occupant referred to in subdivisions (2) and (3) shall
immediately determine the need for and render reasonable assistance
to each person injured or entrapped in the accident as provided in
section 1.1(a)(3) of this chapter.
(b) If there is more than one (1) motor vehicle occupant to whom
subsection (a) applies, it is a defense to a prosecution of one (1) motor
vehicle occupant under subsection (a) that the defendant reasonably
believed that another occupant of the motor vehicle determined the
need for and rendered reasonable assistance as required under
subsection (a).
(c) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this section
commits a Class C misdemeanor.