Citations Affected: IC 9-21; IC 9-24.
Synopsis: Golf carts in unincorporated areas. Revises provisions
governing the use of golf carts on certain roadways. Provides that an
ordinance adopted by a county authorizing the use of golf carts in a
county: (1) may be adopted only after consultation with the sheriff of
the county; (2) must require that an individual who operates a golf cart
in the county hold a driver's license; (3) must provide that a fine
assessed for a violation of the ordinance be deposited in the general
fund of the county; and (4) may allow the operator of a golf cart to
cross a highway in the state highway system under certain
circumstances. Specifies that a violation of a county ordinance
governing the use of a golf cart crossing a state highway in a county is
considered an ordinance violation (instead of a Class C infraction).
Makes a technical correction.
Effective: July 1, 2012.
January 9, 2012, read first time and referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation.
January 11, 2012, reported _ Do Pass.
January 13, 2012, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
motor vehicles.
the county; and
(2) may allow an operator of a golf cart to cross a highway in
the state highway system, at right angles, in order to travel
from one (1) highway under the jurisdiction of the county to
another highway under the jurisdiction of the county when
the operation can be done safely.
(d) When an ordinance adopted by a county under subsection
(c) authorizes the operation of a golf cart on a state highway in the
state highway system under subsection (c)(2), a violation of the
ordinance that is committed on a state highway by the operator of
a golf cart is considered to be an ordinance violation.
highway. However, to operate a farm wagon (as defined in
IC 9-13-2-60(a)(2)) on a highway, an individual must be at least
fifteen (15) years of age.
(3) A nonresident who:
(A) is at least sixteen (16) years and one (1) month of age;
(B) has in the nonresident's immediate possession a valid
operator's license that was issued to the nonresident in the
nonresident's home state or country; and
(C) is lawfully admitted into the United States;
while operating a motor vehicle in Indiana only as an operator.
(4) A nonresident who:
(A) is at least eighteen (18) years of age;
(B) has in the nonresident's immediate possession a valid
chauffeur's license that was issued to the nonresident in the
nonresident's home state or country; and
(C) is lawfully admitted into the United States;
while operating a motor vehicle upon a public highway, either as
an operator or a chauffeur.
(5) A nonresident who:
(A) is at least eighteen (18) years of age; and
(B) has in the nonresident's immediate possession a valid
license issued by the nonresident's home state for the operation
of any motor vehicle upon a public highway when in use as a
public passenger carrying vehicle;
while operating a motor vehicle upon a public highway.
(6) An individual who is legally licensed to operate a motor
vehicle in the state of the individual's residence and who is
employed in Indiana, subject to the restrictions imposed by the
state of the individual's residence.
(7) A new resident of Indiana who possesses an unexpired driver's
license issued by the resident's former state of residence, for a
period of sixty (60) days after becoming a resident of Indiana.
(8) An individual who is an engineer, a conductor, a brakeman, or
another member of the crew of a locomotive or a train that is
being operated upon rails, including the operation of the
locomotive or the train on a crossing over a street or a highway.
An individual described in this subdivision is not required to
display a license to a law enforcement officer in connection with
the operation of a locomotive or a train in Indiana.
(b) An ordinance adopted under IC 9-21-1-3((a)(14) or
IC 9-21-1-3.3(a) must require that an individual who operates a golf
cart in the city, county, or town hold a driver's license.