Daviess County - Indiana Criminal Code 2022

TRAFFIC CODE

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or township highway. (b) If the posted speed limit is lower than the absolute limits set in this section or if the absolute limits do not apply, the maximum lawful speed of a bus is the posted speed limit. (c) A person who knowingly or intentionally exceeds a speed limit set forth in subsection (a) or (b) commits a Class C misdemeanor. Chapter 6. Speed Contests 9-21-6-1. Speed contests prohibited. 9-21-6-2. Use of barricade for speed contest prohib ited. 9-21-6-3. Penalty. 9-21-6-1. Speed contests prohibited. A person may not engage in a motor vehicle speed contest on a highway or street. 9-21-6-2. Use of barricade for speed contest prohibited. Aperson may not obstruct or place a barricade or an obstacle across a highway or street: (1) To facilitate or aid; or (2) As an incident to; a motor vehicle speed contest. 9-21-6-3. Penalty. A person who violates this chapter commits a Class B 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). Chapter 8. Vehicle Operation [ Portions Omitted ] 9-21-8-0.5. “Text message” defined. 9-21-8-1. Disregard of law enforcement officer. 9-21-8-2. Left of center. 9-21-8-3. Restricting trucks to certain lanes; direc tional signals. 9-21-8-4. Vehicles coming in opposite directions to pass on right. 9-21-8-5. Failing to allow passing; improper passing on left. 9-21-8-6. Improper passing on right. 9-21-8-7. Safe passing to left. 9-21-8-7.5. Passing when approaching worksite. 9-21-8-8. Conditions preventing passing on left. 9-21-8-9. Wrong way on one-way street. 9-21-8-10. Rotary traffic islands. 9-21-8-10.5. Roundabout, yield right of way.

imposed. (2) If the person has committed one (1) infraction of violating a speed limit set under this section in the previous three (3) years, a judgment for a Class B infrac tion and a fine of at least five hundred dollars ($500) shall be imposed. (3) If the person has committed two (2) or more infractions of violating a speed limit set under this section in the previous three (3) years, a judgment for a Class B infrac tion and a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000) shall be imposed. (e) Notwithstanding IC 34-28-5-5(c), the funds collected as judgments for the infraction of vio lating a speed limit set under this section shall be transferred to the Indiana department of trans portation to pay the costs of hiring off duty police officers to perform the duties described in IC 8 23-2-15(b). (f) If judgment has been imposed for com mitting two (2) infractions under this section within one (1) year, an additional penalty of the suspension of the driving privileges of the person who committed the infractions may be imposed by the court imposing the sentence for the second vio lation. If the court suspends a person's driving privileges under this subsection, the court shall issue an order to the bureau: (1) stating that judgment against the per son has been entered for committing the infraction of exceeding a worksite speed limit under this section for the second time in one (1) year; and (2) ordering the suspension of the person's driving privileges by the bureau under IC 9-30-13-9. The suspension of a person's driving privileges under this section is in addition to any other penalties imposed under this section and any fee imposed under IC 33-37-5-14. 9-21-5-14. Speed limits for school buses and special purpose buses. (a) A person may not operate a school bus or a special purpose bus at a speed greater than: (1) sixty (60) miles per hour on a federal or state highway; or (2) forty (40) miles per hour on a county