CHAPTER 4. BUMPERS

IC 9-19-4
    Chapter 4. Bumpers

IC 9-19-4-1
Passenger cars originally equipped with bumpers; bumper height
    Sec. 1. When operated upon a highway, a motor vehicle registeredas a passenger car that was originally equipped with bumpers asstandard equipment must be so equipped. The bumper height may notvary more than three (3) inches from the original manufacturedbumper height for the vehicle.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.

IC 9-19-4-2
Trucks with declared gross weight of not more than 11,000 pounds
    Sec. 2. When operated upon a highway, a motor vehicle registeredas a truck with a declared gross weight of not more than eleventhousand (11,000) pounds must be equipped with bumpers ofsubstantial construction on the extreme front and the extreme rear ofthe vehicle. The height of the front and rear bumpers may not exceedthirty (30) inches when measured from level pavement to the bottomof the bumper.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.

IC 9-19-4-3
Frame or body 60 inches beyond rear axle and 42 inches aboveroadway
    Sec. 3. A vehicle with a frame or body that extends more thansixty (60) inches beyond the rear of the rear axle and is more thanforty-two (42) inches above the roadway may not be operated on ahighway in Indiana unless the vehicle is equipped with a bumper onthe extreme rear of the frame or body. The bumper must extenddownward from the rear of the frame or body to within thirty (30)inches of the roadway and must be of substantial construction.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.

IC 9-19-4-4
United States Department of Transportation regulations;classification of violations
    Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to a person who owns oroperates a vehicle or combination of vehicles that:
        (1) contains parts and accessories; and
        (2) is equipped;
as required under regulations of the United States Department ofTransportation.
    (b) A person who violates this chapter commits a Class Cinfraction.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.