Bill Text: IN SB0239 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: License plates on trucks with forklifts.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-06 - First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security, Transportation and Veterans Affairs [SB0239 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2011-SB0239-Introduced.html
Introduced Version
SENATE BILL No. 239
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 9-18-2-26.
Synopsis: License plates on trucks with forklifts. Authorizes the
display of a license plate upon the front or rear of the vehicle on a truck
with a rear mounted forklift. (Current law requires the display of a
license plate for a truck, other than a dump truck, upon the rear of the
vehicle.)
Effective: July 1, 2011.
Kruse
January 6, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Homeland Security,
Transportation & Veterans Affairs.
Introduced
First Regular Session 117th General Assembly (2011)
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SENATE BILL No. 239
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
motor vehicles.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 9-18-2-26; (11)IN0239.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 9-18-2-26, AS AMENDED BY P.L.42-2007,
SECTION 18, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2011]: Sec. 26. (a) License plates shall be displayed as
follows:
(1) For a motorcycle, trailer, semitrailer, or recreational vehicle, upon the rear of the vehicle, except as provided in subdivision (4).
(2) For a tractor or dump truck, upon the front of the vehicle.
(3) For every other vehicle, upon the rear of the vehicle, except as provided in subdivision (4).
(4) For a truck with a rear mounted forklift, upon the front or the rear of the vehicle.
(b) A license plate shall be securely fastened, in a horizontal position, to the vehicle for which the plate is issued:
(1) to prevent the license plate from swinging;
(2) at a height of at least twelve (12) inches from the ground, measuring from the bottom of the license plate;
(3) in a place and position that are clearly visible;
(4) maintained free from foreign materials and in a condition to be clearly legible; and
(5) not obstructed or obscured by tires, bumpers, accessories, or other opaque objects.
(c) The bureau may adopt rules the bureau considers advisable to enforce the proper mounting and securing of license plates on vehicles consistent with this chapter.
(1) For a motorcycle, trailer, semitrailer, or recreational vehicle, upon the rear of the vehicle, except as provided in subdivision (4).
(2) For a tractor or dump truck, upon the front of the vehicle.
(3) For every other vehicle, upon the rear of the vehicle, except as provided in subdivision (4).
(4) For a truck with a rear mounted forklift, upon the front or the rear of the vehicle.
(b) A license plate shall be securely fastened, in a horizontal position, to the vehicle for which the plate is issued:
(1) to prevent the license plate from swinging;
(2) at a height of at least twelve (12) inches from the ground, measuring from the bottom of the license plate;
(3) in a place and position that are clearly visible;
(4) maintained free from foreign materials and in a condition to be clearly legible; and
(5) not obstructed or obscured by tires, bumpers, accessories, or other opaque objects.
(c) The bureau may adopt rules the bureau considers advisable to enforce the proper mounting and securing of license plates on vehicles consistent with this chapter.
