The Senate Homeland Security and Transportation Committee heard SB 266 on motor vehicle safety authored by Sen. Crider. The bill amends several sections regarding vehicle equipment (displaying license plates, head lamps, stop lights on rear of vehicle, signal lamps, window tint); requires violations of altered speed limits by local authorities and INDOT under IC 9-21-5-6, 8, and 12 … [Read more...] about Motor vehicle safety
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Motor vehicle related offenses
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 479 on motor vehicle related offenses sponsored by Reps. Young, Steuerwald, May, and Washburne. Rep. Young presented the bill, which provides that a person who commits a Class A misdemeanor or a felony by failing to comply with the duties of the operator of a motor vehicle involved in an accident commits a separate offense for … [Read more...] about Motor vehicle related offenses
Liens on abandoned or towed vehicles
The Senate Civil Law Committee heard HB 1511, sponsored by Sen. Messmer and Sen. Ford, on liens on abandoned or towed vehicles. This bill specifies that a lienholder's failure to comply with certain notice requirements may result in civil damages. It also provides that proof of receipt of notice for a mechanic's lien by the owner of a vehicle subject to the mechanic's lien is not … [Read more...] about Liens on abandoned or towed vehicles
Motor vehicle related offenses
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard Sen. Koch’s SB 479 on motor vehicle related offenses. The bill provides that a person who commits a Class A misdemeanor or a felony by failing to comply with the duties of the operator of a motor vehicle involved in an accident commits a separate offense for each person whose serious bodily injury or death is caused by the pe … [Read more...] about Motor vehicle related offenses
Liens on towed vehicles
The House Judiciary Committee heard Rep. Braun’s and Rep. T. Brown’s HB 1511 on liens on towed vehicles. The bill provides that a person that tows a vehicle at the request of a law enforcement officer has a mechanic's lien on the vehicle. The bill was amended by consent to address lenders’ notice concerns. Testimony in support of the amended bill was heard from Auto Return, Indiana … [Read more...] about Liens on towed vehicles