IC 9-19-19
Chapter 19. Windows and Windshield Wipers
IC
9-19-19-1
Safety glazing materials defined
Sec. 1. As used
in this chapter, "safety glazing materials" means glazing materials constructed, treated, or combined with other materials
to reduce substantially, in comparison with ordinary sheet glass or plate glass, the likelihood of injury to persons by objects
from exterior sources or by the safety glazing materials when the materials are cracked or broken.
As added by P.L.2-1991,
SEC.7.
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Front windshield
Sec.
2. A motor vehicle, except a motorcycle or a motor-driven cycle, required to be registered with the bureau must be equipped
with a front windshield.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
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Decals, signs, posters, sunscreens,
or other nontransparent material
Sec. 3. (a) This section does not apply to the display
of a decal required by the United States Department of Defense on the following:
(1)
A military vehicle.
(2) A motor vehicle owned by a person in the service
of the armed forces of the United States.
(3) A motor vehicle owned by
a person employed by the armed forces of the United States.
(4) A motor
vehicle authorized to display the decal by the military police of the armed forces of the United States.
(b)
A person may not drive a motor vehicle with a sign, poster, sunscreening material, or other nontransparent material upon the
front windshield, side wings, or side or rear windows of the vehicle that obstructs the driver's clear view of the highway
or an intersecting highway. However, signs, posters, or other nontransparent material not larger than four (4) inches square
may be placed upon the front windshield, side wings, or side or rear windows in the lower corner farthest removed from the
driver's position.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
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Tinting, glazing, or sunscreening vehicle
windows
Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to a manufacturer's tinting or glazing of
motor vehicle windows or windshields that is otherwise in compliance with or permitted by FMVSS205 as promulgated in 49 CFR
571.205. Proof from the manufacturer, supplier, or installer that the tinting or glazing is in compliance with or permitted
by FMVSS205 must be carried in the vehicle.
(b) This section does not apply to the driver of a vehicle:
(1)
that is owned by an individual required for medical reasons to be shielded from the direct rays of the sun; or
(2)
in which an individual required for medical reasons to be shielded from the direct rays of the sun is a habitual passenger.
The
medical reasons must be attested to by a physician licensed to practice in Indiana, and the physician's certification of that
condition must be carried in the vehicle. The physician's certificate must be renewed annually.
(c)
A person may not drive a motor vehicle that has a:
(1) windshield;
(2)
side wing;
(3) side window that is part of a front door; or
(4)
rear back window;
that is covered by or treated with sunscreening material or is tinted to the extent or manufactured in
a way that the occupants of the vehicle cannot be easily identified or recognized through that window from outside the vehicle.
However, it is a defense if the sunscreening material applied to those windows has a total solar reflectance of visible light
of not more than twenty-five percent (25%) as measured on the nonfilm side and light transmittance of at least thirty percent
(30%) in the visible light range.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.128-1995, SEC.1.
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Sale or registration of new vehicles
not equipped with approved safety glazing; application of section
Sec. 5. (a) This section
applies to all passenger-type motor vehicles, including passenger buses and school buses. With respect to trucks, including
truck-tractors, the requirements for safety glazing material in this section apply to all glazing material used in doors,
windows, and windshields in the driver's compartment of a vehicle.
(b) A person may not sell a
new motor vehicle and a new motor vehicle may not be registered unless the vehicle is equipped with safety glazing material
of a type approved by the director of traffic safety wherever glazing material is used in doors, windows, and windshields.
As
added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
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Windshield wipers
Sec.
6. (a) The windshield on a motor vehicle must be equipped with a device for cleaning rain, snow, or other moisture from the
windshield. The device must be constructed to be controlled or operated by the driver of the vehicle.
(b)
A windshield wiper upon a motor vehicle must be maintained in good working order.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
IC 9-19-19-7
United States Department of Transportation
regulations; classification of violations
Sec. 7. (a) This section does not apply to a person who owns or operates 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 of Transportation.
(b)
A person who violates this chapter commits a Class C infraction.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7.
