Introduced Version
SENATE BILL No. 30
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 9-21-8-52.5.
Synopsis: School bus stop arm violation enforcement. Provides that
the registered owner of a vehicle commits an infraction if the registered
owner's vehicle does not stop on a roadway or a private road when the
school bus arm signal device is in the device's extended position.
Provides a defense for a registered owner who was not driving the
vehicle at the time of the violation. Requires a registered owner who
uses a defense to provide any documentation, and to fully cooperate
with law enforcement regarding the person who may be responsible for
the violation. Specifies that: (1) the bureau of motor vehicles may not
assess points for a violation; and (2) an adjudication for a violation
does not create a presumption of liability in a civil action.
Effective: July 1, 2024.
Niemeyer
January 8, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Homeland Security and
Transportation.
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Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
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SENATE BILL No. 30
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:
1 SECTION 1. IC 9-21-8-52.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
2 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
3 1, 2024]: Sec. 52.5. (a) The registered owner of a vehicle used to
4 pass a school bus stopped on a roadway or a private road when the
5 arm signal device specified in IC 9-21-12-13 is in the device's
6 extended position commits a Class B infraction.
7 (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), it is a defense to an
8 action under subsection (a) that the:
9 (1) vehicle was stolen from the registered owner and not in the
10 registered owner's possession at the time of the violation;
11 (2) registered owner of the vehicle routinely engages in the
12 business of renting the vehicle for periods of not more than
13 thirty (30) days;
14 (3) registered owner of the vehicle is an employer who
15 provided the vehicle for use by an employee in the scope of
16 employment; or
17 (4) registered owner could not have committed the violation
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1 because the registered owner was not in close proximity to the
2 location of the violation at the time of the violation.
3 (c) The registered owner of a vehicle who commits a violation
4 under subsection (a) may not assert the defense under subsection
5 (b), unless the registered owner does the following, as applicable:
6 (1) Provide any documentation regarding:
7 (A) a theft under subsection (b)(1) by presenting a police
8 report; or
9 (B) the location of the registered owner at the time of the
10 violation to establish that the registered owner was not in
11 close proximity to the location where the violation
12 occurred under subsection (b)(4).
13 (2) Provide all of the information available to the registered
14 owner regarding the person who may be responsible for the
15 violation.
16 (3) Fully cooperate with law enforcement in the investigation,
17 apprehension, and prosecution of the person who may be
18 responsible for the violation.
19 (d) The bureau may not assess points under the point system for
20 an infraction committed under subsection (a).
21 (e) An adjudication for an infraction committed under
22 subsection (a) does not create a presumption of liability in a civil
23 action.
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