1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and as otherwise provided in this chapter, this article does not apply to the following with respect to equipment on vehicles:

   1. (1) Implements of agriculture designed to be operated primarily in a farm field or on farm premises.
   2. (2) Road machinery.
   3. (3) Road rollers.
   4. (4) Farm tractors.

   5. (5) Vehicle chassis that:

      1. (A) are a part of a vehicle manufacturer's work in process; and

      2. (B) are:

         1. (i) driven under this subdivision only for a distance of less than one (1) mile; or
         2. (ii) towed under this subdivision only for a distance of less than forty (40) miles on a highway that is not an interstate highway.
   6. (6) Golf carts and off-road vehicles when operated in accordance with an ordinance adopted under IC 9-21-1-3 (a)(14) or IC 9-21-1-3.3 (a).

2. (b) A farm type dry or liquid fertilizer tank trailer or spreader that is drawn or towed on a highway by a motor vehicle other than a farm tractor at a speed greater than thirty (30) miles per hour is considered a trailer for equipment requirement purposes and all equipment requirements concerning trailers apply.

   [Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: 9-8-6-2(c); 9-8-6-2(d).]

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.98-1991, SEC.1; P.L.210-2005, SEC.27; P.L.150-2009, SEC.7; P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.289; P.L.259-2013, SEC.14; P.L.2-2026, SEC.1.