Indiana § 12-10-21-9 - Use of yellow dot folder
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 12-10-21-9 — Use of yellow dot folder, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 12-10-21-9. Use of yellow dot folder
Sec. 9. (a) If a yellow dot decal is affixed to a motor vehicle that is involved in a motor vehicle accident or emergency situation, an emergency medical responder or other responder on the scene is authorized to search the vehicle compartment indicated under section 8(2) of this chapter for a yellow dot folder.
(b) An emergency medical responder or other responder may use the information contained in the yellow dot folder to:
(1) identify the program participant;
(2) ascertain whether the program participant has a medical condition that may impede communications with the emergency medical responder or other responder;
(3) communicate with the program participant's emergency contact about the location and general condition of the program participant; and
(4) consider the program participant's current medications and preexisting medical conditions when emergency medical treatment is administered for any injury the program participant suffers.
[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 12-9.1-6-9.]
As added by P.L.122-2026, SEC.48.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 12-10-21-9 ("Use of yellow dot folder") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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