Indiana § 13-17-5-3 - Removal or failure to maintain emission control device

Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 13-17-5-3 — Removal or failure to maintain emission control device, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 13-17-5-3. Removal or failure to maintain emission control device

Sec. 3. Except as permitted or authorized by law, a person may not:

(1) fail to maintain in good working order; or

(2) remove, dismantle, or otherwise cause to be inoperative;

any air pollution control system or mechanism that is used to control air pollution of a vehicle and that is required by rules of the board to be maintained in or on the vehicle.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-1-1-6(b) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.7.

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 13-17-5-3 ("Removal or failure to maintain emission control device") 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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