Indiana § 36-9-7-5 - Powers and duties of traffic engineer
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 36-9-7-5 — Powers and duties of traffic engineer, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 36-9-7-5. Powers and duties of traffic engineer
Sec. 5. The traffic engineer shall:
(1) conduct all research relating to the engineering aspects of the planning of:
(A) public ways;
(B) lands abutting public ways; and
(C) traffic operation on public ways;
for the safe, convenient, and economical transportation of persons and goods;
(2) advise the city executive in the formulation and execution of plans and policies resulting from the traffic engineer's research under subdivision (1);
(3) study all accident records, to which the traffic engineer has access at all times, in order to reduce accidents;
(4) direct the use of all traffic signs, traffic signals, and paint markings, except on streets traversed by state highways;
(5) recommend all necessary parking regulations;
(6) recommend the proper control of traffic movement; and
(7) if directed to do so by ordinance, supervise all employees engaged in activities described by subdivisions (3) through (6).
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-4-19-4 part; 18-4-19-5.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.80. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.290.
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Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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