Indiana § 8-8-10-1 - Light or reflectorized target required
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 8-8-10-1 — Light or reflectorized target required, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8-8-10-1. Light or reflectorized target required
Sec. 1. Every railroad operating wholly or partly in Indiana must place and maintain a signal light or a reflectorized switch target upon each switch and each derail switch which is connected with the main track of the railroad. The signal light or the reflectorized switch target must indicate the position of the switch and be clearly visible at all times. Every switch position indicator must indicate safety when the switch is set to the main track and must indicate danger when the switch is not set to the main track.
Formerly: Acts 1901, c.99, s.1. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.106, SEC.2.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-8-10-1 ("Light or reflectorized target required") 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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