Indiana § 9-20-7-3 - Orders, resolutions, and ordinances; content; effect; posting of signs

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§ 9-20-7-3. Orders, resolutions, and ordinances; content; effect; posting of signs

Sec. 3. The order, resolution, or ordinance shall fix the gross weight allowed in percentage or maximum load prescribed in IC 9-20-4-1 and IC 9-20-5. An order, a resolution, or an ordinance does not take effect until signs indicating the gross weight allowed on a bridge, causeway, or viaduct are posted in a conspicuous place at each end of the structure to which the order, resolution, or ordinance applies. The signs must be legible from a distance of fifty (50) feet and must be maintained during the time the reduction is in force.

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-15(a) part.]

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.

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

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