Indiana § 9-21-5-5 - Oversized vehicles; violation

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§ 9-21-5-5. Oversized vehicles; violation

Sec. 5. (a) In addition to the other limitations in this chapter, and in any oversize vehicle permit issued under IC 9-20, a vehicle that exceeds:

(1) a width of ten (10) feet, six (6) inches;

(2) a height of thirteen (13) feet, six (6) inches; or

(3) a length of eighty-five (85) feet;

may not be operated at a speed greater than fifty-five (55) miles per hour.

(b) A person who operates a vehicle to which subsection (a) applies at a speed greater than fifty-five (55) miles per hour commits a Class C infraction.

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-57(e).]

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.85-1997, SEC.2; P.L.217-2003, SEC.7; P.L.188-2015, SEC.65.

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

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