Indiana § 9-21-7-1 - Good working order and adjustment; safe mechanical condition
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 9-21-7-1 — Good working order and adjustment; safe mechanical condition, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 9-21-7-1. Good working order and adjustment; safe mechanical condition
Sec. 1. A person may not drive or move on a highway a:
(1) motor vehicle;
(2) trailer;
(3) semitrailer;
(4) pole trailer; or
(5) combination of a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer;
unless the equipment upon the vehicle is in good working order and adjustment, as required in this article, and the vehicle is in a safe mechanical condition that does not endanger the person who drives the vehicle, another occupant of the vehicle, or a person upon the highway.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-126.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 9-21-7-1 ("Good working order and adjustment; safe mechanical condition") 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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