Indiana § 9-21-7-8 - Parked vehicles; lights; requirements; exempted vehicles
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§ 9-21-7-8. Parked vehicles; lights; requirements; exempted vehicles
Sec. 8. (a) This section applies to a vehicle that is parked or stopped upon a roadway or shoulder adjacent to a roadway between thirty (30) minutes after sunset and thirty (30) minutes before sunrise.
(b) If there is sufficient light to reveal a person or object within a distance of five hundred (500) feet upon the street or highway upon which the vehicle is parked, no lights need be displayed upon the parked vehicle.
(c) This subsection does not apply to a motor driven cycle. This subsection applies whether a vehicle parked or stopped is attended or unattended. If there is not sufficient light to reveal a person or object within a distance of five hundred (500) feet upon the highway upon which the vehicle is parked or stopped, the vehicle parked or stopped shall be equipped with one (1) or more lamps that meet the following requirements:
(1) At least one (1) lamp must display a white or amber light visible from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the front of the vehicle.
(2) The lamp described in subdivision (1) or at least one (1) other lamp must display a red light visible from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the rear of the vehicle.
(3) The lamp or lamps described in subdivisions (1) and (2) shall be installed as near as practicable on the side of the vehicle that is closest to passing traffic.
(d) Lighted head lamps upon a parked vehicle must be depressed or dimmed.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-16.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.221-2014, SEC.40.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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