Indiana § 9-26-2-4 - Enforcement of traffic regulations and financial responsibility provisions against parties to accidents on private property; ensuring operator compliance
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§ 9-26-2-4. Enforcement of traffic regulations and financial responsibility provisions against parties to accidents on private property; ensuring operator compliance
Sec. 4. (a) A law enforcement officer shall enforce IC 9-21 and IC 9-25 against the parties to a motor vehicle accident on private property if the accident:
(1) occurs on commercial or other private property that is open to the public; and
(2) results in:
(A) personal injury or death; or
(B) property damage to an apparent extent greater than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).
(b) A law enforcement officer present at the scene of an accident shall ensure that each operator is in compliance with the requirements of IC 9-26-1-1.1, regardless of the apparent extent of the total property damage.
(c) This section does not affect the power of a local government unit to contract with the owner or lessee of a shopping center or private business property under IC 9-21-18-4.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-14-2.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.157-2003, SEC.5; P.L.88-2022, SEC.3; P.L.31-2024, SEC.2.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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