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Indiana Code Title 9. Motor Vehicles § 9-13-2-184

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 184. (a) “Trailer” means, except as otherwise provided in this section, a vehicle:

(1) without motive power;

(2) designed for carrying persons or property;

(3) designed for being drawn by a motor vehicle;  and

(4) so constructed that no part of the weight of the trailer rests upon the towing vehicle.

The term includes pole trailers and two (2) wheeled homemade trailers.

(b) “Trailer”, for purposes of IC 9-21, means a vehicle:

(1) with or without motive power;

(2) designed for carrying persons or property;

(3) designed for being drawn by a motor vehicle;  and

(4) so constructed that no part of the weight of the trailer rests upon the towing vehicle.

The term does not include pole trailers or special machinery.

(c) “Trailer”, for purposes of IC 9-21-8-12 through IC 9-21-8-13, means the combination of any motor vehicle towing another vehicle or trailer.

(d) “Trailer”, for purposes of IC 9-32-11-2.1 and IC 9-32-11-5, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-32-2.1-39.5.

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