Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), a motorcycle or motor driven cycle operated on the streets or highways by an Indiana resident must meet the following requirements:
(1) Be equipped with brakes in good working order on both front and rear wheels.
(2) Be equipped with footrests or pegs for both operator and passenger.
(3) Be equipped with lamps and reflectors meeting the standards of the United States Department of Transportation.
(b) A motorcycle or motor driven cycle manufactured before January 1, 1956, is not required to be equipped with lamps and other illuminating devices under subsection (a) if the motorcycle or motor driven cycle is not operated at the times when lighted head lamps and other illuminating devices are required under IC 9-21-7-2.
(c) An autocycle is not required to be equipped with footrests or pegs under subsection (a).
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-9-4.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.1-1992, SEC.49; P.L.63-1994, SEC.1; P.L.2-2010, SEC.1; P.L.87-2010, SEC.28; P.L.221-2014, SEC.35; P.L.82-2015, SEC.4; P.L.198-2016, SEC.332.