{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-5-16-9-5","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 5-16-9-5","heading":"Violations; Class C infraction and Class C misdemeanor","body":"Sec. 5. (a) Any person who parks a motor vehicle which does not have displayed a placard of a person with a physical disability or a disabled veteran, issued under IC 9-14-5 (before its repeal), IC 9-18.5-8, or under the laws of another state, or a registration plate of a person with a physical disability or a disabled veteran, issued under IC 9-18-18 (before its expiration), IC 9-18-19-1(b) (before its expiration), IC 9-18-22 (before its expiration), IC 9-18.5-5, IC 9-18.5-6, IC 9-18.5-8, or under the laws of another state, in a parking space reserved under this chapter for a vehicle of a person with a physical disability commits a Class C infraction.\n(b) Any person who knowingly parks in a parking space reserved for a person with a physical disability while displaying a placard to which neither the person nor the person's passenger is entitled commits a Class C infraction.\n(c) Any person who displays for use in parking in a parking space reserved for a person with a physical disability a placard or a special license plate that was not issued under IC 9-14-5 (before its repeal), IC 9-18-18 (before its expiration), IC 9-18-19-1(b) (before its expiration), IC 9-18-22 (before its expiration), IC 9-18.5-6, or IC 9-18.5-8, or under the laws of another state commits a Class C misdemeanor.\n(d) A person who, in a parking space reserved for a person with a physical disability, parks a vehicle that displays a placard or special registration plate entitling a person to park in a parking space reserved for a person with a physical disability commits a Class C infraction if that person is not, at that time, in the process of transporting a person with a physical disability or disabled veteran.\n(e) Notwithstanding IC 34-28-5-4(c), a civil judgment of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) must be imposed for an infraction committed in violation of this section.","path":["TITLE 5. STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION","ARTICLE 16. PUBLIC WORKS","Chapter 9. Parking Facilities for Persons With Physical Disabilities"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_5.html#5-16-9-5","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:11:39Z","sha256":"417d9a04b5a5ec421077c2d9321e17fbcc3ee07119addbce4a0c42422c75d36c","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-5-16-9-4","next":"us-in/ic-5-16-9-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}