{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-5-16-9-8","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 5-16-9-8","heading":"Owners or lessees of motor vehicles; violations; Class C infraction; defenses","body":"Sec. 8. (a) As used in this section, \"owner\" means a person in whose name a motor vehicle is registered under:\n(1) IC 9-18 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.1;\n(2) the laws of another state; or\n(3) the laws of a foreign country.\n(b) As used in this section, \"lessee\" means a person that has care, custody, or control of a motor vehicle under a written agreement for the rental or lease of the motor vehicle for less than sixty-one (61) days. The term does not include an employee of the owner of the motor vehicle.\n(c) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle commits a Class C infraction if the motor vehicle:\n(1) is located in a parking space in a parking facility that is marked under section 2 of this chapter as a parking space reserved for a person with a physical disability; and\n(2) does not display:\n(A) an unexpired parking placard for a person with a physical disability issued under IC 9-14-5 (before its repeal) or IC 9-18.5-8;\n(B) an unexpired disabled veteran's registration plate issued under IC 9-18-18 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.5-5 or an unexpired modified Purple Heart license plate under IC 9-18-19-1(b) (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.5-6-1(b);\n(C) an unexpired registration plate or decal for a person with a physical disability issued under IC 9-18-22 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.5-8; or\n(D) an unexpired parking permit for a person with a physical disability, an unexpired disabled veteran's registration plate, or an unexpired registration plate or decal for a person with a physical disability issued under the laws of another state.\n(d) It is a defense that IC 9-30-11-8 applies to the violation.\n(e) It is a defense that the motor vehicle was the subject of an offense described in IC 35-43-4 at the time of the violation of this section.\n(f) 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#5-16-9-8","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:11:39Z","sha256":"efa2c6e05805f665369a45b4d9dff79dfc03fbd5e741bba4163cebf23b10862d","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-5-16-9-7","next":"us-in/ic-5-16-9-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}