{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-9-19-22-3","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 9-19-22-3","heading":"Inspection program; fee","body":"Sec. 3. (a) The superintendent of the state police department shall establish a program to inspect private buses under this chapter. The superintendent may, but is not required to, adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish the program.\n(b) A program established under subsection (a) must do the following:\n(1) Identify categories of individuals who may conduct an inspection under the program.\n(2) Prescribe safety requirements for the construction and equipment of private buses subject to this chapter, including requiring a determination of the existence and condition of a private bus's:\n(A) brakes;\n(B) lights;\n(C) steering and suspension;\n(D) exhaust systems;\n(E) body; and\n(F) tires.\n(3) If an inspection under the program reveals that a private bus meets the safety requirements prescribed under subdivision (2), require the individual who inspected the private bus to issue to the owner of the private bus a certificate stating that the private bus was inspected and met the prescribed safety requirements.\n(c) A program established under subsection (a) may impose a fee for conducting an inspection and issuing a certificate. The fee:\n(1) may be sufficient to defray; and\n(2) may not exceed;\nactual inspection and administrative costs.","path":["TITLE 9. MOTOR VEHICLES","ARTICLE 19. MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT","Chapter 22. Inspection of Equipment for Private Buses"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_9.html#9-19-22-3","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-07-08T17:54:09Z","sha256":"b2dc40929fda61253f1000038522e79e2841548a7017a6ef669f9d1f74776697","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-9-19-22-2","next":"us-in/ic-9-19-22-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}