Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 611-100 Definitions.
Sec. 611-100. - Definitions.
The terms used in this chapter shall have the meanings ascribed to them is section 441-101 of the Code.
(G.O. 85, 2008, § 4)
IN GENERAL
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code tit. III, ch. 611, art. I
in effectIndianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 611-101 Restrictions on size, length and load.
Sec. 611-101. - Restrictions on size, length and load.
(a) No vehicle shall be loaded and operated on the city streets in violation of any statute or this Code or otherwise so as to damage the street or constitute a hazard to other vehicles and persons lawfully using any street. No articles shall project in the front or rear thereof over four (4) feet and, if projecting, they shall be safeguarded by a red cloth by day and by a red light at night, each visible for five hundred (500) feet from the vehicle.
(b) No vehicles in excess of three (3) shall be connected together and be so operated as a train over the streets, unless in an emergency and after obtaining a special permit therefore, without charge, from the board of public safety or the Chief of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, or his authorized representative.
(c) No trailer or towed vehicle shall be separated more than six (6) feet from the vehicle drawing it, and proper warning lights on the rear of each vehicle shall be used at night, with the light on the back vehicle to be visible to the rear thereof for at least five hundred (500) feet.
(Code 1975, § 29-354; G.O. 110, 2005, § 38; G.O. 47, 2009, § 38)
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 611-102 Mufflers required; standards.
Sec. 611-102. - Mufflers required; standards.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any motor vehicle or other machine powered by an internal-combustion engine, which is not equipped with a muffler or similar noise abatement device which will effectively reduce and prevent loud or explosive noises therefrom. With respect to the following vehicles and equipment, the muffling or noise abatement device shall be at least sufficient to eliminate noise emission from the motor vehicle or equipment by the guidelines set forth in the following schedule. The measurements shall be made at least fifty (50) feet from the motor vehicle, device or equipment in question:
(1) Any motor vehicle with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of seven thousand (7,000) pounds or more:
a. 88 db(A) for vehicles traveling thirty-five (35) miles per hour or less; or
b. 90 db(A) for vehicles traveling over thirty-five (35) miles per hour.
(2) Any motorcycle, motorbike, minicycle or other motor-driver cycle:
a. 82 db(A) for vehicles traveling thirty-five (35) miles per hour or less; or
b. 86 db(A) for vehicles traveling over thirty-five (35) miles per hour.
(3) Any other motor vehicle:
a. 76 db(A) for vehicles traveling thirty-five (35) miles per hour or less; or
b. 82 db(A) for vehicles traveling over thirty-five (35) miles per hour.
(b) All noise limits described in this section shall apply to the total noise from a motor vehicle or other internal-combustion powered devices or equipment, including other vehicles, devices or equipment attached thereto.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess or to operate any motor vehicle or machine powered by an internal-combustion engine with "straight pipes," "baffles," "muffler cutouts," "bypasses," or any other similar type of exhaust system constructed so that the exhaust bypasses or, without structural alteration, can be operated to bypass the required muffler, muffling device or adequate noise abatement equipment which meets the noise limit standards described in this section.
(d) This section shall not apply to persons who are entrants or participants in a scheduled race or sporting event which involves the use of racing motor vehicles or equipment powered by internal-combustion engines while involved in such activities, nor to owners or operators of internal-combustion powered equipment or devices used in the construction, demolition or similar labor or maintenance trades.
(e) Any person violating this section shall, upon conviction, be punished as prescribed in section 103-3.
(Code 1975, § 29-355)
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 611-103 Vehicles with lugs prohibited.
Sec. 611-103. - Vehicles with lugs prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate, haul or draw, or cause to be operated, hauled or drawn, in any manner upon any improved street or public place in the city, any portable type of tractor or vehicle, or any other heavy conveyance, using wheels equipped with cleats, lugs, spikes or any other device projecting therefrom. Any person having charge of any such vehicle may cross a paved street or public place at any of its intersections, if he shall first place or cause to be placed on the surface thereof wooden boards of at least two (2) inches in thickness and of a width equal to the width of the wheels of such vehicle; provided, that such boards, unless placed there for such use as authorized by the city, shall be furnished and laid at the expense of such person and shall be removed immediately after being used therefor.
(Code 1975, § 29-356)
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 611-104 Dragging objects on streets.
Sec. 611-104. - Dragging objects on streets.
It shall be unlawful to drag, or cause or permit to be dragged, over or upon any street or alley, by means of any vehicle or otherwise, any heavy object or substance or thing whatsoever which is capable of damaging the street or alley, or to allow any load or bed of any vehicle to rub, touch or drag on any street or alley.
(Code 1975, § 28-28)
Source: Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County, Revised Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/in/indianapolis_-_marion_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIIPUHEWE_CH611MOVE_ARTIINGEFetched: 10/27/2026