PRIVATELY OWNED BUSES

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code tit. III, ch. 611, art. IV

in effect

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 611-401 Defined.

Sec. 611-401. - Defined. When used herein, the term "privately owned bus" shall mean any motor vehicle designed or constructed with fixed seating for twelve (12) or more passengers and which is being used for the transportation of a class of persons not limited to the family or friends of the immediate family of the owner of such motor vehicle. The term privately owned vehicle as used in this article shall not include taxicabs licensed by the city, school buses operating under state statutes regulating the operation of school buses, or buses operated by public carriers under a certificate of convenience and necessity issued by the Indiana Public Service Commission. (Code 1975, § 29-396)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 611-402 Special equipment required.

Sec. 611-402. - Special equipment required. It shall be unlawful to operate upon the streets of the city any privately owned bus unless such bus is equipped with the following equipment: (1) Dual, alternately flashing emergency flasher signals located on the rear center portion of said vehicle. (2) Dual, alternately flashing emergency flasher signals located on the front center portion of said vehicle. (3) A sign at least twenty (20) inches in length and at least ten (10) inches in width imprinted with the words "STOP WITH FLASHING LIGHTS" in six-inch black, block letters on a yellow background and "PASS WITH CAUTION" in two-inch black block letters on a yellow background, located directly above the rear center and front center emergency flasher signals required in subsections (1) and (2) of this section. (Code 1975, § 29-397)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 611-403 Loading and unloading.

Sec. 611-403. - Loading and unloading. (a) It shall be unlawful for any operator of a privately owned bus to stop for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers in such a manner as the vehicle blocks a street, cross-street or thoroughfare or otherwise so as to block the normal flow of traffic lawfully operating on the streets and roadways adjacent to said stopped bus. (b) It shall be unlawful for the operator of any privately owned bus to allow passengers to load or unload unless the warning signals are operating while the bus is stopped for such purposes on or along any public street. (Code 1975, § 29-398)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 611-404 Unlawful passing.

Sec. 611-404. - Unlawful passing. It shall be unlawful for any operator of any motor vehicle to pass or cause a motor vehicle to pass any privately owned bus which is stopped on any road, street or highway, and the warning signals operating, until the operator has caused said vehicle to come to a complete nonrolling stop and determines that the way is clear to pass said vehicle without danger to passengers or vehicles using said street. (Code 1975, § 29-399)

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_ARTIVPROWBUFetched: 10/27/2026