Fort Wayne, IN

Fort Wayne businesses that keep above-ground or below-ground propane tanks must register an information permit with the Fire Department's Code Enforcement Division and produce it on…

Fort Wayne bans trash, leaf, bonfire, and other open burning citywide, with narrow exemptions for permitted recreational campfires and school bonfires.

Every dwelling unit in Fort Wayne must have at least one working, labeled smoke detector per floor, placed near sleeping areas per NFPA 74 standards.

Recreational and camp fires in Fort Wayne must stay within 36 inches across and 2 feet high, sit at least 25 feet from any structure or fence, and get a Fire Department burn permit…

Fort Wayne restricts consumer fireworks to specific summer, holiday, and New Year's windows citywide, with no other dates or times permitted.

Allen County permits burning brush, branches, and leaves only in rural residential and agricultural zones, only if the material originated on the property, and only under specific…

Indiana bans nearly all open burning statewide; IC 13-17-9 carves out narrow exemptions for agricultural and land-clearing vegetation, and every legal fire must be attended…

Fort Wayne bans letting a dog create a disturbance through continuous barking, yelping, whining, or howling, with animal control empowered to cite or impound.

Fort Wayne bans playing amplified music, loudspeakers, or musical instruments loud enough to be heard from another location after 10 p.m. or from over 50 feet away on a public street.

Fort Wayne bans excessive vehicle noise from horns held longer than five seconds and from engines or exhausts that bypass the muffler, enforced citywide by the Fort Wayne Police…

Fort Wayne prohibits operating pile drivers, steam shovels, pneumatic hammers, derricks, and hoists between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., with an exception only for public utilities performing…

Fort Wayne bars audible radios, speakers, and other sound-producing machines from a distance between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. under the city's prohibited-noise ordinance.

Aircraft noise in Indiana is governed primarily by federal law and the FAA, with the state regulating airport zoning and tall structures under IC 8-21. Local Indiana governments cannot…

Fort Wayne caps passenger loading at 3 minutes and freight loading at 30 minutes in marked curb loading zones, with signs setting the active hours.

When the Mayor declares a snow emergency, parking is banned on Fort Wayne's designated Schedule 18 emergency routes until the emergency is lifted, with vehicles subject to towing.

Fort Wayne bans parking cars, trucks, RVs, campers and boats on grass or yard areas in residential districts: they must sit on a driveway or an approved surface tied to it.

Fort Wayne makes it unlawful to keep a partially dismantled, wrecked, junked, non-operating, or unplated vehicle on public or private property when it reasonably appears abandoned…

Fort Wayne bans parking against traffic flow and within 5 feet of any driveway or alley, plus 20+ other specified no-parking zones citywide.

Fort Wayne allows operable RVs, campers and boats in residential districts only on an approved parking surface tied to the driveway or alley: never on the street or in any yard.

Fort Wayne reserves marked electric vehicle parking spaces for vehicles that are plugged in and actively charging; any other vehicle parked there violates city code and can be cited or…

Fort Wayne bans parking on designated streets from 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. under Code § 72.06, with exceptions only for physicians on emergency calls; affected streets are listed in the…

Fort Wayne bans parking construction equipment, large trucks, semi-trucks, truck-tractors, farm tractors and buses in residential districts under City Code § 72.23(B); pickups over one…

Indiana regulates nonconsensual towing through IC 24-14, the towing services article, backed by the abandoned vehicle rules in IC 9-22-1. If you reach your car while it is being hooked…

Fort Wayne requires every dog and cat released for adoption through Animal Care and Control to be spayed or neutered and microchipped before leaving the shelter.

Fort Wayne does not mandate microchipping every pet, but a sterilized dog or cat with a microchip implant qualifies for a discounted $30 lifetime registration instead of paying an…

Fort Wayne requires owners to register any cat over five months old with the city, but registered community cat providers who manage free-roaming colonies are exempt from that…

Fort Wayne caps household pet ownership at five dogs, seven cats, or a combined seven dogs and cats, unless the Department of Animal Care and Control approves a kennel or cattery…

Fort Wayne bans keeping cattle, goats, horses, poultry, pigs, and other farm animals in the city unless the Department of Planning Services signs off first.

Fort Wayne does not ban pet stores from selling dogs and cats. Shops need an annual permit, must give buyers a written health certificate with every sale, and cannot sell puppies or…

Anyone running a pet grooming business in Fort Wayne must get an annual $100 grooming establishment permit from Animal Care and Control, with sign-off from Planning Services.

Fort Wayne allows residential beekeeping with a sliding scale of two to eight hives based on lot size, plus mandatory setbacks from streets, alleys, and neighboring lots.

Fort Wayne bans owning any wild animal native to Indiana and any dangerous wild or exotic animal, with narrow exceptions for licensed zoos and permitted species.

Fort Wayne dogs must be on a leash under control or confined on the owner's property citywide, and on a leash 6 feet or shorter in city parks.

Allen County's Animal Control Ordinance imposes no breed-specific ban. It regulates dogs by behavior: ACC 8-33-3-4 prohibits harboring a 'vicious animal,' defined by bite history, not…

Allen County's Animal Control Ordinance regulates domestic animals and does not specifically prohibit feeding wildlife, deer, or feral animals. Feeding that harbors or creates a public…

Fort Wayne caps weeds and grass at 9 inches. Taller growth is an environmental public nuisance the city can order cut, then bill you for the abatement.

Trimming, removing, or planting any tree, shrub, or vine on a public street, park, or parkway in Fort Wayne requires written permission from the Board of Park Commissioners first.

Fort Wayne allows residential compost piles with no permit or bin design mandated, but requires them screened from street view and kept clear of sidewalks, alleys, and rights-of-way.

Property owners along any Fort Wayne street must trim or remove trees, shrubs, and plants that are unsightly, dangerous, or blocking pedestrian, vehicle, or streetlight visibility, per…

Rainwater harvesting is legal in Indiana with no state or Allen County ban. Residential rain barrels for garden and lawn use generally need no permit; only larger cisterns or plumbed…

Allen County does not restrict native or naturalized plantings on private property. On new development, the Zoning Ordinance requires landscape plants to come from the Plan…

Portable pools under 24 inches deep and under 250 square feet are exempt from Fort Wayne's pool permit and construction rules, but require supervision when in use and must be emptied…

Fort Wayne requires public and semi-public pools to post "No Diving" signage in shallow areas, keep a spine board and cervical collar on hand, and post a Pool Closed sign when…

Allen County allows fences built of customarily used materials: chain link, split rail, split rail with welded wire mesh, masonry, wrought iron, wood, PVC, or similar. Open fences are…

Allen County sets fence placement by setback and corner-visibility rules rather than a shared-cost mandate. On a corner lot without a platted build line, a fence must meet a 5-foot…

Allen County requires a permit, a site plan, and compliance with height, setback, and corner-visibility standards. Residential fences may not be designed to injure people or animals…

A fence permit (DPS Administrative FEN application) is required in unincorporated Allen County. The fee is $50 residential or $200 commercial, and you must submit a site plan showing…

In unincorporated Allen County, a retaining wall up to 3 feet in height above adjoining grade may sit in the required front yard with no minimum setback, subject to corner-visibility…

Short-term rentals in Allen County must collect the county innkeeper's tax of 8% on lodging under 30 days, plus Indiana's 7% state sales tax. The county tax is authorized separately…

Indiana Code 36-1-24 prohibits local units from banning short-term rentals statewide. Cities and counties may impose reasonable regulations on permits, occupancy, noise, and safety…

In unincorporated Allen County, the Zoning Ordinance allows one accessory dwelling unit (ADU) per residential lot. An integrated ADU inside a single-family home must be at least 300…

In unincorporated Allen County, a detached accessory building such as a shed may not exceed 25 feet in height. On residential lots under two acres with on-site sewage, a new detached…

The Allen County Zoning Ordinance has no separate garage-conversion permit. Converting a garage into living space or a second unit changes its use, so it must meet the district's…

Allen County's Zoning Ordinance has no separate tiny-home category. A dwelling must meet its district's minimum standards. Temporary structures such as portable storage containers are…

In unincorporated Allen County a qualifying home occupation is a permitted accessory use, so no special standalone permit is required as long as it meets every home-occupation…

A home occupation in unincorporated Allen County may not display external evidence of the business, but a single vehicle used for the occupation may be parked outside with advertising…

In-home child care in Allen County is licensed by the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA), not the county. A licensed child care home is a Class I (up to 12…

Indiana's cottage food scheme is Ind. Code § 16-42-5.3, the home based vendor chapter added by P.L.49-2022. Section 16-42-5.3-3 exempts a home based vendor's production and sale of…

Indiana never created a microenterprise home kitchen permit, so there is no license to apply for and no inspection to schedule before cooking for sale at home. The state went the other…

Fort Wayne's public smoking ordinance defines SMOKING to include cannabis product, so lighting up marijuana in any enclosed public place, bars, restaurants, workplaces, draws the same…

Fort Wayne requires smokers to keep a set distance from doorways into smoke-free buildings, 20 feet generally, 8 feet from a restaurant's exterior patio doorway, and bans smoking…

Fort Wayne bans reckless or hazardous skateboarding in the Downtown Central Business District and the Broadway, Calhoun and Wells Street corridors, and lets property owners post signs…

Fort Wayne allows outdoor public drinking only inside city-designated DORA zones, where a patron may carry up to two open containers under strict size limits; consuming alcohol on…

Fort Wayne requires secondhand dealers to report every purchase, sale, and exchange to the Police Department daily, photograph precious-metal items, verify seller ID, and hold acquired…

Fort Wayne does not issue its own pawn shop license, but it requires daily transaction reporting to police and a minimum seven-business-day hold on every item taken in pawn.

Fort Wayne requires a Police Chief-issued license before operating a sexually oriented business, plus a separate employee license for every worker; both carry annual fees and can be…

Fort Wayne requires a $250/year Board of Public Safety permit to operate a massage establishment, plus a $25/year permit for each masseuse or attendant.

Indiana requires retailers to hold an Electronic Cigarette Retailer Certificate to sell vapor products, complying with age verification, packaging, and Tobacco 21 sales rules.

Fort Wayne dwellings must have working locks on every exterior door, window, and basement hatchway, and any door besides a marked exit with a deadbolt must open without a key from the…

Fort Wayne's Code Official inspects housing and buildings on probable cause or owner consent, and can seek a court inspection warrant if access is refused.

Fort Wayne law requires every boarding home, day care nursery, or child caring institution to keep at least one CPR-certified child care provider on duty at all times, with…

Fort Wayne's commercial property maintenance code requires elevators, escalators and dumbwaiters to stay in proper working order under state regulations, with current inspection…

Fort Wayne enforces federal EPA Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule requiring EPA-certified firms for work on pre-1978 housing. Indiana operates its own EPA-authorized lead…

Before any new building in Fort Wayne can be occupied, both the Building Department and the Fire Department must sign off on the Certificate of Occupancy following a final inspection…

Placing private facilities, cables, pipes, structures, in Fort Wayne's public rights-of-way requires Board of Public Works approval, a $200 application fee, and an annual rental fee…

Property owners in Fort Wayne must keep the sidewalk abutting their building or lot from falling into disrepair, and letting it become dangerous or unsafe is a code violation.

Fort Wayne bars can't run amplified music or loudspeakers loud enough to be plainly audible off-premises between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., or beyond 50 feet in a public street.

Fort Wayne bars audible bass, stereos and amplified sound reaching neighbors after 10 p.m. or carrying past 50 feet in public streets, under the city's plainly-audible noise standard.

Fort Wayne exempts burglar alarms and other warning devices, including car alarms, from its noise ordinance only if the cause is investigated and the alarm is shut off within a…

Fort Wayne sets recycling out on your regular trash day and point, using only city-authorized recycling contractors, and bans anyone but the owner or occupant from taking recyclables…

Fort Wayne requires refuse and recycling containers on any commercial or residential property to be stored out of street view between collection days, not blocking sidewalks, alleys…

Fort Wayne bans dumping dirt, debris, trash, or waste on any street, lot, park, or public or private property, with fines up to $2,500 per violation under City Code § 50.19.

Fort Wayne requires residential solid waste and recycling service and sets a strict curbside window: carts out from noon the day before collection until 6 a.m., removed by noon the…

Between collection days, Fort Wayne requires garbage and recycling carts to be stored out of street view, set back at least ten feet from the street side of the house, and never…

Fort Wayne prohibits yard waste in landfills. Grass clippings and vegetative matter must be set out in city carts or biodegradable bags, and tree branches must be cut to three feet…

Fort Wayne carts must go out after noon the day before collection and before 6 a.m. on collection day, then be pulled back in by noon the next day.

Fort Wayne collects recycling on the same bi-weekly schedule as regular refuse, using city-provided recycling carts, through contractors the Solid Waste Manager authorizes.

Bulky waste, large appliances or furniture too big for the city cart, rides out with your regular collection, not a separate bulk pickup. It must be curbside or in the alley no earlier…

Fort Wayne's housing code requires landlords to supply heat maintaining at least 68°F in every habitable room, bathroom, and toilet room, enforced by Neighborhood Code Compliance under…

For nonpayment of rent, IC 32-31-1-6 lets a landlord terminate the lease with 'not less than ten (10) days notice,' and no eviction follows if the tenant pays in full before the period…

Indiana follows state landlord-tenant law under IC 32-31, which permits eviction on lease expiration or breach without requiring just cause. The state framework preempts attempts by…

Under IC 32-31-5-6, an Indiana landlord must give the tenant 'reasonable written or oral notice' before entering and may enter only at reasonable times, and may not abuse entry to…

Indiana's landlord-tenant statutes contain no late-fee cap, no required grace period, and no dedicated late-fee provision for residential rent. A late fee is enforceable only if the…

For a month-to-month or other tenancy at will, IC 32-31-1-1 requires a 'one (1) month notice in writing, delivered to the tenant' to terminate. A year-to-year tenancy needs at least…

Indiana prohibits local rent control. Indiana Code 32-31-1-20 bars any unit of local government from regulating rental rates for privately owned real property unless authorized by an…

Indiana Code 36-1-20 restricts the scope of local rental inspection and registration programs. Cities may operate registration programs but cannot impose unreasonable fees or inspect…

Indiana sets no statutory limit on the security deposit amount. Under Indiana Code 32-31-3, a landlord must return the deposit, minus itemized lawful deductions, within 45 days after…

Indiana requires 10 years of possession to claim title by adverse possession (IC 34-11-2-11), and IC 32-21-7-1 adds that the possessor must have paid 'all taxes and special…

Fort Wayne bars drone takeoff, landing, or overflight within 500 yards of any permitted public event unless the operator notifies the city in advance.

Fort Wayne requires advance notice to the city before flying a drone within 2.5 miles of Fort Wayne International Airport or within the Smith Field Airport aerial district, under City…

Fort Wayne code bans using any city park as a takeoff or landing field for aircraft, balloons, parachutes, hang gliders or other flying apparatus unless the Parks Department authorizes…

Fort Wayne requires a permit for any block party, issued jointly by the Directors of Public Works and Public Safety, with a flat $10 application fee.

Any festival using city streets, sidewalks, alleys, parks or parking lots needs a barricade, sidewalk or parade permit from Fort Wayne's Right-of-Way Department, plus payment of police…

Fort Wayne requires a permit from the Directors of Public Safety and Public Works before any parade, public assembly of 25+, neighborhood association parade, or block party.

Fort Wayne requires a permit from the Parks and Recreation Department to reserve pavilions, gardens, athletic fields, or courts for exclusive use, and bans charging admission fees at a…

Fort Wayne food workers must know Indiana's food code, and the Health Department can force paid safety training after violations or a closure.

Fort Wayne's housing code requires every structure to be kept free of insect and rodent infestation, and puts the extermination duty on the owner.

Fort Wayne requires a Board of Park Commissioners permit before anyone plants, trims, or removes a tree in the street parkway, and limits new street trees to an approved species list.

Fort Wayne allows only Board of Park Commissioners-approved tree varieties along city streets; any other species planted in the parkway must be removed within 10 days of notice.

Fort Wayne's open-burning ban excludes barbecue pits and grills burning charcoal, so grilling or smoking on your own property needs no Fire Department burn permit.

Backyard barbecuing is expressly allowed in Allen County: cookout fires are exempt from open-burning distance limits. Propane grills follow the statewide Indiana Fire Code; the county…

Anyone selling goods from a cart, table, or mobile stand in Fort Wayne without a fixed store must obtain a Transient Merchant Permit from the Chief of Police before starting business…

Fort Wayne requires a Parks Department permit before selling food, refreshments, or goods from a vehicle, tent, or table in any city park, and vendors may only operate in the specific…

Fort Wayne requires every mobile food service establishment to hold a Health Commissioner permit before selling food, with the permit displayed inside the unit at all times.

Fort Wayne bans dumping anything but stormwater into its storm drains, ditches and rivers, with fines up to $2,500 per violation per day.

Fort Wayne bans new subdivisions inside the mapped floodway outright and allows floodway-fringe subdivisions only after hydrological review clears the 100-year flood risk.

Fort Wayne requires a land disturbance permit and an approved stormwater pollution prevention plan before any grading, clearing, or excavation of one acre or more inside the city's…

Building a permanent structure in, or removing water or material from, Lake Michigan or any Indiana navigable waterway requires a permit from the Department of Natural Resources under…

Fort Wayne's subdivision code lets HOA covenants set stricter limits than the city ordinance, but the Plan Commission and Plat Committee won't enforce them.

Unpaid assessments become a homeowners association lien under Ind. Code § 32-28-14 once a notice of lien is recorded with the county recorder. The association may foreclose by court…

Indiana's HOA Act mandates transparency. Under Ind. Code § 32-25.5-3-3, the annual budget must be approved by a majority of members at a meeting, members may attend board meetings, and…

Indiana has no statute giving a homeowner the right to install an electric vehicle charging station in a deeded, assigned or exclusive use parking space, and nothing in the Indiana…

Since P.L.26-2026 added IC 32-21-13.5, an Indiana property owners association may not adopt or enforce any governing document provision that prohibits or restricts, or has the effect…

Indiana has no statute granting HOAs fining power or capping fine amounts. Authority to fine must come from the recorded declaration, bylaws, or rules; if the governing documents do…

Indiana runs two different association liens. A condominium association's unpaid assessments become a lien on the unit at the time of assessment under Ind. Code § 32-25-6-3(a), with…

Indiana lets an association ban or cap leasing, and the statutes contain no rental cap percentage, no minimum lease term and no grandfathering for owners already renting. The limits…

Fort Wayne bans placing anything on a street or sidewalk that blocks free passage, with the Board of Public Safety controlling any exemption permits.

Fort Wayne prohibits dockless vehicle share systems citywide unless the operator joins a city-approved pilot study; unauthorized scooters get impounded.

Fort Wayne treats Class 1, 2, and 3 e-bicycles identically under Chapter 74: all three, as defined by Indiana Code, are allowed on streets, sidewalks, and the Fort Wayne Area Trails…

Fort Wayne bars driving, standing, or parking in marked bike lanes, and drivers may enter one only to make a safe right turn.

Indiana bans golf carts from public roads by default and hands the switch to local government. Ind. Code § 9-21-8-57 says a golf cart may not be operated on a highway except in…

Fort Wayne caps residential outdoor lights at 600 lumens before frosted-glass shielding kicks in, and requires full shielding above 1,000 lumens to stop light trespass onto neighboring…

Fort Wayne caps residential light trespass at 600 lumens for frosted or translucent covers, and requires full shielding for fixtures over 1,000 lumens, exempting motion-detector…

Fort Wayne enforces Indiana's Unsafe Building Law against dangerous structures and blighted vacant property, ordering repair, vacate, or demolition through the Code Official and…

Fort Wayne requires owners and occupants to clear sidewalk snow and ice by 9:00 a.m. each day during winter and keep it free through the day, or face fines up to $2,500.

Fort Wayne bans weeds, grass, or rank vegetation over nine inches tall on private property, including vacant lots, unless the parcel qualifies as excluded land under the city's…

Fort Wayne bans any sign, including garage-sale signs, on public land such as utility poles, medians, and rights-of-way, and the city can remove them without notice.

In unincorporated Allen County, political (noncommercial opinion) signs need no permit and have no limit on number. In A/R/MH residential districts they may be up to 12 square feet and…

Anyone peddling goods door-to-door or place-to-place in Fort Wayne for 120 days or less must get a transient merchant permit from the Chief of Police before doing any business.

Fort Wayne bars minors from public places during set night hours: 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. on weeknights and 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. on weekends for ages 15-17, and 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. every night for…

Fort Wayne parks and playgrounds close to the public between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m., and staying past closing or entering after the park is closed is a code violation.

In Allen County's R1 Single Family district, a home must sit at least 25 feet from the front lot line and 25 feet from the rear. Interior side yards are 5 feet (public sewer) or 15…

In Allen County's R1 Single Family district, a primary building may be up to 40 feet tall and an accessory building up to 25 feet. Height limits vary by zoning district and are set in…

Allen County's Zoning Ordinance defines lot coverage as the portion of a lot covered by buildings but does not set a numeric maximum coverage percentage for single-family residential…

Indiana prohibits marijuana dispensaries entirely under IC 35-48-4. Because no licensed retail framework exists, cities cannot zone for or permit dispensaries. The statewide…

Indiana prohibits all marijuana cultivation, possession, and use under IC 35-48-4. No medical or recreational program exists, and home cultivation is a felony statewide. Local…

Indiana law preempts cities and counties from setting a local minimum wage above the state and federal floor of $7.25, with limited exceptions for public contracts.

Indiana has no statewide paid sick leave law for private employers, and no Indiana city has enacted a local paid sick leave ordinance. State law does not require private employers to…

Indiana law preempts local firearm regulation, barring cities and counties from passing or enforcing ordinances on firearms, ammunition, or accessories beyond state law.

Indiana permits open carry of handguns by lawful adults without a permit, subject to location-based restrictions and the state's preemption of local firearm regulation.

Indiana allows lawful adults at least 18 to carry a handgun in a vehicle without a permit, consistent with the state's permitless carry framework and firearms preemption.

Indiana's state design criteria table gives every county a wind speed of 115 mph, a weathering classification of Severe and required ice shield underlayment, while seismic design…

Indiana sets footing depth county by county in a single state table: 24 inches across much of the south, 30 inches through the middle of the state, and 36 inches along the northern…

Indiana accepts four ways to protect a foundation from frost, so digging below the county frost depth is only one option: a shallow foundation built to Section R403.3 or ASCE 32 is…

Indiana assigns each of its 92 counties a ground snow load of either 20 or 30 pounds per square foot, with the higher figure reserved for the northern counties along Lake Michigan and…

Indiana law names the only places a casino may ever operate: eleven owner's licenses total, allocated by statute to Gary, Hammond, East Chicago, one Lake Michigan-county city, five…

Indiana requires any charity, civic, fraternal, or veterans group to hold a license from the Indiana Gaming Commission before running bingo, raffles, pull tabs, punchboards, tip…

Indiana's gambling statute makes no exception for private social games. IC 35-45-5-2 criminalizes anyone who 'knowingly or intentionally engages in gambling,' a Class B misdemeanor…

Indiana Gaming Commission certificates of authority under IC 4-38 have let licensed casino owners, racino operating agents, and satellite off-track betting permit holders run sports…

Indiana runs sobriety checkpoints but has never passed a law authorizing them. The word "checkpoint" appears in exactly one section of the Indiana Code, Ind. Code § 9-19-10-3.1, and…

No Indiana statute prohibits photographing or filming police, and Indiana's wiretap law is a one party consent law, so recording your own encounter with an officer is not an unlawful…

Indiana has no general stop and identify statute. The one provision that compels you to give your name, Ind. Code § 34-28-5-3.5, applies only after an officer has stopped you for an…

Indiana has no cannabis legalisation statute and therefore none of the "lawful possession is not grounds for a search" language that California, New York and Michigan drivers rely on…

Indiana allows counties to adopt agricultural zoning under IC 36-7-4 but limits restrictions on bona fide farming activities, especially in unincorporated areas.

Indiana Code 36-1-3-8.6 (2016) preempts local governments from banning, taxing, or regulating auxiliary containers, including plastic and paper bags. City or county single-use bag bans…

Indiana does not void covenants that ban rooftop solar. Instead IC 32-25.5-3.5 hands the homeowner a workaround the board cannot veto: gather signatures equal to either the number…

Indiana Code 8-1-40 governs distributed generation interconnection statewide. While solar permitting remains primarily local, IC 36-7-2-8 limits municipal authority to unreasonably…

Indiana sets the minimum legal age at 21 for purchasing tobacco, vapor, and alternative nicotine products, with penalties for both retailers and underage buyers.

Indiana does not impose a statewide ban on flavored tobacco or vape products, leaving sales of menthol and flavored e-liquid permitted under federal labeling and Indiana licensing laws.

Indiana licenses extra lamps by name and by count. Ind. Code §§ 9-19-6-13 through 9-19-6-16 allow a motor vehicle not more than two spot lamps, not more than two fog lamps mounted 12…

Indiana has no statute that names a dash camera, so a camera is governed by the general windshield rule and by an old television provision. Ind. Code § 9-19-19-3(b) prohibits driving…

Indiana has never written a lane splitting rule. The phrases lane splitting, lane filtering and between lanes return zero hits anywhere in the Indiana Code. What Indiana does say, at…

Indiana never uses the phrase license plate cover in its code, but Ind. Code § 9-18.1-4-4(b) reaches covers anyway. A plate must be maintained free from foreign materials and in a…

Indiana has never enacted a radar detector prohibition. A full text search of the 2026 Indiana Code, all 36 title files published by the General Assembly, returns the word radar nine…

Indiana lets any vehicle run metal tire studs from October 1 to the following May 1 and bans them for the rest of the year. Ind. Code § 9-19-18-3(d) caps the projection at three…

Indiana applies a single figure to the whole car. Ind. Code § 9-19-19-4(c) makes it an infraction to drive a vehicle whose windshield, side wing, front-door side window or rear back…