South Bend, IN

South Bend declares abandoned vehicles a public nuisance and lets the Board of Public Works tag, tow and dispose of them through the Neighborhood Code Enforcement Office. Owners get 72…

South Bend bars trucks with an empty gross vehicle weight over 11,000 pounds from parking on any street next to an A, A-1, A-2, A-3, B or B-1 residential district, except while…

South Bend prohibits parking anywhere posted as a no-parking, time-limited or hour-restricted zone, and caps time-limited stays at the posted limit within any rolling 24-hour period…

When South Bend declares a 'snow route clearance condition,' parking is banned entirely on every street posted as a snow route, and any vehicle left there can be cited, towed and…

South Bend bans overnight street parking downtown twice over: § 20-61 clears vehicles from the central commercial area between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. every night except Friday and…

South Bend limits any street space marked as a loading zone to the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers or merchandise during that zone's posted effective hours. Standing…

South Bend bans parking any motor vehicle, including RVs and trucks, on the front, side or rear yard of a residentially zoned lot, allowing it only on a hard-surfaced driveway or…

St. Joseph County limits where a stored recreational vehicle, trailer or mobile home can sit on residential and agricultural lots and caps a visiting guest's RV stay at 72 hours in any…

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…

South Bend's smoke detector ordinance requires every multiple-dwelling unit and every family dwelling unit operated as rental property to carry functional, properly located smoke…

South Bend bans leaf, rubbish, and trash burning on any private or public property, and specifically bars burning on any street, alley, or sidewalk, under Chapter 9, Article 4. The…

South Bend allows recreational fires kept under three feet wide and two feet high. Fires must stay 25 feet from any structure or combustible material unless in a portable outdoor…

Consumer fireworks are legal in South Bend but limited to set dates and hours: 5-11 PM June 29-July 9, 10 AM-midnight July 4, and 10 AM Dec 31 to 1 AM Jan 1. Never on streets or in…

Indiana regulates propane through Chapter 61 of the 2014 Indiana Fire Code, adopted and amended statewide by the Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission at 675 IAC 22-2.5-41…

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…

South Bend bars construction noise, defined as erecting, demolishing, altering, or repairing any building, outside 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on weekdays under Section 13-57(c)(10). Work…

South Bend caps noise from light motor vehicles, cars, motorcycles, ATVs and trucks under 8,000 pounds, at 80 dB(A) measured 15 feet from the source, anywhere in the city, at any time…

Residential noise is capped at 55 dBA from 10 PM to 7 AM and 62 dBA during the day under Sec. 13-82. Sec. 13-57 separately bars sound plainly audible 50 feet away, presumed a violation…

Amplified music that exceeds the 55/62 dBA property-line limits (Sec. 13-82) or is plainly audible 50 feet away (Sec. 13-57) is prohibited, and is presumed illegal overnight. Playing…

South Bend has no leaf-blower-specific ordinance. Sec. 13-83 exempts mechanically powered lawn and garden tools from the noise-limit article between 7 AM and 10 PM, so daytime use is…

South Bend caps motor vehicle noise at 80 dB(A) citywide, measured at least 15 feet from the source, and separately bans excessive noise from modified exhausts, revving, tire…

South Bend treats a pet whose frequent or long-continued noise disturbs neighbors as an unreasonable noise violation. Fines escalate from $100 for a first offense to $250 for a second…

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…

South Bend does not require every pet to be fixed, but a dog or cat impounded stray or at-large a second time must be spayed or neutered at the owner's expense before redemption…

South Bend allows pet shops to sell dogs and cats, it is not adoption-only, but every shop needs a permit, must give buyers a written health disclosure, must register each buyer with…

South Bend requires every animal to be kept under control off the owner's property, meaning leashed, caged, or under voice control (Sec. 5-103). Owners are liable for an at-large…

South Bend prohibits feeding a free-roaming cat for more than 3 days unless enrolled in the managed community-cat program (Sec. 5-107), and bars leg-hold traps and poisoned bait. No…

South Bend allows up to 6 hens per single-family home with a Chicken Coop Permit; roosters are banned. Coops give 1 sq ft per bird, sit 15 feet from lot lines and 20 feet from…

South Bend does not ban dogs by breed. Instead, an Animal Welfare Commission hearing declares individual animals potentially dangerous or vicious based on behavior, triggering…

South Bend allows honey bee hives citywide but caps them at 17 cubic feet and sets strict placement rules: a 4-foot setback from the property line with a flyway barrier, and a 10-foot…

South Bend bans keeping, buying, selling or trading a dangerous wild or exotic animal, and any wild or exotic animal citywide requires the necessary state and federal permits…

South Bend does not cap altered pets, but owning more than one unaltered dog or cat over six months old requires a kennel/cattery permit and inspection. Initial permits allow no more…

Any residential swimming pool installed in South Bend on or after September 13, 1989, must be permitted and built under the state-adopted Indiana Swimming Pool Code, not the city's…

South Bend requires a 48-inch barrier around any residential swimming pool installed or permitted before September 13, 1989, plus a locked, removable safety ladder. Pools installed or…

South Bend allows one accessory dwelling unit on every lot in every district. An ADU is capped at 75% of the main home's floor area or 800 square feet, whichever is less.

St. Joseph County's zoning ordinance sizes a residential storage shed by lot acreage, from a 19-foot, 960-square-foot cap under one acre to no limit at all on five or more agricultural…

South Bend has no dedicated short-term rental permit and cannot ban rentals under Indiana's IC 36-1-24. STRs are expressly exempt from the city's rental-inspection program (Sec…

St. Joseph County levies a 6% innkeeper's tax on lodging rented under 30 days under IC 6-9-1-5, on top of Indiana's 7% state sales tax, for a combined 13%.

Trees and shrubs overhanging a South Bend street, whether in the tree lawn or on an abutting lot, must be trimmed to keep 10 feet of clearance above the curb. The Board of Park…

South Bend caps weeds, grass, and rank vegetation on private property at nine inches. City Code Sec. 19-33 makes it unlawful for an owner to let real estate, or the abutting sidewalk…

No one may remove, destroy, spray or do surgery on a tree or shrub under the Board of Park Commissioners' jurisdiction, meaning street trees and tree-lawn plantings, without the…

Indiana's Home Based Vendor Law lets you make and sell approved non-hazardous foods from a St. Joseph County home with no license or health permit. Under IC 16-42-5.3-4 the food must…

St. Joseph County bars home occupations from using any exterior sign or display that identifies the property as anything but a dwelling. Zoning ordinance § 154.072(A)(2) strips…

A home occupation in unincorporated St. Joseph County can serve no more than two customers on the premises at once, counting anyone waiting for service. Section 154.072(A)(7) sets that…

St. Joseph County lets a licensed child care home operate as a permitted primary use in both the agricultural and single-family residential districts, but only when the operator lives…

Running a business from a house in unincorporated St. Joseph County is allowed as a home occupation, but the zoning ordinance bars outside storage, any visible change to the home's…

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…

Barbed wire, electric, and razor wire fencing are locked out of residential yards across unincorporated St. Joseph County. Section 154.070(C)(2)(d)6 of the zoning ordinance limits…

Residential fence height in St. Joseph County depends on location and openness: 36 or 48 inches in front yards, six feet along a subdivision's perimeter street, and six or eight feet…

St. Joseph County exempts farm fences from its improvement location permit process entirely, so long as the fence still meets the clear sight area standard that protects visibility…

Indiana Code 32-26-9 governs partition fences between adjoining rural property owners, requiring shared cost and maintenance. The law applies statewide to fences where at least one…

Anyone who wants to conduct, organize, or promote a parade or other special event on South Bend streets, sidewalks or other public property must get a Special Event Permit from the…

A South Bend block party counts as a Tier I 'neighborhood' special event and needs a Special Event Committee permit before residents can close their street. Applications must be filed…

Running an outdoor cafe on a South Bend sidewalk without a Board of Public Works permit is unlawful. Permits cost $10.00 and last two years, but the layout must keep at least four to…

Any meeting, exhibition, parade, concert, athletic contest or organized picnic in a South Bend park requires a permit from the Board of Park Commissioners. The Board can refuse…

Anyone operating a circus, sideshow, carnival or street fair for pay in unincorporated St. Joseph County needs a permit from the county auditor before opening the gate. Applications…

South Bend property owners and occupants must clear snow and ice from abutting public sidewalks within 24 hours of accumulation under Sec. 18-7. Missing the deadline draws a citation…

South Bend enforces building upkeep through Sec. 6-37, which adopts the 2000 International Property Maintenance Code and the state Unsafe Building Law. The Department of Code…

South Bend bars anyone from collecting vehicles, materials or other objects on a street or sidewalk in a way that blocks free passage. Temporary occupancy of public property needs a…

South Bend places sidewalk, curb and gutter repair squarely on the abutting property owner. Owners must construct, reconstruct, repair or grade the sidewalk, curb or gutter bordering…

Anyone temporarily occupying South Bend's public right-of-way for commercial, construction or recreational use must apply to the City Engineer's Office, with 48 hours' notice for…

Anyone operating a tattoo, body piercing, branding or scarifying business in South Bend needs a City license before opening, and every practitioner performing those services for a fee…

South Bend secondhand dealers need a $115 annual license from the City Controller after a Police Department background review, and must hold every item purchased for 15 days before…

A South Bend company cannot tow, boot, or immobilize a vehicle from private property without an annual $125 vehicle removal service license and $50,000/$300,000 liability insurance on…

Operating a massage business in South Bend requires a $200 annual establishment license from the Board of Public Safety, and every practitioner needs a separate $75 massage therapy…

South Bend requires every adult business, from bookstores to viewing-booth arcades, to hold a $500 annual license issued by the City Controller before opening. Adult bookstores and…

South Bend treats any location, including a home garage, that repairs or services vehicles for a fee as an automotive repair and service center requiring a $200 annual license from the…

St. Joseph County doesn't run its own pawnbroker license; that's a state function under Indiana law. Instead, the county zoning code treats every pawnshop as a "controlled use,"…

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

South Bend bars loitering or remaining in any public place to obstruct vehicular or pedestrian traffic under Section 13-7. Anyone who ignores a police order to disperse faces a $50…

South Bend charges hosts for repeat police runs to a disorderly party under Section 13-57.1. After a first complaint, officers warn the responsible person the disturbance must stop; a…

South Bend bans smoking in outdoor restaurant and bar patios open to all ages, within 15 feet of playgrounds, outdoor transit stops and building entrances, and in outdoor arenas and…

South Bend requires pedestrians to cross streets and highways only at a marked or unmarked crosswalk under § 20-87, so crossing mid-block outside any crosswalk is a Chapter 20…

South Bend bans 'aggressive manner' solicitation anywhere in the city and bars all solicitation, aggressive or not, in the designated Central Business and Entertainment Area under…

South Bend bans possessing an open alcoholic beverage container or drinking in a moving vehicle on any public highway within city limits. City Code Chapter 14, Article 4 makes it an…

South Bend bans roller skating and skateboarding on downtown and commercial-district sidewalks, and near schools, hospitals and fire stations, but allows it on sidewalks in residence…

South Bend's Rental Safety Verification Program requires every rental unit to pass a Building Department inspection against International Property Maintenance Code standards and hold a…

South Bend requires a Building Department permit before any plumbing installation or alteration, with a $60 minimum fee and a tripled fee if work starts without one. Contractors…

South Bend requires a Building Department permit before any electrical wiring or equipment installation, alteration or fire alarm system work, adopting the Indiana Electrical Code by…

South Bend's Building Department requires a permit in advance for any new construction, alteration, repair, remodeling, demolition, or moving of a structure, and for signs, billboards…

South Bend law requires drivers to leave at least three feet of clearance when passing a bicyclist on any roadway, and bars merging back into the lane until safely clear. Cyclists on…

South Bend's licensed bike- and scooter-share ordinance defines an electric bicycle as any pedal-assist or throttle bike whose motor cuts off at 20 mph, with no separate Class 1, 2, or…

South Bend requires anyone operating a shared scooter or e-bike system in the public right-of-way to hold a $10,000 annual license from the license administrator. The city can bar…

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…

South Bend cannot require just cause to evict. Indiana bars cities from regulating the landlord-tenant relationship under IC 32-31-1-20. Evictions follow state law: at least 10 days'…

South Bend has no rent control, and Indiana law forbids it. IC 32-31-1-20 bars any city, town, or county from regulating rental rates unless the General Assembly authorizes it…

South Bend runs every rental unit through its Rental Safety Verification Program: the Department of Community Investment inspects electrical, plumbing, hot water, HVAC, bathroom…

South Bend requires every non-owner-occupied rental to register annually by September 1 for a $5 fee, and to pass a Rental Safety Verification Program inspection. Failure to register…

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…

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 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…

The St. Joseph River floodway runs straight through downtown South Bend. Under Indiana's Flood Control Act, IC 14-28-1-22, a construction-in-a-floodway permit from the IDNR is required…

Grading and earthwork in South Bend answer to two systems. A site of one acre or more needs a site development permit and stormwater plan under City Code Chapter 17, Article 12, and…

New and substantially improved residential structures in South Bend's mapped flood hazard areas must have their lowest floor built at or above the Flood Protection Grade, defined as…

South Bend sits on the St. Joseph River with an aging combined sewer system, and a 2012 federal consent decree drives its Long Term Control Plan. City Code Chapter 17 governs…

Excavating, filling, or building over, along, or lakeward of the shoreline of a public freshwater lake in unincorporated St. Joseph County requires Indiana DNR approval under the Lakes…

South Bend collects one large item free per household each month on your regular pickup day. Extra items run $20 per cubic yard. Appliances with refrigerant need a certificate…

South Bend requires city-issued toters out by 6 a.m. on collection day, within two feet of the curb, lid closed and opening facing the street. Bins must sit at least three feet from…

South Bend runs its own municipal trash collection through the Public Works Division of Solid Waste. Curbside trash, yard waste, and bulky items are picked up the same day, Monday…

South Bend requires recyclable materials to be separated from regular refuse and set out in bins at the locations and times the City or its registered recycling agent designates…

South Bend requires residents to keep yard waste separate from household trash and set it out weekly in a City-issued container under Code of Ordinances Sec. 16-8(f). Grass and leaves…

South Bend bans dumping dirt, garbage, yard waste, refuse or trash on any private or public land or into any stream in or near the City under Code of Ordinances Sec. 16-38(a)…

South Bend picks up residential refuse once a week on routes the Department of Public Works sets and adjusts. Containers must be at the curb or alley by 6:00 a.m. on the scheduled day…

Commercial and industrial properties in unincorporated St. Joseph County must screen any dumpster or trash container larger than 36 cubic feet on at least three sides with a wall or…

South Bend food trucks may park only in business, commercial, industrial, and mixed-use zones, never in residential neighborhoods, for up to eight hours at one spot, and cannot vend…

A South Bend mobile food vendor must leave at least 5 feet of unobstructed sidewalk for pedestrians and wheelchairs and sell only from a curbside window. Vehicles can't sit in one…

Running a food truck in South Bend requires a city mobile food vendor vehicle license under Code section 4-45, $525 a year plus a $5 application fee, and a St. Joseph County Health…

South Bend limits building coverage to 40% of the lot in Suburban Neighborhood 1 and 50% in Urban Neighborhood districts. Driveways, walkways, low patios, and pools are excluded from…

South Bend's form-based zoning sets residential setbacks by district. Urban Neighborhood 1 lots require 15 ft front, 5 ft side, and 20 ft rear; Suburban Neighborhood 1 requires 25 ft…

South Bend caps most residential buildings at 35 feet and 2.5 stories under its form-based zoning. Urban Neighborhood 3 allows 40 feet and 3 stories. Height is measured to the roof's…

Selling door-to-door, from a cart, or from a vehicle in South Bend requires a $50 annual peddler or canvasser license from the City Controller after a Police Department background…

St. Joseph County runs no county-wide no-knock registry, but a posted "No Soliciting" or "No Trespassing" sign carries legal force. Under IC 35-43-2-2, a solicitor who enters after…

South Bend caps light at any lot line abutting a residential (S or U) district at 0.2 foot-candles, and 1.0 foot-candle elsewhere. Fixtures must be aimed to prevent light trespass and…

South Bend's Zoning Ordinance requires outdoor light fixtures to be full cutoff or fully shielded, caps color temperature at 3,000 Kelvin, and is written to reduce light pollution and…

South Bend bars property owners from letting anything build up that attracts rodents under Code of Ordinances Sec. 16-53(c)(15), part of the public nuisance article. Code Enforcement…

Every bed and breakfast, restaurant, mobile food unit, and temporary food stand in St. Joseph County that serves potentially hazardous food of animal origin must keep at least one…

South Bend requires a free permit from the Board of Public Works and Safety before anyone may camp or live in a tent or other temporary structure anywhere in the city, under Section…

South Bend bans loitering or remaining in a public place for the purpose of obstructing vehicular or pedestrian traffic and impeding use of the public way. Officers can order violators…

South Bend bars minors from public places during set overnight hours: 15-to-17-year-olds after 11 p.m. on school nights and 1-5 a.m. on weekends, under-15s after 11 p.m. every night…

South Bend closes its parks, golf courses, playgrounds, picnic areas, swimming areas and pavilions to the public at 11:00 p.m. Anyone remaining on foot or in a vehicle after that hour…

South Bend treats a solar array as electrical equipment requiring a Building Department permit before installation, with a fee of $60 plus a percentage of the project's construction…

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…

There are no cannabis dispensaries to zone in St. Joseph County. Indiana has no medical or recreational marijuana program, and selling marijuana is a crime. Under IC 35-48-4-10…

Growing marijuana at home is a crime everywhere in Indiana, including St. Joseph County. Indiana has no medical or recreational program. Under IC 35-48-4-11, knowingly growing or…

St. Joseph County caps every window sign at 25 percent of the window's surface area under Zoning Ordinance § 154.377, measuring multi-pane windows by their combined pane area, and…

St. Joseph County allows electronic message center signs as part of a freestanding or building sign, capped at 40 percent of that sign's surface area, under Zoning Ordinance §…

Indiana Code 32-21-13 prohibits homeowners associations and restrictive covenants from banning political yard signs during a protected window. HOAs may impose only reasonable size…

Inside the Indiana Enterprise Center overlay, unincorporated St. Joseph County lists a data center as a permitted industrial use requiring no conditional or special use hearing. Zoning…

Data centers are listed as a permitted industrial use in St. Joseph County's zoning ordinance, and once built they must meet the county's performance standards for noise under Section…

A garage or yard sale on a residential lot in unincorporated St. Joseph County is capped at three sales per calendar year, each running no more than three consecutive days, and sales…

Unincorporated land zoned A: Agricultural in St. Joseph County is set aside to preserve prime farmland and shield it from urban encroachment. Farms and single-family homes there need…

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…

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…

Covenant and architectural enforcement in Indiana flows from the recorded declaration, not the HOA Act. The Act (Ind. Code § 32-25.5) does not script architectural review, violation…

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…

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 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 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…