For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLE. Fire department vehicles; Police Department vehicles; ambulances; emergency vehicles operated by or for hospitals or health and hospital corporations under I.C. 16-22; vehicles designated as emergency vehicles by the State Department of Transportation under I.C. 9-21-20-1; motor vehicles that, subject to I.C. 9-21-20-2, are approved by the state emergency medical services commission that are ambulances that are owned by persons, firms, limited liability companies or corporations other than hospitals or are not ambulances and that provide emergency medical services, including extrication and rescue services as defined in I.C. 16-18-2-110; and vehicles of the Department of Correction that, subject to I.C. 9-21-20-3, are designated by the Department of Correction as emergency vehicles and are responding to an emergency.
BUS. A motor vehicle or a passenger carrying semitrailer designed for carrying more than ten passengers exclusive of the driver.
FARM EQUIPMENT. A motor vehicle or equipment that is designed and used primarily as a farm implement for drawing implements of agriculture used on a farm and when using the highways, in traveling from one field or farm to another of to or from places of repairs.
LOCAL AUTHORITIES. All officers of counties, cities or towns as well as all boards and other public officials of counties, cities or towns.
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. The meaning set forth in I.C. 9-26-9-2.
MOTOR VEHICLE. A vehicle that is self-propelled. The term does not include farm equipment, buses or electric personal assistive mobility device.
OPERATE. To navigate or otherwise use.
OPERATOR. A person who drives or is in physical control of a motor vehicle upon a highway or is exercising control over a steering of a motor vehicle being towed by a motor vehicle.
PERMIT. Any kind of document issued by the local authorities authorizing an individual to operate a motor vehicle on county roadways.
ROADWAY. The part of a highway improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular travel.
(BC Ord. 2011-10, passed 3-7-2011)