Section 5-22-22-9 - Disposal of law enforcement vehicles(a) If a purchasing agency disposes of a law enforcement vehicle that is a model year of 1994 or after and is painted in a color scheme of more than one (1) color by transferring the vehicle to: (1) a person who will operate the vehicle on a public highway in Indiana, the person must repaint the vehicle in: (A) a monochrome color scheme; or(B) a color scheme that does not duplicate the color scheme of an Indiana law enforcement vehicle; before the vehicle is operated on a public highway in Indiana;
(2) a person who will sell or otherwise transfer the vehicle to another person who will operate the vehicle on a public highway in Indiana, the person must repaint the vehicle in:(A) a monochrome color scheme; or(B) a color scheme that does not duplicate the color scheme of an Indiana law enforcement vehicle; before the vehicle is sold or otherwise transferred to the other person to be operated on a public highway in Indiana;
(3) a person who will sell or otherwise transfer the vehicle to another person who will not operate the vehicle on a public highway in Indiana, the person is not required to repaint the vehicle before the vehicle is sold or otherwise transferred to the other person; or(4) another governmental body, the governmental body is not required to repaint the vehicle before the vehicle is operated on a public highway in Indiana.(b) Before a purchasing agency disposes of a law enforcement vehicle that is painted in a color scheme of more than one (1) color, the purchasing agency must provide a copy of this subsection to the prospective purchaser of the vehicle.(c) A person who violates this section commits a Class C infraction.As added by P.L. 49-1997, SEC.1.