Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8; IC 13-17-3-4; IC 13-17-3-11
Affected: IC 13-15; IC 13-17
Sec. 2.
(a) The
following motor vehicles in Lake and Porter counties are subject to the
requirements of this rule unless the vehicles are exempt or have received a
waiver from the requirements as specified in section 10 of this rule:
(1) Vehicle model years 1976 and
newer.
(2) Light-duty and
medium-duty motor vehicles.
(3)
Vehicles registered or reregistered for highway use.
(4) Fleets primarily operated within Lake
County or Porter County.
(5) Leased
vehicles that have the registration or titling in the name of the equity owner
other than the lessee or user.
(6)
Vehicles that are operated on federal installations located within Lake County
or Porter County, regardless of whether the vehicles are registered with the
federal installation or in Lake County or Porter County. This requirement
applies to all employee-owned or leased vehicles, including vehicles owned,
leased, or operated by civilian and military personnel on federal
installations, and agency-owned or operated vehicles operated on the
installation. This requirement shall not apply to visiting agency, employee, or
military personnel vehicles as long as the visits do not exceed sixty (60)
calendar days per year.
(b) Motor vehicles subject to this rule in
Lake and Porter counties shall be tested under the parameters specified for I/M
93 found at section 7 of this rule.
(c) Light-duty and medium-duty motor vehicles
in Lake and Porter counties of model year 1996 or newer are subject to the
provisions of the OBDII check found at section 17.1 of this rule.
(d) The following motor vehicles are exempt
from the testing requirements of this rule:
(1) Heavy-duty motor vehicles with a gross
vehicle weight rating of nine thousand (9,000) pounds or more.
(2) Motorcycles.
(3) Motor vehicles with engine displacement
less than two hundred (200) cubic centimeters.
(4) Farm tractors, farm trucks, and farm
equipment used in connection with agricultural pursuits usual and normal to the
user's primary operation.
(5) Motor
vehicles registered as recreational vehicles (RV).
(6) Motor vehicles using diesel
fuel.
(7) All motor vehicles with a
chassis year and engine year prior to 1976 as identified by the:
(A) vehicle identification number;
and
(B) engine identification
number.
(8) Electric
vehicles or vehicles that have been certified by the department as being
electric.
(9) Off highway
construction equipment.
(10)
Antique vehicles.
(11) Show
vehicles.
(e) Motor
vehicles registered in Lake County or Porter County but operated in another I/M
area shall be:
(1) tested where they are
primarily operated; or
(2) given an
extension by the department so that testing can occur when the vehicle is
brought into the county of registration. The bureau may accept a certificate of
compliance from another U.S. EPA approved I/M program.
(f) Model year vehicles 1996 and newer shall
be tested beginning four (4) calendar years after the model year of the vehicle
in order to demonstrate initial compliance. After the initial demonstration of
compliance, model year vehicles 1996 and newer shall be tested in the calendar
year that corresponds to the model year of the vehicle as specified at section
5 of this rule.
(g) Owners or
operators of vehicles registered in a state other than Indiana who are subject
to their state's I/M regulations may have their vehicles tested in Lake County
or Porter County under either of the following conditions:
(1) The owner or operator of the vehicle has
resided in Lake County or Porter County for a minimum of three (3) months of
the previous twelve (12) month period as of the date the vehicle is presented
for emissions testing.
(2) The
owner or operator of the vehicle has operated the vehicle in Lake County or
Porter County for a minimum of three (3) months of the previous twelve (12)
month period as of the date the vehicle is presented for emissions
testing.