Sec. 185. (a) "Off-road vehicle", for purposes of IC 14-16-1 and IC 14-19-1-0.5 , means a motor driven vehicle capable of cross-country travel: (1) without benefit of a road; and (2) on or immediately over land, water, snow, ice, marsh, swampland, or other natural terrain. (b) The term includes the following: (1) A multiwheel drive or low pressure tire vehicle. (2) An amphibious machine. (3) A ground effect air cushion vehicle. (4) An all-terrain vehicle (as defined in section 5.7 of this chapter). (5) A recreational off-highway vehicle (as defined in section 233.5 of this chapter). (6) Other means of transportation deriving motive power from a source other than muscle or wind. (c) The term does not include the following: (1) A farm vehicle being used for farming, including, but not limited to, a farm wagon (as defined in IC 9-13-2-60 (2)). (2) A vehicle used for military or law enforcement purposes. (3) A construction, mining, or other industrial related vehicle used in performance of the vehicle's common function, including, but not limited to, a farm wagon (as defined in IC 9-13-2-60 (2)). (4) A snowmobile (as defined by section 261 of this chapter). (5) A registered aircraft. (6) Any other vehicle properly registered by the bureau of motor vehicles. (7) Any watercraft that is registered under Indiana statutes. (8) A golf cart vehicle. (9) An electric bicycle (as defined in IC 9-13-2-49.2 ). [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-3-1(f).]
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