Kei trucks in Indiana, plated for the road and kept off the interstate
Read from Indiana's own statutes and motor vehicle office.
Indiana has its own mini-truck title and plate. A 25 year old kei truck imported for the road that fits the state's definition is titled through the BMV Central Office, registered at any branch with proof of insurance and driven on every road but an interstate. A newer truck imported as off road equipment and governed to 25 mph is titled and registered as an off-road vehicle with decals for DNR land, county roads the county opens and private land.
Your lane
Which truck are you buying?
Indiana treats the two kinds of kei truck differently. Pick yours and this answers for it.
A kei truck 25 years or older with a 660 cc engine that passes Indiana's size, weight, speed and heated cab tests is titled and plated as a mini-truck and may use every road but an interstate.
Road use with limitsTitle. First title by mail through the BMV Central Office as a mini-truck, on papers that meet NHTSA import requirements.
Registration. Mini-truck plate at any BMV branch with proof of insurance.
- No interstate highways (IC 9-21-8-46)
- Engine not less than 660 cc, 60 inches or less wide, 1,600 pounds or less unladen, top speed not more than 60 mph, locking enclosed cab and heated interior (IC 9-13-2-103.1)
Can I drive a 25 year old kei truck on Indiana roads?
Yes, once it is titled and registered as a mini-truck. It may use any road except an interstate highway, and it needs proof of insurance to register.
A newer kei truck imported as off road equipment and governed to 25 mph meets Indiana's mini-truck size and speed tests on its face, but the BMV titles a truck with foreign papers only when NHTSA's import requirements are met, and a nonroad import is not a road vehicle. As an off-road vehicle it is titled and registered with BMV decals and never plated.
Off highway vehicleWhere it can run
Public property where the DNR authorizes it, roadways where the county highway department authorizes it and private property with the landowner's consent. Never on a highway otherwise.
Title. ORV title, required for an ORV bought after 31 December 2009, applied for within 45 days.
Registration. BMV ORV certificate of registration and two decals, renewed every three years.
- Operation of an ORV or snowmobile on a highway is not permitted
- The BMV will not issue a license plate to an ORV regardless of modifications
- A farm vehicle being used for farming is not an off-road vehicle
Read from a secondary source or an older page. Confirm it with the office before you rely on it.
A newer truck comes in only as nonroad equipment, permanently governed to a top speed and with a nonroad engine certified by EPA before import. It pays the same 25 percent truck duty. What that engine needs.
What about a newer truck imported as off road equipment and governed to 25 mph?
Indiana titles a truck with foreign papers for the road only when federal import rules for road vehicles are met, so a nonroad import is registered as an off-road vehicle. It carries BMV decals and never a plate. It runs on DNR land where allowed, county roads the county opens and private land with the owner's consent.
Private land and the farm
On your own ground in Indiana.
On private land
To confirmOn private land with the owner's consent an off-road vehicle needs no local act. Indiana asks for BMV registration and decals on an off-road vehicle and DNR rules govern public land.
The codein.gov, read 28 October 2026On the farm
To confirmIC 14-16-1-20 does not apply to a farm vehicle being used for farming, which is outside the off-road vehicle class by the BMV's own page. No Indiana source read puts a kei truck on a county road for farm work outside the local acts.
The codein.gov, read 28 October 2026County by county
The rules in detail.
Where a newer off road truck or a UTV can run in Indiana, county by county, as each county's and town's own acts read. Every county on the map above opens its own page.
Statewide
A governed kei truck is not settled as a vehicle the Indiana routes on this map admit, and each county or town decides it in its own words. Indiana law bars a registered off-road vehicle from a public highway, street or right-of-way unless a door in IC 14-16-1-20(a) or IC 9-21-1-3.3 is open, which means a county road outside a city or town that the county highway department designates, or a road under a city, county or town that its own ordinance opens to golf carts or off-road vehicles. A newer kei truck imported as off road equipment and governed to 25 mph is titled and registered as an off-road vehicle with BMV decals and no plate, which puts it in the class these acts regulate. Cass, White and Pulaski copy the state's broad words, a motor driven vehicle capable of cross-country travel without benefit of a road, and those words reach a registered truck on their face. Clay, Starke and Bartholomew write narrower classes, all terrain and recreational off-road vehicles, four tires made for off-road use, a recreational design, and for Bartholomew a top speed of 35 mph or more, which a road truck governed to 25 mph does not meet. Columbus asks for a vehicle designed for off-road use with side by side seats. No ordinance read names a kei truck, so whether a county or town accepts one is for that county or town to say. A 25 year truck that meets Indiana's size, weight, speed and heated cab tests is titled and plated as a mini-truck instead, under IC 9-13-2-103.1, and then uses every road but an interstate, IC 9-21-8-46, so it needs none of these routes.
Adams County To confirm
No act of Adams or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Adams County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Allen County Roads open
Allen County opens its county roads to four wheel all terrain vehicles and utility terrain vehicles with a licensed driver of eighteen or older at 45 mph or less, and rides on the buggy lanes where the roads have them.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads Open
Roads with buggy lanes in unincorporated Allen County are designated for four wheel all terrain vehicles, utility terrain vehicles and snowmobiles, which ride on the buggy lane. Every other road in Allen County not so designated is open to them, on the right shoulder where possible. The code names no list of closed roads and defines neither vehicle, and a county act cannot reach streets inside a city or town. Allen County Code Title 8 Article 1, Ordinance #08-26-16-13 adopted 26 August 2016, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Code 8-2-1: a driver at least eighteen with a valid driver's licenceCode 8-1-1 and 8-2-1: no faster than the posted limit and never above 45 mph, single file, headlights and taillights on at all timesCode 8-3-1: no more riders than the vehicle is built to carry
Bartholomew County Roads open
Bartholomew County opens its unincorporated county roads to registered recreational off-highway vehicles and utility task vehicles under a 2025 ordinance, but not state highways, and Columbus opened its streets to utility task vehicles in 2026. The county's vehicle test asks for four off-highway tires and a top speed of 35 mph or more.
In town Some
- Some Columbus. Golf carts and utility task vehicles on city streets posted 30 mph or less, never any other off-road vehicle, never on sidewalks, trails or bike paths, and never on or across state highways except at designated crossing intersections. A utility task vehicle is a self propelled vehicle designed for off-road use with at least four wheels, side by side seating for two or more and a steering wheel, no wider than 74 inches and no more than 2,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating. It may not exceed 30 mph on any city street, and the operator needs a licence and liability insurance. Golf carts are also barred from Central Avenue and three other named streets. City of Columbus Ordinance No. 10, 2026, adding Chapter 10.70, passed in spring 2026 and in effect 1 June 2026 by the city's own police page, read 28 October 2026
County roads Open
Every publicly maintained road in the unincorporated county road inventory, for recreational off-highway vehicles and utility task vehicles of 50 to 80 inches wide, 2,500 pounds dry or less, on at least four off-highway tires, able to reach 35 mph and riding single file. All terrain vehicles, three wheelers, four wheelers and slow moving vehicles may not use them. Golf carts are limited to roads inside residential neighborhoods. Sunrise to sunset only unless lamps, brake lights, turn signals, mirror and belts are fitted. Ordinance 2025-04, Chapter 74 of the county traffic code, passed on first reading 4 August 2025 and adopted 18 August 2025, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Ordinance 2025-04: a valid driver's licence and proof of financial responsibility of 25,000 and 50,000 dollars for bodily injury and 25,000 dollars for property, carried by the operatorOrdinance 2025-04: single file, far right of the traveled part, seat belts for every rider, a steering wheel, two headlights, two turn signals, a brake light and a roll cageOrdinance 2025-04: no sidewalks, multi-use paths or greenway trailsColumbus Chapter 10.70: operator at least sixteen years and 180 days with a licence, liability insurance, 30 mph at most and only roads posted 30 mph or less
Benton County To confirm
No act of Benton or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Benton County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Blackford County To confirm
No act of Blackford or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Blackford County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Boone County Roads open
Boone County lets a county registered side by side utility vehicle use its county roads, with a Bureau of Motor Vehicles registration, liability insurance that names the vehicle and a licensed driver.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads Open
Streets within the county's jurisdiction, for a UTV side by side registered with the county highway department. The ordinance names no list of roads. It leaves out golf carts, all terrain vehicles, registered aircraft and watercraft and vehicles properly registered by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, and it repeals the older section that covered off-road vehicles in general. Boone County Ordinance No. 2025-07, amending Chapter 70 of the county code on the use of UTVs, recorded 8 September 2025, repealing section 70.05, which had regulated off-road vehicles in general, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Ordinance 2025-07: a registration from the county highway department with a sticker on the front driver's side, valid one to three years and not transferableOrdinance 2025-07: a DNR and Bureau of Motor Vehicles off-road registration firstOrdinance 2025-07: liability insurance that lists the vehicle, at the Indiana motor vehicle minimumOrdinance 2025-07: only licensed drivers, with the licence and proof of financial responsibility on the vehicle
Brown County To confirm
Brown County commissioners passed an ordinance in July 2024 that a local newspaper says opens county roads to registered off-road vehicles except State Roads 46, 135 and 45. The ordinance text was not read.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads Open
County roads and highways other than State Roads 46, 135 and 45, for all terrain vehicles, off-road vehicles and snowmobiles registered with the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles. Read only in the Brown County Democrat of 18 July 2024, which reports the 2 to 1 vote. Brown County commissioners' ordinance on off-road vehicles and all terrain vehicles, passed in July 2024, news report only, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Carroll County To confirm
No act of Carroll or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Carroll County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Cass County Roads open
Cass County opens every highway in its county road system outside cities and towns to off-road vehicles under a 2022 ordinance, with a driver of sixteen or older, a headlight and a taillight and the state's registration rules.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads Open
Every highway within the Cass County road system, except highways inside the corporate limits of a city or town, for off-road vehicles under the Department of Natural Resources rules and state law. The ordinance defines an off-road vehicle in the statute's broad words, a motor driven vehicle capable of cross country travel without benefit of a road, which takes in multi-wheel drive and low pressure tire vehicles, and it leaves out golf carts, two wheel dirt bikes, farm vehicles in farming and any vehicle properly registered by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. It sets no list of closed roads. Cass County Ordinance 2022-03, amending Ordinance 2010-02, passed 20 June 2022 and in force 15 July 2022, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Ordinance 2022-03: no operator under sixteenOrdinance 2022-03: a lighted headlight and taillight, at least one of each, and brakes that slow the vehicle at 14 feet a second from 20 mphOrdinance 2022-03: a muffler in good working order, no speed greater than reasonable and proper
Clark County To confirm
No act of Clark or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Clark County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Clay County Roads open
Clay County lets registered all terrain vehicles and recreational off-road vehicles use every road in the county highway inventory except state highways, with a licensed insured operator of eighteen or older, in single file and no faster than the posted limit.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads Open
Every road in the Clay County Highway Inventory, state highways excluded, for all terrain vehicles and recreational off-road vehicles as the Indiana Code defines them in IC 14-8-2-5.7 and 14-8-2-233.5. Travel is single file, at no more than the posted speed. Ordinance No. 2023-11, adopted by the Board of Commissioners as the county highway department on 7 August 2023, superseding any prior ordinance contrary to it, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Ordinance 2023-11: registered with the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles and proof of liability insurance at the state minimum carried by the operatorOrdinance 2023-11: operator at least eighteen with a valid driver's licence, riders under eighteen in protective headgearOrdinance 2023-11: a head light, tail light and brake light, seat belts used where fitted, passengers no more than the seats, single file
Clinton County To confirm
No act of Clinton or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Clinton County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Crawford County To confirm
No act of Crawford or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Crawford County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Daviess County To confirm
No act of Daviess or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Daviess County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Dearborn County Roads open
Dearborn County lets off-road vehicles use county roads outside the corporate limits of any city or town under state law, except for a list of named roads that begins with Stateline Road and Jamison Road.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads Open
County roads outside the corporate limits of any city or town, for off-road vehicles as IC 14-8-2-185 defines them, in accordance with IC 14-16-1, with named roads excepted. The page was read as far as the first two named exceptions, Stateline Road and Jamison Road, and then the host stopped answering, so the full list of excepted roads and the history note were not read. Dearborn County Code section 70.04, Off-Road Vehicles, in supplement 24 of 2024, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Decatur County To confirm
No act of Decatur or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Decatur County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
DeKalb County To confirm
No act of DeKalb or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of DeKalb County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Delaware County To confirm
No act of Delaware or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Delaware County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Dubois County To confirm
No act of Dubois or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Dubois County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Elkhart County To confirm
Elkhart County commissioners voted in 2024 to let off-road vehicles use the traveled part of county roads in the unincorporated area, and Goshen adopted its own ordinance for city streets that July. Neither county text was read.
In town Some
- Some Goshen. Off-road vehicles on the highways under the city's jurisdiction under rules for operation, minimum safety equipment, the operator and owner, financial responsibility and state registration. News reports say sidewalks and state highways stay closed. Read in the city's notice of adoption, not the ordinance itself. City of Goshen Ordinance 5184, adopted July 2024, in effect November 2024 by a news report, read 28 October 2026
County roads Open
County roads in the unincorporated area, outside towns and cities, for off-road vehicles such as snowmobiles and all terrain vehicles. Before the vote the county code allowed them only in the right of way. Read only in a Goshen News report. Elkhart County commissioners' vote of 2024, news report only, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Fayette County To confirm
No act of Fayette or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Fayette County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Floyd County To confirm
No act of Floyd or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Floyd County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Fountain County To confirm
No act of Fountain or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Fountain County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Franklin County To confirm
No act of Franklin or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Franklin County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Fulton County To confirm
No act of Fulton or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Fulton County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Gibson County To confirm
No act of Gibson or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Gibson County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Grant County To confirm
No act of Grant or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Grant County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Greene County To confirm
No act of Greene or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Greene County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Hamilton County To confirm
No act of Hamilton or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Hamilton County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Hancock County To confirm
Hancock County's code has a section on the operation of off-road vehicles that a search listing describes as allowing them on highways in the county road system outside cities and towns. The section was read only as far as its statement of purpose.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads Open
Highways within the county road system, outside city and town limits, subject to state law, as a search listing describes the section. The code page was read only to its opening paragraph on IC 14-16-1-1 and then stopped answering. Hancock County Code section 70.04, Operation of Off-Road Vehicles, in supplement 22 of 2025, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Harrison County To confirm
No act of Harrison or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Harrison County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Hendricks County To confirm
No act of Hendricks or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Hendricks County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Henry County To confirm
No act of Henry or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Henry County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Howard County To confirm
No act of Howard or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Howard County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Huntington County To confirm
No act of Huntington or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Huntington County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Jackson County To confirm
No act of Jackson or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Jackson County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Jasper County To confirm
No act of Jasper or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Jasper County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Jay County To confirm
No act of Jay or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Jay County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Jefferson County To confirm
Jefferson County's one act found opens county roadways to golf carts only, with a registration sticker. No act for an off-road vehicle or a UTV was read.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
Ordinance 2020-05 lets golf carts use county roadways in the unincorporated area with a licensed driver of sixteen or older, lamps after dark, a slow moving vehicle sign and county registration, and bars them from State Roads 56, 62 and 7 and U.S. 421 except at intersections. It does not name a UTV or an off-road vehicle, and the county's wider code was not read. Jefferson County Ordinance #2020-05, County Golf Cart Ordinance, amended 25 August 2020, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Jennings County To confirm
Jennings County's code has a section titled Off-Road Vehicles, seen only in a search listing. Its text was not read.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
The county code lists section 70.01, Off-Road Vehicles. The host refused every request, so the roads and terms were not read. Jennings County Code section 70.01, title only, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Johnson County To confirm
Johnson County's Ordinance 2024-O-9, as the Town of Trafalgar's permit form describes it, lets registered off-highway vehicles use any county highway in the unincorporated area from sixteen years of age and limits golf carts to designated roads. The ordinance text was not read.
In town Some
- Some Trafalgar. A town permit for golf carts and ATVs on designated streets, with a licence, insurance and a decal, under Ordinance 2017-007 as the permit form names it. The ordinance was not read. Town of Trafalgar Ordinance 2017-007, as named on the town's permit form, read 28 October 2026
County roads Open
Any county highway in unincorporated Johnson County for off-highway vehicles, driven by a person of sixteen or older with a licence or state photo identification, registered with the sheriff's office with a sticker, in daylight unless lit. Golf carts only on roads the ordinance designates and signs. The county ordinance does not reach towns. Read only in a town's form. Johnson County Ordinance 2024-O-9, as summarized on the Town of Trafalgar's permit form, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Knox County To confirm
No act of Knox or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Knox County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Kosciusko County To confirm
No act of Kosciusko or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Kosciusko County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
LaGrange County To confirm
No act of LaGrange or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of LaGrange County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Lake County To confirm
Lake County's code has a chapter that authorizes all terrain vehicles on designated county roadways, seen only in a search listing. The chapter and its list of roads were not read.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads Some
Designated county roadways, for all terrain vehicles under the conditions of the chapter. The code page refused every request, so the list of designated roads and the conditions were not read. Lake County Code 10.05.010, adopted by Ordinance 104 of 2014, seen in a search listing only, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
LaPorte County To confirm
No act of LaPorte or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of LaPorte County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Lawrence County To confirm
No act of Lawrence or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Lawrence County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Madison County To confirm
No act of Madison or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Madison County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Marion County To confirm
No act of Marion or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Marion County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Marshall County To confirm
No act of Marshall or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Marshall County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Martin County Some routes
Martin County opens the county highways that its highway department supervisor designates to registered, insured off-road vehicles, and the list of designated highways was not found.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads Some
County highways, meaning highways in Martin County that are not part of the state highway system and not inside a city or town, that the highway department supervisor designates as suitable and open to off-road vehicles. The ordinance sets no list of roads and the supervisor's designations were not found. A vehicle must be registered under IC 14-16-1-9 and carry liability insurance at the minimum for other motor vehicles, with the registration and certificate of insurance on the operator. Earlier ordinances 1992-06 and 1993-06 stand on the county's site. Martin County Ordinance No. 2007-05A, first reading April 2007, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Ordinance 2007-05A: registered as IC 14-16-1-9 provides, with liability insurance for the vehicleOrdinance 2007-05A: a headlight and taillight from 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise, lighting and brakes as IC 14-16-1-21 providesOrdinance 2007-05A: a law enforcement officer may bar the roads in an emergency
Miami County To confirm
No act of Miami or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Miami County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Monroe County To confirm
Monroe County commissioners approved an ordinance in July 2026 that public radio reports lets insured utility vehicles use most county roads but not state highways or a list of busier county roads. The ordinance text was not read.
In town To confirm
- Closed Ellettsville. The town's police department said on social media after the county vote that the county ordinance does not authorize off-road vehicles, UTVs, ATVs or golf carts on town streets and that they stay prohibited there unless a separate town ordinance allows them. The town's code was not read. Ellettsville Police Department statement, July 2026, via WFIU, read 28 October 2026
County roads Some
Most county roads for utility task vehicles with four wheels, a top speed of at least 35 mph, insurance, seat belts, a roll cage, headlights, a brake light, turn signals, mirrors and a steering wheel. All terrain vehicles, three wheelers and golf carts stay barred. Busier county roads are excluded, Old State Road 37, Curry Pike and Fairfax Road among them, and the county has made a map of restricted roads. Read only in a WFIU report of 8 July 2026. Monroe County commissioners' ordinance on utility task vehicles on county roads, approved in July 2026, news report only, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Montgomery County To confirm
No act of Montgomery or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Montgomery County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Morgan County To confirm
No act of Morgan or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Morgan County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Newton County To confirm
No act of Newton County was found. The town of Kentland posts an ordinance for golf carts and UTVs on town streets, roads and alleys, unsigned on its copy.
In town Some
- Open Kentland. Golf carts and UTVs on public streets, roads and alleys under the town's jurisdiction. A UTV is a side by side with a steering wheel, seat belts and a rollover protective structure. The posted copy leaves its date and signatures blank. Town of Kentland ordinance establishing golf cart and UTV usage regulations, posted unsigned, read 28 October 2026
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Newton County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Noble County To confirm
No act of Noble or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Noble County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Ohio County To confirm
No act of Ohio or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Ohio County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Orange County To confirm
No act of Orange or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Orange County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Owen County To confirm
No act of Owen or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Owen County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Parke County To confirm
No act of Parke or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Parke County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Perry County To confirm
No act of Perry or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Perry County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Pike County To confirm
No act of Pike or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Pike County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Porter County To confirm
No act of Porter or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Porter County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Posey County To confirm
No act of Posey or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Posey County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Pulaski County Roads open
Pulaski County lets golf carts and off-road vehicles use its unincorporated roads between sunrise and sunset once the Sheriff has registered them, with a driver of sixteen or older and liability insurance.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads Open
Public highways, roads and bridges in the unincorporated county, sunrise to sunset only. The ordinance defines an off-road vehicle by the state's broad words, a motor driven vehicle capable of cross-country travel without benefit of a road, which includes multi-wheel drive and low pressure tire vehicles, all terrain vehicles and recreational off-highway vehicles. It carves out a farm vehicle used for farming and a vehicle properly registered by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. Ordinance No. 2025-10, Golf Cart and Off Road Vehicles, Board of Commissioners, June 2025, read 28 October 2026
State highways Crossings only
- A crossing of a state highway at right angles to get from one Pulaski County highway to another when it can be done safely Ordinance No. 2025-10, place and time of operation, read 28 October 2026
Ordinance 2025-10: registered with the Sheriff and a registration sticker in plain sight, valid for the calendar yearOrdinance 2025-10: operator at least sixteen, helmet under eighteen, proof of financial responsibility carriedOrdinance 2025-10: riders no more than the capacity, all seated while moving
Putnam County To confirm
No act of Putnam or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Putnam County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Randolph County To confirm
No act of Randolph or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Randolph County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Ripley County To confirm
No act of Ripley or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Ripley County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Rush County To confirm
No act of Rush or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Rush County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Scott County To confirm
No act of Scott or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Scott County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Shelby County To confirm
No act of Shelby or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Shelby County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Spencer County To confirm
No act of Spencer or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Spencer County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
St. Joseph County To confirm
St. Joseph County's council passed an ordinance in March 2025 that public radio reports opens unincorporated county roads to off-road vehicles at eighteen or older, with lights and single file. The ordinance text was not read.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads Open
Unincorporated county roads, excluding city, town and state roads, for off-road vehicles with a driver of at least eighteen, headlights and taillights and single file in groups. Snowmobiles are allowed when conditions permit. Golf carts and farm vehicles are excluded and the sheriff may close roads for safety. Read only in a WVPE report of 14 March 2025. St. Joseph County Common Council ordinance on off-road vehicles on county roads, passed 9 to 0 in March 2025, news report only, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Starke County Roads open
Starke County has let recreational utility task vehicles, the side by side class, use its county highways since 1 January 2018, with a licence and insurance. Other off-road vehicles stay off the road.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads Open
Every Starke County highway in the unincorporated area, meaning any public road under the county highway department, state and federal highways excluded and nothing inside a town or city. The superintendent may close any highway or part of one with signs. Only a recreational utility task vehicle qualifies, meaning four tires intended primarily for off-road use, a wheelbase width of at least 50 inches and length of at least 60 inches, two seats across and a factory roll bar or cage. Modifying another vehicle does not make it one. Commissioners Ordinance 2017-, Authorizing and Regulating Recreational Utility Task Vehicle Use on Certain County Roads and Highways, drafted 6 November 2017 and effective 1 January 2018. The posted copy leaves its day of adoption blank, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Ordinance 2017: a valid motor vehicle driver's licence and proof of liability insuranceOrdinance 2017: factory installed equipment present and working, modifications do not qualify a vehicleOrdinance 2017: recreational use only, and no operation on private property
Steuben County To confirm
No act of Steuben or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Steuben County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Sullivan County To confirm
No act of Sullivan or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Sullivan County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Switzerland County To confirm
No act of Switzerland or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Switzerland County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Tippecanoe County To confirm
A 2014 ordinance to open Tippecanoe County roads to off-road vehicles and golf carts failed 3 to 0, and no later act of the county was found. The town of Shadeland has its own ordinance for town streets.
In town Some
- Open Shadeland. Town roads and alleys open to off-road vehicles for a person sixteen or older with a valid motor vehicle licence, to reach a predetermined destination, under the state's registration rules. The definition takes in multi wheel drive and low pressure tire vehicles, UTVs and ATVs and leaves out golf carts, farm vehicles in farming and snowmobiles. Town of Shadeland Ordinance 2024-02, adopted 13 February 2024, read 28 October 2026
County roads To confirm
The commissioners' Ordinance 2014-D3-CM, which would have added section 70.05 to the county code, is filed on the county's site marked failed 3 to 0. No later act was found and the county's code was not searched in full. Tippecanoe County Ordinance 2014-D3-CM, failed, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Tipton County To confirm
No act of Tipton or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Tipton County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Union County To confirm
No act of Union or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Union County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Vanderburgh County To confirm
Vanderburgh County's sheriff says off-road vehicles may use county roads outside Evansville and Darmstadt with a licensed driver of eighteen and insurance, never on state or federal highways. The code chapter itself was not read.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads Open
County roads outside the corporate limits of Evansville and Darmstadt, for off-road vehicles with a driver of eighteen and a licence, liability insurance, lamps, brakes and seated riders, never on sidewalks, paths or state or federal highways. The Board of Commissioners added golf carts on 26 August 2025, on local streets in major subdivisions only. Read on the sheriff's summary of Vanderburgh County Code Chapter 10.60. Vanderburgh County Code Chapter 10.60, Off-Road Vehicles, as summarized by the sheriff, golf carts added 26 August 2025, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Vermillion County To confirm
No act of Vermillion County was found. The town of Dana's police department says registered off-road vehicles may use town roads with a driver of eighteen, a licence and insurance.
In town Some
- Open Dana. Town roads open to off-road vehicles registered with the Department of Natural Resources and to golf carts, for a driver of eighteen with a valid licence and recreational vehicle liability insurance. Read in the police department's press release of 18 May 2021, not the ordinance. Town of Dana, police department release of 18 May 2021, read 28 October 2026
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Vermillion County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Vigo County To confirm
No act of Vigo or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Vigo County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Wabash County To confirm
No act of Wabash or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Wabash County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Warren County To confirm
No readable act of Warren County was found. The county's document center lists an Ordinance 2011-2 on off road vehicles, and its file would not open.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
The county's Government Document Center lists Ordinance 2011-2 Off Road Vehicles under 2011 ordinances. The file returned not found, so its roads and terms were not read. Warren County Ordinance 2011-2, Off Road Vehicles, title only, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Warrick County To confirm
Warrick County's code has a chapter on off-road vehicles that a search listing says restricts named roads and carries a map of them. The chapter was not read.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads Some
Roads open to off-road vehicles except those the chapter lists as restricted, with a map of them, as a search listing describes Chapter 73. The host refused every request, so the vehicles, the roads and the terms were not read. Warrick County Code Chapter 73, Off-Road Vehicles, title and listing only, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Washington County To confirm
No act of Washington or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Washington County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Wayne County To confirm
No act of Wayne or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Wayne County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Wells County To confirm
No act of Wells or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Wells County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
White County Roads open
White County lets off-road vehicles use county roads in the unincorporated area from 1 October 2025 under a county permit from the Sheriff, with a licensed insured driver, lamps and turn signals, and never between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads Open
Every road under the county highway department's jurisdiction, in unincorporated White County only, for off-road vehicles as the state defines them, meaning a motor vehicle capable of cross country travel, including multi-wheel drive and low pressure tire vehicles, all terrain vehicles and recreational off-highway vehicles. Golf carts, farm vehicles in farming and any vehicle properly registered by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles are left out. The ordinance sends operation on state highways back to IC 14-16-1-20. White County Ordinance No. 2025-07-07-01, adopted July 2025 and in force 1 October 2025, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Ordinance 2025-07-07-01: a county permit and registration number from the Sheriff each year, shown on the driver's side front fender, with a licence and insurance presentedOrdinance 2025-07-07-01: a valid motor vehicle driver's licence and state off-road registrationOrdinance 2025-07-07-01: a lighted headlight, taillight and turn signals, a muffler and no operation between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Whitley County To confirm
No act of Whitley or of its towns opening roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found or read, so the routes are to be confirmed.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads To confirm
No ordinance of Whitley County opening or closing its county roads to off-road vehicles, utility vehicles or golf carts was found, and the county's own code and its towns' codes were not read.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Engines and EPA
Why the engine decides which truck comes in.
The same three facts hold in Indiana and every other state.
The 25 year truck
It comes in on age
A 25 year old kei truck in original configuration clears both agencies on age. No Registered Importer and no Independent Commercial Importer is needed.
EPA's provision asks only that the truck is in its original configuration with the same model of engine it left the factory with.
40 CFR 85.1511(f)(2)eCFR, read 28 October 2026The newer truck
EPA asks for a certified engine
A newer kei truck comes in as nonroad equipment, permanently modified so its top speed is 25 mph or less, with its engine covered by an EPA certificate of conformity before it reaches US Customs. The governor stays for the life of the truck, and removing it is tampering, a federal offense.
Mini-trucks, importing used motor vehicles as nonroad vehiclesEPA, read 28 October 2026Engine size
Why 30 kilowatts decides a newer truck's engine
EPA sorts nonroad gasoline engines by maximum power, not size. Every kei engine is under 1,000 cc, so an engine of 30 kW or less may certify to the small engine standards, and 30 kW is the line that decides. Today's stock kei engines are rated above it, and a speed governor does not lower an engine's maximum power.
Every kei engine family EPA has certified for mini trucks is a lower power certified configuration, between 14.46 and 29.9 kW, under part 90 or part 1054. A certified mini truck engine is that configuration, not the stock engine.
40 CFR 1054.1, the small engine ruleseCFR, read 28 October 2026Small nonroad spark ignition engine certificatesEPA, read 28 October 2026Indiana, the five answers
Road, title, land, inspection and what is next.
The roadCan I drive it on the road?
Indiana titles and plates a mini truck for the road, and it may go anywhere except an interstate highway.
- A mini-truck may not be driven on any part of an interstate highway (IC 9-21-8-46)
- To be a mini-truck it must have an internal combustion engine of not less than 660 cc, be 60 inches or less wide, weigh 1,600 pounds or less unladen and dry, reach a top speed of not more than 60 mph and be manufactured with a locking enclosed cab and a heated interior (IC 9-13-2-103.1)
- It is titled and registered before it is driven, carries a mini-truck plate and needs proof of insurance
- A truck with foreign ownership papers must meet federal NHTSA import rules before Indiana will title it
IC 9-13-2-103.1 and IC 9-21-8-46, added by P.L.180-2015
TitleHow do I title and register it?
A mini truck titled in Indiana for the first time is titled by mail through the BMV Central Office, then plated as a mini-truck at any branch.
The steps
- Mail the Mini-Truck Title Application Checklist with every form to BMV Central Office Title Processing in Indianapolis. A truck already titled in Indiana as a truck or an off-road vehicle is retitled the same way so the title declares it a mini-truck.
- Include a physical inspection on State Form 39530 when the truck was bought outside Indiana or no title or certificate of origin is the ownership document.
- If the truck is registered in a county that tests emissions, get a Vehicle Inspection Report from the test site declaring it emissions exempt. It is needed only at first registration.
- Once the title is issued, register at any BMV branch with proof of insurance and take the mini-truck plate.
- Renew each year online, at a kiosk, at a branch, by mail or by phone.
The documents
- Application for Certificate of Title, State Form 205
- Proof of ownership. For a truck bought on or after 1 January 2016, a title, certificate of origin, certificate of registration or export certificate. Foreign ownership papers must meet NHTSA import requirements.
- Physical Inspection of a Vehicle or Watercraft, State Form 39530, when required
- Odometer Disclosure Statement, State Form 43230
- One side view picture of the whole truck
- One proof of address
- Collection of Payment Information, State Form 56163, with sales tax or proof it was paid
Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Central Office Title Processing, 888 692 6841
LandCan I use it on a farm or private land?
A truck that is not plated as a mini-truck and is used off road is an off-road vehicle in Indiana, titled and registered with the BMV with decals, and it may not be driven on a highway.
Class. Off-road vehicle, a motor driven vehicle capable of cross-country travel without benefit of a road, including a multi-wheel drive or low pressure tire vehicle
Registration. Every ORV operated in Indiana is registered with the BMV and shows decals, renewed every three years, unless exempt. An ORV bought after 31 December 2009 must be titled within 45 days. The BMV will not issue a license plate to an ORV whatever equipment is added. Registered ORVs may run on DNR authorized public property, on roadways where the county highway department authorizes it and on private property with the landowner's consent. The exemptions listed do not include private land.
On the farm
A farm vehicle being used for farming is not an off-road vehicle under Indiana's definition, and Indiana's general motor vehicle definition leaves out an implement of agriculture designed to be operated primarily in a farm field or on farm premises. A kei truck driven on public roads is a mini-truck and needs its own title and plate.
Read from a secondary source or an older page. Confirm it with the office before you rely on it.
InspectionWhat inspection or insurance applies?
Safety. No periodic safety inspection applies. A physical inspection on State Form 39530 is part of the first title when the truck was bought outside Indiana or lacks a title or certificate of origin.
Emissions. A mini-truck registered in a county that tests emissions is declared emissions exempt on a Vehicle Inspection Report from the test site, once, at first registration.
Insurance. Proof of insurance is required to register a mini-truck.
NextWhat is coming?
No bill or rule change for kei trucks was found in Indiana on 28 October 2026. We read it again before a truck goes there.
Questions
Asked about Indiana.
Can I drive a 25 year old kei truck on Indiana roads?
Yes, once it is titled and registered as a mini-truck. It may use any road except an interstate highway, and it needs proof of insurance to register.
What about a newer truck imported as off road equipment and governed to 25 mph?
Indiana titles a truck with foreign papers for the road only when federal import rules for road vehicles are met, so a nonroad import is registered as an off-road vehicle. It carries BMV decals and never a plate. It runs on DNR land where allowed, county roads the county opens and private land with the owner's consent.
Does every kei truck fit Indiana's mini-truck definition?
It must have an engine of not less than 660 cc, be 60 inches wide or less, weigh 1,600 pounds or less unladen, top out at no more than 60 mph and have a locking enclosed cab with heat. An older 550 cc truck falls under the floor and is registered as an off-road vehicle instead.
How is the first title done?
By mail to the BMV Central Office with the mini-truck checklist, the title application, proof of ownership, an odometer statement, a side view photo and proof of address. A truck with Japanese export papers must also meet the federal import rules, which for a road truck usually means 25 years or older.
Is there an emissions test?
In a county that tests emissions, the test site declares the mini-truck exempt once, before its first registration.
What about off road use?
An off-road vehicle in Indiana is titled and registered with the BMV and carries decals. It may run on DNR land where authorized, county roads the county opens and private land with the owner's consent, never on a highway.
Upgrades
Upgrades in Indiana.
Height and lift. A vehicle registered as a truck at 11,000 pounds declared gross weight or less may have front and rear bumpers no higher than 30 inches (9-19-4-2). No frame height or lift limit found. Headlamp centers must be 24 to 54 inches high (9-19-6-3).
Tires and fenders. Tires with ice grips or studs projecting no more than 3/32 inch beyond the tread are allowed from October 1 to the following May 1 (9-19-18-3). No fender, mud flap, tread depth, tire size or wheel spacer rule found.
Lights. Up to two fog lamps at 12 to 30 inches and one auxiliary driving lamp at 16 to 42 (9-19-6-14 and 9-19-6-16). No more than four front lamps lit at once (9-21-7-3). Front light must be white or amber (9-21-7-10).
Modification and inspection. No periodic inspection or rule for a lift, larger tires or trimmed fenders found. A vehicle permanently altered by adding, removing or substituting major component parts is titled as reconstructed (9-17-4-4). A body alteration that changes the vehicle type needs a new title (9-17-4-4.5).
From the upgrades chapter of Mini Truck Roadbook, the 2026 to 2027 edition, with the statute after each rule.
Getting it there
Where Indiana's truck comes ashore.
From the nearest port where a sailing from Japan is on record. Road miles are an estimate, the straight line times 1.2, not a routed drive.
Sources
Every source read, 28 October 2026
- secure.in.gov/bmv/registration-plates/vehicle-registrations/mini-truck..
- secure.in.gov/bmv/titles/special-titling-circumstances/mini-trucks
- in.gov/bmv/files/Mini_Truck_Packet.pdf
- in.gov/bmv/registration-plates/off-road-vehicles-and-snowmobiles
- iga.in.gov/ic/2024/Title_9.html
- iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_9.html
The public record of Indiana as read on 28 October 2026, not legal advice. Every kei truck pays the 25 percent truck duty, the chicken tax, whatever its age.
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