Immunity from civil liability
Ind. Code § 34-30-35-5
in effectSec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b):
(1) an owner, lessor, or operator of a commercial motor vehicle; or
(2) a person renting or leasing the commercial motor vehicle to another person;
is not civilly liable for a claim asserting that the person described in subdivisions (1) through (2) has an obligation or duty to install or equip optional equipment on a commercial motor vehicle.
(b) The immunity described in subsection (a) does not apply if the person described in subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) fails to comply with a law, rule, or regulation issued after the commercial motor vehicle involved in an accident was manufactured or first sold that requires a mandatory retrofit or recall of the commercial motor vehicle to install or equip optional equipment.
As added by P.L.141-2024, SEC.54.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/34Fetched: 10/17/2026