Indiana Code
Ind. Code § 9-25-2-4 (2026)
"Public highway"
✓ current as of May 2026
Sec. 4. "Public highway" means a street, an alley, a road, a highway, or a thoroughfare in Indiana, including a privately owned business parking lot and drive, that is used by the public or open to use by the public.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1-15.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13.
IC 9-25-3Chapter 3. General Provisions
9-25-3-1Access to accident reports
9-25-3-2Suspension or revocation of nonresident
operator's license; forbidding operation by
nonresident; transmission of records to other
states
9-25-3-3Substitution and acceptance of other adequate
proof of financial responsibility; bond
cancellation; return of insurance certificate;
return of money or securities
9-25-3-4Proof of financial responsibility failing to fulfill
purpose; suspension of driving privileges or
motor vehicle registration
9-25-3-5Rules
9-25-3-6Plaintiffs; other processes provided by law
9-25-3-7Interstate agreements and compacts; convictions;
judgments for offenses or violations and issuance
of citations
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2010–2026 · leading case: Crawley v. State, 920 N.E.2d 808 (Ind. Ct. App. 2010).
Crawley v. State, 920 N.E.2d 808 (Ind. Ct. App. 2010). “" Ind.Code § 9-25-2-4. Several factors may be examined to determine whether a defendant has "operated" a vehicle: (1) the location of the vehicle when it is discovered; (2) whether the car was moving when discovered; (3) any additional evidence indicating that the defendant was…”
Rosenbaum v. State, 930 N.E.2d 72 (Ind. Ct. App. 2010). “See Ind.Code § 9-25-2-4 (" 'Public highway' means a street, an alley, a road, a highway, or a thoroughfare in Indiana, including a privately owned business parking lot and drive, that is used by the public or open to use by the public").”
Am. Cold Storage v. The City of Boonville, 977 N.E.2d 19 (Ind. Ct. App. 2012). “5, which defines “public highway” for purposes of municipal annexation under Indiana Code section 9-25-2-4 as “a street, an alley, a road, a highway, or a thoroughfare in Indiana, including a privately owned business parking lot and drive, that is used by the public or open to…”
Town of Reynolds v. Bd. of Commissioners of White Cnty. & Certain Identified Landowners Remonstrating Against Ordinance No. 2014-09-02EX-2, 62 N.E.3d 394 (Ind. Ct. App. 2016). “” Ind.Code § 9-25-2-4. Section 2.5 “presumably prevents municipalities from shirking responsibility for maintenance of roads bordering the annexed property.”
Jeffrey S. Pryor v. State of Indiana (Ind. Ct. App. 2012). “” Ind. Code § 9-25-2-4 . A court may consider several factors in determining whether a defendant has “operated” a vehicle: “(1) the location of the vehicle when it is discovered; (2) whether 6 the car was moving when discovered; (3) any additional evidence indicating that the…”
Kenneth Ramsey v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.) (Ind. Ct. App. 2017). “Code § 9-25-2-4 . Court of Appeals of Indiana | Memorandum Decision 89A04-1702-CR-385 | July 31, 2017 Page 6 of 7 driving the truck when it slid off the interstate.”
United Parcel Serv., Inc. v. Indiana Dep't of State Revenue (Ind. T.C. 2026). “CODE § 9-25-2-4 (defining “public highway” as “a street, an alley, a road, a highway, or a thoroughfare in Indiana, including a privately owned business parking lot and drive, that is used by the public or open to use by the public” (emphasis added)).”
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