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Law - More on: Federal golf cart subsidies
Updating this Oct. 18, 2009 ILB entry, which ended with quotes from a WSJ story about federal and state tax credts for golf carts, today's Cincinnati Enquirer has a long story by Mike Boyer headed "Tax credit spurs interest in...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 19, 2009 01:44 PM
Ind. Law - "Linton golf cart ordinance still on the table; changes suggested"
The ILB has entries on Linton's consideration of allowing cart carts on city street that go back more than a year. Nick Schneider of the Greene County Daily World had this story yesterday that begins:The operation of golf carts on...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 11, 2009 08:41 AM
Ind. Law - Golf cart update; Federal golf cart subsidies
Time for another golf cart update, adding to this long list of earlier ILB golf cart entries. Recent entries have been about cities and towns considering or adopting ordinances permitting use of golf carts, in accordance with the law passed...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 18, 2009 10:08 AM
Ind. Law - WSJ discovers the "Invasion of the Golf Carts"
The ILB has been writing since early 2006 about the increasing interest in the use golf carts on Indiana streets and roads. Jonathan Welsh of the Wall Street Journal reported this story on Sept. 24th, headed "Invasion of the Golf...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 26, 2009 03:37 PM
Ind. Law - It's the Law: "Golf carts limited to city, town streets"
Ken Kosky's "It's the Law" column in the NWI Times this week examines Indiana's new golf cart law:Golf courses are no longer the only places where golf carts are seen zipping around. An increasing number of people use them on...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 14, 2009 02:15 PM
Ind. Law - Time for another golf carts update
The most recent ILB golf carts update was August 17th, so it is certainly time for another: Berne - "Berne joins golf cart parade " reported Eric Mann in the August 25th Decatur Daily Democrat:Berne has formally joined the...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 7, 2009 01:00 PM
Ind. Law - Continuing on with: "Apparently there are all sorts of surprises in the special session budget"; my thoughts
This week's issue of the highly-respected, subscription-only newsletter, Indiana Legislative Insight, includes this story: The Indiana Law Blog points out some complications and unexpected and sometimes unintended consequences that language inserted in the special session budget bill have caused...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 30, 2009 12:01 PM
Ind. Law - Golf carts update
Starting off with this eye-catching story from the August 15th Gary Post Tribune, reported by Jon Seidel:GARY -- Police arrested a man this week for driving a golf cart down a city street while intoxicated. Cpl. Gabrielle King said officers...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 17, 2009 01:25 PM
Ind. Decisions - "Apparently there are all sorts of surprises in the special session budget"
Thanks to Joel Schumm of IU Law for pointing out to me the footnote on the last page of D.S. v. State of Indiana, reviewed in the ILB entry immediately below. Judge May writes in note 2:We pause to note...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 10, 2009 01:23 PM
Ind. Law - New golf cart laws may need corrective amendments
On August 5th the ILB had a long entry headed "Ind. Law - New golf cart law, as amended, may work a hardship on those outside Culver town limits." If you haven't read it, you may want to check it...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 9, 2009 09:41 AM
Ind. Law - New golf cart law, as amended, may work a hardship on those outside Culver town limits
Here is what Jeff Kenney, Citizen editor, writes in the July 30th Culver Citizen, under the heading "Golf cart conundrum." I've highlighted some passages:An Indiana law which took effect July 1 has folks in the Culver area debating its merits,...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 5, 2009 05:04 PM
Ind. Law - Enthusiasm continues for use of golf carts in smaller communities
Updating this long list of ILB golf cart entries, and specifically this list from July 15th, here are some recent stories: Decatur - "Gentlemen and ladies, start your golf carts! You can legally drive them on Decatur's streets beginning today...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 2, 2009 11:55 AM
Ind. Law - More on: ISP NOT seeking to challenge the validity of the state golf cart law
Updaitng this ILB entry from Wednesday, the ILB has now received official word, via Sergeant Anthony D. Emery, ISP Public Information Officer:Marcia, Thank you for bringing this to our attention and for wanting to set the record straight. I am...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 17, 2009 01:44 PM
Ind. Law - The Indiana State Police is NOT seeking to challenge the validity of the state golf cart law
Updating this ILB entry from earlier today, a knowledgeable reader has sent a note stating:The Indiana State Police is NOT seeking to challenge the validity of the state golf cart law. The ISP did not take a position on the...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 15, 2009 06:59 PM
Ind. Law - Still more on: Enthusiasm builds over use of golf carts in smaller communities [Updated]
ILB entries since the new law took effect July 1 named the following communities as enacting or considering golf cart ordinances:July 2ndWorthington Daviess Co: Oden, Montgomery, Plainville BainbridgeJuly 9thDecatur Madison Bloomfield July 12thLindon Chandler Bainbridge Updating the list, this story...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 15, 2009 03:13 PM
Ind. Law - Golf cart clocked by radar gun as traveling at 16 mph along highway's edge
From the Michigan City News-Dispatch, this report from Stan Maddux:FISH LAKE - A La Porte County man driving a golf cart along a state highway was found to be drunk. Jody Lovekin, 48, 2936 S. County Road 800 East, is...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 12, 2009 11:51 AM
Ind. Law - More on: Enthusiasm builds over use of golf carts in smaller communities
Updating this ILB entry from July 9th, here are more stories: "Golf carts expected to be discussed at Linton Council meeting on Monday night" is the heading to this story July 10 in the Greene County Daily World, reported by...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 12, 2009 10:12 AM
Ind. Law - Enthusiasm builds over use of golf carts in smaller communities
"Big crowd discusses golf carts" is the headline to this July 8th story by Bob Shraluka in the Decatur Daily Democrat. Some quotes:An overflow crowd packed City Hall's council chambers for Tuesday night's meeting of Decatur City Council, most of...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 9, 2009 09:25 AM
Ind. Law - Golf carts in the news
Laura Lane of the Bloomington Herald-Times had this story ($$) June 25th, headed "Golf carts get the go-ahead: Starting July 1, change in state law clears the way for small towns to allow carts on roads." Some quotes:WORTHINGTON — In...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 2, 2009 03:14 PM
Ind. Law - More on: What about the new budget agreement? What will be in it? [Updated]
Updating this ILB entry from this morning, the Conference Committee Report (or draft #1 at least) has been posted online, within the last two hours. Access it here, at the bottom of the page. Both houses' versions should be the...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 30, 2009 04:24 PM
Ind. Law - What's in the Senate budget? [Updated Again]
Yesterday the Senate passed its version of HB 1001 and sent it back to the House. The House can concur in the Senate amendments, in which case the bill will go to the Governor. Or the House can disagree and...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 23, 2009 07:42 PM
Ind. Law - Golf carts may soon putter around town of Topeka (LaGrange County) [Updated]
Updating this ILB entry from June 9th about Oldenburg's plans, Robin Degner reports in the Goshen News:The new golf cart ordinance for Topeka is in its final stages of completion. “After last month’s meeting, we did a lot more research,”...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 11, 2009 02:32 PM
Ind. Law - More on "Golf carts a possibility on Oldenburg streets"
Updating this ILB entry from Aug. 12, 2008, Debbie Blank reports today in the Batesville Herald Tribune:Persistence may pay off for Dan Weigel, who asked the Oldenburg council to legalize golf carts on town streets Aug. 4, 2008. Weigel made...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 9, 2009 10:20 AM
Ind. Law - Fort Wayne JG editorial on legalizing golf carts
The most recent earlier ILB entry on golf carts on public streets was posted May 27th. Today the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette has this editorial:While other issues rightly received more attention, the Indiana General Assembly took action in its recently...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 30, 2009 01:05 PM
Ind. Law - More on "Mitchell could reauthorize golf carts on town streets under new law"
Updating this ILB entry from May 19th, re HEA 1483, two stories: "Golf cart decision ahead for city" is the headline to a story dated May 20th in the Bluffton News-Banner, reported by Dave Schultz:The legislature has given Indiana cities...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 27, 2009 08:50 AM
Ind. Law - "Mitchell could reauthorize golf carts on town streets under new law"
Krystal Shetler of the Bedford Times-Mail ($$) reports today:MITCHELL — Golf carts may be a go in Mitchell soon, thanks to the Indiana General Assembly. A new bill prohibits an individual from operating a golf cart on a highway. However,...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 19, 2009 09:31 AM
Ind. Law - Governor acts on election law bills [Updated]
Governor Daniels has signed one election law bill, HEA 1346, which will permit online voter registration, but vetoed another, SEA 209, which dealt with provisional ballots and voting centers, saying:While this bill contains provisions that would make the act of...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 12, 2009 03:05 PM
Ind. Law - Several stories today about bills that have passed the General Assembly
"Legislature OKs clean water bill" is a long story in the Muncie Star-Press by Rick Yencer. He does not give the bill number, and I cannot locate the bill described. Andy Grimm writes in the Gary Post-Tribune about passage of...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 7, 2009 01:23 PM
Ind. Law - More bills received by the Governor
The 2009 Bill Watch on the governor’s Web site has just been updated. Eighty-three bills were received and 33 bills were signed by the governor this afternoon. Among those received are three the ILB has been following:HEA 1468 - Animal...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 6, 2009 04:57 PM
Ind. Law - More on: Golf cart bill is on third reading
Updating this ILB entry from April 13th, which gives the background, the House today concurred in the Senate amendments to HB 1483, by a vote of 93 to 0. The bill is on its way to the Governor. Here is...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on April 27, 2009 06:15 PM
Ind. Law - Golf cart bill is on third reading
Correcting this ILB entry from April 2nd, where I wrote:[The ILB] has posted many entries on golf carts and on the sustained interest of citizens all around the state in being able able to legally use the economical golf cart...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on April 13, 2009 05:01 PM
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 6 today (and 19 NFP)
For publication opinions today (6): Payday Today, Inc. v. Anne DeFreeuw is a 10-page opinion by Sr. Judge Bartaeu:Payday raises two issues for our review, which we restate as: I. Whether the trial court erred in allowing Payday to collect...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on April 9, 2009 11:46 AM
Ind. Law - Warm weather reawakens "golf carts in city streets" issue
The Columbia City Post & Mail had this story by Chris Meyers on March 23rd, which begins:As the temperature starts to rise, more alternative modes of transportation hit the streets. Whether it be a bicycle, mo-ped, ATV or golf cart,...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on April 2, 2009 01:04 PM
Ind. Law - "Minitruck" bill passes first house, while golf cart bills remain in committee
A discussion in the middle of LCJ Reporter Lesley Stedman Weidenbener's lengthy interview today on Sen. Richard Young, D-Milltown caught my attention:Q: You authored a bill that would legalize the use of minitrucks, which are tiny versions of pickup trucks....
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 2, 2009 12:52 PM
Ind. Law - Golf cart legislation's future unpredictable at this point
The ILB has had a long list of entries on golf carts and the issue of whether they may be legally driven on city streets and highways. You can see the history if you simply scroll through the list...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 6, 2009 11:56 AM
Ind. Law - Golf carts bills are in the legislative hopper
Lesley Stedman Weidenbener of the Louisville Courier Journal reports today under the headline "Many Ind. bills cater to constituents' wishes." She writes that Sen. Brent Steele, R-Bedford, has filed "legislation to make golf carts legal to register and drive on...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on January 11, 2009 10:10 AM
Ind. Law - ISP to ticket golf carts driven on city streets of Madison
Updating this long list of ILB entries on golf carts, Peggy Vlerebome reported Friday in the Madison Courier:The Indiana State Police will ticket golf carts being driven on streets, Mayor Tim Armstrong said Thursday. Police Chief John Wallace said the...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 16, 2008 03:00 PM
Ind. Gov't. - "Zoeller wins state's attorney general post"
From the NWI Times, a story that begins:INDIANAPOLIS | Republicans retained control of the Indiana attorney general's office Tuesday, as voters narrowly elected new GOP faces to replace long-serving incumbents stepping down this year. Republican Attorney General Steve Carter will...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 5, 2008 08:15 AM
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 2 today (and 7 NFP)
For publication opinions today (2): In Samuel Hardley v. State of Indiana , a 17-page, 2-1 opinion (including a 6-page dissent), Judge Bradford writes:Hardley contends that the State failed to produce sufficient evidence to sustain his conviction for criminal confinement...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 26, 2008 01:35 PM
Ind. Law - "Golf carts a cheaper, but illegal, way to get around small towns"
So wrote Laura Lane yesterday in the Bloomington Herald-Times. Some quotes from the excellent story ($$):WORTHINGTON — Hal Harp is a law-abiding town council president in his town of 1,452. But when he considers the state law that keeps his...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 19, 2008 09:04 AM
Ind. Law - "If residents want golf carts, contact lawmakers"
From the Sept. 11th Greene County Daily World, a story by Anna Rochelle. Some quotes:The Worthington Town Council did not have anything about golf carts on its agenda this week, but a handful of citizens concerned about the issue got...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 12, 2008 06:51 AM
Ind. Law - "Police to go after unlicensed scooters"
Confusion continues. Today Amanda Iacone of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. reports on motor scooters. They require a a title, registration and license plate, according to the BMV, because: "Scooters are designed to go faster than 25 mph and therefore...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 4, 2008 08:27 AM
Ind. Law - "Golf carts, state police policy collide"
Niki Kelly of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette today has the definitive newspaper article, so far, on the golf cart issue. It begins:INDIANAPOLIS – Hundreds of Hamilton residents use their golf carts to go to the post office, pick up...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 2, 2008 08:54 AM
Ind. Law - The golf cart issue seems to be snowballing
Following up on my post Wed., August 27th, which quoted both the Indiana State Police press release on golf carts on public roads, and a clarification the ILB requested directly from the ISP spokeman, this morning I send an e-mail...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 29, 2008 10:17 AM
Ind. Law - Yet another confusing story about the legality of golf carts of public streets and roads
Updating yesterday's ILB entry, here is a story by Katie Shane at WabashValley.com. Some quotes:By the look of it Gene Deckard is ready for a round of golf. But if you look closer Gene is also ready for fishing and...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 28, 2008 10:31 AM
Ind. Law - More on: State Police issue golf carts press release [Updated with answer from ISP]
The ILB posted the Indiana State Police press release yesterday and thought it was a clear statement of the ISP's interpretation of what is the law is regarding driving golf carts on public roads. The interpretation turns on this paragraph...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 27, 2008 03:41 PM
Ind. Law - State Police issue golf carts press release
The Indiana State Police has just issued a press release on golf carts. Here is the whole thing; here are some quotes:Title 9 of the Indiana Code (I.C.) which regulates “Motor Vehicles” does not specifically ban or restrict the use...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 26, 2008 01:32 PM
Ind. Law - "Moped rider's Catch-22"; also, golf carts legal in South Carolina
Mopeds. Frank Gray of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette has a column today, not about golf carts, but about another confused area of Indiana traffic law, that involving the moped. Some quotes:The debate over what constitutes a moped and whether...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 24, 2008 10:02 AM
Ind. Law - Pressure for allowing golf carts on public streets continues
Monday the ILB posted this entry, which we titled "State police say golf carts are illegal on city streets, period." The story from the Vincennes Sun Commercial reported that "Sgt. Todd Ringle, a spokesman with the Indiana State Police Post...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 20, 2008 07:33 AM
Ind. Law - State police say golf carts are illegal on city streets, period
Jenny Peter of the Vincennes Sun Commercial reports:The Vincennes City Council hasn't made a decision on whether to regulate the use of golf carts on city streets, but the Indiana State Police say it isn't theirs to make. It was...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 18, 2008 04:02 PM
Ind. Law - Still more on golf carts in Lebanon
Updating this ILB entry from June 26th, the Boone County FastNews had a report yesterday headed: "Golf cart use still illegal on city streets":LEBANON — City attorney Eileen Sims reiterated at Monday night's meeting of the Lebanon City Council that...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 13, 2008 08:31 AM
Ind. Law - An ATV is not a golf cart and a county road is not necessarily a gravel road
On July 27th, the ILB cited a story in the Evansville Courier & Press that began:Vanderburgh County Commissioners have made it a little bit easier place to drive an off-road vehicle here. Heeding the wishes of rural residents who requested...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 12, 2008 08:48 AM
Ind. Law - "Golf carts a possibility on Oldenburg streets"
Debbie Blank reported Aug. 8th in the Batesville Herald Tribune:Will golf carts be a common sight on Oldenburg streets in coming months? All sorts of vehicles were debated at the Aug. 4 council meeting. “There are a lot of people...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 12, 2008 07:14 AM
Ind. Law - A number of new golf cart stories today
From the Elkhart Truth, a brief report from the Middlebury Town Council meeting of 8/4/08:Discussed possibly allowing residents to drive golf carts on town roads. Council members said they were open to considering the issue, but more research is needed...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 6, 2008 12:49 PM
Ind. Law - Proposed Vincennes golf cart ordinance "driven to committee"
Updating this ILB entry from July 22, Jenny Peter of the Vincennes Sun Commercial reports today:An ordinance that would regulate the use of golf carts on city streets went for the first time before the city council Monday night, and...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 29, 2008 09:17 PM
Ind. Law - Jeffersonville considering legalizing golf carts
David A. Mann reports today in the Jeffersonville News & Tribune:[Jeffersonville city councilman Mike] Smith’s already written a draft version of the ordinance that calls for the carts to be allowed on city streets with a speed limit under 30...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 28, 2008 04:03 PM
Ind. Law - Still more on "City considers allowing golf carts on streets"
Referencing the ILB item posted earlier this afternoon on the proposed Vincennes golf cart ordinance, Kevin R. Patmore, an attorney in Santa Claus, IN, writes (quoted with permission):I have read your blog rather regularly, and noted your entry (again) today...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 22, 2008 06:58 PM
Ind. Law - More on "City considers allowing golf carts on streets"
Updating this ILB entry from May 30th, Jenny Peter of the Vincennes Sun Commercial reports:An ordinance drafted by VPD Chief Tom Grove on allowing golf carts on certain city streets was presented to the city's Board of Works several weeks...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 22, 2008 05:23 PM
Ind. Law - More on: "Southern Illinois town saves gas money with golf carts"; Illinois has authorizing statute
Updating yesterday's ILB entry, it appears that towns all over Illinois are jumping on the golf cart band wagon. Steve Schmadeke of the Chicago Tribune has a lengthy story today headlined "Gas-sipping golf carts win over small towns." Some quotes:Three...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 16, 2008 06:44 AM
Ind. Law - "Southern Illinois town saves gas money with golf carts"
All of a sudden, it looks like many are jumping on the golf cart band wagon. Today the Louisville Courier Journal carries an AP report that begins:SESSER, Ill. — One southern Illinois city has an idea to combat high fuel...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 15, 2008 10:47 AM
Ind. Law - "Artist asks Valparaiso board to define vendor policy"
We've reported on the development of golf cart ordinances and wind farm ordinances, as well as local efforts at governing outdoor wood-fired boilers.* Today it is artists working on street corners. James D. Wolf Jr. writes today in the Gary...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 11, 2008 08:57 AM
Law - "In One Ohio County, Golf Carts Patrol Streets"
From NPR's All Things Considered yesterday, this story, to which you may listen here:Some sheriff deputies in Fairfield County, Ohio, are using golf carts to save gas and money. Deputies in the community of Bremen (pop. 1,200) use the electric...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 8, 2008 01:56 PM
Ind. Law - Golf carts, but not ATVs in Geneva
The Tri-Weekly Berne News has this report today by Christina Stucky:The Geneva Town Council met on Tuesday night, July 1, and incoming clerk-treasurer Bill Warren was on the agenda to ask why ATVs are not included in the town ordinance...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 7, 2008 04:26 PM
Ind. Law - "Fore! Winchester could allow golf carts on streets"
Joy Leiker of the Muncie Star-Press reports today:WINCHESTER -- In the wake of higher fuel prices, Hoosiers are searching for more efficient modes of transportation, and Winchester could become the next Indiana city to respond by allowing golf carts on...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 6, 2008 10:16 AM
Law - "N.C. legislators debate golf carts as transportation as gas prices remain near $4 a gallon"
The Wilmington NC StarNews had this story Sunday, reported by Joe Johnson, that begins Raleigh | Golf cart owners who want hit the highways instead of the fairways in an attempt to beat $4 gas prices should wait until regulations...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 30, 2008 04:15 PM
Ind. Law - More on golf carts in Lebanon
Tim Evans comprehensive front-page Indianapolis Star story Sunday, June 22nd (see ILB summary), headlined: "Debate rolls on: Hoosier towns mixed on regulation of golf carts, which advocates see as fuel-saving alternative," began:LEBANON, Ind. -- Nadine Urban gets more upset every...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 26, 2008 05:48 PM
Ind. Law - "Indiana towns, counties debate golf cart road worthiness"
That is the headline of a story by Tim Murray today on WTHD 105.5, serving NE Indiana and S Michigan. The story includes links to three audio reports. (Note - I think these links are only good for a day.)...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 24, 2008 05:04 PM
Ind. Law - Golf carts in Sullivan County
WTHI TV News had this story yesterday, complete with video, titled "Golf carts hit the roads in Sullivan County."...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 24, 2008 09:27 AM
Ind. Law - Recently passed golf cart ordinances made available to ILB
Both the Town of Summitville and the City of Elwood have recently passed ordinances allowing golf carts, with some restrictions. Thomas M. Beeman, who serves as town attorney for Summitville and city attorney for Elwood, has made the ordinances available...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 23, 2008 01:57 PM
Ind. Law - Golf cart issues featured in story today
Tim Evans of the Indianapolis Star has a lengthy front-page feature story today headlined: "Debate rolls on: Hoosier towns mixed on regulation of golf carts, which advocates see as fuel-saving alternative." He writes about "a debate being waged in towns...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 23, 2008 08:35 AM
Ind. Law - Another golf cart accident, this one a fatality on a state highway
An unattributed report in the Lafayette Journal Courier this afternoon:A Newton County man is dead following a two-vehicle crash in the southern part of the county Friday afternoon. According to a press release from the Newton County Sheriff's Department, Stella...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 21, 2008 03:23 PM
Ind. Law - Golf cart falls can be serious
The ILB has had numerous entries about cities and towns trying to decide whether golf carts may be driven on local streets, under what conditions, what safety requirements should be imposed, etc. The Leader, from Starke County had a story...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 19, 2008 03:38 PM
Ind. Law - Greencastle "faced with golf cart issue"
Adam Coates. of the Greencastle Banner Graphic, reported Wednesday:Greencastle residents feeling the pinch from rising gasoline prices are starting to consider more economical methods of transportation. But we're not talking about bicycles here. City council members learned Tuesday night that...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 12, 2008 06:45 PM
Ind. Law - Still more on: "Bloomfield to 'test' golf carts on the streets this weekend"
POSTPONED! Timberly Ferree reports today in the Greene County Daily World:The Bloomfield Town Council retracted the suspension of the golf cart ordinance at a special meeting Thursday afternoon. Council President Jo Ann Carmichael said the retraction matter was the main...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 6, 2008 05:17 PM
Ind. Law - More on: "Bloomfield to 'test' golf carts on the streets this weekend"
Updating this ILB entry from Thursday, first, see the photo, then the description:To protest what he thinks is an absurdity in the state and local laws banning golf carts, Bloomfield Town Councilman Aaron Hamm drove a motorized beer cooler to...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 6, 2008 08:40 AM
Ind. Law - "Bloomfield to 'test' golf carts on the streets this weekend"
Timberly Ferree of the Greene County Daly World reported June 3rd:Look for golf carts on the streets of Bloomfield this Saturday and Sunday. During a two-hour meeting on Tuesday, the Bloomfield Town Council voted 2-1 to suspendthe town's no golf...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 5, 2008 07:23 AM
Ind. Gov't. - "Costas falls to Zoeller in AG bid"
From the NWI Times:Deputy Attorney General Greg Zoeller defeated Valparaiso Mayor Jon Costas to win the Republican nomination for Indiana attorney general Monday. Costas fell to Zoeller, 707 delegate votes to 1,061. Indiana GOP delegates cast secret ballots at the...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 2, 2008 05:15 PM
Ind. Gov't. Race for Republican nomination for Attorney General ends today
The race between outgoing AG Steve Carter's chief deputy, Greg Zoeller, and Valparaiso Major Jon Costas will end today with one of them being selected the Republican nominee at the state Republican Convention. Carter supports Zoeller, Gov. Mitch Daniels supports...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 2, 2008 06:59 AM
Ind. Law - "City considers allowing golf carts on streets"
Our most recent entry on golf carts on city streets was dated May 16th. Today Jenny Peter of the Vincennes Sun Commercial reports:The Board of Works is looking into allowing residents to drive golf carts along many of the city's...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 30, 2008 04:53 PM
Ind. Law - Even more on golf carts in Greene County
This ILB entry from Nov. 9, 2007 quoted a story in the Green County Daily World that began: "Golf carts on the streets of Bloomfield once again dominated much of the discussion during the Bloomfield Town Council's meeting on Wednesday...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 16, 2008 07:12 AM
Ind. Law - "Converse council may govern golf carts"
The ILB has had a rather long list of entries on the subject of use of golf carts on streets and roads, a subject seemingly growing more pressing as the baby boomers age. Perhaps marking the onset of spring, Nancy...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 12, 2008 02:04 PM
Ind. Law - Yet more on golf carts in Greene County; Bainbridge to ban ATVs but allow golf carts
Updating this Nov. 15 ILB entry, where the Town of Bainbridge struggled over drafting an acceptable ordinance governing ATVs, today Josie Bode of the Greencastle Banner Graphic reports:Legal issues took center stage at the Bainbridge Town Council meeting, forcing the...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on January 14, 2008 04:18 PM
Ind. Law - Still more on golf carts in Greene County; Bainbridge to ban ATVs but allow golf carts
Updating this ILB entry from Oct. 12, 2007, which quoted a Greencastle Banner Graphic story that began: "The Bainbridge Town Council reversed a previous decision to follow county ATV guidelines Wednesday and moved forward on a crafting its own ordinance...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 15, 2007 03:18 PM
Ind. Law - More on "Argos Town Board Discusses Golf Cart Ordinance"
Updating this ILB entry from Oct. 7th, the Argos station, WTCA, AM 1050, reports:11/10/07 The Argos Town Council passed on the second and third readings the Golf Cart Ordinance. This ordinance will not go into effect until January 1, 2008....
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 13, 2007 11:51 AM
Ind. Law - Yet more on golf carts in Greene County
Updating this ILB entry from Oct. 12th, Timberly Ferree of the Green County Daily World reported Wednesday:Golf carts on the streets of Bloomfield once again dominated much of the discussion during the Bloomfield Town Council's meeting on Wednesday night. The...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 9, 2007 08:00 AM
Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 11 today (and 16 NFP)
For publication opinions today (11): In Joseph Guzik v. Town of St. John, Indiana , a 25-page opinion, Chief Judge Baker writes:Appellant-plaintiff Joseph Guzik appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of appellees-defendants Town of St. John...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 22, 2007 12:53 PM
Ind. Law - Still more on: Not golfcarts, but ATVs
Updating this ILB entry from Sept. 19th, which included this quote from a LCJ story: "An ordinance that would have allowed farmers to use all-terrain vehicles on roads in Floyd County died last night after the Floyd County Sheriff's Department...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 15, 2007 01:46 PM
Ind. Law - More on golf carts in Greene County; Bainbridge to ban ATVs but allow golf carts
Now that the Greene County Daily World has run two recent stories (here and here) on the use of golf carts on public roads in Worthington and Bloomfield, the Bloomfield Free Press is offering a "completely unscientific survey" of residents'...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 12, 2007 06:33 AM
Ind. Law - "Golf carts haven't caused many problems in Worthington"
Another golf cart story. Timberly Ferree reported Tuesday in the Green County Daily World:Golf cart use in the town of Worthington is permitted on its streets with few restrictions and minimal problems. Worthington Town Council President Hal Harp explained, "We...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 11, 2007 10:19 AM
Ind. Law - "Argos Town Board Discusses Golf Cart Ordinance"
Yet another golf cart ordinance story, this one reported by the Argos station, WTCA, AM 1050:There was a lengthy discussion concerning the golf cart ordinance during the Argos Town Council meeting Wednesday night. Town attorney Ron Gifford, brought a draft...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 7, 2007 09:57 AM
Ind. Law - Golf cart use on Bloomfield streets draws town council discussion
In another of the ILB's long list of stories about the legality of golf carts on streets and highways, Timberly Ferree reported Tuesday in the Greene County Daily World:Discussion turned to the pros and cons of legalizing golf carts on...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 3, 2007 06:13 PM
Ind. Law - More on: Not golfcarts, but ATVs
Remember this ILB entry from Sept. 7th that began:"It's official: ATV's allowed on county roads" is the heading to this story by Lisa Meyer Trigg in the Greencastle Banner Graphic. * * * Starting Oct. 1, individuals can ride all-terrain...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 19, 2007 10:24 AM
Ind. Law - No unlicensed golf carts on Wabash County highways, streets or alleys
From a story Thursday in the Wabash Plain Dealer, Robert Bryan reporting:If you choose to operate your motorized golf cart on the public highways, streets or alleys, you are required by law to have them registered with the Bureau of...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 15, 2007 12:03 PM
Ind. Law - Not golfcarts, but ATVs
"It's official: ATV's allowed on county roads" is the heading to this story by Lisa Meyer Trigg in the Greencastle Banner Graphic. Some quotes:Starting Oct. 1, individuals can ride all-terrain vehicles legally on Putnam County roads. With a unanimous vote...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 7, 2007 07:50 AM
Ind. Law - Lebanon golf cart controversy destined for trial and possibly, state legislature
All has not gone smoothly with the Lebanon golf cart ordinance. The Indiana state police has been in opposition, as related in this ILB entry from June 9, 2006. Today Rod Rose of the Lebanon Reporter writes:The controversy surrounding golf...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 30, 2007 03:18 PM
Ind. Law - "Golf cart ordinance is a good idea for towns"
An editorial today in the Marion Chronicle Tribune:We understand the convenience, particularly if you live in one of the smaller towns in Grant County. It is easier to run down the block to the grocery store or the park in...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 20, 2007 02:08 PM
Ind. Law - Where are all these golf carts coming from?
As I wrote Monday, in the entry headed "Jonesboro to consider golf carts ordinance," the ILB has had many entries on local golf cart regulation. Type "golf carts" in the search box in the right column to locate them. Here...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 18, 2007 02:21 PM
Ind. Law - Jonesboro to consider golf carts ordinance
AJ Colley writes in the Marion Chronicle Tribune: Golf carts on streets and at parks have become a familiar site in Fairmount and other Grant County towns. Jonesboro Mayor Terry Poling said an ordinance will be voted on July 24...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 16, 2007 04:20 PM
Ind. Law - More Indiana golf cart ordinances
Continuing its exhaustive coverage of the regulation of the use of golf carts on streets and roads in Indiana -- see long list of prior ILB entries here -- the surprise today is this story from The Commercial Review, "Jay...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 7, 2007 03:59 PM
Ind. Law - More golf cart stories
The ILB has had a long list of entries on the subject of use of golf carts on streets and roads, a subject seemingly growing more pressing as the baby boomers age. From a HeraldTimesOnline story by Emily Thickstun:Streets, dredging,...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on January 12, 2007 03:32 PM
Ind. Courts - “I look forward to having people just call me Bob”
Laurie Wink of the Michigan City News-Dispatch reports today:LaPORTE - On Friday, Robert Gilmore spent the evening at Heston Hills Banquet Center dining, dancing, celebrating and reminiscing about his 37-year law career, 12 spent as LaPorte County Circuit Court Judge....
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on December 19, 2006 10:06 AM
Ind. Law - Golf cart update
Portland Indiana has now finalized an ordinance regulating the use of golf carts on Portland city streets. Here are the details via a story by Jack Ronald in the Jay County Commercial Review:•All golf cart drivers must have a valid...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on December 11, 2006 05:33 PM
Law - Yet another story on golf carts [Updated]
The ILB has had a number of entries on the use of golf carts on city streets and roads. Sunday the Washington Post had this story, headed "Carts Are in Demand, but Who Said Anything About Golfing?" A quote:Golf carts...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 27, 2006 06:50 AM
Ind. Law - Liquor laws "outdated and unclear"
"[L]aws surrounding the purchase of alcohol are so murky that I wouldn't be surprised if half of them are made up." So writes columnist Anne Reznicek in the Purdue Exponent. More quotes:For example, let's take a scenario where you make...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 23, 2006 07:13 AM
Ind. Decisions - "Indiana Appeals Court’s Latest Co-Participant Tort Liability Opinion"
The Sports Law Blog, which is the product of several law professors, had an entry Sept. 4th about Judge Barnes' August 31st opinion in Kelsey Bowman b/n/f John & Karrie Bowman v. Alycea McNary, Tippecanoe School Corp., et al. (Access...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 13, 2006 06:10 PM
Ind. Decisions - More on 7th Circuit Cigarette Smuggling Decision
Picking up on yesterday's opinion by a 7th Circuit panel in the case of USA v. Daryl Harper (see ILB entry here), Charles Wilson of the AP writes: Kramer and Newman couldn't get away with cashing in on differences in...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 12, 2006 09:01 AM
Ind. Courts - Judge unseals records in French Lick casino dispute today [Updated at 2:19]
The AP is reporting this afternoon, in a story by Mike Smith:PAOLI, Ind. (AP) -- Lawsuits unsealed Monday reveal a bitter dispute between partners developing an Orange County casino and related projects. Indianapolis-based Lauth Property Group and Bloomington-based Cook Group...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 31, 2006 01:33 PM
Ind. Law - More on: Mo-peds, Scooters and Golf Carts
I have't seen a golf cart story recently, but here is another scooter story, this one from the Kokomo Perspective, headlined "Scooter ordinance rolls on in Kokomo Some say law should not be; others say it’s not well-enforced." Here are...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 27, 2006 04:30 PM
Ind. Law - More on: Mo-peds, Scooters and Golf Carts
Central Indiana's WLBC is reporting:The Frankton Town Council is considering an ordinance that would require residents to register small vehicles like golf carts, electric vehicles or any other motorized vehicles other than dirt bikes or quads. The plan is similar...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 18, 2006 07:56 AM
Ind. Law - Mo-peds, Scooters and Golf Carts
Yesterday the ILB carried a report on "lax mo-ped laws." And the ILB has had a number of entries on the use of golf carts on city streets - see this entry from July 5, and these from June 9th...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 12, 2006 07:48 AM
Ind. Law - More on golf carts
Although the ILB writes about the unitary executive and presidential signing statements and the like, one of the most searched for terms on this site is "golf carts." Here is a WTHR 6 story from June 15th, headlined "Tipton To...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 5, 2006 05:02 PM
Ind. Law - More on: Golf carts in the news again [Updated again]
Yesderday afternon the ILB posted an entry on the Lebannon golf cart ordinance being under siege from the state police (scroll down two entries or click here). WTHR (Indy ch. 13) had this story last evening:Lebanon - Golf carts are...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 9, 2006 08:00 AM
Ind. Law - Golf carts in the news again
The ILB has had several entries on use of golf carts on public ways. Here is the first one, from March 2, 2006, headed "Golf cart ordinance is an issue in Lebanon, and also other communities." The second one, from...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 8, 2006 04:32 PM
Ind. Law - More on: Golf cart ordinance is an issue in Lebanon, and also other communities
Updating this ILB entry from March 2nd is a r4lease from the Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources:Comment period for DNR golf cart rule enters final three weeks Persons wishing to comment about a rule that is now being considered by...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 24, 2006 04:40 PM
Ind. Law - Golf cart ordinance is an issue in Lebanon, and also other communities
Rod Rose of the Lebanon Reporter writes today:A golf cart control ordinance skidded off the city council’s agenda Monday after running into daylight-saving time. The ordinance, up for final reading, would allow golf carts only on city streets during daylight...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 2, 2006 04:32 PM
Law - Contesting winning bids for state contracts in Kentucky
The Louisville Courier Journal has an interesting story this morning by Mark R. Chellgren titled "Court adjusts standard for appealing losing bids." Some quotes:FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Losing bidders for state contracts should be allowed to challenge the decisions in court...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on November 12, 2005 10:00 AM
Courts - Justice Rucker's son runs for Ohio judicial seat
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports today:Hamilton County Municipal Court District 3, to a political scientist, is the most interesting of the lot in terms of its underlying demographics. Extending across north-central Hamilton County, it includes Mount Healthy, Carthage, North College Hill,...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 26, 2005 08:52 AM
Environment - A number of stories today
Wetlands. "Undoing the damage: Wolf Lake should restore wetlands, remove homes from flood-plain designation" is the headline to this story today in the Munster (NW Indiana) Times. Steve Zabrioski writes:HAMMOND | Two years of work is intended to reverse a...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 8, 2005 09:49 AM
Indiana Law - Muncie campground ends confederate flag prohibition
"Confederate flags can fly again at camp sites" is the headline to this story in the Muncie Star-Press. Some quotes:MUNCIE - The city told a federal judge in Indianapolis this week that it was rescinding its policy prohibiting all but...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 1, 2004 05:34 AM