Section 205IAC1-5-4. Durability requirements

   Durability.

(1) The reflective and fluorescent materials shall be tough, flexible and of sufficient thickness and strength to meet the requirements of rules 5 and 6. After the Durability Test, paragraph 6.2, the fluorescent and reflective material shall show no appreciable discoloration, cracking, crazing, blistering, loss of durable bond, or dimensional change.

(2) Backing material for portable identification emblems shall be equivalent to 0.040 in. (0.1016 millimeters) minimum thickness aluminum, 22-gage (0.030 in. or 0.76 mm) minimum thickness mill-galvanized or coated sheet steel with the surface clean and receptive to a durable bond. The backing material shall be free of burrs.

NOTE: These requirements are minimal and do not preclude the use of materials having superior performance.

(Indiana Criminal Justice Institute; Rule 5.4; filed Mar 4, 1968, 2:15 p.m.: Rules and Regs. 1969, p. 361; readopted filed May 31, 2002, 3:28 p.m.: 25 IR 3462; readopted filed Nov 24, 2008, 10:14 a.m.: 20081210-IR-205080769RFA; readopted filed Dec 2, 2015, 2:53 p.m.: 20151230-IR-205140408RFA) NOTE: Transferred from the Office of Traffic Safety (150 IAC 1-5-4) to the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (205 IAC 1-5-4) by P.L.39-1993, SECTION 12, effective July 1, 1993.