QUESTION: What are your operating hours?
ANSWER: 24 hours a day, seven days a week,
365 days a year. This includes all holidays and emergency
incidents.
Our headquarters
is staffed 24 -7 also. QUESTION:
How do I contact an animal control person?
ANSWER: Through our agency.
If you have an animal control issue
please contact us and we will advise the animal control
officer.
QUESTION: What hours are the Animal Control Shelter
open?
ANSWER: Monday through Friday 4P.M. - 6P.M.
Saturday from 8A.M. - 1P.M.
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QUESTION: If I receive a traffic ticket, who
do I contact?
ANSWER: Contact the Traffic Court Division at (812)
883-1634. Their hours are Monday through Friday from
9A.M. - 4P.M.
QUESTION: If I want to fish from a boat at Lake
Salinda or Lake John Hay what do I need?
ANSWER: A valid Indiana fishing license and a City
Lake Permit. The lake permit can be purchased at the
City
Clerks office
Monday through Friday from 8 A.M. - 4P.M.. All other
hours the permit can be purchase at the front lobby of
the police
department. The cost for a one day permit is $2.00. The
cost for a one year permit is $10.00. The City of Salem
does not sell Indiana fishing licenses.
QUESTION: What is the Indiana law concerning
seat belts?
ANSWER: Indiana has a standard or primary seat belt
law. You can be stopped and ticketed for failing to wear
your
seat
belt.
QUESTION: What is the Indiana law concerning
child restraints?
ANSWER: Any child up to and including children seven
years of age must be properly fastened and restrained,
according
to the child restraint manufacturer’s instructions,
by a child restraint system. All youths eight years old
until they reach their 16th birthday must be properly
restrained in a child safety seat or safety belt in all
vehicles, in all seating positions, including vehicles
with pickup truck plates. It is strongly reccomended
all children be placed in the rear seat of the vehicle
where it is safest. This law takes effect on July 1,
2005.
QUESTION: Does Indiana require motorcycle riders
to use a helmet?
ANSWER: Persons under the age of 18 are required to wear
a helmet and eye protection. Persons operating a motorcycle
with a motorcycle learners permit, regardless of age, are
also required to wear a helmet. All other adult motorcycle
operators with a valid motorcycle endorsement are not
required to wear a helmet. (I.C. 9-21-10-9)**
ANSWER:
Indiana honors any right to carry permits issued by any
other state. QUESTION: What is the Indiana law concerning tinted
windows?
ANSWER: No vehicle may be operated in which a windshield,
side wing, side window, which is part of the front door,
or rear back window has been covered or treated with sunscreening
material or tinting that would prevent the occupants
of the vehicle from being easily recognized or identified
through the window from the outside of a vehicle. (I.C.
9-19-19-4)**
QUESTION: What is the legal age for riding a moped?
ANSWER: Fifteen years of age provided the person possess
a BMV issued I.D. and wearing a helmet and eye protection.
(I.C. 9-21-11-12)** (I.C. 9-21-11-12)**
QUESTION: How long does an Indiana resident have
before required to purchase Indiana license plates?
ANSWER: Sixty Days. (I.C. 9-18-2-1)** QUESTION:
What is the address to the Salem Police Department?
ANSWER: Salem Police Department
38 Public Square
Salem, Indiana 47167
QUESTION: What is the e-mail address to the Salem
Police Department?
ANSWER: police.station@cityofsalemin.com
QUESTION: After purchasing a vehicle from an individual,
can it be driven to the new owner’s home without
a license plate?
ANSWER: No - it must display a proper registration plate
or temporary registration plate. (I.C. 9-18-2-29)**
QUESTION: Are tire chains and studs legal in Indiana?
ANSWER: Tire chains are legal when required for safety
reasons. Studded tires are permitted from October 1st through
May 1st. (I.C. 9-19-18-3)** QUESTION::
What is a moped?
ANSWER: A two or three wheeled vehicle which has:
* an engine rating of not more that two horsepower
* a cylinder capacity not exceeding fifty cubic centimeters;
* an automatic transmission; and
* a maximum designed speed of not more that 25 miles
per hour on a flat surface
(I.C. 9-13-2-109)**
QUESTION:: Who should I contact when I have a
complaint against a Salem Police employee?
ANSWER: Chief Brian S. Ratts at the Salem Police Department
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