Indiana: Does the state observe daylight saving time?
Indiana observes daylight saving time statewide and has not enacted a law to change that.
Federal law puts a state on daylight saving time unless it passes a law opting out, and federal sources list only Hawaii and Arizona as states that opt out. This answer is an inference from that list. Indiana's code chapter on time now mainly says the state supports counties that seek a time zone change through the federal process. Most of Indiana is on Eastern time and a few counties in the northwest and southwest are on Central time; both observe daylight saving time.
What the law says
DST is not observed in Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and the state of Arizona (with the exception of the Navajo Indian Reservation, which does observe DST).
Sources
- NIST: Daylight Saving Time Official · nist.gov
- Ind. Code § 1-1-8.1-3 (FindLaw) Mirror of official text · codes.findlaw.com
- 15 U.S.C. § 260a (Uniform Time Act) Mirror of official text · law.cornell.edu
- NCSL: Daylight Saving Time State Legislation Secondary · ncsl.org
- U.S. Department of Transportation: Daylight Saving Time Official · transportation.gov
- 49 CFR 71.5 (Eastern/Central boundary, Cornell LII) Mirror of official text · law.cornell.edu
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- Indiana General Assembly
- Website
- iga.in.gov
How bordering states compare
- Illinois Observes DSTIllinois observes daylight saving time and has not enacted a law to change that.
- Kentucky Observes DSTKentucky observes daylight saving time and has not enacted a law to change that.
- Michigan Observes DSTMichigan observes daylight saving time under federal law; it has no state law exempting itself or adopting year-round time.
- Ohio Observes DSTOhio observes daylight saving time and has not enacted a law to change it.