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IN Code § 8-2.1-24-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation|Chapter 24. Intrastate Motor Carrier Safety and Insurance Certification|8-2.1-24-12. Rules Affecting Motor Carriers

Sec. 12. The department may by rules adopted under IC 4-22-2 adopt orders, standards, or regulations of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, any other appropriate agency of the federal government, or another state as the orders, standards, or regulations affect motor carriers, whether or not specifically referred to under this chapter.As added by P.L.110-1995, SEC.29. Amended by P.L.42-2007, SEC.15.
IN Code § 8-2.1-24-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation|Chapter 24. Intrastate Motor Carrier Safety and Insurance Certification|8-2.1-24-13. Uniform Procedures and Forms

Sec. 13. The department may cooperate with other state agencies in adopting combined uniform procedures and forms.As added by P.L.110-1995, SEC.29.
IN Code § 8-2.1-24-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation|Chapter 24. Intrastate Motor Carrier Safety and Insurance Certification|8-2.1-24-14. Powers of Department; Employment of Administrative Law Judges and Other Necessary Employees

Sec. 14. The department may perform all reasonably necessary actions to carry out this chapter, including the power, subject to:(1) the approval of the state personnel department and the budget agency; and(2) IC 4-21.5;to employ and fix the compensation of administrative law judges, investigators, clerks, and other employees as necessary or advisable for the effective administration of this chapter.As added by P.L.110-1995, SEC.29.
IN Code § 8-2.1-24-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation|Chapter 24. Intrastate Motor Carrier Safety and Insurance Certification|8-2.1-24-15. Acknowledgment by Department Required for Operation; Term of Acknowledgment

Sec. 15. A motor carrier may not operate a motor vehicle in the transportation of property, upon a public highway in intrastate commerce until the motor carrier has:(1) submitted forms approved by the department to be a properly certified motor carrier; and(2) been issued an acknowledgment by the department.An acknowledgment issued under subdivision (2) remains in effect until December 31 of the year in which the acknowledgment is issued.As added by P.L.110-1995, SEC.29.
IN Code § 8-2.1-24-16 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation|Chapter 24. Intrastate Motor Carrier Safety and Insurance Certification|8-2.1-24-16. Renewal Procedure; Term of Renewal Certification

Sec. 16. The annual renewal by motor carriers under this chapter is performed in the following manner:(1) An application for renewal must be submitted on a form prescribed by the department.(2) An application for renewal may be received by the department at any time after September 30 of the year preceding the year of certification and must be received before November 30 of the year preceding the certification year.(3) A certification expires December 31 of each year. The department may extend the term of a certification for cause.As added by P.L.110-1995, SEC.29.
IN Code § 8-2.1-24-17 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation|Chapter 24. Intrastate Motor Carrier Safety and Insurance Certification|8-2.1-24-17. Surety Bond, Insurance, or Other Security Required

Sec. 17. (a) A person may not operate a motor vehicle for the transportation of property upon a public highway, and a motor carrier may not be certified, unless the motor carrier complies with the rules adopted by the department governing the filing and approval of surety bonds, policies of insurance, qualifications of a self-insurer, or other securities or agreements.(b) A surety bond, policy of insurance, self-insurance, or security or other agreement approved under this section must be of a reasonable amount and conditioned to pay, within the amount of the surety bond, policy of insurance, self-insurance, or security or other agreement, a final judgment recovered against the motor carrier for bodily injuries to or the death of any person resulting from the negligent operation, maintenance, or use of the motor carrier's registered motor vehicle, or for loss or damage to property of others.As added by P.L.110-1995, SEC.29.
IN Code § 8-2.1-24-19 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation|Chapter 24. Intrastate Motor Carrier Safety and Insurance Certification|8-2.1-24-19. Service of Process on Nonresident Motor Carrier

Sec. 19. (a) A nonresident motor carrier must file and keep on file with the department a designation in writing of the name and post office address of a citizen and resident of Indiana upon whom service of notices or orders may be made, and upon whom process issued by or under the authority of a court having jurisdiction of the subject matter may be served. Service of process in a proceeding under this chapter may be made upon the motor carrier by personal service, upon the citizen designated by the motor carrier, or by registered mail addressed to the motor carrier or designee at the last address shown by the records of the department.(b) In default of a designation under this section, in case of vacancy, or if for any other reason the motor carrier may not be served with process, service of the notice or order may be made by serving two (2) copies of the notice or order upon the department. When service is made upon the department under this subsection, the department shall promptly mail one (1) copy of the notice or order served to the motor carrier by registered mail at the last address shown by the records of the department.(c) When notice is given by mail under this section, the date of mailing shall be considered as the time when notice is served.As added by P.L.110-1995, SEC.29.
IN Code § 8-2.1-24-20 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation|Chapter 24. Intrastate Motor Carrier Safety and Insurance Certification|8-2.1-24-20. Unified Carrier Registration System

Sec. 20. Before a motor carrier engaged in the transportation of property or passengers for compensation may operate a motor vehicle upon a public highway providing intrastate transportation, the motor carrier must be properly registered as required under the unified carrier registration system in accordance with rules adopted by the department under IC 4-22-2. This section does not apply to a person exclusively engaged in the private transportation of nonhazardous property.As added by P.L.110-1995, SEC.29. Amended by P.L.176-2006, SEC.10; P.L.42-2007, SEC.16.
IN Code § 8-2.1-24-21 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation|Chapter 24. Intrastate Motor Carrier Safety and Insurance Certification|8-2.1-24-21. Display of Identification on or in Vehicle

Sec. 21. A motor carrier shall display a United States Department of Transportation number or any other identification in the method required by the department on or in each motor vehicle the motor carrier operates.As added by P.L.110-1995, SEC.29. Amended by P.L.42-2007, SEC.17.
IN Code § 8-2.1-24-22 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation|Chapter 24. Intrastate Motor Carrier Safety and Insurance Certification|8-2.1-24-22. Augmenting, Interchanging, or Leasing Equipment; Lease of Equipment and Driver to Shipper by Noncarrier Lessor

Sec. 22. (a) A motor carrier augmenting equipment, interchanging equipment, or leasing equipment, with or without drivers, shall comply with the rules of the department governing lease and interchange of vehicles.(b) If a lessor who is not a motor carrier leases both equipment and driver to a shipper, the arrangement is presumed to result in private carriage by the shipper, subject to the conditions of this subsection. A lease agreement under this subsection must:(1) be reduced to writing;(2) be for a term of at least thirty (30) days;(3) provide that the leased equipment is exclusively committed to the lessee's use for the term of the lease;(4) provide that during the term of the lease, the lessee accepts, possesses, and exercises exclusive dominion and control over the leased equipment and assumes complete responsibility for the operation of the equipment;(5) require that the lessee maintain public liability insurance and accept responsibility to the public for any injury caused in the course of performing the transportation service conducted by the lessee with the equipment during the term of the lease; and(6) require that the lessee display appropriate identification on all equipment leased by it, showing operation by the lessee during the performance of the transportation.(c) A presumption under subsection (b) may be rebutted if actual operations under the lease agreement weaken the control and responsibility required of a shipper when conducting transportation operations with equipment and drivers leased from a single source.As added by P.L.110-1995, SEC.29.
IN Code § 8-2.1-24-23 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation|Chapter 24. Intrastate Motor Carrier Safety and Insurance Certification|8-2.1-24-23. "Bill of Lading" Defined; Documentation to Be Presented Upon Request

Sec. 23. (a) As used in this section, "bill of lading" means a document evidencing the receipt of goods for shipment that is issued by a person who is engaged in the business of transporting or forwarding goods.(b) A motor carrier or a person who operates a motor vehicle for a motor carrier shall present, at the request of the state police department or an authorized representative of the department, the following:(1) Documentation that identifies the shipper or the motor carrier.(2) A bill of lading or similar document that:(A) identifies the origin and destination of the shipment;(B) describes the goods being transported;(C) states the name and address of the consignor and the consignee; and(D) states the date when the goods were shipped.As added by P.L.110-1995, SEC.29.
IN Code § 8-2.1-24-24 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation|Chapter 24. Intrastate Motor Carrier Safety and Insurance Certification|8-2.1-24-24. Violation

Sec. 24. A person who violates this chapter commits a Class B infraction.As added by P.L.110-1995, SEC.29.
IN Code § 8-2.1-24-25 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation|Chapter 24. Intrastate Motor Carrier Safety and Insurance Certification|8-2.1-24-25. Impoundment of Vehicles and Cargo; Release

Sec. 25. (a) The department or the state police department may impound a motor vehicle operated for hire if:(1) the motor carrier of property has not obtained the required certification from the department; and(2) the vehicle is being operated on an Indiana highway.(b) To obtain possession of a motor vehicle impounded under subsection (a), the motor carrier that operates the motor vehicle must either:(1) obtain the required certification from the department; or(2) remove from the vehicle all cargo for which the required certification has not been obtained.(c) If the motor carrier that operates a motor vehicle impounded under subsection (a) is not the owner of the vehicle, the department or the state police department shall release the motor vehicle to the owner unless the owner was aware that the motor vehicle was being operated without the required certification.(d) Cargo held in a motor vehicle impounded under subsection (a) must be released if the cargo is loaded into a motor vehicle operated in compliance with this chapter.As added by P.L.110-1995, SEC.29.
IN Code § 8-2.1-24-26 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation|Chapter 24. Intrastate Motor Carrier Safety and Insurance Certification|8-2.1-24-26. Civil Penalty

Sec. 26. (a) A person who violates this chapter is subject to a civil penalty of one hundred dollars ($100) for the first violation and one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each subsequent violation.(b) Civil penalties described in subsection (a) may be assessed only after an administrative hearing under IC 6-8.1-5-1 has been conducted at which the person has an opportunity to present information as to why a civil penalty should not be assessed.(c) Money collected by the department under subsection (b) shall be deposited in the motor carrier regulation fund established under IC 8-2.1-23.As added by P.L.110-1995, SEC.29.
IN Code § 8-2.1-24-27 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation|Chapter 24. Intrastate Motor Carrier Safety and Insurance Certification|8-2.1-24-27. Inspections

Sec. 27. Inspections to determine and enforce violations under this chapter may be conducted by the state police department, agents of the department, Indiana state police motor carrier inspectors, and any other eligible law enforcement officer through the procedures established by the department. Agents of the department have the same power and authority under this section as is provided to authorized personnel under IC 16-44-2-11 and IC 16-44-2-12.As added by P.L.110-1995, SEC.29.
IN Code § 8-2.1-24-28 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation|Chapter 24. Intrastate Motor Carrier Safety and Insurance Certification|8-2.1-24-28. Denial of Registration or Titling; Revocation and Confiscation of Registrations, License Plates, or Cab Cards

Sec. 28. (a) Pursuant to an operations out of service order issued by the United States Department of Transportation or the Federal Highway Administration affecting a motor carrier operating in Indiana, the department of state revenue or the state police department may revoke and confiscate any registrations, license plates, or cab cards issued under IC 9-18 (before January 1, 2017) or IC 9-18.1 (after December 31, 2016).(b) The department of state revenue may not register or title a motor carrier:(1) if the motor carrier fails to comply with federal regulations under 49 CFR 386;(2) under an operations out of service order issued by a federal agency; or(3) if the motor carrier's ability to operate has been terminated or denied by a federal agency.As added by P.L.98-1999, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.176-2006, SEC.11; P.L.257-2017, SEC.16.
IN Code § 8-2.1-25-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation|Chapter 25. Inspection of Commercial Buses Used in Organizational Activities|8-2.1-25-1. "Motor Bus" Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "motor bus" means any motor vehicle:(1) weighing more than eleven thousand (11,000) pounds; and(2) being operated in furtherance of a commercial enterprise.As added by P.L.86-1997, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-2.1-25-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation|Chapter 25. Inspection of Commercial Buses Used in Organizational Activities|8-2.1-25-2. "Motor Carrier" Defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "motor carrier" has the meaning set forth in IC 8-2.1-17-10.As added by P.L.86-1997, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-2.1-25-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation|Chapter 25. Inspection of Commercial Buses Used in Organizational Activities|8-2.1-25-3. "Organization" Defined

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "organization" means an entity that is not an individual. The term includes a public or private school, a business firm or corporation, a labor organization, a religious organization, a political club, or any other type of association or group of individuals.As added by P.L.86-1997, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-2.1-25-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation|Chapter 25. Inspection of Commercial Buses Used in Organizational Activities|8-2.1-25-4. "Organizational Activity" Defined

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "organizational activity" means any activity:(1) that is sponsored, controlled, or supervised by an Indiana public or private organization; and(2) to, for, or from which a motor carrier will provide transportation to the organization but not to the general public.As added by P.L.86-1997, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-2.1-25-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation|Chapter 25. Inspection of Commercial Buses Used in Organizational Activities|8-2.1-25-5. Operation of Motor Bus; Prohibitions

Sec. 5. A motor carrier may not operate or permit the operation of a motor bus to transport a person to or from an organizational activity for compensation unless the motor bus has been inspected and meets the safety standards of this chapter within the twelve (12) months preceding the date of the organizational activity.As added by P.L.86-1997, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-2.1-25-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation|Chapter 25. Inspection of Commercial Buses Used in Organizational Activities|8-2.1-25-7. Violations

Sec. 7. A motor carrier or bus driver who knowingly or intentionally operates or permits to be operated a motor bus in violation of this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor.As added by P.L.86-1997, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-2.1-25-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation|Chapter 25. Inspection of Commercial Buses Used in Organizational Activities|8-2.1-25-8. Adoption of Rules

Sec. 8. The state police department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish a certification program for third party inspection of motor buses.As added by P.L.94-1998, SEC.2.
IN Code § 8-2.1-26-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation|Chapter 26. Invalidity of Indemnity Agreements in Motor Carrier Transportation Contracts|8-2.1-26-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to an indemnity provision entered into or renewed after June 30, 2006.As added by P.L.31-2006, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-2.1-26-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation|Chapter 26. Invalidity of Indemnity Agreements in Motor Carrier Transportation Contracts|8-2.1-26-2. "Indemnity Provision"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "indemnity provision" means a provision, a clause, a covenant, or an agreement that:(1) is contained in, collateral to, or affecting a motor carrier transportation contract; and(2) purports to indemnify, defend, or hold harmless, or has the effect of indemnifying, defending, or holding harmless, a promisee against liability for loss or damage resulting from:(A) negligence;(B) intentional acts; or(C) omissions;of the promisee or an agent, employee, servant, or independent contractor that is directly responsible to the promisee.As added by P.L.31-2006, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-2.1-26-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation|Chapter 26. Invalidity of Indemnity Agreements in Motor Carrier Transportation Contracts|8-2.1-26-3. "Motor Carrier Transportation Contract"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "motor carrier transportation contract" means a contract, an agreement, or an understanding covering:(1) the transportation of property for compensation or hire by a motor carrier as defined under this article or by 49 U.S.C. 13102(14);(2) the entrance on real property by a motor carrier to:(A) load;(B) unload; or(C) transport property for compensation or hire; or(3) a service incidental to an activity described in subdivision (1) or (2), including storage of property.As added by P.L.31-2006, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.7-2015, SEC.20.
IN Code § 8-2.1-26-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation|Chapter 26. Invalidity of Indemnity Agreements in Motor Carrier Transportation Contracts|8-2.1-26-4. "Promisee"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "promisee" means a person that an indemnity provision:(1) purports to indemnify, defend, or hold harmless; or(2) has the effect of indemnifying, defending, or holding harmless.As added by P.L.31-2006, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-2.1-26-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation|Chapter 26. Invalidity of Indemnity Agreements in Motor Carrier Transportation Contracts|8-2.1-26-5. Indemnity Provisions; Exceptions; Enforcement

Sec. 5. (a) This section does not apply to any of the following:(1) An indemnity provision in which a motor carrier indemnifies a promisee for and only to the extent of loss or damage that results directly from the negligence, omission, or intentional act of the motor carrier or an agent, employee, servant, or independent contractor that is directly responsible to the motor carrier.(2) An indemnity provision contained in, collateral to, or affecting a motor carrier transportation contract with a regulated public utility, including an energy utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2.5-2) or an affiliate of an energy utility, if the contract relates to a utility product, service, or business operation. For purposes of this subdivision, a contract relates to a utility product, service, or business operation if it involves an activity necessary for or ancillary to the production or delivery of heat, power and light, or a product or service under the jurisdiction of the Indiana utility regulatory commission (as described by IC 8-1-1).(3) The Uniform Intermodal Interchange and Facilities Access Agreement administered by the Intermodal Association of North America.(b) Notwithstanding any other law, an indemnity provision under this chapter is:(1) against public policy; and(2) void and unenforceable.As added by P.L.31-2006, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-2.1-27-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation|Chapter 27. Transportation of Food|8-2.1-27-1. "Acceptable Temperature"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "acceptable temperature" means a temperature established in a rule or regulation adopted by the state department of health with respect to the storage and transportation of a particular food and enforced by the state department of health or a local health department.As added by P.L.108-2012, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-2.1-27-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation|Chapter 27. Transportation of Food|8-2.1-27-2. "Health Inspector"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "health inspector" refers to an agent or employee of the state department of health or a local health department.As added by P.L.108-2012, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-2.1-27-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation|Chapter 27. Transportation of Food|8-2.1-27-3. "Law Enforcement Officer"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "law enforcement officer" means:(1) a state police officer; or(2) a state police motor carrier inspector;with authority to enforce this article.As added by P.L.108-2012, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-2.1-27-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation|Chapter 27. Transportation of Food|8-2.1-27-4. "Local Health Department"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "local health department" refers to a local health department established under IC 16-20 or the health and hospital corporation created under IC 16-22-8.As added by P.L.108-2012, SEC.1.