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2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 22. Transportation of Passengers and Household Goods › 8-2.1-22-26. Contract Carriers; Filing of Contract Copies; Examination for Conformity to Published Schedule

Sec. 26. (a) The department may require any contract motor carrier to file with it a true copy of any contract, agreement, or arrangement between the carrier and any person in relation to any traffic affected by this chapter. The department shall not, however, make public the contract, agreement, or arrangement between a contract carrier by motor vehicle and a shipper, or any of the terms or conditions of the contract except as a part of the record in a formal proceeding where it considers that action consistent with the public interest.
(b) If it appears from an examination of the contract that it fails to conform to the published schedule of the contract carrier by motor vehicle as required by this chapter, the department may make public such of the provisions of the contract as the department considers necessary to disclose the failure and the extent of the failure.
(c) This section does not apply to contracts filed instead of schedules.
As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 22. Transportation of Passengers and Household Goods › 8-2.1-22-27. Brokerage License Requirements

Sec. 27. (a) A person shall not for compensation sell or offer for sale transportation subject to this chapter, make any contract, agreement, or arrangement to provide, procure, furnish, or arrange for the transportation of passengers, or profess by advertisement, solicitation, or otherwise as one who sells, provides, procures, contracts, or arranges for the transportation of passengers, unless the person holds a broker's license issued by the department to engage in the transactions. A person may not engage in transportation subject to this chapter unless the person holds a certificate or a permit as provided in this chapter. In the execution of any contract, agreement, or arrangement to sell, provide, procure, furnish, or arrange for the transportation of passengers, a person may not employ any common or contract carrier who is not the lawful holder of an effective certificate or permit issued as provided in this chapter.
(b) This section does not apply to any carrier holding a certificate or a permit under this chapter or to any employee or agent of the motor carrier, so far as concerns transportation to be furnished wholly by the carrier or jointly with other motor carriers holding like certificates or permits, or with a common carrier by railroad, express, or water.
(c) A brokerage license shall be issued to any qualified applicant for a brokerage license, authorizing any part of the operations covered by the application, if it is found that the applicant is fit, willing, and able to properly perform the service proposed and to conform to this chapter and the requirements, and rules of the department under this chapter, and that the proposed service, to the extent to be authorized by the license, is or will be consistent with the public interest, otherwise the application shall be denied.
(d) The department shall prescribe reasonable rules for the protection of travelers by motor vehicle to be observed by any person holding a brokerage license, and no such license may be issued or remain in effect unless the person furnishes a bond or other security approved by the department, in a form and amount as will insure financial responsibility and the supplying of authorized transportation in accordance with contracts, agreements, or arrangements for the transportation.
(e) The department and its special agents and examiners have the same authority as to accounts, reports, and records, including inspection and preservation of the accounts, reports, and records, of any person holding a brokerage license issued under this section that the department and the department's special agents and examiners have under this chapter with respect to motor carriers subject to this chapter.
(f) A person who violates this section commits a Class C infraction.
As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.110-1995, SEC.21; P.L.136-2018, SEC.80.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 22. Transportation of Passengers and Household Goods › 8-2.1-22-28. Certificate Requirement Exemptions

Sec. 28. A person may not transport passengers for compensation as a special and charter carrier until after obtaining a certificate from the department, unless on December 31, 1982, the person:
(1) held a certificate for a special and charter carrier; or
(2) was exempt from the requirement for a certificate for a special and charter carrier under IC 8-2-7-29.
As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 22. Transportation of Passengers and Household Goods › 8-2.1-22-29. Operation and Impoundment of Motor Vehicle for Hire; Operating Authority Required

Sec. 29. (a) A person may not operate any motor vehicle over the public highways for hire, unless the operations are specifically exempt under this chapter, without first having obtained appropriate operating authority from the department to do so, and having otherwise complied with all other applicable provisions of this chapter.
(b) The department or the state police department may apply to an administrative law judge of the department or a court with jurisdiction for an order to impound a motor vehicle that is offered by a motor carrier to the general public for the transportation of passengers for hire if:
(1) the motor carrier has not obtained the required authority from the department to operate the motor vehicle for hire; and
(2) there is probable cause to believe that the motor vehicle has been operated on an Indiana highway to transport passengers for hire.
A hearing on an application to impound a motor vehicle under this subsection may not be held sooner than three (3) days after the date on which a notice of hearing on the application is served on the motor carrier. The motor carrier may contest the application to impound the motor vehicle at the hearing.
(c) A motor carrier that operated a motor vehicle impounded under this section may not obtain possession of the impounded motor vehicle unless the motor carrier obtains the required authority to operate the motor vehicle for hire.
As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.176-2006, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 22. Transportation of Passengers and Household Goods › 8-2.1-22-30. Amendment, Change, Suspension, or Revocation of Certificate or Permit

Sec. 30. (a) Any certificate or permit, upon application of the holder of the certificate or permit, in the discretion of the department, may be amended or revoked in whole or in part, or may, upon complaint or on the department's own initiative, after notice and hearing, be suspended, changed or revoked in whole or in part for willful failure to comply with any provision of this chapter, or with any lawful order or rule prescribed by the department, or with any term, condition, or limitation of the certificate or permit.
(b) In any cause instituted by the department on its own initiative, the burden is on the carrier to show cause why the certificate or permit should not be suspended, changed, or revoked in whole or in part and the department, by its authorized representative, may introduce evidence in the hearing.
As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 22. Transportation of Passengers and Household Goods › 8-2.1-22-31. Broker's License; Duration; Fee; Suspension or Revocation

Sec. 31. The department may suspend or revoke the license of any broker for any violation of this chapter or any rule issued under this chapter by the department. The fee for a broker's license is one hundred dollars ($100), which shall be paid at the time the application is made and shall be disposed of in the manner as other fees which are collected by the department. Any license so issued to any broker remains valid until surrendered or revoked.
As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.136-2018, SEC.81.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 22. Transportation of Passengers and Household Goods › 8-2.1-22-32. Application of Chapter

Sec. 32. This chapter applies to persons engaged in the transportation of passengers or household goods over the public highways regardless of whether that transportation is interstate or intrastate, except to the extent this chapter contravenes the Constitution or the laws of the United States.
As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.110-1995, SEC.22.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 22. Transportation of Passengers and Household Goods › 8-2.1-22-33. Registration of Vehicles

Sec. 33. A person who is engaged in the intrastate transportation of passengers or household goods must register under the unified carrier registration system in accordance with rules adopted by the department under IC 4-22-2 before operating a motor vehicle upon a public highway located in Indiana.
As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.110-1995, SEC.23; P.L.42-2007, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 22. Transportation of Passengers and Household Goods › 8-2.1-22-34. Nonresident Carriers; Service of Process

Sec. 34. (a) Every nonresident common carrier and contract carrier regulated under this chapter shall file, and keep on file, with the department a designation in writing of the name and postoffice 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 any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter may be served in any proceeding at law or equity brought against such the carrier.
(b) Service of notices or orders in proceedings under this chapter may be made upon the carrier by personal service upon it, or upon the citizen so designated by it, or by registered mail addressed to it at the last address shown by the records of the department.
(c) In default of that designation, in case of vacancy, or if for any other reason personal service cannot be had upon the carrier, service of the notice or order may be made by serving two (2) copies upon the department. When service is had upon the department as provided in this subsection, the department shall promptly mail one (1) copy of the notice or order served upon him to the carrier by registered mail at the last address shown by the records of the department, and the date of mailing shall be considered as the time when notice is served.
(d) When notice is given by mail as provided in this section, the date of mailing shall be considered the time when notice is served.
As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 22. Transportation of Passengers and Household Goods › 8-2.1-22-35. Highway Designation to Prevent Congestion; Enforcement and Notice of Orders

Sec. 35. In addition to the other powers conferred in this chapter upon the department, it may designate from time to time the public highways, as routes, over which carriers subject to this chapter may or may not operate, and may designate the time that the vehicles may or may not be operated public highways, so as to prevent congestion that may affect the safety of persons or property upon the public highways. The department may also provide for the enforcement of its orders and the notice of the orders, if any, that shall be given to such carriers.
As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 22. Transportation of Passengers and Household Goods › 8-2.1-22-36. Temporary Authority or Emergency Temporary Authority for One Trip or Occasional Trips

Sec. 36. (a) As used in this section, "eligible event" has the meaning set forth in IC 6-8-12-2.
(b) In addition to all other powers granted to the department under this chapter, the department may issue, in accordance with its rules, temporary authority or emergency temporary authority to the following:
(1) Persons to whom permanent permits or certificates have been issued.
(2) Persons who have filed new applications for permanent permits or certificates.
(3) Persons when there appears a necessity to make one (1) trip or occasional trips, including during an eligible event.
The department may grant temporary authority or emergency temporary authority under subdivision (3) during an eligible event for a period not greater than fifteen (15) consecutive days.
(c) An application for temporary authority or emergency temporary authority during an eligible event is not subject to section 11 or 13 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.110-1995, SEC.24; P.L.45-2011, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 22. Transportation of Passengers and Household Goods › 8-2.1-22-37. War or National Emergency; Suspension of Certificate or Permit

Sec. 37. In addition to all other powers granted to the department under this chapter, the department may suspend, in whole or in part, any certificate or permit, upon the application of the holder thereof, without notice, for the duration of a declared war or a declared national emergency and for a period of six (6) months thereafter, or for any lesser period of time.
As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 22. Transportation of Passengers and Household Goods › 8-2.1-22-38. Rebates, Consideration, or Discrimination in Violation of Chapter; Assisting or Permitting Transportation at Less Than Approved Rate; Fraudulent Activity; Operator of Vehicle for Hire Not to Operate Until Owner or Lessor Secures Required Authority

Sec. 38. (a) A person, whether carrier, shipper, or officer, employee, agent, or representative thereof, shall not knowingly offer, grant, give, solicit, accept, or receive any rebate, consideration, or discrimination in violation of this chapter. A person shall not, by means of any false or fictitious bill, bill of lading, receipt, voucher, account, claim, certificate, affidavit, deposition, lease, or bill of sale, or by any other means or device, knowingly assist or permit any person to obtain transportation of passengers or household goods subject to this chapter for less than the rate, fare, or charge approved by the department. A person shall not knowingly, by any such means or otherwise, fraudulently seek to evade or defeat regulations as in this chapter provided for motor carriers.
(b) An operator of a motor vehicle for hire, which vehicle belongs to or is leased by an intrastate or interstate common or contract carrier for hire, who transports persons or household goods over the highways without required authority issued by the department, shall not operate the motor vehicle until the owner or lessor has secured the required authority from the department, but the offender shall be given an opportunity to secure the services of a certificated carrier, having the required authority, to transport the lading on the offender's motor vehicle to its intended destination.
(c) A person who violates this section commits a Class C infraction.
As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.110-1995, SEC.25.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 22. Transportation of Passengers and Household Goods › 8-2.1-22-39. Expiration of Vehicle Registrations

Sec. 39. All registrations of motor vehicles required in this chapter expire on December 31 of each year, and each motor vehicle continued in service shall be registered for each such year.
As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.110-1995, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 22. Transportation of Passengers and Household Goods › 8-2.1-22-42. Intrastate Carriers; Identification to Be Displayed on Each Vehicle

Sec. 42. (a) An intrastate motor carrier regulated under this chapter shall display identification, in the method prescribed by rules of the department, on each motor vehicle it operates.
(b) A person who violates this section commits a Class C infraction.
As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 22. Transportation of Passengers and Household Goods › 8-2.1-22-44. Deposit of Fees Into Motor Carrier Regulation Fund

Sec. 44. All fees prescribed in this chapter shall be paid to the treasurer of state through the department and deposited in the motor carrier regulation fund.
As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 22. Transportation of Passengers and Household Goods › 8-2.1-22-45. Augmenting, Interchanging, or Leasing Equipment

Sec. 45. (a) A motor carrier regulated under this chapter that augments equipment, interchanges equipment, or leases equipment, with or without drivers, shall comply with the rules of the department governing lease and interchange of vehicles.
(b) A person who violates this section commits a Class C infraction.
As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 22. Transportation of Passengers and Household Goods › 8-2.1-22-46. Proof of Financial Responsibility; Surety Bond or Insurance; Violations and Penalties

Sec. 46. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, common and contract carriers and other carriers engaged in the transportation of passengers or household goods for hire, over regular or irregular routes, whether operating pursuant to a certificate or permit or as an exempt carrier under section 2.1(5) of this chapter, shall file with the department proof of financial responsibility in the form of surety bonds or policies of insurance or shall qualify as a self-insured. The minimum level of financial responsibility required shall be as follows:
(1) Except as provided in subdivision (2), the minimum level established under 49 U.S.C. 13906(a)(1).
(2) For contract carriers that transport railroad employees, at least five million dollars ($5,000,000).
(b) A person who violates this section commits a Class C infraction. However, the offense is a Class A misdemeanor if the person has a prior unrelated judgment for violating this section.
(c) In addition to any other penalty imposed upon a person for a conviction of a Class A misdemeanor under subsection (b), the law enforcement agency may impound the vehicles owned by the person. Unless the vehicle is impounded or forfeited under a law other than this section, the vehicle shall be released to the carrier when the carrier complies with this section.
As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.1-1991, SEC.79; P.L.79-1991, SEC.2; P.L.110-1995, SEC.28; P.L.1-2006, SEC.152; P.L.208-2018, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 23. Motor Carrier Regulation Fund › 8-2.1-23-1. Establishment; Purpose

Sec. 1. The motor carrier regulation fund is established for the purpose of funding:
(1) the administration and enforcement of this article; and
(2) the administration and enforcement of IC 6-6-4.1 and IC 6-8.1-4-4.
As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-1990, SEC.1; P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.54; P.L.119-1998, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 23. Motor Carrier Regulation Fund › 8-2.1-23-2. Deposit of Fees

Sec. 2. The treasurer of state shall deposit fees collected under this article, IC 6-6-4.1-13, IC 9-20-5-7(b), IC 9-20-5-7(c), and IC 9-20-18-14.5 in the motor carrier regulation fund.
As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.129-2001, SEC.28; P.L.198-2016, SEC.61.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 23. Motor Carrier Regulation Fund › 8-2.1-23-3. Investments

Sec. 3. The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the motor carrier regulation fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public funds may be invested.
As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 23. Motor Carrier Regulation Fund › 8-2.1-23-4. Money Not to Revert to State General Fund

Sec. 4. Money in the motor carrier regulation fund does not revert to the state general fund.
As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.146-2020, SEC.50.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 24. Intrastate Motor Carrier Safety and Insurance Certification › 8-2.1-24-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter

Sec. 0.1. Notwithstanding the amendments made to section 18 of this chapter by P.L.219-2003, the requirement that 49 CFR 383 and 384 be incorporated into Indiana law by reference, as provided by section 18 of this chapter, as amended by P.L.219-2003, does not apply before July 1, 2005.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.192. Amended by P.L.7-2015, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 24. Intrastate Motor Carrier Safety and Insurance Certification › 8-2.1-24-1. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to the certification of a motor carrier providing intrastate transportation by motor vehicle of property or passengers for compensation.
(b) Section 18 of this chapter applies to the regulation of the following persons:
(1) A motor carrier described in subsection (a).
(2) Except as provided in section 18(j) of this chapter, a private carrier of persons or property, or both.
As added by P.L.110-1995, SEC.29. Amended by P.L.42-2007, SEC.11; P.L.9-2010, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 24. Intrastate Motor Carrier Safety and Insurance Certification › 8-2.1-24-3. Exemptions

Sec. 3. Except as provided in section 18 of this chapter, this chapter does not apply to the following:
(1) Motor vehicles used exclusively for carrying United States mail.
(2) Motor vehicles while being used or operated under the control, direction, and supervision of:
(A) the United States government, the state, or a political subdivision; or
(B) the board of trustees of a state institution.
(3) Motor vehicles while transporting supplies, livestock feed ingredients, fertilizer, or fertilizing materials that are in transit to or from farms.
(4) Motor vehicles:
(A) controlled and operated by a farmer when used in the transportation of the farmer's agricultural commodities and products of those commodities or in the transportation of supplies to the farm;
(B) controlled and operated by a nonprofit agricultural cooperative association (or by a federation of agricultural cooperative associations if the federation does not possess greater powers or purposes than the cooperative associations);
(C) used in carrying property consisting of livestock or agricultural commodities (not including manufactured products) if the motor vehicles are not used in carrying:
(i) other property;
(ii) agricultural commodities; or
(iii) passengers;
for compensation; or
(D) used in carrying livestock feed or feed ingredients, if those products are transported to a site of agricultural productions or to a business enterprise engaged in the sale of agricultural goods to a person engaged in agricultural production.
This chapter shall not be construed to apply to motor vehicles owned, leased, controlled, or operated by a nonprofit cooperative association, either incorporated or unincorporated, that was in existence on July 6, 1961.
(5) Motor vehicles, commonly known as armored cars, used exclusively to transport, under written bilateral contract, coin, currency, bullion, securities, precious metals, jewelry, precious stones, money, legal tender, stocks and bonds, negotiable and nonnegotiable instruments and securities, postage and revenue stamps, and other valuable documents and rare objects.
(6) Motor vehicles operating exclusively in intrastate commerce that have a gross vehicle weight, gross vehicle weight rating, gross combination weight, or gross combination weight rating equal to or less than twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds. However, the motor vehicle may not be:
(A) used to provide for-hire transport;
(B) designed or used to transport sixteen (16) or more passengers, including the driver; or
(C) used to transport hazardous material in amounts requiring a placard.
As added by P.L.110-1995, SEC.29. Amended by P.L.42-2007, SEC.12; P.L.9-2010, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 24. Intrastate Motor Carrier Safety and Insurance Certification › 8-2.1-24-4. Powers of Department

Sec. 4. The department may:
(1) certify a motor carrier providing transportation of property or passengers for compensation; and
(2) regulate and supervise safety, insurance, methods, and hours of operation of a motor carrier providing transportation of property or passengers.
As added by P.L.110-1995, SEC.29. Amended by P.L.42-2007, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 24. Intrastate Motor Carrier Safety and Insurance Certification › 8-2.1-24-5. Inspection of Records; Examination of Officers, Agents, and Employees; Adoption of Motor Vehicle Inspection Rules

Sec. 5. The department may require the filing of annual and other reports and the submission of all records and information necessary to aid the department in the exercise of the powers granted by this chapter. The department, a member of the department, or an authorized representative of the department, may:
(1) upon demand, inspect the books, accounts, papers, records, memoranda, equipment, and premises of a motor carrier;
(2) examine, under oath, any officer, agent, or employee of a motor carrier in relation to the motor carrier's business affairs; and
(3) prescribe rules for inspection of motor vehicles used by the motor carrier.
As added by P.L.110-1995, SEC.29.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 24. Intrastate Motor Carrier Safety and Insurance Certification › 8-2.1-24-6. Investigation

Sec. 6. Upon complaint in writing filed with the department or upon the department's own initiative without complaint, the department may investigate whether a person subject to this chapter has failed to comply with this chapter.
As added by P.L.110-1995, SEC.29.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 24. Intrastate Motor Carrier Safety and Insurance Certification › 8-2.1-24-7. Duty of Department to Compel Compliance

Sec. 7. If the department, after notice and hearing, finds, in an investigation, that a person has failed to comply with this chapter, the department shall issue an appropriate order to compel compliance.
As added by P.L.110-1995, SEC.29.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 24. Intrastate Motor Carrier Safety and Insurance Certification › 8-2.1-24-8. Compulsory Process; Swearing of Witnesses; Record of Testimony; Administrative Order

Sec. 8. The department, a member of the department, or an authorized representative of the department, may:
(1) compel the attendance of witnesses;
(2) swear witnesses;
(3) take testimony under oath; and
(4) make a record of testimony.
After a record is made under the direction of the department, an administrative law judge, or an authorized representative of the department, the department may make an appropriate order upon the record.
As added by P.L.110-1995, SEC.29.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 24. Intrastate Motor Carrier Safety and Insurance Certification › 8-2.1-24-9. Hearing; Report of Findings of Fact and Decision; Exceptions

Sec. 9. (a) The department may hear all petitions or motions filed with the department. The hearings may be conducted by the department, a member of the department, or an administrative law judge. The hearings shall be conducted in accordance with rules adopted by the department under IC 4-22-2.
(b) An administrative law judge shall promptly report to the department the facts established by evidence and submit a suggested order, showing the findings and a decision to the department.
(c) An order recommended by an administrative law judge may not be held for less than ten (10) days during which an interested party may file a written exception. If an exception is not filed, the finding of facts and decision in form of the order suggested by the administrative law judge shall be the order of the department, unless the department directs otherwise.
As added by P.L.110-1995, SEC.29.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 24. Intrastate Motor Carrier Safety and Insurance Certification › 8-2.1-24-10. Reconsideration or Rehearing

Sec. 10. (a) After a decision, an order, or a requirement has been made by the department in a proceeding under this chapter, a party may apply to the department for reconsideration or rehearing of a matter determined in the proceeding. The department may grant the reconsideration or rehearing if sufficient reason is found.
(b) Applications for reconsideration or rehearing shall be governed by rules adopted by the department under IC 4-22-2. If after reconsideration or rehearing it appears that the original decision, order, or requirement is unjust or unwarranted, the department may change or modify the decision, order, or requirement.
(c) A decision, an order, or a requirement made after reconsideration or rehearing is subject to the same provisions as the original decision, order, or requirement.
As added by P.L.110-1995, SEC.29.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 24. Intrastate Motor Carrier Safety and Insurance Certification › 8-2.1-24-11. Agreements With Federal or State Agencies for Supervision of Transportation of Property and Passengers

Sec. 11. The department may, subject to the approval of the governor, enter into an agreement or understanding with the United States Department of Transportation or any other appropriate agency of the federal government, another Indiana department or agency, or an agency of another state for the purpose of more effective supervision of safety and responsible transportation of property and passengers, intrastate.
As added by P.L.110-1995, SEC.29. Amended by P.L.42-2007, SEC.14.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.