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2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2. Regulation of Carriers Generally › Chapter 17. Ferries─licensing by Cities › 8-2-17-1. Application; Duration

Sec. 1. No person, company, or corporation shall be permitted to keep, have or maintain any public ferry across any lake, river, or stream running through or bounding any city or town in this state, from the city or town to any points without the limits of this state, without first having obtained a license from the legislative body of the proper city or town for that purpose. The license shall continue in force for five (5) years and application therefor must be in writing.
Formerly: Acts 1921, c.137, s.1; Acts 1959, c.235, s.1. As amended by P.L.8-1989, SEC.42.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2. Regulation of Carriers Generally › Chapter 17. Ferries─licensing by Cities › 8-2-17-2. Notice of Intent to Establish; Publication

Sec. 2. The legislative body shall not grant a license to the applicant until satisfactory evidence is produced showing that the application has been on file in the office of the city or town clerk for not less than fourteen (14) days and that notice of the filing of the application has been posted for at least two (2) weeks at the door of the city hall of any city or at some public place in any town and published once each week for two (2) consecutive weeks:
(1) with each publication of the notice made in a newspaper of general circulation in the city or town or where there is no newspaper, notice by posting is sufficient notice; or
(2) with the first publication made in a newspaper described in subdivision (1) and the second publication:
(A) in accordance with IC 5-3-5; and
(B) on the official web site of the city or town.
Formerly: Acts 1921, c.137, s.2; Acts 1959, c.235, s.2. As amended by P.L.8-1989, SEC.43; P.L.152-2021, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2. Regulation of Carriers Generally › Chapter 17. Ferries─licensing by Cities › 8-2-17-3. Fee

Sec. 3. The legislative body upon being satisfied that the notice required under section 2 of this chapter has been given, and that a ferry is needed at the place, and that the applicant is a suitable person, may grant to the applicant a license to keep and maintain the same for the term of five (5) years on the applicant's paying as a license fee a sum to be fixed by the legislative body, not less than ten dollars ($10) nor more than fifty dollars ($50) per year, payable annually in advance. The payment of such license fee shall not release such person from payment of any lawful charge for wharfage.
Formerly: Acts 1921, c.137, s.3; Acts 1959, c.235, s.3. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.11, SEC.47; P.L.8-1989, SEC.44.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2. Regulation of Carriers Generally › Chapter 17. Ferries─licensing by Cities › 8-2-17-4. Recognizance by Licensee

Sec. 4. Before the license is granted, the applicant shall enter into a recognizance to the city or town, in a penal sum to be fixed by the legislative body, not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000), with sufficient surety, conditioned faithfully to keep, maintain, and operate the ferry with good and sufficient boats and landing places for the safe conveyance of persons and property, a sufficient number of hands to work and manage the boats, together with sufficient implements and appliances for the ferry, in compliance with the rules for operation, on the schedule fixed by the legislative body and at rates of ferriage that the legislative body shall from time to time fix. The bond shall be kept on file with the city or town clerk.
Formerly: Acts 1921, c.137, s.4; Acts 1959, c.235, s.4. As amended by P.L.8-1989, SEC.45.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2. Regulation of Carriers Generally › Chapter 17. Ferries─licensing by Cities › 8-2-17-5. Rates and Schedules; Appeals

Sec. 5. The rates of ferriage, reasonable rules for operation, and the schedule upon which the ferry shall be operated shall be fixed by the legislative body at the time of licensing the ferry, and from time to time thereafter as the body shall think proper. A list of rates, rules, and schedules shall be posted at one (1) or more conspicuous places on each ferryboat and at the place of landing. If the ferrykeeper, or any user of the ferry, is aggrieved by the establishing of the rates, rules, or schedules, the ferrykeeper or user shall have the right to appeal to the circuit court, superior court, or probate court of the proper county upon filing a bond, within thirty (30) days after the fixing of the rates, payable to the state, with security to be approved by the court, and conditioned for the due prosecution of the appeal, and the payment of all costs if judgment is rendered against the appellant. Upon appeal, the circuit court, superior court, or probate court shall have the power to review the rates of ferriage, rules, or schedules and fix the rates, rules, or schedules as may be just and proper.
Formerly: Acts 1921, c.137, s.5; Acts 1959, c.235, s.5. As amended by P.L.8-1989, SEC.46; P.L.84-2016, SEC.36.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2. Regulation of Carriers Generally › Chapter 17. Ferries─licensing by Cities › 8-2-17-6. Vacation of Ferry; Appeals

Sec. 6. If any ferry is not faithfully maintained and operated according to the terms of the recognizance provided for in section 4 of this chapter, the legislative body on complaint to them shall cause the proprietor of the ferry to be summoned before the legislative body to show cause why the ferry shall not be discontinued. The legislative body shall vacate the ferry or dismiss the complaint, according to the testimony, and may award costs against the complainant if such complaint is dismissed, or against the proprietor if the ferry be vacated. The vacation of the ferry shall not prevent the city or town, or any interested person, from recovering damages for any breach of the bond provided for in section 4 of this chapter. The ferrykeeper or any user of the ferry shall have the right to appeal from the decision of the legislative body to the circuit court, superior court, or probate court of the proper county upon filing therein a bond, within thirty (30) days thereafter, payable to the state, with security to be approved by the court, and conditioned for the due prosecution of the appeal, and the payment of all costs if judgment be rendered against the appellant. Upon appeal, the circuit court, superior court, or probate court shall have the power to try the question of whether cause for the discontinuance of the ferry has been established.
Formerly: Acts 1921, c.137, s.6; Acts 1959, c.235, s.6. As amended by P.L.59-1984, SEC.113; P.L.8-1989, SEC.47; P.L.84-2016, SEC.37.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2. Regulation of Carriers Generally › Chapter 17. Ferries─licensing by Cities › 8-2-17-7. Violation of Conditions of License

Sec. 7. A person licensed to keep and maintain a ferry under this chapter who does any act in violation of the conditions of his license commits a Class C infraction.
Formerly: Acts 1921, c.137, s.7; Acts 1959, c.235, s.7. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.817.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2. Regulation of Carriers Generally › Chapter 17. Ferries─licensing by Cities › 8-2-17-8. Operation Without License or Authorization

Sec. 8. A person who keeps, maintains, or runs a ferry without being licensed or authorized according to this chapter commits a Class C infraction.
Formerly: Acts 1921, c.137, s.8. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.818.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2. Regulation of Carriers Generally › Chapter 18. Intrastate Railroad Freight Rates › 8-2-18-1. Statements to Patrons; Offenses; Civil Damages

Sec. 1. (a) Every common carrier doing intrastate business within Indiana shall, within a reasonable time, give a written statement of the rate applicable to a described shipment between stated points in Indiana under the schedules or tariffs of the carrier, upon written request by a person who is a bona fide prospective shipper or receiver of freight, or who has a bona fide interest therein, made upon a general or local freight or station agent of the carrier.
(b) If a carrier refuses or omits to give a statement under subsection (a) within a reasonable time, or misstates in writing the applicable rate, and the person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation making the request suffers harm in consequence of the refusal, omission, or misstatement of the rate, either through making the shipment over a line or route for which the proper rate is higher than the rate over another available line or route or through entering into a sale, purchase, or contract by which the person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation is or becomes obligated to make or receive a shipment of freight, the carrier is liable to a penalty of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250), which accrues to the state.
(c) The fine under subsection (b) may be recovered, together with reasonable attorney's fees, in a civil action by the Indiana department of transportation.
(d) In addition to being liable to the Indiana department of transportation, a carrier is liable to the person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation injured for the amount of the injury, together with six percent (6%) interest from the date of the injury and reasonable attorney's fees.
(e) Liability under this section is not discharged by the carrier unless the discharge is approved by the Indiana department of transportation as being free from any attempt or purpose to evade a law of this state.
(f) If during the course of any action upon the liability to the person injured it appears to the satisfaction of the court or jury trying the cause that the parties have combined or agreed to obtain or allow any undue advantage or rebate or preference to the injured person, upon a finding to that effect, the cause shall be dismissed and the dismissal and finding reported by the court to the Indiana department of transportation and to the proper prosecuting attorney having jurisdiction.
Formerly: Acts 1911, c.184, s.1. As amended by P.L.59-1984, SEC.114; P.L.384-1987(ss), SEC.9; P.L.18-1990, SEC.30; P.L.8-1993, SEC.133.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2. Regulation of Carriers Generally › Chapter 18. Intrastate Railroad Freight Rates › 8-2-18-2. Appeals

Sec. 2. Such dismissal shall be taken and deemed a final judgment, and appeal may be taken therefrom or from any other judgment in any such cause the same as in other civil cases.
Formerly: Acts 1911, c.184, s.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2. Regulation of Carriers Generally › Chapter 18. Intrastate Railroad Freight Rates › 8-2-18-3. Penalties or Forfeitures; Double Jeopardy

Sec. 3. No carrier making any settlement or payment upon the approval of the said commission or pursuant to a judgment or order of court under this chapter shall be liable for any penalty or forfeiture or subject to any prosecution under any other law of this state on account of the said payment or settlement.
Formerly: Acts 1911, c.184, s.3. As amended by P.L.59-1984, SEC.115.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2. Regulation of Carriers Generally › Chapter 18. Intrastate Railroad Freight Rates › 8-2-18-4. Submission of Information

Sec. 4. The Indiana department of transportation may require from a person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation any information necessary to the determination of whether the department shall give its approval to a claim under this chapter. If a request for information is refused by the injured person, the department may decline the claim, and the claim shall not be sued upon thereafter. If the information is refused, a request for information evaded, or the search for information by the department be made difficult by the carrier, the department shall endorse the fact on the claim and the endorsement shall support any action as if approved by the department.
Formerly: Acts 1911, c.184, s.4. As amended by P.L.384-1987(ss), SEC.10; P.L.18-1990, SEC.31; P.L.8-1993, SEC.134.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2. Regulation of Carriers Generally › Chapter 19. Suspension of Certain Railroad Freight Rates › 8-2-19-1. Suspension Pending Transportation Department Determination

Sec. 1. (a) Whenever there is filed with the Indiana department of transportation a schedule stating a new individual or joint rate or charge, a new individual or joint classification, or a new individual or joint regulation or practice affecting a rate or charge, the department has the authority, either upon complaint or upon its own initiative without complaint, at once, if it so orders, without answer or other formal pleadings by the interested carrier or carriers, upon reasonable notice, to hold a hearing concerning the propriety of the rate, charge, classification, regulation, or practice.
(b) Pending a hearing and the decision, the Indiana department of transportation, upon filing with the schedule and delivering to the carrier or carriers a statement in writing of its reason may suspend the operation of the schedule and defer the use of the rates, charge, classification, regulation, or practice, for a period not longer than one hundred and twenty (120) days beyond the time when the rate, charge, classification, regulation, or practice would otherwise go into effect.
(c) After full hearing, whether completed before or after the rate, charge, classification, regulation, or practice goes into effect, the Indiana department of transportation may make an order as would be proper in a proceeding initiated after it had become effective.
(d) If a hearing cannot be concluded within the period of suspension, the Indiana department of transportation may extend the time of suspension for a period not exceeding thirty (30) days, and if the proceeding has not been concluded and an order made at the expiration of thirty (30) days, the proposed change of rate, charge, classification, regulation, or practice shall go into effect at the end of the period.
(e) At a hearing involving a rate sought to be increased, the burden of proof to show that the increased rate or proposed increased rate is just and reasonable is upon the common carrier. The Indiana department of transportation shall give to the hearing and decision of such questions preference over all other questions pending before it and decide the same as speedily as possible.
Formerly: Acts 1911, c.186, s.1; Acts 1929, c.143, s.1. As amended by P.L.59-1984, SEC.116; P.L.89-1985, SEC.10; P.L.18-1990, SEC.32.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2. Regulation of Carriers Generally › Chapter 20. Railroad Freight Rate Compliance › 8-2-20-1. Charging Rate Different From Quoted Rate

Sec. 1. The various railroad corporations doing business within the state of Indiana shall not, at any time, increase or advance their rates of freight, or charge for the transportation thereof from one (1) point to another a sum greater than the rate of freight or charge for transportation asked or charged by said railroad corporations at the time such freight is offered or tendered to said railroad corporations for transportation, and all statutes in effect on March 16, 1867, conflicting with the provisions of this chapter are hereby repealed.
Formerly: Acts 1867, c.81, s.1. As amended by P.L.59-1984, SEC.117.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2. Regulation of Carriers Generally › Chapter 21. Railroad Freight Rates─limitation of Actions › 8-2-21-1. Limitation of Actions

Sec. 1. (a) All actions at law by carriers for recovery of their charges or any part thereof must begin within three (3) years from the time the cause of action accrues and not after.
(b) For recovery of overcharges, actions at law must begin, or complaint must be filed with the Indiana department of transportation, against carriers subject to this chapter within three (3) years from the time the cause of action accrues and not after, subject to subsection (c), except that if claim for the overcharge is presented in writing to the carrier within the three (3) year period of limitation, the period shall be extended to include six (6) months from the time notice in writing is given by the carrier to the claimant of disallowance of the claim or any part or parts thereof specified in the notice.
(c) If on or before the expiration of the three (3) year period of limitation in subsection (a) or (b), a carrier subject to this chapter begins action under subsection (a) for recovery of charges in respect of the same transportation service, or without beginning action, collects charges in respect of that service, the period of limitation shall be extended to include ninety (90) days from the time such action is begun or charges are collected by the carrier.
(d) The cause of action in respect of a shipment of property for the purposes of this section accrues upon delivery or tender of delivery thereof by the carrier and not after.
(e) The term "overcharges", as used in this section, means charges for the transportation services in excess of those applicable thereto under the tariffs lawfully on file with the Indiana department of transportation.
Formerly: Acts 1941, c.151, s.1; Acts 1961, c.110, s.1. As amended by P.L.59-1984, SEC.118; P.L.89-1985, SEC.11; P.L.18-1990, SEC.33.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 17. Definitions › 8-2.1-17-2. "Broker"

Sec. 2. "Broker" means:
(1) a person who:
(A) is not a common carrier or contract carrier;
(B) is not a bona fide employee or agent of a common or contract carrier; and
(C) as principal or agent, sells or offers to sell transportation service subject to regulation under this article; or
(2) a person who negotiates for, or professes to be, by solicitation, advertisement, or otherwise, a person who sells, provides, furnishes, contracts, or arranges for transportation service subject to regulation under this article.
As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.110-1995, SEC.1; P.L.42-2007, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 17. Definitions › 8-2.1-17-3. "Certificate"

Sec. 3. "Certificate" means:
(1) the certificate issued by the department to an intrastate motor carrier; or
(2) the acknowledgment issued by the department to an interstate common carrier or a contract carrier.
As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.110-1995, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 17. Definitions › 8-2.1-17-5.2. "Delivery Available Period"

Sec. 5.2. "Delivery available period" means the period of time when a DNC driver is:
(1) logged on to a digital network;
(2) available to receive requests to provide delivery services from a DNC;
(3) operating a personal vehicle; and
(4) not providing delivery services or operating in the delivery service period.
As added by P.L.215-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 17. Definitions › 8-2.1-17-5.3. "Delivery Network Company"

Sec. 5.3. "Delivery network company" or "DNC" means an entity that:
(1) does business in Indiana; and
(2) uses a digital network to connect DNC customers to DNC drivers to request the delivery of goods.
As added by P.L.215-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 17. Definitions › 8-2.1-17-5.4. "Delivery Service Period"

Sec. 5.4. "Delivery service period" means the period of time that:
(1) begins when a DNC driver operates a personal vehicle en route to pick up at least one (1) good for a delivery or series of deliveries as documented by a digital network, regardless of when the DNC driver accepts the request from a DNC to provide delivery services;
(2) continues while the DNC driver transports the requested good or goods; and
(3) ends upon:
(A) delivery of the requested good or goods at the direction of the DNC customer or the last DNC customer in a series of deliveries; or
(B) delivery or return of the requested good or goods to a location designated by the DNC.
As added by P.L.215-2023, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 17. Definitions › 8-2.1-17-5.5. "Delivery Services"

Sec. 5.5. "Delivery services" means the fulfillment of a delivery request made by a DNC customer through a digital network, including the:
(1) pickup of a good; and
(2) delivery of the good at the direction of a DNC customer by a DNC driver.
The term may include a series of deliveries at the direction of different DNC customers.
As added by P.L.215-2023, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 17. Definitions › 8-2.1-17-5.6. "Dnc Customer"

Sec. 5.6. "DNC customer" means an individual who uses a digital network to order the delivery of a good to be delivered by a DNC driver at the direction of the individual.
As added by P.L.215-2023, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 17. Definitions › 8-2.1-17-6.5. "Digital Network"

Sec. 6.5. (a) "Digital network", for purposes of IC 8-2.1-19.1, means an online enabled application, software, website, or system offered or used by a TNC to enable the prearrangement of rides with TNC drivers.
(b) "Digital network", for purposes of this chapter and IC 8-2.1-19.3, means an online enabled application, software, website, or system offered or used by a DNC to enable deliveries with DNC drivers. A digital network is not a product under law.
As added by P.L.175-2015, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.215-2023, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 17. Definitions › 8-2.1-17-7. "Emergency Temporary Authority"

Sec. 7. "Emergency temporary authority" means limited term motor carrier operating authority issued for periods of thirty (30) days or less to meet an immediate and urgent need for service due to emergencies, in which time or circumstances do not reasonably permit the filing and processing of an application for temporary authority.
As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 17. Definitions › 8-2.1-17-7.5. "Freight Forwarder"

Sec. 7.5. "Freight forwarder" means any person that:
(1) holds itself out to the general public (other than as a pipeline, rail, motor, air, or water carrier) as a provider of transportation of property for compensation; and
(2) in the ordinary course of its business:
(A) assembles and consolidates, or provides for assembling and consolidating, shipments and performs or provides for breakbulk and distribution operations of the shipments;
(B) assumes responsibility for the transportation from the place of receipt to the place of destination; and
(C) uses a carrier subject to this article for any part of the transportation from the place of receipt to the place of destination.
As added by P.L.42-2007, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 17. Definitions › 8-2.1-17-8. "Household Mover"

Sec. 8. "Household mover" means any person who undertakes, whether directly or by a lease or other arrangement, to transport household goods by motor vehicle for compensation on any public highway between two (2) or more points in Indiana, whether over regular or irregular routes, in excess of one thousand (1,000) pounds per shipment for a single shipper regardless of the number of trips or movements made for the same shipper.
As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 17. Definitions › 8-2.1-17-9. "Household Goods"

Sec. 9. (a) "Household goods" means:
(1) personal effects and property used or to be used in a dwelling when the effects and property are parts of the equipment or supply of that dwelling;
(2) furniture, fixtures, equipment and the property of stores, offices, museums, institutions, hospitals, or other establishments when these items are parts of the stock, equipment, or supply of those stores, offices, museums, institutions, hospitals, or other establishments; and
(3) articles including objects of art, displays, and exhibits that because of their unusual nature or value require the specialized handling and equipment usually employed in moving household goods.
(b) Subsection (a)(1) does not include property moving from a factory or store, except property that the householder has purchased with intent to use in the dwelling and that is transported at the request of, and the transportation charges paid to the carrier by, the householder. Subsection (a)(2) does not include the stock-in-trade of any establishment, whether consignor or consignee, other than used furniture and used fixtures, except when transported as an incident to the removal of the establishment, or a portion thereof, from one (1) location to another. Subsection (a)(3) does not include any article, whether crated or uncrated, that does not, because of its unusual nature or value, require the specialized handling and equipment usually employed in moving household goods.
As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 17. Definitions › 8-2.1-17-9.1. "Leasing Company"

Sec. 9.1. "Leasing company" means a lessor that is engaged in the business of leasing or renting for compensation motor vehicles without drivers to a motor carrier, motor private carrier, or freight forwarder.
As added by P.L.42-2007, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 17. Definitions › 8-2.1-17-9.3. "Limousine"

Sec. 9.3. "Limousine" means a motor vehicle that:
(1) is a passenger vehicle; and
(2) is designed and constructed to accommodate and transport not more than fifteen (15) passengers, including the driver.
As added by P.L.70-1990, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 17. Definitions › 8-2.1-17-10. "Motor Carrier"

Sec. 10. "Motor carrier" means a common carrier, contract carrier, or carrier certified in accordance with rules adopted by the department under IC 4-22-2.
As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.110-1995, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 17. Definitions › 8-2.1-17-11. "Motor Vehicle"

Sec. 11. "Motor vehicle" means a truck, a tractor, a trailer, a semitrailer, a motor bus or another self-propelled or motor driven vehicle that is operated upon a public highway for the purpose of transporting persons or property for hire.
As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 17. Definitions › 8-2.1-17-11.2. "Motor Vehicle Insurance"

Sec. 11.2. "Motor vehicle insurance" means any type of insurance described in IC 27-1-5-1, Class 2(f).
As added by P.L.175-2015, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 17. Definitions › 8-2.1-17-12. "Permit"

Sec. 12. "Permit" means:
(1) the permit issued by the department to an intrastate contract carrier; and
(2) the acknowledgment issued by the department to an interstate contract carrier as evidence of the registration of the contract carrier's interstate contract authority.
As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 17. Definitions › 8-2.1-17-13.2. "Personal Vehicle"

Sec. 13.2. (a) "Personal vehicle", for purposes of sections 13.5, 16, 19, and 20 of this chapter, IC 8-2.1-19, and IC 8-2.1-19.1, means a vehicle that is:
(1) used by a TNC driver to provide a prearranged ride;
(2) owned, leased, or otherwise authorized for use by the TNC driver; and
(3) not a taxicab, limousine, or other for hire vehicle.
(b) "Personal vehicle", for purposes of sections 5.2, 5.4, and 5.7 of this chapter and IC 8-2.1-19.3, means a vehicle that is:
(1) used by a DNC driver to provide delivery services through a digital network; and
(2) owned, leased, or otherwise authorized for use by a DNC driver.
As added by P.L.175-2015, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.215-2023, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 17. Definitions › 8-2.1-17-13.5. "Prearranged Ride"

Sec. 13.5. (a) "Prearranged ride" means the provision of transportation by a TNC driver to a TNC rider:
(1) beginning when the TNC driver accepts a TNC rider's request for a ride through a digital network controlled by a TNC;
(2) continuing while the TNC driver transports the requesting TNC rider; and
(3) ending when the last requesting TNC rider departs from the personal vehicle.
(b) The term "prearranged ride" does not include transportation provided through any of the following:
(1) A shared expense carpool or vanpool arrangement.
(2) Use of a taxicab, limousine, or other for hire vehicle.
(3) A regional transportation authority established under IC 36-9-3.
As added by P.L.175-2015, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 17. Definitions › 8-2.1-17-16. "Taxicab"

Sec. 16. "Taxicab" means a motor vehicle that:
(1) is designed and constructed to accommodate and transport not more than six (6) passengers in addition to the driver;
(2) does not operate over any definite and designated routes within the corporate boundaries of a city or town and the suburban territory of a city or town; and
(3) transports passengers to the destination designated by the passengers at the time of their transportation.
The term does not include a personal vehicle operated by a TNC driver.
As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.175-2015, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 17. Definitions › 8-2.1-17-17. "Temporary Authority"

Sec. 17. "Temporary authority" means limited term motor carrier operating authority issued for periods up to one hundred eighty (180) days by the department to authorize transportation service for which there is an immediate and urgent need and that cannot be met by other motor carrier service. The term includes emergency temporary authority.
As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 17. Definitions › 8-2.1-17-18. "Transportation Network Company" or "Tnc"

Sec. 18. "Transportation network company" or "TNC" means an entity that:
(1) does business in Indiana; and
(2) uses a digital network to connect TNC riders to TNC drivers to request prearranged rides.
As added by P.L.175-2015, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 17. Definitions › 8-2.1-17-19. "Tnc Driver"

Sec. 19. "TNC driver" means an individual who:
(1) receives:
(A) connections to potential TNC riders; and
(B) related services;
from a TNC in exchange for payment of a fee to the TNC; and
(2) uses a personal vehicle to offer or provide prearranged rides to TNC riders:
(A) upon connection through a digital network controlled by the TNC; and
(B) in exchange for compensation or payment of a fee.
As added by P.L.175-2015, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 17. Definitions › 8-2.1-17-20. "Tnc Rider"

Sec. 20. "TNC rider" means an individual who uses a TNC's digital network to connect with a TNC driver who provides to the individual a prearranged ride:
(1) in the TNC driver's personal vehicle; and
(2) between points chosen by the individual.
As added by P.L.175-2015, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 18.5. Charges by Motor Carriers That No Longer Provide Service in Indiana or Have Filed Bankruptcy Petition › 8-2.1-18.5-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a motor carrier if the motor carrier:
(1) shipped goods intrastate within Indiana under a tariff or permit issued by a governmental body that is or was authorized by a statute to regulate the shipment; and
(2) is no longer providing service within Indiana or has filed a petition for bankruptcy.
As added by P.L.111-1995, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 18.5. Charges by Motor Carriers That No Longer Provide Service in Indiana or Have Filed Bankruptcy Petition › 8-2.1-18.5-2. Additional Charges for Transportation Service Previously Provided

Sec. 2. A motor carrier or a party representing a motor carrier may not add to a charge or attempt to add to a charge for a transportation service previously provided, the difference between:
(1) an applicable rate, fare, or charge that was lawfully in effect under a tariff filed for the motor carrier and applicable to the transportation service on the date the transportation service was provided; and
(2) the rate, fare, or charge paid for the transportation service;
if payment for the transportation service was received by the motor carrier or its representative at least ninety (90) days before the motor carrier's attempt to add to the rate, fare, or charge.
As added by P.L.111-1995, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 19. For-Hire Vehicle Registration › 8-2.1-19-1. Instrument Required

Sec. 1. The bureau of motor vehicles may not register or license a motor bus, truck, tractor, trailer, or semitrailer used or intended to be used for hire by the owner whenever the law requires the owner to obtain a permit or certificate of convenience and necessity from the department until the department furnishes the bureau of motor vehicles with an instrument.
As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 19. For-Hire Vehicle Registration › 8-2.1-19-2. Contents of Instrument

Sec. 2. The instrument must certify that the owner of such motor bus, truck, tractor, trailer, or semitrailer has complied with the law and the rules of the department concerning permits and certificates of convenience and necessity and the use of motor vehicles.
As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 19.1. Transportation Network Companies › 8-2.1-19.1-1. Permit Required

Sec. 1. (a) A transportation network company may not operate in Indiana without a permit issued under section 3 of this chapter.
(b) A permit is valid for one (1) year after the date of issuance.
As added by P.L.175-2015, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 19.1. Transportation Network Companies › 8-2.1-19.1-2. Distinguished From Carriers

Sec. 2. A TNC or a TNC driver is not:
(1) a common carrier;
(2) a contract carrier; or
(3) a motor carrier.
As added by P.L.175-2015, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 19.1. Transportation Network Companies › 8-2.1-19.1-3. Permit Requirements

Sec. 3. The department shall issue a permit to a TNC that satisfies the following requirements:
(1) Establishes a zero tolerance policy for drug and alcohol use under section 6 of this chapter.
(2) Requires compliance with applicable vehicle requirements under section 7 of this chapter.
(3) Imposes motor vehicle insurance requirements that meet or exceed the requirements under section 8 of this chapter.
(4) Establishes fare guidelines under section 13 of this chapter.
(5) Establishes a privacy policy under section 14 of this chapter.
(6) Adopts nondiscrimination and accessibility policies under section 15 of this chapter.
(7) Establishes record maintenance guidelines under section 16 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.175-2015, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 19.1. Transportation Network Companies › 8-2.1-19.1-4. Tnc Driver Is Independent Contractor; Tnc Does Not Control

Sec. 4. Except as otherwise provided in a written contract:
(1) a TNC driver who connects to a TNC's digital network is an independent contractor of the TNC; and
(2) a TNC is not considered to do either of the following:
(A) Control, direct, or manage a TNC driver who connects to the TNC's digital network.
(B) Own, control, operate, or manage a personal vehicle used by a TNC driver to provide prearranged rides.
As added by P.L.175-2015, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 19.1. Transportation Network Companies › 8-2.1-19.1-5. Tnc Driver Requirements Before Acting as a Tnc Driver

Sec. 5. (a) Before a TNC allows an individual to act as a TNC driver on the TNC's digital network, the TNC shall:
(1) require the individual to submit to the TNC an application that includes:
(A) the individual's name, address, and age;
(B) a copy of the individual's driver's license;
(C) a copy of the certificate of registration for the personal vehicle that the individual will use to provide prearranged rides;
(D) proof of financial responsibility for the personal vehicle described in clause (C) of a type and in the amounts required by the TNC; and
(E) any other information required by the TNC;
(2) with respect to the individual, conduct, or contract with a third party to conduct:
(A) a local and national criminal background check; and
(B) a search of the national sex offender registry; and
(3) obtain a copy of the individual's driving record maintained under IC 9-14-12-3.
(b) A TNC may not knowingly allow to act as a TNC driver on the TNC's digital network an individual:
(1) who has received judgments for:
(A) more than three (3) moving traffic violations; or
(B) at least one (1) violation involving reckless driving or driving on a suspended or revoked license;
in the preceding three (3) years;
(2) who has been convicted of a:
(A) felony; or
(B) misdemeanor involving:
(i) resisting law enforcement;
(ii) dishonesty;
(iii) injury to a person;
(iv) operating while intoxicated;
(v) operating a vehicle in a manner that endangers a person;
(vi) operating a vehicle with a suspended or revoked license; or
(vii) damage to the property of another person;
in the preceding seven (7) years;
(3) who is a match in the national sex offender registry;
(4) who is unable to provide information required under subsection (a); or
(5) who is less than nineteen (19) years of age.
As added by P.L.175-2015, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.60.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 19.1. Transportation Network Companies › 8-2.1-19.1-6. Drug and Alcohol Policy

Sec. 6. (a) A TNC shall establish and enforce a zero tolerance policy for drug and alcohol use by TNC drivers during any period when a TNC driver is engaged in, or is logged into the TNC's digital network but is not engaged in, a prearranged ride. The policy must include provisions for:
(1) investigations of alleged policy violations; and
(2) suspensions of TNC drivers under investigation.
(b) A TNC shall publish on the TNC's digital network:
(1) the policy established under subsection (a); and
(2) the procedure by which a TNC rider may report a violation of the policy by a TNC driver.
As added by P.L.175-2015, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 19.1. Transportation Network Companies › 8-2.1-19.1-7. Vehicle Equipment Compliance

Sec. 7. A TNC must require that a personal vehicle used to provide prearranged rides must comply with all applicable laws and regulations concerning vehicle equipment.
As added by P.L.175-2015, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 19.1. Transportation Network Companies › 8-2.1-19.1-9. Disclosures Concerning Motor Vehicle Insurance Coverage

Sec. 9. A TNC shall, before the TNC allows a TNC driver to accept a request for a prearranged ride on the TNC's digital network, disclose in writing to the TNC driver all the following:
(1) The motor vehicle insurance coverage, including the types of coverage and limits of liability for each type of coverage, that the TNC provides while the TNC driver uses a personal vehicle in connection with a TNC's digital network.
(2) That the terms of the TNC driver's own motor vehicle insurance policy may not provide coverage while the TNC driver is:
(A) logged on to the TNC's digital network; or
(B) engaged in a prearranged ride.
As added by P.L.175-2015, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 19.1. Transportation Network Companies › 8-2.1-19.1-10. Exclusions of Coverage Permitted

Sec. 10. (a) An insurance company that writes motor vehicle insurance in Indiana may exclude coverage under a motor vehicle insurance policy issued to an owner or operator of a personal vehicle for a loss or injury that occurs while the driver is:
(1) logged on to a TNC's digital network; or
(2) engaged in a prearranged ride.
(b) An exclusion described in subsection (a) includes any coverage included in a motor vehicle insurance policy, including the following:
(1) Liability coverage for death, bodily injury, and property damage.
(2) Uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage.
(3) Medical payments coverage.
(4) Comprehensive physical damage coverage.
(5) Collision physical damage coverage.
(c) An exclusion described in this section applies notwithstanding any requirement of IC 9-25.
(d) This chapter does not do either of the following:
(1) Require a personal motor vehicle insurance policy to provide coverage while the driver is:
(A) logged on to a TNC's digital network;
(B) engaged in a prearranged ride; or
(C) otherwise using a personal vehicle to transport passengers for compensation.
(2) Preclude an insurance company from providing the coverage described in subdivision (1) under a contract or an endorsement.
As added by P.L.175-2015, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 19.1. Transportation Network Companies › 8-2.1-19.1-11. Coverage Exclusion; Duty to Defend, Indemnify; Right of Contribution

Sec. 11. (a) An insurance company that excludes coverage described in section 10 of this chapter has no duty to defend or indemnify a claim for coverage that is expressly excluded under a motor vehicle insurance policy.
(b) This chapter does not invalidate or limit an exclusion:
(1) of coverage for a personal vehicle that is:
(A) used to carry an individual or property for a charge; or
(B) available for hire by the public; and
(2) contained in a motor vehicle insurance policy;
including a policy filed under IC 27-1-22-4 or in use in Indiana before July 1, 2015.
(c) An insurance company that defends or indemnifies a claim against a TNC driver for which coverage is excluded under the terms of a motor vehicle insurance policy has a right of contribution against any other insurance company that issues motor vehicle insurance coverage to the TNC driver:
(1) in satisfaction of the requirements of section 8 of this chapter; and
(2) in effect at the time the loss occurs.
As added by P.L.175-2015, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 19.1. Transportation Network Companies › 8-2.1-19.1-12. Claim Coverage Investigation

Sec. 12. In a claim coverage investigation, a TNC and an insurance company that issues a motor vehicle insurance policy potentially providing the coverage required by section 8 of this chapter shall cooperate to facilitate the exchange of information with directly involved parties and any insurance company that issues a motor vehicle insurance policy that provides coverage to the TNC driver, including:
(1) the precise time that a TNC driver logs on to and off of the TNC's digital network during the twelve (12) hour period immediately preceding, and the twelve (12) hour period immediately following, the accident; and
(2) disclosure among the parties and insurance companies of a clear description of the insurance coverage, exclusions, and limitations that apply under any applicable motor vehicle insurance policy that:
(A) is issued or maintained by a party; and
(B) provides the coverage required by section 8 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.175-2015, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 19.1. Transportation Network Companies › 8-2.1-19.1-13. Fare Guidelines; Payment

Sec. 13. (a) A TNC shall establish guidelines under which a TNC may charge a fare for prearranged rides. The guidelines must require the following:
(1) Disclosure of the fare calculation method on the TNC's digital network.
(2) Publication to TNC riders of applicable rates at the time of service.
(3) Providing a TNC rider the option to receive an estimated fare before the TNC rider enters a personal vehicle operated by a TNC driver.
(4) Payment of a fare only by electronic means using the TNC's digital network.
(b) A TNC driver may not solicit or accept cash payments from TNC riders.
As added by P.L.175-2015, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 19.1. Transportation Network Companies › 8-2.1-19.1-14. Privacy Policy

Sec. 14. (a) A TNC shall establish a privacy policy to protect the personal identifying information of a TNC rider.
(b) A policy established under subsection (a) shall prohibit the disclosure of a TNC rider's personal identifying information unless:
(1) the TNC rider consents in writing to the disclosure;
(2) the disclosure is required under law; or
(3) the disclosure is necessary to:
(A) protect or defend; or
(B) investigate violations of;
the terms of use of prearranged rides.
(c) A policy established under subsection (a) may authorize the disclosure of a TNC rider's name and telephone number by a TNC to a TNC driver to facilitate the provision of prearranged rides by the TNC driver to the TNC rider.
As added by P.L.175-2015, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 2.1. Motor Carrier Regulation › Chapter 19.1. Transportation Network Companies › 8-2.1-19.1-15. Nondiscrimination and Accessibility

Sec. 15. (a) A TNC shall adopt policies concerning nondiscrimination and accessibility that comply with state and federal law.
(b) A TNC may not impose an additional charge on or a different fare schedule for a TNC rider who is an individual with a disability.
(c) At the time a TNC rider requests a prearranged ride through a TNC's digital network, the TNC shall provide the TNC rider an opportunity to indicate whether the TNC rider requires a vehicle that is wheelchair accessible. If the TNC is unable to make available a vehicle that is wheelchair accessible, the TNC shall inform the TNC rider of an alternative service that is wheelchair accessible.
As added by P.L.175-2015, SEC.10.