"Carry passengers for hire"

Sec. 36. (a) "Carry passengers for hire", for purposes of IC 14-15, means the carrying or transportation of passengers for a passage or trip in consideration of a fare or charge. (b) The term does not include the following: (1) The carrying or transportation of passengers or guests without charge. (2) The leasing or rental of a watercraft to a lessee to be operated by the lessee as the lessee's own for an hour, a day, a week, or other fixed period. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-1 part.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1.