Title 8, TITLE 8. UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION

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 th…

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…

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 order…

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 vehi…

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 author…

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…

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 represent…

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.

officers, agents, or employees; rules for vehicle inspection; complaints Sec. 4. (a) The department, any member of the department or any authorized representative of the department, may: (1) upon demand, inspect the books, accounts, papers, records, memoranda, equipment, and prem…

vehicles; filing and publication fees Sec. 40. (a) All applications under this chapter for a common carrier certificate or a contract carrier permit to operate motor vehicles, intrastate or interstate, shall be made on forms prescribed by the department. (b) All applications for …

As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.13. Repealed by P.L.110-1995, SEC.35.

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…

As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.13. Repealed by P.L.110-1995, SEC.35.

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.

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 secti…

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 ce…

Sec. 5. (a) The department, any member of the department or any authorized representative of the department, may compel the attendance of witnesses, swear witnesses, take their testimony under oath, make record of the testimony, and after the record is made under the direction of…

state; adoption of rules or orders of other agencies Sec. 7. (a) The department may, subject to the approval of the governor, enter into an agreement or understanding with the United States Department of Transportation, any other appropriate agency of federal government, or any o…

Sec. 8. The department may cooperate with other state agencies in adopting combined uniform procedures and forms when in the judgment of the affected agencies the action would be in the interest of the state, its citizens, and any other person subject to this chapter and to other…

compensation of staff Sec. 9. The department may do and perform all reasonably necessary things to carry out the purposes of this chapter, whether specifically mentioned in this chapter or not, including the power, subject to the approval of the governor, to employ and fix the co…

and bridge sections Sec. 1. The department may illuminate dangerous curves and intersections and heavily traveled sections of the highways, including bridges, in the state highway system. The illumination shall be accomplished according to nationally recognized engineering standa…

Sec. 2. The department shall enter into an agreement for the sharing of the utility costs of illumination with cities, towns, and counties when a highway is located in part within a city, town, or county before the installation of lights, except when the state elects to totally f…

30, 1985 Sec. 3. Except as provided in an agreement entered into under section 2 of this chapter after June 30, 1985, the department shall pay all costs in connection with illumination of a state highway designated as a part of the national system of interstate and defense highwa…

agreements in effect on June 30, 1985 Sec. 4. The department shall assume the liability of the city, town, or county under an agreement in effect on June 30, 1985, between a city, town, or county and a utility to provide energy used after June 30, 1985, for illumination of a stat…