Title 8, UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION

Sec. 3. (a) The Midwest interstate passenger rail compact commission is created to carry out the duties specified in this compact. (b) The manner of appointment of commission members, terms of office consistent with the terms of this compact, provisions for removal and suspension…

Sec. 4. (a) The duties of the commission are to: (1) advocate for the funding and authorization necessary to make passenger rail improvements a reality for the region; (2) identify and seek to develop ways that states can form partnerships, including those with rail industry and …

Sec. 5. (a) The commission shall annually elect from among its members: (1) a chair; (2) a vice chair, who may not be a resident of the state represented by the chair; and (3) any other officers approved in the commission bylaws. (b) The officers shall perform the functions and e…

Sec. 6. (a) The commission shall meet at least once in each calendar year and at other times as determined by the commission. (b) Commission business shall be conducted according to the procedures and voting rights specified in the bylaws. As added by P.L.131-2000, SEC.1.

Sec. 7. (a) Except as otherwise provided, the money necessary to finance the general operations of the commission in carrying forth its duties, responsibilities, and powers as stated in this chapter shall be appropriated to the commission by the compacting states, when authorized…

Sec. 8. (a) The states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin are eligible to join this compact. (b) Upon approval of the commission, according to its bylaws, other states may also be declared e…

Sec. 9. (a) Withdrawal from this compact shall be by enactment of a statute repealing the compact and takes effect one (1) year after the effective date of the statute. (b) A withdrawing state is liable for any obligations that the withdrawing state may have incurred before the e…

Sec. 1. Any railroad company organized under the laws of Indiana, or created by consolidation of a company or companies organized under the laws of Indiana, and a company or companies organized under the laws of another state or states may lease or purchase, in whole or in part, …

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the issuance of bonds by counties for purposes authorized by IC 8-16-3, IC 8-16-3.1, IC 8-16-5, and IC 8-17 through IC 8-20. This chapter does not apply to bonds issued under IC 8-18-21. As added by P.L.113-1989, SEC.9.

Sec. 10. The bonds are negotiable instruments, subject only to the provisions of the bonds relating to registration. As added by P.L.113-1989, SEC.9.

Sec. 11. Bonds issued under this chapter are exempt from taxation in Indiana under IC 6-8-5. As added by P.L.113-1989, SEC.9.

Sec. 12. Bonds issued by the county under this chapter are exempt from registration and other requirements of IC 23 and any other securities registration laws. As added by P.L.113-1989, SEC.9.

Sec. 13. The general assembly pledges to and covenants with the owner of any bonds issued under this chapter that the general assembly will not limit or alter the ability of the county to fulfill the terms of the agreements or pledges made with bondholders or in any way impair th…

Sec. 14. IC 6-1.1-20 does not apply to the issuance of bonds under this chapter. As added by P.L.113-1989, SEC.9.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "bonds" has the meaning set forth in IC 36-1-2-2. As added by P.L.113-1989, SEC.9.

Sec. 3. (a) Upon request of the county executive, the county fiscal body may borrow money and issue bonds in the name of the county in principal amounts and maturities as the fiscal body determines necessary to provide sufficient funds for the purposes specified in IC 8-16 throug…

Sec. 4. (a) The bonds must be authorized by ordinance of the fiscal body. The ordinance must provide the following with respect to the bonds: (1) The original date of the bonds. (2) The time or times that the bonds mature. However, a bond may not mature more than thirty (30) year…

Sec. 5. An ordinance authorizing the issuance of bonds under this chapter or trust indenture under which the bonds are issued may contain the following provisions: (1) Pledging revenues of the county to secure the payment of the bonds, subject to section 6 of this chapter and exi…

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2028. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2028. Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the county fiscal body may pledge revenues for the payment of principal and interest on the bonds and for othe…

Sec. 7. (a) The bonds may be secured by a trust indenture between the county and a bank having the power of a trust company or any trust company. (b) The trust indenture may provide for: (1) protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders as are reasonable and…

Sec. 8. Bonds issued by the county under this chapter must be executed by the manual or facsimile signatures of the executive and attested to by the county auditor. As added by P.L.113-1989, SEC.9.

Sec. 9. Money received from the bonds issued under this chapter shall be applied solely to the purposes for which the bonds were issued, except as provided in IC 5-1-13 and IC 5-1-14. As added by P.L.113-1989, SEC.9.

Sec. 0.1. (a) The amendments made to sections 1, 7, and 33 of this chapter by P.L.42-2007 apply to registrations and fees due after December 31, 2006. (b) If the effective date for the repeal of the single state registration system established under 49 U.S.C. 11506 is delayed by …

Sec. 1. Except as provided in section 2.1 of this chapter, this chapter applies to the regulation of the following persons: (1) A common carrier that professes to the general public to engage in the transportation by motor vehicle of passengers or household goods for compensation…

Sec. 10. If a county, city, or town wants to establish a transportation system that would compete with a motor carrier that is: (1) operating under the jurisdiction of the department; and (2) providing transportation service in the territorial jurisdiction of the county, city, or…

Sec. 12.5. (a) Except as provided in this chapter, a person may not operate a motor vehicle as an intrastate carrier upon an Indiana public highway to transport household goods or passengers for compensation until the person has obtained a certificate from the department. (b) In …

Sec. 12.8. A carrier that has been issued a certificate to transport household goods or passengers for compensation will be subject to the annual registration receipt requirements under IC 8-2.1-24-20. A carrier that fails to meet the requirements under that provision may have th…

Sec. 14. (a) A common carrier by motor vehicle operating under any certificate may not deviate from the route over which or the fixed termini between which it is authorized to operate under the certificate, except under such general or special rules as prescribed by the departmen…

Sec. 15. Any certificate or part owned, held, or obtained by the carrier may be sold, assigned, leased, bequeathed, or transferred as other property upon approval by the department. The department may inquire into the responsibility of the person obtaining or seeking to obtain ow…

Sec. 18. (a) Notwithstanding IC 24-1-2-1 and in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 14303, common carriers may: (1) establish by agreement through routes and joint rates, charges, and classifications with other common carriers and with common carriers by railroads, or by water, and every c…

Sec. 19. (a) Any person or governmental entity may complain in writing to the department that any rate, fare, charge, tariff, classification, rule or practice in effect, or proposed to be put in effect by any carrier or carriers is, or will be, in violation of this chapter. When …

Sec. 2.1. (a) This chapter does not apply to the following: (1) Motor vehicles used as school buses while engaged in the transportation of students, under the supervision, control, and direction of school authorities. (2) Motor vehicles used exclusively as taxicabs. (3) Motor veh…

Sec. 20. (a) This section applies whenever there is filed with the department any schedule stating a new individual or joint rate, fare, charge, or classification for the transportation of passengers or household goods by a common carrier or carriers by motor vehicle, or by a car…

Sec. 21. (a) In the exercise of its power to prescribe just and reasonable rates, fares, and charges for the transportation of passengers or household goods by common carriers by motor vehicle, and related classifications, regulations, and practices, the department shall give due…

Sec. 22. (a) All civil actions by carriers for recovery of their charges or any part must be brought within two (2) years after the time the cause of action accrues. (b) For recovery of overcharges, civil actions must be brought or complaints filed with the office of the attorney…

Sec. 22.5. A person who violates a provision of this chapter involving a consumer transaction (as defined in IC 24-5-0.5-2(a)(1)) entailing the transportation of passengers or household goods commits a deceptive act that is actionable by the attorney general under IC 24-5-0.5 and…

Sec. 23. (a) Every intrastate common carrier by motor vehicle shall file with the department, and print and keep open to public inspection, tariffs showing all rates, fares, charges for transportation, and all service in connection therewith, of passengers or household goods in i…

Sec. 24. (a) Every contract carrier by motor vehicle shall: (1) establish and observe reasonable minimum rates, fares, and charges for any service rendered or to be rendered in the transportation of passengers or household goods or in connection with the transportation of passeng…

Sec. 25. (a) This section applies whenever there is filed with the department by the contract carrier any schedule or contract stating a charge for a new service or a reduced charge directly, or by means of any rule or practice, for the transportation of passengers or household g…

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 con…

Sec. 27.5. (a) A person may not engage in any of the following activities unless the person has obtained a brokerage license from the department: (1) Sell or offer for sale transportation subject to this chapter for compensation. (2) Make any contract, agreement, or arrangement t…

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 w…

Sec. 3. (a) The department shall: (1) supervise and regulate the administration of this chapter; (2) fix just and reasonable rates, fares, and charges; (3) adopt just and reasonable classifications and rules; and (4) regulate and supervise the schedules, service, safety, methods,…

Sec. 30. Any certificate, upon application of the holder of the certificate, in the discretion of the department, may be amended or revoked in whole or in part. In addition, the department may, after notice is provided, suspend, change, or revoke a certificate in whole or in part…

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…

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…