Title 8, TITLE 8. UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION

Sec. 11. Acts 1975, P.L.80 does not affect the validity of a railroad policeman's commission in existence on January 1, 1976. As added by P.L.1-1989, SEC.16.

Sec. 2. (a) Every policeman appointed under this chapter shall, before entering upon the duties of office, take and subscribe an oath of office, which shall be endorsed upon the officer's commission, and the commission, with the oath, shall be recorded in the office of the clerk …

Sec. 3. Such policemen shall enforce and compel obedience to the laws of this state and to the ordinances of the cities and towns thereof, when engaged in the discharge of their duties as policemen for such company, and the keepers of jails, lock-ups and station-houses, in any co…

Sec. 3.5. (a) All railroad police commissioned under this chapter shall, within one (1) year of their commissioning, successfully complete all educational and training requirements established by rule of the Indiana department of transportation. (b) Any newly commissioned railroa…

Sec. 4. Every policeman so appointed and commissioned shall, when on duty, as herein provided, wear a metallic badge, with the word "Police" and the name of the railroad company for which he is appointed, inscribed thereon, and he shall exhibit such badge, on demand, and before m…

Sec. 5. The compensation for such policemen shall be paid by the company for which they are respectively appointed. Formerly: Acts 1927, c.18, s.5.

Sec. 6. Every policeman appointed and commissioned shall, before entering upon the discharge of the policeman's duties, give a surety bond of five thousand dollars ($5,000), conditioned upon the faithful performance of the policeman's duties. All the bonds shall be filed with and…

Sec. 7. Upon the issuance of a commission to any policeman, as provided for in this chapter, the Indiana department of transportation shall also issue to that policeman a certificate certifying that the commission has been issued, giving the name of the policeman commissioned, th…

Sec. 8. When a company no longer requires the services of a policeman, it shall file a notice to that effect, under its corporate seal, with the clerk of the circuit court of the county where the commission of that policeman is recorded, which shall be noted by the clerk of the c…

Sec. 9. The term "railroad or railroads" or "railroad company" or any combination of such terms as used in this chapter shall be construed to include both steam and interurban railroads but shall not be construed to include hobby, tourist, amusement, and non-freight-carrying rail…

Sec. 1. Every railroad corporation incorporated under IC 8-4-1 and every railroad corporation owning any railroad or the franchises thereof created under any law of this state, and the vendee, lessee, or other party owning, running, controlling, or operating any railroad into or …

Formerly: Acts 1877(ss), c.31, s.2. Repealed by Acts 1975, P.L.81, SEC.2.

Formerly: Acts 1877(ss), c.31, s.3. Repealed by Acts 1975, P.L.81, SEC.2.

Formerly: Acts 1877(ss), c.31, s.4. Repealed by Acts 1975, P.L.81, SEC.2.

Formerly: Acts 1877(ss), c.31, s.5. Repealed by Acts 1975, P.L.81, SEC.2.

Formerly: Acts 1877(ss), c.31, s.6. Repealed by Acts 1975, P.L.81, SEC.2.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "authority" refers to the Indiana finance authority established by IC 5-1.2-3. As added by P.L.203-2007, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.189-2018, SEC.80.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "department" refers to the Indiana department of transportation. As added by P.L.203-2007, SEC.4.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the alternative transportation construction fund established by section 4 of this chapter. As added by P.L.203-2007, SEC.4.

Sec. 4. (a) The alternative transportation construction fund is established for the purpose of: (1) funding projects under IC 8-15.7 for passenger and freight railroad systems as described in IC 8-15.7-2-14(a)(4); and (2) funding distributions under section 5 of this chapter. (b)…

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.189. Repealed by P.L.7-2015, SEC.17.

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article. As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.8.

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.

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.

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.

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 ad…

Sec. 13. "Person" means an individual, corporation, firm, or partnership. As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.8.

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;…

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 req…

Sec. 14. "Public highway" means a street, alley, road, highway, or thoroughfare in Indiana used by the traveling public. As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.8.

As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.110-1995, SEC.35.

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 a…

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.

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 co…

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 arti…

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.…

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.…

Sec. 4. "Common carrier" means a person that is regulated as a common carrier under this article. As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.8.

Sec. 5. "Contract carrier" means a person that is regulated as a contract carrier under this article. As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.8.

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 operati…

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.

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 accep…

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 deliv…

Sec. 5.7. "DNC driver" means an individual who provides delivery services using a personal vehicle through a digital network. As added by P.L.215-2023, SEC.6.

Sec. 6. "Department" refers to the department of state revenue. As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.8.

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…

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 …

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) assembl…

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…

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, institutio…