CHAPTER 20. INTERSTATE MOTOR CARRIERS

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     Chapter 20. Interstate Motor Carriers

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Repealed
    
(Repealed by P.L.110-1995, SEC.35.)

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Repealed
    
(Repealed by P.L.110-1995, SEC.35.)

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Repealed
    
(Repealed by P.L.110-1995, SEC.35.)

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Applicability of chapter
    
Sec. 4. This chapter applies to:
        (1) persons engaged in the interstate transportation of passengers, property, or household goods over public highways in Indiana;
        (2) brokers;
        (3) freight forwarders; and
        (4) leasing companies.
As added by P.L.110-1995, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.42-2007, SEC.4.

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Registration of certificate or permit; issuance of acknowledgment
    
Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a motor carrier may not operate motor vehicles upon any public highway in interstate commerce under a certificate of public convenience and necessity or permit issued to the carrier by the United States Department of Transportation until the carrier has:
        (1) registered the certificate or permit with the department annually in the form and manner required by the department; and
        (2) been issued an acknowledgment by the department.
An acknowledgment issued under this subsection remains in effect until the acknowledgment is amended, suspended, canceled, revoked, or expires.
    (b) A certificate of authority or permit issued before July 1, 1963, to an interstate common or contract carrier continues in effect as granted or amended. A certificate of authority or permit to which this subsection applies must be registered with the department in the form and manner required by the department. Upon registration by a motor carrier under subsection (a), the department shall issue an acknowledgment.
    (c) An interstate certificate of registration or permit, or an acknowledgment of a certificate or permit, may be issued by the department without a public hearing.     (d) A motor carrier subject to this chapter may not operate motor vehicles within exempt commercial zones unless the carrier has registered with the department under this section.
As added by P.L.110-1995, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.42-2007, SEC.5.

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Unified carrier registration system
    
Sec. 7. Before operating a motor vehicle on the public highways of this state in the interstate transportation of property or passengers, the person who operates the motor vehicle must register under the unified carrier registration system established under 49 U.S.C. 13908.
As added by P.L.110-1995, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.42-2007, SEC.6.

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Fees
    
Sec. 8. Fees collected under this chapter shall be deposited in the motor carrier regulation fund established under IC 8-2.1-23.
As added by P.L.110-1995, SEC.7.

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Effect on reciprocity; conflict with federal law and regulations
    
Sec. 9. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this chapter does not affect the reciprocity laws between states concerning license plates on commercial motor vehicles.
    (b) If there is a conflict between this chapter and the unified carrier registration system established under 49 U.S.C. 13908 et seq. and the regulations adopted by the United States Secretary of Transportation under 49 U.S.C. 13908 et seq., the federal statute and regulations control.
As added by P.L.110-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.42-2007, SEC.7.

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Violation
    
Sec. 10. A person who violates this chapter commits a Class C infraction.
As added by P.L.110-1995, SEC.9.