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(a)Except as provided in subsection (h) and
as authorized under section 13 of this chapter, a carrier may operate a
commercial motor vehicle upon the highways in Indiana only if the
carrier has been issued an annual permit, cab card, and emblem under
this section.
(b)Except as provided in subsection (h), the department shall issue:
(2)a cab card and an emblem for each commercial motor vehicle
that will be operated by the carrier upon the highways in Indiana;
to a carrier who applies for an annual permit and pays to the
department an annual permit fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) not later
than September 1 of the year before the annual permit is effective
under subsection (c).
(c)Except as provided in subsection (h), the annual permit, cab
card, and emblem are
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(a) Except as provided in subsection (h) and
as authorized under section 13 of this chapter, a carrier may operate a
commercial motor vehicle upon the highways in Indiana only if the
carrier has been issued an annual permit, cab card, and emblem under
this section.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (h), the department shall issue:
(1) an annual permit; and
(2) a cab card and an emblem for each commercial motor vehicle
that will be operated by the carrier upon the highways in Indiana;
to a carrier who applies for an annual permit and pays to the
department an annual permit fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) not later
than September 1 of the year before the annual permit is effective
under subsection (c).
(c) Except as provided in subsection (h), the annual permit, cab
card, and emblem are effective from January 1 of each year through
December 31 of the same year. The department may extend the
expiration date of the annual permit, cab card, and emblem for no more
than sixty (60) days. The annual permit, each cab card, and each
emblem issued to a carrier remain the property of this state and may be
suspended or revoked by the department for any violation of this
chapter or of the rules concerning this chapter adopted by the
department under IC 4-22-2.
(d) Except as provided in subsection (h), as evidence of compliance
with this section, and for the purpose of enforcement, a carrier shall
display on each commercial motor vehicle an emblem when the vehicle
is being operated by the carrier in Indiana. The carrier shall affix the
emblem to the vehicle in the location designated by the department.
The carrier shall display in each vehicle the cab card issued by the
department. The carrier shall retain the original annual permit at the
address shown on the annual permit. During the month of December,
the carrier shall display the cab card and emblem that are valid through
December 31 or a full year cab card and emblem issued to the carrier
for the ensuing twelve (12) months. If the department grants an
extension of the expiration date, the carrier shall continue to display the
cab card and emblem upon which the extension was granted.
(e) If a commercial motor vehicle is operated by more than one (1)
carrier, as evidence of compliance with this section and for purposes
of enforcement each carrier shall display in the commercial motor
vehicle a reproduced copy of the carrier's annual permit when the
vehicle is being operated by the carrier in Indiana.
(f) A person who fails to display an emblem required by this section
on a commercial motor vehicle, does not have proof in the vehicle that
the annual permit has been obtained, and operates that vehicle on an
Indiana highway commits a Class C infraction. Each day of operation
without an emblem constitutes a separate infraction. Notwithstanding
IC 34-28-5-4, a judgment of not less than one hundred dollars ($100)
shall be entered for each Class C infraction under this subsection.
(g) A person who displays an altered, false, or fictitious cab card
required by this section in a commercial motor vehicle, does not have
proof in the vehicle that the annual permit has been obtained, and
operates that vehicle on an Indiana highway commits a Class C
infraction. Each day of operation with an altered, false, or fictitious cab
card constitutes a separate infraction.
(h) A carrier is exempt from the requirements under subsections (a)
through (d) if the carrier is exempt from the quarterly reporting
requirement under section 10(b) of this chapter.
(i) A carrier that meets the requirements of section 10(c) of this
chapter shall display an emblem on a vehicle that consumes alternative
fuel.
As added by Acts 1982, P.L.59, SEC.1. Amended by
P.L.77-1985, SEC.31; P.L.8-1988, SEC.6; P.L.60-1990, SEC.7;
P.L.69-1991, SEC.15; P.L.1-1998, SEC.82; P.L.182-2009(ss),
SEC.235; P.L.211-2023, SEC.8.