Annual permit, cab card, and emblem
Sec. 12. (a) Except 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) 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).
(c) 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) 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.
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.
Last modified: May 28, 2006