Transport operators
Sec. 23. (a) This section does not apply to a vehicle registered as
a recovery vehicle under IC 9-18-13.
(b) A transport operator may, instead of registering each motor
vehicle transported, make a verified application upon a form
prescribed by the bureau and furnished by the bureau for a general
distinctive registration number for all motor vehicles transported by
the transport operator and used and operated for the purposes
provided. The application must contain the following:
(1) A brief description of each style or type of motor vehicle
transported.
(2) The name and address, including the county of residence, of
the transport operator.
(3) Any other information the bureau requires.
(c) The bureau, upon receiving:
(1) an application for a transport operator license plate; and
(2) the proper fee;
shall issue to the person who submitted the application and fee two
(2) certificates of registration and the license plates with numbers
corresponding to the numbers of the certificates of registration. A
transport operator may obtain as many additional pairs of license
plates as desired upon application and the payment to the bureau of
the fee prescribed under IC 9-29 for each pair of additional license
plates.
(d) A license plate or sign other than those furnished and
approved by the bureau may not be used.
(e) A transport operator license plate may not be used on a vehicle
used or operated on a highway, except for the purpose of transporting
vehicles in transit. A person may haul other vehicles or parts of
vehicles in transit in the same combination.
(f) A transport operator may not operate a vehicle or any
combination of vehicles in excess of the size and weight limits
specified by law.
(g) A license plate shall be displayed on the front and rear of each
combination, and if only one (1) motor vehicle is transported, a
license plate shall be displayed on both the front and rear of the
motor vehicle.
(h) The bureau may adopt rules to prescribe the conditions under
which transport operator license plates may be issued to a transport
operator who has been convicted of violating this section until the
bureau issues the transport operator a new license plate.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6.
Last modified: May 27, 2006