Emergency permit; issuance; conditions; regulation of movement
Sec. 4. (a) The Indiana department of transportation or an agency
or a political subdivision authorized by this article to grant permits
to operate tractor-mobile home rigs or permits for transporting heavy
or oversize vehicles, loads, or other objects not conforming to this
article may issue emergency permits to operate in or through Indiana
without regard to IC 9-20-14-2 to a person during the period that the
following conditions exist:
(1) A state of disaster emergency has been declared by the
governor under IC 10-14-3-12.
(2) A state of emergency has been declared by the federal
government for an area outside Indiana.
(3) The granting of emergency permits reasonably can be
expected to provide relief of the conditions causing the
declaration of the state of emergency.
(b) The Indiana department of transportation, an agency, or a
political subdivision shall regulate movements by emergency permits
to avoid undue hazards.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.2-2003, SEC.39.
Last modified: May 27, 2006