CHAPTER 27. INTERIM MANUFACTURER TRANSPORTER LICENSE PLATES

IC 9-18-27
    Chapter 27. Interim Manufacturer Transporter License Plates

IC 9-18-27-1
Development and issuance
    Sec. 1. The bureau shall develop and issue an interimmanufacturer transporter license plate.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6.

IC 9-18-27-2
Issuance and use restrictions
    Sec. 2. An interim manufacturer transporter license plate mayonly be issued to a manufacturer of semitrailers or trailers who islicensed as a manufacturer under IC 9-23. The plate may only beused in connection with delivery of newly manufactured semitrailersor trailers.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6.

IC 9-18-27-3
Design; display; bulk issuance
    Sec. 3. The bureau shall prescribe the form of an interimmanufacturer transporter license plate, and the plate shall bedisplayed on the vehicle in the manner determined by the bureau.The bureau may provide for the bulk issuance of the plates. A licenseplate must display the assigned manufacturer's registration numberand the date the license plate is first displayed on the semitrailer ortrailer.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6.

IC 9-18-27-4
Affixing of identification numbers and assignment dates; validityperiod; renewal; plate limit
    Sec. 4. A manufacturer shall affix the proper vehicle identificationnumber and date when an interim manufacturer transporter licenseplate is assigned to a specific vehicle. A license plate remains validfor twenty-one (21) days from the date the plate is affixed to thesemitrailer or trailer and may not be renewed. Only one (1) interimmanufacturer transporter license plate may be issued for a newlymanufactured trailer or semitrailer.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6.

IC 9-18-27-5
Use restrictions
    Sec. 5. An interim manufacturer transporter license plate mayonly be used when:
        (1) a manufacturer is delivering a semitrailer or trailer to a:
            (A) purchaser;
            (B) person who will offer the vehicle for sale; or
            (C) motor carrier (as defined in IC 8-2.1-17-10);
        (2) a purchaser or dealer accepts the vehicle at the

manufacturer's facility; or
        (3) a motor carrier will deliver the semitrailer or trailer from themanufacturer to either the purchaser, a seller, or to anothermotor carrier who will make the delivery.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6.

IC 9-18-27-6
Deliveries; shipping documents required
    Sec. 6. When a newly manufactured semitrailer or trailer is beingdelivered by a motor carrier, the driver of the motor vehicle used topull the semitrailer or trailer shall carry a properly completedshipping document showing points of origin and destination issuedby the manufacturer.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6.

IC 9-18-27-7
Transportation of property
    Sec. 7. A newly manufactured semitrailer or trailer displaying aninterim manufacturer transporter license plate may transportproperty. Property being transported may be unrelated to the deliveryof the semitrailer or trailer.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6.

IC 9-18-27-8
Alternative permits
    Sec. 8. A manufacturer may use either the license plate issuedunder this chapter or a permit issued under IC 9-18-7.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6.

IC 9-18-27-9
Violations of chapter; misdemeanor
    Sec. 9. A person who violates this chapter commits a Class Bmisdemeanor.
As added by P.L.1-1992, SEC.44.

IC 9-18-27-10
Civil penalties
    Sec. 10. A person who violates this chapter or a rule or order ofthe bureau issued under this chapter is subject to a civil penalty ofnot less than fifty dollars ($50) and not more than one thousanddollars ($1,000) for each day of violation and for each act ofviolation, as determined by the court. All civil penalties recoveredunder this chapter shall be paid to the state.
As added by P.L.1-1992, SEC.45.

IC 9-18-27-11
Additional penalty; revocation of license plate
    Sec. 11. In addition to the civil penalty imposed under section 10of this chapter, the bureau may revoke a dealer permanent or interimlicense plate that was issued to the violator.As added by P.L.1-1992, SEC.46. Amended by P.L.176-2001, SEC.8.

IC 9-18-27-12
Injunctions
    Sec. 12. Whenever a person violates this chapter or a rule or orderof the bureau issued under this chapter, the bureau may institute acivil action in any circuit or superior court of Indiana for injunctiverelief to restrain the person from continuing the activity or for theassessment and recovery of the civil penalty provided in section 10of this chapter, or both.
As added by P.L.1-1992, SEC.47.

IC 9-18-27-13
Actions by attorney general
    Sec. 13. At the request of the bureau, the attorney general shallinstitute and conduct an action in the name of the state for:
        (1) injunctive relief or to recover the civil penalty provided bysection 10 of this chapter;
        (2) the injunctive relief provided by section 12 of this chapter;or
        (3) both.
As added by P.L.1-1992, SEC.48.