IC 6-8.1-4-4: Commercial motor vehicle owners or operators registration center

Sec. 4. (a) The department shall establish a registration center to service motor carriers or entities that otherwise own or operate commercial motor vehicles.

(b) The registration center is under the supervision of the department through the motor carrier services division.

(c) A motor carrier or an entity that is otherwise an owner or operator of a commercial motor vehicle may apply to the registration center for the following:

(1) Vehicle registration (IC 9-18.1).

(2) Motor carrier fuel tax annual permit.

(3) Proportional use credit certificate (IC 6-6-4.1-4.7).

(4) Certificate of operating authority.

(5) Oversize vehicle permit (IC 9-20-3).

(6) Overweight vehicle permit (IC 9-20-4).

(7) Payment of the commercial vehicle excise tax imposed under IC 6-6-5.5.

(d) The commissioner may deny an application described in subsection (c) if the applicant fails to do any of the following with respect to a listed tax:

(1) File all tax returns or information reports.

(2) Pay all taxes, penalties, and interest.

(e) The commissioner may:

(1) deny an application for an oversize vehicle permit, an overweight vehicle permit, or a single oversize-overweight permit; or

(2) suspend any permit issued to a person;

if the applicant or permit holder is delinquent in paying escort fees to the state police department.

(f) The commissioner may suspend or revoke any registration, permit, certificate, or authority if the person to whom the registration, permit, certificate, or authority is issued fails to do any of the following with respect to a listed tax:

(1) File all tax returns or information reports.

(2) Pay all taxes, penalties, and interest.

(g) Funding for the development and operation of the registration center shall be taken from the motor carrier regulation fund (IC 8-2.1-23-1).

(h) The department shall recommend to the general assembly other functions that the registration center may perform.