{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-8-2.1-20-5","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 8-2.1-20-5","heading":"Registration of certificate or permit; issuance of acknowledgment","body":"Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a motor carrier may not operate motor vehicles upon any public highway in interstate commerce under a certificate of public convenience and necessity or permit issued to the carrier by the United States Department of Transportation until the carrier has:\n(1) registered the certificate or permit with the department annually in the form and manner required by the department; and\n(2) been issued an acknowledgment by the department.\nAn acknowledgment issued under this subsection remains in effect until the acknowledgment is amended, suspended, canceled, revoked, or expires.\n(b) A certificate of authority or permit issued before July 1, 1963, to an interstate common or contract carrier continues in effect as granted or amended. A certificate of authority or permit to which this subsection applies must be registered with the department in the form and manner required by the department. Upon registration by a motor carrier under subsection (a), the department shall issue an acknowledgment.\n(c) An interstate certificate of registration or permit, or an acknowledgment of a certificate or permit, may be issued by the department without a public hearing.\n(d) A motor carrier subject to this chapter may not operate motor vehicles within exempt commercial zones unless the carrier has registered with the department under this section.","path":["TITLE 8. UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION","ARTICLE 2.1. MOTOR CARRIER REGULATION","Chapter 20. Interstate Motor Carriers"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_8.html#8-2.1-20-5","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T20:08:46Z","sha256":"b790d2fc8c09b599abcfa9535be174967bc169cd7d971ca7a718ab700a58cd09","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-8-2.1-20-4","next":"us-in/ic-8-2.1-20-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}