Section 45 IAC 16-1-15 - Annual reports; filing requirementsAuthority: IC 8-2.1-18-6
Affected: IC 8-2.1-18
Sec. 15.
FILING OF ANNUAL REPORTS.
(a) General. On or before the 30th day of April of each year every motor carrier operating motor vehicles for hire, intrastate, over the public highways of the State of Indiana, under a certificate of public convenience and necessity or permit issued by the Commission, shall file with the Commission an annual report for the preceding calendar year. Said reports shall be filed on such forms as from time to time may be prescribed and approved by the Commission. (b) Carriers Engaged in Both Intrastate and Interstate Commerce. Motor carriers engaged in both intrastate and interstate commerce required to file annual reports with the Interstate Commerce Commission may file copies thereof with this Commission, which will be considered in full compliance with this rule [this section]. (c) Carriers Engaged Solely in Interstate Commerce. Motor carriers engaged solely in interstate commerce shall not be required to file annual reports with the Commission. (d) Carriers Engaged Solely in Urban Mass Transportation. Motor carriers of passengers, operating pursuant to the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1965, I.C. 19-5-2[IC 19-5 was repealed by P.L. 77-1982, SECTION 29, effective July 1, 1982.], et seq., shall not be required to file annual reports with the Commission. (e) Failure to File Annual Reports. Upon the failure or refusal of any motor carrier to file an annual report in accordance with Paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Rule [this section], the carrier's certificate or permit and all operations thereunder shall be suspended for a period of thirty (30) days by order of the Commission. During said suspension period the delinquent annual report shall be filed with and be subject to the approval of the Commission, which filing and approval by the Commission automatically shall act as a termination of the suspension and as a reinstatement of the certificate or permit of the carrier. If said filing and approval are not made during said thirty (30) day suspension period, then at the end of said period the certificate or permit of the carrier shall be cancelled and revoked without further order of the Commission. The Commission will not approve the sale and transfer of any such certificate or permit unless there has been full compliance with Paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Rule [this section]. Department of State Revenue; No. 35095: Motor Carrier Department Rule 16; filed Dec 29, 1977: Rules and Regs. 1978, p. 715Transferred from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission ( 170 IAC 2-1-15) to the Department of State Revenue ( 45 IAC 16-1-15) by P.L. 72-1988, SECTION 12, effective July 1, 1988.