Note: This version of section effective 1-1-2024. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 1-1-2024.
- (1) road tractor;
- (2) tractor truck;
- (3) truck having more than two (2) axles;
- (4) truck having a gross weight or a declared gross weight greater than twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds;
- (5) vehicle used in combination if the gross weight or the declared gross weight of the combination is greater than twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds; and
(6) qualified motor vehicle that is subject to the tax reporting requirements of the International Fuel Tax Agreement;
that is propelled by motor fuel.
(b) This chapter does not apply to the following:
(1) A vehicle operated by:
- (A) this state;
- (B) a political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13 );
- (C) the United States; or
- (D) an agency of states and the United States, or of two (2) or more states, in which this state participates.
- (2) Trucks, trailers, or semitrailers and tractors that are registered as farm trucks, farm trailers, or farm semitrailers and tractors under IC 9-18 (before its expiration), IC 9-18.1-7 , or a similar law of another state.
- (3) A bus (as defined in IC 9-13-2-17 ).
- (4) A vehicle described in subsection (a)(1) through (a)(3) when the vehicle is displaying a dealer registration plate.
- (5) A recreational vehicle.
(6) A pickup truck that:
- (A) is modified to include a third free rotating axle;
- (B) has a gross weight not greater than twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds; and
(C) is operated solely for personal use and not for commercial use.
As added by Acts 1982, P.L.59, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.89-1983, SEC.1; P.L.77-1985, SEC.26; P.L.97-1987, SEC.37; P.L.8-1988, SEC.3; P.L.96-1989, SEC.9; P.L.60-1990, SEC.4; P.L.2-1991, SEC.42; P.L.24-2007, SEC.1; P.L.45-2011, SEC.1; P.L.215-2014, SEC.1; P.L.198-2016, SEC.28; P.L.211-2023, SEC.3.
Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this chapter applies to each: