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IN HB1545
Bill
Status
1/23/2017
Primary Sponsor
Steven Davisson
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AI Summary
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Requires the Indiana Department of Transportation to establish and administer a recovery vehicle safety certification program, with authority to contract with private organizations to develop and administer the program.
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Mandates that every person owning a recovery vehicle designate one employee or the owner as a certified safety director who must complete the certification program and maintain the certificate on the vehicle owner's premises.
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Allows a six-month grace period for designating and certifying a new safety director when the original director's employment terminates.
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Imposes a written warning for the first violation and a $500 civil penalty for any subsequent violations of this chapter.
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Becomes effective July 1, 2017.
Legislative Description
Recovery vehicle safety certification. Requires the department of transportation to create and administer a safety certification program for owners of recovery vehicles. Requires a business or person that owns a recovery vehicle to have a certified safety director, and requires the certified safety director to receive training under the program. Provides a six month grace period for certifying a new certified safety director.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation
1/23/2017