Limitations on operator's number of hours; operator's log.
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 996-138
in effectSec. 996-138. - Limitations on operator's number of hours; operator's log.
(a) It shall be unlawful for a person to operate a public vehicle for hire in the city for a cumulative total of more than:
(1) Twelve (12) hours in any period of twenty-four (24) consecutive hours; or
(2) Twenty (20) hours in any period of forty-eight (48) consecutive hours.
For purposes of this section, a person shall be deemed to be operating a public vehicle for hire at all times the vehicle is in service, and regardless of whether or not the vehicle is being driven.
(b) Each operator of a public vehicle for hire shall maintain and on a form provided by the license administrator, a record of each day or portion of a day in which he or she operates a public vehicle for hire, including the operator's name and signature, the date, and the times when the vehicle was placed in service and taken out of service. Operator logs shall be retained for at least one (1) year by the operator or owner, and shall be open to inspection on demand by the division of construction and business services and any law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the geographical area where the record is located.
(c) A person's first violation of this section in a twelve (12) month period shall be subject to the enforcement procedures provided in Chapter 103, Article III, of the Code, and each second and subsequent violation in a twelve (12) month period is subject to the enforcement procedures and penalties provided in section 103-3 of the Code.
(G.0. 72, 2002, § 16; G.O. 63, 2009, § 187; G.O. 41, 2016, § 2; G.O. 78, 2019, § 6)
Source: Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County, Revised Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/in/indianapolis_-_marion_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIVBUCORELI_CH996PUVEHI_ARTIXMIRE_S996-138LIOPNUHOOPLOFetched: 10/27/2026