CHAPTER 8.3. PUBLIC UTILITY EMPLOYEES; UTILITY SERVICE INTERRUPTION EMERGENCIES
IC 8-1-8.3
Chapter 8.3. Public Utility Employees; Utility Service
Interruption Emergencies
IC 8-1-8.3-1
"Commercial driver's license" defined
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "commercial driver's license" has
the meaning set forth in IC 9-13-2-29.
As added by P.L.42-2004, SEC.1.
IC 8-1-8.3-2
"Commercial motor vehicle" defined
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "commercial motor vehicle" has
the meaning set forth in IC 9-13-2-31.
As added by P.L.42-2004, SEC.1.
IC 8-1-8.3-3
"Public utility" defined
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "public utility" has the meaning set
forth in IC 8-1-2-1(a).
As added by P.L.42-2004, SEC.1.
IC 8-1-8.3-4
"Utility service interruption emergency" defined
Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "utility service interruption
emergency" means an outage or interruption of utility service in
Indiana, including a near term threat or occurrence of a
meteorological or other condition reasonably likely to result in
outages or service interruption. A utility service interruption
emergency:
(1) is declared to exist within the meaning of 49 CFR 390.23
when a public utility receives:
(A) notice of or a request to respond to an outage or a
service interruption; or
(B) notice of the existence of conditions reasonably likely to
result in an outage or a service interruption; and
(2) continues until:
(A) the necessary maintenance or repair work is completed;
and
(B) personnel used to perform necessary maintenance or
repair work have returned to their respective normal work
routines.
As added by P.L.42-2004, SEC.1.
IC 8-1-8.3-5
"Utility service vehicle" defined
Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "utility service vehicle" has the
meaning set forth in 49 CFR 395.2.
As added by P.L.42-2004, SEC.1.
IC 8-1-8.3-6
Utility service interruption emergency worker; maximum hours of
service
Sec. 6. An individual who:
(1) is the holder of a commercial driver's license;
(2) is:
(A) an employee;
(B) an employee of a contractor; or
(C) an employee of a subcontractor;
of a public utility in an employment capacity in which the
commercial driver's license is used; and
(3) operates a commercial motor vehicle as a utility service
vehicle and engages in intrastate maintenance or repair work in
response to a utility service interruption emergency;
is exempt from any regulation of the maximum hours of service that
the employee may work under 49 CFR 395.
As added by P.L.42-2004, SEC.1.