A. The Corporation Commission shall be authorized to issue permits, commonly known as “hunters permits”, for any vehicles to be proportionally registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 1120 of this title. This temporary registration shall be honored by all member jurisdictions of the International Registration Plan.

B. The permit authorized by this section shall be issued in a manner that will allow an owner, not operating as a lessor, to move an empty vehicle from one lessee-carrier fleet to another without violating general registration laws.

C. The permit authorized by this section shall be valid for a period of forty-five (45) days, including the day of issuance. A fee in the amount of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) shall be charged for the issuance of the permit. All fees collected from the issuance of the permits shall be apportioned pursuant to Section 1104 of this title.

D. A separate permit shall be required for each proportionally registered power unit and trailer and shall not be issued for a registered gross weight in excess of the empty weight of such vehicle or trailer.

E. The permits authorized by this section may be obtained from the Corporation Commission, or any person or corporation located within or without the state if the Corporation Commission has entered into an agreement for transmission of these permits with such person or corporation upon determination that an agreement shall be in the best interest of the state.

Added by Laws 2001, c. 358, § 8, eff. July 1, 2001. Amended by Laws 2008, c. 168, § 5, emerg. eff. May 12, 2008.