Business enterprises; education and training; violations; penalties

Sec. 3.4. (a) As used in this section, "business enterprise" means a person or entity that educates, trains, or otherwise prepares an individual to operate a commercial motor vehicle. (b) A business enterprise may not educate, train, or otherwise prepare an individual to operate a commercial motor vehicle if: (1) the individual is ineligible to obtain a commercial driver's license under Indiana law or federal law; and (2) the business enterprise knew or, in the exercise of reasonable diligence, should have known of the individual's ineligibility. (c) A business enterprise that violates subsection (b) is subject to a civil penalty of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for each violation. (d) A business enterprise may not operate in substantial noncompliance with applicable commercial driver training standards established under federal law or Indiana law. (e) A business enterprise that violates subsection (d) is subject to a civil penalty of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for each violation. (f) The attorney general shall enforce this section and may bring an action to: (1) collect a civil penalty imposed under this section; and (2) recover the reasonable costs of investigation and enforcement, including attorney's fees. (g) A civil penalty collected by the attorney general under this section must be deposited in the attorney general contingency fee fund established by IC 4-6-16-6. As added by P.L.156-2026, SEC.14.