(1) operating a motor vehicle registered as having a gross weight of at least sixteen thousand (16,000) pounds but not more than twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds for the purpose of transporting property for hire; or

     (b) “Chauffeur”, for purposes of IC 9-25, means a person:

(1) who is employed for hire for the principal purpose of operating a motor vehicle upon the highways;

(2) who operates a motor vehicle while in use as a carrier of passengers or property for hire; or

(3) who drives or operates a motor vehicle while in use as a school bus for the transportation of pupils to or from school.

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: subsection (a) formerly 9-1-1-2(aa); subsection (b) formerly 9-2-1-2 part.]

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.6; P.L.85-2013, SEC.6.