Sec. 17. (a) A distributor, refiner, or terminal operator desiring to receive gasoline within Indiana without paying the gasoline use tax must hold an uncanceled permit issued by the department to collect payments of gasoline use tax from purchasers and recipients of gasoline.
(b) To obtain a permit, a distributor, refiner, or terminal operator must file with the department a sworn application containing information that the department reasonably requires.
(c) The department may refuse to issue a permit to a distributor, refiner, or terminal operator if:
(1) the application is filed by a distributor, refiner, or terminal operator whose permit has previously been canceled for cause;
(2) the application is not filed in good faith, as determined by the department;
(3) the application is filed by a person as a subterfuge for the real person in interest whose permit has previously been canceled for cause; or
(4) the distributor, refiner, or terminal operator has outstanding tax liability with the department for which a tax warrant has been issued.
(d) A permit may not be issued unless the application is accompanied by an audited and current financial statement and a license fee of one hundred dollars ($100).
(e) A permit issued under this section is not assignable and is valid only for the distributor, refiner, or terminal operator in whose name it is issued. If there is a change in name or ownership, the distributor, refiner, or terminal operator must apply for a new permit.
(f) The department may revoke a permit for good cause.
(g) Before being denied a permit under subsection (c) or before having a permit revoked under subsection (f), a distributor, refiner, or terminal operator is entitled to a hearing after five (5) business days written notice. At the hearing, the distributor, refiner, or terminal operator may appear in person or by counsel and present testimony.
(h) The department shall keep a record of all qualified distributors, refiners, and terminal operators.
(i) The department may publish a list of qualified distributors on the department's Internet web site. The list must be limited to the following information:
(1) The name of each qualified distributor.
(2) The complete address of each qualified distributor.
(3) The telephone number of each qualified distributor.
(j) The information contained in a list published under subsection (i) is not confidential under IC 6-8.1-7-1.
As added by P.L.227-2013, SEC.1.
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