Sec. 1. (a) A person may not operate a special tractor-mobile home rig on a highway unless the person first secures a permit to operate the rig from:
(1) the Indiana department of transportation; or
(2) an agency or a political subdivision of the state designated by the department to issue the permits.
(b) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), the fee for a person to move a special tractor-mobile home rig under subsection (a) is eighteen dollars ($18) per trip.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), a person may purchase a quarterly permit for unlimited trips during the quarter to move a special tractor-mobile home rig under subsection (a). The fee for a quarterly permit is five hundred dollars ($500).
(d) Notwithstanding subsection (b), a person may purchase an annual permit for unlimited trips during the year to move a special tractor-mobile home rig under subsection (a). The fee for an annual permit is two thousand dollars ($2,000).