Chapter 11-2 Bus Company Charter Trips Bus Companies Operating Charter Trips into Other Jurisdictions The International Registration Plan has been amended to remove the exemption for buses used in the transportation of Chartered parties. Previously, registration for charted buses in the Plan had been optional. Beginning January 1, 2016, all charter buses engages in interstate commerce are required to obtain an apportioned registration or a trip permit. Definitions Chartered Party: is defined by the IRP as "a group of Personas who, pursuant to a common purpose and under a single contract, have acquired the exclusive use of a passenger-carrying motor vehicle to travel together as a group to a specified destination or for a particular itinerary, either agreed upon in advance or modified by the group after leaving the plate of origin. This term includes services rendered to a number of passengers that a passenger carrier or its agent has assembled into a travel group through sales of a ticket to each individual passenger from one or more points of origin to a single advertised destination." 04/16 11:9