Ind. Code ch. 9-24-11

in effect

Ind. Code § 9-24-11-0.5 Repealed

As added by P.L.101-2009, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.185-2011, SEC.5.

Ind. Code § 9-24-11-1 Conditions

Sec. 1. The bureau shall issue a permit or driver's license to every applicant who meets the following conditions: (1) Qualifies as required. (2) Makes the proper application. (3) Pays the required fee. (4) Passes the required examinations. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: 9-1-4-33(j); 9-1-4-37(a).] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.207; P.L.198-2016, SEC.477.

Ind. Code § 9-24-11-2 Manner of issuance

Sec. 2. The bureau may issue all permits and driver's licenses required by law for the operation of a motor vehicle in a manner the bureau considers necessary and prudent. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-4-37(e).] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.478.

Ind. Code § 9-24-11-3 Repealed

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-4-33(k).] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.57-1998, SEC.6; P.L.225-1999, SEC.3; P.L.79-2001, SEC.1; P.L.156-2006, SEC.11; P.L.184-2007, SEC.36; P.L.101-2009, SEC.8; P.L.76-2009, SEC.4; P.L.162-2009, SEC.2; P.L.145-2009, SEC.5; P.L.1-2010, SEC.46. Repealed by P.L.150-2015, SEC.3.

Ind. Code § 9-24-11-3.3 Repealed

As added by P.L.101-2009, SEC.9; P.L.145-2009, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.1-2010, SEC.47; P.L.85-2013, SEC.42; P.L.150-2015, SEC.4. Repealed by P.L.198-2016, SEC.479.

Ind. Code § 9-24-11-3.5 Operation of vehicle during probationary period

Sec. 3.5. (a) This section applies: (1) to an individual who is less than twenty-one (21) years of age; and (2) during the one hundred eighty (180) day period after the individual is issued a driver's license under this article. (b) An individual may not operate a motor vehicle: (1) from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. of the following morning, unless the individual is: (A) participating in, going to, or returning from: (i) lawful employment; (ii) a school sanctioned activity; or (iii) a religious event; or (B) accompanied in the front seat of the motor vehicle by a licensed driver with valid driving privileges who is: (i) at least twenty-five (25) years of age; or (ii) if the licensed driver is the individual's spouse, at least twenty-one (21) years of age; or (2) in which there are passengers, unless: (A) each passenger in the motor vehicle is: (i) a child or stepchild of the individual; (ii) a sibling of the individual, including step or half siblings; (iii) the spouse of the individual; (iv) a parent or legal guardian of the individual; (v) a grandparent of the individual; or (vi) any combination of individuals described in items (i) through (v); or (B) the individual is accompanied in the front seat of the motor vehicle by a licensed driver with valid driving privileges who is: (i) at least twenty-five (25) years of age; or (ii) if the licensed driver is the individual's spouse, at least twenty-one (21) years of age. [Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-24-11-3.3.] As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.480. Amended by P.L.147-2018, SEC.18.

Ind. Code § 9-24-11-3.6 Certain operations by individual less than 18 years of age prohibited

Sec. 3.6. (a) This section applies to an individual who is less than eighteen (18) years of age. (b) An individual may not operate at any time: (1) a medical services vehicle; or (2) a vehicle transporting passengers for hire. (c) Except as provided in subsection (d), an individual may not operate a motor vehicle during the following periods: (1) Between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. on a Saturday or Sunday. (2) After 11 p.m. on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. (3) Before 5 a.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday. (d) An individual may operate a motor vehicle during a period described in subsection (c) if the individual is: (1) participating in, going to, or returning from: (A) lawful employment; (B) a school sanctioned activity; or (C) a religious event; or (2) accompanied in the front seat of the motor vehicle by a licensed driver with valid driving privileges who is: (A) at least twenty-five (25) years of age; or (B) if the licensed driver is the individual's spouse, at least twenty-one (21) years of age. [Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-24-1-4; 9-24-5-1; 9-24-11-3.3.] As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.481.

Ind. Code § 9-24-11-3.7 Operation of motor vehicle by individual less than 21 years of age while using a telecommunications device prohibited

Sec. 3.7. An individual who is less than twenty-one (21) years of age may not operate a motor vehicle while using a telecommunications device, unless the individual is using the telecommunications device to make a 911 emergency call. [Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-24-11-3.3.] As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.482.

Ind. Code § 9-24-11-4 Only one license or identification card at the same time; exception; violation

Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (d), an individual may not hold or possess more than one (1) physical credential at a time. (b) An individual may not hold or possess: (1) a physical credential; and (2) a driver's license or identification card issued by a government authority that issues driver's licenses and identification cards from another state, territory, federal district, commonwealth, or possession of the United States. (c) An individual shall destroy or surrender to the bureau any and all physical credentials that would cause the individual to violate subsection (a) or (b). (d) An individual may hold both a physical credential and a mobile credential issued under this article at the same time. (e) An individual who violates this section commits a Class C infraction. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-4-26(a) part; Pre-2016 Revision Citation: subsection (c) formerly 9-24-3-4.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.184-2007, SEC.37; P.L.85-2013, SEC.43; P.L.217-2014, SEC.83; P.L.149-2015, SEC.68; P.L.188-2015, SEC.94; P.L.197-2015, SEC.5; P.L.198-2016, SEC.483; P.L.178-2019, SEC.48; P.L.120-2020, SEC.27; P.L.211-2023, SEC.40.

Ind. Code § 9-24-11-5 Permit and license contents; acceptance for federal purposes; temporary status; address confidentiality program participants

Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (d), a learner's permit or driver's license issued under this article must contain the following information: (1) The full legal name of the permittee or licensee. (2) The date of birth of the permittee or licensee. (3) The address of the principal residence of the permittee or licensee. (4) The hair color and eye color of the permittee or licensee. (5) The date of issue and expiration date of the permit or license. (6) The gender of the permittee or licensee. (7) The unique identifying number of the permit or license. (8) The weight of the permittee or licensee. (9) The height of the permittee or licensee. (10) A reproduction of the signature of the permittee or licensee. (11) If the permittee or licensee is less than eighteen (18) years of age at the time of issuance, the dates, notated prominently, on which the permittee or licensee will become: (A) eighteen (18) years of age; and (B) twenty-one (21) years of age. (12) If the permittee or licensee is at least eighteen (18) years of age but less than twenty-one (21) years of age at the time of issuance, the date, notated prominently, on which the permittee or licensee will become twenty-one (21) years of age. (13) Except as provided in subsection (b), a digital photograph of the permittee or licensee. (b) The bureau may provide for the omission of a photograph or computerized image from any driver's license or learner's permit issued in the form of a physical credential if there is good cause for the omission. However, a driver's license or learner's permit issued without a digital photograph may not be issued in the form of a mobile credential and must include a statement that indicates that the driver's license or learner's permit issued without a digital photograph may not be accepted by a federal agency for federal identification or any other federal purpose. (c) A driver's license or learner's permit issued to an individual who has temporary lawful status as indicated by: (1) a valid, unexpired nonimmigrant visa or has nonimmigrant visa status for entry in the United States; (2) a pending application for asylum in the United States; (3) a pending or approved application for temporary protected status in the United States; (4) having an approved deferred action status; or (5) a pending application for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States or conditional permanent residence status in the United States; must be clearly identified as a temporary driver's license or learner's permit. A temporary driver's license or learner's permit issued under this subsection may not be renewed without the presentation of valid documentary evidence proving that the licensee's or permittee's temporary status has been extended. (d) For purposes of subsection (a), an individual certified as a program participant in the address confidentiality program under IC 5-26.5 is not required to provide the address of the individual's principal residence, but may provide an address designated by the office of the attorney general under IC 5-26.5 as the address of the individual's principal residence. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-4-37(b); (f); (g); Pre-2016 Revision Citations: subsection (b) formerly 9-24-11-5(c); 9-24-11-5(f).] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.39-2000, SEC.11; P.L.42-2001, SEC.1; P.L.176-2001, SEC.13; P.L.1-2002, SEC.45; P.L.34-2003, SEC.2; P.L.86-2005, SEC.1; P.L.123-2005, SEC.3; P.L.37-2006, SEC.1; P.L.184-2007, SEC.38; P.L.76-2009, SEC.5; P.L.162-2009, SEC.3; P.L.1-2010, SEC.48; P.L.109-2011, SEC.9; P.L.85-2013, SEC.44; P.L.216-2014, SEC.52; P.L.149-2015, SEC.69; P.L.198-2016, SEC.484; P.L.86-2018, SEC.148; P.L.178-2019, SEC.49; P.L.120-2020, SEC.28; P.L.211-2023, SEC.41; P.L.141-2024, SEC.25.

Ind. Code § 9-24-11-5.5 Indication of veteran status, surviving spouse of a veteran status, or medical condition

Sec. 5.5. (a) If an individual has: (1) indicated on the application for a driver's license or learner's permit that the individual is a veteran and wishes to have an indication of the individual's veteran status appear on the driver's license or learner's permit; and (2) provided proof of discharge at the time of application of the individual's veteran status; an indication of the individual's veteran status shall be shown on the driver's license or learner's permit. (b) If an individual has: (1) indicated on the individual's application for a driver's license or learner's permit that the applicant: (A) is a surviving spouse of a veteran; and (B) wishes to have an indication of the applicant's status as a surviving spouse of a veteran appear on the driver's license or learner's permit; and (2) provided the documentation necessary to verify that the applicant was married, at the time of the decedent's death, to a veteran; an indication of the individual's status as a surviving spouse of a veteran shall be shown on the driver's license or learner's permit. (c) If an individual submits information concerning the individual's medical condition in conjunction with the individual's application for a driver's license or learner's permit, the bureau shall place an identifying symbol in a prominent location on a driver's license or learner's permit to indicate that the individual has a medical condition of note. The bureau shall include information on the individual's driver's license or learner's permit that briefly describes the individual's medical condition. The information must be notated in a manner that alerts an individual reading the driver's license or learner's permit to the existence of the medical condition. The individual submitting the information concerning the medical condition is responsible for its accuracy. [Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-24-11-5.5; subsection (b) formerly 9-24-11-5(e).] As added by P.L.118-2011, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.6-2012, SEC.69; P.L.85-2013, SEC.45; P.L.2-2014, SEC.41; P.L.77-2015, SEC.2; P.L.198-2016, SEC.485; P.L.65-2017, SEC.2; P.L.178-2019, SEC.50; P.L.120-2020, SEC.29; P.L.141-2024, SEC.26.

Ind. Code § 9-24-11-6 Repealed

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-4-40(a) part.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12. Repealed by P.L.34-2003, SEC.4.

Ind. Code § 9-24-11-7 Restrictions

Sec. 7. The bureau, when issuing a permit or driver's license, may, whenever good cause appears, impose restrictions suitable to the licensee's or permittee's driving ability with respect to the type of or special mechanical control devices required on a motor vehicle that the licensee operates. The bureau may impose other restrictions applicable to the licensee or permittee that the bureau determines are appropriate to assure the safe operation of a motor vehicle by the licensee or permittee, including a requirement to take prescribed medication. When the restrictions are imposed, the bureau may issue either a special restricted license or shall set forth the restrictions upon the usual license form. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-4-37(c).] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.208-2003, SEC.10; P.L.198-2016, SEC.486.

Ind. Code § 9-24-11-8 Violations; license suspension

Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), an individual who violates this chapter commits a Class C infraction. (b) An individual who: (1) has been issued a permit or driver's license on which there is a notated restriction as provided under section 7 of this chapter; and (2) operates a motor vehicle in violation of the restriction; commits a Class C infraction. (c) An individual who causes serious bodily injury to or the death of another individual when operating a motor vehicle after knowingly or intentionally failing to take prescribed medication, the taking of which was a condition of the issuance of the restricted driver's license under section 7 of this chapter, commits a Class A misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Level 6 felony if, within the five (5) years preceding the commission of the offense, the individual had a prior unrelated conviction under this subsection. (d) An individual who violates subsection (c) commits a separate offense for each individual whose serious bodily injury or death is caused by the violation of subsection (c). (e) Notwithstanding the July 1, 2021, effective date in HEA 1506-2019, SECTION 51 (P.L.178-2019), this section takes effect July 1, 2020 (rather than July 1, 2021). [Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: 9-1-4-53(c) part; 9-1-4-37(d).] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.208-2003, SEC.11; P.L.158-2013, SEC.153; P.L.217-2014, SEC.84; P.L.188-2015, SEC.95; P.L.198-2016, SEC.487; P.L.178-2019, SEC.51; P.L.120-2020, SEC.30.

Ind. Code § 9-24-11-9 Individuals with medical condition causing appearance of intoxication

Sec. 9. (a) This section applies to an individual who has an existing medical condition that causes the individual to appear intoxicated. (b) A driver's license or permit (issued under IC 9-24-3), or a chauffeur's or a public passenger chauffeur's permit or license, issued to an individual under this section must bear a restriction on the permit or license. (c) An individual who wishes to have a driver's license or permit (issued under IC 9-24-3), or a chauffeur's or a public passenger chauffeur's permit or license, issued under this section must provide a verified certificate from a physician licensed to practice in Indiana attesting to the individual's medical condition. The physician's certificate must be: (1) provided to the bureau at the time the individual applies for the permit or license under this section; (2) carried in any vehicle that the individual operates; and (3) renewed each time the individual's license is renewed. As added by P.L.134-1995, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.208; P.L.85-2013, SEC.46; P.L.111-2021, SEC.62.

Ind. Code § 9-24-11-10 Court recommendation for suspension following conviction; failure to take prescribed medication

Sec. 10. (a) In addition to any other penalty imposed for a conviction under section 8(b) of this chapter, the court may recommend that the individual's driving privileges be suspended for a fixed period of not more than two (2) years and the court may also order specialized driving privileges under IC 9-30-16. (b) The court shall specify: (1) the length of the fixed period of suspension; and (2) the date the fixed period of suspension begins; whenever the court issues an order under subsection (a). As added by P.L.208-2003, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.209; P.L.85-2013, SEC.47; P.L.217-2014, SEC.85; P.L.198-2016, SEC.488.

Ind. Code § 9-24-11-11 Repealed

As added by P.L.208-2003, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.210; P.L.85-2013, SEC.48. Repealed by P.L.217-2014, SEC.86.

Ind. Code § 9-24-11-12 Additional fee

Sec. 12. (a) The bureau may impose an additional fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) if the bureau processes an application for a physical credential under this chapter in a period of time that is shorter than the normal processing period. The bureau shall deposit the fee in the commission fund. (b) A fee imposed under this section is in addition to any other fee imposed under this chapter. As added by P.L.111-2021, SEC.63. Amended by P.L.211-2023, SEC.42.

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