Ind. Code § 9-24-8.5-1 Applicability
Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a driver's license, including a commercial driver's license that is issued or renewed after December 31, 2016.
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.461. Amended by P.L.111-2021, SEC.50.
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in effectInd. Code § 9-24-8.5-2 Licenses eligible for endorsement
Sec. 2. (a) A driver's license issued under IC 9-24-3 may include one (1) or more of the following:
(1) A motorcycle endorsement under IC 9-24-8-4 (before its expiration) or section 3 of this chapter.
(2) A for-hire endorsement under section 5 of this chapter.
(b) A commercial driver's license may include one (1) or more of the following:
(1) A motorcycle endorsement under IC 9-24-8-4 (before its expiration) or section 3 of this chapter.
(2) Except for a hazardous materials endorsement and an intrastate passenger transport endorsement, an endorsement under IC 9-24-6.1, including under any rules adopted under IC 9-24-6.1, if the applicant is at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
(3) A hazardous materials endorsement and an intrastate passenger transport endorsement under IC 9-24-6.1, including under any rules adopted under IC 9-24-6.1, if the applicant is at least eighteen (18) years of age.
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.461. Amended by P.L.111-2021, SEC.51; P.L.141-2024, SEC.21; P.L.227-2025, SEC.27.
Ind. Code § 9-24-8.5-3 Motorcycle endorsement; conditions; waivers; fees
Note: This version of section amended by P.L.152-2026, SEC.126. See also following version of this section amended by P.L.156-2026, SEC.16.
Sec. 3. (a) The bureau shall add a motorcycle endorsement to a driver's license if the holder meets the following conditions:
(1) Is at least:
(A) sixteen (16) years and ninety (90) days of age and has completed a motorcycle operator safety education course approved by the bureau under IC 9-27-7; or
(B) sixteen (16) years and two hundred seventy (270) days of age.
(2) Makes a proper application in the form and manner prescribed by the bureau.
(3) Has passed a written examination developed by the bureau concerning the safe operation of a motorcycle.
(4) Satisfactorily completes an operational skills test at a location approved by the bureau.
(5) Pays a fee of nineteen dollars ($19). The fee shall be distributed as follows:
(A) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology fund.
(B) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the motor vehicle highway account.
(C) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the emergency communications fund.
(D) Sixteen dollars ($16) to the commission fund.
(b) The bureau may waive the testing requirements under subsection (a)(3) and (a)(4) for an individual who satisfactorily completes a motorcycle operator safety course approved by the bureau as set forth in IC 9-27-7.
(c) The bureau may waive the operational skills test under subsection (a)(4) for an individual who holds a valid motorcycle endorsement or motorcycle license from any other jurisdiction.
(d) An individual who fails the operational skills test under subsection (a)(4) three (3) consecutive times is not eligible to retake the test until two (2) months after the date of the most recent failed test.
(e) The fee for a motorcycle operational skills test administered under this chapter is as follows:
(1) For tests given by state employees, the fee is five dollars ($5) and shall be deposited in the motor vehicle highway account under IC 8-14-1.
(2) For tests given by a contractor approved by the bureau, the fee is:
(A) determined under rules adopted by the bureau under IC 4-22-2 to cover the direct costs of administering the test; and
(B) paid to the contractor.
(f) 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.
(g) A fee imposed under this section is in addition to any other fee imposed under this chapter.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-24-8-4; subsection (a) formerly 9-29-9-7.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.461. Amended by P.L.256-2017, SEC.170; P.L.147-2018, SEC.16; P.L.111-2021, SEC.52; P.L.211-2023, SEC.35; P.L.152-2026, SEC.126.
Ind. Code § 9-24-8.5-3 Motorcycle endorsement; conditions; waivers; fees
Note: This version of section amended by P.L.156-2026, SEC.16. See also preceding version of this section amended by P.L.152-2026, SEC.126.
Sec. 3. (a) The bureau shall add a motorcycle endorsement to a driver's license if the holder meets the following conditions:
(1) Is at least:
(A) sixteen (16) years of age and has completed a motorcycle operator safety education course approved by the bureau under IC 9-27-7; or
(B) sixteen (16) years and two hundred seventy (270) days of age.
(2) Makes a proper application in the form and manner prescribed by the bureau.
(3) Has passed a written examination developed by the bureau concerning the safe operation of a motorcycle.
(4) Satisfactorily completes an operational skills test at a location approved by the bureau.
(5) Pays a fee of nineteen dollars ($19). The fee shall be distributed as follows:
(A) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology fund.
(B) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the motor vehicle highway account.
(C) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the integrated public safety communications fund.
(D) Sixteen dollars ($16) to the commission fund.
(b) The bureau may waive the testing requirements under subsection (a)(3) and (a)(4) for an individual who satisfactorily completes a motorcycle operator safety course approved by the bureau as set forth in IC 9-27-7.
(c) The bureau may waive the operational skills test under subsection (a)(4) for an individual who holds a valid motorcycle endorsement or motorcycle license from any other jurisdiction.
(d) An individual who fails the operational skills test under subsection (a)(4) three (3) consecutive times is not eligible to retake the test until two (2) months after the date of the most recent failed test.
(e) The fee for a motorcycle operational skills test administered under this chapter is as follows:
(1) For tests given by state employees, the fee is five dollars ($5) and shall be deposited in the motor vehicle highway account under IC 8-14-1.
(2) For tests given by a contractor approved by the bureau, the fee is:
(A) determined under rules adopted by the bureau under IC 4-22-2 to cover the direct costs of administering the test; and
(B) paid to the contractor.
(f) 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.
(g) A fee imposed under this section is in addition to any other fee imposed under this chapter.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-24-8-4; subsection (a) formerly 9-29-9-7.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.461. Amended by P.L.256-2017, SEC.170; P.L.147-2018, SEC.16; P.L.111-2021, SEC.52; P.L.211-2023, SEC.35; P.L.156-2026, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 9-24-8.5-4 Operating privileges granted with motorcycle endorsement
Sec. 4. (a) In addition to the operating privileges granted to the holder of a driver's license, the holder of a driver's license with a motorcycle endorsement is entitled to operate a motorcycle on a highway.
(b) A motorcycle endorsement is not required to operate an autocycle.
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.461. Amended by P.L.111-2021, SEC.53.
Ind. Code § 9-24-8.5-4.5 Landowner authorization of use of property
Sec. 4.5. A landowner who authorizes the use of the landowner's land for purposes of the administration of an operational skills test under section 3 of this chapter is not held civilly liable for injury or death to persons or for damage to property that occurs during the course of testing.
As added by P.L.256-2017, SEC.171.
Ind. Code § 9-24-8.5-5 For-hire endorsement; conditions; fees
Sec. 5. (a) The bureau shall add a for-hire endorsement to a driver's license if the holder meets the following conditions:
(1) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age.
(2) Has held a valid driver's license for more than one (1) year.
(3) Makes a proper application in a form and manner prescribed by the bureau.
(4) Satisfactorily passes a written test approved by the bureau.
(5) Pays a fee of nineteen dollars ($19). The fee shall be distributed as follows:
(A) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology fund.
(B) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the motor vehicle highway account.
(C) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the emergency communications fund.
(D) Sixteen dollars ($16) to the commission fund.
(b) 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.
(c) A fee imposed under this section is in addition to any other fee imposed under this chapter.
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.461. Amended by P.L.256-2017, SEC.172; P.L.111-2021, SEC.54; P.L.211-2023, SEC.36; P.L.152-2026, SEC.127.
Ind. Code § 9-24-8.5-6 Operating privileges granted with for-hire endorsement
Sec. 6. (a) In addition to the operating privileges granted to the holder of a driver's license issued under IC 9-24-3, a driver's license issued under IC 9-24-3 with a for-hire endorsement entitles the holder to operate the following:
(1) A motor vehicle that is:
(A) registered as having a gross weight of at least sixteen thousand (16,000) pounds but not more than twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds; and
(B) operated for the purpose of transporting property for hire.
(2) A motor vehicle that is:
(A) designed to transport fewer than sixteen (16) passengers, including the driver; and
(B) operated for the purpose of transporting passengers for hire.
(b) The holder of a driver's license issued under IC 9-24-3 with a for-hire endorsement is not entitled to operate a commercial motor vehicle.
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.461. Amended by P.L.111-2021, SEC.55.
Ind. Code § 9-24-8.5-7 Employment of for-hire operator
Sec. 7. A person may not employ an individual to operate a motor vehicle in a manner for which a for-hire endorsement is required unless the individual holds one (1) of the following:
(1) A valid driver's license issued under IC 9-24-3 with a for-hire endorsement.
(2) A valid commercial driver's license.
(3) A valid chauffeur's license issued under IC 9-24-4 (before its expiration).
(4) A valid public passenger chauffeur's license issued under IC 9-24-5 (before its expiration).
[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-24-4-5; 9-24-5-5.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.461. Amended by P.L.111-2021, SEC.56.
Ind. Code § 9-24-8.5-8 Violation
Sec. 8. A person that violates this chapter commits a Class C infraction.
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.461.
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