Introduced Version
SENATE BILL No. 240
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 9-13-2; IC 9-24.
Synopsis: Service dog endorsement on driver's license. Provides that
the bureau of motor vehicles shall place an identifying symbol on
certain driver's licenses, permits, and identification cards to indicate the
use of a service animal due to a person's disability.
Effective: July 1, 2022.
Boehnlein
January 10, 2022, read first time and referred to Committee on Homeland Security and
Transportation.
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Second Regular Session of the 122nd General Assembly (2022)
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SENATE BILL No. 240
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
motor vehicles.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 9-13-2-43.7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
2 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
3 1, 2022]: Sec. 43.7. "Disability", for purposes of IC 9-24-9-2.3,
4 IC 9-24-11-5.5, and IC 9-24-16-3, means with respect to an
5 individual:
6 (1) a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits
7 one (1) or more of the major life activities of the individual;
8 (2) a record of an impairment described in subdivision (1); or
9 (3) being regarded as having an impairment described in
10 subdivision (1).
11 SECTION 2. IC 9-13-2-165.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
12 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
13 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 165.5. "Service animal", for
14 purposes of IC 9-24-9-2.3, IC 9-24-11-5.5, and IC 9-24-16-3, means
15 a dog that an individual who is impaired by:
16 (1) blindness or any other visual impairment;
17 (2) deafness or any other aural impairment;
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1 (3) a physical disability; or
2 (4) a medical condition;
3 relies on for navigation, assistance in performing daily activities,
4 or alert signals regarding the onset of the medical condition of the
5 individual.
6 SECTION 3. IC 9-24-9-2.3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.82-2019,
7 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
8 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 2.3. (a) An application for a driver's license or
9 permit under this chapter must contain the following questions:
10 (1) "Have you served in the armed forces of the United States?".
11 (2) "Are you the surviving spouse of someone who served in the
12 armed forces of the United States or their reserves, in the National
13 Guard, or in the Indiana National Guard?".
14 (b) In addition to the questions set forth in subsection (a), an
15 application for a driver's license or permit to be issued under this article
16 must enable the applicant to indicate the following:
17 (1) The applicant is a veteran and wishes to have an indication of
18 the applicant's veteran status appear on the driver's license or
19 permit.
20 (2) The applicant is the surviving spouse of a veteran of the armed
21 forces of the United States and wishes to have an indication of the
22 applicant's status as a surviving spouse of a veteran appear on the
23 license or permit.
24 (3) The applicant has a medical condition of note and wishes to
25 have an identifying symbol and a brief description of the medical
26 condition appear on the driver's license or permit.
27 (4) The applicant has a service animal due to a disability and
28 wishes to have an identifying symbol appear on the driver's
29 license or permit.
30 (c) The bureau shall keep in a data base and share the information
31 submitted under subsections (a) and (b)(2) upon request by the Indiana
32 department of veterans' affairs. The information submitted under
33 subsections (a) and (b)(2) may be used by the Indiana department of
34 veterans' affairs to develop outreach programs for veterans and their
35 families.
36 (d) The application for a driver's license or permit under this chapter
37 must indicate that an applicant has the option whether or not to answer
38 the questions set forth in subsection (a).
39 SECTION 4. IC 9-24-11-5.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.120-2020,
40 SECTION 29, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
41 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 5.5. (a) If an individual has:
42 (1) indicated on the application for a driver's license or learner's
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1 permit that the individual is a veteran and wishes to have an
2 indication of the individual's veteran status appear on the driver's
3 license or learner's permit; and
4 (2) provided proof at the time of application of the individual's
5 veteran status;
6 an indication of the individual's veteran status shall be shown on the
7 driver's license or learner's permit.
8 (b) If an individual has:
9 (1) indicated on the individual's application for a driver's license
10 or learner's permit that the applicant:
11 (A) is a surviving spouse of a veteran; and
12 (B) wishes to have an indication of the applicant's status as a
13 surviving spouse of a veteran appear on the driver's license or
14 learner's permit; and
15 (2) provided the documentation necessary to verify that the
16 applicant was married, at the time of the decedent's death, to a
17 veteran;
18 an indication of the individual's status as a surviving spouse of a
19 veteran shall be shown on the driver's license or learner's permit.
20 (c) If an individual submits information concerning the individual's
21 medical condition in conjunction with the individual's application for
22 a driver's license or learner's permit, the bureau shall place an
23 identifying symbol in a prominent location on a driver's license or
24 learner's permit to indicate that the individual has a medical condition
25 of note. The bureau shall include information on the individual's
26 driver's license or learner's permit that briefly describes the individual's
27 medical condition. The information must be notated in a manner that
28 alerts an individual reading the driver's license or learner's permit to the
29 existence of the medical condition. The individual submitting the
30 information concerning the medical condition is responsible for its
31 accuracy.
32 (d) Notwithstanding the July 1, 2021, effective date in HEA
33 1506-2019, SECTION 50 (P.L.178-2019), this section takes effect July
34 1, 2020 (rather than July 1, 2021). If an individual submits
35 information concerning the individual's use of a service animal due
36 to a disability in conjunction with the individual's application for
37 a driver's license or learner's permit, the bureau shall place an
38 identifying symbol in a prominent location on a driver's license or
39 learner's permit to indicate that the individual uses a service
40 animal due to a disability. The bureau shall include information on
41 the individual's driver's license or learner's permit that briefly
42 describes the individual's use of a service animal. The information
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1 must be notated in a manner that alerts an individual reading the
2 driver's license or learner's permit to the individual's need for a
3 service animal due to a disability. The individual submitting the
4 information concerning the use of a service animal is responsible
5 for its accuracy.
6 SECTION 5. IC 9-24-16-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.111-2021,
7 SECTION 70, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
8 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 3. (a) An identification card:
9 (1) in physical form must have the same dimensions and shape as
10 a driver's license; and
11 (2) in the form of a mobile credential must have the same format
12 as a driver's license;
13 but the card must have markings sufficient to distinguish the card from
14 a driver's license.
15 (b) Except as provided in subsection (g), (h), the front side of a
16 physical identification card or the top portion of an identification card
17 in the format of a mobile credential must contain the expiration date of
18 the identification card and the following information about the
19 individual to whom the card is being issued:
20 (1) Full legal name.
21 (2) The address of the principal residence.
22 (3) Date of birth.
23 (4) Date of issue and date of expiration.
24 (5) Unique identification number.
25 (6) Gender.
26 (7) Weight.
27 (8) Height.
28 (9) Color of eyes and hair.
29 (10) Reproduction of the signature of the individual identified.
30 (11) Whether the individual is blind (as defined in
31 IC 12-7-2-21(1)).
32 (12) If the individual is less than eighteen (18) years of age at the
33 time of issuance, the dates on which the individual will become:
34 (A) eighteen (18) years of age; and
35 (B) twenty-one (21) years of age.
36 (13) If the individual is at least eighteen (18) years of age but less
37 than twenty-one (21) years of age at the time of issuance, the date
38 on which the individual will become twenty-one (21) years of age.
39 (14) Digital photograph of the individual.
40 (c) The information contained on the identification card as required
41 by subsection (b)(12) or (b)(13) for an individual who is less than
42 twenty-one (21) years of age at the time of issuance shall be notated
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1 prominently on the identification card.
2 (d) If the individual complies with section 2(f) or 2(g) of this
3 chapter, an indication of the individual's veteran status or status as the
4 surviving spouse of a veteran of the armed forces of the United States,
5 as applicable, shall be shown on the identification card.
6 (e) If the applicant for an identification card submits information to
7 the bureau concerning the applicant's medical condition, the bureau
8 shall place an identifying symbol on the face of the identification card
9 to indicate that the applicant has a medical condition of note. The
10 bureau shall include information on the identification card that briefly
11 describes the medical condition of the holder of the card. The
12 information must be printed in a manner that alerts a person reading the
13 card to the existence of the medical condition. The applicant for an
14 identification card is responsible for the accuracy of the information
15 concerning the medical condition submitted under this subsection. The
16 bureau shall inform an applicant that submission of information under
17 this subsection is voluntary.
18 (f) If the applicant for an identification card submits
19 information to the bureau concerning the applicant's use of a
20 service animal due to a disability, the bureau shall place an
21 identifying symbol on the face of the identification card to indicate
22 that the applicant uses a service animal due to a disability. The
23 bureau shall include information on the identification card that
24 briefly describes the applicant's use of a service animal due to a
25 disability of the holder of the card. The information must be
26 printed in a manner that alerts a person reading the card to the
27 applicant's use of a service animal due to a disability. The
28 applicant for an identification card is responsible for the accuracy
29 of the information concerning the applicant's use of the service
30 animal due to a disability submitted under this subsection. The
31 bureau shall inform an applicant that submission of information
32 under this subsection is voluntary.
33 (f) (g) An identification card issued by the state to an individual
34 who:
35 (1) has a valid, unexpired nonimmigrant visa or has nonimmigrant
36 visa status for entry in the United States;
37 (2) has a pending application for asylum in the United States;
38 (3) has a pending or approved application for temporary protected
39 status in the United States;
40 (4) has approved deferred action status; or
41 (5) has a pending application for adjustment of status to that of an
42 alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United
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1 States or conditional permanent residence status in the United
2 States;
3 must be clearly identified as a temporary identification card. A
4 temporary identification card issued under this subsection may not be
5 renewed without the presentation of valid documentary evidence
6 proving that the holder of the identification card's temporary status has
7 been extended.
8 (g) (h) For purposes of subsection (b), an individual certified as a
9 program participant in the address confidentiality program under
10 IC 5-26.5 is not required to provide the address of the individual's
11 principal residence, but may provide an address designated by the
12 office of the attorney general under IC 5-26.5 as the address of the
13 individual's principal residence.
14 (h) (i) The bureau shall validate an identification card for motor
15 driven cycle operation upon a highway by endorsement to an individual
16 who:
17 (1) applies for or has previously been issued an identification card
18 under this chapter;
19 (2) makes the appropriate application for endorsement; and
20 (3) satisfactorily completes the test required under section 3.6 of
21 this chapter.
22 The bureau shall place a designation on the face of the identification
23 card to indicate that the individual has received a motor driven cycle
24 endorsement.
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