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Indiana House Bill HB1372

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33 HOUSE BILL No. 1372
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55 DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
66 Citations Affected: IC 3-5-2-40.5; IC 3-7; IC 3-11-8-25.2;
77 IC 7.1-1-3-7; IC 9-13-2; IC 9-14; IC 9-18.5-29-3; IC 9-21; IC 9-24;
88 IC 9-25; IC 9-26-1; IC 9-27-6; IC 9-30; IC 9-33-4-2; IC 20-33;
99 IC 31-37-19; IC 34-24-1-1; IC 34-30-2.1; IC 35-43-1-2;
1010 IC 35-44.1-3-1; IC 35-52-9.1.
1111 Synopsis: Driving privilege cards. Provides that an individual who is
1212 an Indiana resident and cannot provide proof of identity and lawful
1313 status in the United States may apply for a driving privilege card to
1414 obtain driving privileges. Sets forth the requirements to obtain a
1515 driving privilege card. Provides that a driving privilege card may not
1616 be used as identification for any state or federal purpose (other than to
1717 confer driving privileges), for the purpose of voting, or to verify
1818 employment. Requires an individual who holds a driving privilege card
1919 and operates a motor vehicle to verify and continuously maintain
2020 financial responsibility on any motor vehicle operated by the individual
2121 who holds the driving privilege card in the amount required by law.
2222 Provides that the bureau of motor vehicles may not disclose certain
2323 information unless presented with a lawful court order or judicial
2424 warrant. Requires an applicant for a driving privilege card or driving
2525 privilege card renewal to sign up for selective service. Requires the
2626 bureau of motor vehicles to submit an annual report to the legislative
2727 council and the interim study committee on roads and transportation.
2828 Makes conforming amendments. Makes technical corrections.
2929 Effective: Upon passage; July 1, 2025.
3030 Karickhoff, Torr
3131 January 10, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation.
3232 2024 IN 1372—LS 6442/DI 151 Introduced
3333 Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
3434 PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
3535 Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
3636 additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
3737 Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
3838 provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
3939 word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
4040 a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
4141 Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
4242 between statutes enacted by the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
4343 HOUSE BILL No. 1372
4444 A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
4545 motor vehicles.
4646 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
4747 1 SECTION 1. IC 3-5-2-40.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.209-2021,
4848 2 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
4949 3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 40.5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b),
5050 4 "proof of identification" refers to a document that satisfies all the
5151 5 following:
5252 6 (1) The document shows the name of the individual to whom the
5353 7 document was issued, and the name conforms to the name in the
5454 8 individual's voter registration record.
5555 9 (2) The document shows a photograph of the individual to whom
5656 10 the document was issued.
5757 11 (3) The document includes an expiration date, and the document:
5858 12 (A) is not expired; or
5959 13 (B) expired after the date of the most recent general election.
6060 14 (4) The document was issued by the United States or the state of
6161 15 Indiana.
6262 16 (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(3), a document issued by the
6363 17 United States Department of Defense, the United States Department of
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6565 1 Veterans Affairs (or its predecessor, the Veterans Administration), a
6666 2 branch of the uniformed services, the Merchant Marine, the Indiana
6767 3 National Guard, or a Native American Indian tribe or band recognized
6868 4 by the United States government that:
6969 5 (1) otherwise complies with the requirements of subsection (a);
7070 6 and
7171 7 (2) has no expiration date or states that the document has an
7272 8 indefinite expiration date;
7373 9 is sufficient proof of identification for purposes of this title.
7474 10 (c) The term does not include a driving privilege card issued
7575 11 under IC 9-24-3.5.
7676 12 SECTION 2. IC 3-7-14-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.128-2015,
7777 13 SECTION 35, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
7878 14 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to an
7979 15 application to obtain or renew a driving privilege card (as defined
8080 16 in IC 9-13-2-48.1) issued under IC 9-24-3.5.
8181 17 (b) An application to obtain or renew a motor vehicle driver's
8282 18 license, permit, or identification card serves as an application for voter
8383 19 registration:
8484 20 (1) under this article; and
8585 21 (2) as provided in 52 U.S.C. 20504(a)(1);
8686 22 unless the applicant fails to sign the voter registration application.
8787 23 SECTION 3. IC 3-7-33-4.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.128-2015,
8888 24 SECTION 114, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
8989 25 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4.5. (a) Except as provided in
9090 26 subsection (b), this section applies to an individual who:
9191 27 (1) submits an application to register to vote by mail under
9292 28 IC 3-7-22; and
9393 29 (2) has not previously voted in:
9494 30 (A) a general election in Indiana (or a special election for
9595 31 federal office in Indiana); or
9696 32 (B) a general election (or a special election for federal office)
9797 33 in the county where the individual has submitted an
9898 34 application under this chapter if the application was received
9999 35 by the county voter registration office after December 31,
100100 36 2002, and before January 1, 2006.
101101 37 (b) This section does not apply to an individual who complies with
102102 38 the requirements in any of the following:
103103 39 (1) The individual submits an application to register to vote by
104104 40 mail under this chapter and includes with that mailing a copy of:
105105 41 (A) a current and valid photo identification, other than a
106106 42 driving privilege card issued under IC 9-24-3.5; or
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108108 1 (B) a current utility bill, bank statement, government check,
109109 2 paycheck, or government document;
110110 3 that shows the name and residence address of the voter stated on
111111 4 the voter registration application.
112112 5 (2) The individual submits an application to register to vote by
113113 6 mail under this chapter that includes:
114114 7 (A) the individual's Indiana driver's license number, other
115115 8 than a driving privilege card issued under IC 9-24-3.5; or
116116 9 (B) the last four (4) digits of the individual's Social Security
117117 10 number;
118118 11 and the county voter registration office or election division
119119 12 matches the information submitted by the applicant with an
120120 13 existing Indiana identification record bearing the same number,
121121 14 name, and date of birth set forth in the voter registration
122122 15 application.
123123 16 (3) The individual is an absent uniformed services voter or
124124 17 overseas voter.
125125 18 (4) The individual is entitled to vote other than in person under
126126 19 the federal Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped
127127 20 Act (52 U.S.C. 20102(b)(2)(B)(ii)) due to a determination by the
128128 21 election division that a permanent or temporarily accessible
129129 22 polling place cannot be provided for the individual.
130130 23 (5) The individual is entitled to vote other than in person under
131131 24 any other federal law.
132132 25 (c) When a county voter registration office receives a voter
133133 26 registration application by mail, the office shall determine whether the
134134 27 applicant is subject to the requirements to provide additional
135135 28 documentation under this section and 52 U.S.C. 21083.
136136 29 (d) As required by 52 U.S.C. 21083, a county voter registration
137137 30 office shall administer the requirements of this section in a uniform and
138138 31 nondiscriminatory manner.
139139 32 (e) If the county voter registration office determines that the
140140 33 applicant:
141141 34 (1) is not required to submit additional documentation under this
142142 35 section; or
143143 36 (2) has provided the documentation required under this section;
144144 37 the county voter registration office shall process the application in
145145 38 accordance with section 5 of this chapter.
146146 39 (f) If the county voter registration office determines that the
147147 40 applicant is required to submit additional documentation under this
148148 41 section and 52 U.S.C. 21083, the office shall process the application
149149 42 under section 5 of this chapter and, if the applicant is otherwise eligible
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151151 1 to vote, add the information concerning this documentation to the
152152 2 voter's computerized registration entry under IC 3-7-27-20.2.
153153 3 (g) The county voter registration office shall remove the notation
154154 4 described in subsection (f) after the voter votes in an election for a
155155 5 federal office.
156156 6 SECTION 4. IC 3-11-8-25.2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.115-2022,
157157 7 SECTION 6, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
158158 8 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 25.2. (a) The poll clerk or assistant poll clerk shall
159159 9 examine the list provided under IC 3-7-29-1 to determine if the county
160160 10 election board has indicated that the voter is required to provide
161161 11 additional personal identification under 52 U.S.C. 21083 and
162162 12 IC 3-7-33-4.5 before voting in person. If the list indicates that the voter
163163 13 is required to present this identification before voting in person, the
164164 14 poll clerk shall advise the voter that the voter must present, in addition
165165 15 to the proof of identification required by section 25.1(a) of this chapter,
166166 16 a piece of identification described in subsection (b) to the poll clerk.
167167 17 (b) As required by 52 U.S.C. 21083, and in addition to the proof of
168168 18 identification required by section 25.1(a) of this chapter, a voter
169169 19 described by IC 3-7-33-4.5 who has not complied with IC 3-7-33-4.5
170170 20 before appearing at the polls on election day must present one (1) of the
171171 21 following documents to the poll clerk:
172172 22 (1) A current and valid photo identification, except for a driving
173173 23 privilege card issued under IC 9-24-3.5.
174174 24 (2) A current utility bill.
175175 25 (3) A current bank statement.
176176 26 (4) A current government check.
177177 27 (5) A current paycheck.
178178 28 (6) A current government document.
179179 29 The document presented by the voter must show the name and
180180 30 residence address of the voter.
181181 31 (c) If a voter presents a document under subsection (b), the poll
182182 32 clerk shall add a notation to the list indicating the type of document
183183 33 presented by the voter. The election division shall prescribe a
184184 34 standardized coding system to classify documents presented under this
185185 35 subsection for entry into the county voter registration system.
186186 36 (d) If a voter required to present documentation under subsection (b)
187187 37 is unable to present the documentation to the poll clerk while present
188188 38 in the polls, the poll clerk shall notify the precinct election board. The
189189 39 board shall provide a provisional ballot to the voter under IC 3-11.7-2.
190190 40 (e) The precinct election board shall advise the voter, both orally
191191 41 and in writing, that the voter may file a copy of the documentation with
192192 42 the county voter registration office to permit the provisional ballot to
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194194 1 be counted under IC 3-11.7. The election division shall prescribe the
195195 2 form of the explanation required by this subsection.
196196 3 SECTION 5. IC 7.1-1-3-7 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
197197 4 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7. (a) Bona Fide
198198 5 Evidence of Majority or Identity. The term "bona fide evidence of
199199 6 majority or identity" means a document, including: but not limited to,
200200 7 (1) a license or permit to operate a motor vehicle, except for a
201201 8 driving privilege card issued under IC 9-24-3.5;
202202 9 (2) a Selective Service registration certificate; or
203203 10 (3) an a United States Armed Forces identification card. but
204204 11 excluding
205205 12 (b) The term excludes a voter's voter registration card, issued by
206206 13 the federal or state governments or one (1) of their political
207207 14 subdivisions.
208208 15 SECTION 6. IC 9-13-2-41 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
209209 16 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 41. "Current driving
210210 17 license" means every class and kind of license or permit, other than a
211211 18 driving privilege card, that evidences the privilege to operate a motor
212212 19 vehicle upon the highways of Indiana. The term includes a privilege
213213 20 granted by the license.
214214 21 SECTION 7. IC 9-13-2-48, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2023,
215215 22 SECTION 12, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
216216 23 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 48. (a) "Driver's license" means the following:
217217 24 (1) Any type of license issued by the state in the form of a
218218 25 physical credential authorizing an individual to operate the type
219219 26 of vehicle for which the license was issued, in the manner for
220220 27 which the license was issued, on a highway. The term includes
221221 28 any endorsements added to the license under IC 9-24-8.5.
222222 29 (2) Except for a commercial driver's license issued under
223223 30 IC 9-24-6.1, any type of license issued by the state in the form of
224224 31 a mobile credential authorizing an individual to operate the type
225225 32 of vehicle for which the license was issued, in the manner for
226226 33 which the license was issued, on a highway. The term includes
227227 34 any endorsements added to the license under IC 9-24-8.5.
228228 35 (b) The term does not include a driving privilege card.
229229 36 SECTION 8. IC 9-13-2-48.1 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
230230 37 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
231231 38 1, 2025]: Sec. 48.1. (a) "Driving privilege card" means a physical
232232 39 credential authorizing an individual who is not a citizen of the
233233 40 United States to operate a passenger motor vehicle or a truck with
234234 41 a declared gross weight equal to or less than eleven thousand
235235 42 (11,000) pounds.
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237237 1 (b) The term includes a driving privilege card learner's permit.
238238 2 SECTION 9. IC 9-13-2-93.4 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
239239 3 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
240240 4 1, 2025]: Sec. 93.4. "Licensed driver" means an individual holding
241241 5 either of the following:
242242 6 (1) A valid driver's license issued under IC 9-24-3.
243243 7 (2) A valid driving privilege card issued under IC 9-24-3.5.
244244 8 SECTION 10. IC 9-13-2-103.4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2023,
245245 9 SECTION 16, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
246246 10 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 103.4. "Mobile credential" means digital data
247247 11 issued to a telecommunications device by the bureau under
248248 12 IC 9-24-17.5 of the information contained on the following:
249249 13 (1) A driver's license.
250250 14 (2) A learner's permit.
251251 15 (3) An identification card.
252252 16 The term does not include a driving privilege card issued under
253253 17 IC 9-24-3.5, a commercial driver's license or commercial learner's
254254 18 permit issued under IC 9-24-6.1, a motorcycle learner's permit issued
255255 19 under IC 9-24-8-3, a photo exempt driver's license issued under
256256 20 IC 9-24-11-5(b), or a photo exempt identification card issued under
257257 21 IC 9-24-16.5.
258258 22 SECTION 11. IC 9-13-2-125.6, AS ADDED BY P.L.211-2023,
259259 23 SECTION 19, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
260260 24 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 125.6. "Physical credential" means the following
261261 25 forms of documentation issued by the bureau under IC 9-24 in physical
262262 26 form:
263263 27 (1) A driver's license.
264264 28 (2) A learner's permit.
265265 29 (3) A motorcycle learner's permit.
266266 30 (4) An identification card.
267267 31 (5) A photo exempt identification card.
268268 32 (6) A commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit.
269269 33 (7) A driving privilege card.
270270 34 SECTION 12. IC 9-14-6-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
271271 35 SECTION 186, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
272272 36 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. "Highly restricted personal
273273 37 information" means the following information that identifies an
274274 38 individual:
275275 39 (1) Digital photograph or image.
276276 40 (2) Social Security number.
277277 41 (3) Individual taxpayer identification number.
278278 42 (3) (4) Medical or disability information.
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280280 1 SECTION 13. IC 9-14-6-6, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
281281 2 SECTION 186, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
282282 3 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 6. "Personal information" means
283283 4 information that identifies an individual, including an individual's:
284284 5 (1) digital photograph or image;
285285 6 (2) Social Security number;
286286 7 (3) driver's license, driving privilege card, or identification
287287 8 document number;
288288 9 (4) name;
289289 10 (5) address (but not the ZIP code);
290290 11 (6) telephone number; or
291291 12 (7) medical or disability information.
292292 13 The term does not include information about vehicular accidents,
293293 14 driving or equipment related violations, and or an individual's driver's
294294 15 license, driving privilege card, or registration status.
295295 16 SECTION 14. IC 9-14-8-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
296296 17 SECTION 188, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
297297 18 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. The bureau may do the
298298 19 following:
299299 20 (1) Adopt and enforce rules under IC 4-22-2 that are necessary to
300300 21 carry out this title.
301301 22 (2) Subject to the approval of the commission, request the
302302 23 necessary office space, storage space, and parking facilities for
303303 24 each license branch operated by the commission from the Indiana
304304 25 department of administration as provided in IC 4-20.5-5-5.
305305 26 (3) Upon any reasonable ground appearing on the records of the
306306 27 bureau and subject to rules and guidelines of the bureau, suspend
307307 28 or revoke the following:
308308 29 (A) The current driving privileges or driver's license of any
309309 30 individual.
310310 31 (B) The current driving privileges or driving privilege card
311311 32 of any individual.
312312 33 (B) (C) The certificate of registration and proof of registration
313313 34 for any vehicle.
314314 35 (C) (D) The certificate of registration and proof of registration
315315 36 for any watercraft, off-road vehicle, or snowmobile.
316316 37 (4) With the approval of the commission, adopt rules under
317317 38 IC 4-22-2 to do the following:
318318 39 (A) Increase or decrease any fee or charge imposed under this
319319 40 title.
320320 41 (B) Impose a fee on any other service for which a fee is not
321321 42 imposed under this article.
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323323 1 (C) Increase or decrease a fee imposed under clause (B).
324324 2 (D) Designate the fund or account in which a:
325325 3 (i) fee increase under clause (A) or (C); or
326326 4 (ii) new fee under clause (B);
327327 5 shall be deposited.
328328 6 SECTION 15. IC 9-14-11-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
329329 7 SECTION 191, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
330330 8 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. The board shall provide the
331331 9 commissioner and the office of traffic safety created by IC 9-27-2-2
332332 10 with assistance in the administration of Indiana driver licensing laws,
333333 11 including:
334334 12 (1) providing guidance to the commissioner in the area of
335335 13 licensing drivers with health or other problems that may adversely
336336 14 affect a driver's ability to operate a vehicle safely;
337337 15 (2) recommending factors to be used in determining qualifications
338338 16 and ability for issuance and retention of a driver's license or
339339 17 driving privilege card; and
340340 18 (3) recommending and participating in the review of license and
341341 19 driving privilege card suspension, restriction, or revocation
342342 20 appeal procedures, including reasonable investigation into the
343343 21 facts of the matter.
344344 22 SECTION 16. IC 9-14-13-2, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
345345 23 SECTION 193, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
346346 24 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. (a) The bureau shall not disclose:
347347 25 (1) the Social Security number;
348348 26 (2) the federal identification number;
349349 27 (3) the driver's license or driving privilege card number;
350350 28 (4) the digital image of the driver's license, driving privilege
351351 29 card, identification card, or photo exempt identification card
352352 30 applicant;
353353 31 (5) a reproduction of the signature secured under IC 9-24-9-1,
354354 32 IC 9-24-16-2, or IC 9-24-16.5-2; or
355355 33 (6) medical or disability information;
356356 34 (7) the individual taxpayer identification number;
357357 35 (8) the type of credential held by an individual; or
358358 36 (9) the expiration date of a driver's license or driving privilege
359359 37 card;
360360 38 of any individual except as provided in subsection subsections (b) and
361361 39 (c).
362362 40 (b) The bureau may disclose any information listed in subsection
363363 41 (a): (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(4), (a)(5), or (a)(6):
364364 42 (1) to a law enforcement officer;
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366366 1 (2) to an agent or a designee of the department of state revenue;
367367 2 (3) for uses permitted under IC 9-14-13-7(1), IC 9-14-13-7(4),
368368 3 IC 9-14-13-7(6), and IC 9-14-13-7(9); section 7(1), 7(4), 7(6),
369369 4 and 7(9) of this chapter; or
370370 5 (4) for voter registration and election purposes required under
371371 6 IC 3-7 or IC 9-24-2.5.
372372 7 (c) The bureau may disclose any information listed in subsection
373373 8 (a)(1), (a)(7), (a)(8), or (a)(9):
374374 9 (1) to a law enforcement officer;
375375 10 (2) to an agent or a designee of the department of state
376376 11 revenue;
377377 12 (3) for uses permitted under section 7(1), 7(4), 7(6), and 7(9)
378378 13 of this chapter; or
379379 14 (4) for voter registration and election purposes required
380380 15 under IC 3-7 or IC 9-24-2.5.
381381 16 (d) The bureau may disclose any information under subsection
382382 17 (c) if the person requesting the information:
383383 18 (1) provides proof of identity;
384384 19 (2) represents that the use of the information will be strictly
385385 20 limited to the uses permitted under section 7(1), 7(4), 7(6), and
386386 21 7(9) of this chapter; and
387387 22 (3) represents that the use of the information will not be used
388388 23 for immigration purposes, unless provided with a lawful court
389389 24 order or judicial warrant.
390390 25 SECTION 17. IC 9-14-13-7, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
391391 26 SECTION 193, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
392392 27 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7. Except as provided in section
393393 28 2(c) of this chapter, the bureau may disclose certain personal
394394 29 information that is not highly restricted personal information, if the
395395 30 person requesting the information provides proof of identity and
396396 31 represents that the use of the personal information will be strictly
397397 32 limited to at least one (1) of the following:
398398 33 (1) For use by a government agency, including a court or law
399399 34 enforcement agency, in carrying out its functions, or a person
400400 35 acting on behalf of a government agency in carrying out its
401401 36 functions.
402402 37 (2) For use in connection with matters concerning:
403403 38 (A) motor vehicle or driver safety and theft;
404404 39 (B) motor vehicle emissions;
405405 40 (C) motor vehicle product alterations, recalls, or advisories;
406406 41 (D) performance monitoring of motor vehicles, motor vehicle
407407 42 parts, and dealers;
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409409 1 (E) motor vehicle market research activities, including survey
410410 2 research;
411411 3 (F) the removal of nonowner records from the original owner
412412 4 records of motor vehicle manufacturers; and
413413 5 (G) motor fuel theft under IC 24-4.6-5.
414414 6 (3) For use in the normal course of business by a business or its
415415 7 agents, employees, or contractors, but only:
416416 8 (A) to verify the accuracy of personal information submitted
417417 9 by an individual to the business or its agents, employees, or
418418 10 contractors; and
419419 11 (B) if information submitted to a business is not correct or is
420420 12 no longer correct, to obtain the correct information only for
421421 13 purposes of preventing fraud by pursuing legal remedies
422422 14 against, or recovering on a debt or security interest against, the
423423 15 individual.
424424 16 (4) For use in connection with a civil, a criminal, an
425425 17 administrative, or an arbitration proceeding in a court or
426426 18 government agency or before a self-regulatory body, including the
427427 19 service of process, investigation in anticipation of litigation, and
428428 20 the execution or enforcement of judgments and orders, or under
429429 21 an order of a court.
430430 22 (5) For use in research activities, and for use in producing
431431 23 statistical reports, as long as the personal information is not
432432 24 published, redisclosed, or used to contact the individuals who are
433433 25 the subject of the personal information.
434434 26 (6) For use by an insurer, an insurance support organization, or a
435435 27 self-insured entity, or the agents, employees, or contractors of an
436436 28 insurer, an insurance support organization, or a self-insured entity
437437 29 in connection with claims investigation activities, anti-fraud
438438 30 activities, rating, or underwriting.
439439 31 (7) For use in providing notice to the owners of towed or
440440 32 impounded vehicles.
441441 33 (8) For use by a licensed private investigative agency or licensed
442442 34 security service for a purpose allowed under this section.
443443 35 (9) For use by an employer or its agent or insurer to obtain or
444444 36 verify information relating to a holder of a commercial driver's
445445 37 license that is required under the Commercial Motor Vehicle
446446 38 Safety Act of 1986 (49 U.S.C. 31131 et seq.).
447447 39 (10) For use in connection with the operation of private toll
448448 40 transportation facilities.
449449 41 (11) For any use in response to requests for individual motor
450450 42 vehicle records when the bureau has obtained the written consent
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452452 1 of the person to whom the personal information pertains.
453453 2 (12) For bulk distribution for surveys, marketing, or solicitations
454454 3 when the bureau has obtained the written consent of the person to
455455 4 whom the personal information pertains.
456456 5 (13) For use by any person, when the person demonstrates, in a
457457 6 form and manner prescribed by the bureau, that written consent
458458 7 has been obtained from the individual who is the subject of the
459459 8 information.
460460 9 (14) For any other use specifically authorized by law that is
461461 10 related to the operation of a motor vehicle or public safety.
462462 11 However, this section does not affect the use of anatomical gift
463463 12 information on a person's driver's license, driving privilege card, or
464464 13 identification document issued by the bureau, nor does this section
465465 14 affect the administration of anatomical gift initiatives in Indiana.
466466 15 SECTION 18. IC 9-18.5-29-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2023,
467467 16 SECTION 25, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
468468 17 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) An individual who registers a vehicle under
469469 18 this title may apply for and receive a Hoosier veteran license plate for
470470 19 one (1) or more vehicles upon doing the following:
471471 20 (1) Completing an application for a Hoosier veteran license plate.
472472 21 (2) Presenting one (1) of the following to the bureau:
473473 22 (A) A United States Uniformed Services Retiree Identification
474474 23 Card.
475475 24 (B) A DD 214 or DD 215 record.
476476 25 (C) United States military discharge papers.
477477 26 (D) A current armed forces identification card.
478478 27 (E) A physical credential or mobile credential issued to the
479479 28 individual that contains an indication of veteran status under
480480 29 IC 9-24-11-5.5, other than a driving privilege card issued
481481 30 under IC 9-24-3.5.
482482 31 (3) Paying a fee in an amount of fifteen dollars ($15).
483483 32 (b) The bureau shall distribute at least one (1) time each month the
484484 33 fee described in subsection (a)(3) to the director of veterans' affairs for
485485 34 deposit in the military family relief fund established under
486486 35 IC 10-17-12-8.
487487 36 SECTION 19. IC 9-21-8-52, AS AMENDED BY P.L.144-2019,
488488 37 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
489489 38 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 52. (a) A person who operates a vehicle and who
490490 39 recklessly:
491491 40 (1) drives at such an unreasonably high rate of speed or at such an
492492 41 unreasonably low rate of speed under the circumstances as to:
493493 42 (A) endanger the safety or the property of others; or
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495495 1 (B) block the proper flow of traffic;
496496 2 (2) passes another vehicle from the rear while on a slope or on a
497497 3 curve where vision is obstructed for a distance of less than five
498498 4 hundred (500) feet ahead;
499499 5 (3) drives in and out of a line of traffic, except as otherwise
500500 6 permitted; or
501501 7 (4) speeds up or refuses to give one-half (1/2) of the roadway to
502502 8 a driver overtaking and desiring to pass;
503503 9 commits a Class C misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Class A
504504 10 misdemeanor if it causes bodily injury to a person.
505505 11 (b) A person who operates a vehicle and who recklessly passes a
506506 12 school bus stopped on a roadway or a private road when the arm signal
507507 13 device specified in IC 9-21-12-13 is in the device's extended position
508508 14 commits a Class A misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Level 6
509509 15 felony if it causes bodily injury to a person, and a Level 5 felony if it
510510 16 causes the death of a person.
511511 17 (c) If an offense under subsection (a) results in damage to the
512512 18 property of another person, it is a Class B misdemeanor and the court
513513 19 may recommend the suspension of the current driving license or
514514 20 driving privilege card of the person convicted of the offense described
515515 21 in subsection (a) for a fixed period of not more than one (1) year.
516516 22 (d) If an offense under subsection (a) causes bodily injury to a
517517 23 person, the court may recommend the suspension of the driving
518518 24 privileges of the person convicted of the offense described in this
519519 25 subsection for a fixed period of not more than one (1) year.
520520 26 (e) In addition to any other penalty imposed under subsection (b),
521521 27 the court may suspend the person's driving privileges:
522522 28 (1) for ninety (90) days; or
523523 29 (2) if the person has committed at least one (1) previous offense
524524 30 under this section or IC 9-21-12-1, for one (1) year.
525525 31 SECTION 20. IC 9-21-11-12, AS AMENDED BY P.L.111-2021,
526526 32 SECTION 33, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
527527 33 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 12. A motor driven cycle may not be operated
528528 34 under any of the following conditions:
529529 35 (1) By an individual less than fifteen (15) years of age.
530530 36 (2) By an individual who does not have:
531531 37 (A) an unexpired identification card with a motor driven cycle
532532 38 endorsement issued to the individual by the bureau under
533533 39 IC 9-24-16;
534534 40 (B) a valid driver's license or driving privilege card; or
535535 41 (C) a valid learner's permit.
536536 42 (3) On an interstate highway or a sidewalk.
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538538 1 (4) At a speed greater than thirty-five (35) miles per hour.
539539 2 (5) The vehicle has not been registered as a motor driven cycle.
540540 3 SECTION 21. IC 9-24-1-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2023,
541541 4 SECTION 28, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
542542 5 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in section 7 of this
543543 6 chapter, an individual must have a valid:
544544 7 (1) driver's license; or
545545 8 (2) permit; or
546546 9 (3) driving privilege card;
547547 10 including any necessary endorsements, issued to the individual by the
548548 11 bureau in the form of a physical credential to operate upon a highway
549549 12 the type of motor vehicle for which the driver's license, endorsement,
550550 13 or permit was issued.
551551 14 (b) An individual must have:
552552 15 (1) an unexpired identification card with a motor driven cycle
553553 16 endorsement issued to the individual by the bureau under
554554 17 IC 9-24-16;
555555 18 (2) a valid driver's license or driving privilege card; or
556556 19 (3) a valid learner's permit;
557557 20 issued in the form of a physical credential to operate a motor driven
558558 21 cycle upon a highway.
559559 22 (c) An individual who violates this section commits a Class C
560560 23 infraction.
561561 24 SECTION 22. IC 9-24-2-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.111-2021,
562562 25 SECTION 35, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
563563 26 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) The bureau shall suspend the driving
564564 27 privileges or invalidate the learner's permit or driving privilege card
565565 28 of an individual who is at least fifteen (15) years of age and less than
566566 29 eighteen (18) years of age and meets any of the following conditions:
567567 30 (1) Is a habitual truant under IC 20-33-2-11.
568568 31 (2) Is under at least a second suspension from school for the
569569 32 school year under IC 20-33-8-14 or IC 20-33-8-15.
570570 33 (3) Is under an expulsion from school under IC 20-33-8-14,
571571 34 IC 20-33-8-15, or IC 20-33-8-16.
572572 35 (4) Is considered a dropout under IC 20-33-2-28.5.
573573 36 (b) At least five (5) days before holding an exit interview under
574574 37 IC 20-33-2-28.5, the school corporation shall give notice by certified
575575 38 mail or personal delivery to the student, the student's parent, or the
576576 39 student's guardian that the student's failure to attend an exit interview
577577 40 under IC 20-33-2-28.5 or return to school if the student does not meet
578578 41 the requirements to withdraw from school under IC 20-33-2-28.5 may
579579 42 result in the revocation or denial of the student's:
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581581 1 (1) driver's license, or learner's permit, or driving privilege card;
582582 2 and
583583 3 (2) employment certificate issued under IC 22-2-18 (before its
584584 4 expiration on June 30, 2021).
585585 5 SECTION 23. IC 9-24-2-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.125-2012,
586586 6 SECTION 167, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
587587 7 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. The bureau shall suspend the
588588 8 driving privileges or invalidate the learner's permit or driving
589589 9 privilege card of an individual less than eighteen (18) years of age
590590 10 who is under an order entered by a juvenile court under IC 31-37-19-13
591591 11 through IC 31-37-19-17 (or IC 31-6-4-15.9(d), IC 31-6-4-15.9(e), or
592592 12 IC 31-6-4-15.9(f) before their repeal).
593593 13 SECTION 24. IC 9-24-2-2.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.257-2017,
594594 14 SECTION 38, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
595595 15 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2.5. (a) The bureau shall suspend the driving
596596 16 privileges or invalidate the learner's permit or driving privilege card
597597 17 of an individual who is under an order entered by a court under
598598 18 IC 35-43-1-2(d).
599599 19 (b) The bureau shall suspend the driving privileges or invalidate the
600600 20 learner's permit or driving privilege card of an individual who is the
601601 21 subject of an order issued under IC 31-37-19-17 (or IC 31-6-4-15.9(f)
602602 22 before its repeal) or IC 35-43-1-2(d).
603603 23 SECTION 25. IC 9-24-2-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2023,
604604 24 SECTION 30, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
605605 25 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) The bureau may not issue a driver's license,
606606 26 or learner's permit, or driving privilege card or grant driving
607607 27 privileges to the following individuals:
608608 28 (1) An individual whose driving privileges have been suspended,
609609 29 during the period for which the driving privileges are suspended,
610610 30 or to an individual whose driver's license or driving privilege
611611 31 card has been revoked, until the time the bureau is authorized
612612 32 under Indiana law to issue the individual a new driver's license or
613613 33 driving privilege card.
614614 34 (2) An individual whose learner's permit or driving privilege
615615 35 card has been suspended or revoked until the time the bureau is
616616 36 authorized under Indiana law to issue the individual a new
617617 37 learner's permit or driving privilege card.
618618 38 (3) An individual who, in the opinion of the bureau, is afflicted
619619 39 with or suffering from a physical or mental disability or disease
620620 40 that prevents the individual from exercising reasonable and
621621 41 ordinary control over a motor vehicle while operating the motor
622622 42 vehicle on a highway.
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624624 1 (4) An individual who is unable to understand highway warnings
625625 2 or direction signs written in the English language.
626626 3 (5) An individual who is required under this article to take an
627627 4 examination unless:
628628 5 (A) the individual successfully passes the examination; or
629629 6 (B) the bureau waives the examination requirement.
630630 7 (6) An individual who is required under IC 9-25 or any other
631631 8 statute to deposit or provide proof of financial responsibility and
632632 9 who has not deposited or provided that proof.
633633 10 (7) An individual when the bureau has good cause to believe that
634634 11 the operation of a motor vehicle on a highway by the individual
635635 12 would be inimical to public safety or welfare.
636636 13 (8) An individual who is the subject of an order issued by:
637637 14 (A) a court under IC 31-16-12-7 (or IC 31-1-11.5-13,
638638 15 IC 31-6-6.1-16, or IC 31-14-12-4 before their repeal); or
639639 16 (B) the Title IV-D agency;
640640 17 ordering that a driver's license or permit not be issued to the
641641 18 individual.
642642 19 (9) Except for an individual granted parole, An individual who
643643 20 has not presented valid documentary evidence to the bureau of the
644644 21 individual's lawful status in the United States, as required by
645645 22 IC 9-24-9-2.5. This subdivision does not apply to the following:
646646 23 (A) An individual granted parole.
647647 24 (B) A driving privilege card or any driving privileges
648648 25 authorized by a driving privilege card.
649649 26 (10) An individual who does not otherwise satisfy the
650650 27 requirements of this article.
651651 28 (b) An individual subject to epileptic seizures may not be denied a
652652 29 driver's license or permit under this section if the individual presents
653653 30 a statement from a licensed physician or an advanced practice
654654 31 registered nurse, on a form prescribed by the bureau, that the individual
655655 32 is under medication and is free from seizures while under medication.
656656 33 SECTION 26. IC 9-24-2-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.111-2021,
657657 34 SECTION 36, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
658658 35 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) If an individual is at least fifteen (15) years
659659 36 of age and less than eighteen (18) years of age and is a habitual truant,
660660 37 is under a suspension or an expulsion, or has withdrawn from school as
661661 38 described in section 1 of this chapter, the bureau shall, upon
662662 39 notification by an authorized representative of the individual's school
663663 40 corporation, suspend the individual's driving privileges until the
664664 41 earliest of the following:
665665 42 (1) The individual becomes eighteen (18) years of age.
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667667 1 (2) One hundred twenty (120) days after the individual is
668668 2 suspended.
669669 3 (3) The suspension, expulsion, or exclusion is reversed after the
670670 4 individual has had a hearing under IC 20-33-8.
671671 5 (b) The bureau shall promptly mail a notice to the individual's last
672672 6 known address that states the following:
673673 7 (1) That the individual's driving privileges will be suspended for
674674 8 a specified period commencing five (5) days after the date of the
675675 9 notice.
676676 10 (2) That the individual has the right to appeal the suspension of
677677 11 the driving privileges.
678678 12 (c) If an aggrieved individual believes that:
679679 13 (1) the information provided was technically incorrect; or
680680 14 (2) the bureau committed a technical or procedural error;
681681 15 the aggrieved individual may appeal the invalidation of a driver's
682682 16 license or driving privilege card under section 5 of this chapter.
683683 17 (d) If an individual satisfies the conditions for reinstatement of a
684684 18 driver's license the individual's driving privileges under this section,
685685 19 the individual may submit to the bureau for review the necessary
686686 20 information certifying that at least one (1) of the events described in
687687 21 subsection (a) has occurred.
688688 22 (e) Upon reviewing and certifying the information received under
689689 23 subsection (d), the bureau shall reinstate the individual's driving
690690 24 privileges.
691691 25 (f) An individual may not operate a motor vehicle in violation of this
692692 26 section.
693693 27 (g) An individual whose driving privileges are suspended under this
694694 28 section is eligible to apply for specialized driving privileges under
695695 29 IC 9-30-16.
696696 30 (h) The bureau shall reinstate the driving privileges of an individual
697697 31 whose driving privileges were suspended under this section if the
698698 32 individual does the following:
699699 33 (1) Establishes to the satisfaction of the principal of the school
700700 34 where the action occurred that caused the suspension of the
701701 35 driving privileges that the individual has:
702702 36 (A) enrolled in a full-time or part-time program of education;
703703 37 and
704704 38 (B) participated for thirty (30) or more days in the program of
705705 39 education.
706706 40 (2) Submits to the bureau a form developed by the bureau that
707707 41 contains:
708708 42 (A) the verified signature of the principal or the president of
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710710 1 the governing body of the school described in subdivision (1);
711711 2 and
712712 3 (B) notification to the bureau that the person has complied
713713 4 with subdivision (1).
714714 5 An individual may appeal the decision of a principal under subdivision
715715 6 (1) to the governing body of the school corporation where the
716716 7 principal's school is located.
717717 8 SECTION 27. IC 9-24-3.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
718718 9 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
719719 10 JULY 1, 2025]:
720720 11 Chapter 3.5. Driving Privilege Card
721721 12 Sec. 1. (a) Beginning January 1, 2026, the bureau shall issue
722722 13 driving privilege cards under this chapter.
723723 14 (b) An individual who:
724724 15 (1) is not a citizen of the United States;
725725 16 (2) is unable to present the valid documentary evidence
726726 17 required by IC 9-24-9-2.5; and
727727 18 (3) provides to the bureau proof of paid income taxes in
728728 19 Indiana for at least the calendar year preceding the
729729 20 application with the bureau;
730730 21 may apply to the bureau for a driving privilege card.
731731 22 Sec. 2. The bureau shall issue a driving privilege card to an
732732 23 individual who meets the following conditions:
733733 24 (1) Has held a valid driving privilege card learner's permit
734734 25 issued under section 3 of this chapter in accordance with the
735735 26 requirements under section 10 of this chapter regarding
736736 27 holding a valid driving privilege card learner's permit.
737737 28 (2) Satisfies the age requirements set forth in section 10 of this
738738 29 chapter.
739739 30 (3) Makes proper application to the bureau under section 4 of
740740 31 this chapter upon a form prescribed by the bureau. The form
741741 32 must include an attestation concerning the number of hours
742742 33 of supervised driving practice that the individual has
743743 34 completed if the individual is required under section 10 of this
744744 35 chapter to complete a certain number of hours of supervised
745745 36 driving practice in order to receive a driving privilege card.
746746 37 The:
747747 38 (A) parent or guardian of an applicant less than eighteen
748748 39 (18) years of age; or
749749 40 (B) applicant, if the applicant is at least eighteen (18) years
750750 41 of age;
751751 42 shall attest in writing under penalty of perjury to the time
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753753 1 logged in practice driving.
754754 2 (4) Submits fingerprints for a local and national criminal
755755 3 background check.
756756 4 (5) Satisfactorily passes the examination and tests required
757757 5 for issuance of a driving privilege card under section 11 of
758758 6 this chapter.
759759 7 (6) Pays the fee prescribed by section 12 of this chapter.
760760 8 Sec. 3. (a) A driving privilege card learner's permit may be used
761761 9 only as the basis to acquire a driving privilege card under this
762762 10 chapter.
763763 11 (b) The fee for a driving privilege card learner's permit is nine
764764 12 dollars ($9). The fee shall be distributed as follows:
765765 13 (1) Twenty-five cents ($0.25) to the motor vehicle highway
766766 14 account.
767767 15 (2) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology
768768 16 fund.
769769 17 (3) Two dollars ($2) to the crossroads 2000 fund.
770770 18 (4) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the integrated
771771 19 public safety communications fund.
772772 20 (5) Five dollars ($5) to the commission fund.
773773 21 (c) A fee described in subsection (b) may not be charged to an
774774 22 individual who:
775775 23 (1) is under the care and supervision of the department of
776776 24 child services; or
777777 25 (2) represents, pursuant to IC 31-36-3-4(b), a homeless youth
778778 26 (as defined in IC 31-36-3-4) and presents a fee and consent
779779 27 waiver affidavit described in IC 31-36-3-4(c);
780780 28 and meets all other requirements for a driving privilege card
781781 29 learner's permit under this section.
782782 30 (d) Except as provided in this chapter, a driving privilege card
783783 31 learner's permit authorizes the holder to operate a motor vehicle,
784784 32 except a motor driven cycle, a motorcycle, or a commercial motor
785785 33 vehicle, upon a highway under the following conditions:
786786 34 (1) While the holder is participating in supervised driving
787787 35 practice in an approved driver education course and is
788788 36 accompanied in the front seat of the motor vehicle by an
789789 37 individual with valid driving privileges who:
790790 38 (A) is licensed as a driver education instructor under
791791 39 IC 9-27-6-8 and is working under the authority of a driver
792792 40 training school described in IC 9-27-6-3(a)(2); or
793793 41 (B) is a certified driver rehabilitation specialist recognized
794794 42 by the bureau who is employed through a driver
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796796 1 rehabilitation program.
797797 2 (2) While the holder is participating in supervised driving
798798 3 practice after having commenced an approved driver
799799 4 education course and is accompanied in the front seat of the
800800 5 motor vehicle by an individual with valid driving privileges
801801 6 who is at least:
802802 7 (A) twenty-five (25) years of age and related to the
803803 8 applicant by blood, marriage, or legal status; or
804804 9 (B) twenty-one (21) years of age if the licensed individual
805805 10 is the holder's spouse.
806806 11 (3) If the holder is not participating in an approved driver
807807 12 education course and is less than eighteen (18) years of age,
808808 13 the holder may participate in supervised driving practice if
809809 14 accompanied in the front seat of the motor vehicle by:
810810 15 (A) an individual who is a licensed driver, with valid
811811 16 driving privileges, who is:
812812 17 (i) at least twenty-five (25) years of age; and
813813 18 (ii) related to the applicant by blood, marriage, or legal
814814 19 status;
815815 20 (B) an individual who is the spouse of the applicant who is:
816816 21 (i) a licensed driver with valid driving privileges; and
817817 22 (ii) at least twenty-one (21) years of age; or
818818 23 (C) an individual with valid driving privileges who:
819819 24 (i) is licensed as a driver education instructor under
820820 25 IC 9-27-6-8 and is working under the authority of a
821821 26 driver training school described in IC 9-27-6-3(a)(2); or
822822 27 (ii) is a certified driver rehabilitation specialist
823823 28 recognized by the bureau who is employed through a
824824 29 driver rehabilitation program.
825825 30 (4) If the holder is not participating in an approved driver
826826 31 education course and is at least eighteen (18) years of age, the
827827 32 holder may participate in supervised driving practice if
828828 33 accompanied in the front seat of the motor vehicle by an
829829 34 individual who is:
830830 35 (A) a licensed driver, with valid driving privileges, who is
831831 36 at least twenty-five (25) years of age; or
832832 37 (B) the spouse of the applicant who is:
833833 38 (i) a licensed driver with valid driving privileges; and
834834 39 (ii) at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
835835 40 (5) If the holder is less than eighteen (18) years of age and is
836836 41 under the care and supervision of the department of child
837837 42 services, the holder may participate in supervised driving
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839839 1 practice if accompanied in the front seat of the motor vehicle
840840 2 by:
841841 3 (A) an individual who is a licensed driver with valid
842842 4 driving privileges who is:
843843 5 (i) at least twenty-five (25) years of age; and
844844 6 (ii) related to the applicant by blood, marriage, or legal
845845 7 status;
846846 8 (B) an individual who is a licensed driver with valid
847847 9 driving privileges who is:
848848 10 (i) at least twenty-five (25) years of age; and
849849 11 (ii) approved by the department of child services; or
850850 12 (C) an individual with valid driving privileges who is:
851851 13 (i) licensed as a driver education instructor under
852852 14 IC 9-27-6-8 and is working under the authority of a
853853 15 driver training school described in IC 9-27-6-3(a)(2); or
854854 16 (ii) a certified driver rehabilitation specialist recognized
855855 17 by the bureau who is employed through a driver
856856 18 rehabilitation program.
857857 19 (e) A holder of a driving privilege card learner's permit may
858858 20 take the skills examination for a driving privilege card not later
859859 21 than the expiration date of the driving privilege card learner's
860860 22 permit.
861861 23 (f) A holder of a driving privilege card learner's permit who
862862 24 does not pass the skills examination after a third attempt is not
863863 25 eligible to take the examination until two (2) months after the date
864864 26 of the last failed examination.
865865 27 (g) The bureau shall publish the following:
866866 28 (1) An online driving guide that may be used by the holder of
867867 29 a driving privilege card learner's permit and the parent of the
868868 30 holder of a driving privilege card learner's permit, if
869869 31 applicable.
870870 32 (2) An online log that must be completed to show evidence of
871871 33 the completion of the hours of supervised driving practice
872872 34 required under section 10(a)(1)(E) or 10(a)(2)(D) of this
873873 35 chapter, as applicable.
874874 36 (h) Except for an individual described in subsection (c), in
875875 37 addition to applicable fees collected under this section for a driving
876876 38 privilege card learner's permit, the bureau shall collect a
877877 39 supplemental fee of one hundred dollars ($100) for an individual
878878 40 to obtain a driving privilege card learner's permit. The bureau
879879 41 shall deposit the fee in the commission fund.
880880 42 (i) A driving privilege card learner's permit expires one (1) year
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882882 1 after the date of issuance.
883883 2 Sec. 4. (a) An applicant for a driving privilege card must apply
884884 3 in person at a license branch.
885885 4 (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), each application for a
886886 5 driving privilege card or driving privilege card learner's permit
887887 6 under this chapter must require the following information:
888888 7 (1) The full legal name of the applicant.
889889 8 (2) The applicant's date of birth.
890890 9 (3) The gender of the applicant.
891891 10 (4) The applicant's height, weight, hair color, and eye color.
892892 11 (5) The address of the applicant.
893893 12 (6) A valid individual taxpayer identification number for the
894894 13 applicant.
895895 14 (7) Whether the applicant has been subject to fainting spells
896896 15 or seizures.
897897 16 (8) Whether the applicant has been issued a previous
898898 17 credential that conferred driving privileges, and if so, when
899899 18 and by what jurisdiction.
900900 19 (9) Whether the applicant's driving privilege card has ever
901901 20 been suspended or revoked, and if so, the date of and the
902902 21 reason for the suspension or revocation.
903903 22 (10) Whether the applicant has been convicted of:
904904 23 (A) a crime punishable as a felony under Indiana motor
905905 24 vehicle law; or
906906 25 (B) any other felony in the commission of which a motor
907907 26 vehicle was used;
908908 27 that has not been expunged by a court.
909909 28 (11) Whether the applicant has a physical or mental disability,
910910 29 and if so, the nature of the disability.
911911 30 (12) The signature of the applicant showing the applicant's
912912 31 legal name as it appears or will appear on the driving
913913 32 privilege card.
914914 33 (13) A digital photograph of the applicant.
915915 34 (14) Any other information the bureau requires.
916916 35 (c) For purposes of subsection (b), an individual certified as a
917917 36 participant in the address confidentiality program under IC 5-26.5
918918 37 is not required to provide the individual's address, but may
919919 38 provide an address designated by the office of the attorney general
920920 39 under IC 5-26.5 as the individual's address.
921921 40 (d) In addition to the information required by subsection (b), an
922922 41 applicant who is required to complete at least fifty (50) hours of
923923 42 supervised driving practice under section 10(a)(1)(E) or 10(a)(2)(D)
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925925 1 of this chapter must submit to the bureau evidence of the time
926926 2 logged in supervised driving practice.
927927 3 (e) An applicant for a driving privilege card under this chapter
928928 4 must provide the bureau with:
929929 5 (1) documentation of residence in Indiana under subsection
930930 6 (g); and
931931 7 (2) documentation of identity under subsection (f).
932932 8 (f) An applicant for a driving privilege card under this chapter
933933 9 must provide the bureau with the documentation in either of the
934934 10 following as proof of identity:
935935 11 (1) One (1) of the following documents:
936936 12 (A) A valid, unexpired foreign passport.
937937 13 (B) A certified copy of a government issued birth
938938 14 certificate with a certified professional English translation
939939 15 or English subtitles if the document is not already written
940940 16 in English.
941941 17 (2) Two (2) of the following documents:
942942 18 (A) A foreign birth certificate, including a certified
943943 19 professional translation if the document is not already
944944 20 written in English.
945945 21 (B) A matricula consular card issued by the state.
946946 22 (C) Court records from a court having jurisdiction in the
947947 23 United States.
948948 24 (D) A foreign driver's license, including a certified
949949 25 professional translation if the document is not already
950950 26 written in English.
951951 27 (E) A Mexican voter registration card.
952952 28 (F) School records from a school in the United States.
953953 29 (G) A driving privilege card issued by the state.
954954 30 (g) An applicant for a driving privilege card under this chapter
955955 31 must provide the bureau with the documentation in the following
956956 32 as proof of residency in Indiana:
957957 33 (1) One (1) of the following documents:
958958 34 (A) A signed Social Security card issued by the Social
959959 35 Security Administration.
960960 36 (B) A W-2 form.
961961 37 (C) An SSA-1099 form.
962962 38 (D) A 1099 form that is not an SSA 1099 form.
963963 39 (E) A pay stub showing the applicant's name and full
964964 40 Social Security number.
965965 41 (F) The individual taxpayer identification number issued
966966 42 by the Internal Revenue Service.
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968968 1 (G) A document or letter from the Internal Revenue
969969 2 Service verifying the individual taxpayer identification
970970 3 number.
971971 4 (2) Two (2) of the following documents:
972972 5 (A) A bank statement.
973973 6 (B) Court documents.
974974 7 (C) A current mortgage or rental contract.
975975 8 (D) A major credit card bill.
976976 9 (E) A property tax notice statement or receipt.
977977 10 (F) A school transcript.
978978 11 (G) A utility bill.
979979 12 (H) A motor vehicle bill.
980980 13 (h) A driving privilege card may not include an endorsement
981981 14 issued by the bureau under IC 9-24-8-4 (before its expiration) or
982982 15 IC 9-24-8.5.
983983 16 Sec. 5. Each application for a driving privilege card under this
984984 17 chapter must include a signed affidavit in which the applicant
985985 18 swears or affirms that the applicant will move forward to adjust
986986 19 the applicant's immigration status on a path to citizenship as soon
987987 20 as the federal government permits the applicant to do so.
988988 21 Sec. 6. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the
989989 22 application of an individual less than eighteen (18) years of age for
990990 23 a driving privilege card under this chapter must be signed and
991991 24 sworn to or affirmed by one (1) of the following in order of
992992 25 preference:
993993 26 (1) The parent having custody of the minor applicant or a
994994 27 designee of the custodial parent specified by the custodial
995995 28 parent.
996996 29 (2) The noncustodial parent (as defined in IC 31-9-2-83) of the
997997 30 minor applicant or a designee of the noncustodial parent
998998 31 specified by the noncustodial parent.
999999 32 (3) The guardian having custody of the minor applicant.
10001000 33 (4) In the absence of a person described in subdivisions (1)
10011001 34 through (3), any other adult who is willing to assume the
10021002 35 obligations imposed by the provisions of this chapter.
10031003 36 (b) The bureau shall require an individual signing an
10041004 37 application under subsection (a) to present a valid form of
10051005 38 identification in a manner prescribed by the bureau.
10061006 39 Sec. 7. (a) An individual who signs an application for a driving
10071007 40 privilege card under this chapter agrees to be responsible jointly
10081008 41 and severally with the minor applicant for any injury or damage
10091009 42 that the minor applicant causes by reason of the operation of a
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10111011 1 motor vehicle if the minor applicant is liable in damages.
10121012 2 (b) An individual who has signed the application of a minor
10131013 3 applicant for a driving privilege card may subsequently file with
10141014 4 the bureau a verified written request that the driving privilege
10151015 5 card be expired. The bureau shall expire the driving privilege card,
10161016 6 and the individual who signed the application of the minor
10171017 7 applicant shall be relieved from the liability that is imposed under
10181018 8 this chapter by reason of having signed the application and that is
10191019 9 subsequently incurred by the minor applicant in operating a motor
10201020 10 vehicle.
10211021 11 (c) When a minor applicant becomes eighteen (18) years of age,
10221022 12 the individual who signed the minor's application is relieved from
10231023 13 the liability imposed under this chapter and subsequently incurred
10241024 14 by the applicant operating a motor vehicle.
10251025 15 Sec. 8. (a) The signature of an individual on a minor's
10261026 16 application as described in section 6 of this chapter is not required
10271027 17 if the minor applicant:
10281028 18 (1) is less than eighteen (18) years of age and is under the care
10291029 19 and supervision of the department of child services; or
10301030 20 (2) is a homeless youth (as defined in IC 31-36-3-4) who is
10311031 21 accompanied by a representative, pursuant to IC 31-36-3-4(b),
10321032 22 and presents a fee and consent waiver affidavit described in
10331033 23 IC 31-36-3-4(c).
10341034 24 (b) A minor applicant described in subsection (a) must provide
10351035 25 proof of ownership of a policy of motor vehicle insurance under
10361036 26 IC 27-2-11.1-3. The minor applicant is responsible for paying all
10371037 27 costs of the policy of motor vehicle insurance and is liable for any
10381038 28 damages caused because of the minor applicant's operation of a
10391039 29 motor vehicle. A state or local government agency, foster parent,
10401040 30 or entity providing services to the minor applicant under a
10411041 31 contract or at the direction of a state or local government agency
10421042 32 shall not be required to pay any costs associated with the policy of
10431043 33 motor vehicle insurance and shall not be held liable for any
10441044 34 damages that result from the operation of a motor vehicle owned
10451045 35 by the minor applicant.
10461046 36 Sec. 9. (a) If the individual who signs an application of a minor
10471047 37 applicant dies, the minor shall notify the bureau of the death and
10481048 38 obtain a new signer.
10491049 39 (b) The bureau, upon:
10501050 40 (1) receipt of satisfactory evidence of the death of the
10511051 41 individual who signed an application of a minor applicant for
10521052 42 a driving privilege card; and
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10541054 1 (2) the failure of the minor holder of the driving privilege card
10551055 2 to obtain a new signer;
10561056 3 shall expire the minor's driving privilege card and may not issue a
10571057 4 new driving privilege card until the time that a new application is
10581058 5 signed.
10591059 6 Sec. 10. (a) An individual must satisfy the requirements set forth
10601060 7 in one (1) of the following to receive a driving privilege card:
10611061 8 (1) The individual meets the following conditions:
10621062 9 (A) Is at least sixteen (16) years and ninety (90) days of age.
10631063 10 (B) Has held a valid driving privilege card learner's permit
10641064 11 for at least one hundred eighty (180) days.
10651065 12 (C) Obtains an instructor's certification that the individual
10661066 13 has satisfactorily completed an approved driver education
10671067 14 course.
10681068 15 (D) Passes the required examinations.
10691069 16 (E) Completes at least fifty (50) hours of supervised driving
10701070 17 practice, of which at least ten (10) hours are nighttime
10711071 18 driving, as provided in subsection (b).
10721072 19 (2) The individual meets the following conditions:
10731073 20 (A) Is at least sixteen (16) years and two hundred seventy
10741074 21 (270) days of age.
10751075 22 (B) Has held a valid driving privilege card learner's permit
10761076 23 for at least one hundred eighty (180) days.
10771077 24 (C) Passes the required examinations.
10781078 25 (D) Completes at least fifty (50) hours of supervised
10791079 26 driving practice, of which at least ten (10) hours are
10801080 27 nighttime driving, as provided in subsection (b).
10811081 28 (3) The individual meets the following conditions:
10821082 29 (A) Is at least sixteen (16) years and one hundred eighty
10831083 30 (180) days of age but less than eighteen (18) years of age.
10841084 31 (B) Has previously been a nonresident of Indiana, but at
10851085 32 the time of application, qualifies as an Indiana resident.
10861086 33 (C) Has held for at least one hundred eighty (180) days a
10871087 34 valid driver's license, excluding a learner's permit or the
10881088 35 equivalent, in the state or a combination of states in which
10891089 36 the individual formerly resided.
10901090 37 (D) Passes the required examinations.
10911091 38 (4) The individual meets the following conditions:
10921092 39 (A) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age.
10931093 40 (B) Has previously been a nonresident of Indiana, but at
10941094 41 the time of application, qualifies as an Indiana resident.
10951095 42 (C) Held a valid driver's license, excluding a learner's
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10971097 1 permit or the equivalent, from the state of prior residence.
10981098 2 (D) Passes the required examinations.
10991099 3 (5) The individual meets the following conditions:
11001100 4 (A) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age.
11011101 5 (B) Is a person with a disability.
11021102 6 (C) Has successfully completed driver rehabilitation
11031103 7 training by a certified driver rehabilitation specialist
11041104 8 recognized by the bureau.
11051105 9 (D) Passes the required examinations.
11061106 10 (b) An applicant who is required to complete at least fifty (50)
11071107 11 hours of supervised driving practice under subsection (a)(1)(E) or
11081108 12 (a)(2)(D) must do the following:
11091109 13 (1) If the applicant is less than eighteen (18) years of age,
11101110 14 complete the supervised driving practice with:
11111111 15 (A) a licensed driver, with valid driving privileges, who is:
11121112 16 (i) at least twenty-five (25) years of age; and
11131113 17 (ii) related to the applicant by blood, marriage, or legal
11141114 18 status;
11151115 19 (B) the spouse of the applicant who is:
11161116 20 (i) a licensed driver with valid driving privileges; and
11171117 21 (ii) at least twenty-one (21) years of age; or
11181118 22 (C) an individual with valid driving privileges who:
11191119 23 (i) is licensed as a driver education instructor under
11201120 24 IC 9-27-6-8 and is working under the authority of a
11211121 25 driver training school described in IC 9-27-6-3(a)(2); or
11221122 26 (ii) is a certified driver rehabilitation specialist
11231123 27 recognized by the bureau who is employed through a
11241124 28 driver rehabilitation program.
11251125 29 (2) If the applicant is at least eighteen (18) years of age,
11261126 30 complete the supervised driving practice with:
11271127 31 (A) a licensed driver, with valid driving privileges, who is
11281128 32 at least twenty-five (25) years of age; or
11291129 33 (B) the spouse of the applicant who is:
11301130 34 (i) a licensed driver with valid driving privileges; and
11311131 35 (ii) at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
11321132 36 (3) If the applicant is less than eighteen (18) years of age and
11331133 37 is under the care and supervision of the department of child
11341134 38 services, complete the supervised driving practice with:
11351135 39 (A) a licensed driver with valid driving privileges who is:
11361136 40 (i) at least twenty-five (25) years of age; and
11371137 41 (ii) related to the applicant by blood, marriage, or legal
11381138 42 status;
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11401140 1 (B) a licensed driver with valid driving privileges who is:
11411141 2 (i) at least twenty-five (25) years of age; and
11421142 3 (ii) approved by the department of child services; or
11431143 4 (C) an individual with valid driving privileges who is:
11441144 5 (i) licensed as a driver education instructor under
11451145 6 IC 9-27-6-8 and is working under the authority of a
11461146 7 driver training school described in IC 9-27-6-3(a)(2); or
11471147 8 (ii) a certified driver rehabilitation specialist recognized
11481148 9 by the bureau who is employed through a driver
11491149 10 rehabilitation program.
11501150 11 (4) Submit to the commission under IC 9-24-9-2(c) evidence
11511151 12 of the time logged in supervised driving practice.
11521152 13 Sec. 11. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), an examination
11531153 14 for a driving privilege card must include the following:
11541154 15 (1) A test of the following of the applicant:
11551155 16 (A) Eyesight.
11561156 17 (B) Ability to read and understand highway signs
11571157 18 regulating, warning, and directing traffic.
11581158 19 (C) Knowledge of Indiana traffic laws, including
11591159 20 IC 9-26-1-1.5 and IC 9-21-12-1.
11601160 21 (2) An actual demonstration of the applicant's skill in
11611161 22 exercising ordinary and reasonable control in the operation
11621162 23 of a motor vehicle under the driving privilege card learner's
11631163 24 permit or driving privilege card.
11641164 25 (b) The examination may include further physical and mental
11651165 26 examinations that the bureau finds necessary to determine the
11661166 27 applicant's fitness to operate a motor vehicle safely upon a
11671167 28 highway. The applicant must provide the motor vehicle used in the
11681168 29 examination. An autocycle may not be used as the motor vehicle
11691169 30 provided for the examination.
11701170 31 (c) The bureau may waive:
11711171 32 (1) the testing required under subsection (a)(1)(A) if the
11721172 33 applicant provides evidence from a licensed ophthalmologist
11731173 34 or licensed optometrist that the applicant's vision is fit to
11741174 35 operate a motor vehicle in a manner that does not jeopardize
11751175 36 the safety of individuals or property;
11761176 37 (2) the actual demonstration required under subsection (a)(2)
11771177 38 for an individual who has passed:
11781178 39 (A) a driver's education class and a skills test given by a
11791179 40 driver training school;
11801180 41 (B) a driver education program given by an entity licensed
11811181 42 under IC 9-27; or
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11831183 1 (C) a skills assessment conducted by a third party
11841184 2 approved by the bureau;
11851185 3 (3) the testing, other than eyesight testing under subsection
11861186 4 (a)(1)(A), of an applicant who has passed:
11871187 5 (A) an examination concerning:
11881188 6 (i) subsection (a)(1)(B); and
11891189 7 (ii) subsection (a)(1)(C); and
11901190 8 (B) a skills test;
11911191 9 given by a driver training school or an entity licensed under
11921192 10 IC 9-27; and
11931193 11 (4) the testing, other than the eyesight testing described in
11941194 12 subsection (a)(1)(A), of an applicant who:
11951195 13 (A) is at least eighteen (18) years of age;
11961196 14 (B) was previously a nonresident but now qualifies as an
11971197 15 Indiana resident at the time of application; and
11981198 16 (C) holds a valid driver's license, excluding a learner's
11991199 17 permit or its equivalent, from the applicant's state of prior
12001200 18 residence.
12011201 19 (d) The following are not civilly or criminally liable for a report
12021202 20 made in good faith to the bureau, commission, or driver licensing
12031203 21 medical advisory board concerning the fitness of the applicant to
12041204 22 operate a motor vehicle in a manner that does not jeopardize the
12051205 23 safety of individuals or property:
12061206 24 (1) An instructor having a license under IC 9-27-6-8.
12071207 25 (2) A licensed ophthalmologist or licensed optometrist.
12081208 26 (e) If the bureau has good cause to believe that an applicant is:
12091209 27 (1) incompetent; or
12101210 28 (2) otherwise unfit to operate a motor vehicle;
12111211 29 the bureau may, upon written notice of at least five (5) days,
12121212 30 require the applicant to submit to an examination, an investigation
12131213 31 of the applicant's continued fitness to operate a motor vehicle
12141214 32 safely, including requesting medical information from the
12151215 33 applicant or the applicant's health care sources, or both an
12161216 34 examination and an investigation.
12171217 35 (f) Upon the conclusion of all examinations and investigations of
12181218 36 an applicant under this section, the bureau:
12191219 37 (1) shall take appropriate action; and
12201220 38 (2) may:
12211221 39 (A) suspend or revoke the driving privilege card or driving
12221222 40 privileges of the licensed driver;
12231223 41 (B) permit the licensed driver to retain the driving
12241224 42 privilege card or driving privileges of the licensed driver;
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12261226 1 or
12271227 2 (C) issue restricted driving privileges subject to
12281228 3 restrictions the bureau considers necessary in the interest
12291229 4 of public safety.
12301230 5 (g) If a licensed driver refuses or neglects to submit to an
12311231 6 examination or investigation under this section, the bureau may
12321232 7 suspend or revoke the driving privilege card or driving privileges
12331233 8 of the licensed driver. The bureau may not suspend or revoke the
12341234 9 driving privilege card or driving privileges of the licensed driver
12351235 10 until a reasonable investigation of the driver's continued fitness to
12361236 11 operate a motor vehicle safely has been made by the bureau.
12371237 12 Sec. 12. (a) The bureau shall issue a driving privilege card to an
12381238 13 individual who:
12391239 14 (1) meets the criteria under this chapter; and
12401240 15 (2) except as provided in subsection (b), pays the applicable
12411241 16 fee as follows:
12421242 17 (A) For an individual who is less than seventy-five (75)
12431243 18 years of age, seventeen dollars and fifty cents ($17.50). The
12441244 19 fee shall be distributed as follows:
12451245 20 (i) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle
12461246 21 technology fund.
12471247 22 (ii) Two dollars ($2) to the crossroads 2000 fund.
12481248 23 (iii) Four dollars and fifty cents ($4.50) to the motor
12491249 24 vehicle highway account.
12501250 25 (iv) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the
12511251 26 integrated public safety communications fund.
12521252 27 (v) Nine dollars and twenty-five cents ($9.25) to the
12531253 28 commission fund.
12541254 29 (B) For an individual who is at least seventy-five (75) years
12551255 30 of age but less than eighty-five (85) years of age, eleven
12561256 31 dollars ($11). The fee shall be distributed as follows:
12571257 32 (i) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle
12581258 33 technology fund.
12591259 34 (ii) One dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) to the crossroads
12601260 35 2000 fund.
12611261 36 (iii) Three dollars ($3) to the motor vehicle highway
12621262 37 account.
12631263 38 (iv) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the
12641264 39 integrated public safety communications fund.
12651265 40 (v) Four dollars and seventy-five cents ($4.75) to the
12661266 41 commission fund.
12671267 42 (C) For an individual who is at least eighty-five (85) years
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12691269 1 of age, seven dollars ($7). The fee shall be distributed as
12701270 2 follows:
12711271 3 (i) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle
12721272 4 technology fund.
12731273 5 (ii) One dollar ($1) to the crossroads 2000 fund.
12741274 6 (iii) Two dollars ($2) to the motor vehicle highway
12751275 7 account.
12761276 8 (iv) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the
12771277 9 integrated public safety communications fund.
12781278 10 (v) Two dollars and twenty-five cents ($2.25) to the
12791279 11 commission fund.
12801280 12 (b) A fee described in subsection (a)(2) may not be charged to an
12811281 13 individual who:
12821282 14 (1) is under the care and supervision of the department of
12831283 15 child services; or
12841284 16 (2) represents, pursuant to IC 31-36-3-4(b), a homeless youth
12851285 17 (as defined in IC 31-36-3-4) and presents a fee and consent
12861286 18 waiver affidavit described in IC 31-36-3-4(c);
12871287 19 and meets all other requirements for a driving privilege card under
12881288 20 this chapter.
12891289 21 Sec. 13. Except for an individual described in section 12(b) of
12901290 22 this chapter, in addition to applicable fees collected under section
12911291 23 12 of this chapter for a driving privilege card, the bureau shall
12921292 24 collect a supplemental fee of one hundred dollars ($100) for an
12931293 25 individual to obtain a driving privilege card. The bureau shall
12941294 26 deposit the fee in the commission fund.
12951295 27 Sec. 14. (a) This section applies:
12961296 28 (1) to an individual who is less than twenty-one (21) years of
12971297 29 age; and
12981298 30 (2) during the one hundred eighty (180) day period after the
12991299 31 individual is issued a driving privilege card under this
13001300 32 chapter.
13011301 33 (b) An individual may not operate a motor vehicle:
13021302 34 (1) from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. of the following morning, unless
13031303 35 the individual is:
13041304 36 (A) participating in, going to, or returning from:
13051305 37 (i) lawful employment;
13061306 38 (ii) a school sanctioned activity; or
13071307 39 (iii) a religious event; or
13081308 40 (B) accompanied in the front seat of the motor vehicle by
13091309 41 a licensed driver with valid driving privileges who is:
13101310 42 (i) at least twenty-five (25) years of age; or
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13121312 1 (ii) if the licensed driver is the individual's spouse, at
13131313 2 least twenty-one (21) years of age; or
13141314 3 (2) in which there are passengers, unless:
13151315 4 (A) each passenger in the motor vehicle is:
13161316 5 (i) a child or stepchild of the individual;
13171317 6 (ii) a sibling of the individual, including step or half
13181318 7 siblings;
13191319 8 (iii) the spouse of the individual;
13201320 9 (iv) a parent or legal guardian of the individual;
13211321 10 (v) a grandparent of the individual; or
13221322 11 (vi) any combination of individuals described in items (i)
13231323 12 through (v); or
13241324 13 (B) the individual is accompanied in the front seat of the
13251325 14 motor vehicle by a licensed driver with valid driving
13261326 15 privileges who is:
13271327 16 (i) at least twenty-five (25) years of age; or
13281328 17 (ii) if the licensed driver is the individual's spouse, at
13291329 18 least twenty-one (21) years of age.
13301330 19 (c) A driving privilege card learner's permit or driving privilege
13311331 20 card issued under this article must contain the following
13321332 21 information:
13331333 22 (1) The full legal name of the permittee or licensee.
13341334 23 (2) The date of birth of the permittee or licensee.
13351335 24 (3) The address of the principal residence of the permittee or
13361336 25 licensee.
13371337 26 (4) The hair color and eye color of the permittee or licensee.
13381338 27 (5) The date of issue and expiration date of the permit or
13391339 28 license.
13401340 29 (6) The gender of the permittee or licensee.
13411341 30 (7) The unique identifying number of the permit or license.
13421342 31 (8) The weight of the permittee or licensee.
13431343 32 (9) The height of the permittee or licensee.
13441344 33 (10) A reproduction of the signature of the permittee or
13451345 34 licensee.
13461346 35 (11) If the permittee or licensee is less than eighteen (18) years
13471347 36 of age at the time of issuance, the dates, notated prominently,
13481348 37 on which the permittee or licensee will become:
13491349 38 (A) eighteen (18) years of age; and
13501350 39 (B) twenty-one (21) years of age.
13511351 40 (12) If the permittee or licensee is at least eighteen (18) years
13521352 41 of age but less than twenty-one (21) years of age at the time of
13531353 42 issuance, the date, notated prominently, on which the
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13551355 1 permittee or licensee will become twenty-one (21) years of
13561356 2 age.
13571357 3 (13) A digital photograph or computerized image of the
13581358 4 permittee or licensee.
13591359 5 (d) The bureau may not provide for the omission of a
13601360 6 photograph or computerized image from a driving privilege card.
13611361 7 (e) For purposes of subsection (a), an individual certified as a
13621362 8 participant in the address confidentiality program under IC 5-26.5
13631363 9 is not required to provide the address of the individual's principal
13641364 10 residence, but may provide an address designated by the office of
13651365 11 the attorney general under IC 5-26.5 as the address of the
13661366 12 individual's principal residence.
13671367 13 (f) If an individual submits information concerning the
13681368 14 individual's medical condition in conjunction with the individual's
13691369 15 application for a driving privilege card, the bureau shall place an
13701370 16 identifying symbol in a prominent location on the driving privilege
13711371 17 card to indicate that the individual has a medical condition of note.
13721372 18 The bureau shall include information on the individual's driving
13731373 19 privilege card that briefly describes the individual's medical
13741374 20 condition. The information must be notated in a manner that alerts
13751375 21 an individual reading the driving privilege card to the existence of
13761376 22 the medical condition. The individual submitting the information
13771377 23 concerning the medical condition is responsible for its accuracy.
13781378 24 (g) The bureau, when issuing a driving privilege card learner's
13791379 25 permit or driving privilege card, may, whenever good cause
13801380 26 appears, impose restrictions suitable to the licensee's or permittee's
13811381 27 driving ability with respect to the type of or special mechanical
13821382 28 control devices required on a motor vehicle that the licensee or
13831383 29 permittee operates. The bureau may impose other restrictions
13841384 30 applicable to the licensee or permittee that the bureau determines
13851385 31 are appropriate to assure the safe operation of a motor vehicle by
13861386 32 the licensee or permittee, including a requirement to take
13871387 33 prescribed medication. When the restrictions are imposed, the
13881388 34 bureau may:
13891389 35 (1) issue either a special restricted driving privilege card; or
13901390 36 (2) set forth the restrictions upon the usual driving privilege
13911391 37 card form.
13921392 38 Sec. 15. (a) An individual applying for a renewal of a driving
13931393 39 privilege card must apply in person at a license branch.
13941394 40 (b) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a driving
13951395 41 privilege card issued to an applicant expires at midnight one (1)
13961396 42 year following the date of issuance.
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13981398 1 (c) An application for renewal of a driving privilege card under
13991399 2 this section may be filed not more than thirty (30) days before the
14001400 3 expiration date of the driving privilege card held by the applicant.
14011401 4 (d) An individual applying for renewal of a driving privilege
14021402 5 card must do the following:
14031403 6 (1) Pass an eyesight examination.
14041404 7 (2) Pass a written examination if:
14051405 8 (A) the applicant has at least six (6) active points on the
14061406 9 applicant's driving record maintained by the bureau;
14071407 10 (B) the applicant has not reached the applicant's
14081408 11 twenty-first birthday and has active points on the
14091409 12 applicant's driving record maintained by the bureau; or
14101410 13 (C) the applicant is in possession of a driving privilege card
14111411 14 that is expired beyond one hundred eighty (180) days.
14121412 15 (3) Provide documentation of residence in Indiana as required
14131413 16 by rules adopted by the bureau under IC 4-22-2.
14141414 17 (e) An individual applying for the renewal of a driving privilege
14151415 18 card issued under this chapter shall pay the following applicable
14161416 19 fee:
14171417 20 (1) If the individual is less than seventy-five (75) years of age,
14181418 21 seventeen dollars and fifty cents ($17.50). The fee shall be
14191419 22 distributed as follows:
14201420 23 (A) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology
14211421 24 fund.
14221422 25 (B) Two dollars ($2) to the crossroads 2000 fund.
14231423 26 (C) Four dollars and fifty cents ($4.50) to the motor vehicle
14241424 27 highway account.
14251425 28 (D) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the
14261426 29 integrated public safety communications fund.
14271427 30 (E) Nine dollars and twenty-five cents ($9.25) to the
14281428 31 commission fund.
14291429 32 (2) If the individual is at least seventy-five (75) years of age
14301430 33 and less than eighty-five (85) years of age, eleven dollars
14311431 34 ($11). The fee shall be distributed as follows:
14321432 35 (A) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology
14331433 36 fund.
14341434 37 (B) One dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) to the crossroads
14351435 38 2000 fund.
14361436 39 (C) Three dollars ($3) to the motor vehicle highway
14371437 40 account.
14381438 41 (D) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the
14391439 42 integrated public safety communications fund.
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14411441 1 (E) Four dollars and seventy-five cents ($4.75) to the
14421442 2 commission fund.
14431443 3 (3) If the individual is at least eighty-five (85) years of age,
14441444 4 seven dollars ($7). The fee shall be distributed as follows:
14451445 5 (A) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology
14461446 6 fund.
14471447 7 (B) One dollar ($1) to the crossroads 2000 fund.
14481448 8 (C) Two dollars ($2) to the motor vehicle highway account.
14491449 9 (D) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the
14501450 10 integrated public safety communications fund.
14511451 11 (E) Two dollars and twenty-five cents ($2.25) to the
14521452 12 commission fund.
14531453 13 (f) In addition to applicable fees collected under subsection (e),
14541454 14 the bureau shall collect a supplemental fee of one hundred dollars
14551455 15 ($100) for an individual to obtain a renewal driving privilege card.
14561456 16 The bureau shall deposit the fee in the commission fund.
14571457 17 (g) If the expiration date of a driving privilege card falls on:
14581458 18 (1) Sunday;
14591459 19 (2) a legal holiday (as set forth in IC 1-1-9-1); or
14601460 20 (3) a weekday when all license branches in the county of
14611461 21 residence of the holder are closed;
14621462 22 the driving privilege card of the holder does not expire until
14631463 23 midnight of the first day after the expiration date on which a
14641464 24 license branch is open for business in the county of residence of the
14651465 25 holder.
14661466 26 (h) An individual who fails to renew the individual's driving
14671467 27 privilege card on or before the expiration date of the driving
14681468 28 privilege card shall pay to the bureau an administrative penalty of
14691469 29 six dollars ($6). An administrative penalty collected under this
14701470 30 subsection shall be deposited in the commission fund.
14711471 31 Sec. 16. An individual applying for a replacement driving
14721472 32 privilege card must apply in person at a license branch.
14731473 33 Sec. 17. (a) A driving privilege card must include the statement
14741474 34 "Driving Privilege Only, Not Valid for Identification" on the face
14751475 35 of the card.
14761476 36 (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a driving privilege card
14771477 37 must include a statement on the face of the card that indicates that
14781478 38 the driving privilege card may not be accepted:
14791479 39 (1) as identification for any state or federal purpose other
14801480 40 than to confer driving privileges;
14811481 41 (2) for the purpose of voting; or
14821482 42 (3) to verify employment.
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14841484 1 (c) A driving privilege card may only be used as identification
14851485 2 for law enforcement purposes.
14861486 3 Sec. 18. The commissioner and the employees or agents of the
14871487 4 bureau are not civilly liable for the validity of information
14881488 5 contained on a driving privilege card issued under this chapter.
14891489 6 The bureau may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to place an
14901490 7 appropriate disclaimer on a driving privilege card.
14911491 8 Sec. 19. An individual who holds a driving privilege card issued
14921492 9 under this chapter and operates a motor vehicle shall verify
14931493 10 financial responsibility on any motor vehicle the holder operates is
14941494 11 continuously maintained in the amounts required by IC 9-25-4.
14951495 12 Sec. 20. (a) The bureau may impose an additional fee of
14961496 13 twenty-five dollars ($25) if the bureau processes a credential
14971497 14 application under this chapter in a period of time that is shorter
14981498 15 than the normal processing period. The bureau shall deposit the fee
14991499 16 in the commission fund.
15001500 17 (b) A fee imposed under this section is in addition to any other
15011501 18 fee imposed under this chapter.
15021502 19 Sec. 21. The bureau may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to
15031503 20 implement this chapter.
15041504 21 Sec. 22. Beginning July 1, 2025, the bureau shall, before July 1
15051505 22 of each year, submit a report to the legislative council and to the
15061506 23 interim study committee on roads and transportation established
15071507 24 by IC 2-5-1.3-4 in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 regarding
15081508 25 the number of driving privilege cards:
15091509 26 (1) issued under this chapter;
15101510 27 (2) renewed under this chapter; and
15111511 28 (3) not renewed under this chapter.
15121512 29 SECTION 28. IC 9-24-9-5.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.198-2016,
15131513 30 SECTION 469, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
15141514 31 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5.5. (a) Any male who:
15151515 32 (1) applies for issuance or renewal of a driver's license or driving
15161516 33 privilege card;
15171517 34 (2) is less than twenty-six (26) years of age; and
15181518 35 (3) is or will be required to register under 50 U.S.C. App. 453(a);
15191519 36 may authorize the bureau to register him with the Selective Service
15201520 37 System in compliance with the requirements of the federal Military
15211521 38 Selective Service Act under 50 U.S.C. App. 451 et seq.
15221522 39 (b) The application form for a driver's license, driving privilege
15231523 40 card, or driver's license renewal, or driving privilege card renewal
15241524 41 must include a box that an applicant can check to:
15251525 42 (1) identify the applicant as a male who is less than twenty-six
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15271527 1 (26) years of age; and
15281528 2 (2) indicate the applicant's intention to authorize the bureau to
15291529 3 submit the necessary information to the Selective Service System
15301530 4 to register the applicant with the Selective Service System in
15311531 5 compliance with federal law.
15321532 6 (c) The application form for a driver's license, driving privilege
15331533 7 card, or driver's license renewal, or driving privilege card renewal
15341534 8 shall contain the following statement beneath the box described in
15351535 9 subsection (b):
15361536 10 "Failure to register with the Selective Service System in
15371537 11 compliance with the requirements of the federal Military
15381538 12 Selective Service Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 451 et seq., is a felony and
15391539 13 is punishable by up to five (5) years imprisonment and a two
15401540 14 hundred fifty thousand dollar ($250,000) fine. Failure to register
15411541 15 may also render you ineligible for certain federal benefits,
15421542 16 including student financial aid, job training, and United States
15431543 17 citizenship for male immigrants. By checking the above box, I am
15441544 18 consenting to registration with the Selective Service System. If I
15451545 19 am less than eighteen (18) years of age, I understand that I am
15461546 20 consenting to registration with the Selective Service System when
15471547 21 I become eighteen (18) years of age.".
15481548 22 (d) When authorized by the applicant in conformity with this
15491549 23 section, the bureau shall forward the necessary registration information
15501550 24 provided by the applicant to the Selective Service System in the
15511551 25 electronic format or other format approved by the Selective Service
15521552 26 System.
15531553 27 (e) Failure of an applicant to authorize the bureau to register the
15541554 28 applicant with the Selective Service System is not a basis for denying
15551555 29 the applicant driving privileges.
15561556 30 SECTION 29. IC 9-24-13-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.198-2016,
15571557 31 SECTION 500, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
15581558 32 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. An individual holding a driver's
15591559 33 license or driving privilege card issued under this article may
15601560 34 exercise the privilege granted by the driver's license or driving
15611561 35 privilege card upon all highways and is not required to obtain any
15621562 36 other driver's license to exercise the privilege by a county, municipal,
15631563 37 or local board or by any body having authority to adopt local police
15641564 38 regulations.
15651565 39 SECTION 30. IC 9-24-13-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2023,
15661566 40 SECTION 49, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
15671567 41 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. If:
15681568 42 (1) an individual holding a driver's license, driving privilege
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15701570 1 card, or permit issued in the form of a physical credential under
15711571 2 this article changes the address shown on the driver's license,
15721572 3 driving privilege card, or permit application; or
15731573 4 (2) the name of a licensee or permittee holder of a driver's
15741574 5 license, driving privilege card, or permit is changed by
15751575 6 marriage or otherwise;
15761576 7 the licensee or permittee holder of a driver's license, driving
15771577 8 privilege card, or permit shall make application for an amended
15781578 9 driver's license, driving privilege card, or permit issued in the form of
15791579 10 a physical credential under IC 9-24-9 containing the correct
15801580 11 information within thirty (30) days of the change. For fee purposes, the
15811581 12 application shall be treated as a replacement license under
15821582 13 IC 9-24-14-1 or a replacement driving privilege card under
15831583 14 IC 9-24-3.5.
15841584 15 SECTION 31. IC 9-24-18-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.111-2021,
15851585 16 SECTION 77, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
15861586 17 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) An individual, except an individual
15871587 18 exempted under IC 9-24-1-7, who knowingly or intentionally operates
15881588 19 a motor vehicle upon a highway and has never received a valid driver's
15891589 20 license or driving privilege card commits a Class C misdemeanor.
15901590 21 However, the offense is a Class A misdemeanor if the individual has a
15911591 22 prior unrelated conviction under this section.
15921592 23 (b) In a prosecution under this section, the burden is on the
15931593 24 defendant to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the
15941594 25 defendant:
15951595 26 (1) had been issued a driver's license, driving privilege card, or
15961596 27 permit that was valid; or
15971597 28 (2) was operating a motor driven cycle;
15981598 29 at the time of the alleged offense. However, it is not a defense under
15991599 30 subdivision (2) if the defendant was operating the motor driven cycle
16001600 31 in violation of IC 9-21-11-12.
16011601 32 SECTION 32. IC 9-24-18-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.198-2016,
16021602 33 SECTION 530, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
16031603 34 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 6. In a proceeding to enforce
16041604 35 IC 9-24-1 requiring the operator of a motor vehicle to have a certain
16051605 36 type of driver's license or driving privilege card, the burden is on the
16061606 37 defendant to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the
16071607 38 defendant had been issued the applicable driver's license, driving
16081608 39 privilege card, or permit and that the driver's license or driving
16091609 40 privilege card was valid at the time of the alleged offense.
16101610 41 SECTION 33. IC 9-24-18-7.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.198-2016,
16111611 42 SECTION 531, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
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16131613 1 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7.5. (a) A person that knowingly or
16141614 2 intentionally counterfeits or falsely reproduces a driver's license:
16151615 3 (1) with intent to use the driver's license; or
16161616 4 (2) to permit an individual to use the driver's license;
16171617 5 commits a Class B misdemeanor.
16181618 6 (b) A person that knowingly or intentionally counterfeits or
16191619 7 falsely reproduces a driving privilege card:
16201620 8 (1) with intent to use the driving privilege card; or
16211621 9 (2) to permit an individual to use the driving privilege card;
16221622 10 commits a Class B misdemeanor.
16231623 11 SECTION 34. IC 9-24-18-9, AS AMENDED BY P.L.198-2016,
16241624 12 SECTION 532, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
16251625 13 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 9. (a) The bureau may establish a
16261626 14 driving record for an Indiana resident who does not hold any type of
16271627 15 valid driving driver's license or driving privilege card. The driving
16281628 16 record shall be established for an unlicensed driver when the bureau
16291629 17 receives an abstract of court conviction for the type of conviction that
16301630 18 would appear on an official driver's record.
16311631 19 (b) If an unlicensed driver applies for and receives any type of
16321632 20 driver's license or driving privilege card in Indiana, the individual's
16331633 21 driving record as an unlicensed driver shall be recorded on the
16341634 22 permanent record file.
16351635 23 (c) The bureau shall also certify traffic violation convictions on the
16361636 24 driving record of an unlicensed driver who subsequently receives an
16371637 25 Indiana driver's license or a driving privilege card.
16381638 26 (d) A driving record established under this section must include the
16391639 27 following:
16401640 28 (1) The individual's convictions for any of the following:
16411641 29 (A) A moving traffic violation.
16421642 30 (B) Operating a vehicle without financial responsibility in
16431643 31 violation of IC 9-25.
16441644 32 (2) Any administrative penalty imposed by the bureau.
16451645 33 (3) Any suspensions, revocations, or reinstatements of the
16461646 34 individual's driving privileges, license, or permit.
16471647 35 (4) If the driving privileges of the individual have been suspended
16481648 36 or revoked by the bureau, an entry in the record stating that a
16491649 37 notice of suspension or revocation was mailed to the individual by
16501650 38 the bureau and the date of the mailing of the notice.
16511651 39 (5) Any requirement that the individual may operate only a motor
16521652 40 vehicle equipped with a certified ignition interlock device.
16531653 41 A driving record may not contain voter registration information.
16541654 42 SECTION 35. IC 9-25-6-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.125-2012,
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16561656 1 SECTION 263, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
16571657 2 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7. Except as provided in sections 5
16581658 3 and 6 of this chapter, a suspension required in sections 4 and 6 of this
16591659 4 chapter remains in effect and no other motor vehicle may be registered
16601660 5 in the name of the judgment debtor or a new license or driving
16611661 6 privilege card issued to the judgment debtor, until the following occur:
16621662 7 (1) The judgment is satisfied or stayed.
16631663 8 (2) The judgment debtor gives proof of future financial
16641664 9 responsibility for three (3) years, as provided in this article.
16651665 10 SECTION 36. IC 9-25-6-15, AS AMENDED BY P.L.201-2023,
16661666 11 SECTION 120, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
16671667 12 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 15. (a) Except as provided in
16681668 13 subsection (e), an individual:
16691669 14 (1) whose driving privileges are suspended under this article; and
16701670 15 (2) who seeks the reinstatement of the driving privileges;
16711671 16 must pay a reinstatement fee to the bureau as provided in subsection
16721672 17 (b).
16731673 18 (b) The reinstatement fee under subsection (a) is as follows:
16741674 19 (1) For a first suspension, two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
16751675 20 (2) For a second suspension, five hundred dollars ($500).
16761676 21 (3) For a third or subsequent suspension, one thousand dollars
16771677 22 ($1,000).
16781678 23 (c) Each fee paid under this section or section 15.1 of this chapter
16791679 24 shall be deposited in the bureau of motor vehicles commission fund
16801680 25 established by IC 9-14-14-1 as follows:
16811681 26 (1) Forty-eight percent (48%) of a fee paid after a first suspension.
16821682 27 (2) Thirty-nine percent (39%) of a fee paid after a second
16831683 28 suspension.
16841684 29 (3) Twenty-seven percent (27%) of a fee paid after a third or
16851685 30 subsequent suspension.
16861686 31 The remaining amount of each fee paid under this section or section
16871687 32 15.1 of this chapter must be deposited in the motor vehicle highway
16881688 33 account.
16891689 34 (d) If:
16901690 35 (1) a person's driving privileges are suspended for registering or
16911691 36 operating a vehicle in violation of IC 9-25-4-1;
16921692 37 (2) the person is required to pay a fee for the reinstatement of the
16931693 38 person's license or driving privilege card under this section; and
16941694 39 (3) the person later establishes that the person did not register or
16951695 40 operate a vehicle in violation of IC 9-25-4-1;
16961696 41 the fee paid by the person under this section shall be refunded.
16971697 42 (e) An individual who has had a suspension imposed under this
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16991699 1 article terminated by submitting proof of future financial responsibility
17001700 2 under IC 9-25-4-3, IC 9-25-5-1, or section 3(d) of this chapter for the
17011701 3 required time period is not required to pay a reinstatement fee under
17021702 4 this section in order to have the individual's driving privileges
17031703 5 reinstated.
17041704 6 SECTION 37. IC 9-25-7-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.111-2021,
17051705 7 SECTION 82, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
17061706 8 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) The bureau shall, upon request, cancel a
17071707 9 bond or return a certificate of insurance, direct the treasurer of state to
17081708 10 return to the person entitled any money or securities deposited under
17091709 11 this article as proof of financial responsibility, or waive the requirement
17101710 12 of filing proof of financial responsibility in any of the following
17111711 13 circumstances:
17121712 14 (1) At any time after three (3) years from the date the proof was
17131713 15 required, if during the three (3) year period preceding the request
17141714 16 the person furnishing the proof has not been convicted of an
17151715 17 offense referred to in IC 9-30-4-6.1.
17161716 18 (2) If the person on whose behalf the proof was filed dies or the
17171717 19 person becomes permanently incapable of operating a motor
17181718 20 vehicle.
17191719 21 (3) If the person who has given proof of financial responsibility
17201720 22 surrenders the person's driver's license or driving privilege card,
17211721 23 registration certificates, and registration plates to the bureau. The
17221722 24 bureau may not release the proof if an action for damages upon a
17231723 25 liability referred to in this article is pending, a judgment upon a
17241724 26 liability is outstanding and unsatisfied, or the bureau has received
17251725 27 notice that the person has, within the period of three (3) months
17261726 28 immediately preceding, been involved as a driver in a motor
17271727 29 vehicle accident. An affidavit of the applicant of the nonexistence
17281728 30 of the facts referred to in this subdivision is sufficient evidence of
17291729 31 the nonexistence of the facts in the absence of evidence to the
17301730 32 contrary in the records of the department.
17311731 33 (b) Whenever a person to whom proof has been surrendered under
17321732 34 subsection (a)(3) applies for a driver's license (issued under IC 9-24-3),
17331733 35 or a chauffeur's license, a driving privilege card, or the registration of
17341734 36 a motor vehicle within a period of three (3) years from the date the
17351735 37 proof of financial responsibility was originally required, the bureau
17361736 38 shall reject the application unless the applicant reestablishes the proof
17371737 39 for the remainder of the period.
17381738 40 SECTION 38. IC 9-25-7-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.198-2016,
17391739 41 SECTION 546, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
17401740 42 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 6. (a) This section does not apply
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17421742 1 to an Indiana resident or an individual who operates a motor vehicle in
17431743 2 Indiana.
17441744 3 (b) Subject to subsection (c), an individual:
17451745 4 (1) whose driver's license, driving privilege card, driving
17461746 5 privileges, or registration was suspended and who is required to
17471747 6 prove financial responsibility extending into the future in order to
17481748 7 have the individual's driving privileges reinstated; and
17491749 8 (2) who no longer operates a motor vehicle in Indiana and has
17501750 9 become a nonresident;
17511751 10 is not required to prove financial responsibility into the future in order
17521752 11 to have the individual's driver's license, driving privilege card, driving
17531753 12 privileges, or registration temporarily reinstated to allow licensing or
17541754 13 registration in the other state or foreign jurisdiction.
17551755 14 (c) An individual described in subsection (b) who, during the three
17561756 15 (3) year period following the suspension described in subsection (b)(1):
17571757 16 (1) applies to the bureau for a driver's license or driving
17581758 17 privilege card; or
17591759 18 (2) registers a motor vehicle in Indiana;
17601760 19 must maintain proof of future financial responsibility for the unexpired
17611761 20 portion of the three (3) year period as required under this article.
17621762 21 SECTION 39. IC 9-26-1-1.1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.184-2019,
17631763 22 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
17641764 23 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1.1. (a) The operator of a motor vehicle involved
17651765 24 in an accident shall do the following:
17661766 25 (1) Except as provided in section 1.2 of this chapter, the operator
17671767 26 shall immediately stop the operator's motor vehicle:
17681768 27 (A) at the scene of the accident; or
17691769 28 (B) as close to the accident as possible;
17701770 29 in a manner that does not obstruct traffic more than is necessary.
17711771 30 (2) Remain at the scene of the accident until the operator does the
17721772 31 following:
17731773 32 (A) Gives the operator's name and address and the registration
17741774 33 number of the motor vehicle the operator was driving to any
17751775 34 person involved in the accident.
17761776 35 (B) Exhibits the operator's driver's license or driving
17771777 36 privilege card to any person involved in the accident or
17781778 37 occupant of or any person attending to any vehicle involved in
17791779 38 the accident.
17801780 39 (3) If the accident results in the injury or death of another person,
17811781 40 the operator shall, in addition to the requirements of subdivisions
17821782 41 (1) and (2):
17831783 42 (A) provide reasonable assistance to each person injured in or
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17851785 1 entrapped by the accident, as directed by a law enforcement
17861786 2 officer, medical personnel, or a 911 telephone operator; and
17871787 3 (B) as soon as possible after the accident, immediately give
17881788 4 notice of the accident, or ensure that another person gives
17891789 5 notice of the accident, by the quickest means of
17901790 6 communication to one (1) of the following:
17911791 7 (i) The local police department, if the accident occurs within
17921792 8 a municipality.
17931793 9 (ii) The office of the county sheriff or the nearest state police
17941794 10 post, if the accident occurs outside a municipality.
17951795 11 (iii) A 911 telephone operator.
17961796 12 (4) If the accident involves a collision with an unattended vehicle
17971797 13 or damage to property other than a vehicle, the operator shall, in
17981798 14 addition to the requirements of subdivisions (1) and (2):
17991799 15 (A) take reasonable steps to locate and notify the owner or
18001800 16 person in charge of the damaged vehicle or property of the
18011801 17 damage; and
18021802 18 (B) if after reasonable inquiry the operator cannot find the
18031803 19 owner or person in charge of the damaged vehicle or property,
18041804 20 the operator must contact a law enforcement officer or agency
18051805 21 and provide the information required by this section.
18061806 22 (b) An operator of a motor vehicle who knowingly or intentionally
18071807 23 fails to comply with subsection (a) commits leaving the scene of an
18081808 24 accident, a Class B misdemeanor. However, the offense is:
18091809 25 (1) a Class A misdemeanor if the accident results in bodily injury
18101810 26 to another person;
18111811 27 (2) a Level 6 felony if:
18121812 28 (A) the accident results in moderate or serious bodily injury to
18131813 29 another person; or
18141814 30 (B) within the five (5) years preceding the commission of the
18151815 31 offense, the operator had a previous conviction of any of the
18161816 32 offenses listed in IC 9-30-10-4(a);
18171817 33 (3) a Level 4 felony if the accident results in the death or
18181818 34 catastrophic injury of another person; and
18191819 35 (4) a Level 3 felony if the operator knowingly or intentionally
18201820 36 fails to stop or comply with subsection (a) during or after the
18211821 37 commission of the offense of operating while intoxicated causing
18221822 38 serious bodily injury (IC 9-30-5-4) or operating while intoxicated
18231823 39 causing death or catastrophic injury (IC 9-30-5-5).
18241824 40 (c) An operator of a motor vehicle who commits an offense under
18251825 41 subsection (b)(1), (b)(2), (b)(3), or (b)(4) commits a separate offense
18261826 42 for each person whose injury or death was a result of the accident.
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18281828 1 (d) A court may order terms of imprisonment imposed on a person
18291829 2 convicted of more than one (1) offense described in subsection (b)(1),
18301830 3 (b)(2), (b)(3), or (b)(4) to run consecutively. Consecutive terms of
18311831 4 imprisonment imposed under this subsection are not subject to the
18321832 5 sentencing restrictions set forth in IC 35-50-1-2(c) through
18331833 6 IC 35-50-1-2(d).
18341834 7 SECTION 40. IC 9-26-1-1.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.188-2015,
18351835 8 SECTION 100, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
18361836 9 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1.5. (a) If:
18371837 10 (1) the operator of a motor vehicle is physically incapable of
18381838 11 determining the need for or rendering assistance to any injured or
18391839 12 entrapped person as required under section 1.1(a)(3) of this
18401840 13 chapter;
18411841 14 (2) there is another occupant in the motor vehicle at the time of
18421842 15 the accident who is:
18431843 16 (A) at least:
18441844 17 (i) fifteen (15) years of age and holds a learner's permit
18451845 18 issued under IC 9-24-7-1, or a driver's license issued under
18461846 19 IC 9-24-11, or a driving privilege card issued under
18471847 20 IC 9-24-3.5; or
18481848 21 (ii) eighteen (18) years of age; and
18491849 22 (B) capable of determining the need for and rendering
18501850 23 reasonable assistance to injured or entrapped persons as
18511851 24 provided in section 1.1(a)(3) of this chapter; and
18521852 25 (3) the other occupant in the motor vehicle knows that the
18531853 26 operator of the motor vehicle is physically incapable of
18541854 27 determining the need for or rendering assistance to any injured or
18551855 28 entrapped person;
18561856 29 the motor vehicle occupant referred to in subdivisions (2) and (3) shall
18571857 30 immediately determine the need for and render reasonable assistance
18581858 31 to each person injured or entrapped in the accident as provided in
18591859 32 section 1.1(a)(3) of this chapter.
18601860 33 (b) If there is more than one (1) motor vehicle occupant to whom
18611861 34 subsection (a) applies, it is a defense to a prosecution of one (1) motor
18621862 35 vehicle occupant under subsection (a) that the defendant reasonably
18631863 36 believed that another occupant of the motor vehicle determined the
18641864 37 need for and rendered reasonable assistance as required under
18651865 38 subsection (a).
18661866 39 (c) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this section
18671867 40 commits a Class C misdemeanor.
18681868 41 SECTION 41. IC 9-27-6-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2023,
18691869 42 SECTION 70, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
18701870 2024 IN 1372—LS 6442/DI 151 44
18711871 1 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, "driver training
18721872 2 school" means:
18731873 3 (1) a business enterprise that:
18741874 4 (A) is conducted by an individual, an association, a
18751875 5 partnership, a limited liability company, or a corporation for
18761876 6 the education and training of persons, practically or
18771877 7 theoretically, or both, to operate or drive motor vehicles or to
18781878 8 prepare an applicant for an examination or validation under
18791879 9 IC 9-24 for a driver's license or driving privilege card; and
18801880 10 (B) charges consideration or tuition for the provision of
18811881 11 services; or
18821882 12 (2) a driver education program operated under the authority of:
18831883 13 (A) a school corporation (as defined in IC 36-1-2-17);
18841884 14 (B) a state accredited nonpublic secondary school that
18851885 15 voluntarily becomes accredited under IC 20-31-4.1;
18861886 16 (C) a postsecondary proprietary educational institution (as
18871887 17 defined in IC 22-4.1-21-9);
18881888 18 (D) a postsecondary credit bearing proprietary educational
18891889 19 institution (as defined in IC 21-18.5-2-12);
18901890 20 (E) a state educational institution (as defined in
18911891 21 IC 21-7-13-32); or
18921892 22 (F) a nonaccredited nonpublic school.
18931893 23 (b) The term does not include a business enterprise that educates or
18941894 24 trains a person or prepares a person:
18951895 25 (1) for an examination or a validation given by the bureau to
18961896 26 operate or drive a motor vehicle as a vocation; or
18971897 27 (2) to operate a commercial motor vehicle.
18981898 28 SECTION 42. IC 9-27-6-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.85-2013,
18991899 29 SECTION 70, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
19001900 30 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "instructor" means the
19011901 31 following:
19021902 32 (1) An individual, whether acting as the operator of a driver
19031903 33 training school or on behalf of a driver training school, who for
19041904 34 compensation teaches, conducts classes for, gives demonstrations
19051905 35 to, or supervises the practice of individuals learning to operate or
19061906 36 drive motor vehicles or preparing to take an examination for a
19071907 37 driver's license or driving privilege card.
19081908 38 (2) An individual who supervises the work of an instructor.
19091909 39 (3) An individual licensed under IC 20-28-5-1.
19101910 40 (4) An individual under the authority of a postsecondary
19111911 41 proprietary educational institution (as defined in IC 22-4.1-21-9)
19121912 42 or a postsecondary credit bearing proprietary educational
19131913 2024 IN 1372—LS 6442/DI 151 45
19141914 1 institution (as defined in IC 21-18.5-2-12) who is teaching,
19151915 2 conducting classes for, giving demonstrations to, or supervising
19161916 3 the practice of individuals learning to operate or drive motor
19171917 4 vehicles or preparing to take an examination for a driver's license
19181918 5 or driving privilege card.
19191919 6 (5) An individual under the authority of a state educational
19201920 7 institution (as defined in IC 21-7-13-32) who is teaching,
19211921 8 conducting classes for, giving demonstrations to, or supervising
19221922 9 the practice of individuals learning to operate or drive motor
19231923 10 vehicles or preparing to take an examination for a driver's license
19241924 11 or driving privilege card.
19251925 12 SECTION 43. IC 9-27-6-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.85-2013,
19261926 13 SECTION 71, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
19271927 14 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "advisory board"
19281928 15 refers to the driver education advisory board established by subsection
19291929 16 (b).
19301930 17 (b) The driver education advisory board is established to advise the
19311931 18 commissioner in the administration of the policies of the commission
19321932 19 and the bureau regarding driver education.
19331933 20 (c) The advisory board is composed of seven (7) individuals
19341934 21 appointed by the commissioner as follows:
19351935 22 (1) Three (3) members must be driver education professionals
19361936 23 endorsed by the bureau under section 8 of this chapter. In the
19371937 24 selection of individuals for membership under this subdivision,
19381938 25 consideration must be given to driver education instruction
19391939 26 performed in urban and rural areas.
19401940 27 (2) One (1) member must be a traffic safety advocate.
19411941 28 (3) One (1) member must be a representative of the bureau.
19421942 29 (4) One (1) member must be a representative of higher education.
19431943 30 (5) One (1) member must be a representative of the insurance
19441944 31 industry.
19451945 32 (d) A member of the advisory board serves a two (2) year term. A
19461946 33 member may not be appointed to more than two (2) consecutive full
19471947 34 terms. Each member serves until the member's successor is appointed
19481948 35 and qualified.
19491949 36 (e) A member of the advisory board may be removed for good
19501950 37 cause.
19511951 38 (f) A vacancy on the advisory board shall be filled by the
19521952 39 appointment by the commissioner of an individual to fill the position
19531953 40 to which the vacating member was appointed under subsection (c) for
19541954 41 the vacating member's unexpired term.
19551955 42 (g) The advisory board shall:
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19571957 1 (1) consult with and advise the commissioner in the
19581958 2 administration of the policies of the commission and the bureau
19591959 3 regarding driver education; and
19601960 4 (2) suggest rules regarding the education and training of persons
19611961 5 to operate or drive motor vehicles or to prepare a person for an
19621962 6 examination or validation for a driver's license or driving
19631963 7 privilege card.
19641964 8 (h) A member of the advisory board is not subject to liability in a
19651965 9 civil action for bodily injury or property damage arising from or
19661966 10 thought to have arisen from an action taken in good faith as a member
19671967 11 of the advisory board.
19681968 12 SECTION 44. IC 9-30-2-4 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
19691969 13 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) This section does
19701970 14 not apply to a person arrested for a misdemeanor under IC 9-30-5
19711971 15 (operating a vehicle while intoxicated).
19721972 16 (b) If a person is arrested for a misdemeanor under this title, the
19731973 17 arrested person shall be immediately taken before a court within the
19741974 18 county in which the offense charged is alleged to have been committed
19751975 19 and that has jurisdiction of the offense and is nearest or most accessible
19761976 20 to the place where the arrest is made in any of the following cases:
19771977 21 (1) When the person demands an immediate appearance before a
19781978 22 court.
19791979 23 (2) When the person is charged with an offense causing or
19801980 24 contributing to an accident resulting in injury to or death of a
19811981 25 person.
19821982 26 (3) When the person is charged with failure to stop for an accident
19831983 27 causing death, personal injuries, or damage to property.
19841984 28 (4) When the person refuses to give the person's written promise
19851985 29 to appear in court.
19861986 30 (5) When the person is charged with driving while the person's
19871987 31 license or driving privilege card is suspended or revoked.
19881988 32 SECTION 45. IC 9-30-3-15, AS AMENDED BY P.L.198-2016,
19891989 33 SECTION 595, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
19901990 34 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 15. In a proceeding, prosecution, or
19911991 35 hearing where the prosecuting attorney must prove that the defendant
19921992 36 had a prior conviction for an offense under this title, the relevant
19931993 37 portions of a certified computer printout or electronic copy made from
19941994 38 the records of the bureau are admissible as prima facie evidence of the
19951995 39 prior conviction. However, the prosecuting attorney must establish that
19961996 40 the document identifies the defendant by the defendant's driver's
19971997 41 license or driving privilege card number or by any other identification
19981998 42 method utilized by the bureau.
19991999 2024 IN 1372—LS 6442/DI 151 47
20002000 1 SECTION 46. IC 9-30-4-6.1, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
20012001 2 SECTION 598, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
20022002 3 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 6.1. (a) The bureau shall suspend
20032003 4 or revoke the current driver's license, driving privilege card, or
20042004 5 driving privileges and all certificates of registration and proof of
20052005 6 registration issued to or registered in the name of an individual who is
20062006 7 convicted of any of the following:
20072007 8 (1) Manslaughter or reckless homicide resulting from the
20082008 9 operation of a motor vehicle.
20092009 10 (2) Knowingly making a false application, or committing perjury
20102010 11 with respect to an application made, under:
20112011 12 (A) this chapter; or
20122012 13 (B) any other law requiring the registration of motor vehicles
20132013 14 or regulating motor vehicle operation on highways.
20142014 15 (3) Three (3) charges of criminal recklessness involving the use
20152015 16 of a motor vehicle within the preceding twelve (12) months.
20162016 17 (4) Failure to stop and give information or assistance or failure to
20172017 18 stop and disclose the individual's identity at the scene of an
20182018 19 accident that has resulted in death, personal injury, or property
20192019 20 damage in excess of two hundred dollars ($200).
20202020 21 However, and unless otherwise required by law, the bureau may not
20212021 22 suspend a certificate of registration or proof of registration if the
20222022 23 individual gives and maintains, during the three (3) years following the
20232023 24 date of suspension or revocation, proof of financial responsibility in the
20242024 25 future in the manner specified in this section.
20252025 26 (b) The bureau shall suspend a driver's license, driving privilege
20262026 27 card, or driving privileges of an individual upon conviction in another
20272027 28 jurisdiction for the following:
20282028 29 (1) Manslaughter or reckless homicide resulting from the
20292029 30 operation of a motor vehicle.
20302030 31 (2) Knowingly making a false application, or committing perjury
20312031 32 with respect to an application made, under:
20322032 33 (A) this chapter; or
20332033 34 (B) any other law requiring the registration of motor vehicles
20342034 35 or regulating motor vehicle operation on highways.
20352035 36 (3) Three (3) charges of criminal recklessness involving the use
20362036 37 of a motor vehicle within the preceding twelve (12) months.
20372037 38 (4) Failure to stop and give information or assistance or failure to
20382038 39 stop and disclose the individual's identity at the scene of an
20392039 40 accident that has resulted in death, personal injury, or property
20402040 41 damage in excess of two hundred dollars ($200).
20412041 42 However, if property damage under subdivision (4) is equal to or less
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20432043 1 than two hundred dollars ($200), the bureau may determine whether
20442044 2 the driver's license, driving privilege card, or driving privileges and
20452045 3 certificates of registration and proof of registration shall be suspended
20462046 4 or revoked.
20472047 5 (c) An individual whose driving privileges are suspended under this
20482048 6 chapter is eligible for specialized driving privileges under IC 9-30-16.
20492049 7 (d) A suspension or revocation remains in effect and a new or
20502050 8 renewal license or driving privilege card may not be issued to the
20512051 9 individual and a motor vehicle may not be registered in the name of the
20522052 10 individual as follows:
20532053 11 (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2), for six (6) months after
20542054 12 the date of conviction or on the date on which the individual is
20552055 13 otherwise eligible for a license or driving privilege card,
20562056 14 whichever is later.
20572057 15 (2) Upon conviction of an offense described in subsection (a)(1),
20582058 16 (a)(4), (b)(1), or (b)(4), when the accident has resulted in death,
20592059 17 for a fixed period of at least two (2) years and not more than five
20602060 18 (5) years, to be fixed by the bureau based upon recommendation
20612061 19 of the court entering a conviction. A new or reinstated driver's
20622062 20 license, driving privilege card, or driving privileges may not be
20632063 21 issued to the individual unless that individual, within the three (3)
20642064 22 years following the expiration of the suspension or revocation,
20652065 23 gives and maintains in force at all times during the effective
20662066 24 period of a new or reinstated license or driving privilege card
20672067 25 proof of financial responsibility in the future in the manner
20682068 26 specified in this chapter. However, the liability of the insurance
20692069 27 carrier under a motor vehicle liability policy that is furnished for
20702070 28 proof of financial responsibility in the future as set out in this
20712071 29 chapter becomes absolute whenever loss or damage covered by
20722072 30 the policy occurs, and the satisfaction by the insured of a final
20732073 31 judgment for loss or damage is not a condition precedent to the
20742074 32 right or obligation of the carrier to make payment on account of
20752075 33 loss or damage, but the insurance carrier has the right to settle a
20762076 34 claim covered by the policy. If the settlement is made in good
20772077 35 faith, the amount must be deducted from the limits of liability
20782078 36 specified in the policy. A policy may not be canceled or annulled
20792079 37 with respect to a loss or damage by an agreement between the
20802080 38 carrier and the insured after the insured has become responsible
20812081 39 for the loss or damage, and a cancellation or annulment is void.
20822082 40 The policy may provide that the insured or any other person
20832083 41 covered by the policy shall reimburse the insurance carrier for
20842084 42 payment made on account of any loss or damage claim or suit
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20862086 1 involving a breach of the terms, provisions, or conditions of the
20872087 2 policy. If the policy provides for limits that exceed the limits
20882088 3 specified in this chapter, the insurance carrier may plead against
20892089 4 any plaintiff, with respect to the amount of the excess limits of
20902090 5 liability, any defenses that the carrier may be entitled to plead
20912091 6 against the insured. The policy may further provide for prorating
20922092 7 of the insurance with other applicable valid and collectible
20932093 8 insurance. An action does not lie against the insurance carrier by
20942094 9 or on behalf of any claimant under the policy until a final
20952095 10 judgment has been obtained after actual trial by or on behalf of
20962096 11 any claimant under the policy.
20972097 12 (e) The bureau may take action as required in this section upon
20982098 13 receiving satisfactory evidence of a conviction of an individual in
20992099 14 another state.
21002100 15 (f) A suspension or revocation under this section or IC 9-30-13-0.5
21012101 16 stands pending appeal of the conviction to a higher court and may be
21022102 17 set aside or modified only upon the receipt by the bureau of the
21032103 18 certificate of the court reversing or modifying the judgment that the
21042104 19 cause has been reversed or modified. However, if the suspension or
21052105 20 revocation follows a conviction in a court of no record in Indiana, the
21062106 21 suspension or revocation is stayed pending appeal of the conviction to
21072107 22 a court of record.
21082108 23 (g) A person aggrieved by an order or act of the bureau under this
21092109 24 section or IC 9-30-13-0.5 may file a petition for a court review.
21102110 25 (h) An entry in the driving record of a defendant stating that notice
21112111 26 of suspension or revocation was mailed by the bureau to the defendant
21122112 27 constitutes prima facie evidence that the notice was mailed to the
21132113 28 defendant's address as shown in the records of the bureau.
21142114 29 SECTION 47. IC 9-30-5-18, AS ADDED BY P.L.125-2012,
21152115 30 SECTION 342, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
21162116 31 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 18. (a) If:
21172117 32 (1) a criminal proceeding for driving while intoxicated under
21182118 33 IC 9-30-5 is deferred under IC 12-23-5-1 through IC 12-23-5-9;
21192119 34 or
21202120 35 (2) a child alleged to be a delinquent child based upon the child's
21212121 36 violation of IC 9-30-5 voluntarily attends or is ordered by the
21222122 37 court under IC 31-37 to attend an alcohol and drug services
21232123 38 program;
21242124 39 the court, within ten (10) days after the defendant or child begins the
21252125 40 program, shall forward to the bureau a certified abstract of program
21262126 41 enrollment.
21272127 42 (b) The abstract must state the following:
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21292129 1 (1) The defendant's or child's name, address, date of birth, and
21302130 2 driver's license or driving privilege card number.
21312131 3 (2) The name and location of the alcohol and drug services
21322132 4 program that the defendant or child is attending.
21332133 5 SECTION 48. IC 9-30-6-4.3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.13-2013,
21342134 6 SECTION 40, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
21352135 7 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4.3. (a) This section applies only to a person
21362136 8 whose motor vehicle has been seized under IC 34-24-1-1(a)(15).
21372137 9 (b) If the bureau receives an order from a court recommending that
21382138 10 the bureau not register a motor vehicle in the name of a person whose
21392139 11 motor vehicle has been seized under IC 34-24-1-1(a)(15), the bureau
21402140 12 may not register a motor vehicle in the name of the person whose motor
21412141 13 vehicle has been seized until the person proves that the person
21422142 14 possesses a driver's license or driving privilege card with valid
21432143 15 driving privileges.
21442144 16 SECTION 49. IC 9-30-8-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.188-2015,
21452145 17 SECTION 112, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
21462146 18 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. If a court orders the installation
21472147 19 of a certified ignition interlock device on a motor vehicle that a person
21482148 20 whose license or driving privilege card is restricted owns or expects
21492149 21 to operate, the court shall set the time that the installation must remain
21502150 22 in effect. However, the term may not exceed the maximum term of
21512151 23 imprisonment the court could have imposed. The person shall pay the
21522152 24 cost of installation unless the sentencing court determines that the
21532153 25 person is indigent.
21542154 26 SECTION 50. IC 9-30-8-5 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
21552155 27 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. If a court orders a
21562156 28 person under IC 9-30-5-16 to operate only a vehicle that is equipped
21572157 29 with an ignition interlock device, the bureau shall include that
21582158 30 condition when issuing a license or driving privilege card.
21592159 31 SECTION 51. IC 9-30-9-5 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
21602160 32 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. (a) If the court enters
21612161 33 an order conditionally deferring charges under section 3 of this chapter,
21622162 34 the court may do the following:
21632163 35 (1) Suspend the person's driving privileges for at least two (2)
21642164 36 years but not more than four (4) years.
21652165 37 (2) Impose other appropriate conditions, including the payment of
21662166 38 fees imposed under section 8 of this chapter.
21672167 39 (b) Notwithstanding IC 9-30-6-9, the defendant may be granted
21682168 40 probationary driving privileges only after the defendant's license or
21692169 41 driving privilege card has been suspended for at least one (1) year.
21702170 42 (c) The court may, as an alternative to a license or driving privilege
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21722172 1 card suspension under subsection (a)(1), issue an order prohibiting the
21732173 2 defendant from operating a motor vehicle unless the motor vehicle is
21742174 3 equipped with a functioning certified ignition interlock device under
21752175 4 IC 9-30-8. An order requiring an ignition interlock device must remain
21762176 5 in effect for at least two (2) years but not more than four (4) years.
21772177 6 SECTION 52. IC 9-30-9-7 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
21782178 7 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7. (a) If the court refers
21792179 8 a defendant to the program under section 6 of this chapter, the court
21802180 9 may do the following:
21812181 10 (1) Suspend the defendant's driving privileges for at least ninety
21822182 11 (90) days but not more than four (4) years.
21832183 12 (2) Impose other appropriate conditions.
21842184 13 (b) The defendant may be granted probationary driving privileges
21852185 14 only after the defendant's license or driving privilege card has been
21862186 15 suspended for at least thirty (30) days under IC 9-30-6-9.
21872187 16 (c) The court may, as an alternative to a license or driving privilege
21882188 17 card suspension under subsection (a)(1), issue an order prohibiting the
21892189 18 defendant from operating a motor vehicle unless the motor vehicle is
21902190 19 equipped with a functioning certified ignition interlock device under
21912191 20 IC 9-30-8. An order requiring an ignition interlock device must remain
21922192 21 in effect for at least two (2) years but not more than four (4) years.
21932193 22 SECTION 53. IC 9-30-13-0.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.198-2016,
21942194 23 SECTION 604, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
21952195 24 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 0.5. (a) A court shall forward to the
21962196 25 bureau a certified abstract of the record of the conviction of a person
21972197 26 in the court for a violation of a law relating to motor vehicles.
21982198 27 (b) If in the opinion of the court a defendant should be deprived of
21992199 28 the privilege to operate a motor vehicle upon a public highway, the
22002200 29 court may recommend the suspension of the convicted person's driving
22012201 30 privileges for a period that does not exceed the maximum period of
22022202 31 incarceration for the offense of which the person was convicted.
22032203 32 (c) The bureau shall comply with the court's recommendation.
22042204 33 (d) At the time of a conviction referred to in subsection (a) or under
22052205 34 IC 9-30-5-7, the court may obtain and destroy the defendant's current
22062206 35 driver's license or driving privilege card.
22072207 36 (e) An abstract required by this section must be in the form
22082208 37 prescribed by the bureau and, when certified, shall be accepted by an
22092209 38 administrative agency or a court as prima facie evidence of the
22102210 39 conviction and all other action stated in the abstract.
22112211 40 SECTION 54. IC 9-30-13-8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.217-2014,
22122212 41 SECTION 152, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
22132213 42 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 8. (a) Upon receiving an order
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22152215 1 issued by a court under IC 35-43-4-8(b) concerning a person convicted
22162216 2 of fuel theft, the bureau shall do the following:
22172217 3 (1) Suspend under subsection (b) the driving privileges of the
22182218 4 person who is the subject of the order, whether or not the person's
22192219 5 current driver's license or driving privilege card accompanies
22202220 6 the order.
22212221 7 (2) Mail to the last known address of the person who is the subject
22222222 8 of the order a notice:
22232223 9 (A) stating that the person's driving privileges are being
22242224 10 suspended for fuel theft;
22252225 11 (B) setting forth the date on which the suspension takes effect
22262226 12 and the date on which the suspension terminates; and
22272227 13 (C) stating that the person may be granted specialized driving
22282228 14 privileges under IC 9-30-16 if the person meets the conditions
22292229 15 for obtaining specialized driving privileges.
22302230 16 (b) The suspension of the driving privileges of a person who is the
22312231 17 subject of an order issued under IC 35-43-4-8(b):
22322232 18 (1) begins five (5) business days after the date on which the
22332233 19 bureau mails the notice to the person under subsection (a)(2); and
22342234 20 (2) terminates thirty (30) days after the suspension begins.
22352235 21 (c) A person who operates a motor vehicle during a suspension of
22362236 22 the person's driving privileges under this section commits a Class A
22372237 23 infraction unless the person's operation of the motor vehicle is
22382238 24 authorized by specialized driving privileges granted to the person under
22392239 25 IC 9-30-16.
22402240 26 (d) The bureau shall, upon receiving a record of conviction of a
22412241 27 person upon a charge of driving a motor vehicle while the driving
22422242 28 privileges, permit, or license, or driving privilege card of the person
22432243 29 is suspended, fix the period of suspension in accordance with the order
22442244 30 of the court.
22452245 31 SECTION 55. IC 9-30-13-9, AS ADDED BY P.L.41-2016,
22462246 32 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
22472247 33 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 9. (a) Upon receiving an order issued by a court
22482248 34 under IC 9-21-5-11(f) concerning a person who has committed the
22492249 35 infraction of violating a worksite speed limit for the second time within
22502250 36 one (1) year, the bureau shall do the following:
22512251 37 (1) Suspend under subsection (b) the driving privileges of the
22522252 38 person who is the subject of the order, whether or not the person's
22532253 39 current driver's license or driving privilege card accompanies
22542254 40 the order.
22552255 41 (2) Mail to the last known address of the person who is the subject
22562256 42 of the order a notice:
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22582258 1 (A) stating that the person's driving privileges are being
22592259 2 suspended for a second or subsequent offense of exceeding a
22602260 3 worksite speed limit within one (1) year;
22612261 4 (B) setting forth the date on which the suspension takes effect
22622262 5 and the date on which the suspension terminates; and
22632263 6 (C) stating that the person may be granted specialized driving
22642264 7 privileges under IC 9-30-16 if the person meets the conditions
22652265 8 for obtaining specialized driving privileges.
22662266 9 (b) The suspension of the driving privileges of a person who is the
22672267 10 subject of an order issued under IC 9-21-5-11(f):
22682268 11 (1) begins five (5) business days after the date on which the
22692269 12 bureau mails the notice to the person under subsection (a)(2); and
22702270 13 (2) terminates sixty (60) days after the suspension begins.
22712271 14 (c) A person who operates a motor vehicle during a suspension of
22722272 15 the person's driving privileges under this section commits a Class A
22732273 16 infraction unless the person's operation of the motor vehicle is
22742274 17 authorized by specialized driving privileges granted to the person under
22752275 18 IC 9-30-16.
22762276 19 (d) The bureau shall, upon receiving a record of conviction of a
22772277 20 person upon a charge of driving a motor vehicle while the driving
22782278 21 privileges, permit, or license, or driving privilege card of the person
22792279 22 is suspended, fix the period of suspension in accordance with the order
22802280 23 of the court.
22812281 24 SECTION 56. IC 9-30-16-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.111-2021,
22822282 25 SECTION 90, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
22832283 26 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the
22842284 27 following are ineligible for specialized driving privileges under this
22852285 28 chapter:
22862286 29 (1) A person who has never been an Indiana resident.
22872287 30 (2) A person seeking specialized driving privileges with respect
22882288 31 to a suspension based on the person's refusal to submit to a
22892289 32 chemical test offered under IC 9-30-6 or IC 9-30-7. However, a
22902290 33 court may grant this person driving privileges under
22912291 34 IC 9-30-6-8(d).
22922292 35 (3) A person whose driving privileges have been suspended or
22932293 36 revoked under IC 9-24-10-7(b)(2)(A).
22942294 37 (4) A person whose driving privileges have been suspended under
22952295 38 IC 9-21-8-52(e) or IC 9-21-12-1(b).
22962296 39 (b) This chapter applies to the following:
22972297 40 (1) A person who held a driver's license (issued under IC 9-24-3),
22982298 41 or a commercial driver's license, a public passenger chauffeur's
22992299 42 license, or a chauffeur's license, or a driving privilege card at
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23012301 1 the time of:
23022302 2 (A) the criminal conviction for which the operation of a motor
23032303 3 vehicle is an element of the offense;
23042304 4 (B) any criminal conviction for an offense under IC 9-30-5,
23052305 5 IC 35-46-9, or IC 14-15-8 (before its repeal); or
23062306 6 (C) committing the infraction of exceeding a worksite speed
23072307 7 limit for the second time in one (1) year under IC 9-21-5-11(f).
23082308 8 (2) A person: who:
23092309 9 (A) who:
23102310 10 (i) has never held a valid Indiana driver's license or driving
23112311 11 privilege card; or
23122312 12 (ii) does not currently hold a valid Indiana learner's permit
23132313 13 or driving privilege card learner's permit; and
23142314 14 (B) who was an Indiana resident when the driving privileges
23152315 15 for which the person is seeking specialized driving privileges
23162316 16 were suspended.
23172317 17 (c) Except as specifically provided in this chapter, a court may
23182318 18 suspend the driving privileges of a person convicted of any of the
23192319 19 following offenses for a period up to the maximum allowable period of
23202320 20 incarceration under the penalty for the offense:
23212321 21 (1) Any criminal conviction in which the operation of a motor
23222322 22 vehicle is an element of the offense.
23232323 23 (2) Any criminal conviction for an offense under IC 9-30-5,
23242324 24 IC 35-46-9, or IC 14-15-8 (before its repeal).
23252325 25 (3) Any offense under IC 35-42-1, IC 35-42-2, or IC 35-44.1-3-1
23262326 26 that involves the use of a vehicle.
23272327 27 (d) Except as provided in section 3.5 of this chapter, a suspension
23282328 28 of driving privileges under this chapter may begin before the
23292329 29 conviction. Multiple suspensions of driving privileges ordered by a
23302330 30 court that are part of the same episode of criminal conduct shall be
23312331 31 served concurrently. A court may grant credit time for any suspension
23322332 32 that began before the conviction, except as prohibited by section
23332333 33 6(a)(2) of this chapter.
23342334 34 (e) If a person has had an ignition interlock device installed as a
23352335 35 condition of specialized driving privileges or under IC 9-30-6-8(d), the
23362336 36 period of the installation shall be credited as part of the suspension of
23372337 37 driving privileges.
23382338 38 (f) This subsection applies to a person described in subsection
23392339 39 (b)(2). A court shall, as a condition of granting specialized driving
23402340 40 privileges to the person, require the person to apply for and obtain an
23412341 41 Indiana driver's license or driving privilege card.
23422342 42 (g) If a person indicates to the court at an initial hearing (as
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23442344 1 described in IC 35-33-7) that the person intends to file a petition for a
23452345 2 specialized driving privileges hearing with that court under section 3
23462346 3 or 4 of this chapter, the following apply:
23472347 4 (1) The court shall:
23482348 5 (A) stay the suspension of the person's driving privileges at the
23492349 6 initial hearing and shall not submit the probable cause
23502350 7 affidavit related to the person's offense to the bureau; and
23512351 8 (B) set the matter for a specialized driving privileges hearing
23522352 9 not later than thirty (30) days after the initial hearing.
23532353 10 (2) If the person does not file a petition for a specialized driving
23542354 11 privileges hearing not later than ten (10) days after the date of the
23552355 12 initial hearing, the court shall lift the stay of the suspension of the
23562356 13 person's driving privileges and shall submit the probable cause
23572357 14 affidavit related to the person's offense to the bureau for
23582358 15 automatic suspension.
23592359 16 (3) If the person files a petition for a specialized driving privileges
23602360 17 hearing not later than ten (10) days after the initial hearing, the
23612361 18 stay of the suspension of the person's driving privileges continues
23622362 19 until the matter is heard and a determination is made by the court
23632363 20 at the specialized driving privileges hearing.
23642364 21 (4) If the specialized driving privileges hearing is continued due
23652365 22 to:
23662366 23 (A) a congestion of the court calendar;
23672367 24 (B) the prosecuting attorney's motion for a continuance; or
23682368 25 (C) the person's motion for a continuance with no objection by
23692369 26 the prosecuting attorney;
23702370 27 the stay of the suspension of the person's driving privileges
23712371 28 continues until addressed at the next hearing.
23722372 29 (5) If the person moves for a continuance of the specialized
23732373 30 driving privileges hearing and the court grants the continuance
23742374 31 over the prosecuting attorney's objection, the court shall lift the
23752375 32 stay of the suspension of the person's driving privileges and shall
23762376 33 submit the probable cause affidavit related to the person's offense
23772377 34 to the bureau for automatic suspension.
23782378 35 SECTION 57. IC 9-30-16-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.29-2020,
23792379 36 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
23802380 37 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) This section does not apply to specialized
23812381 38 driving privileges granted in accordance with section 3.5 of this
23822382 39 chapter. If a court orders a suspension of driving privileges under this
23832383 40 chapter, or imposes a suspension of driving privileges under
23842384 41 IC 9-30-6-9(c), the court may stay the suspension and grant a
23852385 42 specialized driving privilege as set forth in this section.
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23872387 1 (b) An individual who seeks specialized driving privileges must file
23882388 2 a petition for specialized driving privileges in each court that has
23892389 3 ordered or imposed a suspension of the individual's driving privileges.
23902390 4 Each petition must:
23912391 5 (1) be verified by the petitioner;
23922392 6 (2) state the petitioner's age, date of birth, and address;
23932393 7 (3) state the grounds for relief and the relief sought;
23942394 8 (4) be filed in the court case that resulted in the order of
23952395 9 suspension; and
23962396 10 (5) be served on the bureau and the prosecuting attorney.
23972397 11 A prosecuting attorney shall appear on behalf of the bureau to respond
23982398 12 to a petition filed under this subsection.
23992399 13 (c) Except as provided in subsection (h), regardless of the
24002400 14 underlying offense, specialized driving privileges granted under this
24012401 15 section shall be granted for a period of time as determined by the court.
24022402 16 A court, at its discretion, may set periodic review hearings to review an
24032403 17 individual's specialized driving privileges.
24042404 18 (d) The terms of specialized driving privileges must be determined
24052405 19 by a court.
24062406 20 (e) A stay of a suspension and specialized driving privileges may
24072407 21 not be granted to an individual who:
24082408 22 (1) has previously been granted specialized driving privileges;
24092409 23 and
24102410 24 (2) has more than one (1) conviction under section 5 of this
24112411 25 chapter.
24122412 26 (f) An individual who has been granted specialized driving
24132413 27 privileges shall:
24142414 28 (1) maintain proof of future financial responsibility insurance
24152415 29 during the period of specialized driving privileges;
24162416 30 (2) carry a copy of the order granting specialized driving
24172417 31 privileges or have the order in the vehicle being operated by the
24182418 32 individual;
24192419 33 (3) produce the copy of the order granting specialized driving
24202420 34 privileges upon the request of a police officer; and
24212421 35 (4) carry a validly issued state identification card, or driver's
24222422 36 license, or driving privilege card.
24232423 37 (g) An individual who holds a commercial driver's license and has
24242424 38 been granted specialized driving privileges under this chapter may not,
24252425 39 for the duration of the suspension for which the specialized driving
24262426 40 privileges are sought, operate any vehicle that requires the individual
24272427 41 to hold a commercial driver's license to operate the vehicle.
24282428 42 (h) Whenever a suspension of an individual's driving privileges
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24302430 1 under this chapter is terminated because:
24312431 2 (1) the underlying conviction, judgment, or finding that forms the
24322432 3 basis of the suspension is reversed, vacated, or dismissed; or
24332433 4 (2) the individual is acquitted of, found not liable for, or otherwise
24342434 5 found not to have committed the underlying act or offense that
24352435 6 forms the basis of the suspension;
24362436 7 the individual's specialized driving privileges expire at the time the
24372437 8 suspension of the individual's driving privileges is terminated.
24382438 9 (i) The court shall inform the bureau of a termination of a
24392439 10 suspension and expiration of specialized driving privileges as described
24402440 11 under subsection (h) in a format designated by the bureau.
24412441 12 SECTION 58. IC 9-30-16-3.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.29-2020,
24422442 13 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
24432443 14 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3.5. (a) If a court imposes a suspension of driving
24442444 15 privileges under IC 9-21-5-11(f), the court may stay the suspension and
24452445 16 grant a specialized driving privilege as set forth in this section.
24462446 17 (b) Except as provided in subsection (g), specialized driving
24472447 18 privileges granted under this section shall be granted for a period of
24482448 19 time as determined by the court. A court, at its discretion, may set
24492449 20 periodic review hearings to review an individual's specialized driving
24502450 21 privileges.
24512451 22 (c) Specialized driving privileges granted under this section:
24522452 23 (1) must be determined by a court; and
24532453 24 (2) are limited to restricting the individual to being allowed to
24542454 25 operate a motor vehicle between the place of employment of the
24552455 26 individual and the individual's residence.
24562456 27 (d) An individual who has been granted specialized driving
24572457 28 privileges under this section shall:
24582458 29 (1) maintain proof of future financial responsibility insurance
24592459 30 during the period of specialized driving privileges;
24602460 31 (2) carry a copy of the order granting specialized driving
24612461 32 privileges or have the order in the vehicle being operated by the
24622462 33 individual;
24632463 34 (3) produce the copy of the order granting specialized driving
24642464 35 privileges upon the request of a police officer; and
24652465 36 (4) carry a validly issued driver's license or driving privilege
24662466 37 card.
24672467 38 (e) An individual who holds a commercial driver's license and has
24682468 39 been granted specialized driving privileges under this chapter may not,
24692469 40 for the duration of the suspension for which the specialized driving
24702470 41 privileges are sought, operate a motor vehicle that requires the
24712471 42 individual to hold a commercial driver's license to operate the motor
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24732473 1 vehicle.
24742474 2 (f) An individual who seeks specialized driving privileges must file
24752475 3 a petition for specialized driving privileges in each court that has
24762476 4 ordered or imposed a suspension of the individual's driving privileges.
24772477 5 Each petition must:
24782478 6 (1) be verified by the petitioner;
24792479 7 (2) state the petitioner's age, date of birth, and address;
24802480 8 (3) state the grounds for relief and the relief sought;
24812481 9 (4) be filed in the court that ordered or imposed the suspension;
24822482 10 and
24832483 11 (5) be served on the bureau and the prosecuting attorney.
24842484 12 A prosecuting attorney shall appear on behalf of the bureau to respond
24852485 13 to a petition filed under this subsection.
24862486 14 (g) Whenever a suspension of an individual's driving privileges
24872487 15 under this chapter is terminated because:
24882488 16 (1) the underlying conviction, judgment, or finding that forms the
24892489 17 basis of the suspension is reversed, vacated, or dismissed; or
24902490 18 (2) the individual is acquitted of, found not liable for, or otherwise
24912491 19 found not to have committed the underlying act or offense that
24922492 20 forms the basis of the suspension;
24932493 21 the individual's specialized driving privileges expire at the time the
24942494 22 suspension of the individual's driving privileges is terminated.
24952495 23 (h) The court shall inform the bureau of a termination of a
24962496 24 suspension of driving privileges and expiration of specialized driving
24972497 25 privileges as described under subsection (g) in a format designated by
24982498 26 the bureau.
24992499 27 SECTION 59. IC 9-30-16-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.10-2019,
25002500 28 SECTION 47, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
25012501 29 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally
25022502 30 violates a condition imposed by a court under section 3, 3.5, or 4 of this
25032503 31 chapter, or imposed under IC 9-30-10-14.2, commits a Class C
25042504 32 misdemeanor. The prosecuting attorney may notify the court that issued
25052505 33 the specialized driving privileges order of the alleged violation. If the
25062506 34 specialized driving privileges order is from a different county, the
25072507 35 prosecuting attorney may also notify the prosecuting attorney in that
25082508 36 county of the violation.
25092509 37 (b) For a person convicted of an offense under subsection (a), the
25102510 38 court that issued the specialized driving privileges order that was
25112511 39 violated may modify or revoke specialized driving privileges. The court
25122512 40 that issued the specialized driving privileges order that was violated
25132513 41 may order the bureau to lift the stay of a suspension of driving
25142514 42 privileges and suspend the person's driving driver's license or driving
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25162516 1 privilege card as originally ordered in addition to any additional
25172517 2 suspension.
25182518 3 SECTION 60. IC 9-30-16-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.110-2020,
25192519 4 SECTION 7, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
25202520 5 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 6. (a) A person whose driving privileges are
25212521 6 suspended under section 1(c) of this chapter:
25222522 7 (1) is entitled to credit for any days during which the license or
25232523 8 driving privilege card was suspended under IC 9-30-6-9(c); and
25242524 9 (2) may not receive any credit for days during which the person's
25252525 10 driving privileges were suspended under IC 9-30-6-9(b).
25262526 11 (b) A period of suspension of driving privileges imposed under
25272527 12 section 1(c) of this chapter must be consecutive to any period of
25282528 13 suspension imposed under IC 9-30-6-9(b). However, if the state and
25292529 14 defendant agree pursuant to a term in an accepted plea agreement, or
25302530 15 if the court finds at sentencing that it is in the best interest of society,
25312531 16 the court shall terminate all or any part of the remaining suspension
25322532 17 under IC 9-30-6-9(b) and shall enter this finding in its sentencing
25332533 18 order.
25342534 19 (c) The bureau shall designate a period of suspension of driving
25352535 20 privileges imposed under section 1(c) of this chapter as consecutive to
25362536 21 any period of suspension imposed under IC 9-30-6-9(b) unless the
25372537 22 sentencing order of the court under subsection (b) terminates all or part
25382538 23 of the remaining suspension under IC 9-30-6-9(b).
25392539 24 SECTION 61. IC 9-30-16-6.5, AS ADDED BY P.L.110-2020,
25402540 25 SECTION 8, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
25412541 26 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 6.5. A court and the bureau, if applicable, shall
25422542 27 terminate all or any part of the remaining suspension of a person's
25432543 28 license or driving privilege card suspension under section 1(c) of this
25442544 29 chapter or under IC 9-30-6-9 if:
25452545 30 (1) the charges against the person are dismissed;
25462546 31 (2) the person is acquitted; or
25472547 32 (3) the person's conviction is vacated or reversed on appeal.
25482548 33 SECTION 62. IC 9-30-16-7, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
25492549 34 SECTION 611, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
25502550 35 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7. If the bureau issues a driver's
25512551 36 license or driving privilege card to an individual who has been issued
25522552 37 specialized driving privileges, the individual shall pay a specialized
25532553 38 driving privileges charge of ten dollars ($10). The charge is in addition
25542554 39 to any applicable fees under IC 9-24 and shall be deposited in the
25552555 40 commission fund.
25562556 41 SECTION 63. IC 9-33-4-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.86-2021,
25572557 42 SECTION 16, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
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25592559 1 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. This chapter applies to the following:
25602560 2 (1) An unpaid judgment for an infraction described in this title
25612561 3 that relates to the operation of a motor vehicle, if the infraction
25622562 4 was committed before January 1, 2020.
25632563 5 (2) A driving privileges reinstatement fee (as described in
25642564 6 IC 9-25-6-15), which a person with a suspended driver's license
25652565 7 or driving privilege card is or would be required to pay to
25662566 8 reinstate the person's driver's license or driving privilege card if
25672567 9 the person's driver's license was suspended before January 1,
25682568 10 2020.
25692569 11 (3) Any court costs, administrative fees, late fees, or other fees
25702570 12 imposed on a person in connection with an unpaid judgment or
25712571 13 fee described in subdivision (1) or (2).
25722572 14 SECTION 64. IC 20-33-2-11, AS AMENDED BY P.L.111-2021,
25732573 15 SECTION 95, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
25742574 16 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 11. (a) Notwithstanding IC 9-24 concerning the
25752575 17 minimum requirements for qualifying for the issuance of a driver's
25762576 18 license, or a learner's permit, or a driving privilege card, and subject
25772577 19 to subsections (c) through (e), an individual who is:
25782578 20 (1) at least fifteen (15) years of age and less than eighteen (18)
25792579 21 years of age;
25802580 22 (2) a habitual truant under the definition of habitual truant
25812581 23 established under subsection (b); and
25822582 24 (3) identified in the information submitted to the bureau of motor
25832583 25 vehicles under subsection (f);
25842584 26 may not be issued a driver's license, or a learner's permit, or a driving
25852585 27 privilege card to drive a motor vehicle under IC 9-24 until the
25862586 28 individual is at least eighteen (18) years of age.
25872587 29 (b) Each governing body may establish and include as part of the
25882588 30 written copy of its discipline rules described in IC 20-33-8-12:
25892589 31 (1) a definition of a child who is designated as a habitual truant,
25902590 32 which must, at a minimum, define the term as a student who is
25912591 33 chronically absent, by having unexcused absences from school for
25922592 34 more than ten (10) days of school in one (1) school year; and
25932593 35 (2) all other pertinent matters related to this action.
25942594 36 (c) An individual described in subsection (a) is entitled to the
25952595 37 procedure described in IC 20-33-8-19.
25962596 38 (d) An individual described in subsection (a) who is at least thirteen
25972597 39 (13) years of age and less than eighteen (18) years of age is entitled to
25982598 40 a periodic review of the individual's attendance record in school to
25992599 41 determine whether the prohibition described in subsection (a) shall
26002600 42 continue. The periodic reviews may not be conducted less than one (1)
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26022602 1 time each school year.
26032603 2 (e) Upon review, the governing body may determine that the
26042604 3 individual's attendance record has improved to the degree that the
26052605 4 individual may become eligible to be issued a driver's license, or a
26062606 5 learner's permit, or a driving privilege card.
26072607 6 (f) The governing body of the school corporation may submit to the
26082608 7 bureau of motor vehicles the pertinent information concerning an
26092609 8 individual's ineligibility under subsection (a) to be issued a driver's
26102610 9 license, or a learner's permit, or a driving privilege card.
26112611 10 (g) The department shall develop guidelines concerning criteria
26122612 11 used in defining a habitual truant that may be considered by a
26132613 12 governing body in complying with subsection (b).
26142614 13 SECTION 65. IC 20-33-2-28.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.147-2020,
26152615 14 SECTION 7, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
26162616 15 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 28.5. (a) This section applies to an individual:
26172617 16 (1) who:
26182618 17 (A) attends or last attended a public school;
26192619 18 (B) is at least sixteen (16) years of age but less than eighteen
26202620 19 (18) years of age; and
26212621 20 (C) has not completed the requirements for graduation;
26222622 21 (2) who:
26232623 22 (A) wishes to withdraw from school before graduation;
26242624 23 (B) fails to return at the beginning of a semester; or
26252625 24 (C) stops attending school during a semester; and
26262626 25 (3) who has no record of transfer to another school.
26272627 26 (b) An individual to whom this section applies may withdraw from
26282628 27 school only if all of the following conditions are met:
26292629 28 (1) An exit interview is conducted.
26302630 29 (2) The individual's parent consents to the withdrawal.
26312631 30 (3) The school principal approves of the withdrawal.
26322632 31 (4) The withdrawal is due to:
26332633 32 (A) financial hardship and the individual must be employed to
26342634 33 support the individual's family or a dependent;
26352635 34 (B) illness; or
26362636 35 (C) an order by a court that has jurisdiction over the child.
26372637 36 During the exit interview, the school principal shall provide to the
26382638 37 student and the student's parent a copy of statistics compiled by the
26392639 38 department concerning the likely consequences of life without a high
26402640 39 school diploma. The school principal shall advise the student and the
26412641 40 student's parent that the student's withdrawal from school may prevent
26422642 41 the student from receiving or result in the revocation of the student's
26432643 42 employment certificate and driver's license, or learner's permit, or
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26452645 1 driving privilege card.
26462646 2 (c) For purposes of this section, the following must be in written
26472647 3 form:
26482648 4 (1) An individual's request to withdraw from school.
26492649 5 (2) A parent's consent to a withdrawal.
26502650 6 (3) A principal's consent to a withdrawal.
26512651 7 (d) If the individual's principal does not consent to the individual's
26522652 8 withdrawal under this section, the individual's parent may appeal the
26532653 9 denial of consent to the governing body of the public school that the
26542654 10 individual last attended.
26552655 11 (e) Each public school, including each school corporation and each
26562656 12 charter school (as defined in IC 20-24-1-4), shall provide an annual
26572657 13 report to the department setting forth the following information:
26582658 14 (1) The total number of individuals:
26592659 15 (A) who withdrew from school under this section; and
26602660 16 (B) who either:
26612661 17 (i) failed to return to school at the beginning of a semester;
26622662 18 or
26632663 19 (ii) stopped attending school during a semester;
26642664 20 and for whom there is no record of transfer to another school.
26652665 21 (2) The number of individuals who withdrew from school
26662666 22 following an exit interview.
26672667 23 (f) If an individual to which this section applies:
26682668 24 (1) has not received consent to withdraw from school under this
26692669 25 section; and
26702670 26 (2) fails to return to school at the beginning of a semester or
26712671 27 during the semester;
26722672 28 the principal of the school that the individual last attended may deliver
26732673 29 by certified mail or personal delivery to the bureau of youth
26742674 30 employment a record of the individual's failure to return to school so
26752675 31 that the bureau of youth employment revokes any employment
26762676 32 certificates issued under IC 22-2-18 (before its expiration on June 30,
26772677 33 2021) to the individual and does not issue any additional employment
26782678 34 certificates to the individual. For purposes of IC 22-2-18-20 (before its
26792679 35 expiration on June 30, 2021), the individual shall be considered a
26802680 36 dropout.
26812681 37 (g) At the same time that a school principal delivers the record
26822682 38 under subsection (f), the principal may deliver by certified mail or
26832683 39 personal delivery to the bureau of motor vehicles a record of the
26842684 40 individual's failure to return to school so that the bureau of motor
26852685 41 vehicles revokes any driver's license, or learner's permit, or driving
26862686 42 privilege card issued to the individual and does not issue any
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26882688 1 additional driver's licenses, or learner's permits, or driving privilege
26892689 2 cards to the individual before the individual is at least eighteen (18)
26902690 3 years of age. For purposes of IC 9-24-2-1, the individual shall be
26912691 4 considered a dropout.
26922692 5 (h) If:
26932693 6 (1) a principal has delivered the record required under subsection
26942694 7 (f) or (g), or both; and
26952695 8 (2) the school subsequently gives consent to the individual to
26962696 9 withdraw from school under this section;
26972697 10 the principal of the school shall send a notice of withdrawal to the
26982698 11 bureau of youth employment and the bureau of motor vehicles by
26992699 12 certified mail or personal delivery and, for purposes of IC 22-2-18-20
27002700 13 (before its expiration on June 30, 2021) and IC 9-24-2-1, the individual
27012701 14 shall no longer be considered a dropout.
27022702 15 SECTION 66. IC 20-33-8-33, AS AMENDED BY P.L.233-2015,
27032703 16 SECTION 264, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
27042704 17 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 33. Before February 1 and before
27052705 18 October 1 of each year, except when a hearing has been requested to
27062706 19 determine financial hardship under IC 9-24-2-1(a)(4), a principal may
27072707 20 submit to the bureau of motor vehicles the pertinent information
27082708 21 concerning an individual's ineligibility under IC 9-24-2-1 to be issued
27092709 22 a driver's license, or learner's permit, or driving privilege card or
27102710 23 concerning the suspension of driving privileges under IC 9-24-2-4.
27112711 24 SECTION 67. IC 31-37-19-13, AS AMENDED BY P.L.111-2021,
27122712 25 SECTION 98, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
27132713 26 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 13. (a) This section applies if a child is a
27142714 27 delinquent child under IC 31-37-1 due to the commission of a
27152715 28 delinquent act that, if committed by an adult, would be:
27162716 29 (1) dealing in:
27172717 30 (A) a controlled substance (as defined in IC 35-48-1-9); or
27182718 31 (B) a counterfeit substance (as defined in IC 35-48-1-10);
27192719 32 (2) possessing:
27202720 33 (A) a controlled substance (as defined in IC 35-48-1-9); or
27212721 34 (B) a prescription drug (as defined in IC 35-48-1-25);
27222722 35 for which the child does not have a prescription; or
27232723 36 (3) conspiring to commit an act described in subdivision (1) or
27242724 37 (2).
27252725 38 (b) The juvenile court shall, in addition to any other order or decree
27262726 39 the court makes under this chapter, order the bureau of motor vehicles
27272727 40 to invalidate the child's driver's license, driving privilege card, or
27282728 41 permit for a period specified by the court of at least six (6) months but
27292729 42 not more than one (1) year from the time the child would otherwise be
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27312731 1 eligible for a learner's permit or driving privilege card.
27322732 2 SECTION 68. IC 31-37-19-14, AS AMENDED BY P.L.111-2021,
27332733 3 SECTION 99, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
27342734 4 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 14. (a) This section applies if:
27352735 5 (1) a child has been previously determined to be a delinquent
27362736 6 child under IC 31-37-1 (or IC 31-6-4-1(b)(1) before its repeal)
27372737 7 due to the commission of a delinquent act described in section
27382738 8 13(a)(1), 13(a)(2), or 13(a)(3) of this chapter (or
27392739 9 IC 31-6-4-15.9(d)(1), IC 31-6-4-15.9(d)(2), or
27402740 10 IC 31-6-4-15.9(d)(3) before its repeal); or
27412741 11 (2) the delinquent act described in section 13(a)(1), 13(a)(2), or
27422742 12 13(a)(3) of this chapter (or IC 31-6-4-15.9(d)(1),
27432743 13 IC 31-6-4-15.9(d)(2), or IC 31-6-4-15.9(d)(3) before its repeal)
27442744 14 was committed:
27452745 15 (A) on school property;
27462746 16 (B) within one thousand (1,000) feet of school property; or
27472747 17 (C) on a school bus.
27482748 18 (b) The juvenile court shall, in addition to any other order or decree
27492749 19 the court makes under this chapter, order the bureau of motor vehicles
27502750 20 to invalidate the child's driver's license or driving privilege card for
27512751 21 a period specified by the court of at least six (6) months but not more
27522752 22 than two (2) years from the time the child would otherwise be eligible
27532753 23 for a learner's permit or driving privilege card.
27542754 24 SECTION 69. IC 31-37-19-15 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
27552755 25 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 15. (a) This section
27562756 26 applies if a child is a delinquent child under IC 31-37-1 due to the
27572757 27 commission of a delinquent act that, if committed by an adult, would
27582758 28 be:
27592759 29 (1) dealing in:
27602760 30 (A) a controlled substance (as defined in IC 35-48-1-9); or
27612761 31 (B) a counterfeit substance (as defined in IC 35-48-1-10);
27622762 32 (2) possessing:
27632763 33 (A) a controlled substance (as defined in IC 35-48-1-9); or
27642764 34 (B) a prescription drug (as defined in IC 35-48-1-25);
27652765 35 for which the child does not have a prescription; or
27662766 36 (3) conspiring to commit an act described in subdivision (1) or
27672767 37 (2).
27682768 38 (b) The juvenile court shall, in addition to any other order or decree
27692769 39 the court makes under this chapter, order the bureau of motor vehicles
27702770 40 not to issue the child a learner's permit or driving privilege card for
27712771 41 a period specified by the court of at least six (6) months but not more
27722772 42 than one (1) year from the time the child would otherwise be eligible
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27742774 1 for a learner's permit or driving privilege card.
27752775 2 SECTION 70. IC 31-37-19-16 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
27762776 3 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 16. (a) This section
27772777 4 applies if:
27782778 5 (1) a child has been previously determined to be a delinquent
27792779 6 child under IC 31-37-1 (or IC 31-6-4-1(b)(1) before its repeal)
27802780 7 due to the commission of a delinquent act described in section
27812781 8 15(a)(1), 15(a)(2), or 15(a)(3) of this chapter (or
27822782 9 IC 31-6-4-15.9(e)(1), IC 31-6-4-15.9(e)(2), or
27832783 10 IC 31-6-4-15.9(e)(3) before its repeal); or
27842784 11 (2) the delinquent act described in section 15(a)(1), 15(a)(2), or
27852785 12 15(a)(3) of this chapter (or IC 31-6-4-15.9(e)(1),
27862786 13 IC 31-6-4-15.9(e)(2), or IC 31-6-4-15.9(e)(3) before its repeal)
27872787 14 was committed:
27882788 15 (A) on school property;
27892789 16 (B) within one thousand (1,000) feet of school property; or
27902790 17 (C) on a school bus.
27912791 18 (b) The juvenile court shall, in addition to any other order or decree
27922792 19 the court makes under this chapter, order the bureau of motor vehicles
27932793 20 not to issue the child a learner's permit or driving privilege card for
27942794 21 a period specified by the court of at least six (6) months but not more
27952795 22 than two (2) years from the time the child would otherwise be eligible
27962796 23 for a learner's permit or driving privilege card.
27972797 24 SECTION 71. IC 31-37-19-17, AS AMENDED BY P.L.111-2021,
27982798 25 SECTION 100, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
27992799 26 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 17. (a) This section applies if a
28002800 27 child is a delinquent child under IC 31-37-1 due to the commission of
28012801 28 a delinquent act that, if committed by an adult, would be criminal
28022802 29 mischief or institutional criminal mischief under IC 35-43-1-2 that
28032803 30 involves the use of graffiti.
28042804 31 (b) The juvenile court may, in addition to any other order or decree
28052805 32 the court makes under this chapter, order the bureau of motor vehicles
28062806 33 to:
28072807 34 (1) suspend the child's driver's license or driving privilege card;
28082808 35 or
28092809 36 (2) invalidate the child's learner's permit or driving privilege
28102810 37 card learner's permit;
28112811 38 for one (1) year beginning the date of the order.
28122812 39 SECTION 72. IC 34-24-1-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.185-2023,
28132813 40 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
28142814 41 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) The following may be seized:
28152815 42 (1) All vehicles (as defined by IC 35-31.5-2-346), if they are used
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28172817 1 or are intended for use by the person or persons in possession of
28182818 2 them to transport or in any manner to facilitate the transportation
28192819 3 of the following:
28202820 4 (A) A controlled substance for the purpose of committing,
28212821 5 attempting to commit, or conspiring to commit any of the
28222822 6 following:
28232823 7 (i) Dealing in or manufacturing cocaine or a narcotic drug
28242824 8 (IC 35-48-4-1).
28252825 9 (ii) Dealing in methamphetamine (IC 35-48-4-1.1).
28262826 10 (iii) Manufacturing methamphetamine (IC 35-48-4-1.2).
28272827 11 (iv) Dealing in a schedule I, II, or III controlled substance
28282828 12 (IC 35-48-4-2).
28292829 13 (v) Dealing in a schedule IV controlled substance (IC
28302830 14 35-48-4-3).
28312831 15 (vi) Dealing in a schedule V controlled substance (IC
28322832 16 35-48-4-4).
28332833 17 (vii) Dealing in a counterfeit substance (IC 35-48-4-5).
28342834 18 (viii) Possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug (IC
28352835 19 35-48-4-6).
28362836 20 (ix) Possession of methamphetamine (IC 35-48-4-6.1).
28372837 21 (x) Dealing in paraphernalia (IC 35-48-4-8.5).
28382838 22 (xi) Dealing in marijuana, hash oil, hashish, or salvia (IC
28392839 23 35-48-4-10).
28402840 24 (xii) An offense under IC 35-48-4 involving a synthetic drug
28412841 25 (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-321), a synthetic drug lookalike
28422842 26 substance (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-321.5 (before its
28432843 27 repeal on July 1, 2019)) under IC 35-48-4-10.5 (before its
28442844 28 repeal on July 1, 2019), a controlled substance analog (as
28452845 29 defined in IC 35-48-1-9.3), or a substance represented to be
28462846 30 a controlled substance (as described in IC 35-48-4-4.6).
28472847 31 (B) Any stolen (IC 35-43-4-2 or IC 35-43-4-2.2) or converted
28482848 32 property (IC 35-43-4-3) if the retail or repurchase value of that
28492849 33 property is one hundred dollars ($100) or more.
28502850 34 (C) Any hazardous waste in violation of IC 13-30-10-1.5.
28512851 35 (D) A bomb (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-31) or weapon of
28522852 36 mass destruction (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-354) used to
28532853 37 commit, used in an attempt to commit, or used in a conspiracy
28542854 38 to commit a felony terrorist offense (as defined in
28552855 39 IC 35-50-2-18) or an offense under IC 35-47 as part of or in
28562856 40 furtherance of an act of terrorism (as defined by
28572857 41 IC 35-31.5-2-329).
28582858 42 (2) All money, negotiable instruments, securities, weapons,
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28602860 1 communications devices, or any property used to commit, used in
28612861 2 an attempt to commit, or used in a conspiracy to commit a felony
28622862 3 terrorist offense (as defined in IC 35-50-2-18) or an offense under
28632863 4 IC 35-47 as part of or in furtherance of an act of terrorism or
28642864 5 commonly used as consideration for a violation of IC 35-48-4
28652865 6 (other than items subject to forfeiture under IC 16-42-20-5 or
28662866 7 IC 16-6-8.5-5.1, before its repeal):
28672867 8 (A) furnished or intended to be furnished by any person in
28682868 9 exchange for an act that is in violation of a criminal statute;
28692869 10 (B) used to facilitate any violation of a criminal statute; or
28702870 11 (C) traceable as proceeds of the violation of a criminal statute.
28712871 12 (3) Any portion of real or personal property purchased with
28722872 13 money that is traceable as a proceed of a violation of a criminal
28732873 14 statute.
28742874 15 (4) A vehicle that is used by a person to:
28752875 16 (A) commit, attempt to commit, or conspire to commit;
28762876 17 (B) facilitate the commission of; or
28772877 18 (C) escape from the commission of;
28782878 19 murder (IC 35-42-1-1), dealing in a controlled substance resulting
28792879 20 in death (IC 35-42-1-1.5), kidnapping (IC 35-42-3-2), criminal
28802880 21 confinement (IC 35-42-3-3), rape (IC 35-42-4-1), child molesting
28812881 22 (IC 35-42-4-3), or child exploitation (IC 35-42-4-4), or an offense
28822882 23 under IC 35-47 as part of or in furtherance of an act of terrorism.
28832883 24 (5) Real property owned by a person who uses it to commit any of
28842884 25 the following as a Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4, or Level 5
28852885 26 felony:
28862886 27 (A) Dealing in or manufacturing cocaine or a narcotic drug (IC
28872887 28 35-48-4-1).
28882888 29 (B) Dealing in methamphetamine (IC 35-48-4-1.1).
28892889 30 (C) Manufacturing methamphetamine (IC 35-48-4-1.2).
28902890 31 (D) Dealing in a schedule I, II, or III controlled substance (IC
28912891 32 35-48-4-2).
28922892 33 (E) Dealing in a schedule IV controlled substance (IC
28932893 34 35-48-4-3).
28942894 35 (F) Dealing in marijuana, hash oil, hashish, or salvia (IC
28952895 36 35-48-4-10).
28962896 37 (G) Dealing in a synthetic drug (as defined in
28972897 38 IC 35-31.5-2-321) or synthetic drug lookalike substance (as
28982898 39 defined in IC 35-31.5-2-321.5 (before its repeal on July 1,
28992899 40 2019)) under IC 35-48-4-10.5 (before its repeal on July 1,
29002900 41 2019).
29012901 42 (H) Dealing in a controlled substance resulting in death (IC
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29032903 1 35-42-1-1.5).
29042904 2 (6) Equipment and recordings used by a person to commit fraud
29052905 3 under IC 35-43-5.
29062906 4 (7) Recordings sold, rented, transported, or possessed by a person
29072907 5 in violation of IC 24-4-10.
29082908 6 (8) Property (as defined by IC 35-31.5-2-253) or an enterprise (as
29092909 7 defined by IC 35-45-6-1) that is the object of a corrupt business
29102910 8 influence violation (IC 35-45-6-2).
29112911 9 (9) Unlawful telecommunications devices (as defined in
29122912 10 IC 35-45-13-6) and plans, instructions, or publications used to
29132913 11 commit an offense under IC 35-45-13.
29142914 12 (10) Any equipment, including computer equipment and cellular
29152915 13 telephones, used for or intended for use in preparing,
29162916 14 photographing, recording, videotaping, digitizing, printing,
29172917 15 copying, or disseminating matter in violation of IC 35-42-4.
29182918 16 (11) Destructive devices used, possessed, transported, or sold in
29192919 17 violation of IC 35-47.5.
29202920 18 (12) Tobacco products that are sold in violation of IC 24-3-5,
29212921 19 tobacco products that a person attempts to sell in violation of
29222922 20 IC 24-3-5, and other personal property owned and used by a
29232923 21 person to facilitate a violation of IC 24-3-5.
29242924 22 (13) Property used by a person to commit counterfeiting or
29252925 23 forgery in violation of IC 35-43-5-2.
29262926 24 (14) After December 31, 2005, if a person is convicted of an
29272927 25 offense specified in IC 25-26-14-26(b) or IC 35-43-10, the
29282928 26 following real or personal property:
29292929 27 (A) Property used or intended to be used to commit, facilitate,
29302930 28 or promote the commission of the offense.
29312931 29 (B) Property constituting, derived from, or traceable to the
29322932 30 gross proceeds that the person obtained directly or indirectly
29332933 31 as a result of the offense.
29342934 32 (15) Except as provided in subsection (e), a vehicle used by a
29352935 33 person who operates the vehicle:
29362936 34 (A) while intoxicated, in violation of IC 9-30-5-1 through
29372937 35 IC 9-30-5-5, if in the previous five (5) years the person has two
29382938 36 (2) or more prior unrelated convictions for operating a motor
29392939 37 vehicle while intoxicated in violation of IC 9-30-5-1 through
29402940 38 IC 9-30-5-5; or
29412941 39 (B) on a highway while the person's driving privileges are
29422942 40 suspended in violation of IC 9-24-19-2 through IC 9-24-19-3,
29432943 41 if in the previous five (5) years the person has two (2) or more
29442944 42 prior unrelated convictions for operating a vehicle while
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29462946 1 intoxicated in violation of IC 9-30-5-1 through IC 9-30-5-5.
29472947 2 If a court orders the seizure of a vehicle under this subdivision,
29482948 3 the court shall transmit an order to the bureau of motor vehicles
29492949 4 recommending that the bureau not permit a vehicle to be
29502950 5 registered in the name of the person whose vehicle was seized
29512951 6 until the person possesses a current driving driver's license (as
29522952 7 defined in IC 9-13-2-41) or driving privilege card (as defined
29532953 8 in IC 9-13-2-48.1).
29542954 9 (16) The following real or personal property:
29552955 10 (A) Property used or intended to be used to commit, facilitate,
29562956 11 or promote the commission of an offense specified in
29572957 12 IC 23-14-48-9, IC 30-2-9-7(b), IC 30-2-10-9(b), or
29582958 13 IC 30-2-13-38(f).
29592959 14 (B) Property constituting, derived from, or traceable to the
29602960 15 gross proceeds that a person obtains directly or indirectly as a
29612961 16 result of an offense specified in IC 23-14-48-9, IC 30-2-9-7(b),
29622962 17 IC 30-2-10-9(b), or IC 30-2-13-38(f).
29632963 18 (17) Real or personal property, including a vehicle, that is used by
29642964 19 a person to:
29652965 20 (A) commit, attempt to commit, or conspire to commit;
29662966 21 (B) facilitate the commission of; or
29672967 22 (C) escape from the commission of;
29682968 23 a violation of IC 35-42-3.5-1 through IC 35-42-3.5-1.4 (human
29692969 24 trafficking) or IC 35-45-4-4 (promoting prostitution).
29702970 25 (b) A vehicle used by any person as a common or contract carrier in
29712971 26 the transaction of business as a common or contract carrier is not
29722972 27 subject to seizure under this section, unless it can be proven by a
29732973 28 preponderance of the evidence that the owner of the vehicle knowingly
29742974 29 permitted the vehicle to be used to engage in conduct that subjects it to
29752975 30 seizure under subsection (a).
29762976 31 (c) Equipment under subsection (a)(10) may not be seized unless it
29772977 32 can be proven by a preponderance of the evidence that the owner of the
29782978 33 equipment knowingly permitted the equipment to be used to engage in
29792979 34 conduct that subjects it to seizure under subsection (a)(10).
29802980 35 (d) Money, negotiable instruments, securities, weapons,
29812981 36 communications devices, or any property commonly used as
29822982 37 consideration for a violation of IC 35-48-4 found near or on a person
29832983 38 who is committing, attempting to commit, or conspiring to commit any
29842984 39 of the following offenses shall be admitted into evidence in an action
29852985 40 under this chapter as prima facie evidence that the money, negotiable
29862986 41 instrument, security, or other thing of value is property that has been
29872987 42 used or was to have been used to facilitate the violation of a criminal
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29892989 1 statute or is the proceeds of the violation of a criminal statute:
29902990 2 (1) IC 35-42-1-1.5 (dealing in a controlled substance resulting in
29912991 3 death).
29922992 4 (2) IC 35-48-4-1 (dealing in or manufacturing cocaine or a
29932993 5 narcotic drug).
29942994 6 (3) IC 35-48-4-1.1 (dealing in methamphetamine).
29952995 7 (4) IC 35-48-4-1.2 (manufacturing methamphetamine).
29962996 8 (5) IC 35-48-4-2 (dealing in a schedule I, II, or III controlled
29972997 9 substance).
29982998 10 (6) IC 35-48-4-3 (dealing in a schedule IV controlled substance).
29992999 11 (7) IC 35-48-4-4 (dealing in a schedule V controlled substance)
30003000 12 as a Level 4 felony.
30013001 13 (8) IC 35-48-4-6 (possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug) as a
30023002 14 Level 3, Level 4, or Level 5 felony.
30033003 15 (9) IC 35-48-4-6.1 (possession of methamphetamine) as a Level
30043004 16 3, Level 4, or Level 5 felony.
30053005 17 (10) IC 35-48-4-10 (dealing in marijuana, hash oil, hashish, or
30063006 18 salvia) as a Level 5 felony.
30073007 19 (11) IC 35-48-4-10.5 (before its repeal on July 1, 2019) (dealing
30083008 20 in a synthetic drug or synthetic drug lookalike substance) as a
30093009 21 Level 5 felony or Level 6 felony (or as a Class C felony or Class
30103010 22 D felony under IC 35-48-4-10 before its amendment in 2013).
30113011 23 (e) A vehicle operated by a person who is not:
30123012 24 (1) an owner of the vehicle; or
30133013 25 (2) the spouse of the person who owns the vehicle;
30143014 26 is not subject to seizure under subsection (a)(15) unless it can be
30153015 27 proven by a preponderance of the evidence that the owner of the
30163016 28 vehicle knowingly permitted the vehicle to be used to engage in
30173017 29 conduct that subjects it to seizure under subsection (a)(15).
30183018 30 SECTION 73. IC 34-30-2.1-95.3 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
30193019 31 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
30203020 32 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 95.3. IC 9-24-3.5-8 (Concerning
30213021 33 liability of a state or local government agency, foster parent, or
30223022 34 entity providing services to a minor for costs and damages
30233023 35 associated with the minor's application for a driving privilege card
30243024 36 or the operation of a motor vehicle).
30253025 37 SECTION 74. IC 34-30-2.1-95.4 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
30263026 38 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
30273027 39 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 95.4. IC 9-24-3.5-11(d)
30283028 40 (Concerning driver education instructors, licensed
30293029 41 ophthalmologists, and licensed optometrists who make reports
30303030 42 concerning fitness of the applicant to operate a motor vehicle).
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30323032 1 SECTION 75. IC 34-30-2.1-95.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
30333033 2 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
30343034 3 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 95.5. IC 9-24-3.5-18 (Concerning
30353035 4 the commissioner, employees, and agents of the bureau of motor
30363036 5 vehicles for the validity of the information contained on driving
30373037 6 privilege cards).
30383038 7 SECTION 76. IC 35-43-1-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.79-2023,
30393039 8 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
30403040 9 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. (a) A person who recklessly, knowingly, or
30413041 10 intentionally damages or defaces property of another person without
30423042 11 the other person's consent commits criminal mischief, a Class B
30433043 12 misdemeanor. However, the offense is:
30443044 13 (1) a Class A misdemeanor if the pecuniary loss is at least seven
30453045 14 hundred fifty dollars ($750) but less than fifty thousand dollars
30463046 15 ($50,000); and
30473047 16 (2) a Level 6 felony if:
30483048 17 (A) the pecuniary loss is at least fifty thousand dollars
30493049 18 ($50,000);
30503050 19 (B) the damage causes a substantial interruption or impairment
30513051 20 of utility service rendered to the public;
30523052 21 (C) the damage is to a public record; or
30533053 22 (D) the damage is to a law enforcement animal (as defined in
30543054 23 IC 35-46-3-4.5).
30553055 24 (b) A person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally damages:
30563056 25 (1) a structure used for religious worship without the consent of
30573057 26 the owner, possessor, or occupant of the property that is damaged;
30583058 27 (2) a school or community center without the consent of the
30593059 28 owner, possessor, or occupant of the property that is damaged;
30603060 29 (3) the property of an agricultural operation (as defined in
30613061 30 IC 32-30-6-1) without the consent of the owner, possessor, or
30623062 31 occupant of the property that is damaged;
30633063 32 (4) the property of a scientific research facility (as defined in
30643064 33 IC 35-31.5-2-287) without the consent of, or with consent which
30653065 34 was fraudulently obtained from, the owner, possessor, or occupant
30663066 35 of the property that is damaged;
30673067 36 (5) the grounds:
30683068 37 (A) adjacent to; and
30693069 38 (B) owned or rented in common with;
30703070 39 a structure or facility identified in subdivisions (1) through (4)
30713071 40 without the consent of the owner, possessor, or occupant of the
30723072 41 property that is damaged;
30733073 42 (6) personal property contained in a structure or located at a
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30753075 1 facility identified in subdivisions (1) through (4) without the
30763076 2 consent of the owner, possessor, or occupant of the property that
30773077 3 is damaged;
30783078 4 (7) property that is vacant real property (as defined in
30793079 5 IC 36-7-36-5) or a vacant structure (as defined in IC 36-7-36-6);
30803080 6 or
30813081 7 (8) property after the person has been denied entry to the property
30823082 8 by a court order that was issued:
30833083 9 (A) to the person; or
30843084 10 (B) to the general public by conspicuous posting on or around
30853085 11 the property in areas where a person could observe the order
30863086 12 when the property has been designated by a municipality or
30873087 13 county enforcement authority to be a vacant property, an
30883088 14 abandoned property, or an abandoned structure (as defined in
30893089 15 IC 36-7-36-1);
30903090 16 commits institutional criminal mischief, a Class A misdemeanor.
30913091 17 However, the offense is a Level 6 felony if the pecuniary loss (or
30923092 18 property damage, in the case of an agricultural operation or a scientific
30933093 19 research facility) is at least seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) but less
30943094 20 than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), and a Level 5 felony if the
30953095 21 pecuniary loss (or property damage, in the case of an agricultural
30963096 22 operation or a scientific research facility) is at least fifty thousand
30973097 23 dollars ($50,000).
30983098 24 (c) A person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally damages
30993099 25 property:
31003100 26 (1) during the dealing or manufacture of or attempted dealing or
31013101 27 manufacture of a controlled substance; and
31023102 28 (2) by means of a fire or an explosion;
31033103 29 commits controlled substances criminal mischief, a Level 6 felony.
31043104 30 However, the offense is a Level 5 felony if the offense results in
31053105 31 moderate bodily injury to any person other than a defendant.
31063106 32 (d) If a person is convicted of an offense under this section that
31073107 33 involves the use of graffiti, the court may, in addition to any other
31083108 34 penalty, order that the person's driver's license or driving privilege
31093109 35 card be suspended or invalidated by the bureau of motor vehicles for
31103110 36 not more than one (1) year.
31113111 37 (e) The court may rescind an order for suspension or invalidation
31123112 38 under subsection (d) and allow the person to receive a license or permit
31133113 39 before the period of suspension or invalidation ends if the court
31143114 40 determines that the person has removed or painted over the graffiti or
31153115 41 has made other suitable restitution.
31163116 42 (f) For purposes of this section, "pecuniary loss" includes:
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31183118 1 (1) the total costs incurred in inspecting, cleaning, and
31193119 2 decontaminating property contaminated by a pollutant; and
31203120 3 (2) a reasonable estimate of all additional costs not already
31213121 4 incurred under subdivision (1) that are necessary to inspect, clean,
31223122 5 and decontaminate property contaminated by a pollutant, to the
31233123 6 extent that the property has not already been:
31243124 7 (A) cleaned;
31253125 8 (B) decontaminated; or
31263126 9 (C) both cleaned and decontaminated.
31273127 10 The term includes inspection, cleaning, or decontamination conducted
31283128 11 by a person certified under IC 16-19-3.1.
31293129 12 SECTION 77. IC 35-44.1-3-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.174-2021,
31303130 13 SECTION 77, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
31313131 14 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally:
31323132 15 (1) forcibly resists, obstructs, or interferes with a law enforcement
31333133 16 officer or a person assisting the officer while the officer is
31343134 17 lawfully engaged in the execution of the officer's duties;
31353135 18 (2) forcibly resists, obstructs, or interferes with the authorized
31363136 19 service or execution of a civil or criminal process or order of a
31373137 20 court; or
31383138 21 (3) flees from a law enforcement officer after the officer has, by
31393139 22 visible or audible means, including operation of the law
31403140 23 enforcement officer's siren or emergency lights, identified himself
31413141 24 or herself and ordered the person to stop;
31423142 25 commits resisting law enforcement, a Class A misdemeanor, except as
31433143 26 provided in subsection (c).
31443144 27 (b) A person who, having been denied entry by a firefighter, an
31453145 28 emergency medical services provider, or a law enforcement officer,
31463146 29 knowingly or intentionally enters an area that is marked off with barrier
31473147 30 tape or other physical barriers, commits interfering with public safety,
31483148 31 a Class B misdemeanor, except as provided in subsection (c) or (k).
31493149 32 (c) The offense under subsection (a) or (b) is a:
31503150 33 (1) Level 6 felony if:
31513151 34 (A) the person uses a vehicle to commit the offense; or
31523152 35 (B) while committing the offense, the person:
31533153 36 (i) draws or uses a deadly weapon;
31543154 37 (ii) inflicts bodily injury on or otherwise causes bodily injury
31553155 38 to another person; or
31563156 39 (iii) operates a vehicle in a manner that creates a substantial
31573157 40 risk of bodily injury to another person;
31583158 41 (2) Level 5 felony if:
31593159 42 (A) while committing the offense, the person operates a
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31613161 1 vehicle in a manner that causes serious bodily injury to another
31623162 2 person; or
31633163 3 (B) the person uses a vehicle to commit the offense and the
31643164 4 person has a prior unrelated conviction under this section
31653165 5 involving the use of a vehicle in the commission of the
31663166 6 offense;
31673167 7 (3) Level 3 felony if, while committing the offense, the person
31683168 8 operates a vehicle in a manner that causes the death or
31693169 9 catastrophic injury of another person; and
31703170 10 (4) Level 2 felony if, while committing any offense described in
31713171 11 subsection (a), the person operates a vehicle in a manner that
31723172 12 causes the death or catastrophic injury of a firefighter, an
31733173 13 emergency medical services provider, or a law enforcement
31743174 14 officer while the firefighter, emergency medical services provider,
31753175 15 or law enforcement officer is engaged in the firefighter's,
31763176 16 emergency medical services provider's, or officer's official duties.
31773177 17 (d) The offense under subsection (a) is a Level 6 felony if, while
31783178 18 committing an offense under:
31793179 19 (1) subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2), the person:
31803180 20 (A) creates a substantial risk of bodily injury to the person or
31813181 21 another person; and
31823182 22 (B) has two (2) or more prior unrelated convictions under
31833183 23 subsection (a); or
31843184 24 (2) subsection (a)(3), the person has two (2) or more prior
31853185 25 unrelated convictions under subsection (a).
31863186 26 (e) If a person uses a vehicle to commit a felony offense under
31873187 27 subsection (c)(1)(B), (c)(2), (c)(3), or (c)(4), as part of the criminal
31883188 28 penalty imposed for the offense, the court shall impose a minimum
31893189 29 executed sentence of at least:
31903190 30 (1) thirty (30) days, if the person does not have a prior unrelated
31913191 31 conviction under this section;
31923192 32 (2) one hundred eighty (180) days, if the person has one (1) prior
31933193 33 unrelated conviction under this section; or
31943194 34 (3) one (1) year, if the person has two (2) or more prior unrelated
31953195 35 convictions under this section.
31963196 36 (f) Notwithstanding IC 35-50-2-2.2 and IC 35-50-3-1, the mandatory
31973197 37 minimum sentence imposed under subsection (e) may not be
31983198 38 suspended.
31993199 39 (g) If a person is convicted of an offense involving the use of a
32003200 40 motor vehicle under:
32013201 41 (1) subsection (c)(1)(A), if the person exceeded the speed limit by
32023202 42 at least twenty (20) miles per hour while committing the offense;
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32043204 1 (2) subsection (c)(2); or
32053205 2 (3) subsection (c)(3);
32063206 3 the court may notify the bureau of motor vehicles to suspend or revoke
32073207 4 the person's driver's license or driving privilege card and all
32083208 5 certificates of registration and license plates issued or registered in the
32093209 6 person's name in accordance with IC 9-30-4-6.1(b) for the period
32103210 7 described in IC 9-30-4-6.1(d)(1) or IC 9-30-4-6.1(d)(2). The court shall
32113211 8 inform the bureau whether the person has been sentenced to a term of
32123212 9 incarceration. At the time of conviction, the court may obtain the
32133213 10 person's current driver's license or driving privilege card and return
32143214 11 the license to the bureau of motor vehicles.
32153215 12 (h) A person may not be charged or convicted of a crime under
32163216 13 subsection (a)(3) if the law enforcement officer is a school resource
32173217 14 officer acting in the officer's capacity as a school resource officer.
32183218 15 (i) A person who commits an offense described in subsection (c)
32193219 16 commits a separate offense for each person whose bodily injury,
32203220 17 serious bodily injury, catastrophic injury, or death is caused by a
32213221 18 violation of subsection (c).
32223222 19 (j) A court may order terms of imprisonment imposed on a person
32233223 20 convicted of more than one (1) offense described in subsection (c) to
32243224 21 run consecutively. Consecutive terms of imprisonment imposed under
32253225 22 this subsection are not subject to the sentencing restrictions set forth in
32263226 23 IC 35-50-1-2(c) through IC 35-50-1-2(d).
32273227 24 (k) As used in this subsection, "family member" means a child,
32283228 25 grandchild, parent, grandparent, or spouse of the person. It is a defense
32293229 26 to a prosecution under subsection (b) that the person reasonably
32303230 27 believed that the person's family member:
32313231 28 (1) was in the marked off area; and
32323232 29 (2) had suffered bodily injury or was at risk of suffering bodily
32333233 30 injury;
32343234 31 if the person is not charged as a defendant in connection with the
32353235 32 offense, if applicable, that caused the area to be secured by barrier tape
32363236 33 or other physical barriers.
32373237 34 SECTION 78. IC 35-52-9.1-38, AS ADDED BY P.L.170-2023,
32383238 35 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
32393239 36 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 38. IC 9-24-18-1 defines a crime crimes
32403240 37 concerning driver's licenses and driving privilege cards.
32413241 38 SECTION 79. IC 35-52-9.1-40, AS ADDED BY P.L.170-2023,
32423242 39 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
32433243 40 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 40. IC 9-24-18-7.5 defines a crime crimes
32443244 41 concerning driver's licenses and driving privilege cards.
32453245 42 SECTION 80. [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE] (a) The bureau of
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32473247 1 motor vehicles shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to
32483248 2 implement the issuance and administration of driving privilege
32493249 3 cards under IC 9-24-3.5, as added by this act.
32503250 4 (b) This SECTION expires July 1, 2026.
32513251 5 SECTION 81. An emergency is declared for this act.
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