Indiana House Bill HB1372 Latest Draft

                             
Introduced Version
HOUSE BILL No. 1372
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected:  IC 3-5-2-40.5; IC 3-7; IC 3-11-8-25.2;
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;
IC 9-25; IC 9-26-1; IC 9-27-6; IC 9-30; IC 9-33-4-2; IC 20-33;
IC 31-37-19; IC 34-24-1-1; IC 34-30-2.1; IC 35-43-1-2;
IC 35-44.1-3-1; IC 35-52-9.1.
Synopsis:  Driving privilege cards. Provides that an individual who is
an Indiana resident and cannot provide proof of identity and lawful
status in the United States may apply for a driving privilege card to
obtain driving privileges. Sets forth the requirements to obtain a
driving privilege card. Provides that a driving privilege card may not
be used as identification for any state or federal purpose (other than to
confer driving privileges), for the purpose of voting, or to verify
employment. Requires an individual who holds a driving privilege card
and operates a motor vehicle to verify and continuously maintain
financial responsibility on any motor vehicle operated by the individual
who holds the driving privilege card in the amount required by law.
Provides that the bureau of motor vehicles may not disclose certain
information unless presented with a lawful court order or judicial
warrant. Requires an applicant for a driving privilege card or driving
privilege card renewal to sign up for selective service. Requires the
bureau of motor vehicles to submit an annual report to the legislative
council and the interim study committee on roads and transportation.
Makes conforming amendments. Makes technical corrections.
Effective:  Upon passage; July 1, 2025.
Karickhoff, Torr
January 10, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation.
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Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1372
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
motor vehicles.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 3-5-2-40.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.209-2021,
2 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 40.5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b),
4 "proof of identification" refers to a document that satisfies all the
5 following:
6 (1) The document shows the name of the individual to whom the
7 document was issued, and the name conforms to the name in the
8 individual's voter registration record.
9 (2) The document shows a photograph of the individual to whom
10 the document was issued.
11 (3) The document includes an expiration date, and the document:
12 (A) is not expired; or
13 (B) expired after the date of the most recent general election.
14 (4) The document was issued by the United States or the state of
15 Indiana.
16 (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(3), a document issued by the
17 United States Department of Defense, the United States Department of
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1 Veterans Affairs (or its predecessor, the Veterans Administration), a
2 branch of the uniformed services, the Merchant Marine, the Indiana
3 National Guard, or a Native American Indian tribe or band recognized
4 by the United States government that:
5 (1) otherwise complies with the requirements of subsection (a);
6 and
7 (2) has no expiration date or states that the document has an
8 indefinite expiration date;
9 is sufficient proof of identification for purposes of this title.
10 (c) The term does not include a driving privilege card issued
11 under IC 9-24-3.5.
12 SECTION 2. IC 3-7-14-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.128-2015,
13 SECTION 35, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
14 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to an
15 application to obtain or renew a driving privilege card (as defined
16 in IC 9-13-2-48.1) issued under IC 9-24-3.5.
17 (b) An application to obtain or renew a motor vehicle driver's
18 license, permit, or identification card serves as an application for voter
19 registration:
20 (1) under this article; and
21 (2) as provided in 52 U.S.C. 20504(a)(1);
22 unless the applicant fails to sign the voter registration application.
23 SECTION 3. IC 3-7-33-4.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.128-2015,
24 SECTION 114, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
25 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4.5. (a) Except as provided in
26 subsection (b), this section applies to an individual who:
27 (1) submits an application to register to vote by mail under
28 IC 3-7-22; and
29 (2) has not previously voted in:
30 (A) a general election in Indiana (or a special election for
31 federal office in Indiana); or
32 (B) a general election (or a special election for federal office)
33 in the county where the individual has submitted an
34 application under this chapter if the application was received
35 by the county voter registration office after December 31,
36 2002, and before January 1, 2006.
37 (b) This section does not apply to an individual who complies with
38 the requirements in any of the following:
39 (1) The individual submits an application to register to vote by
40 mail under this chapter and includes with that mailing a copy of:
41 (A) a current and valid photo identification, other than a
42 driving privilege card issued under IC 9-24-3.5; or
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1 (B) a current utility bill, bank statement, government check,
2 paycheck, or government document;
3 that shows the name and residence address of the voter stated on
4 the voter registration application.
5 (2) The individual submits an application to register to vote by
6 mail under this chapter that includes:
7 (A) the individual's Indiana driver's license number, other
8 than a driving privilege card issued under IC 9-24-3.5; or
9 (B) the last four (4) digits of the individual's Social Security
10 number;
11 and the county voter registration office or election division
12 matches the information submitted by the applicant with an
13 existing Indiana identification record bearing the same number,
14 name, and date of birth set forth in the voter registration
15 application.
16 (3) The individual is an absent uniformed services voter or
17 overseas voter.
18 (4) The individual is entitled to vote other than in person under
19 the federal Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped
20 Act (52 U.S.C. 20102(b)(2)(B)(ii)) due to a determination by the
21 election division that a permanent or temporarily accessible
22 polling place cannot be provided for the individual.
23 (5) The individual is entitled to vote other than in person under
24 any other federal law.
25 (c) When a county voter registration office receives a voter
26 registration application by mail, the office shall determine whether the
27 applicant is subject to the requirements to provide additional
28 documentation under this section and 52 U.S.C. 21083.
29 (d) As required by 52 U.S.C. 21083, a county voter registration
30 office shall administer the requirements of this section in a uniform and
31 nondiscriminatory manner.
32 (e) If the county voter registration office determines that the
33 applicant:
34 (1) is not required to submit additional documentation under this
35 section; or
36 (2) has provided the documentation required under this section;
37 the county voter registration office shall process the application in
38 accordance with section 5 of this chapter.
39 (f) If the county voter registration office determines that the
40 applicant is required to submit additional documentation under this
41 section and 52 U.S.C. 21083, the office shall process the application
42 under section 5 of this chapter and, if the applicant is otherwise eligible
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1 to vote, add the information concerning this documentation to the
2 voter's computerized registration entry under IC 3-7-27-20.2.
3 (g) The county voter registration office shall remove the notation
4 described in subsection (f) after the voter votes in an election for a
5 federal office.
6 SECTION 4. IC 3-11-8-25.2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.115-2022,
7 SECTION 6, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
8 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 25.2. (a) The poll clerk or assistant poll clerk shall
9 examine the list provided under IC 3-7-29-1 to determine if the county
10 election board has indicated that the voter is required to provide
11 additional personal identification under 52 U.S.C. 21083 and
12 IC 3-7-33-4.5 before voting in person. If the list indicates that the voter
13 is required to present this identification before voting in person, the
14 poll clerk shall advise the voter that the voter must present, in addition
15 to the proof of identification required by section 25.1(a) of this chapter,
16 a piece of identification described in subsection (b) to the poll clerk.
17 (b) As required by 52 U.S.C. 21083, and in addition to the proof of
18 identification required by section 25.1(a) of this chapter, a voter
19 described by IC 3-7-33-4.5 who has not complied with IC 3-7-33-4.5
20 before appearing at the polls on election day must present one (1) of the
21 following documents to the poll clerk:
22 (1) A current and valid photo identification, except for a driving
23 privilege card issued under IC 9-24-3.5.
24 (2) A current utility bill.
25 (3) A current bank statement.
26 (4) A current government check.
27 (5) A current paycheck.
28 (6) A current government document.
29 The document presented by the voter must show the name and
30 residence address of the voter.
31 (c) If a voter presents a document under subsection (b), the poll
32 clerk shall add a notation to the list indicating the type of document
33 presented by the voter. The election division shall prescribe a
34 standardized coding system to classify documents presented under this
35 subsection for entry into the county voter registration system.
36 (d) If a voter required to present documentation under subsection (b)
37 is unable to present the documentation to the poll clerk while present
38 in the polls, the poll clerk shall notify the precinct election board. The
39 board shall provide a provisional ballot to the voter under IC 3-11.7-2.
40 (e) The precinct election board shall advise the voter, both orally
41 and in writing, that the voter may file a copy of the documentation with
42 the county voter registration office to permit the provisional ballot to
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1 be counted under IC 3-11.7. The election division shall prescribe the
2 form of the explanation required by this subsection.
3 SECTION 5. IC 7.1-1-3-7 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
4 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7. (a) Bona Fide
5 Evidence of Majority or Identity. The term "bona fide evidence of
6 majority or identity" means a document, including: but not limited to,
7 (1) a license or permit to operate a motor vehicle, except for a
8 driving privilege card issued under IC 9-24-3.5;
9 (2) a Selective Service registration certificate; or
10 (3) an a United States Armed Forces identification card. but
11 excluding
12 (b) The term excludes a voter's voter registration card, issued by
13 the federal or state governments or one (1) of their political
14 subdivisions.
15 SECTION 6. IC 9-13-2-41 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
16 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 41. "Current driving
17 license" means every class and kind of license or permit, other than a
18 driving privilege card, that evidences the privilege to operate a motor
19 vehicle upon the highways of Indiana. The term includes a privilege
20 granted by the license.
21 SECTION 7. IC 9-13-2-48, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2023,
22 SECTION 12, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
23 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 48. (a) "Driver's license" means the following:
24 (1) Any type of license issued by the state in the form of a
25 physical credential authorizing an individual to operate the type
26 of vehicle for which the license was issued, in the manner for
27 which the license was issued, on a highway. The term includes
28 any endorsements added to the license under IC 9-24-8.5.
29 (2) Except for a commercial driver's license issued under
30 IC 9-24-6.1, any type of license issued by the state in the form of
31 a mobile credential authorizing an individual to operate the type
32 of vehicle for which the license was issued, in the manner for
33 which the license was issued, on a highway. The term includes
34 any endorsements added to the license under IC 9-24-8.5.
35 (b) The term does not include a driving privilege card.
36 SECTION 8. IC 9-13-2-48.1 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
37 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
38 1, 2025]: Sec. 48.1. (a) "Driving privilege card" means a physical
39 credential authorizing an individual who is not a citizen of the
40 United States to operate a passenger motor vehicle or a truck with
41 a declared gross weight equal to or less than eleven thousand
42 (11,000) pounds.
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1 (b) The term includes a driving privilege card learner's permit.
2 SECTION 9. IC 9-13-2-93.4 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
3 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
4 1, 2025]: Sec. 93.4. "Licensed driver" means an individual holding
5 either of the following:
6 (1) A valid driver's license issued under IC 9-24-3.
7 (2) A valid driving privilege card issued under IC 9-24-3.5.
8 SECTION 10. IC 9-13-2-103.4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2023,
9 SECTION 16, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
10 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 103.4. "Mobile credential" means digital data
11 issued to a telecommunications device by the bureau under
12 IC 9-24-17.5 of the information contained on the following:
13 (1) A driver's license.
14 (2) A learner's permit.
15 (3) An identification card.
16 The term does not include a driving privilege card issued under
17 IC 9-24-3.5, a commercial driver's license or commercial learner's
18 permit issued under IC 9-24-6.1, a motorcycle learner's permit issued
19 under IC 9-24-8-3, a photo exempt driver's license issued under
20 IC 9-24-11-5(b), or a photo exempt identification card issued under
21 IC 9-24-16.5.
22 SECTION 11. IC 9-13-2-125.6, AS ADDED BY P.L.211-2023,
23 SECTION 19, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
24 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 125.6. "Physical credential" means the following
25 forms of documentation issued by the bureau under IC 9-24 in physical
26 form:
27 (1) A driver's license.
28 (2) A learner's permit.
29 (3) A motorcycle learner's permit.
30 (4) An identification card.
31 (5) A photo exempt identification card.
32 (6) A commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit.
33 (7) A driving privilege card.
34 SECTION 12. IC 9-14-6-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
35 SECTION 186, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
36 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. "Highly restricted personal
37 information" means the following information that identifies an
38 individual:
39 (1) Digital photograph or image.
40 (2) Social Security number.
41 (3) Individual taxpayer identification number.
42 (3) (4) Medical or disability information.
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1 SECTION 13. IC 9-14-6-6, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
2 SECTION 186, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
3 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 6. "Personal information" means
4 information that identifies an individual, including an individual's:
5 (1) digital photograph or image;
6 (2) Social Security number;
7 (3) driver's license, driving privilege card, or identification
8 document number;
9 (4) name;
10 (5) address (but not the ZIP code);
11 (6) telephone number; or
12 (7) medical or disability information.
13 The term does not include information about vehicular accidents,
14 driving or equipment related violations, and or an individual's driver's
15 license, driving privilege card, or registration status.
16 SECTION 14. IC 9-14-8-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
17 SECTION 188, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
18 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. The bureau may do the
19 following:
20 (1) Adopt and enforce rules under IC 4-22-2 that are necessary to
21 carry out this title.
22 (2) Subject to the approval of the commission, request the
23 necessary office space, storage space, and parking facilities for
24 each license branch operated by the commission from the Indiana
25 department of administration as provided in IC 4-20.5-5-5.
26 (3) Upon any reasonable ground appearing on the records of the
27 bureau and subject to rules and guidelines of the bureau, suspend
28 or revoke the following:
29 (A) The current driving privileges or driver's license of any
30 individual.
31 (B) The current driving privileges or driving privilege card
32 of any individual.
33 (B) (C) The certificate of registration and proof of registration
34 for any vehicle.
35 (C) (D) The certificate of registration and proof of registration
36 for any watercraft, off-road vehicle, or snowmobile.
37 (4) With the approval of the commission, adopt rules under
38 IC 4-22-2 to do the following:
39 (A) Increase or decrease any fee or charge imposed under this
40 title.
41 (B) Impose a fee on any other service for which a fee is not
42 imposed under this article.
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1 (C) Increase or decrease a fee imposed under clause (B).
2 (D) Designate the fund or account in which a:
3 (i) fee increase under clause (A) or (C); or
4 (ii) new fee under clause (B);
5 shall be deposited.
6 SECTION 15. IC 9-14-11-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
7 SECTION 191, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
8 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. The board shall provide the
9 commissioner and the office of traffic safety created by IC 9-27-2-2
10 with assistance in the administration of Indiana driver licensing laws,
11 including:
12 (1) providing guidance to the commissioner in the area of
13 licensing drivers with health or other problems that may adversely
14 affect a driver's ability to operate a vehicle safely;
15 (2) recommending factors to be used in determining qualifications
16 and ability for issuance and retention of a driver's license or
17 driving privilege card; and
18 (3) recommending and participating in the review of license and
19 driving privilege card suspension, restriction, or revocation
20 appeal procedures, including reasonable investigation into the
21 facts of the matter.
22 SECTION 16. IC 9-14-13-2, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
23 SECTION 193, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
24 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. (a) The bureau shall not disclose:
25 (1) the Social Security number;
26 (2) the federal identification number;
27 (3) the driver's license or driving privilege card number;
28 (4) the digital image of the driver's license, driving privilege
29 card, identification card, or photo exempt identification card
30 applicant;
31 (5) a reproduction of the signature secured under IC 9-24-9-1,
32 IC 9-24-16-2, or IC 9-24-16.5-2; or
33 (6) medical or disability information;
34 (7) the individual taxpayer identification number;
35 (8) the type of credential held by an individual; or
36 (9) the expiration date of a driver's license or driving privilege
37 card;
38 of any individual except as provided in subsection subsections (b) and
39 (c).
40 (b) The bureau may disclose any information listed in subsection
41 (a): (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(4), (a)(5), or (a)(6):
42 (1) to a law enforcement officer;
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1 (2) to an agent or a designee of the department of state revenue;
2 (3) for uses permitted under IC 9-14-13-7(1), IC 9-14-13-7(4),
3 IC 9-14-13-7(6), and IC 9-14-13-7(9); section 7(1), 7(4), 7(6),
4 and 7(9) of this chapter; or
5 (4) for voter registration and election purposes required under
6 IC 3-7 or IC 9-24-2.5.
7 (c) The bureau may disclose any information listed in subsection
8 (a)(1), (a)(7), (a)(8), or (a)(9):
9 (1) to a law enforcement officer;
10 (2) to an agent or a designee of the department of state
11 revenue;
12 (3) for uses permitted under section 7(1), 7(4), 7(6), and 7(9)
13 of this chapter; or
14 (4) for voter registration and election purposes required
15 under IC 3-7 or IC 9-24-2.5.
16 (d) The bureau may disclose any information under subsection
17 (c) if the person requesting the information:
18 (1) provides proof of identity;
19 (2) represents that the use of the information will be strictly
20 limited to the uses permitted under section 7(1), 7(4), 7(6), and
21 7(9) of this chapter; and
22 (3) represents that the use of the information will not be used
23 for immigration purposes, unless provided with a lawful court
24 order or judicial warrant.
25 SECTION 17. IC 9-14-13-7, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
26 SECTION 193, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
27 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7. Except as provided in section
28 2(c) of this chapter, the bureau may disclose certain personal
29 information that is not highly restricted personal information, if the
30 person requesting the information provides proof of identity and
31 represents that the use of the personal information will be strictly
32 limited to at least one (1) of the following:
33 (1) For use by a government agency, including a court or law
34 enforcement agency, in carrying out its functions, or a person
35 acting on behalf of a government agency in carrying out its
36 functions.
37 (2) For use in connection with matters concerning:
38 (A) motor vehicle or driver safety and theft;
39 (B) motor vehicle emissions;
40 (C) motor vehicle product alterations, recalls, or advisories;
41 (D) performance monitoring of motor vehicles, motor vehicle
42 parts, and dealers;
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1 (E) motor vehicle market research activities, including survey
2 research;
3 (F) the removal of nonowner records from the original owner
4 records of motor vehicle manufacturers; and
5 (G) motor fuel theft under IC 24-4.6-5.
6 (3) For use in the normal course of business by a business or its
7 agents, employees, or contractors, but only:
8 (A) to verify the accuracy of personal information submitted
9 by an individual to the business or its agents, employees, or
10 contractors; and
11 (B) if information submitted to a business is not correct or is
12 no longer correct, to obtain the correct information only for
13 purposes of preventing fraud by pursuing legal remedies
14 against, or recovering on a debt or security interest against, the
15 individual.
16 (4) For use in connection with a civil, a criminal, an
17 administrative, or an arbitration proceeding in a court or
18 government agency or before a self-regulatory body, including the
19 service of process, investigation in anticipation of litigation, and
20 the execution or enforcement of judgments and orders, or under
21 an order of a court.
22 (5) For use in research activities, and for use in producing
23 statistical reports, as long as the personal information is not
24 published, redisclosed, or used to contact the individuals who are
25 the subject of the personal information.
26 (6) For use by an insurer, an insurance support organization, or a
27 self-insured entity, or the agents, employees, or contractors of an
28 insurer, an insurance support organization, or a self-insured entity
29 in connection with claims investigation activities, anti-fraud
30 activities, rating, or underwriting.
31 (7) For use in providing notice to the owners of towed or
32 impounded vehicles.
33 (8) For use by a licensed private investigative agency or licensed
34 security service for a purpose allowed under this section.
35 (9) For use by an employer or its agent or insurer to obtain or
36 verify information relating to a holder of a commercial driver's
37 license that is required under the Commercial Motor Vehicle
38 Safety Act of 1986 (49 U.S.C. 31131 et seq.).
39 (10) For use in connection with the operation of private toll
40 transportation facilities.
41 (11) For any use in response to requests for individual motor
42 vehicle records when the bureau has obtained the written consent
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1 of the person to whom the personal information pertains.
2 (12) For bulk distribution for surveys, marketing, or solicitations
3 when the bureau has obtained the written consent of the person to
4 whom the personal information pertains.
5 (13) For use by any person, when the person demonstrates, in a
6 form and manner prescribed by the bureau, that written consent
7 has been obtained from the individual who is the subject of the
8 information.
9 (14) For any other use specifically authorized by law that is
10 related to the operation of a motor vehicle or public safety.
11 However, this section does not affect the use of anatomical gift
12 information on a person's driver's license, driving privilege card, or
13 identification document issued by the bureau, nor does this section
14 affect the administration of anatomical gift initiatives in Indiana.
15 SECTION 18. IC 9-18.5-29-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2023,
16 SECTION 25, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
17 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) An individual who registers a vehicle under
18 this title may apply for and receive a Hoosier veteran license plate for
19 one (1) or more vehicles upon doing the following:
20 (1) Completing an application for a Hoosier veteran license plate.
21 (2) Presenting one (1) of the following to the bureau:
22 (A) A United States Uniformed Services Retiree Identification
23 Card.
24 (B) A DD 214 or DD 215 record.
25 (C) United States military discharge papers.
26 (D) A current armed forces identification card.
27 (E) A physical credential or mobile credential issued to the
28 individual that contains an indication of veteran status under
29 IC 9-24-11-5.5, other than a driving privilege card issued
30 under IC 9-24-3.5.
31 (3) Paying a fee in an amount of fifteen dollars ($15).
32 (b) The bureau shall distribute at least one (1) time each month the
33 fee described in subsection (a)(3) to the director of veterans' affairs for
34 deposit in the military family relief fund established under
35 IC 10-17-12-8.
36 SECTION 19. IC 9-21-8-52, AS AMENDED BY P.L.144-2019,
37 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
38 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 52. (a) A person who operates a vehicle and who
39 recklessly:
40 (1) drives at such an unreasonably high rate of speed or at such an
41 unreasonably low rate of speed under the circumstances as to:
42 (A) endanger the safety or the property of others; or
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1 (B) block the proper flow of traffic;
2 (2) passes another vehicle from the rear while on a slope or on a
3 curve where vision is obstructed for a distance of less than five
4 hundred (500) feet ahead;
5 (3) drives in and out of a line of traffic, except as otherwise
6 permitted; or
7 (4) speeds up or refuses to give one-half (1/2) of the roadway to
8 a driver overtaking and desiring to pass;
9 commits a Class C misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Class A
10 misdemeanor if it causes bodily injury to a person.
11 (b) A person who operates a vehicle and who recklessly passes a
12 school bus stopped on a roadway or a private road when the arm signal
13 device specified in IC 9-21-12-13 is in the device's extended position
14 commits a Class A misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Level 6
15 felony if it causes bodily injury to a person, and a Level 5 felony if it
16 causes the death of a person.
17 (c) If an offense under subsection (a) results in damage to the
18 property of another person, it is a Class B misdemeanor and the court
19 may recommend the suspension of the current driving license or
20 driving privilege card of the person convicted of the offense described
21 in subsection (a) for a fixed period of not more than one (1) year.
22 (d) If an offense under subsection (a) causes bodily injury to a
23 person, the court may recommend the suspension of the driving
24 privileges of the person convicted of the offense described in this
25 subsection for a fixed period of not more than one (1) year.
26 (e) In addition to any other penalty imposed under subsection (b),
27 the court may suspend the person's driving privileges:
28 (1) for ninety (90) days; or
29 (2) if the person has committed at least one (1) previous offense
30 under this section or IC 9-21-12-1, for one (1) year.
31 SECTION 20. IC 9-21-11-12, AS AMENDED BY P.L.111-2021,
32 SECTION 33, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
33 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 12. A motor driven cycle may not be operated
34 under any of the following conditions:
35 (1) By an individual less than fifteen (15) years of age.
36 (2) By an individual who does not have:
37 (A) an unexpired identification card with a motor driven cycle
38 endorsement issued to the individual by the bureau under
39 IC 9-24-16;
40 (B) a valid driver's license or driving privilege card; or
41 (C) a valid learner's permit.
42 (3) On an interstate highway or a sidewalk.
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1 (4) At a speed greater than thirty-five (35) miles per hour.
2 (5) The vehicle has not been registered as a motor driven cycle.
3 SECTION 21. IC 9-24-1-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2023,
4 SECTION 28, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
5 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in section 7 of this
6 chapter, an individual must have a valid:
7 (1) driver's license; or
8 (2) permit; or
9 (3) driving privilege card;
10 including any necessary endorsements, issued to the individual by the
11 bureau in the form of a physical credential to operate upon a highway
12 the type of motor vehicle for which the driver's license, endorsement,
13 or permit was issued.
14 (b) An individual must have:
15 (1) an unexpired identification card with a motor driven cycle
16 endorsement issued to the individual by the bureau under
17 IC 9-24-16;
18 (2) a valid driver's license or driving privilege card; or
19 (3) a valid learner's permit;
20 issued in the form of a physical credential to operate a motor driven
21 cycle upon a highway.
22 (c) An individual who violates this section commits a Class C
23 infraction.
24 SECTION 22. IC 9-24-2-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.111-2021,
25 SECTION 35, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
26 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) The bureau shall suspend the driving
27 privileges or invalidate the learner's permit or driving privilege card
28 of an individual who is at least fifteen (15) years of age and less than
29 eighteen (18) years of age and meets any of the following conditions:
30 (1) Is a habitual truant under IC 20-33-2-11.
31 (2) Is under at least a second suspension from school for the
32 school year under IC 20-33-8-14 or IC 20-33-8-15.
33 (3) Is under an expulsion from school under IC 20-33-8-14,
34 IC 20-33-8-15, or IC 20-33-8-16.
35 (4) Is considered a dropout under IC 20-33-2-28.5.
36 (b) At least five (5) days before holding an exit interview under
37 IC 20-33-2-28.5, the school corporation shall give notice by certified
38 mail or personal delivery to the student, the student's parent, or the
39 student's guardian that the student's failure to attend an exit interview
40 under IC 20-33-2-28.5 or return to school if the student does not meet
41 the requirements to withdraw from school under IC 20-33-2-28.5 may
42 result in the revocation or denial of the student's:
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1 (1) driver's license, or learner's permit, or driving privilege card;
2 and
3 (2) employment certificate issued under IC 22-2-18 (before its
4 expiration on June 30, 2021).
5 SECTION 23. IC 9-24-2-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.125-2012,
6 SECTION 167, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
7 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. The bureau shall suspend the
8 driving privileges or invalidate the learner's permit or driving
9 privilege card of an individual less than eighteen (18) years of age
10 who is under an order entered by a juvenile court under IC 31-37-19-13
11 through IC 31-37-19-17 (or IC 31-6-4-15.9(d), IC 31-6-4-15.9(e), or
12 IC 31-6-4-15.9(f) before their repeal).
13 SECTION 24. IC 9-24-2-2.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.257-2017,
14 SECTION 38, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
15 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2.5. (a) The bureau shall suspend the driving
16 privileges or invalidate the learner's permit or driving privilege card
17 of an individual who is under an order entered by a court under
18 IC 35-43-1-2(d).
19 (b) The bureau shall suspend the driving privileges or invalidate the
20 learner's permit or driving privilege card of an individual who is the
21 subject of an order issued under IC 31-37-19-17 (or IC 31-6-4-15.9(f)
22 before its repeal) or IC 35-43-1-2(d).
23 SECTION 25. IC 9-24-2-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2023,
24 SECTION 30, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
25 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) The bureau may not issue a driver's license,
26 or learner's permit, or driving privilege card or grant driving
27 privileges to the following individuals:
28 (1) An individual whose driving privileges have been suspended,
29 during the period for which the driving privileges are suspended,
30 or to an individual whose driver's license or driving privilege
31 card has been revoked, until the time the bureau is authorized
32 under Indiana law to issue the individual a new driver's license or
33 driving privilege card.
34 (2) An individual whose learner's permit or driving privilege
35 card has been suspended or revoked until the time the bureau is
36 authorized under Indiana law to issue the individual a new
37 learner's permit or driving privilege card.
38 (3) An individual who, in the opinion of the bureau, is afflicted
39 with or suffering from a physical or mental disability or disease
40 that prevents the individual from exercising reasonable and
41 ordinary control over a motor vehicle while operating the motor
42 vehicle on a highway.
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1 (4) An individual who is unable to understand highway warnings
2 or direction signs written in the English language.
3 (5) An individual who is required under this article to take an
4 examination unless:
5 (A) the individual successfully passes the examination; or
6 (B) the bureau waives the examination requirement.
7 (6) An individual who is required under IC 9-25 or any other
8 statute to deposit or provide proof of financial responsibility and
9 who has not deposited or provided that proof.
10 (7) An individual when the bureau has good cause to believe that
11 the operation of a motor vehicle on a highway by the individual
12 would be inimical to public safety or welfare.
13 (8) An individual who is the subject of an order issued by:
14 (A) a court under IC 31-16-12-7 (or IC 31-1-11.5-13,
15 IC 31-6-6.1-16, or IC 31-14-12-4 before their repeal); or
16 (B) the Title IV-D agency;
17 ordering that a driver's license or permit not be issued to the
18 individual.
19 (9) Except for an individual granted parole, An individual who
20 has not presented valid documentary evidence to the bureau of the
21 individual's lawful status in the United States, as required by
22 IC 9-24-9-2.5. This subdivision does not apply to the following:
23 (A) An individual granted parole.
24 (B) A driving privilege card or any driving privileges
25 authorized by a driving privilege card.
26 (10) An individual who does not otherwise satisfy the
27 requirements of this article.
28 (b) An individual subject to epileptic seizures may not be denied a
29 driver's license or permit under this section if the individual presents
30 a statement from a licensed physician or an advanced practice
31 registered nurse, on a form prescribed by the bureau, that the individual
32 is under medication and is free from seizures while under medication.
33 SECTION 26. IC 9-24-2-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.111-2021,
34 SECTION 36, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
35 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) If an individual is at least fifteen (15) years
36 of age and less than eighteen (18) years of age and is a habitual truant,
37 is under a suspension or an expulsion, or has withdrawn from school as
38 described in section 1 of this chapter, the bureau shall, upon
39 notification by an authorized representative of the individual's school
40 corporation, suspend the individual's driving privileges until the
41 earliest of the following:
42 (1) The individual becomes eighteen (18) years of age.
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1 (2) One hundred twenty (120) days after the individual is
2 suspended.
3 (3) The suspension, expulsion, or exclusion is reversed after the
4 individual has had a hearing under IC 20-33-8.
5 (b) The bureau shall promptly mail a notice to the individual's last
6 known address that states the following:
7 (1) That the individual's driving privileges will be suspended for
8 a specified period commencing five (5) days after the date of the
9 notice.
10 (2) That the individual has the right to appeal the suspension of
11 the driving privileges.
12 (c) If an aggrieved individual believes that:
13 (1) the information provided was technically incorrect; or
14 (2) the bureau committed a technical or procedural error;
15 the aggrieved individual may appeal the invalidation of a driver's
16 license or driving privilege card under section 5 of this chapter.
17 (d) If an individual satisfies the conditions for reinstatement of a
18 driver's license the individual's driving privileges under this section,
19 the individual may submit to the bureau for review the necessary
20 information certifying that at least one (1) of the events described in
21 subsection (a) has occurred.
22 (e) Upon reviewing and certifying the information received under
23 subsection (d), the bureau shall reinstate the individual's driving
24 privileges.
25 (f) An individual may not operate a motor vehicle in violation of this
26 section.
27 (g) An individual whose driving privileges are suspended under this
28 section is eligible to apply for specialized driving privileges under
29 IC 9-30-16.
30 (h) The bureau shall reinstate the driving privileges of an individual
31 whose driving privileges were suspended under this section if the
32 individual does the following:
33 (1) Establishes to the satisfaction of the principal of the school
34 where the action occurred that caused the suspension of the
35 driving privileges that the individual has:
36 (A) enrolled in a full-time or part-time program of education;
37 and
38 (B) participated for thirty (30) or more days in the program of
39 education.
40 (2) Submits to the bureau a form developed by the bureau that
41 contains:
42 (A) the verified signature of the principal or the president of
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1 the governing body of the school described in subdivision (1);
2 and
3 (B) notification to the bureau that the person has complied
4 with subdivision (1).
5 An individual may appeal the decision of a principal under subdivision
6 (1) to the governing body of the school corporation where the
7 principal's school is located.
8 SECTION 27. IC 9-24-3.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
9 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
10 JULY 1, 2025]:
11 Chapter 3.5. Driving Privilege Card
12 Sec. 1. (a) Beginning January 1, 2026, the bureau shall issue
13 driving privilege cards under this chapter.
14 (b) An individual who:
15 (1) is not a citizen of the United States;
16 (2) is unable to present the valid documentary evidence
17 required by IC 9-24-9-2.5; and
18 (3) provides to the bureau proof of paid income taxes in
19 Indiana for at least the calendar year preceding the
20 application with the bureau;
21 may apply to the bureau for a driving privilege card.
22 Sec. 2. The bureau shall issue a driving privilege card to an
23 individual who meets the following conditions:
24 (1) Has held a valid driving privilege card learner's permit
25 issued under section 3 of this chapter in accordance with the
26 requirements under section 10 of this chapter regarding
27 holding a valid driving privilege card learner's permit.
28 (2) Satisfies the age requirements set forth in section 10 of this
29 chapter.
30 (3) Makes proper application to the bureau under section 4 of
31 this chapter upon a form prescribed by the bureau. The form
32 must include an attestation concerning the number of hours
33 of supervised driving practice that the individual has
34 completed if the individual is required under section 10 of this
35 chapter to complete a certain number of hours of supervised
36 driving practice in order to receive a driving privilege card.
37 The:
38 (A) parent or guardian of an applicant less than eighteen
39 (18) years of age; or
40 (B) applicant, if the applicant is at least eighteen (18) years
41 of age;
42 shall attest in writing under penalty of perjury to the time
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1 logged in practice driving.
2 (4) Submits fingerprints for a local and national criminal
3 background check.
4 (5) Satisfactorily passes the examination and tests required
5 for issuance of a driving privilege card under section 11 of
6 this chapter.
7 (6) Pays the fee prescribed by section 12 of this chapter.
8 Sec. 3. (a) A driving privilege card learner's permit may be used
9 only as the basis to acquire a driving privilege card under this
10 chapter.
11 (b) The fee for a driving privilege card learner's permit is nine
12 dollars ($9). The fee shall be distributed as follows:
13 (1) Twenty-five cents ($0.25) to the motor vehicle highway
14 account.
15 (2) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology
16 fund.
17 (3) Two dollars ($2) to the crossroads 2000 fund.
18 (4) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the integrated
19 public safety communications fund.
20 (5) Five dollars ($5) to the commission fund.
21 (c) A fee described in subsection (b) may not be charged to an
22 individual who:
23 (1) is under the care and supervision of the department of
24 child services; or
25 (2) represents, pursuant to IC 31-36-3-4(b), a homeless youth
26 (as defined in IC 31-36-3-4) and presents a fee and consent
27 waiver affidavit described in IC 31-36-3-4(c);
28 and meets all other requirements for a driving privilege card
29 learner's permit under this section.
30 (d) Except as provided in this chapter, a driving privilege card
31 learner's permit authorizes the holder to operate a motor vehicle,
32 except a motor driven cycle, a motorcycle, or a commercial motor
33 vehicle, upon a highway under the following conditions:
34 (1) While the holder is participating in supervised driving
35 practice in an approved driver education course and is
36 accompanied in the front seat of the motor vehicle by an
37 individual with valid driving privileges who:
38 (A) is licensed as a driver education instructor under
39 IC 9-27-6-8 and is working under the authority of a driver
40 training school described in IC 9-27-6-3(a)(2); or
41 (B) is a certified driver rehabilitation specialist recognized
42 by the bureau who is employed through a driver
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1 rehabilitation program.
2 (2) While the holder is participating in supervised driving
3 practice after having commenced an approved driver
4 education course and is accompanied in the front seat of the
5 motor vehicle by an individual with valid driving privileges
6 who is at least:
7 (A) twenty-five (25) years of age and related to the
8 applicant by blood, marriage, or legal status; or
9 (B) twenty-one (21) years of age if the licensed individual
10 is the holder's spouse.
11 (3) If the holder is not participating in an approved driver
12 education course and is less than eighteen (18) years of age,
13 the holder may participate in supervised driving practice if
14 accompanied in the front seat of the motor vehicle by:
15 (A) an individual who is a licensed driver, with valid
16 driving privileges, who is:
17 (i) at least twenty-five (25) years of age; and
18 (ii) related to the applicant by blood, marriage, or legal
19 status;
20 (B) an individual who is the spouse of the applicant who is:
21 (i) a licensed driver with valid driving privileges; and
22 (ii) at least twenty-one (21) years of age; or
23 (C) an individual with valid driving privileges who:
24 (i) is licensed as a driver education instructor under
25 IC 9-27-6-8 and is working under the authority of a
26 driver training school described in IC 9-27-6-3(a)(2); or
27 (ii) is a certified driver rehabilitation specialist
28 recognized by the bureau who is employed through a
29 driver rehabilitation program.
30 (4) If the holder is not participating in an approved driver
31 education course and is at least eighteen (18) years of age, the
32 holder may participate in supervised driving practice if
33 accompanied in the front seat of the motor vehicle by an
34 individual who is:
35 (A) a licensed driver, with valid driving privileges, who is
36 at least twenty-five (25) years of age; or
37 (B) the spouse of the applicant who is:
38 (i) a licensed driver with valid driving privileges; and
39 (ii) at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
40 (5) If the holder is less than eighteen (18) years of age and is
41 under the care and supervision of the department of child
42 services, the holder may participate in supervised driving
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1 practice if accompanied in the front seat of the motor vehicle
2 by:
3 (A) an individual who is a licensed driver with valid
4 driving privileges who is:
5 (i) at least twenty-five (25) years of age; and
6 (ii) related to the applicant by blood, marriage, or legal
7 status;
8 (B) an individual who is a licensed driver with valid
9 driving privileges who is:
10 (i) at least twenty-five (25) years of age; and
11 (ii) approved by the department of child services; or
12 (C) an individual with valid driving privileges who is:
13 (i) licensed as a driver education instructor under
14 IC 9-27-6-8 and is working under the authority of a
15 driver training school described in IC 9-27-6-3(a)(2); or
16 (ii) a certified driver rehabilitation specialist recognized
17 by the bureau who is employed through a driver
18 rehabilitation program.
19 (e) A holder of a driving privilege card learner's permit may
20 take the skills examination for a driving privilege card not later
21 than the expiration date of the driving privilege card learner's
22 permit.
23 (f) A holder of a driving privilege card learner's permit who
24 does not pass the skills examination after a third attempt is not
25 eligible to take the examination until two (2) months after the date
26 of the last failed examination.
27 (g) The bureau shall publish the following:
28 (1) An online driving guide that may be used by the holder of
29 a driving privilege card learner's permit and the parent of the
30 holder of a driving privilege card learner's permit, if
31 applicable.
32 (2) An online log that must be completed to show evidence of
33 the completion of the hours of supervised driving practice
34 required under section 10(a)(1)(E) or 10(a)(2)(D) of this
35 chapter, as applicable.
36 (h) Except for an individual described in subsection (c), in
37 addition to applicable fees collected under this section for a driving
38 privilege card learner's permit, the bureau shall collect a
39 supplemental fee of one hundred dollars ($100) for an individual
40 to obtain a driving privilege card learner's permit. The bureau
41 shall deposit the fee in the commission fund.
42 (i) A driving privilege card learner's permit expires one (1) year
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1 after the date of issuance.
2 Sec. 4. (a) An applicant for a driving privilege card must apply
3 in person at a license branch.
4 (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), each application for a
5 driving privilege card or driving privilege card learner's permit
6 under this chapter must require the following information:
7 (1) The full legal name of the applicant.
8 (2) The applicant's date of birth.
9 (3) The gender of the applicant.
10 (4) The applicant's height, weight, hair color, and eye color.
11 (5) The address of the applicant.
12 (6) A valid individual taxpayer identification number for the
13 applicant.
14 (7) Whether the applicant has been subject to fainting spells
15 or seizures.
16 (8) Whether the applicant has been issued a previous
17 credential that conferred driving privileges, and if so, when
18 and by what jurisdiction.
19 (9) Whether the applicant's driving privilege card has ever
20 been suspended or revoked, and if so, the date of and the
21 reason for the suspension or revocation.
22 (10) Whether the applicant has been convicted of:
23 (A) a crime punishable as a felony under Indiana motor
24 vehicle law; or
25 (B) any other felony in the commission of which a motor
26 vehicle was used;
27 that has not been expunged by a court.
28 (11) Whether the applicant has a physical or mental disability,
29 and if so, the nature of the disability.
30 (12) The signature of the applicant showing the applicant's
31 legal name as it appears or will appear on the driving
32 privilege card.
33 (13) A digital photograph of the applicant.
34 (14) Any other information the bureau requires.
35 (c) For purposes of subsection (b), an individual certified as a
36 participant in the address confidentiality program under IC 5-26.5
37 is not required to provide the individual's address, but may
38 provide an address designated by the office of the attorney general
39 under IC 5-26.5 as the individual's address.
40 (d) In addition to the information required by subsection (b), an
41 applicant who is required to complete at least fifty (50) hours of
42 supervised driving practice under section 10(a)(1)(E) or 10(a)(2)(D)
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1 of this chapter must submit to the bureau evidence of the time
2 logged in supervised driving practice.
3 (e) An applicant for a driving privilege card under this chapter
4 must provide the bureau with:
5 (1) documentation of residence in Indiana under subsection
6 (g); and
7 (2) documentation of identity under subsection (f).
8 (f) An applicant for a driving privilege card under this chapter
9 must provide the bureau with the documentation in either of the
10 following as proof of identity:
11 (1) One (1) of the following documents:
12 (A) A valid, unexpired foreign passport.
13 (B) A certified copy of a government issued birth
14 certificate with a certified professional English translation
15 or English subtitles if the document is not already written
16 in English.
17 (2) Two (2) of the following documents:
18 (A) A foreign birth certificate, including a certified
19 professional translation if the document is not already
20 written in English.
21 (B) A matricula consular card issued by the state.
22 (C) Court records from a court having jurisdiction in the
23 United States.
24 (D) A foreign driver's license, including a certified
25 professional translation if the document is not already
26 written in English.
27 (E) A Mexican voter registration card.
28 (F) School records from a school in the United States.
29 (G) A driving privilege card issued by the state.
30 (g) An applicant for a driving privilege card under this chapter
31 must provide the bureau with the documentation in the following
32 as proof of residency in Indiana:
33 (1) One (1) of the following documents:
34 (A) A signed Social Security card issued by the Social
35 Security Administration.
36 (B) A W-2 form.
37 (C) An SSA-1099 form.
38 (D) A 1099 form that is not an SSA 1099 form.
39 (E) A pay stub showing the applicant's name and full
40 Social Security number.
41 (F) The individual taxpayer identification number issued
42 by the Internal Revenue Service.
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1 (G) A document or letter from the Internal Revenue
2 Service verifying the individual taxpayer identification
3 number.
4 (2) Two (2) of the following documents:
5 (A) A bank statement.
6 (B) Court documents.
7 (C) A current mortgage or rental contract.
8 (D) A major credit card bill.
9 (E) A property tax notice statement or receipt.
10 (F) A school transcript.
11 (G) A utility bill.
12 (H) A motor vehicle bill.
13 (h) A driving privilege card may not include an endorsement
14 issued by the bureau under IC 9-24-8-4 (before its expiration) or
15 IC 9-24-8.5.
16 Sec. 5. Each application for a driving privilege card under this
17 chapter must include a signed affidavit in which the applicant
18 swears or affirms that the applicant will move forward to adjust
19 the applicant's immigration status on a path to citizenship as soon
20 as the federal government permits the applicant to do so.
21 Sec. 6. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the
22 application of an individual less than eighteen (18) years of age for
23 a driving privilege card under this chapter must be signed and
24 sworn to or affirmed by one (1) of the following in order of
25 preference:
26 (1) The parent having custody of the minor applicant or a
27 designee of the custodial parent specified by the custodial
28 parent.
29 (2) The noncustodial parent (as defined in IC 31-9-2-83) of the
30 minor applicant or a designee of the noncustodial parent
31 specified by the noncustodial parent.
32 (3) The guardian having custody of the minor applicant.
33 (4) In the absence of a person described in subdivisions (1)
34 through (3), any other adult who is willing to assume the
35 obligations imposed by the provisions of this chapter.
36 (b) The bureau shall require an individual signing an
37 application under subsection (a) to present a valid form of
38 identification in a manner prescribed by the bureau.
39 Sec. 7. (a) An individual who signs an application for a driving
40 privilege card under this chapter agrees to be responsible jointly
41 and severally with the minor applicant for any injury or damage
42 that the minor applicant causes by reason of the operation of a
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1 motor vehicle if the minor applicant is liable in damages.
2 (b) An individual who has signed the application of a minor
3 applicant for a driving privilege card may subsequently file with
4 the bureau a verified written request that the driving privilege
5 card be expired. The bureau shall expire the driving privilege card,
6 and the individual who signed the application of the minor
7 applicant shall be relieved from the liability that is imposed under
8 this chapter by reason of having signed the application and that is
9 subsequently incurred by the minor applicant in operating a motor
10 vehicle.
11 (c) When a minor applicant becomes eighteen (18) years of age,
12 the individual who signed the minor's application is relieved from
13 the liability imposed under this chapter and subsequently incurred
14 by the applicant operating a motor vehicle.
15 Sec. 8. (a) The signature of an individual on a minor's
16 application as described in section 6 of this chapter is not required
17 if the minor applicant:
18 (1) is less than eighteen (18) years of age and is under the care
19 and supervision of the department of child services; or
20 (2) is a homeless youth (as defined in IC 31-36-3-4) who is
21 accompanied by a representative, pursuant to IC 31-36-3-4(b),
22 and presents a fee and consent waiver affidavit described in
23 IC 31-36-3-4(c).
24 (b) A minor applicant described in subsection (a) must provide
25 proof of ownership of a policy of motor vehicle insurance under
26 IC 27-2-11.1-3. The minor applicant is responsible for paying all
27 costs of the policy of motor vehicle insurance and is liable for any
28 damages caused because of the minor applicant's operation of a
29 motor vehicle. A state or local government agency, foster parent,
30 or entity providing services to the minor applicant under a
31 contract or at the direction of a state or local government agency
32 shall not be required to pay any costs associated with the policy of
33 motor vehicle insurance and shall not be held liable for any
34 damages that result from the operation of a motor vehicle owned
35 by the minor applicant.
36 Sec. 9. (a) If the individual who signs an application of a minor
37 applicant dies, the minor shall notify the bureau of the death and
38 obtain a new signer.
39 (b) The bureau, upon:
40 (1) receipt of satisfactory evidence of the death of the
41 individual who signed an application of a minor applicant for
42 a driving privilege card; and
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1 (2) the failure of the minor holder of the driving privilege card
2 to obtain a new signer;
3 shall expire the minor's driving privilege card and may not issue a
4 new driving privilege card until the time that a new application is
5 signed.
6 Sec. 10. (a) An individual must satisfy the requirements set forth
7 in one (1) of the following to receive a driving privilege card:
8 (1) The individual meets the following conditions:
9 (A) Is at least sixteen (16) years and ninety (90) days of age.
10 (B) Has held a valid driving privilege card learner's permit
11 for at least one hundred eighty (180) days.
12 (C) Obtains an instructor's certification that the individual
13 has satisfactorily completed an approved driver education
14 course.
15 (D) Passes the required examinations.
16 (E) Completes at least fifty (50) hours of supervised driving
17 practice, of which at least ten (10) hours are nighttime
18 driving, as provided in subsection (b).
19 (2) The individual meets the following conditions:
20 (A) Is at least sixteen (16) years and two hundred seventy
21 (270) days of age.
22 (B) Has held a valid driving privilege card learner's permit
23 for at least one hundred eighty (180) days.
24 (C) Passes the required examinations.
25 (D) Completes at least fifty (50) hours of supervised
26 driving practice, of which at least ten (10) hours are
27 nighttime driving, as provided in subsection (b).
28 (3) The individual meets the following conditions:
29 (A) Is at least sixteen (16) years and one hundred eighty
30 (180) days of age but less than eighteen (18) years of age.
31 (B) Has previously been a nonresident of Indiana, but at
32 the time of application, qualifies as an Indiana resident.
33 (C) Has held for at least one hundred eighty (180) days a
34 valid driver's license, excluding a learner's permit or the
35 equivalent, in the state or a combination of states in which
36 the individual formerly resided.
37 (D) Passes the required examinations.
38 (4) The individual meets the following conditions:
39 (A) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age.
40 (B) Has previously been a nonresident of Indiana, but at
41 the time of application, qualifies as an Indiana resident.
42 (C) Held a valid driver's license, excluding a learner's
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1 permit or the equivalent, from the state of prior residence.
2 (D) Passes the required examinations.
3 (5) The individual meets the following conditions:
4 (A) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age.
5 (B) Is a person with a disability.
6 (C) Has successfully completed driver rehabilitation
7 training by a certified driver rehabilitation specialist
8 recognized by the bureau.
9 (D) Passes the required examinations.
10 (b) An applicant who is required to complete at least fifty (50)
11 hours of supervised driving practice under subsection (a)(1)(E) or
12 (a)(2)(D) must do the following:
13 (1) If the applicant is less than eighteen (18) years of age,
14 complete the supervised driving practice with:
15 (A) a licensed driver, with valid driving privileges, who is:
16 (i) at least twenty-five (25) years of age; and
17 (ii) related to the applicant by blood, marriage, or legal
18 status;
19 (B) the spouse of the applicant who is:
20 (i) a licensed driver with valid driving privileges; and
21 (ii) at least twenty-one (21) years of age; or
22 (C) an individual with valid driving privileges who:
23 (i) is licensed as a driver education instructor under
24 IC 9-27-6-8 and is working under the authority of a
25 driver training school described in IC 9-27-6-3(a)(2); or
26 (ii) is a certified driver rehabilitation specialist
27 recognized by the bureau who is employed through a
28 driver rehabilitation program.
29 (2) If the applicant is at least eighteen (18) years of age,
30 complete the supervised driving practice with:
31 (A) a licensed driver, with valid driving privileges, who is
32 at least twenty-five (25) years of age; or
33 (B) the spouse of the applicant who is:
34 (i) a licensed driver with valid driving privileges; and
35 (ii) at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
36 (3) If the applicant is less than eighteen (18) years of age and
37 is under the care and supervision of the department of child
38 services, complete the supervised driving practice with:
39 (A) a licensed driver with valid driving privileges who is:
40 (i) at least twenty-five (25) years of age; and
41 (ii) related to the applicant by blood, marriage, or legal
42 status;
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1 (B) a licensed driver with valid driving privileges who is:
2 (i) at least twenty-five (25) years of age; and
3 (ii) approved by the department of child services; or
4 (C) an individual with valid driving privileges who is:
5 (i) licensed as a driver education instructor under
6 IC 9-27-6-8 and is working under the authority of a
7 driver training school described in IC 9-27-6-3(a)(2); or
8 (ii) a certified driver rehabilitation specialist recognized
9 by the bureau who is employed through a driver
10 rehabilitation program.
11 (4) Submit to the commission under IC 9-24-9-2(c) evidence
12 of the time logged in supervised driving practice.
13 Sec. 11. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), an examination
14 for a driving privilege card must include the following:
15 (1) A test of the following of the applicant:
16 (A) Eyesight.
17 (B) Ability to read and understand highway signs
18 regulating, warning, and directing traffic.
19 (C) Knowledge of Indiana traffic laws, including
20 IC 9-26-1-1.5 and IC 9-21-12-1.
21 (2) An actual demonstration of the applicant's skill in
22 exercising ordinary and reasonable control in the operation
23 of a motor vehicle under the driving privilege card learner's
24 permit or driving privilege card.
25 (b) The examination may include further physical and mental
26 examinations that the bureau finds necessary to determine the
27 applicant's fitness to operate a motor vehicle safely upon a
28 highway. The applicant must provide the motor vehicle used in the
29 examination. An autocycle may not be used as the motor vehicle
30 provided for the examination.
31 (c) The bureau may waive:
32 (1) the testing required under subsection (a)(1)(A) if the
33 applicant provides evidence from a licensed ophthalmologist
34 or licensed optometrist that the applicant's vision is fit to
35 operate a motor vehicle in a manner that does not jeopardize
36 the safety of individuals or property;
37 (2) the actual demonstration required under subsection (a)(2)
38 for an individual who has passed:
39 (A) a driver's education class and a skills test given by a
40 driver training school;
41 (B) a driver education program given by an entity licensed
42 under IC 9-27; or
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1 (C) a skills assessment conducted by a third party
2 approved by the bureau;
3 (3) the testing, other than eyesight testing under subsection
4 (a)(1)(A), of an applicant who has passed:
5 (A) an examination concerning:
6 (i) subsection (a)(1)(B); and
7 (ii) subsection (a)(1)(C); and
8 (B) a skills test;
9 given by a driver training school or an entity licensed under
10 IC 9-27; and
11 (4) the testing, other than the eyesight testing described in
12 subsection (a)(1)(A), of an applicant who:
13 (A) is at least eighteen (18) years of age;
14 (B) was previously a nonresident but now qualifies as an
15 Indiana resident at the time of application; and
16 (C) holds a valid driver's license, excluding a learner's
17 permit or its equivalent, from the applicant's state of prior
18 residence.
19 (d) The following are not civilly or criminally liable for a report
20 made in good faith to the bureau, commission, or driver licensing
21 medical advisory board concerning the fitness of the applicant to
22 operate a motor vehicle in a manner that does not jeopardize the
23 safety of individuals or property:
24 (1) An instructor having a license under IC 9-27-6-8.
25 (2) A licensed ophthalmologist or licensed optometrist.
26 (e) If the bureau has good cause to believe that an applicant is:
27 (1) incompetent; or
28 (2) otherwise unfit to operate a motor vehicle;
29 the bureau may, upon written notice of at least five (5) days,
30 require the applicant to submit to an examination, an investigation
31 of the applicant's continued fitness to operate a motor vehicle
32 safely, including requesting medical information from the
33 applicant or the applicant's health care sources, or both an
34 examination and an investigation.
35 (f) Upon the conclusion of all examinations and investigations of
36 an applicant under this section, the bureau:
37 (1) shall take appropriate action; and
38 (2) may:
39 (A) suspend or revoke the driving privilege card or driving
40 privileges of the licensed driver;
41 (B) permit the licensed driver to retain the driving
42 privilege card or driving privileges of the licensed driver;
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1 or
2 (C) issue restricted driving privileges subject to
3 restrictions the bureau considers necessary in the interest
4 of public safety.
5 (g) If a licensed driver refuses or neglects to submit to an
6 examination or investigation under this section, the bureau may
7 suspend or revoke the driving privilege card or driving privileges
8 of the licensed driver. The bureau may not suspend or revoke the
9 driving privilege card or driving privileges of the licensed driver
10 until a reasonable investigation of the driver's continued fitness to
11 operate a motor vehicle safely has been made by the bureau.
12 Sec. 12. (a) The bureau shall issue a driving privilege card to an
13 individual who:
14 (1) meets the criteria under this chapter; and
15 (2) except as provided in subsection (b), pays the applicable
16 fee as follows:
17 (A) For an individual who is less than seventy-five (75)
18 years of age, seventeen dollars and fifty cents ($17.50). The
19 fee shall be distributed as follows:
20 (i) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle
21 technology fund.
22 (ii) Two dollars ($2) to the crossroads 2000 fund.
23 (iii) Four dollars and fifty cents ($4.50) to the motor
24 vehicle highway account.
25 (iv) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the
26 integrated public safety communications fund.
27 (v) Nine dollars and twenty-five cents ($9.25) to the
28 commission fund.
29 (B) For an individual who is at least seventy-five (75) years
30 of age but less than eighty-five (85) years of age, eleven
31 dollars ($11). The fee shall be distributed as follows:
32 (i) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle
33 technology fund.
34 (ii) One dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) to the crossroads
35 2000 fund.
36 (iii) Three dollars ($3) to the motor vehicle highway
37 account.
38 (iv) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the
39 integrated public safety communications fund.
40 (v) Four dollars and seventy-five cents ($4.75) to the
41 commission fund.
42 (C) For an individual who is at least eighty-five (85) years
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1 of age, seven dollars ($7). The fee shall be distributed as
2 follows:
3 (i) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle
4 technology fund.
5 (ii) One dollar ($1) to the crossroads 2000 fund.
6 (iii) Two dollars ($2) to the motor vehicle highway
7 account.
8 (iv) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the
9 integrated public safety communications fund.
10 (v) Two dollars and twenty-five cents ($2.25) to the
11 commission fund.
12 (b) A fee described in subsection (a)(2) may not be charged to an
13 individual who:
14 (1) is under the care and supervision of the department of
15 child services; or
16 (2) represents, pursuant to IC 31-36-3-4(b), a homeless youth
17 (as defined in IC 31-36-3-4) and presents a fee and consent
18 waiver affidavit described in IC 31-36-3-4(c);
19 and meets all other requirements for a driving privilege card under
20 this chapter.
21 Sec. 13. Except for an individual described in section 12(b) of
22 this chapter, in addition to applicable fees collected under section
23 12 of this chapter for a driving privilege card, the bureau shall
24 collect a supplemental fee of one hundred dollars ($100) for an
25 individual to obtain a driving privilege card. The bureau shall
26 deposit the fee in the commission fund.
27 Sec. 14. (a) This section applies:
28 (1) to an individual who is less than twenty-one (21) years of
29 age; and
30 (2) during the one hundred eighty (180) day period after the
31 individual is issued a driving privilege card under this
32 chapter.
33 (b) An individual may not operate a motor vehicle:
34 (1) from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. of the following morning, unless
35 the individual is:
36 (A) participating in, going to, or returning from:
37 (i) lawful employment;
38 (ii) a school sanctioned activity; or
39 (iii) a religious event; or
40 (B) accompanied in the front seat of the motor vehicle by
41 a licensed driver with valid driving privileges who is:
42 (i) at least twenty-five (25) years of age; or
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1 (ii) if the licensed driver is the individual's spouse, at
2 least twenty-one (21) years of age; or
3 (2) in which there are passengers, unless:
4 (A) each passenger in the motor vehicle is:
5 (i) a child or stepchild of the individual;
6 (ii) a sibling of the individual, including step or half
7 siblings;
8 (iii) the spouse of the individual;
9 (iv) a parent or legal guardian of the individual;
10 (v) a grandparent of the individual; or
11 (vi) any combination of individuals described in items (i)
12 through (v); or
13 (B) the individual is accompanied in the front seat of the
14 motor vehicle by a licensed driver with valid driving
15 privileges who is:
16 (i) at least twenty-five (25) years of age; or
17 (ii) if the licensed driver is the individual's spouse, at
18 least twenty-one (21) years of age.
19 (c) A driving privilege card learner's permit or driving privilege
20 card issued under this article must contain the following
21 information:
22 (1) The full legal name of the permittee or licensee.
23 (2) The date of birth of the permittee or licensee.
24 (3) The address of the principal residence of the permittee or
25 licensee.
26 (4) The hair color and eye color of the permittee or licensee.
27 (5) The date of issue and expiration date of the permit or
28 license.
29 (6) The gender of the permittee or licensee.
30 (7) The unique identifying number of the permit or license.
31 (8) The weight of the permittee or licensee.
32 (9) The height of the permittee or licensee.
33 (10) A reproduction of the signature of the permittee or
34 licensee.
35 (11) If the permittee or licensee is less than eighteen (18) years
36 of age at the time of issuance, the dates, notated prominently,
37 on which the permittee or licensee will become:
38 (A) eighteen (18) years of age; and
39 (B) twenty-one (21) years of age.
40 (12) If the permittee or licensee is at least eighteen (18) years
41 of age but less than twenty-one (21) years of age at the time of
42 issuance, the date, notated prominently, on which the
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1 permittee or licensee will become twenty-one (21) years of
2 age.
3 (13) A digital photograph or computerized image of the
4 permittee or licensee.
5 (d) The bureau may not provide for the omission of a
6 photograph or computerized image from a driving privilege card.
7 (e) For purposes of subsection (a), an individual certified as a
8 participant in the address confidentiality program under IC 5-26.5
9 is not required to provide the address of the individual's principal
10 residence, but may provide an address designated by the office of
11 the attorney general under IC 5-26.5 as the address of the
12 individual's principal residence.
13 (f) If an individual submits information concerning the
14 individual's medical condition in conjunction with the individual's
15 application for a driving privilege card, the bureau shall place an
16 identifying symbol in a prominent location on the driving privilege
17 card to indicate that the individual has a medical condition of note.
18 The bureau shall include information on the individual's driving
19 privilege card that briefly describes the individual's medical
20 condition. The information must be notated in a manner that alerts
21 an individual reading the driving privilege card to the existence of
22 the medical condition. The individual submitting the information
23 concerning the medical condition is responsible for its accuracy.
24 (g) The bureau, when issuing a driving privilege card learner's
25 permit or driving privilege card, may, whenever good cause
26 appears, impose restrictions suitable to the licensee's or permittee's
27 driving ability with respect to the type of or special mechanical
28 control devices required on a motor vehicle that the licensee or
29 permittee operates. The bureau may impose other restrictions
30 applicable to the licensee or permittee that the bureau determines
31 are appropriate to assure the safe operation of a motor vehicle by
32 the licensee or permittee, including a requirement to take
33 prescribed medication. When the restrictions are imposed, the
34 bureau may:
35 (1) issue either a special restricted driving privilege card; or
36 (2) set forth the restrictions upon the usual driving privilege
37 card form.
38 Sec. 15. (a) An individual applying for a renewal of a driving
39 privilege card must apply in person at a license branch.
40 (b) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a driving
41 privilege card issued to an applicant expires at midnight one (1)
42 year following the date of issuance.
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1 (c) An application for renewal of a driving privilege card under
2 this section may be filed not more than thirty (30) days before the
3 expiration date of the driving privilege card held by the applicant.
4 (d) An individual applying for renewal of a driving privilege
5 card must do the following:
6 (1) Pass an eyesight examination.
7 (2) Pass a written examination if:
8 (A) the applicant has at least six (6) active points on the
9 applicant's driving record maintained by the bureau;
10 (B) the applicant has not reached the applicant's
11 twenty-first birthday and has active points on the
12 applicant's driving record maintained by the bureau; or
13 (C) the applicant is in possession of a driving privilege card
14 that is expired beyond one hundred eighty (180) days.
15 (3) Provide documentation of residence in Indiana as required
16 by rules adopted by the bureau under IC 4-22-2.
17 (e) An individual applying for the renewal of a driving privilege
18 card issued under this chapter shall pay the following applicable
19 fee:
20 (1) If the individual is less than seventy-five (75) years of age,
21 seventeen dollars and fifty cents ($17.50). The fee shall be
22 distributed as follows:
23 (A) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology
24 fund.
25 (B) Two dollars ($2) to the crossroads 2000 fund.
26 (C) Four dollars and fifty cents ($4.50) to the motor vehicle
27 highway account.
28 (D) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the
29 integrated public safety communications fund.
30 (E) Nine dollars and twenty-five cents ($9.25) to the
31 commission fund.
32 (2) If the individual is at least seventy-five (75) years of age
33 and less than eighty-five (85) years of age, eleven dollars
34 ($11). The fee shall be distributed as follows:
35 (A) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology
36 fund.
37 (B) One dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) to the crossroads
38 2000 fund.
39 (C) Three dollars ($3) to the motor vehicle highway
40 account.
41 (D) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the
42 integrated public safety communications fund.
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1 (E) Four dollars and seventy-five cents ($4.75) to the
2 commission fund.
3 (3) If the individual is at least eighty-five (85) years of age,
4 seven dollars ($7). The fee shall be distributed as follows:
5 (A) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology
6 fund.
7 (B) One dollar ($1) to the crossroads 2000 fund.
8 (C) Two dollars ($2) to the motor vehicle highway account.
9 (D) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the
10 integrated public safety communications fund.
11 (E) Two dollars and twenty-five cents ($2.25) to the
12 commission fund.
13 (f) In addition to applicable fees collected under subsection (e),
14 the bureau shall collect a supplemental fee of one hundred dollars
15 ($100) for an individual to obtain a renewal driving privilege card.
16 The bureau shall deposit the fee in the commission fund.
17 (g) If the expiration date of a driving privilege card falls on:
18 (1) Sunday;
19 (2) a legal holiday (as set forth in IC 1-1-9-1); or
20 (3) a weekday when all license branches in the county of
21 residence of the holder are closed;
22 the driving privilege card of the holder does not expire until
23 midnight of the first day after the expiration date on which a
24 license branch is open for business in the county of residence of the
25 holder.
26 (h) An individual who fails to renew the individual's driving
27 privilege card on or before the expiration date of the driving
28 privilege card shall pay to the bureau an administrative penalty of
29 six dollars ($6). An administrative penalty collected under this
30 subsection shall be deposited in the commission fund.
31 Sec. 16. An individual applying for a replacement driving
32 privilege card must apply in person at a license branch.
33 Sec. 17. (a) A driving privilege card must include the statement
34 "Driving Privilege Only, Not Valid for Identification" on the face
35 of the card.
36 (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a driving privilege card
37 must include a statement on the face of the card that indicates that
38 the driving privilege card may not be accepted:
39 (1) as identification for any state or federal purpose other
40 than to confer driving privileges;
41 (2) for the purpose of voting; or
42 (3) to verify employment.
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1 (c) A driving privilege card may only be used as identification
2 for law enforcement purposes.
3 Sec. 18. The commissioner and the employees or agents of the
4 bureau are not civilly liable for the validity of information
5 contained on a driving privilege card issued under this chapter.
6 The bureau may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to place an
7 appropriate disclaimer on a driving privilege card.
8 Sec. 19. An individual who holds a driving privilege card issued
9 under this chapter and operates a motor vehicle shall verify
10 financial responsibility on any motor vehicle the holder operates is
11 continuously maintained in the amounts required by IC 9-25-4.
12 Sec. 20. (a) The bureau may impose an additional fee of
13 twenty-five dollars ($25) if the bureau processes a credential
14 application under this chapter in a period of time that is shorter
15 than the normal processing period. The bureau shall deposit the fee
16 in the commission fund.
17 (b) A fee imposed under this section is in addition to any other
18 fee imposed under this chapter.
19 Sec. 21. The bureau may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to
20 implement this chapter.
21 Sec. 22. Beginning July 1, 2025, the bureau shall, before July 1
22 of each year, submit a report to the legislative council and to the
23 interim study committee on roads and transportation established
24 by IC 2-5-1.3-4 in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 regarding
25 the number of driving privilege cards:
26 (1) issued under this chapter;
27 (2) renewed under this chapter; and
28 (3) not renewed under this chapter.
29 SECTION 28. IC 9-24-9-5.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.198-2016,
30 SECTION 469, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
31 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5.5. (a) Any male who:
32 (1) applies for issuance or renewal of a driver's license or driving
33 privilege card;
34 (2) is less than twenty-six (26) years of age; and
35 (3) is or will be required to register under 50 U.S.C. App. 453(a);
36 may authorize the bureau to register him with the Selective Service
37 System in compliance with the requirements of the federal Military
38 Selective Service Act under 50 U.S.C. App. 451 et seq.
39 (b) The application form for a driver's license, driving privilege
40 card, or driver's license renewal, or driving privilege card renewal
41 must include a box that an applicant can check to:
42 (1) identify the applicant as a male who is less than twenty-six
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1 (26) years of age; and
2 (2) indicate the applicant's intention to authorize the bureau to
3 submit the necessary information to the Selective Service System
4 to register the applicant with the Selective Service System in
5 compliance with federal law.
6 (c) The application form for a driver's license, driving privilege
7 card, or driver's license renewal, or driving privilege card renewal
8 shall contain the following statement beneath the box described in
9 subsection (b):
10 "Failure to register with the Selective Service System in
11 compliance with the requirements of the federal Military
12 Selective Service Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 451 et seq., is a felony and
13 is punishable by up to five (5) years imprisonment and a two
14 hundred fifty thousand dollar ($250,000) fine. Failure to register
15 may also render you ineligible for certain federal benefits,
16 including student financial aid, job training, and United States
17 citizenship for male immigrants. By checking the above box, I am
18 consenting to registration with the Selective Service System. If I
19 am less than eighteen (18) years of age, I understand that I am
20 consenting to registration with the Selective Service System when
21 I become eighteen (18) years of age.".
22 (d) When authorized by the applicant in conformity with this
23 section, the bureau shall forward the necessary registration information
24 provided by the applicant to the Selective Service System in the
25 electronic format or other format approved by the Selective Service
26 System.
27 (e) Failure of an applicant to authorize the bureau to register the
28 applicant with the Selective Service System is not a basis for denying
29 the applicant driving privileges.
30 SECTION 29. IC 9-24-13-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.198-2016,
31 SECTION 500, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
32 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. An individual holding a driver's
33 license or driving privilege card issued under this article may
34 exercise the privilege granted by the driver's license or driving
35 privilege card upon all highways and is not required to obtain any
36 other driver's license to exercise the privilege by a county, municipal,
37 or local board or by any body having authority to adopt local police
38 regulations.
39 SECTION 30. IC 9-24-13-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2023,
40 SECTION 49, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
41 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. If:
42 (1) an individual holding a driver's license, driving privilege
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1 card, or permit issued in the form of a physical credential under
2 this article changes the address shown on the driver's license,
3 driving privilege card, or permit application; or
4 (2) the name of a licensee or permittee holder of a driver's
5 license, driving privilege card, or permit is changed by
6 marriage or otherwise;
7 the licensee or permittee holder of a driver's license, driving
8 privilege card, or permit shall make application for an amended
9 driver's license, driving privilege card, or permit issued in the form of
10 a physical credential under IC 9-24-9 containing the correct
11 information within thirty (30) days of the change. For fee purposes, the
12 application shall be treated as a replacement license under
13 IC 9-24-14-1 or a replacement driving privilege card under
14 IC 9-24-3.5.
15 SECTION 31. IC 9-24-18-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.111-2021,
16 SECTION 77, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
17 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) An individual, except an individual
18 exempted under IC 9-24-1-7, who knowingly or intentionally operates
19 a motor vehicle upon a highway and has never received a valid driver's
20 license or driving privilege card commits a Class C misdemeanor.
21 However, the offense is a Class A misdemeanor if the individual has a
22 prior unrelated conviction under this section.
23 (b) In a prosecution under this section, the burden is on the
24 defendant to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the
25 defendant:
26 (1) had been issued a driver's license, driving privilege card, or
27 permit that was valid; or
28 (2) was operating a motor driven cycle;
29 at the time of the alleged offense. However, it is not a defense under
30 subdivision (2) if the defendant was operating the motor driven cycle
31 in violation of IC 9-21-11-12.
32 SECTION 32. IC 9-24-18-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.198-2016,
33 SECTION 530, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
34 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 6. In a proceeding to enforce
35 IC 9-24-1 requiring the operator of a motor vehicle to have a certain
36 type of driver's license or driving privilege card, the burden is on the
37 defendant to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the
38 defendant had been issued the applicable driver's license, driving
39 privilege card, or permit and that the driver's license or driving
40 privilege card was valid at the time of the alleged offense.
41 SECTION 33. IC 9-24-18-7.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.198-2016,
42 SECTION 531, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
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1 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7.5. (a) A person that knowingly or
2 intentionally counterfeits or falsely reproduces a driver's license:
3 (1) with intent to use the driver's license; or
4 (2) to permit an individual to use the driver's license;
5 commits a Class B misdemeanor.
6 (b) A person that knowingly or intentionally counterfeits or
7 falsely reproduces a driving privilege card:
8 (1) with intent to use the driving privilege card; or
9 (2) to permit an individual to use the driving privilege card;
10 commits a Class B misdemeanor.
11 SECTION 34. IC 9-24-18-9, AS AMENDED BY P.L.198-2016,
12 SECTION 532, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
13 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 9. (a) The bureau may establish a
14 driving record for an Indiana resident who does not hold any type of
15 valid driving driver's license or driving privilege card. The driving
16 record shall be established for an unlicensed driver when the bureau
17 receives an abstract of court conviction for the type of conviction that
18 would appear on an official driver's record.
19 (b) If an unlicensed driver applies for and receives any type of
20 driver's license or driving privilege card in Indiana, the individual's
21 driving record as an unlicensed driver shall be recorded on the
22 permanent record file.
23 (c) The bureau shall also certify traffic violation convictions on the
24 driving record of an unlicensed driver who subsequently receives an
25 Indiana driver's license or a driving privilege card.
26 (d) A driving record established under this section must include the
27 following:
28 (1) The individual's convictions for any of the following:
29 (A) A moving traffic violation.
30 (B) Operating a vehicle without financial responsibility in
31 violation of IC 9-25.
32 (2) Any administrative penalty imposed by the bureau.
33 (3) Any suspensions, revocations, or reinstatements of the
34 individual's driving privileges, license, or permit.
35 (4) If the driving privileges of the individual have been suspended
36 or revoked by the bureau, an entry in the record stating that a
37 notice of suspension or revocation was mailed to the individual by
38 the bureau and the date of the mailing of the notice.
39 (5) Any requirement that the individual may operate only a motor
40 vehicle equipped with a certified ignition interlock device.
41 A driving record may not contain voter registration information.
42 SECTION 35. IC 9-25-6-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.125-2012,
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1 SECTION 263, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
2 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7. Except as provided in sections 5
3 and 6 of this chapter, a suspension required in sections 4 and 6 of this
4 chapter remains in effect and no other motor vehicle may be registered
5 in the name of the judgment debtor or a new license or driving
6 privilege card issued to the judgment debtor, until the following occur:
7 (1) The judgment is satisfied or stayed.
8 (2) The judgment debtor gives proof of future financial
9 responsibility for three (3) years, as provided in this article.
10 SECTION 36. IC 9-25-6-15, AS AMENDED BY P.L.201-2023,
11 SECTION 120, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
12 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 15. (a) Except as provided in
13 subsection (e), an individual:
14 (1) whose driving privileges are suspended under this article; and
15 (2) who seeks the reinstatement of the driving privileges;
16 must pay a reinstatement fee to the bureau as provided in subsection
17 (b).
18 (b) The reinstatement fee under subsection (a) is as follows:
19 (1) For a first suspension, two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
20 (2) For a second suspension, five hundred dollars ($500).
21 (3) For a third or subsequent suspension, one thousand dollars
22 ($1,000).
23 (c) Each fee paid under this section or section 15.1 of this chapter
24 shall be deposited in the bureau of motor vehicles commission fund
25 established by IC 9-14-14-1 as follows:
26 (1) Forty-eight percent (48%) of a fee paid after a first suspension.
27 (2) Thirty-nine percent (39%) of a fee paid after a second
28 suspension.
29 (3) Twenty-seven percent (27%) of a fee paid after a third or
30 subsequent suspension.
31 The remaining amount of each fee paid under this section or section
32 15.1 of this chapter must be deposited in the motor vehicle highway
33 account.
34 (d) If:
35 (1) a person's driving privileges are suspended for registering or
36 operating a vehicle in violation of IC 9-25-4-1;
37 (2) the person is required to pay a fee for the reinstatement of the
38 person's license or driving privilege card under this section; and
39 (3) the person later establishes that the person did not register or
40 operate a vehicle in violation of IC 9-25-4-1;
41 the fee paid by the person under this section shall be refunded.
42 (e) An individual who has had a suspension imposed under this
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1 article terminated by submitting proof of future financial responsibility
2 under IC 9-25-4-3, IC 9-25-5-1, or section 3(d) of this chapter for the
3 required time period is not required to pay a reinstatement fee under
4 this section in order to have the individual's driving privileges
5 reinstated.
6 SECTION 37. IC 9-25-7-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.111-2021,
7 SECTION 82, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
8 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) The bureau shall, upon request, cancel a
9 bond or return a certificate of insurance, direct the treasurer of state to
10 return to the person entitled any money or securities deposited under
11 this article as proof of financial responsibility, or waive the requirement
12 of filing proof of financial responsibility in any of the following
13 circumstances:
14 (1) At any time after three (3) years from the date the proof was
15 required, if during the three (3) year period preceding the request
16 the person furnishing the proof has not been convicted of an
17 offense referred to in IC 9-30-4-6.1.
18 (2) If the person on whose behalf the proof was filed dies or the
19 person becomes permanently incapable of operating a motor
20 vehicle.
21 (3) If the person who has given proof of financial responsibility
22 surrenders the person's driver's license or driving privilege card,
23 registration certificates, and registration plates to the bureau. The
24 bureau may not release the proof if an action for damages upon a
25 liability referred to in this article is pending, a judgment upon a
26 liability is outstanding and unsatisfied, or the bureau has received
27 notice that the person has, within the period of three (3) months
28 immediately preceding, been involved as a driver in a motor
29 vehicle accident. An affidavit of the applicant of the nonexistence
30 of the facts referred to in this subdivision is sufficient evidence of
31 the nonexistence of the facts in the absence of evidence to the
32 contrary in the records of the department.
33 (b) Whenever a person to whom proof has been surrendered under
34 subsection (a)(3) applies for a driver's license (issued under IC 9-24-3),
35 or a chauffeur's license, a driving privilege card, or the registration of
36 a motor vehicle within a period of three (3) years from the date the
37 proof of financial responsibility was originally required, the bureau
38 shall reject the application unless the applicant reestablishes the proof
39 for the remainder of the period.
40 SECTION 38. IC 9-25-7-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.198-2016,
41 SECTION 546, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
42 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 6. (a) This section does not apply
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1 to an Indiana resident or an individual who operates a motor vehicle in
2 Indiana.
3 (b) Subject to subsection (c), an individual:
4 (1) whose driver's license, driving privilege card, driving
5 privileges, or registration was suspended and who is required to
6 prove financial responsibility extending into the future in order to
7 have the individual's driving privileges reinstated; and
8 (2) who no longer operates a motor vehicle in Indiana and has
9 become a nonresident;
10 is not required to prove financial responsibility into the future in order
11 to have the individual's driver's license, driving privilege card, driving
12 privileges, or registration temporarily reinstated to allow licensing or
13 registration in the other state or foreign jurisdiction.
14 (c) An individual described in subsection (b) who, during the three
15 (3) year period following the suspension described in subsection (b)(1):
16 (1) applies to the bureau for a driver's license or driving
17 privilege card; or
18 (2) registers a motor vehicle in Indiana;
19 must maintain proof of future financial responsibility for the unexpired
20 portion of the three (3) year period as required under this article.
21 SECTION 39. IC 9-26-1-1.1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.184-2019,
22 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
23 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1.1. (a) The operator of a motor vehicle involved
24 in an accident shall do the following:
25 (1) Except as provided in section 1.2 of this chapter, the operator
26 shall immediately stop the operator's motor vehicle:
27 (A) at the scene of the accident; or
28 (B) as close to the accident as possible;
29 in a manner that does not obstruct traffic more than is necessary.
30 (2) Remain at the scene of the accident until the operator does the
31 following:
32 (A) Gives the operator's name and address and the registration
33 number of the motor vehicle the operator was driving to any
34 person involved in the accident.
35 (B) Exhibits the operator's driver's license or driving
36 privilege card to any person involved in the accident or
37 occupant of or any person attending to any vehicle involved in
38 the accident.
39 (3) If the accident results in the injury or death of another person,
40 the operator shall, in addition to the requirements of subdivisions
41 (1) and (2):
42 (A) provide reasonable assistance to each person injured in or
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1 entrapped by the accident, as directed by a law enforcement
2 officer, medical personnel, or a 911 telephone operator; and
3 (B) as soon as possible after the accident, immediately give
4 notice of the accident, or ensure that another person gives
5 notice of the accident, by the quickest means of
6 communication to one (1) of the following:
7 (i) The local police department, if the accident occurs within
8 a municipality.
9 (ii) The office of the county sheriff or the nearest state police
10 post, if the accident occurs outside a municipality.
11 (iii) A 911 telephone operator.
12 (4) If the accident involves a collision with an unattended vehicle
13 or damage to property other than a vehicle, the operator shall, in
14 addition to the requirements of subdivisions (1) and (2):
15 (A) take reasonable steps to locate and notify the owner or
16 person in charge of the damaged vehicle or property of the
17 damage; and
18 (B) if after reasonable inquiry the operator cannot find the
19 owner or person in charge of the damaged vehicle or property,
20 the operator must contact a law enforcement officer or agency
21 and provide the information required by this section.
22 (b) An operator of a motor vehicle who knowingly or intentionally
23 fails to comply with subsection (a) commits leaving the scene of an
24 accident, a Class B misdemeanor. However, the offense is:
25 (1) a Class A misdemeanor if the accident results in bodily injury
26 to another person;
27 (2) a Level 6 felony if:
28 (A) the accident results in moderate or serious bodily injury to
29 another person; or
30 (B) within the five (5) years preceding the commission of the
31 offense, the operator had a previous conviction of any of the
32 offenses listed in IC 9-30-10-4(a);
33 (3) a Level 4 felony if the accident results in the death or
34 catastrophic injury of another person; and
35 (4) a Level 3 felony if the operator knowingly or intentionally
36 fails to stop or comply with subsection (a) during or after the
37 commission of the offense of operating while intoxicated causing
38 serious bodily injury (IC 9-30-5-4) or operating while intoxicated
39 causing death or catastrophic injury (IC 9-30-5-5).
40 (c) An operator of a motor vehicle who commits an offense under
41 subsection (b)(1), (b)(2), (b)(3), or (b)(4) commits a separate offense
42 for each person whose injury or death was a result of the accident.
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1 (d) A court may order terms of imprisonment imposed on a person
2 convicted of more than one (1) offense described in subsection (b)(1),
3 (b)(2), (b)(3), or (b)(4) to run consecutively. Consecutive terms of
4 imprisonment imposed under this subsection are not subject to the
5 sentencing restrictions set forth in IC 35-50-1-2(c) through
6 IC 35-50-1-2(d).
7 SECTION 40. IC 9-26-1-1.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.188-2015,
8 SECTION 100, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
9 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1.5. (a) If:
10 (1) the operator of a motor vehicle is physically incapable of
11 determining the need for or rendering assistance to any injured or
12 entrapped person as required under section 1.1(a)(3) of this
13 chapter;
14 (2) there is another occupant in the motor vehicle at the time of
15 the accident who is:
16 (A) at least:
17 (i) fifteen (15) years of age and holds a learner's permit
18 issued under IC 9-24-7-1, or a driver's license issued under
19 IC 9-24-11, or a driving privilege card issued under
20 IC 9-24-3.5; or
21 (ii) eighteen (18) years of age; and
22 (B) capable of determining the need for and rendering
23 reasonable assistance to injured or entrapped persons as
24 provided in section 1.1(a)(3) of this chapter; and
25 (3) the other occupant in the motor vehicle knows that the
26 operator of the motor vehicle is physically incapable of
27 determining the need for or rendering assistance to any injured or
28 entrapped person;
29 the motor vehicle occupant referred to in subdivisions (2) and (3) shall
30 immediately determine the need for and render reasonable assistance
31 to each person injured or entrapped in the accident as provided in
32 section 1.1(a)(3) of this chapter.
33 (b) If there is more than one (1) motor vehicle occupant to whom
34 subsection (a) applies, it is a defense to a prosecution of one (1) motor
35 vehicle occupant under subsection (a) that the defendant reasonably
36 believed that another occupant of the motor vehicle determined the
37 need for and rendered reasonable assistance as required under
38 subsection (a).
39 (c) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this section
40 commits a Class C misdemeanor.
41 SECTION 41. IC 9-27-6-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2023,
42 SECTION 70, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
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1 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, "driver training
2 school" means:
3 (1) a business enterprise that:
4 (A) is conducted by an individual, an association, a
5 partnership, a limited liability company, or a corporation for
6 the education and training of persons, practically or
7 theoretically, or both, to operate or drive motor vehicles or to
8 prepare an applicant for an examination or validation under
9 IC 9-24 for a driver's license or driving privilege card; and
10 (B) charges consideration or tuition for the provision of
11 services; or
12 (2) a driver education program operated under the authority of:
13 (A) a school corporation (as defined in IC 36-1-2-17);
14 (B) a state accredited nonpublic secondary school that
15 voluntarily becomes accredited under IC 20-31-4.1;
16 (C) a postsecondary proprietary educational institution (as
17 defined in IC 22-4.1-21-9);
18 (D) a postsecondary credit bearing proprietary educational
19 institution (as defined in IC 21-18.5-2-12);
20 (E) a state educational institution (as defined in
21 IC 21-7-13-32); or
22 (F) a nonaccredited nonpublic school.
23 (b) The term does not include a business enterprise that educates or
24 trains a person or prepares a person:
25 (1) for an examination or a validation given by the bureau to
26 operate or drive a motor vehicle as a vocation; or
27 (2) to operate a commercial motor vehicle.
28 SECTION 42. IC 9-27-6-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.85-2013,
29 SECTION 70, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
30 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "instructor" means the
31 following:
32 (1) An individual, whether acting as the operator of a driver
33 training school or on behalf of a driver training school, who for
34 compensation teaches, conducts classes for, gives demonstrations
35 to, or supervises the practice of individuals learning to operate or
36 drive motor vehicles or preparing to take an examination for a
37 driver's license or driving privilege card.
38 (2) An individual who supervises the work of an instructor.
39 (3) An individual licensed under IC 20-28-5-1.
40 (4) An individual under the authority of a postsecondary
41 proprietary educational institution (as defined in IC 22-4.1-21-9)
42 or a postsecondary credit bearing proprietary educational
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1 institution (as defined in IC 21-18.5-2-12) who is teaching,
2 conducting classes for, giving demonstrations to, or supervising
3 the practice of individuals learning to operate or drive motor
4 vehicles or preparing to take an examination for a driver's license
5 or driving privilege card.
6 (5) An individual under the authority of a state educational
7 institution (as defined in IC 21-7-13-32) who is teaching,
8 conducting classes for, giving demonstrations to, or supervising
9 the practice of individuals learning to operate or drive motor
10 vehicles or preparing to take an examination for a driver's license
11 or driving privilege card.
12 SECTION 43. IC 9-27-6-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.85-2013,
13 SECTION 71, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
14 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "advisory board"
15 refers to the driver education advisory board established by subsection
16 (b).
17 (b) The driver education advisory board is established to advise the
18 commissioner in the administration of the policies of the commission
19 and the bureau regarding driver education.
20 (c) The advisory board is composed of seven (7) individuals
21 appointed by the commissioner as follows:
22 (1) Three (3) members must be driver education professionals
23 endorsed by the bureau under section 8 of this chapter. In the
24 selection of individuals for membership under this subdivision,
25 consideration must be given to driver education instruction
26 performed in urban and rural areas.
27 (2) One (1) member must be a traffic safety advocate.
28 (3) One (1) member must be a representative of the bureau.
29 (4) One (1) member must be a representative of higher education.
30 (5) One (1) member must be a representative of the insurance
31 industry.
32 (d) A member of the advisory board serves a two (2) year term. A
33 member may not be appointed to more than two (2) consecutive full
34 terms. Each member serves until the member's successor is appointed
35 and qualified.
36 (e) A member of the advisory board may be removed for good
37 cause.
38 (f) A vacancy on the advisory board shall be filled by the
39 appointment by the commissioner of an individual to fill the position
40 to which the vacating member was appointed under subsection (c) for
41 the vacating member's unexpired term.
42 (g) The advisory board shall:
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1 (1) consult with and advise the commissioner in the
2 administration of the policies of the commission and the bureau
3 regarding driver education; and
4 (2) suggest rules regarding the education and training of persons
5 to operate or drive motor vehicles or to prepare a person for an
6 examination or validation for a driver's license or driving
7 privilege card.
8 (h) A member of the advisory board is not subject to liability in a
9 civil action for bodily injury or property damage arising from or
10 thought to have arisen from an action taken in good faith as a member
11 of the advisory board.
12 SECTION 44. IC 9-30-2-4 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
13 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) This section does
14 not apply to a person arrested for a misdemeanor under IC 9-30-5
15 (operating a vehicle while intoxicated).
16 (b) If a person is arrested for a misdemeanor under this title, the
17 arrested person shall be immediately taken before a court within the
18 county in which the offense charged is alleged to have been committed
19 and that has jurisdiction of the offense and is nearest or most accessible
20 to the place where the arrest is made in any of the following cases:
21 (1) When the person demands an immediate appearance before a
22 court.
23 (2) When the person is charged with an offense causing or
24 contributing to an accident resulting in injury to or death of a
25 person.
26 (3) When the person is charged with failure to stop for an accident
27 causing death, personal injuries, or damage to property.
28 (4) When the person refuses to give the person's written promise
29 to appear in court.
30 (5) When the person is charged with driving while the person's
31 license or driving privilege card is suspended or revoked.
32 SECTION 45. IC 9-30-3-15, AS AMENDED BY P.L.198-2016,
33 SECTION 595, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
34 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 15. In a proceeding, prosecution, or
35 hearing where the prosecuting attorney must prove that the defendant
36 had a prior conviction for an offense under this title, the relevant
37 portions of a certified computer printout or electronic copy made from
38 the records of the bureau are admissible as prima facie evidence of the
39 prior conviction. However, the prosecuting attorney must establish that
40 the document identifies the defendant by the defendant's driver's
41 license or driving privilege card number or by any other identification
42 method utilized by the bureau.
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1 SECTION 46. IC 9-30-4-6.1, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
2 SECTION 598, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
3 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 6.1. (a) The bureau shall suspend
4 or revoke the current driver's license, driving privilege card, or
5 driving privileges and all certificates of registration and proof of
6 registration issued to or registered in the name of an individual who is
7 convicted of any of the following:
8 (1) Manslaughter or reckless homicide resulting from the
9 operation of a motor vehicle.
10 (2) Knowingly making a false application, or committing perjury
11 with respect to an application made, under:
12 (A) this chapter; or
13 (B) any other law requiring the registration of motor vehicles
14 or regulating motor vehicle operation on highways.
15 (3) Three (3) charges of criminal recklessness involving the use
16 of a motor vehicle within the preceding twelve (12) months.
17 (4) Failure to stop and give information or assistance or failure to
18 stop and disclose the individual's identity at the scene of an
19 accident that has resulted in death, personal injury, or property
20 damage in excess of two hundred dollars ($200).
21 However, and unless otherwise required by law, the bureau may not
22 suspend a certificate of registration or proof of registration if the
23 individual gives and maintains, during the three (3) years following the
24 date of suspension or revocation, proof of financial responsibility in the
25 future in the manner specified in this section.
26 (b) The bureau shall suspend a driver's license, driving privilege
27 card, or driving privileges of an individual upon conviction in another
28 jurisdiction for the following:
29 (1) Manslaughter or reckless homicide resulting from the
30 operation of a motor vehicle.
31 (2) Knowingly making a false application, or committing perjury
32 with respect to an application made, under:
33 (A) this chapter; or
34 (B) any other law requiring the registration of motor vehicles
35 or regulating motor vehicle operation on highways.
36 (3) Three (3) charges of criminal recklessness involving the use
37 of a motor vehicle within the preceding twelve (12) months.
38 (4) Failure to stop and give information or assistance or failure to
39 stop and disclose the individual's identity at the scene of an
40 accident that has resulted in death, personal injury, or property
41 damage in excess of two hundred dollars ($200).
42 However, if property damage under subdivision (4) is equal to or less
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1 than two hundred dollars ($200), the bureau may determine whether
2 the driver's license, driving privilege card, or driving privileges and
3 certificates of registration and proof of registration shall be suspended
4 or revoked.
5 (c) An individual whose driving privileges are suspended under this
6 chapter is eligible for specialized driving privileges under IC 9-30-16.
7 (d) A suspension or revocation remains in effect and a new or
8 renewal license or driving privilege card may not be issued to the
9 individual and a motor vehicle may not be registered in the name of the
10 individual as follows:
11 (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2), for six (6) months after
12 the date of conviction or on the date on which the individual is
13 otherwise eligible for a license or driving privilege card,
14 whichever is later.
15 (2) Upon conviction of an offense described in subsection (a)(1),
16 (a)(4), (b)(1), or (b)(4), when the accident has resulted in death,
17 for a fixed period of at least two (2) years and not more than five
18 (5) years, to be fixed by the bureau based upon recommendation
19 of the court entering a conviction. A new or reinstated driver's
20 license, driving privilege card, or driving privileges may not be
21 issued to the individual unless that individual, within the three (3)
22 years following the expiration of the suspension or revocation,
23 gives and maintains in force at all times during the effective
24 period of a new or reinstated license or driving privilege card
25 proof of financial responsibility in the future in the manner
26 specified in this chapter. However, the liability of the insurance
27 carrier under a motor vehicle liability policy that is furnished for
28 proof of financial responsibility in the future as set out in this
29 chapter becomes absolute whenever loss or damage covered by
30 the policy occurs, and the satisfaction by the insured of a final
31 judgment for loss or damage is not a condition precedent to the
32 right or obligation of the carrier to make payment on account of
33 loss or damage, but the insurance carrier has the right to settle a
34 claim covered by the policy. If the settlement is made in good
35 faith, the amount must be deducted from the limits of liability
36 specified in the policy. A policy may not be canceled or annulled
37 with respect to a loss or damage by an agreement between the
38 carrier and the insured after the insured has become responsible
39 for the loss or damage, and a cancellation or annulment is void.
40 The policy may provide that the insured or any other person
41 covered by the policy shall reimburse the insurance carrier for
42 payment made on account of any loss or damage claim or suit
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1 involving a breach of the terms, provisions, or conditions of the
2 policy. If the policy provides for limits that exceed the limits
3 specified in this chapter, the insurance carrier may plead against
4 any plaintiff, with respect to the amount of the excess limits of
5 liability, any defenses that the carrier may be entitled to plead
6 against the insured. The policy may further provide for prorating
7 of the insurance with other applicable valid and collectible
8 insurance. An action does not lie against the insurance carrier by
9 or on behalf of any claimant under the policy until a final
10 judgment has been obtained after actual trial by or on behalf of
11 any claimant under the policy.
12 (e) The bureau may take action as required in this section upon
13 receiving satisfactory evidence of a conviction of an individual in
14 another state.
15 (f) A suspension or revocation under this section or IC 9-30-13-0.5
16 stands pending appeal of the conviction to a higher court and may be
17 set aside or modified only upon the receipt by the bureau of the
18 certificate of the court reversing or modifying the judgment that the
19 cause has been reversed or modified. However, if the suspension or
20 revocation follows a conviction in a court of no record in Indiana, the
21 suspension or revocation is stayed pending appeal of the conviction to
22 a court of record.
23 (g) A person aggrieved by an order or act of the bureau under this
24 section or IC 9-30-13-0.5 may file a petition for a court review.
25 (h) An entry in the driving record of a defendant stating that notice
26 of suspension or revocation was mailed by the bureau to the defendant
27 constitutes prima facie evidence that the notice was mailed to the
28 defendant's address as shown in the records of the bureau.
29 SECTION 47. IC 9-30-5-18, AS ADDED BY P.L.125-2012,
30 SECTION 342, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
31 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 18. (a) If:
32 (1) a criminal proceeding for driving while intoxicated under
33 IC 9-30-5 is deferred under IC 12-23-5-1 through IC 12-23-5-9;
34 or
35 (2) a child alleged to be a delinquent child based upon the child's
36 violation of IC 9-30-5 voluntarily attends or is ordered by the
37 court under IC 31-37 to attend an alcohol and drug services
38 program;
39 the court, within ten (10) days after the defendant or child begins the
40 program, shall forward to the bureau a certified abstract of program
41 enrollment.
42 (b) The abstract must state the following:
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1 (1) The defendant's or child's name, address, date of birth, and
2 driver's license or driving privilege card number.
3 (2) The name and location of the alcohol and drug services
4 program that the defendant or child is attending.
5 SECTION 48. IC 9-30-6-4.3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.13-2013,
6 SECTION 40, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
7 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4.3. (a) This section applies only to a person
8 whose motor vehicle has been seized under IC 34-24-1-1(a)(15).
9 (b) If the bureau receives an order from a court recommending that
10 the bureau not register a motor vehicle in the name of a person whose
11 motor vehicle has been seized under IC 34-24-1-1(a)(15), the bureau
12 may not register a motor vehicle in the name of the person whose motor
13 vehicle has been seized until the person proves that the person
14 possesses a driver's license or driving privilege card with valid
15 driving privileges.
16 SECTION 49. IC 9-30-8-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.188-2015,
17 SECTION 112, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
18 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. If a court orders the installation
19 of a certified ignition interlock device on a motor vehicle that a person
20 whose license or driving privilege card is restricted owns or expects
21 to operate, the court shall set the time that the installation must remain
22 in effect. However, the term may not exceed the maximum term of
23 imprisonment the court could have imposed. The person shall pay the
24 cost of installation unless the sentencing court determines that the
25 person is indigent.
26 SECTION 50. IC 9-30-8-5 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
27 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. If a court orders a
28 person under IC 9-30-5-16 to operate only a vehicle that is equipped
29 with an ignition interlock device, the bureau shall include that
30 condition when issuing a license or driving privilege card.
31 SECTION 51. IC 9-30-9-5 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
32 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. (a) If the court enters
33 an order conditionally deferring charges under section 3 of this chapter,
34 the court may do the following:
35 (1) Suspend the person's driving privileges for at least two (2)
36 years but not more than four (4) years.
37 (2) Impose other appropriate conditions, including the payment of
38 fees imposed under section 8 of this chapter.
39 (b) Notwithstanding IC 9-30-6-9, the defendant may be granted
40 probationary driving privileges only after the defendant's license or
41 driving privilege card has been suspended for at least one (1) year.
42 (c) The court may, as an alternative to a license or driving privilege
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1 card suspension under subsection (a)(1), issue an order prohibiting the
2 defendant from operating a motor vehicle unless the motor vehicle is
3 equipped with a functioning certified ignition interlock device under
4 IC 9-30-8. An order requiring an ignition interlock device must remain
5 in effect for at least two (2) years but not more than four (4) years.
6 SECTION 52. IC 9-30-9-7 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
7 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7. (a) If the court refers
8 a defendant to the program under section 6 of this chapter, the court
9 may do the following:
10 (1) Suspend the defendant's driving privileges for at least ninety
11 (90) days but not more than four (4) years.
12 (2) Impose other appropriate conditions.
13 (b) The defendant may be granted probationary driving privileges
14 only after the defendant's license or driving privilege card has been
15 suspended for at least thirty (30) days under IC 9-30-6-9.
16 (c) The court may, as an alternative to a license or driving privilege
17 card suspension under subsection (a)(1), issue an order prohibiting the
18 defendant from operating a motor vehicle unless the motor vehicle is
19 equipped with a functioning certified ignition interlock device under
20 IC 9-30-8. An order requiring an ignition interlock device must remain
21 in effect for at least two (2) years but not more than four (4) years.
22 SECTION 53. IC 9-30-13-0.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.198-2016,
23 SECTION 604, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
24 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 0.5. (a) A court shall forward to the
25 bureau a certified abstract of the record of the conviction of a person
26 in the court for a violation of a law relating to motor vehicles.
27 (b) If in the opinion of the court a defendant should be deprived of
28 the privilege to operate a motor vehicle upon a public highway, the
29 court may recommend the suspension of the convicted person's driving
30 privileges for a period that does not exceed the maximum period of
31 incarceration for the offense of which the person was convicted.
32 (c) The bureau shall comply with the court's recommendation.
33 (d) At the time of a conviction referred to in subsection (a) or under
34 IC 9-30-5-7, the court may obtain and destroy the defendant's current
35 driver's license or driving privilege card.
36 (e) An abstract required by this section must be in the form
37 prescribed by the bureau and, when certified, shall be accepted by an
38 administrative agency or a court as prima facie evidence of the
39 conviction and all other action stated in the abstract.
40 SECTION 54. IC 9-30-13-8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.217-2014,
41 SECTION 152, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
42 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 8. (a) Upon receiving an order
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1 issued by a court under IC 35-43-4-8(b) concerning a person convicted
2 of fuel theft, the bureau shall do the following:
3 (1) Suspend under subsection (b) the driving privileges of the
4 person who is the subject of the order, whether or not the person's
5 current driver's license or driving privilege card accompanies
6 the order.
7 (2) Mail to the last known address of the person who is the subject
8 of the order a notice:
9 (A) stating that the person's driving privileges are being
10 suspended for fuel theft;
11 (B) setting forth the date on which the suspension takes effect
12 and the date on which the suspension terminates; and
13 (C) stating that the person may be granted specialized driving
14 privileges under IC 9-30-16 if the person meets the conditions
15 for obtaining specialized driving privileges.
16 (b) The suspension of the driving privileges of a person who is the
17 subject of an order issued under IC 35-43-4-8(b):
18 (1) begins five (5) business days after the date on which the
19 bureau mails the notice to the person under subsection (a)(2); and
20 (2) terminates thirty (30) days after the suspension begins.
21 (c) A person who operates a motor vehicle during a suspension of
22 the person's driving privileges under this section commits a Class A
23 infraction unless the person's operation of the motor vehicle is
24 authorized by specialized driving privileges granted to the person under
25 IC 9-30-16.
26 (d) The bureau shall, upon receiving a record of conviction of a
27 person upon a charge of driving a motor vehicle while the driving
28 privileges, permit, or license, or driving privilege card of the person
29 is suspended, fix the period of suspension in accordance with the order
30 of the court.
31 SECTION 55. IC 9-30-13-9, AS ADDED BY P.L.41-2016,
32 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
33 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 9. (a) Upon receiving an order issued by a court
34 under IC 9-21-5-11(f) concerning a person who has committed the
35 infraction of violating a worksite speed limit for the second time within
36 one (1) year, the bureau shall do the following:
37 (1) Suspend under subsection (b) the driving privileges of the
38 person who is the subject of the order, whether or not the person's
39 current driver's license or driving privilege card accompanies
40 the order.
41 (2) Mail to the last known address of the person who is the subject
42 of the order a notice:
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1 (A) stating that the person's driving privileges are being
2 suspended for a second or subsequent offense of exceeding a
3 worksite speed limit within one (1) year;
4 (B) setting forth the date on which the suspension takes effect
5 and the date on which the suspension terminates; and
6 (C) stating that the person may be granted specialized driving
7 privileges under IC 9-30-16 if the person meets the conditions
8 for obtaining specialized driving privileges.
9 (b) The suspension of the driving privileges of a person who is the
10 subject of an order issued under IC 9-21-5-11(f):
11 (1) begins five (5) business days after the date on which the
12 bureau mails the notice to the person under subsection (a)(2); and
13 (2) terminates sixty (60) days after the suspension begins.
14 (c) A person who operates a motor vehicle during a suspension of
15 the person's driving privileges under this section commits a Class A
16 infraction unless the person's operation of the motor vehicle is
17 authorized by specialized driving privileges granted to the person under
18 IC 9-30-16.
19 (d) The bureau shall, upon receiving a record of conviction of a
20 person upon a charge of driving a motor vehicle while the driving
21 privileges, permit, or license, or driving privilege card of the person
22 is suspended, fix the period of suspension in accordance with the order
23 of the court.
24 SECTION 56. IC 9-30-16-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.111-2021,
25 SECTION 90, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
26 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the
27 following are ineligible for specialized driving privileges under this
28 chapter:
29 (1) A person who has never been an Indiana resident.
30 (2) A person seeking specialized driving privileges with respect
31 to a suspension based on the person's refusal to submit to a
32 chemical test offered under IC 9-30-6 or IC 9-30-7. However, a
33 court may grant this person driving privileges under
34 IC 9-30-6-8(d).
35 (3) A person whose driving privileges have been suspended or
36 revoked under IC 9-24-10-7(b)(2)(A).
37 (4) A person whose driving privileges have been suspended under
38 IC 9-21-8-52(e) or IC 9-21-12-1(b).
39 (b) This chapter applies to the following:
40 (1) A person who held a driver's license (issued under IC 9-24-3),
41 or a commercial driver's license, a public passenger chauffeur's
42 license, or a chauffeur's license, or a driving privilege card at
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1 the time of:
2 (A) the criminal conviction for which the operation of a motor
3 vehicle is an element of the offense;
4 (B) any criminal conviction for an offense under IC 9-30-5,
5 IC 35-46-9, or IC 14-15-8 (before its repeal); or
6 (C) committing the infraction of exceeding a worksite speed
7 limit for the second time in one (1) year under IC 9-21-5-11(f).
8 (2) A person: who:
9 (A) who:
10 (i) has never held a valid Indiana driver's license or driving
11 privilege card; or
12 (ii) does not currently hold a valid Indiana learner's permit
13 or driving privilege card learner's permit; and
14 (B) who was an Indiana resident when the driving privileges
15 for which the person is seeking specialized driving privileges
16 were suspended.
17 (c) Except as specifically provided in this chapter, a court may
18 suspend the driving privileges of a person convicted of any of the
19 following offenses for a period up to the maximum allowable period of
20 incarceration under the penalty for the offense:
21 (1) Any criminal conviction in which the operation of a motor
22 vehicle is an element of the offense.
23 (2) Any criminal conviction for an offense under IC 9-30-5,
24 IC 35-46-9, or IC 14-15-8 (before its repeal).
25 (3) Any offense under IC 35-42-1, IC 35-42-2, or IC 35-44.1-3-1
26 that involves the use of a vehicle.
27 (d) Except as provided in section 3.5 of this chapter, a suspension
28 of driving privileges under this chapter may begin before the
29 conviction. Multiple suspensions of driving privileges ordered by a
30 court that are part of the same episode of criminal conduct shall be
31 served concurrently. A court may grant credit time for any suspension
32 that began before the conviction, except as prohibited by section
33 6(a)(2) of this chapter.
34 (e) If a person has had an ignition interlock device installed as a
35 condition of specialized driving privileges or under IC 9-30-6-8(d), the
36 period of the installation shall be credited as part of the suspension of
37 driving privileges.
38 (f) This subsection applies to a person described in subsection
39 (b)(2). A court shall, as a condition of granting specialized driving
40 privileges to the person, require the person to apply for and obtain an
41 Indiana driver's license or driving privilege card.
42 (g) If a person indicates to the court at an initial hearing (as
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1 described in IC 35-33-7) that the person intends to file a petition for a
2 specialized driving privileges hearing with that court under section 3
3 or 4 of this chapter, the following apply:
4 (1) The court shall:
5 (A) stay the suspension of the person's driving privileges at the
6 initial hearing and shall not submit the probable cause
7 affidavit related to the person's offense to the bureau; and
8 (B) set the matter for a specialized driving privileges hearing
9 not later than thirty (30) days after the initial hearing.
10 (2) If the person does not file a petition for a specialized driving
11 privileges hearing not later than ten (10) days after the date of the
12 initial hearing, the court shall lift the stay of the suspension of the
13 person's driving privileges and shall submit the probable cause
14 affidavit related to the person's offense to the bureau for
15 automatic suspension.
16 (3) If the person files a petition for a specialized driving privileges
17 hearing not later than ten (10) days after the initial hearing, the
18 stay of the suspension of the person's driving privileges continues
19 until the matter is heard and a determination is made by the court
20 at the specialized driving privileges hearing.
21 (4) If the specialized driving privileges hearing is continued due
22 to:
23 (A) a congestion of the court calendar;
24 (B) the prosecuting attorney's motion for a continuance; or
25 (C) the person's motion for a continuance with no objection by
26 the prosecuting attorney;
27 the stay of the suspension of the person's driving privileges
28 continues until addressed at the next hearing.
29 (5) If the person moves for a continuance of the specialized
30 driving privileges hearing and the court grants the continuance
31 over the prosecuting attorney's objection, the court shall lift the
32 stay of the suspension of the person's driving privileges and shall
33 submit the probable cause affidavit related to the person's offense
34 to the bureau for automatic suspension.
35 SECTION 57. IC 9-30-16-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.29-2020,
36 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
37 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) This section does not apply to specialized
38 driving privileges granted in accordance with section 3.5 of this
39 chapter. If a court orders a suspension of driving privileges under this
40 chapter, or imposes a suspension of driving privileges under
41 IC 9-30-6-9(c), the court may stay the suspension and grant a
42 specialized driving privilege as set forth in this section.
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1 (b) An individual who seeks specialized driving privileges must file
2 a petition for specialized driving privileges in each court that has
3 ordered or imposed a suspension of the individual's driving privileges.
4 Each petition must:
5 (1) be verified by the petitioner;
6 (2) state the petitioner's age, date of birth, and address;
7 (3) state the grounds for relief and the relief sought;
8 (4) be filed in the court case that resulted in the order of
9 suspension; and
10 (5) be served on the bureau and the prosecuting attorney.
11 A prosecuting attorney shall appear on behalf of the bureau to respond
12 to a petition filed under this subsection.
13 (c) Except as provided in subsection (h), regardless of the
14 underlying offense, specialized driving privileges granted under this
15 section shall be granted for a period of time as determined by the court.
16 A court, at its discretion, may set periodic review hearings to review an
17 individual's specialized driving privileges.
18 (d) The terms of specialized driving privileges must be determined
19 by a court.
20 (e) A stay of a suspension and specialized driving privileges may
21 not be granted to an individual who:
22 (1) has previously been granted specialized driving privileges;
23 and
24 (2) has more than one (1) conviction under section 5 of this
25 chapter.
26 (f) An individual who has been granted specialized driving
27 privileges shall:
28 (1) maintain proof of future financial responsibility insurance
29 during the period of specialized driving privileges;
30 (2) carry a copy of the order granting specialized driving
31 privileges or have the order in the vehicle being operated by the
32 individual;
33 (3) produce the copy of the order granting specialized driving
34 privileges upon the request of a police officer; and
35 (4) carry a validly issued state identification card, or driver's
36 license, or driving privilege card.
37 (g) An individual who holds a commercial driver's license and has
38 been granted specialized driving privileges under this chapter may not,
39 for the duration of the suspension for which the specialized driving
40 privileges are sought, operate any vehicle that requires the individual
41 to hold a commercial driver's license to operate the vehicle.
42 (h) Whenever a suspension of an individual's driving privileges
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1 under this chapter is terminated because:
2 (1) the underlying conviction, judgment, or finding that forms the
3 basis of the suspension is reversed, vacated, or dismissed; or
4 (2) the individual is acquitted of, found not liable for, or otherwise
5 found not to have committed the underlying act or offense that
6 forms the basis of the suspension;
7 the individual's specialized driving privileges expire at the time the
8 suspension of the individual's driving privileges is terminated.
9 (i) The court shall inform the bureau of a termination of a
10 suspension and expiration of specialized driving privileges as described
11 under subsection (h) in a format designated by the bureau.
12 SECTION 58. IC 9-30-16-3.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.29-2020,
13 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
14 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3.5. (a) If a court imposes a suspension of driving
15 privileges under IC 9-21-5-11(f), the court may stay the suspension and
16 grant a specialized driving privilege as set forth in this section.
17 (b) Except as provided in subsection (g), specialized driving
18 privileges granted under this section shall be granted for a period of
19 time as determined by the court. A court, at its discretion, may set
20 periodic review hearings to review an individual's specialized driving
21 privileges.
22 (c) Specialized driving privileges granted under this section:
23 (1) must be determined by a court; and
24 (2) are limited to restricting the individual to being allowed to
25 operate a motor vehicle between the place of employment of the
26 individual and the individual's residence.
27 (d) An individual who has been granted specialized driving
28 privileges under this section shall:
29 (1) maintain proof of future financial responsibility insurance
30 during the period of specialized driving privileges;
31 (2) carry a copy of the order granting specialized driving
32 privileges or have the order in the vehicle being operated by the
33 individual;
34 (3) produce the copy of the order granting specialized driving
35 privileges upon the request of a police officer; and
36 (4) carry a validly issued driver's license or driving privilege
37 card.
38 (e) An individual who holds a commercial driver's license and has
39 been granted specialized driving privileges under this chapter may not,
40 for the duration of the suspension for which the specialized driving
41 privileges are sought, operate a motor vehicle that requires the
42 individual to hold a commercial driver's license to operate the motor
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1 vehicle.
2 (f) An individual who seeks specialized driving privileges must file
3 a petition for specialized driving privileges in each court that has
4 ordered or imposed a suspension of the individual's driving privileges.
5 Each petition must:
6 (1) be verified by the petitioner;
7 (2) state the petitioner's age, date of birth, and address;
8 (3) state the grounds for relief and the relief sought;
9 (4) be filed in the court that ordered or imposed the suspension;
10 and
11 (5) be served on the bureau and the prosecuting attorney.
12 A prosecuting attorney shall appear on behalf of the bureau to respond
13 to a petition filed under this subsection.
14 (g) Whenever a suspension of an individual's driving privileges
15 under this chapter is terminated because:
16 (1) the underlying conviction, judgment, or finding that forms the
17 basis of the suspension is reversed, vacated, or dismissed; or
18 (2) the individual is acquitted of, found not liable for, or otherwise
19 found not to have committed the underlying act or offense that
20 forms the basis of the suspension;
21 the individual's specialized driving privileges expire at the time the
22 suspension of the individual's driving privileges is terminated.
23 (h) The court shall inform the bureau of a termination of a
24 suspension of driving privileges and expiration of specialized driving
25 privileges as described under subsection (g) in a format designated by
26 the bureau.
27 SECTION 59. IC 9-30-16-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.10-2019,
28 SECTION 47, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
29 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally
30 violates a condition imposed by a court under section 3, 3.5, or 4 of this
31 chapter, or imposed under IC 9-30-10-14.2, commits a Class C
32 misdemeanor. The prosecuting attorney may notify the court that issued
33 the specialized driving privileges order of the alleged violation. If the
34 specialized driving privileges order is from a different county, the
35 prosecuting attorney may also notify the prosecuting attorney in that
36 county of the violation.
37 (b) For a person convicted of an offense under subsection (a), the
38 court that issued the specialized driving privileges order that was
39 violated may modify or revoke specialized driving privileges. The court
40 that issued the specialized driving privileges order that was violated
41 may order the bureau to lift the stay of a suspension of driving
42 privileges and suspend the person's driving driver's license or driving
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1 privilege card as originally ordered in addition to any additional
2 suspension.
3 SECTION 60. IC 9-30-16-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.110-2020,
4 SECTION 7, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
5 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 6. (a) A person whose driving privileges are
6 suspended under section 1(c) of this chapter:
7 (1) is entitled to credit for any days during which the license or
8 driving privilege card was suspended under IC 9-30-6-9(c); and
9 (2) may not receive any credit for days during which the person's
10 driving privileges were suspended under IC 9-30-6-9(b).
11 (b) A period of suspension of driving privileges imposed under
12 section 1(c) of this chapter must be consecutive to any period of
13 suspension imposed under IC 9-30-6-9(b). However, if the state and
14 defendant agree pursuant to a term in an accepted plea agreement, or
15 if the court finds at sentencing that it is in the best interest of society,
16 the court shall terminate all or any part of the remaining suspension
17 under IC 9-30-6-9(b) and shall enter this finding in its sentencing
18 order.
19 (c) The bureau shall designate a period of suspension of driving
20 privileges imposed under section 1(c) of this chapter as consecutive to
21 any period of suspension imposed under IC 9-30-6-9(b) unless the
22 sentencing order of the court under subsection (b) terminates all or part
23 of the remaining suspension under IC 9-30-6-9(b).
24 SECTION 61. IC 9-30-16-6.5, AS ADDED BY P.L.110-2020,
25 SECTION 8, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
26 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 6.5. A court and the bureau, if applicable, shall
27 terminate all or any part of the remaining suspension of a person's
28 license or driving privilege card suspension under section 1(c) of this
29 chapter or under IC 9-30-6-9 if:
30 (1) the charges against the person are dismissed;
31 (2) the person is acquitted; or
32 (3) the person's conviction is vacated or reversed on appeal.
33 SECTION 62. IC 9-30-16-7, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
34 SECTION 611, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
35 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7. If the bureau issues a driver's
36 license or driving privilege card to an individual who has been issued
37 specialized driving privileges, the individual shall pay a specialized
38 driving privileges charge of ten dollars ($10). The charge is in addition
39 to any applicable fees under IC 9-24 and shall be deposited in the
40 commission fund.
41 SECTION 63. IC 9-33-4-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.86-2021,
42 SECTION 16, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
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1 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. This chapter applies to the following:
2 (1) An unpaid judgment for an infraction described in this title
3 that relates to the operation of a motor vehicle, if the infraction
4 was committed before January 1, 2020.
5 (2) A driving privileges reinstatement fee (as described in
6 IC 9-25-6-15), which a person with a suspended driver's license
7 or driving privilege card is or would be required to pay to
8 reinstate the person's driver's license or driving privilege card if
9 the person's driver's license was suspended before January 1,
10 2020.
11 (3) Any court costs, administrative fees, late fees, or other fees
12 imposed on a person in connection with an unpaid judgment or
13 fee described in subdivision (1) or (2).
14 SECTION 64. IC 20-33-2-11, AS AMENDED BY P.L.111-2021,
15 SECTION 95, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
16 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 11. (a) Notwithstanding IC 9-24 concerning the
17 minimum requirements for qualifying for the issuance of a driver's
18 license, or a learner's permit, or a driving privilege card, and subject
19 to subsections (c) through (e), an individual who is:
20 (1) at least fifteen (15) years of age and less than eighteen (18)
21 years of age;
22 (2) a habitual truant under the definition of habitual truant
23 established under subsection (b); and
24 (3) identified in the information submitted to the bureau of motor
25 vehicles under subsection (f);
26 may not be issued a driver's license, or a learner's permit, or a driving
27 privilege card to drive a motor vehicle under IC 9-24 until the
28 individual is at least eighteen (18) years of age.
29 (b) Each governing body may establish and include as part of the
30 written copy of its discipline rules described in IC 20-33-8-12:
31 (1) a definition of a child who is designated as a habitual truant,
32 which must, at a minimum, define the term as a student who is
33 chronically absent, by having unexcused absences from school for
34 more than ten (10) days of school in one (1) school year; and
35 (2) all other pertinent matters related to this action.
36 (c) An individual described in subsection (a) is entitled to the
37 procedure described in IC 20-33-8-19.
38 (d) An individual described in subsection (a) who is at least thirteen
39 (13) years of age and less than eighteen (18) years of age is entitled to
40 a periodic review of the individual's attendance record in school to
41 determine whether the prohibition described in subsection (a) shall
42 continue. The periodic reviews may not be conducted less than one (1)
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1 time each school year.
2 (e) Upon review, the governing body may determine that the
3 individual's attendance record has improved to the degree that the
4 individual may become eligible to be issued a driver's license, or a
5 learner's permit, or a driving privilege card.
6 (f) The governing body of the school corporation may submit to the
7 bureau of motor vehicles the pertinent information concerning an
8 individual's ineligibility under subsection (a) to be issued a driver's
9 license, or a learner's permit, or a driving privilege card.
10 (g) The department shall develop guidelines concerning criteria
11 used in defining a habitual truant that may be considered by a
12 governing body in complying with subsection (b).
13 SECTION 65. IC 20-33-2-28.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.147-2020,
14 SECTION 7, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
15 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 28.5. (a) This section applies to an individual:
16 (1) who:
17 (A) attends or last attended a public school;
18 (B) is at least sixteen (16) years of age but less than eighteen
19 (18) years of age; and
20 (C) has not completed the requirements for graduation;
21 (2) who:
22 (A) wishes to withdraw from school before graduation;
23 (B) fails to return at the beginning of a semester; or
24 (C) stops attending school during a semester; and
25 (3) who has no record of transfer to another school.
26 (b) An individual to whom this section applies may withdraw from
27 school only if all of the following conditions are met:
28 (1) An exit interview is conducted.
29 (2) The individual's parent consents to the withdrawal.
30 (3) The school principal approves of the withdrawal.
31 (4) The withdrawal is due to:
32 (A) financial hardship and the individual must be employed to
33 support the individual's family or a dependent;
34 (B) illness; or
35 (C) an order by a court that has jurisdiction over the child.
36 During the exit interview, the school principal shall provide to the
37 student and the student's parent a copy of statistics compiled by the
38 department concerning the likely consequences of life without a high
39 school diploma. The school principal shall advise the student and the
40 student's parent that the student's withdrawal from school may prevent
41 the student from receiving or result in the revocation of the student's
42 employment certificate and driver's license, or learner's permit, or
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1 driving privilege card.
2 (c) For purposes of this section, the following must be in written
3 form:
4 (1) An individual's request to withdraw from school.
5 (2) A parent's consent to a withdrawal.
6 (3) A principal's consent to a withdrawal.
7 (d) If the individual's principal does not consent to the individual's
8 withdrawal under this section, the individual's parent may appeal the
9 denial of consent to the governing body of the public school that the
10 individual last attended.
11 (e) Each public school, including each school corporation and each
12 charter school (as defined in IC 20-24-1-4), shall provide an annual
13 report to the department setting forth the following information:
14 (1) The total number of individuals:
15 (A) who withdrew from school under this section; and
16 (B) who either:
17 (i) failed to return to school at the beginning of a semester;
18 or
19 (ii) stopped attending school during a semester;
20 and for whom there is no record of transfer to another school.
21 (2) The number of individuals who withdrew from school
22 following an exit interview.
23 (f) If an individual to which this section applies:
24 (1) has not received consent to withdraw from school under this
25 section; and
26 (2) fails to return to school at the beginning of a semester or
27 during the semester;
28 the principal of the school that the individual last attended may deliver
29 by certified mail or personal delivery to the bureau of youth
30 employment a record of the individual's failure to return to school so
31 that the bureau of youth employment revokes any employment
32 certificates issued under IC 22-2-18 (before its expiration on June 30,
33 2021) to the individual and does not issue any additional employment
34 certificates to the individual. For purposes of IC 22-2-18-20 (before its
35 expiration on June 30, 2021), the individual shall be considered a
36 dropout.
37 (g) At the same time that a school principal delivers the record
38 under subsection (f), the principal may deliver by certified mail or
39 personal delivery to the bureau of motor vehicles a record of the
40 individual's failure to return to school so that the bureau of motor
41 vehicles revokes any driver's license, or learner's permit, or driving
42 privilege card issued to the individual and does not issue any
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1 additional driver's licenses, or learner's permits, or driving privilege
2 cards to the individual before the individual is at least eighteen (18)
3 years of age. For purposes of IC 9-24-2-1, the individual shall be
4 considered a dropout.
5 (h) If:
6 (1) a principal has delivered the record required under subsection
7 (f) or (g), or both; and
8 (2) the school subsequently gives consent to the individual to
9 withdraw from school under this section;
10 the principal of the school shall send a notice of withdrawal to the
11 bureau of youth employment and the bureau of motor vehicles by
12 certified mail or personal delivery and, for purposes of IC 22-2-18-20
13 (before its expiration on June 30, 2021) and IC 9-24-2-1, the individual
14 shall no longer be considered a dropout.
15 SECTION 66. IC 20-33-8-33, AS AMENDED BY P.L.233-2015,
16 SECTION 264, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
17 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 33. Before February 1 and before
18 October 1 of each year, except when a hearing has been requested to
19 determine financial hardship under IC 9-24-2-1(a)(4), a principal may
20 submit to the bureau of motor vehicles the pertinent information
21 concerning an individual's ineligibility under IC 9-24-2-1 to be issued
22 a driver's license, or learner's permit, or driving privilege card or
23 concerning the suspension of driving privileges under IC 9-24-2-4.
24 SECTION 67. IC 31-37-19-13, AS AMENDED BY P.L.111-2021,
25 SECTION 98, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
26 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 13. (a) This section applies if a child is a
27 delinquent child under IC 31-37-1 due to the commission of a
28 delinquent act that, if committed by an adult, would be:
29 (1) dealing in:
30 (A) a controlled substance (as defined in IC 35-48-1-9); or
31 (B) a counterfeit substance (as defined in IC 35-48-1-10);
32 (2) possessing:
33 (A) a controlled substance (as defined in IC 35-48-1-9); or
34 (B) a prescription drug (as defined in IC 35-48-1-25);
35 for which the child does not have a prescription; or
36 (3) conspiring to commit an act described in subdivision (1) or
37 (2).
38 (b) The juvenile court shall, in addition to any other order or decree
39 the court makes under this chapter, order the bureau of motor vehicles
40 to invalidate the child's driver's license, driving privilege card, or
41 permit for a period specified by the court of at least six (6) months but
42 not more than one (1) year from the time the child would otherwise be
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1 eligible for a learner's permit or driving privilege card.
2 SECTION 68. IC 31-37-19-14, AS AMENDED BY P.L.111-2021,
3 SECTION 99, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
4 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 14. (a) This section applies if:
5 (1) a child has been previously determined to be a delinquent
6 child under IC 31-37-1 (or IC 31-6-4-1(b)(1) before its repeal)
7 due to the commission of a delinquent act described in section
8 13(a)(1), 13(a)(2), or 13(a)(3) of this chapter (or
9 IC 31-6-4-15.9(d)(1), IC 31-6-4-15.9(d)(2), or
10 IC 31-6-4-15.9(d)(3) before its repeal); or
11 (2) the delinquent act described in section 13(a)(1), 13(a)(2), or
12 13(a)(3) of this chapter (or IC 31-6-4-15.9(d)(1),
13 IC 31-6-4-15.9(d)(2), or IC 31-6-4-15.9(d)(3) before its repeal)
14 was committed:
15 (A) on school property;
16 (B) within one thousand (1,000) feet of school property; or
17 (C) on a school bus.
18 (b) The juvenile court shall, in addition to any other order or decree
19 the court makes under this chapter, order the bureau of motor vehicles
20 to invalidate the child's driver's license or driving privilege card for
21 a period specified by the court of at least six (6) months but not more
22 than two (2) years from the time the child would otherwise be eligible
23 for a learner's permit or driving privilege card.
24 SECTION 69. IC 31-37-19-15 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
25 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 15. (a) This section
26 applies if a child is a delinquent child under IC 31-37-1 due to the
27 commission of a delinquent act that, if committed by an adult, would
28 be:
29 (1) dealing in:
30 (A) a controlled substance (as defined in IC 35-48-1-9); or
31 (B) a counterfeit substance (as defined in IC 35-48-1-10);
32 (2) possessing:
33 (A) a controlled substance (as defined in IC 35-48-1-9); or
34 (B) a prescription drug (as defined in IC 35-48-1-25);
35 for which the child does not have a prescription; or
36 (3) conspiring to commit an act described in subdivision (1) or
37 (2).
38 (b) The juvenile court shall, in addition to any other order or decree
39 the court makes under this chapter, order the bureau of motor vehicles
40 not to issue the child a learner's permit or driving privilege card for
41 a period specified by the court of at least six (6) months but not more
42 than one (1) year from the time the child would otherwise be eligible
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1 for a learner's permit or driving privilege card.
2 SECTION 70. IC 31-37-19-16 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
3 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 16. (a) This section
4 applies if:
5 (1) a child has been previously determined to be a delinquent
6 child under IC 31-37-1 (or IC 31-6-4-1(b)(1) before its repeal)
7 due to the commission of a delinquent act described in section
8 15(a)(1), 15(a)(2), or 15(a)(3) of this chapter (or
9 IC 31-6-4-15.9(e)(1), IC 31-6-4-15.9(e)(2), or
10 IC 31-6-4-15.9(e)(3) before its repeal); or
11 (2) the delinquent act described in section 15(a)(1), 15(a)(2), or
12 15(a)(3) of this chapter (or IC 31-6-4-15.9(e)(1),
13 IC 31-6-4-15.9(e)(2), or IC 31-6-4-15.9(e)(3) before its repeal)
14 was committed:
15 (A) on school property;
16 (B) within one thousand (1,000) feet of school property; or
17 (C) on a school bus.
18 (b) The juvenile court shall, in addition to any other order or decree
19 the court makes under this chapter, order the bureau of motor vehicles
20 not to issue the child a learner's permit or driving privilege card for
21 a period specified by the court of at least six (6) months but not more
22 than two (2) years from the time the child would otherwise be eligible
23 for a learner's permit or driving privilege card.
24 SECTION 71. IC 31-37-19-17, AS AMENDED BY P.L.111-2021,
25 SECTION 100, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
26 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 17. (a) This section applies if a
27 child is a delinquent child under IC 31-37-1 due to the commission of
28 a delinquent act that, if committed by an adult, would be criminal
29 mischief or institutional criminal mischief under IC 35-43-1-2 that
30 involves the use of graffiti.
31 (b) The juvenile court may, in addition to any other order or decree
32 the court makes under this chapter, order the bureau of motor vehicles
33 to:
34 (1) suspend the child's driver's license or driving privilege card;
35 or
36 (2) invalidate the child's learner's permit or driving privilege
37 card learner's permit;
38 for one (1) year beginning the date of the order.
39 SECTION 72. IC 34-24-1-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.185-2023,
40 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
41 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) The following may be seized:
42 (1) All vehicles (as defined by IC 35-31.5-2-346), if they are used
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1 or are intended for use by the person or persons in possession of
2 them to transport or in any manner to facilitate the transportation
3 of the following:
4 (A) A controlled substance for the purpose of committing,
5 attempting to commit, or conspiring to commit any of the
6 following:
7 (i) Dealing in or manufacturing cocaine or a narcotic drug
8 (IC 35-48-4-1).
9 (ii) Dealing in methamphetamine (IC 35-48-4-1.1).
10 (iii) Manufacturing methamphetamine (IC 35-48-4-1.2).
11 (iv) Dealing in a schedule I, II, or III controlled substance
12 (IC 35-48-4-2).
13 (v) Dealing in a schedule IV controlled substance (IC
14 35-48-4-3).
15 (vi) Dealing in a schedule V controlled substance (IC
16 35-48-4-4).
17 (vii) Dealing in a counterfeit substance (IC 35-48-4-5).
18 (viii) Possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug (IC
19 35-48-4-6).
20 (ix) Possession of methamphetamine (IC 35-48-4-6.1).
21 (x) Dealing in paraphernalia (IC 35-48-4-8.5).
22 (xi) Dealing in marijuana, hash oil, hashish, or salvia (IC
23 35-48-4-10).
24 (xii) An offense under IC 35-48-4 involving a synthetic drug
25 (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-321), a synthetic drug lookalike
26 substance (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-321.5 (before its
27 repeal on July 1, 2019)) under IC 35-48-4-10.5 (before its
28 repeal on July 1, 2019), a controlled substance analog (as
29 defined in IC 35-48-1-9.3), or a substance represented to be
30 a controlled substance (as described in IC 35-48-4-4.6).
31 (B) Any stolen (IC 35-43-4-2 or IC 35-43-4-2.2) or converted
32 property (IC 35-43-4-3) if the retail or repurchase value of that
33 property is one hundred dollars ($100) or more.
34 (C) Any hazardous waste in violation of IC 13-30-10-1.5.
35 (D) A bomb (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-31) or weapon of
36 mass destruction (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-354) used to
37 commit, used in an attempt to commit, or used in a conspiracy
38 to commit a felony terrorist offense (as defined in
39 IC 35-50-2-18) or an offense under IC 35-47 as part of or in
40 furtherance of an act of terrorism (as defined by
41 IC 35-31.5-2-329).
42 (2) All money, negotiable instruments, securities, weapons,
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1 communications devices, or any property used to commit, used in
2 an attempt to commit, or used in a conspiracy to commit a felony
3 terrorist offense (as defined in IC 35-50-2-18) or an offense under
4 IC 35-47 as part of or in furtherance of an act of terrorism or
5 commonly used as consideration for a violation of IC 35-48-4
6 (other than items subject to forfeiture under IC 16-42-20-5 or
7 IC 16-6-8.5-5.1, before its repeal):
8 (A) furnished or intended to be furnished by any person in
9 exchange for an act that is in violation of a criminal statute;
10 (B) used to facilitate any violation of a criminal statute; or
11 (C) traceable as proceeds of the violation of a criminal statute.
12 (3) Any portion of real or personal property purchased with
13 money that is traceable as a proceed of a violation of a criminal
14 statute.
15 (4) A vehicle that is used by a person to:
16 (A) commit, attempt to commit, or conspire to commit;
17 (B) facilitate the commission of; or
18 (C) escape from the commission of;
19 murder (IC 35-42-1-1), dealing in a controlled substance resulting
20 in death (IC 35-42-1-1.5), kidnapping (IC 35-42-3-2), criminal
21 confinement (IC 35-42-3-3), rape (IC 35-42-4-1), child molesting
22 (IC 35-42-4-3), or child exploitation (IC 35-42-4-4), or an offense
23 under IC 35-47 as part of or in furtherance of an act of terrorism.
24 (5) Real property owned by a person who uses it to commit any of
25 the following as a Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4, or Level 5
26 felony:
27 (A) Dealing in or manufacturing cocaine or a narcotic drug (IC
28 35-48-4-1).
29 (B) Dealing in methamphetamine (IC 35-48-4-1.1).
30 (C) Manufacturing methamphetamine (IC 35-48-4-1.2).
31 (D) Dealing in a schedule I, II, or III controlled substance (IC
32 35-48-4-2).
33 (E) Dealing in a schedule IV controlled substance (IC
34 35-48-4-3).
35 (F) Dealing in marijuana, hash oil, hashish, or salvia (IC
36 35-48-4-10).
37 (G) Dealing in a synthetic drug (as defined in
38 IC 35-31.5-2-321) or synthetic drug lookalike substance (as
39 defined in IC 35-31.5-2-321.5 (before its repeal on July 1,
40 2019)) under IC 35-48-4-10.5 (before its repeal on July 1,
41 2019).
42 (H) Dealing in a controlled substance resulting in death (IC
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1 35-42-1-1.5).
2 (6) Equipment and recordings used by a person to commit fraud
3 under IC 35-43-5.
4 (7) Recordings sold, rented, transported, or possessed by a person
5 in violation of IC 24-4-10.
6 (8) Property (as defined by IC 35-31.5-2-253) or an enterprise (as
7 defined by IC 35-45-6-1) that is the object of a corrupt business
8 influence violation (IC 35-45-6-2).
9 (9) Unlawful telecommunications devices (as defined in
10 IC 35-45-13-6) and plans, instructions, or publications used to
11 commit an offense under IC 35-45-13.
12 (10) Any equipment, including computer equipment and cellular
13 telephones, used for or intended for use in preparing,
14 photographing, recording, videotaping, digitizing, printing,
15 copying, or disseminating matter in violation of IC 35-42-4.
16 (11) Destructive devices used, possessed, transported, or sold in
17 violation of IC 35-47.5.
18 (12) Tobacco products that are sold in violation of IC 24-3-5,
19 tobacco products that a person attempts to sell in violation of
20 IC 24-3-5, and other personal property owned and used by a
21 person to facilitate a violation of IC 24-3-5.
22 (13) Property used by a person to commit counterfeiting or
23 forgery in violation of IC 35-43-5-2.
24 (14) After December 31, 2005, if a person is convicted of an
25 offense specified in IC 25-26-14-26(b) or IC 35-43-10, the
26 following real or personal property:
27 (A) Property used or intended to be used to commit, facilitate,
28 or promote the commission of the offense.
29 (B) Property constituting, derived from, or traceable to the
30 gross proceeds that the person obtained directly or indirectly
31 as a result of the offense.
32 (15) Except as provided in subsection (e), a vehicle used by a
33 person who operates the vehicle:
34 (A) while intoxicated, in violation of IC 9-30-5-1 through
35 IC 9-30-5-5, if in the previous five (5) years the person has two
36 (2) or more prior unrelated convictions for operating a motor
37 vehicle while intoxicated in violation of IC 9-30-5-1 through
38 IC 9-30-5-5; or
39 (B) on a highway while the person's driving privileges are
40 suspended in violation of IC 9-24-19-2 through IC 9-24-19-3,
41 if in the previous five (5) years the person has two (2) or more
42 prior unrelated convictions for operating a vehicle while
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1 intoxicated in violation of IC 9-30-5-1 through IC 9-30-5-5.
2 If a court orders the seizure of a vehicle under this subdivision,
3 the court shall transmit an order to the bureau of motor vehicles
4 recommending that the bureau not permit a vehicle to be
5 registered in the name of the person whose vehicle was seized
6 until the person possesses a current driving driver's license (as
7 defined in IC 9-13-2-41) or driving privilege card (as defined
8 in IC 9-13-2-48.1).
9 (16) The following real or personal property:
10 (A) Property used or intended to be used to commit, facilitate,
11 or promote the commission of an offense specified in
12 IC 23-14-48-9, IC 30-2-9-7(b), IC 30-2-10-9(b), or
13 IC 30-2-13-38(f).
14 (B) Property constituting, derived from, or traceable to the
15 gross proceeds that a person obtains directly or indirectly as a
16 result of an offense specified in IC 23-14-48-9, IC 30-2-9-7(b),
17 IC 30-2-10-9(b), or IC 30-2-13-38(f).
18 (17) Real or personal property, including a vehicle, that is used by
19 a person to:
20 (A) commit, attempt to commit, or conspire to commit;
21 (B) facilitate the commission of; or
22 (C) escape from the commission of;
23 a violation of IC 35-42-3.5-1 through IC 35-42-3.5-1.4 (human
24 trafficking) or IC 35-45-4-4 (promoting prostitution).
25 (b) A vehicle used by any person as a common or contract carrier in
26 the transaction of business as a common or contract carrier is not
27 subject to seizure under this section, unless it can be proven by a
28 preponderance of the evidence that the owner of the vehicle knowingly
29 permitted the vehicle to be used to engage in conduct that subjects it to
30 seizure under subsection (a).
31 (c) Equipment under subsection (a)(10) may not be seized unless it
32 can be proven by a preponderance of the evidence that the owner of the
33 equipment knowingly permitted the equipment to be used to engage in
34 conduct that subjects it to seizure under subsection (a)(10).
35 (d) Money, negotiable instruments, securities, weapons,
36 communications devices, or any property commonly used as
37 consideration for a violation of IC 35-48-4 found near or on a person
38 who is committing, attempting to commit, or conspiring to commit any
39 of the following offenses shall be admitted into evidence in an action
40 under this chapter as prima facie evidence that the money, negotiable
41 instrument, security, or other thing of value is property that has been
42 used or was to have been used to facilitate the violation of a criminal
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1 statute or is the proceeds of the violation of a criminal statute:
2 (1) IC 35-42-1-1.5 (dealing in a controlled substance resulting in
3 death).
4 (2) IC 35-48-4-1 (dealing in or manufacturing cocaine or a
5 narcotic drug).
6 (3) IC 35-48-4-1.1 (dealing in methamphetamine).
7 (4) IC 35-48-4-1.2 (manufacturing methamphetamine).
8 (5) IC 35-48-4-2 (dealing in a schedule I, II, or III controlled
9 substance).
10 (6) IC 35-48-4-3 (dealing in a schedule IV controlled substance).
11 (7) IC 35-48-4-4 (dealing in a schedule V controlled substance)
12 as a Level 4 felony.
13 (8) IC 35-48-4-6 (possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug) as a
14 Level 3, Level 4, or Level 5 felony.
15 (9) IC 35-48-4-6.1 (possession of methamphetamine) as a Level
16 3, Level 4, or Level 5 felony.
17 (10) IC 35-48-4-10 (dealing in marijuana, hash oil, hashish, or
18 salvia) as a Level 5 felony.
19 (11) IC 35-48-4-10.5 (before its repeal on July 1, 2019) (dealing
20 in a synthetic drug or synthetic drug lookalike substance) as a
21 Level 5 felony or Level 6 felony (or as a Class C felony or Class
22 D felony under IC 35-48-4-10 before its amendment in 2013).
23 (e) A vehicle operated by a person who is not:
24 (1) an owner of the vehicle; or
25 (2) the spouse of the person who owns the vehicle;
26 is not subject to seizure under subsection (a)(15) unless it can be
27 proven by a preponderance of the evidence that the owner of the
28 vehicle knowingly permitted the vehicle to be used to engage in
29 conduct that subjects it to seizure under subsection (a)(15).
30 SECTION 73. IC 34-30-2.1-95.3 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
31 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
32 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 95.3. IC 9-24-3.5-8 (Concerning
33 liability of a state or local government agency, foster parent, or
34 entity providing services to a minor for costs and damages
35 associated with the minor's application for a driving privilege card
36 or the operation of a motor vehicle).
37 SECTION 74. IC 34-30-2.1-95.4 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
38 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
39 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 95.4. IC 9-24-3.5-11(d)
40 (Concerning driver education instructors, licensed
41 ophthalmologists, and licensed optometrists who make reports
42 concerning fitness of the applicant to operate a motor vehicle).
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1 SECTION 75. IC 34-30-2.1-95.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
2 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
3 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 95.5. IC 9-24-3.5-18 (Concerning
4 the commissioner, employees, and agents of the bureau of motor
5 vehicles for the validity of the information contained on driving
6 privilege cards).
7 SECTION 76. IC 35-43-1-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.79-2023,
8 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
9 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. (a) A person who recklessly, knowingly, or
10 intentionally damages or defaces property of another person without
11 the other person's consent commits criminal mischief, a Class B
12 misdemeanor. However, the offense is:
13 (1) a Class A misdemeanor if the pecuniary loss is at least seven
14 hundred fifty dollars ($750) but less than fifty thousand dollars
15 ($50,000); and
16 (2) a Level 6 felony if:
17 (A) the pecuniary loss is at least fifty thousand dollars
18 ($50,000);
19 (B) the damage causes a substantial interruption or impairment
20 of utility service rendered to the public;
21 (C) the damage is to a public record; or
22 (D) the damage is to a law enforcement animal (as defined in
23 IC 35-46-3-4.5).
24 (b) A person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally damages:
25 (1) a structure used for religious worship without the consent of
26 the owner, possessor, or occupant of the property that is damaged;
27 (2) a school or community center without the consent of the
28 owner, possessor, or occupant of the property that is damaged;
29 (3) the property of an agricultural operation (as defined in
30 IC 32-30-6-1) without the consent of the owner, possessor, or
31 occupant of the property that is damaged;
32 (4) the property of a scientific research facility (as defined in
33 IC 35-31.5-2-287) without the consent of, or with consent which
34 was fraudulently obtained from, the owner, possessor, or occupant
35 of the property that is damaged;
36 (5) the grounds:
37 (A) adjacent to; and
38 (B) owned or rented in common with;
39 a structure or facility identified in subdivisions (1) through (4)
40 without the consent of the owner, possessor, or occupant of the
41 property that is damaged;
42 (6) personal property contained in a structure or located at a
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1 facility identified in subdivisions (1) through (4) without the
2 consent of the owner, possessor, or occupant of the property that
3 is damaged;
4 (7) property that is vacant real property (as defined in
5 IC 36-7-36-5) or a vacant structure (as defined in IC 36-7-36-6);
6 or
7 (8) property after the person has been denied entry to the property
8 by a court order that was issued:
9 (A) to the person; or
10 (B) to the general public by conspicuous posting on or around
11 the property in areas where a person could observe the order
12 when the property has been designated by a municipality or
13 county enforcement authority to be a vacant property, an
14 abandoned property, or an abandoned structure (as defined in
15 IC 36-7-36-1);
16 commits institutional criminal mischief, a Class A misdemeanor.
17 However, the offense is a Level 6 felony if the pecuniary loss (or
18 property damage, in the case of an agricultural operation or a scientific
19 research facility) is at least seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) but less
20 than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), and a Level 5 felony if the
21 pecuniary loss (or property damage, in the case of an agricultural
22 operation or a scientific research facility) is at least fifty thousand
23 dollars ($50,000).
24 (c) A person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally damages
25 property:
26 (1) during the dealing or manufacture of or attempted dealing or
27 manufacture of a controlled substance; and
28 (2) by means of a fire or an explosion;
29 commits controlled substances criminal mischief, a Level 6 felony.
30 However, the offense is a Level 5 felony if the offense results in
31 moderate bodily injury to any person other than a defendant.
32 (d) If a person is convicted of an offense under this section that
33 involves the use of graffiti, the court may, in addition to any other
34 penalty, order that the person's driver's license or driving privilege
35 card be suspended or invalidated by the bureau of motor vehicles for
36 not more than one (1) year.
37 (e) The court may rescind an order for suspension or invalidation
38 under subsection (d) and allow the person to receive a license or permit
39 before the period of suspension or invalidation ends if the court
40 determines that the person has removed or painted over the graffiti or
41 has made other suitable restitution.
42 (f) For purposes of this section, "pecuniary loss" includes:
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1 (1) the total costs incurred in inspecting, cleaning, and
2 decontaminating property contaminated by a pollutant; and
3 (2) a reasonable estimate of all additional costs not already
4 incurred under subdivision (1) that are necessary to inspect, clean,
5 and decontaminate property contaminated by a pollutant, to the
6 extent that the property has not already been:
7 (A) cleaned;
8 (B) decontaminated; or
9 (C) both cleaned and decontaminated.
10 The term includes inspection, cleaning, or decontamination conducted
11 by a person certified under IC 16-19-3.1.
12 SECTION 77. IC 35-44.1-3-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.174-2021,
13 SECTION 77, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
14 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally:
15 (1) forcibly resists, obstructs, or interferes with a law enforcement
16 officer or a person assisting the officer while the officer is
17 lawfully engaged in the execution of the officer's duties;
18 (2) forcibly resists, obstructs, or interferes with the authorized
19 service or execution of a civil or criminal process or order of a
20 court; or
21 (3) flees from a law enforcement officer after the officer has, by
22 visible or audible means, including operation of the law
23 enforcement officer's siren or emergency lights, identified himself
24 or herself and ordered the person to stop;
25 commits resisting law enforcement, a Class A misdemeanor, except as
26 provided in subsection (c).
27 (b) A person who, having been denied entry by a firefighter, an
28 emergency medical services provider, or a law enforcement officer,
29 knowingly or intentionally enters an area that is marked off with barrier
30 tape or other physical barriers, commits interfering with public safety,
31 a Class B misdemeanor, except as provided in subsection (c) or (k).
32 (c) The offense under subsection (a) or (b) is a:
33 (1) Level 6 felony if:
34 (A) the person uses a vehicle to commit the offense; or
35 (B) while committing the offense, the person:
36 (i) draws or uses a deadly weapon;
37 (ii) inflicts bodily injury on or otherwise causes bodily injury
38 to another person; or
39 (iii) operates a vehicle in a manner that creates a substantial
40 risk of bodily injury to another person;
41 (2) Level 5 felony if:
42 (A) while committing the offense, the person operates a
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1 vehicle in a manner that causes serious bodily injury to another
2 person; or
3 (B) the person uses a vehicle to commit the offense and the
4 person has a prior unrelated conviction under this section
5 involving the use of a vehicle in the commission of the
6 offense;
7 (3) Level 3 felony if, while committing the offense, the person
8 operates a vehicle in a manner that causes the death or
9 catastrophic injury of another person; and
10 (4) Level 2 felony if, while committing any offense described in
11 subsection (a), the person operates a vehicle in a manner that
12 causes the death or catastrophic injury of a firefighter, an
13 emergency medical services provider, or a law enforcement
14 officer while the firefighter, emergency medical services provider,
15 or law enforcement officer is engaged in the firefighter's,
16 emergency medical services provider's, or officer's official duties.
17 (d) The offense under subsection (a) is a Level 6 felony if, while
18 committing an offense under:
19 (1) subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2), the person:
20 (A) creates a substantial risk of bodily injury to the person or
21 another person; and
22 (B) has two (2) or more prior unrelated convictions under
23 subsection (a); or
24 (2) subsection (a)(3), the person has two (2) or more prior
25 unrelated convictions under subsection (a).
26 (e) If a person uses a vehicle to commit a felony offense under
27 subsection (c)(1)(B), (c)(2), (c)(3), or (c)(4), as part of the criminal
28 penalty imposed for the offense, the court shall impose a minimum
29 executed sentence of at least:
30 (1) thirty (30) days, if the person does not have a prior unrelated
31 conviction under this section;
32 (2) one hundred eighty (180) days, if the person has one (1) prior
33 unrelated conviction under this section; or
34 (3) one (1) year, if the person has two (2) or more prior unrelated
35 convictions under this section.
36 (f) Notwithstanding IC 35-50-2-2.2 and IC 35-50-3-1, the mandatory
37 minimum sentence imposed under subsection (e) may not be
38 suspended.
39 (g) If a person is convicted of an offense involving the use of a
40 motor vehicle under:
41 (1) subsection (c)(1)(A), if the person exceeded the speed limit by
42 at least twenty (20) miles per hour while committing the offense;
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1 (2) subsection (c)(2); or
2 (3) subsection (c)(3);
3 the court may notify the bureau of motor vehicles to suspend or revoke
4 the person's driver's license or driving privilege card and all
5 certificates of registration and license plates issued or registered in the
6 person's name in accordance with IC 9-30-4-6.1(b) for the period
7 described in IC 9-30-4-6.1(d)(1) or IC 9-30-4-6.1(d)(2). The court shall
8 inform the bureau whether the person has been sentenced to a term of
9 incarceration. At the time of conviction, the court may obtain the
10 person's current driver's license or driving privilege card and return
11 the license to the bureau of motor vehicles.
12 (h) A person may not be charged or convicted of a crime under
13 subsection (a)(3) if the law enforcement officer is a school resource
14 officer acting in the officer's capacity as a school resource officer.
15 (i) A person who commits an offense described in subsection (c)
16 commits a separate offense for each person whose bodily injury,
17 serious bodily injury, catastrophic injury, or death is caused by a
18 violation of subsection (c).
19 (j) A court may order terms of imprisonment imposed on a person
20 convicted of more than one (1) offense described in subsection (c) to
21 run consecutively. Consecutive terms of imprisonment imposed under
22 this subsection are not subject to the sentencing restrictions set forth in
23 IC 35-50-1-2(c) through IC 35-50-1-2(d).
24 (k) As used in this subsection, "family member" means a child,
25 grandchild, parent, grandparent, or spouse of the person. It is a defense
26 to a prosecution under subsection (b) that the person reasonably
27 believed that the person's family member:
28 (1) was in the marked off area; and
29 (2) had suffered bodily injury or was at risk of suffering bodily
30 injury;
31 if the person is not charged as a defendant in connection with the
32 offense, if applicable, that caused the area to be secured by barrier tape
33 or other physical barriers.
34 SECTION 78. IC 35-52-9.1-38, AS ADDED BY P.L.170-2023,
35 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
36 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 38. IC 9-24-18-1 defines a crime crimes
37 concerning driver's licenses and driving privilege cards.
38 SECTION 79. IC 35-52-9.1-40, AS ADDED BY P.L.170-2023,
39 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
40 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 40. IC 9-24-18-7.5 defines a crime crimes
41 concerning driver's licenses and driving privilege cards.
42 SECTION 80. [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE] (a) The bureau of
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1 motor vehicles shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to
2 implement the issuance and administration of driving privilege
3 cards under IC 9-24-3.5, as added by this act.
4 (b) This SECTION expires July 1, 2026.
5 SECTION 81. An emergency is declared for this act.
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