Indiana 2024 Regular Session

Indiana Senate Bill SB0138 Compare Versions

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2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	SENATE BILL No. 138
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5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
6	6	Citations Affected: IC 3-5-2-40.5; IC 3-7; IC 3-11-8-25.2;
7	7	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;
8	8	IC 9-25; IC 9-26-1; IC 9-27-6; IC 9-30; IC 9-33-4-2; IC 20-33;
9	9	IC 31-37-19; IC 34-24-1-1; IC 34-30-2.1; IC 35-43-1-2;
10	10	IC 35-44.1-3-1; IC 35-52-9.1.
11	11	Synopsis: Driving privilege cards. Provides that an individual who is
12	12	an Indiana resident and cannot provide proof of identity and lawful
13	13	status in the United States may apply for a driving privilege card to
14	14	obtain driving privileges. Sets forth the requirements to obtain a
15	15	driving privilege card. Provides that a driving privilege card may not
16	16	be used as identification for any state or federal purpose (other than to
17	17	confer driving privileges), for the purpose of voting, or to verify
18	18	employment. Requires an individual who holds a driving privilege card
19	19	and operates a motor vehicle to verify and continuously maintain
20	20	financial responsibility on any motor vehicle operated by the individual
21	21	who holds the driving privilege card in the amount required by law.
22	22	Provides that the bureau of motor vehicles may not disclose certain
23	23	information unless presented with a lawful court order or judicial
24	24	warrant. Requires an applicant for a driving privilege card or driving
25	25	privilege card renewal to sign up for selective service. Requires the
26	26	bureau of motor vehicles to submit an annual report to the legislative
27	27	council and the interim study committee on roads and transportation.
28	28	Makes conforming amendments. Makes technical corrections.
29	29	Effective: Upon passage; July 1, 2025.
30	30	Doriot
31	31	January 8, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Homeland Security and
32	32	Transportation.
33	33	2024 IN 138—LS 6440/DI 151 Introduced
34	34	Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
35	35	PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
36	36	Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
37	37	additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
38	38	Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
39	39	provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
40	40	word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
41	41	a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
42	42	Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
43	43	between statutes enacted by the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
44	44	SENATE BILL No. 138
45	45	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
46	46	motor vehicles.
47	47	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
48	48	1 SECTION 1. IC 3-5-2-40.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.209-2021,
49	49	2 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
50	50	3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 40.5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b),
51	51	4 "proof of identification" refers to a document that satisfies all the
52	52	5 following:
53	53	6 (1) The document shows the name of the individual to whom the
54	54	7 document was issued, and the name conforms to the name in the
55	55	8 individual's voter registration record.
56	56	9 (2) The document shows a photograph of the individual to whom
57	57	10 the document was issued.
58	58	11 (3) The document includes an expiration date, and the document:
59	59	12 (A) is not expired; or
60	60	13 (B) expired after the date of the most recent general election.
61	61	14 (4) The document was issued by the United States or the state of
62	62	15 Indiana.
63	63	16 (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(3), a document issued by the
64	64	17 United States Department of Defense, the United States Department of
65	65	2024 IN 138—LS 6440/DI 151 2
66	66	1 Veterans Affairs (or its predecessor, the Veterans Administration), a
67	67	2 branch of the uniformed services, the Merchant Marine, the Indiana
68	68	3 National Guard, or a Native American Indian tribe or band recognized
69	69	4 by the United States government that:
70	70	5 (1) otherwise complies with the requirements of subsection (a);
71	71	6 and
72	72	7 (2) has no expiration date or states that the document has an
73	73	8 indefinite expiration date;
74	74	9 is sufficient proof of identification for purposes of this title.
75	75	10 (c) The term does not include a driving privilege card issued
76	76	11 under IC 9-24-3.5.
77	77	12 SECTION 2. IC 3-7-14-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.128-2015,
78	78	13 SECTION 35, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
79	79	14 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to an
80	80	15 application to obtain or renew a driving privilege card (as defined
81	81	16 in IC 9-13-2-48.1) issued under IC 9-24-3.5.
82	82	17 (b) An application to obtain or renew a motor vehicle driver's
83	83	18 license, permit, or identification card serves as an application for voter
84	84	19 registration:
85	85	20 (1) under this article; and
86	86	21 (2) as provided in 52 U.S.C. 20504(a)(1);
87	87	22 unless the applicant fails to sign the voter registration application.
88	88	23 SECTION 3. IC 3-7-33-4.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.128-2015,
89	89	24 SECTION 114, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
90	90	25 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4.5. (a) Except as provided in
91	91	26 subsection (b), this section applies to an individual who:
92	92	27 (1) submits an application to register to vote by mail under
93	93	28 IC 3-7-22; and
94	94	29 (2) has not previously voted in:
95	95	30 (A) a general election in Indiana (or a special election for
96	96	31 federal office in Indiana); or
97	97	32 (B) a general election (or a special election for federal office)
98	98	33 in the county where the individual has submitted an
99	99	34 application under this chapter if the application was received
100	100	35 by the county voter registration office after December 31,
101	101	36 2002, and before January 1, 2006.
102	102	37 (b) This section does not apply to an individual who complies with
103	103	38 the requirements in any of the following:
104	104	39 (1) The individual submits an application to register to vote by
105	105	40 mail under this chapter and includes with that mailing a copy of:
106	106	41 (A) a current and valid photo identification, other than a
107	107	42 driving privilege card issued under IC 9-24-3.5; or
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109	109	1 (B) a current utility bill, bank statement, government check,
110	110	2 paycheck, or government document;
111	111	3 that shows the name and residence address of the voter stated on
112	112	4 the voter registration application.
113	113	5 (2) The individual submits an application to register to vote by
114	114	6 mail under this chapter that includes:
115	115	7 (A) the individual's Indiana driver's license number, other
116	116	8 than a driving privilege card issued under IC 9-24-3.5; or
117	117	9 (B) the last four (4) digits of the individual's Social Security
118	118	10 number;
119	119	11 and the county voter registration office or election division
120	120	12 matches the information submitted by the applicant with an
121	121	13 existing Indiana identification record bearing the same number,
122	122	14 name, and date of birth set forth in the voter registration
123	123	15 application.
124	124	16 (3) The individual is an absent uniformed services voter or
125	125	17 overseas voter.
126	126	18 (4) The individual is entitled to vote other than in person under
127	127	19 the federal Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped
128	128	20 Act (52 U.S.C. 20102(b)(2)(B)(ii)) due to a determination by the
129	129	21 election division that a permanent or temporarily accessible
130	130	22 polling place cannot be provided for the individual.
131	131	23 (5) The individual is entitled to vote other than in person under
132	132	24 any other federal law.
133	133	25 (c) When a county voter registration office receives a voter
134	134	26 registration application by mail, the office shall determine whether the
135	135	27 applicant is subject to the requirements to provide additional
136	136	28 documentation under this section and 52 U.S.C. 21083.
137	137	29 (d) As required by 52 U.S.C. 21083, a county voter registration
138	138	30 office shall administer the requirements of this section in a uniform and
139	139	31 nondiscriminatory manner.
140	140	32 (e) If the county voter registration office determines that the
141	141	33 applicant:
142	142	34 (1) is not required to submit additional documentation under this
143	143	35 section; or
144	144	36 (2) has provided the documentation required under this section;
145	145	37 the county voter registration office shall process the application in
146	146	38 accordance with section 5 of this chapter.
147	147	39 (f) If the county voter registration office determines that the
148	148	40 applicant is required to submit additional documentation under this
149	149	41 section and 52 U.S.C. 21083, the office shall process the application
150	150	42 under section 5 of this chapter and, if the applicant is otherwise eligible
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152	152	1 to vote, add the information concerning this documentation to the
153	153	2 voter's computerized registration entry under IC 3-7-27-20.2.
154	154	3 (g) The county voter registration office shall remove the notation
155	155	4 described in subsection (f) after the voter votes in an election for a
156	156	5 federal office.
157	157	6 SECTION 4. IC 3-11-8-25.2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.115-2022,
158	158	7 SECTION 6, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
159	159	8 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 25.2. (a) The poll clerk or assistant poll clerk shall
160	160	9 examine the list provided under IC 3-7-29-1 to determine if the county
161	161	10 election board has indicated that the voter is required to provide
162	162	11 additional personal identification under 52 U.S.C. 21083 and
163	163	12 IC 3-7-33-4.5 before voting in person. If the list indicates that the voter
164	164	13 is required to present this identification before voting in person, the
165	165	14 poll clerk shall advise the voter that the voter must present, in addition
166	166	15 to the proof of identification required by section 25.1(a) of this chapter,
167	167	16 a piece of identification described in subsection (b) to the poll clerk.
168	168	17 (b) As required by 52 U.S.C. 21083, and in addition to the proof of
169	169	18 identification required by section 25.1(a) of this chapter, a voter
170	170	19 described by IC 3-7-33-4.5 who has not complied with IC 3-7-33-4.5
171	171	20 before appearing at the polls on election day must present one (1) of the
172	172	21 following documents to the poll clerk:
173	173	22 (1) A current and valid photo identification, except for a driving
174	174	23 privilege card issued under IC 9-24-3.5.
175	175	24 (2) A current utility bill.
176	176	25 (3) A current bank statement.
177	177	26 (4) A current government check.
178	178	27 (5) A current paycheck.
179	179	28 (6) A current government document.
180	180	29 The document presented by the voter must show the name and
181	181	30 residence address of the voter.
182	182	31 (c) If a voter presents a document under subsection (b), the poll
183	183	32 clerk shall add a notation to the list indicating the type of document
184	184	33 presented by the voter. The election division shall prescribe a
185	185	34 standardized coding system to classify documents presented under this
186	186	35 subsection for entry into the county voter registration system.
187	187	36 (d) If a voter required to present documentation under subsection (b)
188	188	37 is unable to present the documentation to the poll clerk while present
189	189	38 in the polls, the poll clerk shall notify the precinct election board. The
190	190	39 board shall provide a provisional ballot to the voter under IC 3-11.7-2.
191	191	40 (e) The precinct election board shall advise the voter, both orally
192	192	41 and in writing, that the voter may file a copy of the documentation with
193	193	42 the county voter registration office to permit the provisional ballot to
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195	195	1 be counted under IC 3-11.7. The election division shall prescribe the
196	196	2 form of the explanation required by this subsection.
197	197	3 SECTION 5. IC 7.1-1-3-7 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
198	198	4 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7. (a) Bona Fide
199	199	5 Evidence of Majority or Identity. The term "bona fide evidence of
200	200	6 majority or identity" means a document, including: but not limited to,
201	201	7 (1) a license or permit to operate a motor vehicle, except for a
202	202	8 driving privilege card issued under IC 9-24-3.5;
203	203	9 (2) a Selective Service registration certificate; or
204	204	10 (3) an a United States Armed Forces identification card. but
205	205	11 excluding
206	206	12 (b) The term excludes a voter's voter registration card, issued by
207	207	13 the federal or state governments or one (1) of their political
208	208	14 subdivisions.
209	209	15 SECTION 6. IC 9-13-2-41 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
210	210	16 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 41. "Current driving
211	211	17 license" means every class and kind of license or permit, other than a
212	212	18 driving privilege card, that evidences the privilege to operate a motor
213	213	19 vehicle upon the highways of Indiana. The term includes a privilege
214	214	20 granted by the license.
215	215	21 SECTION 7. IC 9-13-2-48, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2023,
216	216	22 SECTION 12, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
217	217	23 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 48. (a) "Driver's license" means the following:
218	218	24 (1) Any type of license issued by the state in the form of a
219	219	25 physical credential authorizing an individual to operate the type
220	220	26 of vehicle for which the license was issued, in the manner for
221	221	27 which the license was issued, on a highway. The term includes
222	222	28 any endorsements added to the license under IC 9-24-8.5.
223	223	29 (2) Except for a commercial driver's license issued under
224	224	30 IC 9-24-6.1, any type of license issued by the state in the form of
225	225	31 a mobile credential authorizing an individual to operate the type
226	226	32 of vehicle for which the license was issued, in the manner for
227	227	33 which the license was issued, on a highway. The term includes
228	228	34 any endorsements added to the license under IC 9-24-8.5.
229	229	35 (b) The term does not include a driving privilege card.
230	230	36 SECTION 8. IC 9-13-2-48.1 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
231	231	37 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
232	232	38 1, 2025]: Sec. 48.1. (a) "Driving privilege card" means a physical
233	233	39 credential authorizing an individual who is not a citizen of the
234	234	40 United States to operate a passenger motor vehicle or a truck with
235	235	41 a declared gross weight equal to or less than eleven thousand
236	236	42 (11,000) pounds.
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238	238	1 (b) The term includes a driving privilege card learner's permit.
239	239	2 SECTION 9. IC 9-13-2-93.4 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
240	240	3 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
241	241	4 1, 2025]: Sec. 93.4. "Licensed driver" means an individual holding
242	242	5 either of the following:
243	243	6 (1) A valid driver's license issued under IC 9-24-3.
244	244	7 (2) A valid driving privilege card issued under IC 9-24-3.5.
245	245	8 SECTION 10. IC 9-13-2-103.4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2023,
246	246	9 SECTION 16, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
247	247	10 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 103.4. "Mobile credential" means digital data
248	248	11 issued to a telecommunications device by the bureau under
249	249	12 IC 9-24-17.5 of the information contained on the following:
250	250	13 (1) A driver's license.
251	251	14 (2) A learner's permit.
252	252	15 (3) An identification card.
253	253	16 The term does not include a driving privilege card issued under
254	254	17 IC 9-24-3.5, a commercial driver's license or commercial learner's
255	255	18 permit issued under IC 9-24-6.1, a motorcycle learner's permit issued
256	256	19 under IC 9-24-8-3, a photo exempt driver's license issued under
257	257	20 IC 9-24-11-5(b), or a photo exempt identification card issued under
258	258	21 IC 9-24-16.5.
259	259	22 SECTION 11. IC 9-13-2-125.6, AS ADDED BY P.L.211-2023,
260	260	23 SECTION 19, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
261	261	24 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 125.6. "Physical credential" means the following
262	262	25 forms of documentation issued by the bureau under IC 9-24 in physical
263	263	26 form:
264	264	27 (1) A driver's license.
265	265	28 (2) A learner's permit.
266	266	29 (3) A motorcycle learner's permit.
267	267	30 (4) An identification card.
268	268	31 (5) A photo exempt identification card.
269	269	32 (6) A commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit.
270	270	33 (7) A driving privilege card.
271	271	34 SECTION 12. IC 9-14-6-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
272	272	35 SECTION 186, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
273	273	36 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. "Highly restricted personal
274	274	37 information" means the following information that identifies an
275	275	38 individual:
276	276	39 (1) Digital photograph or image.
277	277	40 (2) Social Security number.
278	278	41 (3) Individual taxpayer identification number.
279	279	42 (3) (4) Medical or disability information.
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281	281	1 SECTION 13. IC 9-14-6-6, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
282	282	2 SECTION 186, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
283	283	3 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 6. "Personal information" means
284	284	4 information that identifies an individual, including an individual's:
285	285	5 (1) digital photograph or image;
286	286	6 (2) Social Security number;
287	287	7 (3) driver's license, driving privilege card, or identification
288	288	8 document number;
289	289	9 (4) name;
290	290	10 (5) address (but not the ZIP code);
291	291	11 (6) telephone number; or
292	292	12 (7) medical or disability information.
293	293	13 The term does not include information about vehicular accidents,
294	294	14 driving or equipment related violations, and or an individual's driver's
295	295	15 license, driving privilege card, or registration status.
296	296	16 SECTION 14. IC 9-14-8-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
297	297	17 SECTION 188, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
298	298	18 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. The bureau may do the
299	299	19 following:
300	300	20 (1) Adopt and enforce rules under IC 4-22-2 that are necessary to
301	301	21 carry out this title.
302	302	22 (2) Subject to the approval of the commission, request the
303	303	23 necessary office space, storage space, and parking facilities for
304	304	24 each license branch operated by the commission from the Indiana
305	305	25 department of administration as provided in IC 4-20.5-5-5.
306	306	26 (3) Upon any reasonable ground appearing on the records of the
307	307	27 bureau and subject to rules and guidelines of the bureau, suspend
308	308	28 or revoke the following:
309	309	29 (A) The current driving privileges or driver's license of any
310	310	30 individual.
311	311	31 (B) The current driving privileges or driving privilege card
312	312	32 of any individual.
313	313	33 (B) (C) The certificate of registration and proof of registration
314	314	34 for any vehicle.
315	315	35 (C) (D) The certificate of registration and proof of registration
316	316	36 for any watercraft, off-road vehicle, or snowmobile.
317	317	37 (4) With the approval of the commission, adopt rules under
318	318	38 IC 4-22-2 to do the following:
319	319	39 (A) Increase or decrease any fee or charge imposed under this
320	320	40 title.
321	321	41 (B) Impose a fee on any other service for which a fee is not
322	322	42 imposed under this article.
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324	324	1 (C) Increase or decrease a fee imposed under clause (B).
325	325	2 (D) Designate the fund or account in which a:
326	326	3 (i) fee increase under clause (A) or (C); or
327	327	4 (ii) new fee under clause (B);
328	328	5 shall be deposited.
329	329	6 SECTION 15. IC 9-14-11-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
330	330	7 SECTION 191, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
331	331	8 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. The board shall provide the
332	332	9 commissioner and the office of traffic safety created by IC 9-27-2-2
333	333	10 with assistance in the administration of Indiana driver licensing laws,
334	334	11 including:
335	335	12 (1) providing guidance to the commissioner in the area of
336	336	13 licensing drivers with health or other problems that may adversely
337	337	14 affect a driver's ability to operate a vehicle safely;
338	338	15 (2) recommending factors to be used in determining qualifications
339	339	16 and ability for issuance and retention of a driver's license or
340	340	17 driving privilege card; and
341	341	18 (3) recommending and participating in the review of license and
342	342	19 driving privilege card suspension, restriction, or revocation
343	343	20 appeal procedures, including reasonable investigation into the
344	344	21 facts of the matter.
345	345	22 SECTION 16. IC 9-14-13-2, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
346	346	23 SECTION 193, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
347	347	24 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. (a) The bureau shall not disclose:
348	348	25 (1) the Social Security number;
349	349	26 (2) the federal identification number;
350	350	27 (3) the driver's license or driving privilege card number;
351	351	28 (4) the digital image of the driver's license, driving privilege
352	352	29 card, identification card, or photo exempt identification card
353	353	30 applicant;
354	354	31 (5) a reproduction of the signature secured under IC 9-24-9-1,
355	355	32 IC 9-24-16-2, or IC 9-24-16.5-2; or
356	356	33 (6) medical or disability information;
357	357	34 (7) the individual taxpayer identification number;
358	358	35 (8) the type of credential held by an individual; or
359	359	36 (9) the expiration date of a driver's license or driving privilege
360	360	37 card;
361	361	38 of any individual except as provided in subsection subsections (b) and
362	362	39 (c).
363	363	40 (b) The bureau may disclose any information listed in subsection
364	364	41 (a): (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(4), (a)(5), or (a)(6):
365	365	42 (1) to a law enforcement officer;
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367	367	1 (2) to an agent or a designee of the department of state revenue;
368	368	2 (3) for uses permitted under IC 9-14-13-7(1), IC 9-14-13-7(4),
369	369	3 IC 9-14-13-7(6), and IC 9-14-13-7(9); section 7(1), 7(4), 7(6),
370	370	4 and 7(9) of this chapter; or
371	371	5 (4) for voter registration and election purposes required under
372	372	6 IC 3-7 or IC 9-24-2.5.
373	373	7 (c) The bureau may disclose any information listed in subsection
374	374	8 (a)(1), (a)(7), (a)(8), or (a)(9):
375	375	9 (1) to a law enforcement officer;
376	376	10 (2) to an agent or a designee of the department of state
377	377	11 revenue;
378	378	12 (3) for uses permitted under section 7(1), 7(4), 7(6), and 7(9)
379	379	13 of this chapter; or
380	380	14 (4) for voter registration and election purposes required
381	381	15 under IC 3-7 or IC 9-24-2.5.
382	382	16 (d) The bureau may disclose any information under subsection
383	383	17 (c) if the person requesting the information:
384	384	18 (1) provides proof of identity;
385	385	19 (2) represents that the use of the information will be strictly
386	386	20 limited to the uses permitted under section 7(1), 7(4), 7(6), and
387	387	21 7(9) of this chapter; and
388	388	22 (3) represents that the use of the information will not be used
389	389	23 for immigration purposes, unless provided with a lawful court
390	390	24 order or judicial warrant.
391	391	25 SECTION 17. IC 9-14-13-7, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
392	392	26 SECTION 193, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
393	393	27 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7. Except as provided in section
394	394	28 2(c) of this chapter, the bureau may disclose certain personal
395	395	29 information that is not highly restricted personal information, if the
396	396	30 person requesting the information provides proof of identity and
397	397	31 represents that the use of the personal information will be strictly
398	398	32 limited to at least one (1) of the following:
399	399	33 (1) For use by a government agency, including a court or law
400	400	34 enforcement agency, in carrying out its functions, or a person
401	401	35 acting on behalf of a government agency in carrying out its
402	402	36 functions.
403	403	37 (2) For use in connection with matters concerning:
404	404	38 (A) motor vehicle or driver safety and theft;
405	405	39 (B) motor vehicle emissions;
406	406	40 (C) motor vehicle product alterations, recalls, or advisories;
407	407	41 (D) performance monitoring of motor vehicles, motor vehicle
408	408	42 parts, and dealers;
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410	410	1 (E) motor vehicle market research activities, including survey
411	411	2 research;
412	412	3 (F) the removal of nonowner records from the original owner
413	413	4 records of motor vehicle manufacturers; and
414	414	5 (G) motor fuel theft under IC 24-4.6-5.
415	415	6 (3) For use in the normal course of business by a business or its
416	416	7 agents, employees, or contractors, but only:
417	417	8 (A) to verify the accuracy of personal information submitted
418	418	9 by an individual to the business or its agents, employees, or
419	419	10 contractors; and
420	420	11 (B) if information submitted to a business is not correct or is
421	421	12 no longer correct, to obtain the correct information only for
422	422	13 purposes of preventing fraud by pursuing legal remedies
423	423	14 against, or recovering on a debt or security interest against, the
424	424	15 individual.
425	425	16 (4) For use in connection with a civil, a criminal, an
426	426	17 administrative, or an arbitration proceeding in a court or
427	427	18 government agency or before a self-regulatory body, including the
428	428	19 service of process, investigation in anticipation of litigation, and
429	429	20 the execution or enforcement of judgments and orders, or under
430	430	21 an order of a court.
431	431	22 (5) For use in research activities, and for use in producing
432	432	23 statistical reports, as long as the personal information is not
433	433	24 published, redisclosed, or used to contact the individuals who are
434	434	25 the subject of the personal information.
435	435	26 (6) For use by an insurer, an insurance support organization, or a
436	436	27 self-insured entity, or the agents, employees, or contractors of an
437	437	28 insurer, an insurance support organization, or a self-insured entity
438	438	29 in connection with claims investigation activities, anti-fraud
439	439	30 activities, rating, or underwriting.
440	440	31 (7) For use in providing notice to the owners of towed or
441	441	32 impounded vehicles.
442	442	33 (8) For use by a licensed private investigative agency or licensed
443	443	34 security service for a purpose allowed under this section.
444	444	35 (9) For use by an employer or its agent or insurer to obtain or
445	445	36 verify information relating to a holder of a commercial driver's
446	446	37 license that is required under the Commercial Motor Vehicle
447	447	38 Safety Act of 1986 (49 U.S.C. 31131 et seq.).
448	448	39 (10) For use in connection with the operation of private toll
449	449	40 transportation facilities.
450	450	41 (11) For any use in response to requests for individual motor
451	451	42 vehicle records when the bureau has obtained the written consent
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453	453	1 of the person to whom the personal information pertains.
454	454	2 (12) For bulk distribution for surveys, marketing, or solicitations
455	455	3 when the bureau has obtained the written consent of the person to
456	456	4 whom the personal information pertains.
457	457	5 (13) For use by any person, when the person demonstrates, in a
458	458	6 form and manner prescribed by the bureau, that written consent
459	459	7 has been obtained from the individual who is the subject of the
460	460	8 information.
461	461	9 (14) For any other use specifically authorized by law that is
462	462	10 related to the operation of a motor vehicle or public safety.
463	463	11 However, this section does not affect the use of anatomical gift
464	464	12 information on a person's driver's license, driving privilege card, or
465	465	13 identification document issued by the bureau, nor does this section
466	466	14 affect the administration of anatomical gift initiatives in Indiana.
467	467	15 SECTION 18. IC 9-18.5-29-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2023,
468	468	16 SECTION 25, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
469	469	17 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) An individual who registers a vehicle under
470	470	18 this title may apply for and receive a Hoosier veteran license plate for
471	471	19 one (1) or more vehicles upon doing the following:
472	472	20 (1) Completing an application for a Hoosier veteran license plate.
473	473	21 (2) Presenting one (1) of the following to the bureau:
474	474	22 (A) A United States Uniformed Services Retiree Identification
475	475	23 Card.
476	476	24 (B) A DD 214 or DD 215 record.
477	477	25 (C) United States military discharge papers.
478	478	26 (D) A current armed forces identification card.
479	479	27 (E) A physical credential or mobile credential issued to the
480	480	28 individual that contains an indication of veteran status under
481	481	29 IC 9-24-11-5.5, other than a driving privilege card issued
482	482	30 under IC 9-24-3.5.
483	483	31 (3) Paying a fee in an amount of fifteen dollars ($15).
484	484	32 (b) The bureau shall distribute at least one (1) time each month the
485	485	33 fee described in subsection (a)(3) to the director of veterans' affairs for
486	486	34 deposit in the military family relief fund established under
487	487	35 IC 10-17-12-8.
488	488	36 SECTION 19. IC 9-21-8-52, AS AMENDED BY P.L.144-2019,
489	489	37 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
490	490	38 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 52. (a) A person who operates a vehicle and who
491	491	39 recklessly:
492	492	40 (1) drives at such an unreasonably high rate of speed or at such an
493	493	41 unreasonably low rate of speed under the circumstances as to:
494	494	42 (A) endanger the safety or the property of others; or
495	495	2024 IN 138—LS 6440/DI 151 12
496	496	1 (B) block the proper flow of traffic;
497	497	2 (2) passes another vehicle from the rear while on a slope or on a
498	498	3 curve where vision is obstructed for a distance of less than five
499	499	4 hundred (500) feet ahead;
500	500	5 (3) drives in and out of a line of traffic, except as otherwise
501	501	6 permitted; or
502	502	7 (4) speeds up or refuses to give one-half (1/2) of the roadway to
503	503	8 a driver overtaking and desiring to pass;
504	504	9 commits a Class C misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Class A
505	505	10 misdemeanor if it causes bodily injury to a person.
506	506	11 (b) A person who operates a vehicle and who recklessly passes a
507	507	12 school bus stopped on a roadway or a private road when the arm signal
508	508	13 device specified in IC 9-21-12-13 is in the device's extended position
509	509	14 commits a Class A misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Level 6
510	510	15 felony if it causes bodily injury to a person, and a Level 5 felony if it
511	511	16 causes the death of a person.
512	512	17 (c) If an offense under subsection (a) results in damage to the
513	513	18 property of another person, it is a Class B misdemeanor and the court
514	514	19 may recommend the suspension of the current driving license or
515	515	20 driving privilege card of the person convicted of the offense described
516	516	21 in subsection (a) for a fixed period of not more than one (1) year.
517	517	22 (d) If an offense under subsection (a) causes bodily injury to a
518	518	23 person, the court may recommend the suspension of the driving
519	519	24 privileges of the person convicted of the offense described in this
520	520	25 subsection for a fixed period of not more than one (1) year.
521	521	26 (e) In addition to any other penalty imposed under subsection (b),
522	522	27 the court may suspend the person's driving privileges:
523	523	28 (1) for ninety (90) days; or
524	524	29 (2) if the person has committed at least one (1) previous offense
525	525	30 under this section or IC 9-21-12-1, for one (1) year.
526	526	31 SECTION 20. IC 9-21-11-12, AS AMENDED BY P.L.111-2021,
527	527	32 SECTION 33, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
528	528	33 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 12. A motor driven cycle may not be operated
529	529	34 under any of the following conditions:
530	530	35 (1) By an individual less than fifteen (15) years of age.
531	531	36 (2) By an individual who does not have:
532	532	37 (A) an unexpired identification card with a motor driven cycle
533	533	38 endorsement issued to the individual by the bureau under
534	534	39 IC 9-24-16;
535	535	40 (B) a valid driver's license or driving privilege card; or
536	536	41 (C) a valid learner's permit.
537	537	42 (3) On an interstate highway or a sidewalk.
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539	539	1 (4) At a speed greater than thirty-five (35) miles per hour.
540	540	2 (5) The vehicle has not been registered as a motor driven cycle.
541	541	3 SECTION 21. IC 9-24-1-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2023,
542	542	4 SECTION 28, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
543	543	5 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in section 7 of this
544	544	6 chapter, an individual must have a valid:
545	545	7 (1) driver's license; or
546	546	8 (2) permit; or
547	547	9 (3) driving privilege card;
548	548	10 including any necessary endorsements, issued to the individual by the
549	549	11 bureau in the form of a physical credential to operate upon a highway
550	550	12 the type of motor vehicle for which the driver's license, endorsement,
551	551	13 or permit was issued.
552	552	14 (b) An individual must have:
553	553	15 (1) an unexpired identification card with a motor driven cycle
554	554	16 endorsement issued to the individual by the bureau under
555	555	17 IC 9-24-16;
556	556	18 (2) a valid driver's license or driving privilege card; or
557	557	19 (3) a valid learner's permit;
558	558	20 issued in the form of a physical credential to operate a motor driven
559	559	21 cycle upon a highway.
560	560	22 (c) An individual who violates this section commits a Class C
561	561	23 infraction.
562	562	24 SECTION 22. IC 9-24-2-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.111-2021,
563	563	25 SECTION 35, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
564	564	26 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) The bureau shall suspend the driving
565	565	27 privileges or invalidate the learner's permit or driving privilege card
566	566	28 of an individual who is at least fifteen (15) years of age and less than
567	567	29 eighteen (18) years of age and meets any of the following conditions:
568	568	30 (1) Is a habitual truant under IC 20-33-2-11.
569	569	31 (2) Is under at least a second suspension from school for the
570	570	32 school year under IC 20-33-8-14 or IC 20-33-8-15.
571	571	33 (3) Is under an expulsion from school under IC 20-33-8-14,
572	572	34 IC 20-33-8-15, or IC 20-33-8-16.
573	573	35 (4) Is considered a dropout under IC 20-33-2-28.5.
574	574	36 (b) At least five (5) days before holding an exit interview under
575	575	37 IC 20-33-2-28.5, the school corporation shall give notice by certified
576	576	38 mail or personal delivery to the student, the student's parent, or the
577	577	39 student's guardian that the student's failure to attend an exit interview
578	578	40 under IC 20-33-2-28.5 or return to school if the student does not meet
579	579	41 the requirements to withdraw from school under IC 20-33-2-28.5 may
580	580	42 result in the revocation or denial of the student's:
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582	582	1 (1) driver's license, or learner's permit, or driving privilege card;
583	583	2 and
584	584	3 (2) employment certificate issued under IC 22-2-18 (before its
585	585	4 expiration on June 30, 2021).
586	586	5 SECTION 23. IC 9-24-2-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.125-2012,
587	587	6 SECTION 167, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
588	588	7 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. The bureau shall suspend the
589	589	8 driving privileges or invalidate the learner's permit or driving
590	590	9 privilege card of an individual less than eighteen (18) years of age
591	591	10 who is under an order entered by a juvenile court under IC 31-37-19-13
592	592	11 through IC 31-37-19-17 (or IC 31-6-4-15.9(d), IC 31-6-4-15.9(e), or
593	593	12 IC 31-6-4-15.9(f) before their repeal).
594	594	13 SECTION 24. IC 9-24-2-2.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.257-2017,
595	595	14 SECTION 38, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
596	596	15 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2.5. (a) The bureau shall suspend the driving
597	597	16 privileges or invalidate the learner's permit or driving privilege card
598	598	17 of an individual who is under an order entered by a court under
599	599	18 IC 35-43-1-2(d).
600	600	19 (b) The bureau shall suspend the driving privileges or invalidate the
601	601	20 learner's permit or driving privilege card of an individual who is the
602	602	21 subject of an order issued under IC 31-37-19-17 (or IC 31-6-4-15.9(f)
603	603	22 before its repeal) or IC 35-43-1-2(d).
604	604	23 SECTION 25. IC 9-24-2-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2023,
605	605	24 SECTION 30, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
606	606	25 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) The bureau may not issue a driver's license,
607	607	26 or learner's permit, or driving privilege card or grant driving
608	608	27 privileges to the following individuals:
609	609	28 (1) An individual whose driving privileges have been suspended,
610	610	29 during the period for which the driving privileges are suspended,
611	611	30 or to an individual whose driver's license or driving privilege
612	612	31 card has been revoked, until the time the bureau is authorized
613	613	32 under Indiana law to issue the individual a new driver's license or
614	614	33 driving privilege card.
615	615	34 (2) An individual whose learner's permit or driving privilege
616	616	35 card has been suspended or revoked until the time the bureau is
617	617	36 authorized under Indiana law to issue the individual a new
618	618	37 learner's permit or driving privilege card.
619	619	38 (3) An individual who, in the opinion of the bureau, is afflicted
620	620	39 with or suffering from a physical or mental disability or disease
621	621	40 that prevents the individual from exercising reasonable and
622	622	41 ordinary control over a motor vehicle while operating the motor
623	623	42 vehicle on a highway.
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625	625	1 (4) An individual who is unable to understand highway warnings
626	626	2 or direction signs written in the English language.
627	627	3 (5) An individual who is required under this article to take an
628	628	4 examination unless:
629	629	5 (A) the individual successfully passes the examination; or
630	630	6 (B) the bureau waives the examination requirement.
631	631	7 (6) An individual who is required under IC 9-25 or any other
632	632	8 statute to deposit or provide proof of financial responsibility and
633	633	9 who has not deposited or provided that proof.
634	634	10 (7) An individual when the bureau has good cause to believe that
635	635	11 the operation of a motor vehicle on a highway by the individual
636	636	12 would be inimical to public safety or welfare.
637	637	13 (8) An individual who is the subject of an order issued by:
638	638	14 (A) a court under IC 31-16-12-7 (or IC 31-1-11.5-13,
639	639	15 IC 31-6-6.1-16, or IC 31-14-12-4 before their repeal); or
640	640	16 (B) the Title IV-D agency;
641	641	17 ordering that a driver's license or permit not be issued to the
642	642	18 individual.
643	643	19 (9) Except for an individual granted parole, An individual who
644	644	20 has not presented valid documentary evidence to the bureau of the
645	645	21 individual's lawful status in the United States, as required by
646	646	22 IC 9-24-9-2.5. This subdivision does not apply to the following:
647	647	23 (A) An individual granted parole.
648	648	24 (B) A driving privilege card or any driving privileges
649	649	25 authorized by a driving privilege card.
650	650	26 (10) An individual who does not otherwise satisfy the
651	651	27 requirements of this article.
652	652	28 (b) An individual subject to epileptic seizures may not be denied a
653	653	29 driver's license or permit under this section if the individual presents
654	654	30 a statement from a licensed physician or an advanced practice
655	655	31 registered nurse, on a form prescribed by the bureau, that the individual
656	656	32 is under medication and is free from seizures while under medication.
657	657	33 SECTION 26. IC 9-24-2-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.111-2021,
658	658	34 SECTION 36, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
659	659	35 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) If an individual is at least fifteen (15) years
660	660	36 of age and less than eighteen (18) years of age and is a habitual truant,
661	661	37 is under a suspension or an expulsion, or has withdrawn from school as
662	662	38 described in section 1 of this chapter, the bureau shall, upon
663	663	39 notification by an authorized representative of the individual's school
664	664	40 corporation, suspend the individual's driving privileges until the
665	665	41 earliest of the following:
666	666	42 (1) The individual becomes eighteen (18) years of age.
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668	668	1 (2) One hundred twenty (120) days after the individual is
669	669	2 suspended.
670	670	3 (3) The suspension, expulsion, or exclusion is reversed after the
671	671	4 individual has had a hearing under IC 20-33-8.
672	672	5 (b) The bureau shall promptly mail a notice to the individual's last
673	673	6 known address that states the following:
674	674	7 (1) That the individual's driving privileges will be suspended for
675	675	8 a specified period commencing five (5) days after the date of the
676	676	9 notice.
677	677	10 (2) That the individual has the right to appeal the suspension of
678	678	11 the driving privileges.
679	679	12 (c) If an aggrieved individual believes that:
680	680	13 (1) the information provided was technically incorrect; or
681	681	14 (2) the bureau committed a technical or procedural error;
682	682	15 the aggrieved individual may appeal the invalidation of a driver's
683	683	16 license or driving privilege card under section 5 of this chapter.
684	684	17 (d) If an individual satisfies the conditions for reinstatement of a
685	685	18 driver's license the individual's driving privileges under this section,
686	686	19 the individual may submit to the bureau for review the necessary
687	687	20 information certifying that at least one (1) of the events described in
688	688	21 subsection (a) has occurred.
689	689	22 (e) Upon reviewing and certifying the information received under
690	690	23 subsection (d), the bureau shall reinstate the individual's driving
691	691	24 privileges.
692	692	25 (f) An individual may not operate a motor vehicle in violation of this
693	693	26 section.
694	694	27 (g) An individual whose driving privileges are suspended under this
695	695	28 section is eligible to apply for specialized driving privileges under
696	696	29 IC 9-30-16.
697	697	30 (h) The bureau shall reinstate the driving privileges of an individual
698	698	31 whose driving privileges were suspended under this section if the
699	699	32 individual does the following:
700	700	33 (1) Establishes to the satisfaction of the principal of the school
701	701	34 where the action occurred that caused the suspension of the
702	702	35 driving privileges that the individual has:
703	703	36 (A) enrolled in a full-time or part-time program of education;
704	704	37 and
705	705	38 (B) participated for thirty (30) or more days in the program of
706	706	39 education.
707	707	40 (2) Submits to the bureau a form developed by the bureau that
708	708	41 contains:
709	709	42 (A) the verified signature of the principal or the president of
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711	711	1 the governing body of the school described in subdivision (1);
712	712	2 and
713	713	3 (B) notification to the bureau that the person has complied
714	714	4 with subdivision (1).
715	715	5 An individual may appeal the decision of a principal under subdivision
716	716	6 (1) to the governing body of the school corporation where the
717	717	7 principal's school is located.
718	718	8 SECTION 27. IC 9-24-3.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
719	719	9 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
720	720	10 JULY 1, 2025]:
721	721	11 Chapter 3.5. Driving Privilege Card
722	722	12 Sec. 1. (a) Beginning January 1, 2026, the bureau shall issue
723	723	13 driving privilege cards under this chapter.
724	724	14 (b) An individual who:
725	725	15 (1) is not a citizen of the United States;
726	726	16 (2) is unable to present the valid documentary evidence
727	727	17 required by IC 9-24-9-2.5; and
728	728	18 (3) provides to the bureau proof of paid income taxes in
729	729	19 Indiana for at least the calendar year preceding the
730	730	20 application with the bureau;
731	731	21 may apply to the bureau for a driving privilege card.
732	732	22 Sec. 2. The bureau shall issue a driving privilege card to an
733	733	23 individual who meets the following conditions:
734	734	24 (1) Has held a valid driving privilege card learner's permit
735	735	25 issued under section 3 of this chapter in accordance with the
736	736	26 requirements under section 10 of this chapter regarding
737	737	27 holding a valid driving privilege card learner's permit.
738	738	28 (2) Satisfies the age requirements set forth in section 10 of this
739	739	29 chapter.
740	740	30 (3) Makes proper application to the bureau under section 4 of
741	741	31 this chapter upon a form prescribed by the bureau. The form
742	742	32 must include an attestation concerning the number of hours
743	743	33 of supervised driving practice that the individual has
744	744	34 completed if the individual is required under section 10 of this
745	745	35 chapter to complete a certain number of hours of supervised
746	746	36 driving practice in order to receive a driving privilege card.
747	747	37 The:
748	748	38 (A) parent or guardian of an applicant less than eighteen
749	749	39 (18) years of age; or
750	750	40 (B) applicant, if the applicant is at least eighteen (18) years
751	751	41 of age;
752	752	42 shall attest in writing under penalty of perjury to the time
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754	754	1 logged in practice driving.
755	755	2 (4) Submits fingerprints for a local and national criminal
756	756	3 background check.
757	757	4 (5) Satisfactorily passes the examination and tests required
758	758	5 for issuance of a driving privilege card under section 11 of
759	759	6 this chapter.
760	760	7 (6) Pays the fee prescribed by section 12 of this chapter.
761	761	8 Sec. 3. (a) A driving privilege card learner's permit may be used
762	762	9 only as the basis to acquire a driving privilege card under this
763	763	10 chapter.
764	764	11 (b) The fee for a driving privilege card learner's permit is nine
765	765	12 dollars ($9). The fee shall be distributed as follows:
766	766	13 (1) Twenty-five cents ($0.25) to the motor vehicle highway
767	767	14 account.
768	768	15 (2) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology
769	769	16 fund.
770	770	17 (3) Two dollars ($2) to the crossroads 2000 fund.
771	771	18 (4) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the integrated
772	772	19 public safety communications fund.
773	773	20 (5) Five dollars ($5) to the commission fund.
774	774	21 (c) A fee described in subsection (b) may not be charged to an
775	775	22 individual who:
776	776	23 (1) is under the care and supervision of the department of
777	777	24 child services; or
778	778	25 (2) represents, pursuant to IC 31-36-3-4(b), a homeless youth
779	779	26 (as defined in IC 31-36-3-4) and presents a fee and consent
780	780	27 waiver affidavit described in IC 31-36-3-4(c);
781	781	28 and meets all other requirements for a driving privilege card
782	782	29 learner's permit under this section.
783	783	30 (d) Except as provided in this chapter, a driving privilege card
784	784	31 learner's permit authorizes the holder to operate a motor vehicle,
785	785	32 except a motor driven cycle, a motorcycle, or a commercial motor
786	786	33 vehicle, upon a highway under the following conditions:
787	787	34 (1) While the holder is participating in supervised driving
788	788	35 practice in an approved driver education course and is
789	789	36 accompanied in the front seat of the motor vehicle by an
790	790	37 individual with valid driving privileges who:
791	791	38 (A) is licensed as a driver education instructor under
792	792	39 IC 9-27-6-8 and is working under the authority of a driver
793	793	40 training school described in IC 9-27-6-3(a)(2); or
794	794	41 (B) is a certified driver rehabilitation specialist recognized
795	795	42 by the bureau who is employed through a driver
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797	797	1 rehabilitation program.
798	798	2 (2) While the holder is participating in supervised driving
799	799	3 practice after having commenced an approved driver
800	800	4 education course and is accompanied in the front seat of the
801	801	5 motor vehicle by an individual with valid driving privileges
802	802	6 who is at least:
803	803	7 (A) twenty-five (25) years of age and related to the
804	804	8 applicant by blood, marriage, or legal status; or
805	805	9 (B) twenty-one (21) years of age if the licensed individual
806	806	10 is the holder's spouse.
807	807	11 (3) If the holder is not participating in an approved driver
808	808	12 education course and is less than eighteen (18) years of age,
809	809	13 the holder may participate in supervised driving practice if
810	810	14 accompanied in the front seat of the motor vehicle by:
811	811	15 (A) an individual who is a licensed driver, with valid
812	812	16 driving privileges, who is:
813	813	17 (i) at least twenty-five (25) years of age; and
814	814	18 (ii) related to the applicant by blood, marriage, or legal
815	815	19 status;
816	816	20 (B) an individual who is the spouse of the applicant who is:
817	817	21 (i) a licensed driver with valid driving privileges; and
818	818	22 (ii) at least twenty-one (21) years of age; or
819	819	23 (C) an individual with valid driving privileges who:
820	820	24 (i) is licensed as a driver education instructor under
821	821	25 IC 9-27-6-8 and is working under the authority of a
822	822	26 driver training school described in IC 9-27-6-3(a)(2); or
823	823	27 (ii) is a certified driver rehabilitation specialist
824	824	28 recognized by the bureau who is employed through a
825	825	29 driver rehabilitation program.
826	826	30 (4) If the holder is not participating in an approved driver
827	827	31 education course and is at least eighteen (18) years of age, the
828	828	32 holder may participate in supervised driving practice if
829	829	33 accompanied in the front seat of the motor vehicle by an
830	830	34 individual who is:
831	831	35 (A) a licensed driver, with valid driving privileges, who is
832	832	36 at least twenty-five (25) years of age; or
833	833	37 (B) the spouse of the applicant who is:
834	834	38 (i) a licensed driver with valid driving privileges; and
835	835	39 (ii) at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
836	836	40 (5) If the holder is less than eighteen (18) years of age and is
837	837	41 under the care and supervision of the department of child
838	838	42 services, the holder may participate in supervised driving
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840	840	1 practice if accompanied in the front seat of the motor vehicle
841	841	2 by:
842	842	3 (A) an individual who is a licensed driver with valid
843	843	4 driving privileges who is:
844	844	5 (i) at least twenty-five (25) years of age; and
845	845	6 (ii) related to the applicant by blood, marriage, or legal
846	846	7 status;
847	847	8 (B) an individual who is a licensed driver with valid
848	848	9 driving privileges who is:
849	849	10 (i) at least twenty-five (25) years of age; and
850	850	11 (ii) approved by the department of child services; or
851	851	12 (C) an individual with valid driving privileges who is:
852	852	13 (i) licensed as a driver education instructor under
853	853	14 IC 9-27-6-8 and is working under the authority of a
854	854	15 driver training school described in IC 9-27-6-3(a)(2); or
855	855	16 (ii) a certified driver rehabilitation specialist recognized
856	856	17 by the bureau who is employed through a driver
857	857	18 rehabilitation program.
858	858	19 (e) A holder of a driving privilege card learner's permit may
859	859	20 take the skills examination for a driving privilege card not later
860	860	21 than the expiration date of the driving privilege card learner's
861	861	22 permit.
862	862	23 (f) A holder of a driving privilege card learner's permit who
863	863	24 does not pass the skills examination after a third attempt is not
864	864	25 eligible to take the examination until two (2) months after the date
865	865	26 of the last failed examination.
866	866	27 (g) The bureau shall publish the following:
867	867	28 (1) An online driving guide that may be used by the holder of
868	868	29 a driving privilege card learner's permit and the parent of the
869	869	30 holder of a driving privilege card learner's permit, if
870	870	31 applicable.
871	871	32 (2) An online log that must be completed to show evidence of
872	872	33 the completion of the hours of supervised driving practice
873	873	34 required under section 10(a)(1)(E) or 10(a)(2)(D) of this
874	874	35 chapter, as applicable.
875	875	36 (h) Except for an individual described in subsection (c), in
876	876	37 addition to applicable fees collected under this section for a driving
877	877	38 privilege card learner's permit, the bureau shall collect a
878	878	39 supplemental fee of one hundred dollars ($100) for an individual
879	879	40 to obtain a driving privilege card learner's permit. The bureau
880	880	41 shall deposit the fee in the commission fund.
881	881	42 (i) A driving privilege card learner's permit expires one (1) year
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883	883	1 after the date of issuance.
884	884	2 Sec. 4. (a) An applicant for a driving privilege card must apply
885	885	3 in person at a license branch.
886	886	4 (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), each application for a
887	887	5 driving privilege card or driving privilege card learner's permit
888	888	6 under this chapter must require the following information:
889	889	7 (1) The full legal name of the applicant.
890	890	8 (2) The applicant's date of birth.
891	891	9 (3) The gender of the applicant.
892	892	10 (4) The applicant's height, weight, hair color, and eye color.
893	893	11 (5) The address of the applicant.
894	894	12 (6) A valid individual taxpayer identification number for the
895	895	13 applicant.
896	896	14 (7) Whether the applicant has been subject to fainting spells
897	897	15 or seizures.
898	898	16 (8) Whether the applicant has been issued a previous
899	899	17 credential that conferred driving privileges, and if so, when
900	900	18 and by what jurisdiction.
901	901	19 (9) Whether the applicant's driving privilege card has ever
902	902	20 been suspended or revoked, and if so, the date of and the
903	903	21 reason for the suspension or revocation.
904	904	22 (10) Whether the applicant has been convicted of:
905	905	23 (A) a crime punishable as a felony under Indiana motor
906	906	24 vehicle law; or
907	907	25 (B) any other felony in the commission of which a motor
908	908	26 vehicle was used;
909	909	27 that has not been expunged by a court.
910	910	28 (11) Whether the applicant has a physical or mental disability,
911	911	29 and if so, the nature of the disability.
912	912	30 (12) The signature of the applicant showing the applicant's
913	913	31 legal name as it appears or will appear on the driving
914	914	32 privilege card.
915	915	33 (13) A digital photograph of the applicant.
916	916	34 (14) Any other information the bureau requires.
917	917	35 (c) For purposes of subsection (b), an individual certified as a
918	918	36 participant in the address confidentiality program under IC 5-26.5
919	919	37 is not required to provide the individual's address, but may
920	920	38 provide an address designated by the office of the attorney general
921	921	39 under IC 5-26.5 as the individual's address.
922	922	40 (d) In addition to the information required by subsection (b), an
923	923	41 applicant who is required to complete at least fifty (50) hours of
924	924	42 supervised driving practice under section 10(a)(1)(E) or 10(a)(2)(D)
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926	926	1 of this chapter must submit to the bureau evidence of the time
927	927	2 logged in supervised driving practice.
928	928	3 (e) An applicant for a driving privilege card under this chapter
929	929	4 must provide the bureau with:
930	930	5 (1) documentation of residence in Indiana under subsection
931	931	6 (g); and
932	932	7 (2) documentation of identity under subsection (f).
933	933	8 (f) An applicant for a driving privilege card under this chapter
934	934	9 must provide the bureau with the documentation in either of the
935	935	10 following as proof of identity:
936	936	11 (1) One (1) of the following documents:
937	937	12 (A) A valid, unexpired foreign passport.
938	938	13 (B) A certified copy of a government issued birth
939	939	14 certificate with a certified professional English translation
940	940	15 or English subtitles if the document is not already written
941	941	16 in English.
942	942	17 (2) Two (2) of the following documents:
943	943	18 (A) A foreign birth certificate, including a certified
944	944	19 professional translation if the document is not already
945	945	20 written in English.
946	946	21 (B) A matricula consular card issued by the state.
947	947	22 (C) Court records from a court having jurisdiction in the
948	948	23 United States.
949	949	24 (D) A foreign driver's license, including a certified
950	950	25 professional translation if the document is not already
951	951	26 written in English.
952	952	27 (E) A Mexican voter registration card.
953	953	28 (F) School records from a school in the United States.
954	954	29 (G) A driving privilege card issued by the state.
955	955	30 (g) An applicant for a driving privilege card under this chapter
956	956	31 must provide the bureau with the documentation in the following
957	957	32 as proof of residency in Indiana:
958	958	33 (1) One (1) of the following documents:
959	959	34 (A) A signed Social Security card issued by the Social
960	960	35 Security Administration.
961	961	36 (B) A W-2 form.
962	962	37 (C) An SSA-1099 form.
963	963	38 (D) A 1099 form that is not an SSA 1099 form.
964	964	39 (E) A pay stub showing the applicant's name and full
965	965	40 Social Security number.
966	966	41 (F) The individual taxpayer identification number issued
967	967	42 by the Internal Revenue Service.
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969	969	1 (G) A document or letter from the Internal Revenue
970	970	2 Service verifying the individual taxpayer identification
971	971	3 number.
972	972	4 (2) Two (2) of the following documents:
973	973	5 (A) A bank statement.
974	974	6 (B) Court documents.
975	975	7 (C) A current mortgage or rental contract.
976	976	8 (D) A major credit card bill.
977	977	9 (E) A property tax notice statement or receipt.
978	978	10 (F) A school transcript.
979	979	11 (G) A utility bill.
980	980	12 (H) A motor vehicle bill.
981	981	13 (h) A driving privilege card may not include an endorsement
982	982	14 issued by the bureau under IC 9-24-8-4 (before its expiration) or
983	983	15 IC 9-24-8.5.
984	984	16 Sec. 5. Each application for a driving privilege card under this
985	985	17 chapter must include a signed affidavit in which the applicant
986	986	18 swears or affirms that the applicant will move forward to adjust
987	987	19 the applicant's immigration status on a path to citizenship as soon
988	988	20 as the federal government permits the applicant to do so.
989	989	21 Sec. 6. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the
990	990	22 application of an individual less than eighteen (18) years of age for
991	991	23 a driving privilege card under this chapter must be signed and
992	992	24 sworn to or affirmed by one (1) of the following in order of
993	993	25 preference:
994	994	26 (1) The parent having custody of the minor applicant or a
995	995	27 designee of the custodial parent specified by the custodial
996	996	28 parent.
997	997	29 (2) The noncustodial parent (as defined in IC 31-9-2-83) of the
998	998	30 minor applicant or a designee of the noncustodial parent
999	999	31 specified by the noncustodial parent.
1000	1000	32 (3) The guardian having custody of the minor applicant.
1001	1001	33 (4) In the absence of a person described in subdivisions (1)
1002	1002	34 through (3), any other adult who is willing to assume the
1003	1003	35 obligations imposed by the provisions of this chapter.
1004	1004	36 (b) The bureau shall require an individual signing an
1005	1005	37 application under subsection (a) to present a valid form of
1006	1006	38 identification in a manner prescribed by the bureau.
1007	1007	39 Sec. 7. (a) An individual who signs an application for a driving
1008	1008	40 privilege card under this chapter agrees to be responsible jointly
1009	1009	41 and severally with the minor applicant for any injury or damage
1010	1010	42 that the minor applicant causes by reason of the operation of a
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1012	1012	1 motor vehicle if the minor applicant is liable in damages.
1013	1013	2 (b) An individual who has signed the application of a minor
1014	1014	3 applicant for a driving privilege card may subsequently file with
1015	1015	4 the bureau a verified written request that the driving privilege
1016	1016	5 card be expired. The bureau shall expire the driving privilege card,
1017	1017	6 and the individual who signed the application of the minor
1018	1018	7 applicant shall be relieved from the liability that is imposed under
1019	1019	8 this chapter by reason of having signed the application and that is
1020	1020	9 subsequently incurred by the minor applicant in operating a motor
1021	1021	10 vehicle.
1022	1022	11 (c) When a minor applicant becomes eighteen (18) years of age,
1023	1023	12 the individual who signed the minor's application is relieved from
1024	1024	13 the liability imposed under this chapter and subsequently incurred
1025	1025	14 by the applicant operating a motor vehicle.
1026	1026	15 Sec. 8. (a) The signature of an individual on a minor's
1027	1027	16 application as described in section 6 of this chapter is not required
1028	1028	17 if the minor applicant:
1029	1029	18 (1) is less than eighteen (18) years of age and is under the care
1030	1030	19 and supervision of the department of child services; or
1031	1031	20 (2) is a homeless youth (as defined in IC 31-36-3-4) who is
1032	1032	21 accompanied by a representative, pursuant to IC 31-36-3-4(b),
1033	1033	22 and presents a fee and consent waiver affidavit described in
1034	1034	23 IC 31-36-3-4(c).
1035	1035	24 (b) A minor applicant described in subsection (a) must provide
1036	1036	25 proof of ownership of a policy of motor vehicle insurance under
1037	1037	26 IC 27-2-11.1-3. The minor applicant is responsible for paying all
1038	1038	27 costs of the policy of motor vehicle insurance and is liable for any
1039	1039	28 damages caused because of the minor applicant's operation of a
1040	1040	29 motor vehicle. A state or local government agency, foster parent,
1041	1041	30 or entity providing services to the minor applicant under a
1042	1042	31 contract or at the direction of a state or local government agency
1043	1043	32 shall not be required to pay any costs associated with the policy of
1044	1044	33 motor vehicle insurance and shall not be held liable for any
1045	1045	34 damages that result from the operation of a motor vehicle owned
1046	1046	35 by the minor applicant.
1047	1047	36 Sec. 9. (a) If the individual who signs an application of a minor
1048	1048	37 applicant dies, the minor shall notify the bureau of the death and
1049	1049	38 obtain a new signer.
1050	1050	39 (b) The bureau, upon:
1051	1051	40 (1) receipt of satisfactory evidence of the death of the
1052	1052	41 individual who signed an application of a minor applicant for
1053	1053	42 a driving privilege card; and
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1055	1055	1 (2) the failure of the minor holder of the driving privilege card
1056	1056	2 to obtain a new signer;
1057	1057	3 shall expire the minor's driving privilege card and may not issue a
1058	1058	4 new driving privilege card until the time that a new application is
1059	1059	5 signed.
1060	1060	6 Sec. 10. (a) An individual must satisfy the requirements set forth
1061	1061	7 in one (1) of the following to receive a driving privilege card:
1062	1062	8 (1) The individual meets the following conditions:
1063	1063	9 (A) Is at least sixteen (16) years and ninety (90) days of age.
1064	1064	10 (B) Has held a valid driving privilege card learner's permit
1065	1065	11 for at least one hundred eighty (180) days.
1066	1066	12 (C) Obtains an instructor's certification that the individual
1067	1067	13 has satisfactorily completed an approved driver education
1068	1068	14 course.
1069	1069	15 (D) Passes the required examinations.
1070	1070	16 (E) Completes at least fifty (50) hours of supervised driving
1071	1071	17 practice, of which at least ten (10) hours are nighttime
1072	1072	18 driving, as provided in subsection (b).
1073	1073	19 (2) The individual meets the following conditions:
1074	1074	20 (A) Is at least sixteen (16) years and two hundred seventy
1075	1075	21 (270) days of age.
1076	1076	22 (B) Has held a valid driving privilege card learner's permit
1077	1077	23 for at least one hundred eighty (180) days.
1078	1078	24 (C) Passes the required examinations.
1079	1079	25 (D) Completes at least fifty (50) hours of supervised
1080	1080	26 driving practice, of which at least ten (10) hours are
1081	1081	27 nighttime driving, as provided in subsection (b).
1082	1082	28 (3) The individual meets the following conditions:
1083	1083	29 (A) Is at least sixteen (16) years and one hundred eighty
1084	1084	30 (180) days of age but less than eighteen (18) years of age.
1085	1085	31 (B) Has previously been a nonresident of Indiana, but at
1086	1086	32 the time of application, qualifies as an Indiana resident.
1087	1087	33 (C) Has held for at least one hundred eighty (180) days a
1088	1088	34 valid driver's license, excluding a learner's permit or the
1089	1089	35 equivalent, in the state or a combination of states in which
1090	1090	36 the individual formerly resided.
1091	1091	37 (D) Passes the required examinations.
1092	1092	38 (4) The individual meets the following conditions:
1093	1093	39 (A) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age.
1094	1094	40 (B) Has previously been a nonresident of Indiana, but at
1095	1095	41 the time of application, qualifies as an Indiana resident.
1096	1096	42 (C) Held a valid driver's license, excluding a learner's
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1098	1098	1 permit or the equivalent, from the state of prior residence.
1099	1099	2 (D) Passes the required examinations.
1100	1100	3 (5) The individual meets the following conditions:
1101	1101	4 (A) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age.
1102	1102	5 (B) Is a person with a disability.
1103	1103	6 (C) Has successfully completed driver rehabilitation
1104	1104	7 training by a certified driver rehabilitation specialist
1105	1105	8 recognized by the bureau.
1106	1106	9 (D) Passes the required examinations.
1107	1107	10 (b) An applicant who is required to complete at least fifty (50)
1108	1108	11 hours of supervised driving practice under subsection (a)(1)(E) or
1109	1109	12 (a)(2)(D) must do the following:
1110	1110	13 (1) If the applicant is less than eighteen (18) years of age,
1111	1111	14 complete the supervised driving practice with:
1112	1112	15 (A) a licensed driver, with valid driving privileges, who is:
1113	1113	16 (i) at least twenty-five (25) years of age; and
1114	1114	17 (ii) related to the applicant by blood, marriage, or legal
1115	1115	18 status;
1116	1116	19 (B) the spouse of the applicant who is:
1117	1117	20 (i) a licensed driver with valid driving privileges; and
1118	1118	21 (ii) at least twenty-one (21) years of age; or
1119	1119	22 (C) an individual with valid driving privileges who:
1120	1120	23 (i) is licensed as a driver education instructor under
1121	1121	24 IC 9-27-6-8 and is working under the authority of a
1122	1122	25 driver training school described in IC 9-27-6-3(a)(2); or
1123	1123	26 (ii) is a certified driver rehabilitation specialist
1124	1124	27 recognized by the bureau who is employed through a
1125	1125	28 driver rehabilitation program.
1126	1126	29 (2) If the applicant is at least eighteen (18) years of age,
1127	1127	30 complete the supervised driving practice with:
1128	1128	31 (A) a licensed driver, with valid driving privileges, who is
1129	1129	32 at least twenty-five (25) years of age; or
1130	1130	33 (B) the spouse of the applicant who is:
1131	1131	34 (i) a licensed driver with valid driving privileges; and
1132	1132	35 (ii) at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
1133	1133	36 (3) If the applicant is less than eighteen (18) years of age and
1134	1134	37 is under the care and supervision of the department of child
1135	1135	38 services, complete the supervised driving practice with:
1136	1136	39 (A) a licensed driver with valid driving privileges who is:
1137	1137	40 (i) at least twenty-five (25) years of age; and
1138	1138	41 (ii) related to the applicant by blood, marriage, or legal
1139	1139	42 status;
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1141	1141	1 (B) a licensed driver with valid driving privileges who is:
1142	1142	2 (i) at least twenty-five (25) years of age; and
1143	1143	3 (ii) approved by the department of child services; or
1144	1144	4 (C) an individual with valid driving privileges who is:
1145	1145	5 (i) licensed as a driver education instructor under
1146	1146	6 IC 9-27-6-8 and is working under the authority of a
1147	1147	7 driver training school described in IC 9-27-6-3(a)(2); or
1148	1148	8 (ii) a certified driver rehabilitation specialist recognized
1149	1149	9 by the bureau who is employed through a driver
1150	1150	10 rehabilitation program.
1151	1151	11 (4) Submit to the commission under IC 9-24-9-2(c) evidence
1152	1152	12 of the time logged in supervised driving practice.
1153	1153	13 Sec. 11. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), an examination
1154	1154	14 for a driving privilege card must include the following:
1155	1155	15 (1) A test of the following of the applicant:
1156	1156	16 (A) Eyesight.
1157	1157	17 (B) Ability to read and understand highway signs
1158	1158	18 regulating, warning, and directing traffic.
1159	1159	19 (C) Knowledge of Indiana traffic laws, including
1160	1160	20 IC 9-26-1-1.5 and IC 9-21-12-1.
1161	1161	21 (2) An actual demonstration of the applicant's skill in
1162	1162	22 exercising ordinary and reasonable control in the operation
1163	1163	23 of a motor vehicle under the driving privilege card learner's
1164	1164	24 permit or driving privilege card.
1165	1165	25 (b) The examination may include further physical and mental
1166	1166	26 examinations that the bureau finds necessary to determine the
1167	1167	27 applicant's fitness to operate a motor vehicle safely upon a
1168	1168	28 highway. The applicant must provide the motor vehicle used in the
1169	1169	29 examination. An autocycle may not be used as the motor vehicle
1170	1170	30 provided for the examination.
1171	1171	31 (c) The bureau may waive:
1172	1172	32 (1) the testing required under subsection (a)(1)(A) if the
1173	1173	33 applicant provides evidence from a licensed ophthalmologist
1174	1174	34 or licensed optometrist that the applicant's vision is fit to
1175	1175	35 operate a motor vehicle in a manner that does not jeopardize
1176	1176	36 the safety of individuals or property;
1177	1177	37 (2) the actual demonstration required under subsection (a)(2)
1178	1178	38 for an individual who has passed:
1179	1179	39 (A) a driver's education class and a skills test given by a
1180	1180	40 driver training school;
1181	1181	41 (B) a driver education program given by an entity licensed
1182	1182	42 under IC 9-27; or
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1184	1184	1 (C) a skills assessment conducted by a third party
1185	1185	2 approved by the bureau;
1186	1186	3 (3) the testing, other than eyesight testing under subsection
1187	1187	4 (a)(1)(A), of an applicant who has passed:
1188	1188	5 (A) an examination concerning:
1189	1189	6 (i) subsection (a)(1)(B); and
1190	1190	7 (ii) subsection (a)(1)(C); and
1191	1191	8 (B) a skills test;
1192	1192	9 given by a driver training school or an entity licensed under
1193	1193	10 IC 9-27; and
1194	1194	11 (4) the testing, other than the eyesight testing described in
1195	1195	12 subsection (a)(1)(A), of an applicant who:
1196	1196	13 (A) is at least eighteen (18) years of age;
1197	1197	14 (B) was previously a nonresident but now qualifies as an
1198	1198	15 Indiana resident at the time of application; and
1199	1199	16 (C) holds a valid driver's license, excluding a learner's
1200	1200	17 permit or its equivalent, from the applicant's state of prior
1201	1201	18 residence.
1202	1202	19 (d) The following are not civilly or criminally liable for a report
1203	1203	20 made in good faith to the bureau, commission, or driver licensing
1204	1204	21 medical advisory board concerning the fitness of the applicant to
1205	1205	22 operate a motor vehicle in a manner that does not jeopardize the
1206	1206	23 safety of individuals or property:
1207	1207	24 (1) An instructor having a license under IC 9-27-6-8.
1208	1208	25 (2) A licensed ophthalmologist or licensed optometrist.
1209	1209	26 (e) If the bureau has good cause to believe that an applicant is:
1210	1210	27 (1) incompetent; or
1211	1211	28 (2) otherwise unfit to operate a motor vehicle;
1212	1212	29 the bureau may, upon written notice of at least five (5) days,
1213	1213	30 require the applicant to submit to an examination, an investigation
1214	1214	31 of the applicant's continued fitness to operate a motor vehicle
1215	1215	32 safely, including requesting medical information from the
1216	1216	33 applicant or the applicant's health care sources, or both an
1217	1217	34 examination and an investigation.
1218	1218	35 (f) Upon the conclusion of all examinations and investigations of
1219	1219	36 an applicant under this section, the bureau:
1220	1220	37 (1) shall take appropriate action; and
1221	1221	38 (2) may:
1222	1222	39 (A) suspend or revoke the driving privilege card or driving
1223	1223	40 privileges of the licensed driver;
1224	1224	41 (B) permit the licensed driver to retain the driving
1225	1225	42 privilege card or driving privileges of the licensed driver;
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1227	1227	1 or
1228	1228	2 (C) issue restricted driving privileges subject to
1229	1229	3 restrictions the bureau considers necessary in the interest
1230	1230	4 of public safety.
1231	1231	5 (g) If a licensed driver refuses or neglects to submit to an
1232	1232	6 examination or investigation under this section, the bureau may
1233	1233	7 suspend or revoke the driving privilege card or driving privileges
1234	1234	8 of the licensed driver. The bureau may not suspend or revoke the
1235	1235	9 driving privilege card or driving privileges of the licensed driver
1236	1236	10 until a reasonable investigation of the driver's continued fitness to
1237	1237	11 operate a motor vehicle safely has been made by the bureau.
1238	1238	12 Sec. 12. (a) The bureau shall issue a driving privilege card to an
1239	1239	13 individual who:
1240	1240	14 (1) meets the criteria under this chapter; and
1241	1241	15 (2) except as provided in subsection (b), pays the applicable
1242	1242	16 fee as follows:
1243	1243	17 (A) For an individual who is less than seventy-five (75)
1244	1244	18 years of age, seventeen dollars and fifty cents ($17.50). The
1245	1245	19 fee shall be distributed as follows:
1246	1246	20 (i) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle
1247	1247	21 technology fund.
1248	1248	22 (ii) Two dollars ($2) to the crossroads 2000 fund.
1249	1249	23 (iii) Four dollars and fifty cents ($4.50) to the motor
1250	1250	24 vehicle highway account.
1251	1251	25 (iv) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the
1252	1252	26 integrated public safety communications fund.
1253	1253	27 (v) Nine dollars and twenty-five cents ($9.25) to the
1254	1254	28 commission fund.
1255	1255	29 (B) For an individual who is at least seventy-five (75) years
1256	1256	30 of age but less than eighty-five (85) years of age, eleven
1257	1257	31 dollars ($11). The fee shall be distributed as follows:
1258	1258	32 (i) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle
1259	1259	33 technology fund.
1260	1260	34 (ii) One dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) to the crossroads
1261	1261	35 2000 fund.
1262	1262	36 (iii) Three dollars ($3) to the motor vehicle highway
1263	1263	37 account.
1264	1264	38 (iv) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the
1265	1265	39 integrated public safety communications fund.
1266	1266	40 (v) Four dollars and seventy-five cents ($4.75) to the
1267	1267	41 commission fund.
1268	1268	42 (C) For an individual who is at least eighty-five (85) years
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1270	1270	1 of age, seven dollars ($7). The fee shall be distributed as
1271	1271	2 follows:
1272	1272	3 (i) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle
1273	1273	4 technology fund.
1274	1274	5 (ii) One dollar ($1) to the crossroads 2000 fund.
1275	1275	6 (iii) Two dollars ($2) to the motor vehicle highway
1276	1276	7 account.
1277	1277	8 (iv) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the
1278	1278	9 integrated public safety communications fund.
1279	1279	10 (v) Two dollars and twenty-five cents ($2.25) to the
1280	1280	11 commission fund.
1281	1281	12 (b) A fee described in subsection (a)(2) may not be charged to an
1282	1282	13 individual who:
1283	1283	14 (1) is under the care and supervision of the department of
1284	1284	15 child services; or
1285	1285	16 (2) represents, pursuant to IC 31-36-3-4(b), a homeless youth
1286	1286	17 (as defined in IC 31-36-3-4) and presents a fee and consent
1287	1287	18 waiver affidavit described in IC 31-36-3-4(c);
1288	1288	19 and meets all other requirements for a driving privilege card under
1289	1289	20 this chapter.
1290	1290	21 Sec. 13. Except for an individual described in section 12(b) of
1291	1291	22 this chapter, in addition to applicable fees collected under section
1292	1292	23 12 of this chapter for a driving privilege card, the bureau shall
1293	1293	24 collect a supplemental fee of one hundred dollars ($100) for an
1294	1294	25 individual to obtain a driving privilege card. The bureau shall
1295	1295	26 deposit the fee in the commission fund.
1296	1296	27 Sec. 14. (a) This section applies:
1297	1297	28 (1) to an individual who is less than twenty-one (21) years of
1298	1298	29 age; and
1299	1299	30 (2) during the one hundred eighty (180) day period after the
1300	1300	31 individual is issued a driving privilege card under this
1301	1301	32 chapter.
1302	1302	33 (b) An individual may not operate a motor vehicle:
1303	1303	34 (1) from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. of the following morning, unless
1304	1304	35 the individual is:
1305	1305	36 (A) participating in, going to, or returning from:
1306	1306	37 (i) lawful employment;
1307	1307	38 (ii) a school sanctioned activity; or
1308	1308	39 (iii) a religious event; or
1309	1309	40 (B) accompanied in the front seat of the motor vehicle by
1310	1310	41 a licensed driver with valid driving privileges who is:
1311	1311	42 (i) at least twenty-five (25) years of age; or
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1313	1313	1 (ii) if the licensed driver is the individual's spouse, at
1314	1314	2 least twenty-one (21) years of age; or
1315	1315	3 (2) in which there are passengers, unless:
1316	1316	4 (A) each passenger in the motor vehicle is:
1317	1317	5 (i) a child or stepchild of the individual;
1318	1318	6 (ii) a sibling of the individual, including step or half
1319	1319	7 siblings;
1320	1320	8 (iii) the spouse of the individual;
1321	1321	9 (iv) a parent or legal guardian of the individual;
1322	1322	10 (v) a grandparent of the individual; or
1323	1323	11 (vi) any combination of individuals described in items (i)
1324	1324	12 through (v); or
1325	1325	13 (B) the individual is accompanied in the front seat of the
1326	1326	14 motor vehicle by a licensed driver with valid driving
1327	1327	15 privileges who is:
1328	1328	16 (i) at least twenty-five (25) years of age; or
1329	1329	17 (ii) if the licensed driver is the individual's spouse, at
1330	1330	18 least twenty-one (21) years of age.
1331	1331	19 (c) A driving privilege card learner's permit or driving privilege
1332	1332	20 card issued under this article must contain the following
1333	1333	21 information:
1334	1334	22 (1) The full legal name of the permittee or licensee.
1335	1335	23 (2) The date of birth of the permittee or licensee.
1336	1336	24 (3) The address of the principal residence of the permittee or
1337	1337	25 licensee.
1338	1338	26 (4) The hair color and eye color of the permittee or licensee.
1339	1339	27 (5) The date of issue and expiration date of the permit or
1340	1340	28 license.
1341	1341	29 (6) The gender of the permittee or licensee.
1342	1342	30 (7) The unique identifying number of the permit or license.
1343	1343	31 (8) The weight of the permittee or licensee.
1344	1344	32 (9) The height of the permittee or licensee.
1345	1345	33 (10) A reproduction of the signature of the permittee or
1346	1346	34 licensee.
1347	1347	35 (11) If the permittee or licensee is less than eighteen (18) years
1348	1348	36 of age at the time of issuance, the dates, notated prominently,
1349	1349	37 on which the permittee or licensee will become:
1350	1350	38 (A) eighteen (18) years of age; and
1351	1351	39 (B) twenty-one (21) years of age.
1352	1352	40 (12) If the permittee or licensee is at least eighteen (18) years
1353	1353	41 of age but less than twenty-one (21) years of age at the time of
1354	1354	42 issuance, the date, notated prominently, on which the
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1356	1356	1 permittee or licensee will become twenty-one (21) years of
1357	1357	2 age.
1358	1358	3 (13) A digital photograph or computerized image of the
1359	1359	4 permittee or licensee.
1360	1360	5 (d) The bureau may not provide for the omission of a
1361	1361	6 photograph or computerized image from a driving privilege card.
1362	1362	7 (e) For purposes of subsection (a), an individual certified as a
1363	1363	8 participant in the address confidentiality program under IC 5-26.5
1364	1364	9 is not required to provide the address of the individual's principal
1365	1365	10 residence, but may provide an address designated by the office of
1366	1366	11 the attorney general under IC 5-26.5 as the address of the
1367	1367	12 individual's principal residence.
1368	1368	13 (f) If an individual submits information concerning the
1369	1369	14 individual's medical condition in conjunction with the individual's
1370	1370	15 application for a driving privilege card, the bureau shall place an
1371	1371	16 identifying symbol in a prominent location on the driving privilege
1372	1372	17 card to indicate that the individual has a medical condition of note.
1373	1373	18 The bureau shall include information on the individual's driving
1374	1374	19 privilege card that briefly describes the individual's medical
1375	1375	20 condition. The information must be notated in a manner that alerts
1376	1376	21 an individual reading the driving privilege card to the existence of
1377	1377	22 the medical condition. The individual submitting the information
1378	1378	23 concerning the medical condition is responsible for its accuracy.
1379	1379	24 (g) The bureau, when issuing a driving privilege card learner's
1380	1380	25 permit or driving privilege card, may, whenever good cause
1381	1381	26 appears, impose restrictions suitable to the licensee's or permittee's
1382	1382	27 driving ability with respect to the type of or special mechanical
1383	1383	28 control devices required on a motor vehicle that the licensee or
1384	1384	29 permittee operates. The bureau may impose other restrictions
1385	1385	30 applicable to the licensee or permittee that the bureau determines
1386	1386	31 are appropriate to assure the safe operation of a motor vehicle by
1387	1387	32 the licensee or permittee, including a requirement to take
1388	1388	33 prescribed medication. When the restrictions are imposed, the
1389	1389	34 bureau may:
1390	1390	35 (1) issue either a special restricted driving privilege card; or
1391	1391	36 (2) set forth the restrictions upon the usual driving privilege
1392	1392	37 card form.
1393	1393	38 Sec. 15. (a) An individual applying for a renewal of a driving
1394	1394	39 privilege card must apply in person at a license branch.
1395	1395	40 (b) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a driving
1396	1396	41 privilege card issued to an applicant expires at midnight one (1)
1397	1397	42 year following the date of issuance.
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1399	1399	1 (c) An application for renewal of a driving privilege card under
1400	1400	2 this section may be filed not more than thirty (30) days before the
1401	1401	3 expiration date of the driving privilege card held by the applicant.
1402	1402	4 (d) An individual applying for renewal of a driving privilege
1403	1403	5 card must do the following:
1404	1404	6 (1) Pass an eyesight examination.
1405	1405	7 (2) Pass a written examination if:
1406	1406	8 (A) the applicant has at least six (6) active points on the
1407	1407	9 applicant's driving record maintained by the bureau;
1408	1408	10 (B) the applicant has not reached the applicant's
1409	1409	11 twenty-first birthday and has active points on the
1410	1410	12 applicant's driving record maintained by the bureau; or
1411	1411	13 (C) the applicant is in possession of a driving privilege card
1412	1412	14 that is expired beyond one hundred eighty (180) days.
1413	1413	15 (3) Provide documentation of residence in Indiana as required
1414	1414	16 by rules adopted by the bureau under IC 4-22-2.
1415	1415	17 (e) An individual applying for the renewal of a driving privilege
1416	1416	18 card issued under this chapter shall pay the following applicable
1417	1417	19 fee:
1418	1418	20 (1) If the individual is less than seventy-five (75) years of age,
1419	1419	21 seventeen dollars and fifty cents ($17.50). The fee shall be
1420	1420	22 distributed as follows:
1421	1421	23 (A) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology
1422	1422	24 fund.
1423	1423	25 (B) Two dollars ($2) to the crossroads 2000 fund.
1424	1424	26 (C) Four dollars and fifty cents ($4.50) to the motor vehicle
1425	1425	27 highway account.
1426	1426	28 (D) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the
1427	1427	29 integrated public safety communications fund.
1428	1428	30 (E) Nine dollars and twenty-five cents ($9.25) to the
1429	1429	31 commission fund.
1430	1430	32 (2) If the individual is at least seventy-five (75) years of age
1431	1431	33 and less than eighty-five (85) years of age, eleven dollars
1432	1432	34 ($11). The fee shall be distributed as follows:
1433	1433	35 (A) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology
1434	1434	36 fund.
1435	1435	37 (B) One dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) to the crossroads
1436	1436	38 2000 fund.
1437	1437	39 (C) Three dollars ($3) to the motor vehicle highway
1438	1438	40 account.
1439	1439	41 (D) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the
1440	1440	42 integrated public safety communications fund.
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1442	1442	1 (E) Four dollars and seventy-five cents ($4.75) to the
1443	1443	2 commission fund.
1444	1444	3 (3) If the individual is at least eighty-five (85) years of age,
1445	1445	4 seven dollars ($7). The fee shall be distributed as follows:
1446	1446	5 (A) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology
1447	1447	6 fund.
1448	1448	7 (B) One dollar ($1) to the crossroads 2000 fund.
1449	1449	8 (C) Two dollars ($2) to the motor vehicle highway account.
1450	1450	9 (D) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the
1451	1451	10 integrated public safety communications fund.
1452	1452	11 (E) Two dollars and twenty-five cents ($2.25) to the
1453	1453	12 commission fund.
1454	1454	13 (f) In addition to applicable fees collected under subsection (e),
1455	1455	14 the bureau shall collect a supplemental fee of one hundred dollars
1456	1456	15 ($100) for an individual to obtain a renewal driving privilege card.
1457	1457	16 The bureau shall deposit the fee in the commission fund.
1458	1458	17 (g) If the expiration date of a driving privilege card falls on:
1459	1459	18 (1) Sunday;
1460	1460	19 (2) a legal holiday (as set forth in IC 1-1-9-1); or
1461	1461	20 (3) a weekday when all license branches in the county of
1462	1462	21 residence of the holder are closed;
1463	1463	22 the driving privilege card of the holder does not expire until
1464	1464	23 midnight of the first day after the expiration date on which a
1465	1465	24 license branch is open for business in the county of residence of the
1466	1466	25 holder.
1467	1467	26 (h) An individual who fails to renew the individual's driving
1468	1468	27 privilege card on or before the expiration date of the driving
1469	1469	28 privilege card shall pay to the bureau an administrative penalty of
1470	1470	29 six dollars ($6). An administrative penalty collected under this
1471	1471	30 subsection shall be deposited in the commission fund.
1472	1472	31 Sec. 16. An individual applying for a replacement driving
1473	1473	32 privilege card must apply in person at a license branch.
1474	1474	33 Sec. 17. (a) A driving privilege card must include the statement
1475	1475	34 "Driving Privilege Only, Not Valid for Identification" on the face
1476	1476	35 of the card.
1477	1477	36 (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a driving privilege card
1478	1478	37 must include a statement on the face of the card that indicates that
1479	1479	38 the driving privilege card may not be accepted:
1480	1480	39 (1) as identification for any state or federal purpose other
1481	1481	40 than to confer driving privileges;
1482	1482	41 (2) for the purpose of voting; or
1483	1483	42 (3) to verify employment.
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1485	1485	1 (c) A driving privilege card may only be used as identification
1486	1486	2 for law enforcement purposes.
1487	1487	3 Sec. 18. The commissioner and the employees or agents of the
1488	1488	4 bureau are not civilly liable for the validity of information
1489	1489	5 contained on a driving privilege card issued under this chapter.
1490	1490	6 The bureau may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to place an
1491	1491	7 appropriate disclaimer on a driving privilege card.
1492	1492	8 Sec. 19. An individual who holds a driving privilege card issued
1493	1493	9 under this chapter and operates a motor vehicle shall verify
1494	1494	10 financial responsibility on any motor vehicle the holder operates is
1495	1495	11 continuously maintained in the amounts required by IC 9-25-4.
1496	1496	12 Sec. 20. (a) The bureau may impose an additional fee of
1497	1497	13 twenty-five dollars ($25) if the bureau processes a credential
1498	1498	14 application under this chapter in a period of time that is shorter
1499	1499	15 than the normal processing period. The bureau shall deposit the fee
1500	1500	16 in the commission fund.
1501	1501	17 (b) A fee imposed under this section is in addition to any other
1502	1502	18 fee imposed under this chapter.
1503	1503	19 Sec. 21. The bureau may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to
1504	1504	20 implement this chapter.
1505	1505	21 Sec. 22. Beginning July 1, 2025, the bureau shall, before July 1
1506	1506	22 of each year, submit a report to the legislative council and to the
1507	1507	23 interim study committee on roads and transportation established
1508	1508	24 by IC 2-5-1.3-4 in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 regarding
1509	1509	25 the number of driving privilege cards:
1510	1510	26 (1) issued under this chapter;
1511	1511	27 (2) renewed under this chapter; and
1512	1512	28 (3) not renewed under this chapter.
1513	1513	29 SECTION 28. IC 9-24-9-5.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.198-2016,
1514	1514	30 SECTION 469, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
1515	1515	31 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5.5. (a) Any male who:
1516	1516	32 (1) applies for issuance or renewal of a driver's license or driving
1517	1517	33 privilege card;
1518	1518	34 (2) is less than twenty-six (26) years of age; and
1519	1519	35 (3) is or will be required to register under 50 U.S.C. App. 453(a);
1520	1520	36 may authorize the bureau to register him with the Selective Service
1521	1521	37 System in compliance with the requirements of the federal Military
1522	1522	38 Selective Service Act under 50 U.S.C. App. 451 et seq.
1523	1523	39 (b) The application form for a driver's license, driving privilege
1524	1524	40 card, or driver's license renewal, or driving privilege card renewal
1525	1525	41 must include a box that an applicant can check to:
1526	1526	42 (1) identify the applicant as a male who is less than twenty-six
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1528	1528	1 (26) years of age; and
1529	1529	2 (2) indicate the applicant's intention to authorize the bureau to
1530	1530	3 submit the necessary information to the Selective Service System
1531	1531	4 to register the applicant with the Selective Service System in
1532	1532	5 compliance with federal law.
1533	1533	6 (c) The application form for a driver's license, driving privilege
1534	1534	7 card, or driver's license renewal, or driving privilege card renewal
1535	1535	8 shall contain the following statement beneath the box described in
1536	1536	9 subsection (b):
1537	1537	10 "Failure to register with the Selective Service System in
1538	1538	11 compliance with the requirements of the federal Military
1539	1539	12 Selective Service Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 451 et seq., is a felony and
1540	1540	13 is punishable by up to five (5) years imprisonment and a two
1541	1541	14 hundred fifty thousand dollar ($250,000) fine. Failure to register
1542	1542	15 may also render you ineligible for certain federal benefits,
1543	1543	16 including student financial aid, job training, and United States
1544	1544	17 citizenship for male immigrants. By checking the above box, I am
1545	1545	18 consenting to registration with the Selective Service System. If I
1546	1546	19 am less than eighteen (18) years of age, I understand that I am
1547	1547	20 consenting to registration with the Selective Service System when
1548	1548	21 I become eighteen (18) years of age.".
1549	1549	22 (d) When authorized by the applicant in conformity with this
1550	1550	23 section, the bureau shall forward the necessary registration information
1551	1551	24 provided by the applicant to the Selective Service System in the
1552	1552	25 electronic format or other format approved by the Selective Service
1553	1553	26 System.
1554	1554	27 (e) Failure of an applicant to authorize the bureau to register the
1555	1555	28 applicant with the Selective Service System is not a basis for denying
1556	1556	29 the applicant driving privileges.
1557	1557	30 SECTION 29. IC 9-24-13-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.198-2016,
1558	1558	31 SECTION 500, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
1559	1559	32 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. An individual holding a driver's
1560	1560	33 license or driving privilege card issued under this article may
1561	1561	34 exercise the privilege granted by the driver's license or driving
1562	1562	35 privilege card upon all highways and is not required to obtain any
1563	1563	36 other driver's license to exercise the privilege by a county, municipal,
1564	1564	37 or local board or by any body having authority to adopt local police
1565	1565	38 regulations.
1566	1566	39 SECTION 30. IC 9-24-13-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2023,
1567	1567	40 SECTION 49, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1568	1568	41 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. If:
1569	1569	42 (1) an individual holding a driver's license, driving privilege
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1571	1571	1 card, or permit issued in the form of a physical credential under
1572	1572	2 this article changes the address shown on the driver's license,
1573	1573	3 driving privilege card, or permit application; or
1574	1574	4 (2) the name of a licensee or permittee holder of a driver's
1575	1575	5 license, driving privilege card, or permit is changed by
1576	1576	6 marriage or otherwise;
1577	1577	7 the licensee or permittee holder of a driver's license, driving
1578	1578	8 privilege card, or permit shall make application for an amended
1579	1579	9 driver's license, driving privilege card, or permit issued in the form of
1580	1580	10 a physical credential under IC 9-24-9 containing the correct
1581	1581	11 information within thirty (30) days of the change. For fee purposes, the
1582	1582	12 application shall be treated as a replacement license under
1583	1583	13 IC 9-24-14-1 or a replacement driving privilege card under
1584	1584	14 IC 9-24-3.5.
1585	1585	15 SECTION 31. IC 9-24-18-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.111-2021,
1586	1586	16 SECTION 77, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1587	1587	17 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) An individual, except an individual
1588	1588	18 exempted under IC 9-24-1-7, who knowingly or intentionally operates
1589	1589	19 a motor vehicle upon a highway and has never received a valid driver's
1590	1590	20 license or driving privilege card commits a Class C misdemeanor.
1591	1591	21 However, the offense is a Class A misdemeanor if the individual has a
1592	1592	22 prior unrelated conviction under this section.
1593	1593	23 (b) In a prosecution under this section, the burden is on the
1594	1594	24 defendant to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the
1595	1595	25 defendant:
1596	1596	26 (1) had been issued a driver's license, driving privilege card, or
1597	1597	27 permit that was valid; or
1598	1598	28 (2) was operating a motor driven cycle;
1599	1599	29 at the time of the alleged offense. However, it is not a defense under
1600	1600	30 subdivision (2) if the defendant was operating the motor driven cycle
1601	1601	31 in violation of IC 9-21-11-12.
1602	1602	32 SECTION 32. IC 9-24-18-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.198-2016,
1603	1603	33 SECTION 530, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
1604	1604	34 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 6. In a proceeding to enforce
1605	1605	35 IC 9-24-1 requiring the operator of a motor vehicle to have a certain
1606	1606	36 type of driver's license or driving privilege card, the burden is on the
1607	1607	37 defendant to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the
1608	1608	38 defendant had been issued the applicable driver's license, driving
1609	1609	39 privilege card, or permit and that the driver's license or driving
1610	1610	40 privilege card was valid at the time of the alleged offense.
1611	1611	41 SECTION 33. IC 9-24-18-7.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.198-2016,
1612	1612	42 SECTION 531, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
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1614	1614	1 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7.5. (a) A person that knowingly or
1615	1615	2 intentionally counterfeits or falsely reproduces a driver's license:
1616	1616	3 (1) with intent to use the driver's license; or
1617	1617	4 (2) to permit an individual to use the driver's license;
1618	1618	5 commits a Class B misdemeanor.
1619	1619	6 (b) A person that knowingly or intentionally counterfeits or
1620	1620	7 falsely reproduces a driving privilege card:
1621	1621	8 (1) with intent to use the driving privilege card; or
1622	1622	9 (2) to permit an individual to use the driving privilege card;
1623	1623	10 commits a Class B misdemeanor.
1624	1624	11 SECTION 34. IC 9-24-18-9, AS AMENDED BY P.L.198-2016,
1625	1625	12 SECTION 532, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
1626	1626	13 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 9. (a) The bureau may establish a
1627	1627	14 driving record for an Indiana resident who does not hold any type of
1628	1628	15 valid driving driver's license or driving privilege card. The driving
1629	1629	16 record shall be established for an unlicensed driver when the bureau
1630	1630	17 receives an abstract of court conviction for the type of conviction that
1631	1631	18 would appear on an official driver's record.
1632	1632	19 (b) If an unlicensed driver applies for and receives any type of
1633	1633	20 driver's license or driving privilege card in Indiana, the individual's
1634	1634	21 driving record as an unlicensed driver shall be recorded on the
1635	1635	22 permanent record file.
1636	1636	23 (c) The bureau shall also certify traffic violation convictions on the
1637	1637	24 driving record of an unlicensed driver who subsequently receives an
1638	1638	25 Indiana driver's license or a driving privilege card.
1639	1639	26 (d) A driving record established under this section must include the
1640	1640	27 following:
1641	1641	28 (1) The individual's convictions for any of the following:
1642	1642	29 (A) A moving traffic violation.
1643	1643	30 (B) Operating a vehicle without financial responsibility in
1644	1644	31 violation of IC 9-25.
1645	1645	32 (2) Any administrative penalty imposed by the bureau.
1646	1646	33 (3) Any suspensions, revocations, or reinstatements of the
1647	1647	34 individual's driving privileges, license, or permit.
1648	1648	35 (4) If the driving privileges of the individual have been suspended
1649	1649	36 or revoked by the bureau, an entry in the record stating that a
1650	1650	37 notice of suspension or revocation was mailed to the individual by
1651	1651	38 the bureau and the date of the mailing of the notice.
1652	1652	39 (5) Any requirement that the individual may operate only a motor
1653	1653	40 vehicle equipped with a certified ignition interlock device.
1654	1654	41 A driving record may not contain voter registration information.
1655	1655	42 SECTION 35. IC 9-25-6-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.125-2012,
1656	1656	2024 IN 138—LS 6440/DI 151 39
1657	1657	1 SECTION 263, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
1658	1658	2 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7. Except as provided in sections 5
1659	1659	3 and 6 of this chapter, a suspension required in sections 4 and 6 of this
1660	1660	4 chapter remains in effect and no other motor vehicle may be registered
1661	1661	5 in the name of the judgment debtor or a new license or driving
1662	1662	6 privilege card issued to the judgment debtor, until the following occur:
1663	1663	7 (1) The judgment is satisfied or stayed.
1664	1664	8 (2) The judgment debtor gives proof of future financial
1665	1665	9 responsibility for three (3) years, as provided in this article.
1666	1666	10 SECTION 36. IC 9-25-6-15, AS AMENDED BY P.L.201-2023,
1667	1667	11 SECTION 120, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
1668	1668	12 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 15. (a) Except as provided in
1669	1669	13 subsection (e), an individual:
1670	1670	14 (1) whose driving privileges are suspended under this article; and
1671	1671	15 (2) who seeks the reinstatement of the driving privileges;
1672	1672	16 must pay a reinstatement fee to the bureau as provided in subsection
1673	1673	17 (b).
1674	1674	18 (b) The reinstatement fee under subsection (a) is as follows:
1675	1675	19 (1) For a first suspension, two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
1676	1676	20 (2) For a second suspension, five hundred dollars ($500).
1677	1677	21 (3) For a third or subsequent suspension, one thousand dollars
1678	1678	22 ($1,000).
1679	1679	23 (c) Each fee paid under this section or section 15.1 of this chapter
1680	1680	24 shall be deposited in the bureau of motor vehicles commission fund
1681	1681	25 established by IC 9-14-14-1 as follows:
1682	1682	26 (1) Forty-eight percent (48%) of a fee paid after a first suspension.
1683	1683	27 (2) Thirty-nine percent (39%) of a fee paid after a second
1684	1684	28 suspension.
1685	1685	29 (3) Twenty-seven percent (27%) of a fee paid after a third or
1686	1686	30 subsequent suspension.
1687	1687	31 The remaining amount of each fee paid under this section or section
1688	1688	32 15.1 of this chapter must be deposited in the motor vehicle highway
1689	1689	33 account.
1690	1690	34 (d) If:
1691	1691	35 (1) a person's driving privileges are suspended for registering or
1692	1692	36 operating a vehicle in violation of IC 9-25-4-1;
1693	1693	37 (2) the person is required to pay a fee for the reinstatement of the
1694	1694	38 person's license or driving privilege card under this section; and
1695	1695	39 (3) the person later establishes that the person did not register or
1696	1696	40 operate a vehicle in violation of IC 9-25-4-1;
1697	1697	41 the fee paid by the person under this section shall be refunded.
1698	1698	42 (e) An individual who has had a suspension imposed under this
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1700	1700	1 article terminated by submitting proof of future financial responsibility
1701	1701	2 under IC 9-25-4-3, IC 9-25-5-1, or section 3(d) of this chapter for the
1702	1702	3 required time period is not required to pay a reinstatement fee under
1703	1703	4 this section in order to have the individual's driving privileges
1704	1704	5 reinstated.
1705	1705	6 SECTION 37. IC 9-25-7-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.111-2021,
1706	1706	7 SECTION 82, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1707	1707	8 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) The bureau shall, upon request, cancel a
1708	1708	9 bond or return a certificate of insurance, direct the treasurer of state to
1709	1709	10 return to the person entitled any money or securities deposited under
1710	1710	11 this article as proof of financial responsibility, or waive the requirement
1711	1711	12 of filing proof of financial responsibility in any of the following
1712	1712	13 circumstances:
1713	1713	14 (1) At any time after three (3) years from the date the proof was
1714	1714	15 required, if during the three (3) year period preceding the request
1715	1715	16 the person furnishing the proof has not been convicted of an
1716	1716	17 offense referred to in IC 9-30-4-6.1.
1717	1717	18 (2) If the person on whose behalf the proof was filed dies or the
1718	1718	19 person becomes permanently incapable of operating a motor
1719	1719	20 vehicle.
1720	1720	21 (3) If the person who has given proof of financial responsibility
1721	1721	22 surrenders the person's driver's license or driving privilege card,
1722	1722	23 registration certificates, and registration plates to the bureau. The
1723	1723	24 bureau may not release the proof if an action for damages upon a
1724	1724	25 liability referred to in this article is pending, a judgment upon a
1725	1725	26 liability is outstanding and unsatisfied, or the bureau has received
1726	1726	27 notice that the person has, within the period of three (3) months
1727	1727	28 immediately preceding, been involved as a driver in a motor
1728	1728	29 vehicle accident. An affidavit of the applicant of the nonexistence
1729	1729	30 of the facts referred to in this subdivision is sufficient evidence of
1730	1730	31 the nonexistence of the facts in the absence of evidence to the
1731	1731	32 contrary in the records of the department.
1732	1732	33 (b) Whenever a person to whom proof has been surrendered under
1733	1733	34 subsection (a)(3) applies for a driver's license (issued under IC 9-24-3),
1734	1734	35 or a chauffeur's license, a driving privilege card, or the registration of
1735	1735	36 a motor vehicle within a period of three (3) years from the date the
1736	1736	37 proof of financial responsibility was originally required, the bureau
1737	1737	38 shall reject the application unless the applicant reestablishes the proof
1738	1738	39 for the remainder of the period.
1739	1739	40 SECTION 38. IC 9-25-7-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.198-2016,
1740	1740	41 SECTION 546, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
1741	1741	42 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 6. (a) This section does not apply
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1743	1743	1 to an Indiana resident or an individual who operates a motor vehicle in
1744	1744	2 Indiana.
1745	1745	3 (b) Subject to subsection (c), an individual:
1746	1746	4 (1) whose driver's license, driving privilege card, driving
1747	1747	5 privileges, or registration was suspended and who is required to
1748	1748	6 prove financial responsibility extending into the future in order to
1749	1749	7 have the individual's driving privileges reinstated; and
1750	1750	8 (2) who no longer operates a motor vehicle in Indiana and has
1751	1751	9 become a nonresident;
1752	1752	10 is not required to prove financial responsibility into the future in order
1753	1753	11 to have the individual's driver's license, driving privilege card, driving
1754	1754	12 privileges, or registration temporarily reinstated to allow licensing or
1755	1755	13 registration in the other state or foreign jurisdiction.
1756	1756	14 (c) An individual described in subsection (b) who, during the three
1757	1757	15 (3) year period following the suspension described in subsection (b)(1):
1758	1758	16 (1) applies to the bureau for a driver's license or driving
1759	1759	17 privilege card; or
1760	1760	18 (2) registers a motor vehicle in Indiana;
1761	1761	19 must maintain proof of future financial responsibility for the unexpired
1762	1762	20 portion of the three (3) year period as required under this article.
1763	1763	21 SECTION 39. IC 9-26-1-1.1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.184-2019,
1764	1764	22 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1765	1765	23 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1.1. (a) The operator of a motor vehicle involved
1766	1766	24 in an accident shall do the following:
1767	1767	25 (1) Except as provided in section 1.2 of this chapter, the operator
1768	1768	26 shall immediately stop the operator's motor vehicle:
1769	1769	27 (A) at the scene of the accident; or
1770	1770	28 (B) as close to the accident as possible;
1771	1771	29 in a manner that does not obstruct traffic more than is necessary.
1772	1772	30 (2) Remain at the scene of the accident until the operator does the
1773	1773	31 following:
1774	1774	32 (A) Gives the operator's name and address and the registration
1775	1775	33 number of the motor vehicle the operator was driving to any
1776	1776	34 person involved in the accident.
1777	1777	35 (B) Exhibits the operator's driver's license or driving
1778	1778	36 privilege card to any person involved in the accident or
1779	1779	37 occupant of or any person attending to any vehicle involved in
1780	1780	38 the accident.
1781	1781	39 (3) If the accident results in the injury or death of another person,
1782	1782	40 the operator shall, in addition to the requirements of subdivisions
1783	1783	41 (1) and (2):
1784	1784	42 (A) provide reasonable assistance to each person injured in or
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1786	1786	1 entrapped by the accident, as directed by a law enforcement
1787	1787	2 officer, medical personnel, or a 911 telephone operator; and
1788	1788	3 (B) as soon as possible after the accident, immediately give
1789	1789	4 notice of the accident, or ensure that another person gives
1790	1790	5 notice of the accident, by the quickest means of
1791	1791	6 communication to one (1) of the following:
1792	1792	7 (i) The local police department, if the accident occurs within
1793	1793	8 a municipality.
1794	1794	9 (ii) The office of the county sheriff or the nearest state police
1795	1795	10 post, if the accident occurs outside a municipality.
1796	1796	11 (iii) A 911 telephone operator.
1797	1797	12 (4) If the accident involves a collision with an unattended vehicle
1798	1798	13 or damage to property other than a vehicle, the operator shall, in
1799	1799	14 addition to the requirements of subdivisions (1) and (2):
1800	1800	15 (A) take reasonable steps to locate and notify the owner or
1801	1801	16 person in charge of the damaged vehicle or property of the
1802	1802	17 damage; and
1803	1803	18 (B) if after reasonable inquiry the operator cannot find the
1804	1804	19 owner or person in charge of the damaged vehicle or property,
1805	1805	20 the operator must contact a law enforcement officer or agency
1806	1806	21 and provide the information required by this section.
1807	1807	22 (b) An operator of a motor vehicle who knowingly or intentionally
1808	1808	23 fails to comply with subsection (a) commits leaving the scene of an
1809	1809	24 accident, a Class B misdemeanor. However, the offense is:
1810	1810	25 (1) a Class A misdemeanor if the accident results in bodily injury
1811	1811	26 to another person;
1812	1812	27 (2) a Level 6 felony if:
1813	1813	28 (A) the accident results in moderate or serious bodily injury to
1814	1814	29 another person; or
1815	1815	30 (B) within the five (5) years preceding the commission of the
1816	1816	31 offense, the operator had a previous conviction of any of the
1817	1817	32 offenses listed in IC 9-30-10-4(a);
1818	1818	33 (3) a Level 4 felony if the accident results in the death or
1819	1819	34 catastrophic injury of another person; and
1820	1820	35 (4) a Level 3 felony if the operator knowingly or intentionally
1821	1821	36 fails to stop or comply with subsection (a) during or after the
1822	1822	37 commission of the offense of operating while intoxicated causing
1823	1823	38 serious bodily injury (IC 9-30-5-4) or operating while intoxicated
1824	1824	39 causing death or catastrophic injury (IC 9-30-5-5).
1825	1825	40 (c) An operator of a motor vehicle who commits an offense under
1826	1826	41 subsection (b)(1), (b)(2), (b)(3), or (b)(4) commits a separate offense
1827	1827	42 for each person whose injury or death was a result of the accident.
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1829	1829	1 (d) A court may order terms of imprisonment imposed on a person
1830	1830	2 convicted of more than one (1) offense described in subsection (b)(1),
1831	1831	3 (b)(2), (b)(3), or (b)(4) to run consecutively. Consecutive terms of
1832	1832	4 imprisonment imposed under this subsection are not subject to the
1833	1833	5 sentencing restrictions set forth in IC 35-50-1-2(c) through
1834	1834	6 IC 35-50-1-2(d).
1835	1835	7 SECTION 40. IC 9-26-1-1.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.188-2015,
1836	1836	8 SECTION 100, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
1837	1837	9 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1.5. (a) If:
1838	1838	10 (1) the operator of a motor vehicle is physically incapable of
1839	1839	11 determining the need for or rendering assistance to any injured or
1840	1840	12 entrapped person as required under section 1.1(a)(3) of this
1841	1841	13 chapter;
1842	1842	14 (2) there is another occupant in the motor vehicle at the time of
1843	1843	15 the accident who is:
1844	1844	16 (A) at least:
1845	1845	17 (i) fifteen (15) years of age and holds a learner's permit
1846	1846	18 issued under IC 9-24-7-1, or a driver's license issued under
1847	1847	19 IC 9-24-11, or a driving privilege card issued under
1848	1848	20 IC 9-24-3.5; or
1849	1849	21 (ii) eighteen (18) years of age; and
1850	1850	22 (B) capable of determining the need for and rendering
1851	1851	23 reasonable assistance to injured or entrapped persons as
1852	1852	24 provided in section 1.1(a)(3) of this chapter; and
1853	1853	25 (3) the other occupant in the motor vehicle knows that the
1854	1854	26 operator of the motor vehicle is physically incapable of
1855	1855	27 determining the need for or rendering assistance to any injured or
1856	1856	28 entrapped person;
1857	1857	29 the motor vehicle occupant referred to in subdivisions (2) and (3) shall
1858	1858	30 immediately determine the need for and render reasonable assistance
1859	1859	31 to each person injured or entrapped in the accident as provided in
1860	1860	32 section 1.1(a)(3) of this chapter.
1861	1861	33 (b) If there is more than one (1) motor vehicle occupant to whom
1862	1862	34 subsection (a) applies, it is a defense to a prosecution of one (1) motor
1863	1863	35 vehicle occupant under subsection (a) that the defendant reasonably
1864	1864	36 believed that another occupant of the motor vehicle determined the
1865	1865	37 need for and rendered reasonable assistance as required under
1866	1866	38 subsection (a).
1867	1867	39 (c) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this section
1868	1868	40 commits a Class C misdemeanor.
1869	1869	41 SECTION 41. IC 9-27-6-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2023,
1870	1870	42 SECTION 70, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
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1872	1872	1 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, "driver training
1873	1873	2 school" means:
1874	1874	3 (1) a business enterprise that:
1875	1875	4 (A) is conducted by an individual, an association, a
1876	1876	5 partnership, a limited liability company, or a corporation for
1877	1877	6 the education and training of persons, practically or
1878	1878	7 theoretically, or both, to operate or drive motor vehicles or to
1879	1879	8 prepare an applicant for an examination or validation under
1880	1880	9 IC 9-24 for a driver's license or driving privilege card; and
1881	1881	10 (B) charges consideration or tuition for the provision of
1882	1882	11 services; or
1883	1883	12 (2) a driver education program operated under the authority of:
1884	1884	13 (A) a school corporation (as defined in IC 36-1-2-17);
1885	1885	14 (B) a state accredited nonpublic secondary school that
1886	1886	15 voluntarily becomes accredited under IC 20-31-4.1;
1887	1887	16 (C) a postsecondary proprietary educational institution (as
1888	1888	17 defined in IC 22-4.1-21-9);
1889	1889	18 (D) a postsecondary credit bearing proprietary educational
1890	1890	19 institution (as defined in IC 21-18.5-2-12);
1891	1891	20 (E) a state educational institution (as defined in
1892	1892	21 IC 21-7-13-32); or
1893	1893	22 (F) a nonaccredited nonpublic school.
1894	1894	23 (b) The term does not include a business enterprise that educates or
1895	1895	24 trains a person or prepares a person:
1896	1896	25 (1) for an examination or a validation given by the bureau to
1897	1897	26 operate or drive a motor vehicle as a vocation; or
1898	1898	27 (2) to operate a commercial motor vehicle.
1899	1899	28 SECTION 42. IC 9-27-6-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.85-2013,
1900	1900	29 SECTION 70, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1901	1901	30 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "instructor" means the
1902	1902	31 following:
1903	1903	32 (1) An individual, whether acting as the operator of a driver
1904	1904	33 training school or on behalf of a driver training school, who for
1905	1905	34 compensation teaches, conducts classes for, gives demonstrations
1906	1906	35 to, or supervises the practice of individuals learning to operate or
1907	1907	36 drive motor vehicles or preparing to take an examination for a
1908	1908	37 driver's license or driving privilege card.
1909	1909	38 (2) An individual who supervises the work of an instructor.
1910	1910	39 (3) An individual licensed under IC 20-28-5-1.
1911	1911	40 (4) An individual under the authority of a postsecondary
1912	1912	41 proprietary educational institution (as defined in IC 22-4.1-21-9)
1913	1913	42 or a postsecondary credit bearing proprietary educational
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1915	1915	1 institution (as defined in IC 21-18.5-2-12) who is teaching,
1916	1916	2 conducting classes for, giving demonstrations to, or supervising
1917	1917	3 the practice of individuals learning to operate or drive motor
1918	1918	4 vehicles or preparing to take an examination for a driver's license
1919	1919	5 or driving privilege card.
1920	1920	6 (5) An individual under the authority of a state educational
1921	1921	7 institution (as defined in IC 21-7-13-32) who is teaching,
1922	1922	8 conducting classes for, giving demonstrations to, or supervising
1923	1923	9 the practice of individuals learning to operate or drive motor
1924	1924	10 vehicles or preparing to take an examination for a driver's license
1925	1925	11 or driving privilege card.
1926	1926	12 SECTION 43. IC 9-27-6-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.85-2013,
1927	1927	13 SECTION 71, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1928	1928	14 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "advisory board"
1929	1929	15 refers to the driver education advisory board established by subsection
1930	1930	16 (b).
1931	1931	17 (b) The driver education advisory board is established to advise the
1932	1932	18 commissioner in the administration of the policies of the commission
1933	1933	19 and the bureau regarding driver education.
1934	1934	20 (c) The advisory board is composed of seven (7) individuals
1935	1935	21 appointed by the commissioner as follows:
1936	1936	22 (1) Three (3) members must be driver education professionals
1937	1937	23 endorsed by the bureau under section 8 of this chapter. In the
1938	1938	24 selection of individuals for membership under this subdivision,
1939	1939	25 consideration must be given to driver education instruction
1940	1940	26 performed in urban and rural areas.
1941	1941	27 (2) One (1) member must be a traffic safety advocate.
1942	1942	28 (3) One (1) member must be a representative of the bureau.
1943	1943	29 (4) One (1) member must be a representative of higher education.
1944	1944	30 (5) One (1) member must be a representative of the insurance
1945	1945	31 industry.
1946	1946	32 (d) A member of the advisory board serves a two (2) year term. A
1947	1947	33 member may not be appointed to more than two (2) consecutive full
1948	1948	34 terms. Each member serves until the member's successor is appointed
1949	1949	35 and qualified.
1950	1950	36 (e) A member of the advisory board may be removed for good
1951	1951	37 cause.
1952	1952	38 (f) A vacancy on the advisory board shall be filled by the
1953	1953	39 appointment by the commissioner of an individual to fill the position
1954	1954	40 to which the vacating member was appointed under subsection (c) for
1955	1955	41 the vacating member's unexpired term.
1956	1956	42 (g) The advisory board shall:
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1958	1958	1 (1) consult with and advise the commissioner in the
1959	1959	2 administration of the policies of the commission and the bureau
1960	1960	3 regarding driver education; and
1961	1961	4 (2) suggest rules regarding the education and training of persons
1962	1962	5 to operate or drive motor vehicles or to prepare a person for an
1963	1963	6 examination or validation for a driver's license or driving
1964	1964	7 privilege card.
1965	1965	8 (h) A member of the advisory board is not subject to liability in a
1966	1966	9 civil action for bodily injury or property damage arising from or
1967	1967	10 thought to have arisen from an action taken in good faith as a member
1968	1968	11 of the advisory board.
1969	1969	12 SECTION 44. IC 9-30-2-4 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
1970	1970	13 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) This section does
1971	1971	14 not apply to a person arrested for a misdemeanor under IC 9-30-5
1972	1972	15 (operating a vehicle while intoxicated).
1973	1973	16 (b) If a person is arrested for a misdemeanor under this title, the
1974	1974	17 arrested person shall be immediately taken before a court within the
1975	1975	18 county in which the offense charged is alleged to have been committed
1976	1976	19 and that has jurisdiction of the offense and is nearest or most accessible
1977	1977	20 to the place where the arrest is made in any of the following cases:
1978	1978	21 (1) When the person demands an immediate appearance before a
1979	1979	22 court.
1980	1980	23 (2) When the person is charged with an offense causing or
1981	1981	24 contributing to an accident resulting in injury to or death of a
1982	1982	25 person.
1983	1983	26 (3) When the person is charged with failure to stop for an accident
1984	1984	27 causing death, personal injuries, or damage to property.
1985	1985	28 (4) When the person refuses to give the person's written promise
1986	1986	29 to appear in court.
1987	1987	30 (5) When the person is charged with driving while the person's
1988	1988	31 license or driving privilege card is suspended or revoked.
1989	1989	32 SECTION 45. IC 9-30-3-15, AS AMENDED BY P.L.198-2016,
1990	1990	33 SECTION 595, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
1991	1991	34 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 15. In a proceeding, prosecution, or
1992	1992	35 hearing where the prosecuting attorney must prove that the defendant
1993	1993	36 had a prior conviction for an offense under this title, the relevant
1994	1994	37 portions of a certified computer printout or electronic copy made from
1995	1995	38 the records of the bureau are admissible as prima facie evidence of the
1996	1996	39 prior conviction. However, the prosecuting attorney must establish that
1997	1997	40 the document identifies the defendant by the defendant's driver's
1998	1998	41 license or driving privilege card number or by any other identification
1999	1999	42 method utilized by the bureau.
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2001	2001	1 SECTION 46. IC 9-30-4-6.1, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
2002	2002	2 SECTION 598, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
2003	2003	3 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 6.1. (a) The bureau shall suspend
2004	2004	4 or revoke the current driver's license, driving privilege card, or
2005	2005	5 driving privileges and all certificates of registration and proof of
2006	2006	6 registration issued to or registered in the name of an individual who is
2007	2007	7 convicted of any of the following:
2008	2008	8 (1) Manslaughter or reckless homicide resulting from the
2009	2009	9 operation of a motor vehicle.
2010	2010	10 (2) Knowingly making a false application, or committing perjury
2011	2011	11 with respect to an application made, under:
2012	2012	12 (A) this chapter; or
2013	2013	13 (B) any other law requiring the registration of motor vehicles
2014	2014	14 or regulating motor vehicle operation on highways.
2015	2015	15 (3) Three (3) charges of criminal recklessness involving the use
2016	2016	16 of a motor vehicle within the preceding twelve (12) months.
2017	2017	17 (4) Failure to stop and give information or assistance or failure to
2018	2018	18 stop and disclose the individual's identity at the scene of an
2019	2019	19 accident that has resulted in death, personal injury, or property
2020	2020	20 damage in excess of two hundred dollars ($200).
2021	2021	21 However, and unless otherwise required by law, the bureau may not
2022	2022	22 suspend a certificate of registration or proof of registration if the
2023	2023	23 individual gives and maintains, during the three (3) years following the
2024	2024	24 date of suspension or revocation, proof of financial responsibility in the
2025	2025	25 future in the manner specified in this section.
2026	2026	26 (b) The bureau shall suspend a driver's license, driving privilege
2027	2027	27 card, or driving privileges of an individual upon conviction in another
2028	2028	28 jurisdiction for the following:
2029	2029	29 (1) Manslaughter or reckless homicide resulting from the
2030	2030	30 operation of a motor vehicle.
2031	2031	31 (2) Knowingly making a false application, or committing perjury
2032	2032	32 with respect to an application made, under:
2033	2033	33 (A) this chapter; or
2034	2034	34 (B) any other law requiring the registration of motor vehicles
2035	2035	35 or regulating motor vehicle operation on highways.
2036	2036	36 (3) Three (3) charges of criminal recklessness involving the use
2037	2037	37 of a motor vehicle within the preceding twelve (12) months.
2038	2038	38 (4) Failure to stop and give information or assistance or failure to
2039	2039	39 stop and disclose the individual's identity at the scene of an
2040	2040	40 accident that has resulted in death, personal injury, or property
2041	2041	41 damage in excess of two hundred dollars ($200).
2042	2042	42 However, if property damage under subdivision (4) is equal to or less
2043	2043	2024 IN 138—LS 6440/DI 151 48
2044	2044	1 than two hundred dollars ($200), the bureau may determine whether
2045	2045	2 the driver's license, driving privilege card, or driving privileges and
2046	2046	3 certificates of registration and proof of registration shall be suspended
2047	2047	4 or revoked.
2048	2048	5 (c) An individual whose driving privileges are suspended under this
2049	2049	6 chapter is eligible for specialized driving privileges under IC 9-30-16.
2050	2050	7 (d) A suspension or revocation remains in effect and a new or
2051	2051	8 renewal license or driving privilege card may not be issued to the
2052	2052	9 individual and a motor vehicle may not be registered in the name of the
2053	2053	10 individual as follows:
2054	2054	11 (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2), for six (6) months after
2055	2055	12 the date of conviction or on the date on which the individual is
2056	2056	13 otherwise eligible for a license or driving privilege card,
2057	2057	14 whichever is later.
2058	2058	15 (2) Upon conviction of an offense described in subsection (a)(1),
2059	2059	16 (a)(4), (b)(1), or (b)(4), when the accident has resulted in death,
2060	2060	17 for a fixed period of at least two (2) years and not more than five
2061	2061	18 (5) years, to be fixed by the bureau based upon recommendation
2062	2062	19 of the court entering a conviction. A new or reinstated driver's
2063	2063	20 license, driving privilege card, or driving privileges may not be
2064	2064	21 issued to the individual unless that individual, within the three (3)
2065	2065	22 years following the expiration of the suspension or revocation,
2066	2066	23 gives and maintains in force at all times during the effective
2067	2067	24 period of a new or reinstated license or driving privilege card
2068	2068	25 proof of financial responsibility in the future in the manner
2069	2069	26 specified in this chapter. However, the liability of the insurance
2070	2070	27 carrier under a motor vehicle liability policy that is furnished for
2071	2071	28 proof of financial responsibility in the future as set out in this
2072	2072	29 chapter becomes absolute whenever loss or damage covered by
2073	2073	30 the policy occurs, and the satisfaction by the insured of a final
2074	2074	31 judgment for loss or damage is not a condition precedent to the
2075	2075	32 right or obligation of the carrier to make payment on account of
2076	2076	33 loss or damage, but the insurance carrier has the right to settle a
2077	2077	34 claim covered by the policy. If the settlement is made in good
2078	2078	35 faith, the amount must be deducted from the limits of liability
2079	2079	36 specified in the policy. A policy may not be canceled or annulled
2080	2080	37 with respect to a loss or damage by an agreement between the
2081	2081	38 carrier and the insured after the insured has become responsible
2082	2082	39 for the loss or damage, and a cancellation or annulment is void.
2083	2083	40 The policy may provide that the insured or any other person
2084	2084	41 covered by the policy shall reimburse the insurance carrier for
2085	2085	42 payment made on account of any loss or damage claim or suit
2086	2086	2024 IN 138—LS 6440/DI 151 49
2087	2087	1 involving a breach of the terms, provisions, or conditions of the
2088	2088	2 policy. If the policy provides for limits that exceed the limits
2089	2089	3 specified in this chapter, the insurance carrier may plead against
2090	2090	4 any plaintiff, with respect to the amount of the excess limits of
2091	2091	5 liability, any defenses that the carrier may be entitled to plead
2092	2092	6 against the insured. The policy may further provide for prorating
2093	2093	7 of the insurance with other applicable valid and collectible
2094	2094	8 insurance. An action does not lie against the insurance carrier by
2095	2095	9 or on behalf of any claimant under the policy until a final
2096	2096	10 judgment has been obtained after actual trial by or on behalf of
2097	2097	11 any claimant under the policy.
2098	2098	12 (e) The bureau may take action as required in this section upon
2099	2099	13 receiving satisfactory evidence of a conviction of an individual in
2100	2100	14 another state.
2101	2101	15 (f) A suspension or revocation under this section or IC 9-30-13-0.5
2102	2102	16 stands pending appeal of the conviction to a higher court and may be
2103	2103	17 set aside or modified only upon the receipt by the bureau of the
2104	2104	18 certificate of the court reversing or modifying the judgment that the
2105	2105	19 cause has been reversed or modified. However, if the suspension or
2106	2106	20 revocation follows a conviction in a court of no record in Indiana, the
2107	2107	21 suspension or revocation is stayed pending appeal of the conviction to
2108	2108	22 a court of record.
2109	2109	23 (g) A person aggrieved by an order or act of the bureau under this
2110	2110	24 section or IC 9-30-13-0.5 may file a petition for a court review.
2111	2111	25 (h) An entry in the driving record of a defendant stating that notice
2112	2112	26 of suspension or revocation was mailed by the bureau to the defendant
2113	2113	27 constitutes prima facie evidence that the notice was mailed to the
2114	2114	28 defendant's address as shown in the records of the bureau.
2115	2115	29 SECTION 47. IC 9-30-5-18, AS ADDED BY P.L.125-2012,
2116	2116	30 SECTION 342, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
2117	2117	31 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 18. (a) If:
2118	2118	32 (1) a criminal proceeding for driving while intoxicated under
2119	2119	33 IC 9-30-5 is deferred under IC 12-23-5-1 through IC 12-23-5-9;
2120	2120	34 or
2121	2121	35 (2) a child alleged to be a delinquent child based upon the child's
2122	2122	36 violation of IC 9-30-5 voluntarily attends or is ordered by the
2123	2123	37 court under IC 31-37 to attend an alcohol and drug services
2124	2124	38 program;
2125	2125	39 the court, within ten (10) days after the defendant or child begins the
2126	2126	40 program, shall forward to the bureau a certified abstract of program
2127	2127	41 enrollment.
2128	2128	42 (b) The abstract must state the following:
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2130	2130	1 (1) The defendant's or child's name, address, date of birth, and
2131	2131	2 driver's license or driving privilege card number.
2132	2132	3 (2) The name and location of the alcohol and drug services
2133	2133	4 program that the defendant or child is attending.
2134	2134	5 SECTION 48. IC 9-30-6-4.3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.13-2013,
2135	2135	6 SECTION 40, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2136	2136	7 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4.3. (a) This section applies only to a person
2137	2137	8 whose motor vehicle has been seized under IC 34-24-1-1(a)(15).
2138	2138	9 (b) If the bureau receives an order from a court recommending that
2139	2139	10 the bureau not register a motor vehicle in the name of a person whose
2140	2140	11 motor vehicle has been seized under IC 34-24-1-1(a)(15), the bureau
2141	2141	12 may not register a motor vehicle in the name of the person whose motor
2142	2142	13 vehicle has been seized until the person proves that the person
2143	2143	14 possesses a driver's license or driving privilege card with valid
2144	2144	15 driving privileges.
2145	2145	16 SECTION 49. IC 9-30-8-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.188-2015,
2146	2146	17 SECTION 112, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
2147	2147	18 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. If a court orders the installation
2148	2148	19 of a certified ignition interlock device on a motor vehicle that a person
2149	2149	20 whose license or driving privilege card is restricted owns or expects
2150	2150	21 to operate, the court shall set the time that the installation must remain
2151	2151	22 in effect. However, the term may not exceed the maximum term of
2152	2152	23 imprisonment the court could have imposed. The person shall pay the
2153	2153	24 cost of installation unless the sentencing court determines that the
2154	2154	25 person is indigent.
2155	2155	26 SECTION 50. IC 9-30-8-5 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
2156	2156	27 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. If a court orders a
2157	2157	28 person under IC 9-30-5-16 to operate only a vehicle that is equipped
2158	2158	29 with an ignition interlock device, the bureau shall include that
2159	2159	30 condition when issuing a license or driving privilege card.
2160	2160	31 SECTION 51. IC 9-30-9-5 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
2161	2161	32 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. (a) If the court enters
2162	2162	33 an order conditionally deferring charges under section 3 of this chapter,
2163	2163	34 the court may do the following:
2164	2164	35 (1) Suspend the person's driving privileges for at least two (2)
2165	2165	36 years but not more than four (4) years.
2166	2166	37 (2) Impose other appropriate conditions, including the payment of
2167	2167	38 fees imposed under section 8 of this chapter.
2168	2168	39 (b) Notwithstanding IC 9-30-6-9, the defendant may be granted
2169	2169	40 probationary driving privileges only after the defendant's license or
2170	2170	41 driving privilege card has been suspended for at least one (1) year.
2171	2171	42 (c) The court may, as an alternative to a license or driving privilege
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2173	2173	1 card suspension under subsection (a)(1), issue an order prohibiting the
2174	2174	2 defendant from operating a motor vehicle unless the motor vehicle is
2175	2175	3 equipped with a functioning certified ignition interlock device under
2176	2176	4 IC 9-30-8. An order requiring an ignition interlock device must remain
2177	2177	5 in effect for at least two (2) years but not more than four (4) years.
2178	2178	6 SECTION 52. IC 9-30-9-7 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
2179	2179	7 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7. (a) If the court refers
2180	2180	8 a defendant to the program under section 6 of this chapter, the court
2181	2181	9 may do the following:
2182	2182	10 (1) Suspend the defendant's driving privileges for at least ninety
2183	2183	11 (90) days but not more than four (4) years.
2184	2184	12 (2) Impose other appropriate conditions.
2185	2185	13 (b) The defendant may be granted probationary driving privileges
2186	2186	14 only after the defendant's license or driving privilege card has been
2187	2187	15 suspended for at least thirty (30) days under IC 9-30-6-9.
2188	2188	16 (c) The court may, as an alternative to a license or driving privilege
2189	2189	17 card suspension under subsection (a)(1), issue an order prohibiting the
2190	2190	18 defendant from operating a motor vehicle unless the motor vehicle is
2191	2191	19 equipped with a functioning certified ignition interlock device under
2192	2192	20 IC 9-30-8. An order requiring an ignition interlock device must remain
2193	2193	21 in effect for at least two (2) years but not more than four (4) years.
2194	2194	22 SECTION 53. IC 9-30-13-0.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.198-2016,
2195	2195	23 SECTION 604, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
2196	2196	24 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 0.5. (a) A court shall forward to the
2197	2197	25 bureau a certified abstract of the record of the conviction of a person
2198	2198	26 in the court for a violation of a law relating to motor vehicles.
2199	2199	27 (b) If in the opinion of the court a defendant should be deprived of
2200	2200	28 the privilege to operate a motor vehicle upon a public highway, the
2201	2201	29 court may recommend the suspension of the convicted person's driving
2202	2202	30 privileges for a period that does not exceed the maximum period of
2203	2203	31 incarceration for the offense of which the person was convicted.
2204	2204	32 (c) The bureau shall comply with the court's recommendation.
2205	2205	33 (d) At the time of a conviction referred to in subsection (a) or under
2206	2206	34 IC 9-30-5-7, the court may obtain and destroy the defendant's current
2207	2207	35 driver's license or driving privilege card.
2208	2208	36 (e) An abstract required by this section must be in the form
2209	2209	37 prescribed by the bureau and, when certified, shall be accepted by an
2210	2210	38 administrative agency or a court as prima facie evidence of the
2211	2211	39 conviction and all other action stated in the abstract.
2212	2212	40 SECTION 54. IC 9-30-13-8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.217-2014,
2213	2213	41 SECTION 152, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
2214	2214	42 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 8. (a) Upon receiving an order
2215	2215	2024 IN 138—LS 6440/DI 151 52
2216	2216	1 issued by a court under IC 35-43-4-8(b) concerning a person convicted
2217	2217	2 of fuel theft, the bureau shall do the following:
2218	2218	3 (1) Suspend under subsection (b) the driving privileges of the
2219	2219	4 person who is the subject of the order, whether or not the person's
2220	2220	5 current driver's license or driving privilege card accompanies
2221	2221	6 the order.
2222	2222	7 (2) Mail to the last known address of the person who is the subject
2223	2223	8 of the order a notice:
2224	2224	9 (A) stating that the person's driving privileges are being
2225	2225	10 suspended for fuel theft;
2226	2226	11 (B) setting forth the date on which the suspension takes effect
2227	2227	12 and the date on which the suspension terminates; and
2228	2228	13 (C) stating that the person may be granted specialized driving
2229	2229	14 privileges under IC 9-30-16 if the person meets the conditions
2230	2230	15 for obtaining specialized driving privileges.
2231	2231	16 (b) The suspension of the driving privileges of a person who is the
2232	2232	17 subject of an order issued under IC 35-43-4-8(b):
2233	2233	18 (1) begins five (5) business days after the date on which the
2234	2234	19 bureau mails the notice to the person under subsection (a)(2); and
2235	2235	20 (2) terminates thirty (30) days after the suspension begins.
2236	2236	21 (c) A person who operates a motor vehicle during a suspension of
2237	2237	22 the person's driving privileges under this section commits a Class A
2238	2238	23 infraction unless the person's operation of the motor vehicle is
2239	2239	24 authorized by specialized driving privileges granted to the person under
2240	2240	25 IC 9-30-16.
2241	2241	26 (d) The bureau shall, upon receiving a record of conviction of a
2242	2242	27 person upon a charge of driving a motor vehicle while the driving
2243	2243	28 privileges, permit, or license, or driving privilege card of the person
2244	2244	29 is suspended, fix the period of suspension in accordance with the order
2245	2245	30 of the court.
2246	2246	31 SECTION 55. IC 9-30-13-9, AS ADDED BY P.L.41-2016,
2247	2247	32 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2248	2248	33 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 9. (a) Upon receiving an order issued by a court
2249	2249	34 under IC 9-21-5-11(f) concerning a person who has committed the
2250	2250	35 infraction of violating a worksite speed limit for the second time within
2251	2251	36 one (1) year, the bureau shall do the following:
2252	2252	37 (1) Suspend under subsection (b) the driving privileges of the
2253	2253	38 person who is the subject of the order, whether or not the person's
2254	2254	39 current driver's license or driving privilege card accompanies
2255	2255	40 the order.
2256	2256	41 (2) Mail to the last known address of the person who is the subject
2257	2257	42 of the order a notice:
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2259	2259	1 (A) stating that the person's driving privileges are being
2260	2260	2 suspended for a second or subsequent offense of exceeding a
2261	2261	3 worksite speed limit within one (1) year;
2262	2262	4 (B) setting forth the date on which the suspension takes effect
2263	2263	5 and the date on which the suspension terminates; and
2264	2264	6 (C) stating that the person may be granted specialized driving
2265	2265	7 privileges under IC 9-30-16 if the person meets the conditions
2266	2266	8 for obtaining specialized driving privileges.
2267	2267	9 (b) The suspension of the driving privileges of a person who is the
2268	2268	10 subject of an order issued under IC 9-21-5-11(f):
2269	2269	11 (1) begins five (5) business days after the date on which the
2270	2270	12 bureau mails the notice to the person under subsection (a)(2); and
2271	2271	13 (2) terminates sixty (60) days after the suspension begins.
2272	2272	14 (c) A person who operates a motor vehicle during a suspension of
2273	2273	15 the person's driving privileges under this section commits a Class A
2274	2274	16 infraction unless the person's operation of the motor vehicle is
2275	2275	17 authorized by specialized driving privileges granted to the person under
2276	2276	18 IC 9-30-16.
2277	2277	19 (d) The bureau shall, upon receiving a record of conviction of a
2278	2278	20 person upon a charge of driving a motor vehicle while the driving
2279	2279	21 privileges, permit, or license, or driving privilege card of the person
2280	2280	22 is suspended, fix the period of suspension in accordance with the order
2281	2281	23 of the court.
2282	2282	24 SECTION 56. IC 9-30-16-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.111-2021,
2283	2283	25 SECTION 90, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2284	2284	26 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the
2285	2285	27 following are ineligible for specialized driving privileges under this
2286	2286	28 chapter:
2287	2287	29 (1) A person who has never been an Indiana resident.
2288	2288	30 (2) A person seeking specialized driving privileges with respect
2289	2289	31 to a suspension based on the person's refusal to submit to a
2290	2290	32 chemical test offered under IC 9-30-6 or IC 9-30-7. However, a
2291	2291	33 court may grant this person driving privileges under
2292	2292	34 IC 9-30-6-8(d).
2293	2293	35 (3) A person whose driving privileges have been suspended or
2294	2294	36 revoked under IC 9-24-10-7(b)(2)(A).
2295	2295	37 (4) A person whose driving privileges have been suspended under
2296	2296	38 IC 9-21-8-52(e) or IC 9-21-12-1(b).
2297	2297	39 (b) This chapter applies to the following:
2298	2298	40 (1) A person who held a driver's license (issued under IC 9-24-3),
2299	2299	41 or a commercial driver's license, a public passenger chauffeur's
2300	2300	42 license, or a chauffeur's license, or a driving privilege card at
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2302	2302	1 the time of:
2303	2303	2 (A) the criminal conviction for which the operation of a motor
2304	2304	3 vehicle is an element of the offense;
2305	2305	4 (B) any criminal conviction for an offense under IC 9-30-5,
2306	2306	5 IC 35-46-9, or IC 14-15-8 (before its repeal); or
2307	2307	6 (C) committing the infraction of exceeding a worksite speed
2308	2308	7 limit for the second time in one (1) year under IC 9-21-5-11(f).
2309	2309	8 (2) A person: who:
2310	2310	9 (A) who:
2311	2311	10 (i) has never held a valid Indiana driver's license or driving
2312	2312	11 privilege card; or
2313	2313	12 (ii) does not currently hold a valid Indiana learner's permit
2314	2314	13 or driving privilege card learner's permit; and
2315	2315	14 (B) who was an Indiana resident when the driving privileges
2316	2316	15 for which the person is seeking specialized driving privileges
2317	2317	16 were suspended.
2318	2318	17 (c) Except as specifically provided in this chapter, a court may
2319	2319	18 suspend the driving privileges of a person convicted of any of the
2320	2320	19 following offenses for a period up to the maximum allowable period of
2321	2321	20 incarceration under the penalty for the offense:
2322	2322	21 (1) Any criminal conviction in which the operation of a motor
2323	2323	22 vehicle is an element of the offense.
2324	2324	23 (2) Any criminal conviction for an offense under IC 9-30-5,
2325	2325	24 IC 35-46-9, or IC 14-15-8 (before its repeal).
2326	2326	25 (3) Any offense under IC 35-42-1, IC 35-42-2, or IC 35-44.1-3-1
2327	2327	26 that involves the use of a vehicle.
2328	2328	27 (d) Except as provided in section 3.5 of this chapter, a suspension
2329	2329	28 of driving privileges under this chapter may begin before the
2330	2330	29 conviction. Multiple suspensions of driving privileges ordered by a
2331	2331	30 court that are part of the same episode of criminal conduct shall be
2332	2332	31 served concurrently. A court may grant credit time for any suspension
2333	2333	32 that began before the conviction, except as prohibited by section
2334	2334	33 6(a)(2) of this chapter.
2335	2335	34 (e) If a person has had an ignition interlock device installed as a
2336	2336	35 condition of specialized driving privileges or under IC 9-30-6-8(d), the
2337	2337	36 period of the installation shall be credited as part of the suspension of
2338	2338	37 driving privileges.
2339	2339	38 (f) This subsection applies to a person described in subsection
2340	2340	39 (b)(2). A court shall, as a condition of granting specialized driving
2341	2341	40 privileges to the person, require the person to apply for and obtain an
2342	2342	41 Indiana driver's license or driving privilege card.
2343	2343	42 (g) If a person indicates to the court at an initial hearing (as
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2345	2345	1 described in IC 35-33-7) that the person intends to file a petition for a
2346	2346	2 specialized driving privileges hearing with that court under section 3
2347	2347	3 or 4 of this chapter, the following apply:
2348	2348	4 (1) The court shall:
2349	2349	5 (A) stay the suspension of the person's driving privileges at the
2350	2350	6 initial hearing and shall not submit the probable cause
2351	2351	7 affidavit related to the person's offense to the bureau; and
2352	2352	8 (B) set the matter for a specialized driving privileges hearing
2353	2353	9 not later than thirty (30) days after the initial hearing.
2354	2354	10 (2) If the person does not file a petition for a specialized driving
2355	2355	11 privileges hearing not later than ten (10) days after the date of the
2356	2356	12 initial hearing, the court shall lift the stay of the suspension of the
2357	2357	13 person's driving privileges and shall submit the probable cause
2358	2358	14 affidavit related to the person's offense to the bureau for
2359	2359	15 automatic suspension.
2360	2360	16 (3) If the person files a petition for a specialized driving privileges
2361	2361	17 hearing not later than ten (10) days after the initial hearing, the
2362	2362	18 stay of the suspension of the person's driving privileges continues
2363	2363	19 until the matter is heard and a determination is made by the court
2364	2364	20 at the specialized driving privileges hearing.
2365	2365	21 (4) If the specialized driving privileges hearing is continued due
2366	2366	22 to:
2367	2367	23 (A) a congestion of the court calendar;
2368	2368	24 (B) the prosecuting attorney's motion for a continuance; or
2369	2369	25 (C) the person's motion for a continuance with no objection by
2370	2370	26 the prosecuting attorney;
2371	2371	27 the stay of the suspension of the person's driving privileges
2372	2372	28 continues until addressed at the next hearing.
2373	2373	29 (5) If the person moves for a continuance of the specialized
2374	2374	30 driving privileges hearing and the court grants the continuance
2375	2375	31 over the prosecuting attorney's objection, the court shall lift the
2376	2376	32 stay of the suspension of the person's driving privileges and shall
2377	2377	33 submit the probable cause affidavit related to the person's offense
2378	2378	34 to the bureau for automatic suspension.
2379	2379	35 SECTION 57. IC 9-30-16-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.29-2020,
2380	2380	36 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2381	2381	37 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) This section does not apply to specialized
2382	2382	38 driving privileges granted in accordance with section 3.5 of this
2383	2383	39 chapter. If a court orders a suspension of driving privileges under this
2384	2384	40 chapter, or imposes a suspension of driving privileges under
2385	2385	41 IC 9-30-6-9(c), the court may stay the suspension and grant a
2386	2386	42 specialized driving privilege as set forth in this section.
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2388	2388	1 (b) An individual who seeks specialized driving privileges must file
2389	2389	2 a petition for specialized driving privileges in each court that has
2390	2390	3 ordered or imposed a suspension of the individual's driving privileges.
2391	2391	4 Each petition must:
2392	2392	5 (1) be verified by the petitioner;
2393	2393	6 (2) state the petitioner's age, date of birth, and address;
2394	2394	7 (3) state the grounds for relief and the relief sought;
2395	2395	8 (4) be filed in the court case that resulted in the order of
2396	2396	9 suspension; and
2397	2397	10 (5) be served on the bureau and the prosecuting attorney.
2398	2398	11 A prosecuting attorney shall appear on behalf of the bureau to respond
2399	2399	12 to a petition filed under this subsection.
2400	2400	13 (c) Except as provided in subsection (h), regardless of the
2401	2401	14 underlying offense, specialized driving privileges granted under this
2402	2402	15 section shall be granted for a period of time as determined by the court.
2403	2403	16 A court, at its discretion, may set periodic review hearings to review an
2404	2404	17 individual's specialized driving privileges.
2405	2405	18 (d) The terms of specialized driving privileges must be determined
2406	2406	19 by a court.
2407	2407	20 (e) A stay of a suspension and specialized driving privileges may
2408	2408	21 not be granted to an individual who:
2409	2409	22 (1) has previously been granted specialized driving privileges;
2410	2410	23 and
2411	2411	24 (2) has more than one (1) conviction under section 5 of this
2412	2412	25 chapter.
2413	2413	26 (f) An individual who has been granted specialized driving
2414	2414	27 privileges shall:
2415	2415	28 (1) maintain proof of future financial responsibility insurance
2416	2416	29 during the period of specialized driving privileges;
2417	2417	30 (2) carry a copy of the order granting specialized driving
2418	2418	31 privileges or have the order in the vehicle being operated by the
2419	2419	32 individual;
2420	2420	33 (3) produce the copy of the order granting specialized driving
2421	2421	34 privileges upon the request of a police officer; and
2422	2422	35 (4) carry a validly issued state identification card, or driver's
2423	2423	36 license, or driving privilege card.
2424	2424	37 (g) An individual who holds a commercial driver's license and has
2425	2425	38 been granted specialized driving privileges under this chapter may not,
2426	2426	39 for the duration of the suspension for which the specialized driving
2427	2427	40 privileges are sought, operate any vehicle that requires the individual
2428	2428	41 to hold a commercial driver's license to operate the vehicle.
2429	2429	42 (h) Whenever a suspension of an individual's driving privileges
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2431	2431	1 under this chapter is terminated because:
2432	2432	2 (1) the underlying conviction, judgment, or finding that forms the
2433	2433	3 basis of the suspension is reversed, vacated, or dismissed; or
2434	2434	4 (2) the individual is acquitted of, found not liable for, or otherwise
2435	2435	5 found not to have committed the underlying act or offense that
2436	2436	6 forms the basis of the suspension;
2437	2437	7 the individual's specialized driving privileges expire at the time the
2438	2438	8 suspension of the individual's driving privileges is terminated.
2439	2439	9 (i) The court shall inform the bureau of a termination of a
2440	2440	10 suspension and expiration of specialized driving privileges as described
2441	2441	11 under subsection (h) in a format designated by the bureau.
2442	2442	12 SECTION 58. IC 9-30-16-3.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.29-2020,
2443	2443	13 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2444	2444	14 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3.5. (a) If a court imposes a suspension of driving
2445	2445	15 privileges under IC 9-21-5-11(f), the court may stay the suspension and
2446	2446	16 grant a specialized driving privilege as set forth in this section.
2447	2447	17 (b) Except as provided in subsection (g), specialized driving
2448	2448	18 privileges granted under this section shall be granted for a period of
2449	2449	19 time as determined by the court. A court, at its discretion, may set
2450	2450	20 periodic review hearings to review an individual's specialized driving
2451	2451	21 privileges.
2452	2452	22 (c) Specialized driving privileges granted under this section:
2453	2453	23 (1) must be determined by a court; and
2454	2454	24 (2) are limited to restricting the individual to being allowed to
2455	2455	25 operate a motor vehicle between the place of employment of the
2456	2456	26 individual and the individual's residence.
2457	2457	27 (d) An individual who has been granted specialized driving
2458	2458	28 privileges under this section shall:
2459	2459	29 (1) maintain proof of future financial responsibility insurance
2460	2460	30 during the period of specialized driving privileges;
2461	2461	31 (2) carry a copy of the order granting specialized driving
2462	2462	32 privileges or have the order in the vehicle being operated by the
2463	2463	33 individual;
2464	2464	34 (3) produce the copy of the order granting specialized driving
2465	2465	35 privileges upon the request of a police officer; and
2466	2466	36 (4) carry a validly issued driver's license or driving privilege
2467	2467	37 card.
2468	2468	38 (e) An individual who holds a commercial driver's license and has
2469	2469	39 been granted specialized driving privileges under this chapter may not,
2470	2470	40 for the duration of the suspension for which the specialized driving
2471	2471	41 privileges are sought, operate a motor vehicle that requires the
2472	2472	42 individual to hold a commercial driver's license to operate the motor
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2474	2474	1 vehicle.
2475	2475	2 (f) An individual who seeks specialized driving privileges must file
2476	2476	3 a petition for specialized driving privileges in each court that has
2477	2477	4 ordered or imposed a suspension of the individual's driving privileges.
2478	2478	5 Each petition must:
2479	2479	6 (1) be verified by the petitioner;
2480	2480	7 (2) state the petitioner's age, date of birth, and address;
2481	2481	8 (3) state the grounds for relief and the relief sought;
2482	2482	9 (4) be filed in the court that ordered or imposed the suspension;
2483	2483	10 and
2484	2484	11 (5) be served on the bureau and the prosecuting attorney.
2485	2485	12 A prosecuting attorney shall appear on behalf of the bureau to respond
2486	2486	13 to a petition filed under this subsection.
2487	2487	14 (g) Whenever a suspension of an individual's driving privileges
2488	2488	15 under this chapter is terminated because:
2489	2489	16 (1) the underlying conviction, judgment, or finding that forms the
2490	2490	17 basis of the suspension is reversed, vacated, or dismissed; or
2491	2491	18 (2) the individual is acquitted of, found not liable for, or otherwise
2492	2492	19 found not to have committed the underlying act or offense that
2493	2493	20 forms the basis of the suspension;
2494	2494	21 the individual's specialized driving privileges expire at the time the
2495	2495	22 suspension of the individual's driving privileges is terminated.
2496	2496	23 (h) The court shall inform the bureau of a termination of a
2497	2497	24 suspension of driving privileges and expiration of specialized driving
2498	2498	25 privileges as described under subsection (g) in a format designated by
2499	2499	26 the bureau.
2500	2500	27 SECTION 59. IC 9-30-16-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.10-2019,
2501	2501	28 SECTION 47, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2502	2502	29 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally
2503	2503	30 violates a condition imposed by a court under section 3, 3.5, or 4 of this
2504	2504	31 chapter, or imposed under IC 9-30-10-14.2, commits a Class C
2505	2505	32 misdemeanor. The prosecuting attorney may notify the court that issued
2506	2506	33 the specialized driving privileges order of the alleged violation. If the
2507	2507	34 specialized driving privileges order is from a different county, the
2508	2508	35 prosecuting attorney may also notify the prosecuting attorney in that
2509	2509	36 county of the violation.
2510	2510	37 (b) For a person convicted of an offense under subsection (a), the
2511	2511	38 court that issued the specialized driving privileges order that was
2512	2512	39 violated may modify or revoke specialized driving privileges. The court
2513	2513	40 that issued the specialized driving privileges order that was violated
2514	2514	41 may order the bureau to lift the stay of a suspension of driving
2515	2515	42 privileges and suspend the person's driving driver's license or driving
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2517	2517	1 privilege card as originally ordered in addition to any additional
2518	2518	2 suspension.
2519	2519	3 SECTION 60. IC 9-30-16-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.110-2020,
2520	2520	4 SECTION 7, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2521	2521	5 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 6. (a) A person whose driving privileges are
2522	2522	6 suspended under section 1(c) of this chapter:
2523	2523	7 (1) is entitled to credit for any days during which the license or
2524	2524	8 driving privilege card was suspended under IC 9-30-6-9(c); and
2525	2525	9 (2) may not receive any credit for days during which the person's
2526	2526	10 driving privileges were suspended under IC 9-30-6-9(b).
2527	2527	11 (b) A period of suspension of driving privileges imposed under
2528	2528	12 section 1(c) of this chapter must be consecutive to any period of
2529	2529	13 suspension imposed under IC 9-30-6-9(b). However, if the state and
2530	2530	14 defendant agree pursuant to a term in an accepted plea agreement, or
2531	2531	15 if the court finds at sentencing that it is in the best interest of society,
2532	2532	16 the court shall terminate all or any part of the remaining suspension
2533	2533	17 under IC 9-30-6-9(b) and shall enter this finding in its sentencing
2534	2534	18 order.
2535	2535	19 (c) The bureau shall designate a period of suspension of driving
2536	2536	20 privileges imposed under section 1(c) of this chapter as consecutive to
2537	2537	21 any period of suspension imposed under IC 9-30-6-9(b) unless the
2538	2538	22 sentencing order of the court under subsection (b) terminates all or part
2539	2539	23 of the remaining suspension under IC 9-30-6-9(b).
2540	2540	24 SECTION 61. IC 9-30-16-6.5, AS ADDED BY P.L.110-2020,
2541	2541	25 SECTION 8, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2542	2542	26 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 6.5. A court and the bureau, if applicable, shall
2543	2543	27 terminate all or any part of the remaining suspension of a person's
2544	2544	28 license or driving privilege card suspension under section 1(c) of this
2545	2545	29 chapter or under IC 9-30-6-9 if:
2546	2546	30 (1) the charges against the person are dismissed;
2547	2547	31 (2) the person is acquitted; or
2548	2548	32 (3) the person's conviction is vacated or reversed on appeal.
2549	2549	33 SECTION 62. IC 9-30-16-7, AS ADDED BY P.L.198-2016,
2550	2550	34 SECTION 611, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
2551	2551	35 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7. If the bureau issues a driver's
2552	2552	36 license or driving privilege card to an individual who has been issued
2553	2553	37 specialized driving privileges, the individual shall pay a specialized
2554	2554	38 driving privileges charge of ten dollars ($10). The charge is in addition
2555	2555	39 to any applicable fees under IC 9-24 and shall be deposited in the
2556	2556	40 commission fund.
2557	2557	41 SECTION 63. IC 9-33-4-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.86-2021,
2558	2558	42 SECTION 16, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
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2560	2560	1 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. This chapter applies to the following:
2561	2561	2 (1) An unpaid judgment for an infraction described in this title
2562	2562	3 that relates to the operation of a motor vehicle, if the infraction
2563	2563	4 was committed before January 1, 2020.
2564	2564	5 (2) A driving privileges reinstatement fee (as described in
2565	2565	6 IC 9-25-6-15), which a person with a suspended driver's license
2566	2566	7 or driving privilege card is or would be required to pay to
2567	2567	8 reinstate the person's driver's license or driving privilege card if
2568	2568	9 the person's driver's license was suspended before January 1,
2569	2569	10 2020.
2570	2570	11 (3) Any court costs, administrative fees, late fees, or other fees
2571	2571	12 imposed on a person in connection with an unpaid judgment or
2572	2572	13 fee described in subdivision (1) or (2).
2573	2573	14 SECTION 64. IC 20-33-2-11, AS AMENDED BY P.L.111-2021,
2574	2574	15 SECTION 95, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2575	2575	16 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 11. (a) Notwithstanding IC 9-24 concerning the
2576	2576	17 minimum requirements for qualifying for the issuance of a driver's
2577	2577	18 license, or a learner's permit, or a driving privilege card, and subject
2578	2578	19 to subsections (c) through (e), an individual who is:
2579	2579	20 (1) at least fifteen (15) years of age and less than eighteen (18)
2580	2580	21 years of age;
2581	2581	22 (2) a habitual truant under the definition of habitual truant
2582	2582	23 established under subsection (b); and
2583	2583	24 (3) identified in the information submitted to the bureau of motor
2584	2584	25 vehicles under subsection (f);
2585	2585	26 may not be issued a driver's license, or a learner's permit, or a driving
2586	2586	27 privilege card to drive a motor vehicle under IC 9-24 until the
2587	2587	28 individual is at least eighteen (18) years of age.
2588	2588	29 (b) Each governing body may establish and include as part of the
2589	2589	30 written copy of its discipline rules described in IC 20-33-8-12:
2590	2590	31 (1) a definition of a child who is designated as a habitual truant,
2591	2591	32 which must, at a minimum, define the term as a student who is
2592	2592	33 chronically absent, by having unexcused absences from school for
2593	2593	34 more than ten (10) days of school in one (1) school year; and
2594	2594	35 (2) all other pertinent matters related to this action.
2595	2595	36 (c) An individual described in subsection (a) is entitled to the
2596	2596	37 procedure described in IC 20-33-8-19.
2597	2597	38 (d) An individual described in subsection (a) who is at least thirteen
2598	2598	39 (13) years of age and less than eighteen (18) years of age is entitled to
2599	2599	40 a periodic review of the individual's attendance record in school to
2600	2600	41 determine whether the prohibition described in subsection (a) shall
2601	2601	42 continue. The periodic reviews may not be conducted less than one (1)
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2603	2603	1 time each school year.
2604	2604	2 (e) Upon review, the governing body may determine that the
2605	2605	3 individual's attendance record has improved to the degree that the
2606	2606	4 individual may become eligible to be issued a driver's license, or a
2607	2607	5 learner's permit, or a driving privilege card.
2608	2608	6 (f) The governing body of the school corporation may submit to the
2609	2609	7 bureau of motor vehicles the pertinent information concerning an
2610	2610	8 individual's ineligibility under subsection (a) to be issued a driver's
2611	2611	9 license, or a learner's permit, or a driving privilege card.
2612	2612	10 (g) The department shall develop guidelines concerning criteria
2613	2613	11 used in defining a habitual truant that may be considered by a
2614	2614	12 governing body in complying with subsection (b).
2615	2615	13 SECTION 65. IC 20-33-2-28.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.147-2020,
2616	2616	14 SECTION 7, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2617	2617	15 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 28.5. (a) This section applies to an individual:
2618	2618	16 (1) who:
2619	2619	17 (A) attends or last attended a public school;
2620	2620	18 (B) is at least sixteen (16) years of age but less than eighteen
2621	2621	19 (18) years of age; and
2622	2622	20 (C) has not completed the requirements for graduation;
2623	2623	21 (2) who:
2624	2624	22 (A) wishes to withdraw from school before graduation;
2625	2625	23 (B) fails to return at the beginning of a semester; or
2626	2626	24 (C) stops attending school during a semester; and
2627	2627	25 (3) who has no record of transfer to another school.
2628	2628	26 (b) An individual to whom this section applies may withdraw from
2629	2629	27 school only if all of the following conditions are met:
2630	2630	28 (1) An exit interview is conducted.
2631	2631	29 (2) The individual's parent consents to the withdrawal.
2632	2632	30 (3) The school principal approves of the withdrawal.
2633	2633	31 (4) The withdrawal is due to:
2634	2634	32 (A) financial hardship and the individual must be employed to
2635	2635	33 support the individual's family or a dependent;
2636	2636	34 (B) illness; or
2637	2637	35 (C) an order by a court that has jurisdiction over the child.
2638	2638	36 During the exit interview, the school principal shall provide to the
2639	2639	37 student and the student's parent a copy of statistics compiled by the
2640	2640	38 department concerning the likely consequences of life without a high
2641	2641	39 school diploma. The school principal shall advise the student and the
2642	2642	40 student's parent that the student's withdrawal from school may prevent
2643	2643	41 the student from receiving or result in the revocation of the student's
2644	2644	42 employment certificate and driver's license, or learner's permit, or
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2646	2646	1 driving privilege card.
2647	2647	2 (c) For purposes of this section, the following must be in written
2648	2648	3 form:
2649	2649	4 (1) An individual's request to withdraw from school.
2650	2650	5 (2) A parent's consent to a withdrawal.
2651	2651	6 (3) A principal's consent to a withdrawal.
2652	2652	7 (d) If the individual's principal does not consent to the individual's
2653	2653	8 withdrawal under this section, the individual's parent may appeal the
2654	2654	9 denial of consent to the governing body of the public school that the
2655	2655	10 individual last attended.
2656	2656	11 (e) Each public school, including each school corporation and each
2657	2657	12 charter school (as defined in IC 20-24-1-4), shall provide an annual
2658	2658	13 report to the department setting forth the following information:
2659	2659	14 (1) The total number of individuals:
2660	2660	15 (A) who withdrew from school under this section; and
2661	2661	16 (B) who either:
2662	2662	17 (i) failed to return to school at the beginning of a semester;
2663	2663	18 or
2664	2664	19 (ii) stopped attending school during a semester;
2665	2665	20 and for whom there is no record of transfer to another school.
2666	2666	21 (2) The number of individuals who withdrew from school
2667	2667	22 following an exit interview.
2668	2668	23 (f) If an individual to which this section applies:
2669	2669	24 (1) has not received consent to withdraw from school under this
2670	2670	25 section; and
2671	2671	26 (2) fails to return to school at the beginning of a semester or
2672	2672	27 during the semester;
2673	2673	28 the principal of the school that the individual last attended may deliver
2674	2674	29 by certified mail or personal delivery to the bureau of youth
2675	2675	30 employment a record of the individual's failure to return to school so
2676	2676	31 that the bureau of youth employment revokes any employment
2677	2677	32 certificates issued under IC 22-2-18 (before its expiration on June 30,
2678	2678	33 2021) to the individual and does not issue any additional employment
2679	2679	34 certificates to the individual. For purposes of IC 22-2-18-20 (before its
2680	2680	35 expiration on June 30, 2021), the individual shall be considered a
2681	2681	36 dropout.
2682	2682	37 (g) At the same time that a school principal delivers the record
2683	2683	38 under subsection (f), the principal may deliver by certified mail or
2684	2684	39 personal delivery to the bureau of motor vehicles a record of the
2685	2685	40 individual's failure to return to school so that the bureau of motor
2686	2686	41 vehicles revokes any driver's license, or learner's permit, or driving
2687	2687	42 privilege card issued to the individual and does not issue any
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2689	2689	1 additional driver's licenses, or learner's permits, or driving privilege
2690	2690	2 cards to the individual before the individual is at least eighteen (18)
2691	2691	3 years of age. For purposes of IC 9-24-2-1, the individual shall be
2692	2692	4 considered a dropout.
2693	2693	5 (h) If:
2694	2694	6 (1) a principal has delivered the record required under subsection
2695	2695	7 (f) or (g), or both; and
2696	2696	8 (2) the school subsequently gives consent to the individual to
2697	2697	9 withdraw from school under this section;
2698	2698	10 the principal of the school shall send a notice of withdrawal to the
2699	2699	11 bureau of youth employment and the bureau of motor vehicles by
2700	2700	12 certified mail or personal delivery and, for purposes of IC 22-2-18-20
2701	2701	13 (before its expiration on June 30, 2021) and IC 9-24-2-1, the individual
2702	2702	14 shall no longer be considered a dropout.
2703	2703	15 SECTION 66. IC 20-33-8-33, AS AMENDED BY P.L.233-2015,
2704	2704	16 SECTION 264, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
2705	2705	17 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 33. Before February 1 and before
2706	2706	18 October 1 of each year, except when a hearing has been requested to
2707	2707	19 determine financial hardship under IC 9-24-2-1(a)(4), a principal may
2708	2708	20 submit to the bureau of motor vehicles the pertinent information
2709	2709	21 concerning an individual's ineligibility under IC 9-24-2-1 to be issued
2710	2710	22 a driver's license, or learner's permit, or driving privilege card or
2711	2711	23 concerning the suspension of driving privileges under IC 9-24-2-4.
2712	2712	24 SECTION 67. IC 31-37-19-13, AS AMENDED BY P.L.111-2021,
2713	2713	25 SECTION 98, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2714	2714	26 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 13. (a) This section applies if a child is a
2715	2715	27 delinquent child under IC 31-37-1 due to the commission of a
2716	2716	28 delinquent act that, if committed by an adult, would be:
2717	2717	29 (1) dealing in:
2718	2718	30 (A) a controlled substance (as defined in IC 35-48-1-9); or
2719	2719	31 (B) a counterfeit substance (as defined in IC 35-48-1-10);
2720	2720	32 (2) possessing:
2721	2721	33 (A) a controlled substance (as defined in IC 35-48-1-9); or
2722	2722	34 (B) a prescription drug (as defined in IC 35-48-1-25);
2723	2723	35 for which the child does not have a prescription; or
2724	2724	36 (3) conspiring to commit an act described in subdivision (1) or
2725	2725	37 (2).
2726	2726	38 (b) The juvenile court shall, in addition to any other order or decree
2727	2727	39 the court makes under this chapter, order the bureau of motor vehicles
2728	2728	40 to invalidate the child's driver's license, driving privilege card, or
2729	2729	41 permit for a period specified by the court of at least six (6) months but
2730	2730	42 not more than one (1) year from the time the child would otherwise be
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2732	2732	1 eligible for a learner's permit or driving privilege card.
2733	2733	2 SECTION 68. IC 31-37-19-14, AS AMENDED BY P.L.111-2021,
2734	2734	3 SECTION 99, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2735	2735	4 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 14. (a) This section applies if:
2736	2736	5 (1) a child has been previously determined to be a delinquent
2737	2737	6 child under IC 31-37-1 (or IC 31-6-4-1(b)(1) before its repeal)
2738	2738	7 due to the commission of a delinquent act described in section
2739	2739	8 13(a)(1), 13(a)(2), or 13(a)(3) of this chapter (or
2740	2740	9 IC 31-6-4-15.9(d)(1), IC 31-6-4-15.9(d)(2), or
2741	2741	10 IC 31-6-4-15.9(d)(3) before its repeal); or
2742	2742	11 (2) the delinquent act described in section 13(a)(1), 13(a)(2), or
2743	2743	12 13(a)(3) of this chapter (or IC 31-6-4-15.9(d)(1),
2744	2744	13 IC 31-6-4-15.9(d)(2), or IC 31-6-4-15.9(d)(3) before its repeal)
2745	2745	14 was committed:
2746	2746	15 (A) on school property;
2747	2747	16 (B) within one thousand (1,000) feet of school property; or
2748	2748	17 (C) on a school bus.
2749	2749	18 (b) The juvenile court shall, in addition to any other order or decree
2750	2750	19 the court makes under this chapter, order the bureau of motor vehicles
2751	2751	20 to invalidate the child's driver's license or driving privilege card for
2752	2752	21 a period specified by the court of at least six (6) months but not more
2753	2753	22 than two (2) years from the time the child would otherwise be eligible
2754	2754	23 for a learner's permit or driving privilege card.
2755	2755	24 SECTION 69. IC 31-37-19-15 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
2756	2756	25 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 15. (a) This section
2757	2757	26 applies if a child is a delinquent child under IC 31-37-1 due to the
2758	2758	27 commission of a delinquent act that, if committed by an adult, would
2759	2759	28 be:
2760	2760	29 (1) dealing in:
2761	2761	30 (A) a controlled substance (as defined in IC 35-48-1-9); or
2762	2762	31 (B) a counterfeit substance (as defined in IC 35-48-1-10);
2763	2763	32 (2) possessing:
2764	2764	33 (A) a controlled substance (as defined in IC 35-48-1-9); or
2765	2765	34 (B) a prescription drug (as defined in IC 35-48-1-25);
2766	2766	35 for which the child does not have a prescription; or
2767	2767	36 (3) conspiring to commit an act described in subdivision (1) or
2768	2768	37 (2).
2769	2769	38 (b) The juvenile court shall, in addition to any other order or decree
2770	2770	39 the court makes under this chapter, order the bureau of motor vehicles
2771	2771	40 not to issue the child a learner's permit or driving privilege card for
2772	2772	41 a period specified by the court of at least six (6) months but not more
2773	2773	42 than one (1) year from the time the child would otherwise be eligible
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2775	2775	1 for a learner's permit or driving privilege card.
2776	2776	2 SECTION 70. IC 31-37-19-16 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
2777	2777	3 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 16. (a) This section
2778	2778	4 applies if:
2779	2779	5 (1) a child has been previously determined to be a delinquent
2780	2780	6 child under IC 31-37-1 (or IC 31-6-4-1(b)(1) before its repeal)
2781	2781	7 due to the commission of a delinquent act described in section
2782	2782	8 15(a)(1), 15(a)(2), or 15(a)(3) of this chapter (or
2783	2783	9 IC 31-6-4-15.9(e)(1), IC 31-6-4-15.9(e)(2), or
2784	2784	10 IC 31-6-4-15.9(e)(3) before its repeal); or
2785	2785	11 (2) the delinquent act described in section 15(a)(1), 15(a)(2), or
2786	2786	12 15(a)(3) of this chapter (or IC 31-6-4-15.9(e)(1),
2787	2787	13 IC 31-6-4-15.9(e)(2), or IC 31-6-4-15.9(e)(3) before its repeal)
2788	2788	14 was committed:
2789	2789	15 (A) on school property;
2790	2790	16 (B) within one thousand (1,000) feet of school property; or
2791	2791	17 (C) on a school bus.
2792	2792	18 (b) The juvenile court shall, in addition to any other order or decree
2793	2793	19 the court makes under this chapter, order the bureau of motor vehicles
2794	2794	20 not to issue the child a learner's permit or driving privilege card for
2795	2795	21 a period specified by the court of at least six (6) months but not more
2796	2796	22 than two (2) years from the time the child would otherwise be eligible
2797	2797	23 for a learner's permit or driving privilege card.
2798	2798	24 SECTION 71. IC 31-37-19-17, AS AMENDED BY P.L.111-2021,
2799	2799	25 SECTION 100, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
2800	2800	26 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 17. (a) This section applies if a
2801	2801	27 child is a delinquent child under IC 31-37-1 due to the commission of
2802	2802	28 a delinquent act that, if committed by an adult, would be criminal
2803	2803	29 mischief or institutional criminal mischief under IC 35-43-1-2 that
2804	2804	30 involves the use of graffiti.
2805	2805	31 (b) The juvenile court may, in addition to any other order or decree
2806	2806	32 the court makes under this chapter, order the bureau of motor vehicles
2807	2807	33 to:
2808	2808	34 (1) suspend the child's driver's license or driving privilege card;
2809	2809	35 or
2810	2810	36 (2) invalidate the child's learner's permit or driving privilege
2811	2811	37 card learner's permit;
2812	2812	38 for one (1) year beginning the date of the order.
2813	2813	39 SECTION 72. IC 34-24-1-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.185-2023,
2814	2814	40 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2815	2815	41 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) The following may be seized:
2816	2816	42 (1) All vehicles (as defined by IC 35-31.5-2-346), if they are used
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2818	2818	1 or are intended for use by the person or persons in possession of
2819	2819	2 them to transport or in any manner to facilitate the transportation
2820	2820	3 of the following:
2821	2821	4 (A) A controlled substance for the purpose of committing,
2822	2822	5 attempting to commit, or conspiring to commit any of the
2823	2823	6 following:
2824	2824	7 (i) Dealing in or manufacturing cocaine or a narcotic drug
2825	2825	8 (IC 35-48-4-1).
2826	2826	9 (ii) Dealing in methamphetamine (IC 35-48-4-1.1).
2827	2827	10 (iii) Manufacturing methamphetamine (IC 35-48-4-1.2).
2828	2828	11 (iv) Dealing in a schedule I, II, or III controlled substance
2829	2829	12 (IC 35-48-4-2).
2830	2830	13 (v) Dealing in a schedule IV controlled substance (IC
2831	2831	14 35-48-4-3).
2832	2832	15 (vi) Dealing in a schedule V controlled substance (IC
2833	2833	16 35-48-4-4).
2834	2834	17 (vii) Dealing in a counterfeit substance (IC 35-48-4-5).
2835	2835	18 (viii) Possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug (IC
2836	2836	19 35-48-4-6).
2837	2837	20 (ix) Possession of methamphetamine (IC 35-48-4-6.1).
2838	2838	21 (x) Dealing in paraphernalia (IC 35-48-4-8.5).
2839	2839	22 (xi) Dealing in marijuana, hash oil, hashish, or salvia (IC
2840	2840	23 35-48-4-10).
2841	2841	24 (xii) An offense under IC 35-48-4 involving a synthetic drug
2842	2842	25 (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-321), a synthetic drug lookalike
2843	2843	26 substance (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-321.5 (before its
2844	2844	27 repeal on July 1, 2019)) under IC 35-48-4-10.5 (before its
2845	2845	28 repeal on July 1, 2019), a controlled substance analog (as
2846	2846	29 defined in IC 35-48-1-9.3), or a substance represented to be
2847	2847	30 a controlled substance (as described in IC 35-48-4-4.6).
2848	2848	31 (B) Any stolen (IC 35-43-4-2 or IC 35-43-4-2.2) or converted
2849	2849	32 property (IC 35-43-4-3) if the retail or repurchase value of that
2850	2850	33 property is one hundred dollars ($100) or more.
2851	2851	34 (C) Any hazardous waste in violation of IC 13-30-10-1.5.
2852	2852	35 (D) A bomb (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-31) or weapon of
2853	2853	36 mass destruction (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-354) used to
2854	2854	37 commit, used in an attempt to commit, or used in a conspiracy
2855	2855	38 to commit a felony terrorist offense (as defined in
2856	2856	39 IC 35-50-2-18) or an offense under IC 35-47 as part of or in
2857	2857	40 furtherance of an act of terrorism (as defined by
2858	2858	41 IC 35-31.5-2-329).
2859	2859	42 (2) All money, negotiable instruments, securities, weapons,
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2861	2861	1 communications devices, or any property used to commit, used in
2862	2862	2 an attempt to commit, or used in a conspiracy to commit a felony
2863	2863	3 terrorist offense (as defined in IC 35-50-2-18) or an offense under
2864	2864	4 IC 35-47 as part of or in furtherance of an act of terrorism or
2865	2865	5 commonly used as consideration for a violation of IC 35-48-4
2866	2866	6 (other than items subject to forfeiture under IC 16-42-20-5 or
2867	2867	7 IC 16-6-8.5-5.1, before its repeal):
2868	2868	8 (A) furnished or intended to be furnished by any person in
2869	2869	9 exchange for an act that is in violation of a criminal statute;
2870	2870	10 (B) used to facilitate any violation of a criminal statute; or
2871	2871	11 (C) traceable as proceeds of the violation of a criminal statute.
2872	2872	12 (3) Any portion of real or personal property purchased with
2873	2873	13 money that is traceable as a proceed of a violation of a criminal
2874	2874	14 statute.
2875	2875	15 (4) A vehicle that is used by a person to:
2876	2876	16 (A) commit, attempt to commit, or conspire to commit;
2877	2877	17 (B) facilitate the commission of; or
2878	2878	18 (C) escape from the commission of;
2879	2879	19 murder (IC 35-42-1-1), dealing in a controlled substance resulting
2880	2880	20 in death (IC 35-42-1-1.5), kidnapping (IC 35-42-3-2), criminal
2881	2881	21 confinement (IC 35-42-3-3), rape (IC 35-42-4-1), child molesting
2882	2882	22 (IC 35-42-4-3), or child exploitation (IC 35-42-4-4), or an offense
2883	2883	23 under IC 35-47 as part of or in furtherance of an act of terrorism.
2884	2884	24 (5) Real property owned by a person who uses it to commit any of
2885	2885	25 the following as a Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4, or Level 5
2886	2886	26 felony:
2887	2887	27 (A) Dealing in or manufacturing cocaine or a narcotic drug (IC
2888	2888	28 35-48-4-1).
2889	2889	29 (B) Dealing in methamphetamine (IC 35-48-4-1.1).
2890	2890	30 (C) Manufacturing methamphetamine (IC 35-48-4-1.2).
2891	2891	31 (D) Dealing in a schedule I, II, or III controlled substance (IC
2892	2892	32 35-48-4-2).
2893	2893	33 (E) Dealing in a schedule IV controlled substance (IC
2894	2894	34 35-48-4-3).
2895	2895	35 (F) Dealing in marijuana, hash oil, hashish, or salvia (IC
2896	2896	36 35-48-4-10).
2897	2897	37 (G) Dealing in a synthetic drug (as defined in
2898	2898	38 IC 35-31.5-2-321) or synthetic drug lookalike substance (as
2899	2899	39 defined in IC 35-31.5-2-321.5 (before its repeal on July 1,
2900	2900	40 2019)) under IC 35-48-4-10.5 (before its repeal on July 1,
2901	2901	41 2019).
2902	2902	42 (H) Dealing in a controlled substance resulting in death (IC
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2904	2904	1 35-42-1-1.5).
2905	2905	2 (6) Equipment and recordings used by a person to commit fraud
2906	2906	3 under IC 35-43-5.
2907	2907	4 (7) Recordings sold, rented, transported, or possessed by a person
2908	2908	5 in violation of IC 24-4-10.
2909	2909	6 (8) Property (as defined by IC 35-31.5-2-253) or an enterprise (as
2910	2910	7 defined by IC 35-45-6-1) that is the object of a corrupt business
2911	2911	8 influence violation (IC 35-45-6-2).
2912	2912	9 (9) Unlawful telecommunications devices (as defined in
2913	2913	10 IC 35-45-13-6) and plans, instructions, or publications used to
2914	2914	11 commit an offense under IC 35-45-13.
2915	2915	12 (10) Any equipment, including computer equipment and cellular
2916	2916	13 telephones, used for or intended for use in preparing,
2917	2917	14 photographing, recording, videotaping, digitizing, printing,
2918	2918	15 copying, or disseminating matter in violation of IC 35-42-4.
2919	2919	16 (11) Destructive devices used, possessed, transported, or sold in
2920	2920	17 violation of IC 35-47.5.
2921	2921	18 (12) Tobacco products that are sold in violation of IC 24-3-5,
2922	2922	19 tobacco products that a person attempts to sell in violation of
2923	2923	20 IC 24-3-5, and other personal property owned and used by a
2924	2924	21 person to facilitate a violation of IC 24-3-5.
2925	2925	22 (13) Property used by a person to commit counterfeiting or
2926	2926	23 forgery in violation of IC 35-43-5-2.
2927	2927	24 (14) After December 31, 2005, if a person is convicted of an
2928	2928	25 offense specified in IC 25-26-14-26(b) or IC 35-43-10, the
2929	2929	26 following real or personal property:
2930	2930	27 (A) Property used or intended to be used to commit, facilitate,
2931	2931	28 or promote the commission of the offense.
2932	2932	29 (B) Property constituting, derived from, or traceable to the
2933	2933	30 gross proceeds that the person obtained directly or indirectly
2934	2934	31 as a result of the offense.
2935	2935	32 (15) Except as provided in subsection (e), a vehicle used by a
2936	2936	33 person who operates the vehicle:
2937	2937	34 (A) while intoxicated, in violation of IC 9-30-5-1 through
2938	2938	35 IC 9-30-5-5, if in the previous five (5) years the person has two
2939	2939	36 (2) or more prior unrelated convictions for operating a motor
2940	2940	37 vehicle while intoxicated in violation of IC 9-30-5-1 through
2941	2941	38 IC 9-30-5-5; or
2942	2942	39 (B) on a highway while the person's driving privileges are
2943	2943	40 suspended in violation of IC 9-24-19-2 through IC 9-24-19-3,
2944	2944	41 if in the previous five (5) years the person has two (2) or more
2945	2945	42 prior unrelated convictions for operating a vehicle while
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2947	2947	1 intoxicated in violation of IC 9-30-5-1 through IC 9-30-5-5.
2948	2948	2 If a court orders the seizure of a vehicle under this subdivision,
2949	2949	3 the court shall transmit an order to the bureau of motor vehicles
2950	2950	4 recommending that the bureau not permit a vehicle to be
2951	2951	5 registered in the name of the person whose vehicle was seized
2952	2952	6 until the person possesses a current driving driver's license (as
2953	2953	7 defined in IC 9-13-2-41) or driving privilege card (as defined
2954	2954	8 in IC 9-13-2-48.1).
2955	2955	9 (16) The following real or personal property:
2956	2956	10 (A) Property used or intended to be used to commit, facilitate,
2957	2957	11 or promote the commission of an offense specified in
2958	2958	12 IC 23-14-48-9, IC 30-2-9-7(b), IC 30-2-10-9(b), or
2959	2959	13 IC 30-2-13-38(f).
2960	2960	14 (B) Property constituting, derived from, or traceable to the
2961	2961	15 gross proceeds that a person obtains directly or indirectly as a
2962	2962	16 result of an offense specified in IC 23-14-48-9, IC 30-2-9-7(b),
2963	2963	17 IC 30-2-10-9(b), or IC 30-2-13-38(f).
2964	2964	18 (17) Real or personal property, including a vehicle, that is used by
2965	2965	19 a person to:
2966	2966	20 (A) commit, attempt to commit, or conspire to commit;
2967	2967	21 (B) facilitate the commission of; or
2968	2968	22 (C) escape from the commission of;
2969	2969	23 a violation of IC 35-42-3.5-1 through IC 35-42-3.5-1.4 (human
2970	2970	24 trafficking) or IC 35-45-4-4 (promoting prostitution).
2971	2971	25 (b) A vehicle used by any person as a common or contract carrier in
2972	2972	26 the transaction of business as a common or contract carrier is not
2973	2973	27 subject to seizure under this section, unless it can be proven by a
2974	2974	28 preponderance of the evidence that the owner of the vehicle knowingly
2975	2975	29 permitted the vehicle to be used to engage in conduct that subjects it to
2976	2976	30 seizure under subsection (a).
2977	2977	31 (c) Equipment under subsection (a)(10) may not be seized unless it
2978	2978	32 can be proven by a preponderance of the evidence that the owner of the
2979	2979	33 equipment knowingly permitted the equipment to be used to engage in
2980	2980	34 conduct that subjects it to seizure under subsection (a)(10).
2981	2981	35 (d) Money, negotiable instruments, securities, weapons,
2982	2982	36 communications devices, or any property commonly used as
2983	2983	37 consideration for a violation of IC 35-48-4 found near or on a person
2984	2984	38 who is committing, attempting to commit, or conspiring to commit any
2985	2985	39 of the following offenses shall be admitted into evidence in an action
2986	2986	40 under this chapter as prima facie evidence that the money, negotiable
2987	2987	41 instrument, security, or other thing of value is property that has been
2988	2988	42 used or was to have been used to facilitate the violation of a criminal
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2990	2990	1 statute or is the proceeds of the violation of a criminal statute:
2991	2991	2 (1) IC 35-42-1-1.5 (dealing in a controlled substance resulting in
2992	2992	3 death).
2993	2993	4 (2) IC 35-48-4-1 (dealing in or manufacturing cocaine or a
2994	2994	5 narcotic drug).
2995	2995	6 (3) IC 35-48-4-1.1 (dealing in methamphetamine).
2996	2996	7 (4) IC 35-48-4-1.2 (manufacturing methamphetamine).
2997	2997	8 (5) IC 35-48-4-2 (dealing in a schedule I, II, or III controlled
2998	2998	9 substance).
2999	2999	10 (6) IC 35-48-4-3 (dealing in a schedule IV controlled substance).
3000	3000	11 (7) IC 35-48-4-4 (dealing in a schedule V controlled substance)
3001	3001	12 as a Level 4 felony.
3002	3002	13 (8) IC 35-48-4-6 (possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug) as a
3003	3003	14 Level 3, Level 4, or Level 5 felony.
3004	3004	15 (9) IC 35-48-4-6.1 (possession of methamphetamine) as a Level
3005	3005	16 3, Level 4, or Level 5 felony.
3006	3006	17 (10) IC 35-48-4-10 (dealing in marijuana, hash oil, hashish, or
3007	3007	18 salvia) as a Level 5 felony.
3008	3008	19 (11) IC 35-48-4-10.5 (before its repeal on July 1, 2019) (dealing
3009	3009	20 in a synthetic drug or synthetic drug lookalike substance) as a
3010	3010	21 Level 5 felony or Level 6 felony (or as a Class C felony or Class
3011	3011	22 D felony under IC 35-48-4-10 before its amendment in 2013).
3012	3012	23 (e) A vehicle operated by a person who is not:
3013	3013	24 (1) an owner of the vehicle; or
3014	3014	25 (2) the spouse of the person who owns the vehicle;
3015	3015	26 is not subject to seizure under subsection (a)(15) unless it can be
3016	3016	27 proven by a preponderance of the evidence that the owner of the
3017	3017	28 vehicle knowingly permitted the vehicle to be used to engage in
3018	3018	29 conduct that subjects it to seizure under subsection (a)(15).
3019	3019	30 SECTION 73. IC 34-30-2.1-95.3 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
3020	3020	31 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
3021	3021	32 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 95.3. IC 9-24-3.5-8 (Concerning
3022	3022	33 liability of a state or local government agency, foster parent, or
3023	3023	34 entity providing services to a minor for costs and damages
3024	3024	35 associated with the minor's application for a driving privilege card
3025	3025	36 or the operation of a motor vehicle).
3026	3026	37 SECTION 74. IC 34-30-2.1-95.4 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
3027	3027	38 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
3028	3028	39 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 95.4. IC 9-24-3.5-11(d)
3029	3029	40 (Concerning driver education instructors, licensed
3030	3030	41 ophthalmologists, and licensed optometrists who make reports
3031	3031	42 concerning fitness of the applicant to operate a motor vehicle).
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3033	3033	1 SECTION 75. IC 34-30-2.1-95.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
3034	3034	2 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
3035	3035	3 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 95.5. IC 9-24-3.5-18 (Concerning
3036	3036	4 the commissioner, employees, and agents of the bureau of motor
3037	3037	5 vehicles for the validity of the information contained on driving
3038	3038	6 privilege cards).
3039	3039	7 SECTION 76. IC 35-43-1-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.79-2023,
3040	3040	8 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3041	3041	9 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. (a) A person who recklessly, knowingly, or
3042	3042	10 intentionally damages or defaces property of another person without
3043	3043	11 the other person's consent commits criminal mischief, a Class B
3044	3044	12 misdemeanor. However, the offense is:
3045	3045	13 (1) a Class A misdemeanor if the pecuniary loss is at least seven
3046	3046	14 hundred fifty dollars ($750) but less than fifty thousand dollars
3047	3047	15 ($50,000); and
3048	3048	16 (2) a Level 6 felony if:
3049	3049	17 (A) the pecuniary loss is at least fifty thousand dollars
3050	3050	18 ($50,000);
3051	3051	19 (B) the damage causes a substantial interruption or impairment
3052	3052	20 of utility service rendered to the public;
3053	3053	21 (C) the damage is to a public record; or
3054	3054	22 (D) the damage is to a law enforcement animal (as defined in
3055	3055	23 IC 35-46-3-4.5).
3056	3056	24 (b) A person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally damages:
3057	3057	25 (1) a structure used for religious worship without the consent of
3058	3058	26 the owner, possessor, or occupant of the property that is damaged;
3059	3059	27 (2) a school or community center without the consent of the
3060	3060	28 owner, possessor, or occupant of the property that is damaged;
3061	3061	29 (3) the property of an agricultural operation (as defined in
3062	3062	30 IC 32-30-6-1) without the consent of the owner, possessor, or
3063	3063	31 occupant of the property that is damaged;
3064	3064	32 (4) the property of a scientific research facility (as defined in
3065	3065	33 IC 35-31.5-2-287) without the consent of, or with consent which
3066	3066	34 was fraudulently obtained from, the owner, possessor, or occupant
3067	3067	35 of the property that is damaged;
3068	3068	36 (5) the grounds:
3069	3069	37 (A) adjacent to; and
3070	3070	38 (B) owned or rented in common with;
3071	3071	39 a structure or facility identified in subdivisions (1) through (4)
3072	3072	40 without the consent of the owner, possessor, or occupant of the
3073	3073	41 property that is damaged;
3074	3074	42 (6) personal property contained in a structure or located at a
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3076	3076	1 facility identified in subdivisions (1) through (4) without the
3077	3077	2 consent of the owner, possessor, or occupant of the property that
3078	3078	3 is damaged;
3079	3079	4 (7) property that is vacant real property (as defined in
3080	3080	5 IC 36-7-36-5) or a vacant structure (as defined in IC 36-7-36-6);
3081	3081	6 or
3082	3082	7 (8) property after the person has been denied entry to the property
3083	3083	8 by a court order that was issued:
3084	3084	9 (A) to the person; or
3085	3085	10 (B) to the general public by conspicuous posting on or around
3086	3086	11 the property in areas where a person could observe the order
3087	3087	12 when the property has been designated by a municipality or
3088	3088	13 county enforcement authority to be a vacant property, an
3089	3089	14 abandoned property, or an abandoned structure (as defined in
3090	3090	15 IC 36-7-36-1);
3091	3091	16 commits institutional criminal mischief, a Class A misdemeanor.
3092	3092	17 However, the offense is a Level 6 felony if the pecuniary loss (or
3093	3093	18 property damage, in the case of an agricultural operation or a scientific
3094	3094	19 research facility) is at least seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) but less
3095	3095	20 than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), and a Level 5 felony if the
3096	3096	21 pecuniary loss (or property damage, in the case of an agricultural
3097	3097	22 operation or a scientific research facility) is at least fifty thousand
3098	3098	23 dollars ($50,000).
3099	3099	24 (c) A person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally damages
3100	3100	25 property:
3101	3101	26 (1) during the dealing or manufacture of or attempted dealing or
3102	3102	27 manufacture of a controlled substance; and
3103	3103	28 (2) by means of a fire or an explosion;
3104	3104	29 commits controlled substances criminal mischief, a Level 6 felony.
3105	3105	30 However, the offense is a Level 5 felony if the offense results in
3106	3106	31 moderate bodily injury to any person other than a defendant.
3107	3107	32 (d) If a person is convicted of an offense under this section that
3108	3108	33 involves the use of graffiti, the court may, in addition to any other
3109	3109	34 penalty, order that the person's driver's license or driving privilege
3110	3110	35 card be suspended or invalidated by the bureau of motor vehicles for
3111	3111	36 not more than one (1) year.
3112	3112	37 (e) The court may rescind an order for suspension or invalidation
3113	3113	38 under subsection (d) and allow the person to receive a license or permit
3114	3114	39 before the period of suspension or invalidation ends if the court
3115	3115	40 determines that the person has removed or painted over the graffiti or
3116	3116	41 has made other suitable restitution.
3117	3117	42 (f) For purposes of this section, "pecuniary loss" includes:
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3119	3119	1 (1) the total costs incurred in inspecting, cleaning, and
3120	3120	2 decontaminating property contaminated by a pollutant; and
3121	3121	3 (2) a reasonable estimate of all additional costs not already
3122	3122	4 incurred under subdivision (1) that are necessary to inspect, clean,
3123	3123	5 and decontaminate property contaminated by a pollutant, to the
3124	3124	6 extent that the property has not already been:
3125	3125	7 (A) cleaned;
3126	3126	8 (B) decontaminated; or
3127	3127	9 (C) both cleaned and decontaminated.
3128	3128	10 The term includes inspection, cleaning, or decontamination conducted
3129	3129	11 by a person certified under IC 16-19-3.1.
3130	3130	12 SECTION 77. IC 35-44.1-3-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.174-2021,
3131	3131	13 SECTION 77, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3132	3132	14 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally:
3133	3133	15 (1) forcibly resists, obstructs, or interferes with a law enforcement
3134	3134	16 officer or a person assisting the officer while the officer is
3135	3135	17 lawfully engaged in the execution of the officer's duties;
3136	3136	18 (2) forcibly resists, obstructs, or interferes with the authorized
3137	3137	19 service or execution of a civil or criminal process or order of a
3138	3138	20 court; or
3139	3139	21 (3) flees from a law enforcement officer after the officer has, by
3140	3140	22 visible or audible means, including operation of the law
3141	3141	23 enforcement officer's siren or emergency lights, identified himself
3142	3142	24 or herself and ordered the person to stop;
3143	3143	25 commits resisting law enforcement, a Class A misdemeanor, except as
3144	3144	26 provided in subsection (c).
3145	3145	27 (b) A person who, having been denied entry by a firefighter, an
3146	3146	28 emergency medical services provider, or a law enforcement officer,
3147	3147	29 knowingly or intentionally enters an area that is marked off with barrier
3148	3148	30 tape or other physical barriers, commits interfering with public safety,
3149	3149	31 a Class B misdemeanor, except as provided in subsection (c) or (k).
3150	3150	32 (c) The offense under subsection (a) or (b) is a:
3151	3151	33 (1) Level 6 felony if:
3152	3152	34 (A) the person uses a vehicle to commit the offense; or
3153	3153	35 (B) while committing the offense, the person:
3154	3154	36 (i) draws or uses a deadly weapon;
3155	3155	37 (ii) inflicts bodily injury on or otherwise causes bodily injury
3156	3156	38 to another person; or
3157	3157	39 (iii) operates a vehicle in a manner that creates a substantial
3158	3158	40 risk of bodily injury to another person;
3159	3159	41 (2) Level 5 felony if:
3160	3160	42 (A) while committing the offense, the person operates a
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3162	3162	1 vehicle in a manner that causes serious bodily injury to another
3163	3163	2 person; or
3164	3164	3 (B) the person uses a vehicle to commit the offense and the
3165	3165	4 person has a prior unrelated conviction under this section
3166	3166	5 involving the use of a vehicle in the commission of the
3167	3167	6 offense;
3168	3168	7 (3) Level 3 felony if, while committing the offense, the person
3169	3169	8 operates a vehicle in a manner that causes the death or
3170	3170	9 catastrophic injury of another person; and
3171	3171	10 (4) Level 2 felony if, while committing any offense described in
3172	3172	11 subsection (a), the person operates a vehicle in a manner that
3173	3173	12 causes the death or catastrophic injury of a firefighter, an
3174	3174	13 emergency medical services provider, or a law enforcement
3175	3175	14 officer while the firefighter, emergency medical services provider,
3176	3176	15 or law enforcement officer is engaged in the firefighter's,
3177	3177	16 emergency medical services provider's, or officer's official duties.
3178	3178	17 (d) The offense under subsection (a) is a Level 6 felony if, while
3179	3179	18 committing an offense under:
3180	3180	19 (1) subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2), the person:
3181	3181	20 (A) creates a substantial risk of bodily injury to the person or
3182	3182	21 another person; and
3183	3183	22 (B) has two (2) or more prior unrelated convictions under
3184	3184	23 subsection (a); or
3185	3185	24 (2) subsection (a)(3), the person has two (2) or more prior
3186	3186	25 unrelated convictions under subsection (a).
3187	3187	26 (e) If a person uses a vehicle to commit a felony offense under
3188	3188	27 subsection (c)(1)(B), (c)(2), (c)(3), or (c)(4), as part of the criminal
3189	3189	28 penalty imposed for the offense, the court shall impose a minimum
3190	3190	29 executed sentence of at least:
3191	3191	30 (1) thirty (30) days, if the person does not have a prior unrelated
3192	3192	31 conviction under this section;
3193	3193	32 (2) one hundred eighty (180) days, if the person has one (1) prior
3194	3194	33 unrelated conviction under this section; or
3195	3195	34 (3) one (1) year, if the person has two (2) or more prior unrelated
3196	3196	35 convictions under this section.
3197	3197	36 (f) Notwithstanding IC 35-50-2-2.2 and IC 35-50-3-1, the mandatory
3198	3198	37 minimum sentence imposed under subsection (e) may not be
3199	3199	38 suspended.
3200	3200	39 (g) If a person is convicted of an offense involving the use of a
3201	3201	40 motor vehicle under:
3202	3202	41 (1) subsection (c)(1)(A), if the person exceeded the speed limit by
3203	3203	42 at least twenty (20) miles per hour while committing the offense;
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3205	3205	1 (2) subsection (c)(2); or
3206	3206	2 (3) subsection (c)(3);
3207	3207	3 the court may notify the bureau of motor vehicles to suspend or revoke
3208	3208	4 the person's driver's license or driving privilege card and all
3209	3209	5 certificates of registration and license plates issued or registered in the
3210	3210	6 person's name in accordance with IC 9-30-4-6.1(b) for the period
3211	3211	7 described in IC 9-30-4-6.1(d)(1) or IC 9-30-4-6.1(d)(2). The court shall
3212	3212	8 inform the bureau whether the person has been sentenced to a term of
3213	3213	9 incarceration. At the time of conviction, the court may obtain the
3214	3214	10 person's current driver's license or driving privilege card and return
3215	3215	11 the license to the bureau of motor vehicles.
3216	3216	12 (h) A person may not be charged or convicted of a crime under
3217	3217	13 subsection (a)(3) if the law enforcement officer is a school resource
3218	3218	14 officer acting in the officer's capacity as a school resource officer.
3219	3219	15 (i) A person who commits an offense described in subsection (c)
3220	3220	16 commits a separate offense for each person whose bodily injury,
3221	3221	17 serious bodily injury, catastrophic injury, or death is caused by a
3222	3222	18 violation of subsection (c).
3223	3223	19 (j) A court may order terms of imprisonment imposed on a person
3224	3224	20 convicted of more than one (1) offense described in subsection (c) to
3225	3225	21 run consecutively. Consecutive terms of imprisonment imposed under
3226	3226	22 this subsection are not subject to the sentencing restrictions set forth in
3227	3227	23 IC 35-50-1-2(c) through IC 35-50-1-2(d).
3228	3228	24 (k) As used in this subsection, "family member" means a child,
3229	3229	25 grandchild, parent, grandparent, or spouse of the person. It is a defense
3230	3230	26 to a prosecution under subsection (b) that the person reasonably
3231	3231	27 believed that the person's family member:
3232	3232	28 (1) was in the marked off area; and
3233	3233	29 (2) had suffered bodily injury or was at risk of suffering bodily
3234	3234	30 injury;
3235	3235	31 if the person is not charged as a defendant in connection with the
3236	3236	32 offense, if applicable, that caused the area to be secured by barrier tape
3237	3237	33 or other physical barriers.
3238	3238	34 SECTION 78. IC 35-52-9.1-38, AS ADDED BY P.L.170-2023,
3239	3239	35 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3240	3240	36 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 38. IC 9-24-18-1 defines a crime crimes
3241	3241	37 concerning driver's licenses and driving privilege cards.
3242	3242	38 SECTION 79. IC 35-52-9.1-40, AS ADDED BY P.L.170-2023,
3243	3243	39 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3244	3244	40 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 40. IC 9-24-18-7.5 defines a crime crimes
3245	3245	41 concerning driver's licenses and driving privilege cards.
3246	3246	42 SECTION 80. [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE] (a) The bureau of
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3248	3248	1 motor vehicles shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to
3249	3249	2 implement the issuance and administration of driving privilege
3250	3250	3 cards under IC 9-24-3.5, as added by this act.
3251	3251	4 (b) This SECTION expires July 1, 2026.
3252	3252	5 SECTION 81. An emergency is declared for this act.
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