2006 Indiana Code - CHAPTER 3. OPERATOR\'S LICENSE

IC 9-24-3
     Chapter 3. Operator's License

IC 9-24-3-1
Issuance; conditions
     Sec. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this article, the bureau shall issue an operator's license to an individual who meets the following conditions:
        (1) Satisfies the age requirements described in section 2 of this chapter.
        (2) Makes proper application to the bureau under IC 9-24-9 upon a form prescribed by the bureau.
        (3) Satisfactorily passes the examination and tests required for issuance of an operator's license under IC 9-24-10.
        (4) Pays the fee prescribed by IC 9-29-9.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12.

IC 9-24-3-2
Age, experience, and examination requirements
     Sec. 2. Except as provided in section 3 of this chapter, an individual must meet one (1) of the following conditions to receive an operator's license:
        (1) The applicant meets the following conditions:
            (A) Is at least sixteen (16) years and thirty (30) days of age.
            (B) Has held a valid learner's permit at least sixty (60) days.
            (C) Has obtained an instructor's certification that the applicant has satisfactorily completed an approved driver education course.
            (D) Has passed the required examination.
        (2) The applicant meets the following conditions:
            (A) Is at least sixteen (16) years and one hundred eighty (180) days of age.
            (B) Has held a valid learner's permit for at least sixty (60) days.
            (C) Has passed the required examination.
        (3) The applicant meets the following conditions:
            (A) Is at least sixteen (16) years and one hundred eighty (180) days of age.
            (B) Has, within the past three (3) years, held an Indiana operator's, chauffeur's, or public passenger chauffeur's license that has not been suspended or revoked.
            (C) Passes the required examination.
        (4) The applicant meets the following conditions:
            (A) Is at least sixteen (16) years and one hundred eighty (180) days of age.
            (B) Has previously been a nonresident of Indiana but who, at the time of application, qualifies as an Indiana resident.
            (C) Has held for at least one (1) year an unrevoked operator's, chauffeur's, or public passenger chauffeur's license in the state, district, or county in which the applicant

has been a resident.
            (D) Passes the required examination.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.156-2006, SEC.4.

IC 9-24-3-3
Age and experience requirements; hardship waiver
     Sec. 3. (a) The bureau may waive up to six (6) months of the age and experience requirements for an individual making an application for the individual's initial operator's license due to hardship conditions.
    (b) The bureau shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to state the conditions under which the age requirement may be waived under subsection (a).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12.

IC 9-24-3-4
Surrender of current licenses; return to issuer
     Sec. 4. To receive an operator's license, an individual must surrender to the bureau all valid operator's, chauffeur's, or other current licenses for the operation of a motor vehicle in the individual's possession issued to the individual by Indiana or any other jurisdiction. The bureau shall return all surrendered licenses to the issuing department together with information that the licensee is licensed in a new jurisdiction.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12.

IC 9-24-3-5
Violations
     Sec. 5. A person who violates this chapter commits a Class C infraction.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12.

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