2011 Indiana Code
TITLE 9. MOTOR VEHICLES
ARTICLE 24. DRIVERS LICENSES
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 set forth in section 2 or 2.5 of this chapter.
(2) Makes proper application to the bureau under IC 9-24-9 upon a form prescribed by the bureau. The form must include an attestation concerning the number of hours of supervised driving practice that the individual has completed if the individual is required under section 2.5 of this chapter to complete a certain number of hours of supervised driving practice in order to receive an operator's license. The:
(A) parent or guardian of an applicant less than eighteen (18) years of age; or
(B) applicant, if the applicant is at least eighteen (18) years of age;
shall attest in writing under penalty of perjury to the time logged in practice driving.
(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. Amended by P.L.101-2009, SEC.3; P.L.145-2011, SEC.11.

IC 9-24-3-2
Expired
(Expired 6-30-2010, by P.L.101-2009, SEC.4.)

IC 9-24-3-2.5
Age, experience, and examination requirements
Sec. 2.5. (a) Except as provided in section 3 of this chapter, an individual must satisfy the requirements set forth in one (1) of the following subdivisions to receive an operator's license:
(1) The individual 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 one hundred eighty (180) days.
(C) Obtains an instructor's certification that the individual has satisfactorily completed an approved driver education course.
(D) Passes the required examination.
(E) Completes at least fifty (50) hours of supervised driving practice, of which at least ten (10) hours are nighttime driving, with: (i) a licensed instructor or a licensed driver who is at least twenty-five (25) years of age; or
(ii) the spouse of the individual who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
(2) The individual meets the following conditions:
(A) Is at least sixteen (16) years and two hundred seventy (270) days of age.
(B) Has held a valid learner's permit for at least one hundred eighty (180) days.
(C) Passes the required examination.
(D) Completes at least fifty (50) hours of supervised driving practice, of which at least ten (10) hours are nighttime driving, with:
(i) a licensed instructor or a licensed driver who is at least twenty-five (25) years of age; or
(ii) the spouse of the individual who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
(3) The individual meets the following conditions:
(A) Is at least sixteen (16) years and one hundred eighty (180) days of age but less than eighteen (18) years of age.
(B) Has previously been a nonresident of Indiana, but, at the time of application, qualifies as an Indiana resident.
(C) Holds an unrevoked driver's license, excluding a learner's permit or the equivalent, in the state or a combination of states in which the individual formerly resided for at least one hundred eighty (180) days.
(D) Passes the required examination.
(4) The individual meets the following conditions:
(A) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age.
(B) Has previously been a nonresident of Indiana but, at the time of application, qualifies as an Indiana resident.
(C) Has held an unrevoked operator's, chauffeur's, commercial driver's, or public passenger chauffeur's license from the state of prior residence.
(D) Passes the required examination.
(b) An applicant who is required to complete at least fifty (50) hours of supervised practice driving under subsection (a)(1)(E) or (a)(2)(D) must submit to the commission under IC 9-24-9-2(d) evidence of the time logged in practice driving.
As added by P.L.101-2009, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.145-2011, SEC.12.

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.