2011 Indiana Code
TITLE 9. MOTOR VEHICLES
ARTICLE 24. DRIVERS LICENSES
CHAPTER 4. CHAUFFEUR'S LICENSE

IC 9-24-4
Chapter 4. Chauffeur's License

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

IC 9-24-4-2
Age requirement; hardship waiver
Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), an individual must be at least eighteen (18) years of age to receive a chauffeur's license.
(b) 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 chauffeur's license due to hardship conditions.
(c) The bureau shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to state the conditions under which the age requirements may be waived.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12.

IC 9-24-4-3
Operator's license not required; surrender
Sec. 3. (a) An individual holding a valid chauffeur's license is not required to obtain an operator's license.
(b) To receive a chauffeur's license, an individual must surrender to the bureau any operator's license issued to the individual.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12.

IC 9-24-4-4
Operating privileges
Sec. 4. A chauffeur's license entitles the licensee to operate a motor vehicle, except a motorcycle, upon a public highway. A chauffeur's license does not entitle the licensee to operate a motor vehicle as a public passenger chauffeur.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12.

IC 9-24-4-5
Employment of chauffeurs; license required
Sec. 5. A person may not employ another person as a chauffeur to operate a motor vehicle unless the other person is licensed as

chauffeur under this chapter.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12.

IC 9-24-4-5.5
Chauffeur's licenseholder after June 30, 1991; term of operation of commercial vehicle after issuance or renewal
Sec. 5.5. Notwithstanding any other law, a person holding a chauffeur's license that is renewed or issued after June 30, 1991, is not entitled by that license to operate a commercial motor vehicle for more than thirty (30) days following the renewal or issuance.
As added by P.L.96-1991, SEC.2.

IC 9-24-4-6
Violations
Sec. 6. A person who violates this chapter commits a Class C infraction.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12.

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