2012 Indiana Code
TITLE 9. MOTOR VEHICLES
ARTICLE 24. DRIVERS LICENSES
CHAPTER 1. INDIVIDUALS REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A LICENSE OR PERMIT

IC 9-24
ARTICLE 24. DRIVERS LICENSES

IC 9-24-1
Chapter 1. Individuals Required to Obtain a License or Permit

IC 9-24-1-1
License required
Sec. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, an individual must have a valid Indiana:
(1) operator's license;
(2) chauffeur's license;
(3) public passenger chauffeur's license;
(4) commercial driver's license;
(5) driver's license listed in subdivision (1), (2), (3), or (4) with a motorcycle endorsement;
(6) learner's permit; or
(7) motorcycle learner's permit;
issued to the individual by the bureau under this article to drive upon an Indiana highway the type of motor vehicle for which the license or permit was issued.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.156-2006, SEC.3; P.L.109-2011, SEC.5; P.L.125-2012, SEC.159.

IC 9-24-1-1.5
Applicability; standards for determining residency; exception
Sec. 1.5. (a) The standards set forth in IC 3-5-5 to determine the residence of an individual applying to become a voter apply to the determination of the residence of an individual applying for a license under this article.
(b) This section does not prevent the bureau from issuing a license under this article to an individual who is:
(1) not required by this article to reside in Indiana to receive the license; and
(2) otherwise qualified to receive the license.
As added by P.L.14-2004, SEC.186. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.160.

IC 9-24-1-2
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.125-2012, SEC.161.)

IC 9-24-1-3
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.156-2006, SEC.25.)

IC 9-24-1-4
Medical services vehicle operation; requirements
Sec. 4. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, an individual

must:
(1) have a valid Indiana driver's license; and
(2) be at least eighteen (18) years of age;
to drive a medical services vehicle upon an Indiana highway.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.162.

IC 9-24-1-5
Motorcycle operation; required licenses
Sec. 5. (a) An individual must have a valid driver's license that may be any of the following to operate a motorcycle upon a public highway:
(1) An operator's, a chauffeur's, a public passenger chauffeur's, or a commercial driver's license with a motorcycle endorsement.
(2) A motorcycle learner's permit subject to the limitations imposed under IC 9-24-8.
(3) A driver's license from any other jurisdiction that is valid for the operation of a motorcycle in that jurisdiction.
(b) An individual who held a motorcycle operator's license on December 31, 2011, must hold a valid operator's, chauffeur's, public passenger chauffeur's, or commercial driver's license with a motorcycle endorsement in order to operate the motorcycle after December 31, 2011, without restrictions.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.109-2011, SEC.6; P.L.125-2012, SEC.163.

IC 9-24-1-6
Commercial driver's license; necessity; exception
Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) or as otherwise provided in this article, an individual must hold a valid commercial driver's license to drive a commercial motor vehicle upon an Indiana highway.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply if the individual:
(1) holds a valid driver's license of any type;
(2) is enrolled in a commercial motor vehicle training course approved by the bureau; and
(3) is operating a commercial motor vehicle under the direct supervision of a licensed commercial motor vehicle driver.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.164.

IC 9-24-1-7
Exempt operators
Sec. 7. (a) Sections 1 through 5 of this chapter do not apply to the following individuals:
(1) An individual in the service of the armed forces of the United States while operating an official motor vehicle in that service.
(2) An individual while operating:
(A) a road roller; (B) road construction or maintenance machinery, except where the road roller or machinery is required to be registered under Indiana law;
(C) a ditch digging apparatus;
(D) a well drilling apparatus;
(E) a concrete mixer; or
(F) a farm tractor, a farm wagon (as defined in IC 9-13-2-60(a)(2)), or an implement of agriculture designed to be operated primarily in a farm field or on farm premises;
that is being temporarily drawn, moved, or propelled on a public highway. However, to operate a farm wagon (as defined in IC 9-13-2-60(a)(2)) on a highway, an individual must be at least fifteen (15) years of age.
(3) A nonresident who:
(A) is at least sixteen (16) years and one (1) month of age;
(B) has in the nonresident's immediate possession a valid driver's license that was issued to the nonresident in the nonresident's home state or country; and
(C) is lawfully admitted into the United States;
while operating a motor vehicle upon a public highway only as an operator.
(4) A nonresident who:
(A) is at least eighteen (18) years of age;
(B) has in the nonresident's immediate possession a valid chauffeur's license that was issued to the nonresident in the nonresident's home state or country; and
(C) is lawfully admitted into the United States;
while operating a motor vehicle upon a public highway, either as an operator or a chauffeur.
(5) A nonresident who:
(A) is at least eighteen (18) years of age; and
(B) has in the nonresident's immediate possession a valid license issued by the nonresident's home state for the operation of any motor vehicle upon a public highway when in use as a public passenger carrying vehicle;
while operating a motor vehicle upon a public highway, either as an operator or a public passenger chauffeur.
(6) An individual who is legally licensed to operate a motor vehicle in the state of the individual's residence and who is employed in Indiana, subject to the restrictions imposed by the state of the individual's residence.
(7) A new resident of Indiana who possesses a valid, unrestricted driver's license issued by the resident's former state of residence, for a period of sixty (60) days after becoming a resident of Indiana.
(8) An individual who is an engineer, a conductor, a brakeman, or another member of the crew of a locomotive or a train that is being operated upon rails, including the operation of the locomotive or the train on a crossing over a street or a highway. An individual described in this subdivision is not required to

display a license to a law enforcement officer in connection with the operation of a locomotive or a train in Indiana.
(b) An ordinance adopted under IC 9-21-1-3(a)(14) or IC 9-21-1-3.3(a) must require that an individual who operates a golf cart in the city, county, or town hold a driver's license.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.128-1993, SEC.1; P.L.210-2005, SEC.38; P.L.150-2009, SEC.18; P.L.87-2010, SEC.29; P.L.60-2012, SEC.3; P.L.125-2012, SEC.165.

IC 9-24-1-8
Violations
Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person who violates this chapter commits a Class C infraction.
(b) A person who violates section 6 of this chapter commits a Class C misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12.