2014 Indiana Code TITLE 9. MOTOR VEHICLES ARTICLE 24. DRIVERS LICENSES CHAPTER 1. INDIVIDUALS REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A LICENSE OR PERMIT
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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 Version a
License required
Note: This version of section effective until 1-1-2015. See also
following version of this section, effective 1-1-2015.
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 Version b
License required
Note: This version of section effective 1-1-2015. See also
preceding version of this section, effective until 1-1-2015.
Sec. 1. (a) 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) a motorcycle endorsement; or
(B) a motorcycle endorsement with a Class A motor driven
cycle restriction;
(6) learner's permit; or
(7) motorcycle learner's permit;
issued to the individual by the bureau under this article to operate
upon an Indiana highway the type of motor vehicle for which the
license or permit was issued.
(b) An individual must have:
(1) an unexpired identification card with a Class B motor driven
cycle endorsement issued to the individual by the bureau under
IC 9-24-16; or
(2) a valid driver's license described in subsection (a);
to operate a Class B motor driven cycle upon an Indiana highway.
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; P.L.221-2014,
SEC.58.
IC 9-24-1-1.5
Applicability; exception
Sec. 1.5. (a) An individual who is an Indiana resident is eligible
to apply 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; P.L.85-2013, SEC.21.
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 Version a
Motorcycle operation; required licenses
Note: This version of section effective until 1-1-2015. See also
following version of this section, effective 1-1-2015.
Sec. 5. (a) An individual must have a valid driver's license that
may be any of the following to operate a motorcycle upon an Indiana
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 a 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; P.L.85-2013, SEC.22.
IC 9-24-1-5 Version b
Motorcycle or Class A motor driven cycle operation; required
licenses
Note: This version of section effective 1-1-2015. See also
preceding version of this section, effective until 1-1-2015.
Sec. 5. (a) An individual must have:
(1) a valid operator's, chauffeur's, public passenger chauffeur's,
or commercial driver's license with a motorcycle endorsement;
(2) a valid motorcycle learner's permit subject to the limitations
imposed under IC 9-24-8; or
(3) a valid driver's license from any other jurisdiction that is
valid for the operation of a motorcycle in that jurisdiction;
to operate a motorcycle upon an Indiana highway.
(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 a motorcycle after
December 31, 2011, without restrictions.
(c) An individual must have:
(1) a driver's license or learner's permit described in subsection
(a); or
(2) a valid operator's, chauffeur's, public passenger chauffeur's,
or commercial driver's license with a motorcycle endorsement
with a Class A motor driven cycle restriction under
IC 9-24-8-4(g);
to operate a Class A motor driven cycle upon an Indiana highway.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.109-2011, SEC.6;
P.L.125-2012, SEC.163; P.L.85-2013, SEC.22; P.L.221-2014,
SEC.59.
IC 9-24-1-6 Version a
Commercial driver's license; necessity; exception
Note: This version of section effective until 1-1-2015. See also
following version of this section, effective 1-1-2015.
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 9-24-1-6 Version b
Commercial driver's license; necessity; exception
Note: This version of section effective 1-1-2015. See also
preceding version of this section, effective until 1-1-2015.
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.
(c) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates subsection
(a) commits a Class C misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.125-2012,
SEC.164; P.L.217-2014, SEC.76.
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 who is at least sixteen (16) years and one
hundred eighty (180) days of age, 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; or
(E) a concrete mixer;
that is being temporarily drawn, moved, or propelled on a public
highway.
(3) A nonresident who:
(A) is at least sixteen (16) years and one hundred eighty
(180) days 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.
(9) An individual while operating:
(A) a farm tractor;
(B) a farm wagon (as defined in IC 9-13-2-60(a)(2)); or
(C) 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, other than to temporarily
draw, move, or propel the farm wagon (as defined in
IC 9-13-2-60(a)(2)), an individual must be at least fifteen (15)
years of age.
(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 or off-road vehicle 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; P.L.85-2013,
SEC.23; P.L.259-2013, SEC.21.
IC 9-24-1-8 Version a
Violations
Note: This version of section effective until 1-1-2015. See also
following version of this section, effective 1-1-2015.
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.
IC 9-24-1-8 Version b
Violations
Note: This version of section effective 1-1-2015. See also
preceding version of this section, effective until 1-1-2015.
Sec. 8. Except as provided in section 6 of this chapter, a person
who violates this chapter commits a Class C infraction.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.217-2014,
SEC.77.
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