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. Effective July 1, 2010,
the form must include a verification 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.
(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.
IC 9-24-3-2
Age, experience, and examination requirements
Sec. 2. (a) 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.
(b) This section expires June 30, 2010. The expiration of this
section does not affect the validity of an operator's license issued
under this section.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.156-2006, SEC.4;
P.L.101-2009, SEC.4.
IC 9-24-3-2.5
Age, experience, and examination requirements
Sec. 2.5. (a) This section applies beginning July 1, 2010.
(b) 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.
As added by P.L.101-2009, SEC.5.
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.