CHAPTER 9. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE OR PERMIT
IC 9-24-9
Chapter 9. Application for License or Permit
IC 9-24-9-1
Forms; affidavits; personal presentation
Sec. 1. (a) Each application for a permit or license under this
chapter must:
(1) be made upon the approved form for the application
furnished by the bureau;
(2) include a signed affidavit in which the applicant swears or
affirms that the information set forth in the application by the
applicant is correct; and
(3) include a voter registration form as provided in IC 3-7-14
and 42 U.S.C. 1973gg-3(c)(1).
The application must be presented in person.
(b) The Indiana election commission may prescribe a voter
registration form for use under subsection (a) that is a separate
document from the remaining portions of the application described
in subsection (a)(1) and (a)(2) if the voter registration form remains
a part of the application, as required under 42 U.S.C. 1973gg-3(c)(1).
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.12-1995,
SEC.116; P.L.2-1996, SEC.228.
IC 9-24-9-2
Required information
Sec. 2. (a) Before January 1, 2008, each application for a license
or permit under this chapter must require the following information:
(1) The name, date of birth, sex, Social Security number, and
mailing address, and, if different from the mailing address, the
residence address of the applicant. The applicant shall indicate
to the bureau:
(A) which address the license or permit shall contain; and
(B) whether the Social Security number or another
distinguishing number shall be the distinctive identification
number used on the license or permit.
(2) Whether the applicant has been licensed as an operator, a
chauffeur, or a public passenger chauffeur or has been the
holder of a learner's permit, and if so, when and by what state.
(3) Whether the applicant's license or permit has ever been
suspended or revoked, and if so, the date of and the reason for
the suspension or revocation.
(4) Whether the applicant has been convicted of a crime
punishable as a felony under Indiana motor vehicle law or any
other felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle was
used.
(5) Whether the applicant has a physical or mental disability,
and if so, the nature of the disability and other information the
bureau directs.
The bureau shall maintain records of the information provided under
subdivisions (1) through (5).
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), after December 31, 2007,
each application for a license or permit under this chapter must
require the following information:
(1) The full legal name of the applicant.
(2) The applicant's date of birth.
(3) The gender of the applicant.
(4) The applicant's height, weight, hair color, and eye color.
(5) The principal address and mailing address of the applicant.
(6) A:
(A) valid Social Security number; or
(B) verification of an applicant's:
(i) ineligibility to be issued a Social Security number; and
(ii) identity and lawful status.
(7) Whether the applicant has been subject to fainting spells or
seizures.
(8) Whether the applicant has been licensed as an operator, a
chauffeur, or a public passenger chauffeur or has been the
holder of a learner's permit, and if so, when and by what state.
(9) Whether the applicant's license or permit has ever been
suspended or revoked, and if so, the date of and the reason for
the suspension or revocation.
(10) Whether the applicant has been convicted of a crime
punishable as a felony under Indiana motor vehicle law or any
other felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle was
used.
(11) Whether the applicant has a physical or mental disability,
and if so, the nature of the disability and other information the
bureau directs.
(12) The signature of the applicant.
The bureau shall maintain records of the information provided under
subdivisions (1) through (12).
(c) For purposes of subsection (b), an individual certified as a
program participant in the address confidentiality program under
IC 5-26.5 is not required to provide the individual's principal address
and mailing address, but may provide an address designated by the
office of the attorney general under IC 5-26.5 as the individual's
principal address and mailing address.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.39-2000, SEC.10;
P.L.138-2001, SEC.1; P.L.176-2001, SEC.12; P.L.1-2002, SEC.44;
P.L.123-2005, SEC.2; P.L.184-2007, SEC.34.
IC 9-24-9-2.5
Documentary evidence; status of legal presence in the United States
Sec. 2.5. In addition to the information required from the
applicant for a license or permit under sections 1 and 2 of this
chapter, the bureau shall require an applicant to present to the bureau
valid documentary evidence that the applicant:
(1) is a citizen or national of the United States;
(2) is an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the
United States;
(3) has conditional permanent resident status in the United
States;
(4) has an approved application for asylum in the United States
or has entered into the United States in refugee status;
(5) is an alien lawfully admitted for temporary residence in the
United States;
(6) has a valid unexpired nonimmigrant visa or nonimmigrant
visa status for entry into the United States;
(7) has a pending application for asylum in the United States;
(8) has a pending or approved application for temporary
protected status in the United States;
(9) has approved deferred action status; or
(10) has a pending application for adjustment of status to that
of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the
United States or conditional permanent resident status in the
United States.
As added by P.L.184-2007, SEC.35. Amended by P.L.76-2009,
SEC.3; P.L.162-2009, SEC.1.
IC 9-24-9-3
Applications of minors; signing and swearing by parents,
guardians, custodians, employers, or responsible individuals
Sec. 3. The application of an individual less than eighteen (18)
years of age for a permit or license under this chapter must be signed
and sworn to or affirmed by one (1) of the following in order of
preference:
(1) The parent having custody of the minor applicant or a
designee of the custodial parent specified by the custodial
parent.
(2) The noncustodial parent (as defined in IC 31-9-2-83) of the
minor applicant or a designee of the noncustodial parent
specified by the noncustodial parent.
(3) The guardian having custody of the minor applicant.
(4) In the absence of a person described in subdivisions (1)
through (3), any other adult who is willing to assume the
obligations imposed by the provisions of this chapter.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.156-2006,
SEC.10.
IC 9-24-9-4
Minor applicants; liability of signers; cancellation of licenses and
permits
Sec. 4. (a) An individual who signs an application for a permit or
license under this chapter agrees to be responsible jointly and
severally with the minor applicant for any injury or damage that the
minor applicant causes by reason of the operation of a motor vehicle
if the minor applicant is liable in damages.
(b) An individual who has signed the application of a minor
applicant for a permit or license may subsequently file with the
bureau a verified written request that the permit or license be
canceled. The bureau shall cancel the permit or license and the
individual who signed the application of the minor applicant shall be
relieved from the liability that is imposed under this chapter by
reason of having signed the application and that is subsequently
incurred by the minor applicant in operating a motor vehicle.
(c) When a minor applicant becomes eighteen (18) years of age,
the individual who signed the minor's application is relieved from the
liability imposed under this chapter and subsequently incurred by the
applicant operating a motor vehicle.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12.
IC 9-24-9-5
Minor applicants; death of signers; replacement; cancellation of
licenses and permits
Sec. 5. (a) If the individual who signs an application of a minor
applicant dies, the minor permittee or licensee shall notify the bureau
of the death and obtain a new signer.
(b) The bureau, upon:
(1) receipt of satisfactory evidence of the death of the individual
who signed an application of a minor applicant for a permit or
license; and
(2) the failure of the minor permittee or licensee to obtain a new
signer;
shall cancel the minor's permit or license and may not issue a new
permit or license until the time that a new application is signed and
an affidavit described in section 1 of this chapter is made.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12.
IC 9-24-9-5.5
Authorization for registration with Selective Service System
Sec. 5.5. (a) Any male who:
(1) applies for issuance or renewal of any license listed in
IC 9-24-1-1;
(2) is less than twenty-six (26) years of age; and
(3) is or will be required to register under 50 U.S.C. App.
453(a);
may authorize the bureau to register him with the Selective Service
System in compliance with the requirements of the federal Military
Selective Service Act under 50 U.S.C. App. 451 et seq.
(b) The application form for a driver's license or driver's license
renewal must include a box that an applicant can check to:
(1) identify the applicant as a male who is less than twenty-six
(26) years of age; and
(2) indicate the applicant's intention to authorize the bureau to
submit the necessary information to the Selective Service
System to register the applicant with the Selective Service
System in compliance with federal law.
(c) The application form for a driver's license or driver's license
renewal shall contain the following statement beneath the box
described in subsection (b):
"Failure to register with the Selective Service System in
compliance with the requirements of the federal Military
Selective Service Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 451 et seq., is a felony
and is punishable by up to five (5) years imprisonment and a
two hundred fifty thousand dollar ($250,000) fine. Failure to
register may also render you ineligible for certain federal
benefits, including student financial aid, job training, and
United States citizenship for male immigrants. By checking the
above box, I am consenting to registration with the Selective
Service System. If I am less than eighteen (18) years of age, I
understand that I am consenting to registration with the
Selective Service System when I become eighteen (18) years of
age.".
(d) When authorized by the applicant in conformity with this
section, the bureau shall forward the necessary registration
information provided by the applicant to the Selective Service
System in the electronic format or other format approved by the
Selective Service System.
(e) Failure of an applicant to authorize the bureau to register the
applicant with the Selective Service System is not a basis for denying
the applicant driving privileges.
(f) This section is effective January 1, 2009.
As added by P.L.62-2007, SEC.1.
IC 9-24-9-6
Violations
Sec. 6. A person who violates this chapter commits a Class C
infraction.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12.