Title 9, MOTOR VEHICLES

Sec. 4. A person that is a resident of Indiana and that is eligible to register and display a license plate on a vehicle under this title may apply for and receive an In God We Trust license plate for one (1) or more vehicles after completing an application for an In God We Trust…

Sec. 1. All records of the bureau, except: (1) those declared by law to be confidential; or (2) those containing personal information; must be open to public inspection during office hours in accordance with IC 5-14. [Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-14-3-1; 9-18-2.5-13.] As added …

Sec. 2. The bureau shall maintain the following records: (1) All records related to or concerning certificates of title issued by the bureau under IC 9-17 and IC 9-31 (before its repeal), including the following: (A) An original certificate of title and all assignments and reissu…

Sec. 3. (a) For each individual licensed by the bureau to operate a motor vehicle, the bureau shall create and maintain a driving record that contains the following: (1) The individual's convictions for any of the following: (A) A moving traffic violation. (B) Operating a vehicle…

Sec. 4. All requests for records maintained under this chapter must be: (1) submitted in writing; or (2) made electronically through the computer gateway administered under IC 4-13.1-2-2(a)(6) by the office of technology; to the bureau and, unless exempted by law, must be accompa…

Sec. 5. (a) Upon receiving a request that complies with section 4 of this chapter, the bureau shall prepare and deliver a certified copy of any record of the bureau that is not otherwise declared by law to be confidential. (b) A certified copy of a record obtained under subsectio…

Sec. 6. (a) The bureau shall give precedence to requests under this chapter from law enforcement agencies and agencies of government for certified copies of records. (b) The bureau may not impose a fee on a law enforcement agency, an agency of government, or an operator (as defin…

Sec. 7. (a) The fee for a certified copy of a record maintained by the bureau under this chapter is as follows: (1) For a record that is generated by the bureau's computer systems, including a driving record, four dollars ($4) for each certified copy requested. (2) For a record t…

Sec. 8. (a) Upon the submission to the bureau of a specific written request for a compilation of specific information requested for the purposes described in subsection (c), the bureau may contract with the requesting person to compile the requested information from the records o…

Sec. 9. The bureau may destroy or otherwise dispose of any records of the bureau: (1) in accordance with the bureau's record retention schedule; or (2) with permission from the Indiana archives and record administration under IC 5-15-5.1-14. [Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-14-3-3.…

Sec. 1. A motor vehicle that is constructed or loaded so as to obstruct the driver's view to the rear from the driver's position must be equipped with either: (1) a mirror located so as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway for a distance of at least two hundred (200) fe…

Sec. 2. (a) This section does not apply to a person who owns or operates a vehicle or combination of vehicles that: (1) contain parts and accessories; and (2) is equipped; as required under regulations of the United States Department of Transportation. (b) A person who violates t…

Sec. 1. The distance between mobile home axle centers manufactured after September 30, 1955, may not be less than thirty-four (34) inches. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-1-9.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.

Sec. 1. (a) A person who drives a vehicle that: (1) meets or overtakes from any direction a school bus stopped on a roadway or a private road and is not stopped before reaching the school bus when the arm signal device specified in IC 9-21-12-13 is in the device's extended positi…

Sec. 10. A person who violates section 4 of this chapter commits breach of contract. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-124(c).] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.

Sec. 13. (a) Except: (1) as provided in subsection (b); or (2) when a school bus is stopped at an intersection or another place where traffic is controlled by a traffic control device or a police officer; whenever a school bus is stopped on a roadway or a private road to load or …

Sec. 14. Before a driver changes the direction of a school bus, the driver shall use a directional signal to indicate the change at least one hundred (100) feet before the driver turns. A school bus driver who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Class C mis…

Sec. 15. (a) The driver of a school bus shall use flashing lights as prescribed by the state school bus committee to give adequate warning that the school bus is stopped or about to stop on the roadway or the private road to load or unload a student. (b) A school bus driver who k…

Sec. 15.5. Whenever a school bus is in operation and transporting passengers, the driver of a school bus shall have the daytime running lights illuminated at all times. As added by P.L.144-2019, SEC.6.

Sec. 16. (a) When a school bus is in motion, students are prohibited from occupying any space forward of a vertical plane drawn through the rear of the driver's seat and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the bus. Every school bus must: (1) be marked with a line or otherwi…

Sec. 18. (a) Whenever a school bus or special purpose bus is transporting passengers, the school bus or special purpose bus emergency escape exits, doors, emergency exit windows, roof exits, and service doors must be free of any obstruction that: (1) inhibits or obstructs an exit…

Sec. 19. (a) A person who operates a school bus or a special purpose bus shall visually inspect each seat within the interior of the school bus or special purpose bus at the end of a trip during which students or passengers are transported to determine that no student or passenge…

Sec. 20. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), when a school bus is operated on a: (1) U.S. route or state route, the driver may not load or unload a student at a location that requires the student to cross a roadway unless no other safe alternatives are available; and (2) st…

Sec. 20.5. (a) As used in this section, "elementary school": (1) has the meaning set forth in IC 20-18-2-4; and (2) includes public elementary schools and state accredited nonpublic elementary schools that voluntarily become accredited under IC 20-31-4.1. (b) As used in this sect…

Sec. 21. (a) As used in this section, "qualified school district" refers to: (1) a school corporation (as defined in IC 20-18-2-16(a)); (2) a charter school (as defined in IC 20-24-1-4); or (3) a nonpublic school with at least one (1) employee. (b) A qualified school district may…

Sec. 3. On a highway divided into two (2) or more roadways by: (1) leaving an intervening space that is unimproved and not intended for vehicular travel; (2) a physical barrier; or (3) a dividing section constructed to impede vehicular traffic; and if the school bus is on the opp…

Sec. 4. (a) The state school bus committee established by IC 20-27-3-1 shall adopt and enforce rules that are consistent with this chapter to govern the design and operation of all school buses used for the transportation of school children that are: (1) owned and operated by a s…

Sec. 5. (a) This section does not apply to the following: (1) A street railway grade crossing within a business or residence district. (2) Abandoned or unused railroad grade crossings that are: (A) designated by the Indiana department of transportation under IC 8-6-15-2; and (B) …

Sec. 7. (a) A person who drives a vehicle that is not on official business for the state, a unit of government, a fire department, including a volunteer fire department, a law enforcement agency, or an emergency ambulance service may not do any of the following: (1) Follow any fi…

Sec. 8. A person who is convicted of a violation of section 5 of this chapter shall, in addition to the fine and costs that are assessed against the person, have the person's driving privileges suspended for a period of not less than sixty (60) days. [Pre-1991 Recodification Cita…

Sec. 0.5. (a) A learner's permit issued in the form of a physical credential expires two (2) years after the date of issuance. A learner's permit expires upon the bureau receiving notice of the death of the holder or upon issuance of a subsequent physical credential. (b) A motorc…

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in sections 10 and 11 of this chapter, a driver's license issued in the form of a physical credential to an applicant who is at least seventy-five (75) years of age expires at midnight of the birthday of the holder that occurs three (3) years follow…

Sec. 10. Except as provided in section 11 of this chapter, a driver's license issued to or renewed by a driver who is at least eighty-five (85) years of age expires at midnight of the birthday of the holder that occurs two (2) years following the date of issuance. As added by P.L…

Sec. 11. (a) This section applies to a driver's license other than a commercial driver's license. (b) If the birthday of a holder on which the holder's driver's license would otherwise expire falls on: (1) Sunday; (2) a legal holiday (as set forth in IC 1-1-9-1); or (3) a weekday…

Sec. 13. An individual who fails to renew the individual's driver's license on or before the driver's license expiration date shall pay to the bureau an administrative penalty as follows: (1) Before January 1, 2017, an administrative penalty of five dollars ($5). (2) After Decemb…

Note: This version of section effective until 1-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 1-1-2027. Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), the application for renewal of: (1) a driver's license; (2) a chauffeur's license (before the expirat…

Note: This version of section amended by P.L.156-2026, SEC.20. See also preceding version of this section amended by P.L.152-2026, SEC.128. Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), and subject to subsection (d), an individual applying for renewal of a driver's license in…

Note: This version of section effective until 1-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 1-1-2027. Sec. 6. (a) When the Indiana driver's license of an individual who is temporarily residing outside Indiana because of service in the armed forces of the United …

Sec. 7. (a) An endorsement added to a driver's license remains in effect for the same term as the driver's license being endorsed and is subject to renewal at and after the expiration of the driver's license in accordance with this chapter. (b) After December 31, 2016, there is n…

Sec. 1. (a) The bureau may suspend or revoke the driving privileges of an individual who makes payment to the bureau with funds that are not honored. (b) In addition to the penalties in subsection (a), the bureau may do the following: (1) Revoke the driver's license or permit of …

Sec. 2. The bureau may: (1) reinstate a license, a permit, or driving privileges revoked or suspended under section 1 of this chapter; or (2) revalidate a title or registration that has been invalidated under section 1 of this chapter; if the obligation has been satisfied, includ…

Sec. 5. The bureau shall adopt a rule to establish procedures to be followed by the bureau in suspending or revoking a driver's license or permit under this chapter. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-5-4-5.] As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.18.

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to mini-trucks. [Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-1-2.] As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.326.

Sec. 2. (a) A person may apply to the bureau for a temporary registration permit for a vehicle. The bureau shall issue the person a temporary registration permit after the person does the following: (1) Provides proof of financial responsibility in effect with respect to the vehi…

Sec. 3. (a) A person that owns a vehicle may apply to the bureau for a temporary delivery permit to operate the vehicle without obtaining a certificate of title or registration for the vehicle as set forth in subsection (b). The bureau shall issue the person a temporary delivery …

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "committee" means the interim study committee on roads and transportation established by IC 2-5-1.3-4. [Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-25-0.5.] As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327.