CHAPTER 7. LEARNER'S PERMIT
IC 9-24-7
Chapter 7. Learner's Permit
IC 9-24-7-1
Issuance; conditions
Sec. 1. (a) This subsection expires June 30, 2010. The bureau
shall issue a learner's permit to an individual who meets the
following conditions:
(1) Is at least fifteen (15) years of age.
(2) If less than eighteen (18) years of age, is not ineligible under
IC 9-24-2-1.
(3) Is enrolled in an approved driver education course.
(b) This subsection applies beginning July 1, 2010. The bureau
shall issue a learner's permit to an individual who meets the
following conditions:
(1) Is at least fifteen (15) years and one hundred eighty (180)
days of age.
(2) If less than eighteen (18) years of age, is not ineligible under
IC 9-24-2-1.
(3) Is enrolled in an approved driver education course.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.101-2009, SEC.6.
IC 9-24-7-2
Validation
Sec. 2. The bureau shall validate a learner's permit issued under
section 1 of this chapter upon certification by the instructor of an
approved driver education course that the holder has satisfactorily
completed the course.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12.
IC 9-24-7-3
Issuance; age and examination requirements
Sec. 3. The bureau shall issue a validated learner's permit to an
individual who is at least sixteen (16) years of age upon passing the
required examination.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12.
IC 9-24-7-4
Operating privileges
Sec. 4. A learner's permit authorizes the permit holder to operate
a motor vehicle, except a motorcycle, upon a public highway under
the following conditions:
(1) While the holder is participating in practice driving in an
approved driver education course and is accompanied by a
certified driver education instructor in the front seat of an
automobile equipped with dual controls.
(2) If the learner's permit has been validated and the holder is
less than eighteen (18) years of age, the holder may participate
in practice driving if the seat beside the holder is occupied by
a guardian, stepparent, or relative of the holder who is at least
twenty-one (21) years of age and holds a valid operator's,
chauffeur's, or public passenger chauffeur's license.
(3) If the learner's permit has been validated and the holder is at
least eighteen (18) years of age, the holder may participate in
practice driving if accompanied in the vehicle by an individual
who holds a valid operator's, chauffeur's, or public passenger
chauffeur's license.
(4) While:
(A) the holder is enrolled in an approved driver education
course;
(B) the holder is participating in practice driving after having
commenced an approved driver education course; and
(C) the seat beside the holder is occupied by a parent,
stepparent, or guardian of the holder who holds a valid
operator's, chauffeur's, or public passenger chauffeur's
license.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.95-1996, SEC.1;
P.L.93-1997, SEC.12; P.L.48-2004, SEC.7; P.L.156-2006, SEC.8.
IC 9-24-7-5
Operator's license examinations
Sec. 5. A holder of a learner's permit may take an examination for
an operator's license not later than the expiration date of the learner's
permit. Not more than three (3) examinations may be allowed any
holder during the period the learner's permit is issued. A holder who
does not pass the examination during the period for which the
learner's permit is issued must obtain a new learner's permit and is
not eligible to take the examination until two (2) months after the
issuance of the new permit.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12.
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Violations
Sec. 6. A person who violates this chapter commits a Class C
infraction.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12.