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9-24-18-3. Person with custody of motor
vehicle permitting unauthorized
person to drive.
(a) A person that has a motor vehicle in the
person’s custody may not cause or knowingly
permit a person to operate the vehicle upon a
highway unless the person holds a valid license or
permit under this article for the type of vehicle that
the person is operating.
(b) Aperson who violates this section commits
a Class C infraction.
9-24-18-4. Person owning motor vehicle
permitting unauthorized person
to drive.
(a) A person may not authorize or knowingly
permit a motor vehicle owned by the person or
under the person’s control to be operated by a
person who does not have a legal right to do so or
in violation of this title.
(b) Aperson who violates this section commits
a Class C infraction.
9-24-18-6. Burden of proof.
In a proceeding to enforce IC 9-24-1 requir-
ing the operator of a vehicle to have a certain
type of license, the burden is on the defendant to
prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the
defendant had been issued the applicable license
or permit and that the license was valid at the
time of the alleged offense.
9-24-18-7. Counterfeiting driver’s license.
Editor’s Note:
This statute was repealed by
P.L.217-2104, effective January 1, 2015. For the
text of this statute, effective through December 31,
2014, please refer to the 2013 edition of the
Indiana Criminal Code book.
9-24-18-12. License suspension for alcoholic
beverage offenses involving
minors.
Editor’s Note:
This statute was repealed by
P.L.217-2014, effective January 1, 2015. Please
also see IC 9-24-18-12.2, which was added by P.L.
159-2014, effective July 1, 2014.
Upon receipt of a court order under IC 7.1-5-
7-7 (minor possessing, consuming, or transport-
ing alcohol or having alcohol present in a bodily
substance), the bureau shall suspend the minor’s
driving privileges for the period ordered by the
court. If the court fails to recommend a fixed term
of suspension, or recommends a fixed term that is
less than the minimum term required by statute,
the bureau shall impose the minimum period of
suspension required under IC 7.1-5-7.
9-24-18-12.2. License suspension for
alcoholic beverage violations.
Upon receipt of a court order under IC 7.1-5-
7-7 (minor consuming or transporting alcohol), the
bureau shall suspend the minor’s driving privileges
for the period ordered by the court. If the court
fails to recommend a fixed term of suspension, or
recommends a fixed term that is less than the
minimum term required by statute, the bureau
shall impose the minimum period of suspension
under IC 7.1-5-7.
Chapter 19. Penalty Provisions for
Operating Motor Vehicle With Suspended
or Revoked Driving Privileges,
Licenses or Permits.
9-24-19-1.
Operating while suspended or revoked;
Class A infraction.
9-24-19-2.
Operating while suspended or revoked; prior
infraction violation; Class Amisdemeanor.
9-24-19-3.
Operating while suspended or revoked as
result of offense.
9-24-19-4.
Operating while suspended or revoked
resulting in bodily injury, serious bodily
injury or death.
9-24-19-5.
Suspension of driving privileges in addi-
tion to penalty.
9-24-19-7.
Burden of proof on defendant.
9-24-19-8.
Rebuttable presumption of knowledge of
suspension.
9-24-19-1. Operating while suspended or
revoked; Class A infraction
[effective January 1, 2015].
Except as provided in sections 2 and 3 of this
chapter, a person who operates a motor vehicle
upon a highway while the person's driving priv-
ilege, license, or permit is suspended or revoked
commits a Class A infraction.
9-24-19-2. Operating while suspended or
revoked; prior infraction
violation; Class A misdemeanor.
A person who:
