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ARTICLE 25.
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
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Chapter 8. Penalties.
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9-25-8-1.
Inapplicability of chapter.
9-25-8-2.
Operating without proof of financial respon-
sibility.
9-25-8-4.
No notification to prosecutor.
9-25-8-1. Inapplicability of chapter.
This chapter does not apply to the following:
(1) Persons who have obtained a certificate
of self-insurance under IC 9-25-4-11.
(2) Operators of government owned vehi-
cles.
(3) Persons who are exempt under IC 9-25-
1-2.
9-25-8-2. Operating without proof of
financial responsibility [effective
January 1, 2015].
(a) A person who knowingly:
(1) operates; or
(2) permits the operation of;
a motor vehicle on a public highway in Indiana
without financial responsibility in effect as set
forth in IC 9-25-4-4 commits a Class A infraction.
However, the offense is a Class C misdemeanor
if the person knowingly or intentionally violates
this section and has a prior unrelated conviction
or judgment under this section.
(b) Subsection (a)(2) applies to:
(1) the owner of a rental company under IC
9-25-6-3(f)(1); and
(2) an employer under IC 9-25-6-3(f)(2).
(c) In addition to any other penalty imposed
on a person for violating this section, the court
shall recommend the suspension of the person's
driving privileges for at least ninety (90) days
but not more than one (1) year. However, if, within
the five (5) years preceding the conviction under
this section, the person had a prior unrelated con-
viction under this section, the court shall recom-
mend the suspension of the person's driving
privileges and vehicle registration for one (1)
year.
(d) Upon receiving the recommendation of
the court under subsection (c), the bureau shall sus-
pend the person's driving privileges and vehicle
registration, as applicable, for the period recom-
mended by the court. If no suspension is recom-
mended by the court, or if the court 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
this article.
9-25-8-4. No notification to prosecutor.
The commissioner is not required to notify the
prosecuting attorney of a driver who has had driv-
ing privileges suspended for failure to prove finan-
cial responsibility under this article.
ARTICLE 26.
ACCIDENTS AND ACCIDENT
REPORTS
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Ch. 1.
Generally
Ch. 8.
Arrest for Leaving the Scene
Chapter 1. Duties of Drivers, Owners,
and Passengers and Accident Reports.
Editor’s Note:
The following statutes in this chapter
were repealed by P.L.217-2014, effective January 1, 2015:
9-26-1-1
9-26-1-2
9-26-1-3
9-26-1-4
9-26-1-8
9-26-1-9
Please refer to the 2013 edition of the Indiana Criminal
Code Book for these repealed provisions. Please note that
the felony designations set forth in IC 9-26-1-8 were
reclassified for the time period from July 1, 2014 through
December 31, 2014. Also see IC 9-26-1-1.1 for new pro-
visions in this chapter, effective January 1, 2015.
9-26-1-0.3. Inapplicability to off-road vehicles and
snowmobiles.
9-26-1-0.5. Definition of “accident.”
9-26-1-1.1. Duties after an accident; failure to stop after
an accident.
9-26-1-1.5. Injured or entrapped persons in vehicle.
9-26-1-0.3. Inapplicability to off-road
vehicles and snowmobiles.
