Sec. 2.5. (a) Except as provided in section 3 of this chapter, an individual must satisfy the requirements set forth in one (1) of the following subdivisions to receive an operator's license:

(1) The individual meets the following conditions:

(A) Is at least sixteen (16) years and ninety (90) days of age.

(B) Has held a valid learner's permit for at least one hundred eighty (180) days.

(C) Obtains an instructor's certification that the individual has satisfactorily completed an approved driver education course.

(D) Passes the required examinations.

(E) Completes at least fifty (50) hours of supervised driving practice, of which at least ten (10) hours are nighttime driving, as provided in subsection (b).

(2) The individual meets the following conditions:

(A) Is at least sixteen (16) years and two hundred seventy (270) days of age.

(B) Has held a valid learner's permit for at least one hundred eighty (180) days.

(C) Passes the required examinations.

(D) Completes at least fifty (50) hours of supervised driving practice, of which at least ten (10) hours are nighttime driving, as provided in subsection (b).

(3) The individual meets the following conditions:

(A) Is at least sixteen (16) years and one hundred eighty (180) days of age but less than eighteen (18) years of age.

(B) Has previously been a nonresident of Indiana, but, at the time of application, qualifies as an Indiana resident.

(C) Has held for at least one hundred eighty (180) days a valid driver's license, excluding a learner's permit or the equivalent, in the state or a combination of states in which the individual formerly resided.

(D) Passes the required examinations.

(4) The individual meets the following conditions:

(A) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age.

(B) Has previously been a nonresident but, at the time of application, qualifies as an Indiana resident.

(C) Held a valid driver's license, excluding a learner's permit or the equivalent, from the state or country of prior residence.

(D) Passes the required examinations.

(5) The individual meets the following conditions:

(A) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age.

(B) Is a person with a disability.

(C) Has successfully completed driver rehabilitation training by a certified driver rehabilitation specialist recognized by the bureau.

(D) Passes the required examinations.

(b) An applicant who is required to complete at least fifty (50) hours of supervised practice driving under subsection (a)(1)(E) or (a)(2)(D) must do the following:

(1) If the applicant is less than eighteen (18) years of age, complete the practice driving with:

(A) a licensed driver, with valid driving privileges, who is:

(i) at least twenty-five (25) years of age; and

(ii) related to the applicant by blood, marriage, or legal status;

(B) the spouse of the applicant who is:

(i) a licensed driver with valid driving privileges; and

(ii) at least twenty-one (21) years of age; or

(C) an individual with valid driving privileges who:

(i) is licensed as a driver education instructor under IC 9-27-6-8 and is working under the direction of a driver training school described in IC 9-27-6-3(a)(2); or

(ii) is a certified driver rehabilitation specialist recognized by the bureau who is employed through a driver rehabilitation program.

(2) If the applicant is at least eighteen (18) years of age, complete the driving practice with:

(A) a licensed driver, with valid driving privileges, who is at least twenty-five (25) years of age; or

(B) the spouse of the applicant who is:

(i) a licensed driver with valid driving privileges; and

(ii) at least twenty-one (21) years of age.

(3) If the applicant is less than eighteen (18) years of age and is under the care and supervision of the department of child services, complete the driving practice with:

(A) a licensed driver with valid driving privileges who is:

(i) at least twenty-five (25) years of age; and

(ii) related to the applicant by blood, marriage, or legal status;

(B) a licensed driver with valid driving privileges who is:

(i) at least twenty-five (25) years of age; and

(ii) approved by the department of child services; or

(C) an individual with valid driving privileges who is:

(i) licensed as a driver education instructor under IC 9-27-6-8 and is working under the direction of a driver training school described in IC 9-27-6-3(a)(2); or

(ii) a certified driver rehabilitation specialist recognized by the bureau who is employed through a driver rehabilitation program.

(4) Submit to the commission under IC 9-24-9-2(c) evidence of the time logged in practice driving.

[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: subsection (a) formerly 9-24-7-2.]

As added by P.L.101-2009, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.145-2011, SEC.12; P.L.125-2012, SEC.174; P.L.85-2013, SEC.27; P.L.150-2015, SEC.1; P.L.198-2016, SEC.430; P.L.116-2017, SEC.2.