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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
Sec. 3. (a) The bureau may not issue a driver's license or learner's permit or grant driving privileges to the following individuals:
(1) An individual whose driving privileges have been suspended, during the period for which the driving privileges are suspended, or to an individual whose driver's license has been revoked, until the time the bureau is authorized under Indiana law to issue the individual a new driver's license.
(2) An individual whose learner's permit has been suspended or revoked until the time the bureau is authorized under Indiana law to issue the individual a new learner's permit.
(3) An individual who, in the opinion of the bureau, is afflicted with or suffering from a physical or mental disability or disease that prevents the individual from exercising reasonable and ordinary control over a motor vehicle while operating the motor vehicle on a highway.
(4) An individual who is unable to understand highway warnings or direction signs written in the English language.
(5) An individual who is required under this article to take an examination unless:
(A) the individual successfully passes the examination; or
(B) the bureau waives the examination requirement.
(6) An individual who is required under IC 9-25 or any other statute to deposit or provide proof of financial responsibility and who has not deposited or provided that proof.
(7) An individual when the bureau has good cause to believe that the operation of a motor vehicle on a highway by the individual would be inimical to public safety or welfare.
(8) An individual who is the subject of an order issued by:
(A) a court under IC 31-16-12-7 (or IC 31-1-11.5-13, IC 31-6-6.1-16, or IC 31-14-12-4 before their repeal); or
(B) the Title IV-D agency;
ordering that a driver's license or permit not be issued to the individual.
(9) Except for an individual granted parole, an individual who has not presented valid documentary evidence to the bureau of the individual's lawful status in the United States, as required by IC 9-24-9-2.5.
(10) An individual who does not otherwise satisfy the requirements of this article.
(b) An individual subject to epileptic seizures may not be denied a driver's license or permit under this section if the individual presents a statement from a licensed physician or an advanced practice registered nurse, on a form prescribed by the bureau, that the individual is under medication and is free from seizures while under medication.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 9. Motor Vehicles § 9-24-2-3 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-9-motor-vehicles/in-code-sect-9-24-2-3/
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