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Indiana Code Title 9. Motor Vehicles § 9-24-8.5-3

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

Sec. 3. (a) The bureau shall add a motorcycle endorsement to a driver's license if the holder meets the following conditions:

(1) Is at least:

(A) sixteen (16) years and ninety (90) days of age and has completed a motorcycle operator safety education course approved by the bureau under IC 9-27-7; or

(B) sixteen (16) years and two hundred seventy (270) days of age.

(2) Makes a proper application in the form and manner prescribed by the bureau.

(3) Has passed a written examination developed by the bureau concerning the safe operation of a motorcycle.

(4) Satisfactorily completes an operational skills test at a location approved by the bureau.

(5) Pays a fee of nineteen dollars ($19). The fee shall be distributed as follows:

(A) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology fund.

(B) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the motor vehicle highway account.

(C) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the integrated public safety communications fund.

(D) Sixteen dollars ($16) to the commission fund.

(b) The bureau may waive the testing requirements under subsection (a)(3) and (a)(4) for an individual who satisfactorily completes a motorcycle operator safety course approved by the bureau as set forth in IC 9-27-7.

(c) The bureau may waive the operational skills test under subsection (a)(4) for an individual who holds a valid motorcycle endorsement or motorcycle license from any other jurisdiction.

(d) An individual who fails the operational skills test under subsection (a)(4) three (3) consecutive times is not eligible to retake the test until two (2) months after the date of the most recent failed test.

(e) The fee for a motorcycle operational skills test administered under this chapter is as follows:

(1) For tests given by state employees, the fee is five dollars ($5) and shall be deposited in the motor vehicle highway account under IC 8-14-1.

(2) For tests given by a contractor approved by the bureau, the fee is:

(A) determined under rules adopted by the bureau under IC 4-22-2 to cover the direct costs of administering the test; and

(B) paid to the contractor.

(f) The bureau may impose an additional fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) if the bureau processes an application for a physical credential under this chapter in a period of time that is shorter than the normal processing period. The bureau shall deposit the fee in the commission fund.

(g) A fee imposed under this section is in addition to any other fee imposed under this chapter.

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