§ 9-24-11-5 — Permit and license contents; acceptance for federal purposes; temporary status; address confidentiality program participants

Indiana § 9-24-11-5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 9: MOTOR VEHICLES
• Art. 24: DRIVERS LICENSES
• Ch. 11: Issuance of License or Permit

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (d), a
learner's permit or driver's license issued under this article must contain
the following information:
(1) The full legal name of the permittee or licensee.
(2) The date of birth of the permittee or licensee.
(3) The address of the principal residence of the permittee or
licensee.
(4) The hair color and eye color of the permittee or licensee.
(5) The date of issue and expiration date of the permit or license.
(6) The gender of the permittee or licensee.
(7) The unique identifying number of the permit or license.
(8) The weight of the permittee or licensee.
(9) The height of the permittee or licensee.
(10) A reproduction of the signature of the permittee or licensee.
(11) If the permittee or licensee is less than eighteen (18) years of
age at the time of issuance, the dates, notated prominently, on
which the permittee or licensee will become:
(A) eighteen (18) years of age; and
(B) twenty-one (21) years of age.
(12) If the permittee or licensee is at least eighteen (18) years of
age but less than twenty-one (21) years of age at the time of
issuance, the date, notated prominently, on which the permittee or
licensee will become twenty-one (21) years of age.
(13) Except as provided in subsection (b), a digital photograph of
the permittee or licensee.
(b) The bureau may provide for the omission of a photograph or
computerized image from any driver's license or learner's permit issued
in the form of a physical credential if there is good cause for the
omission. However, a driver's license or learner's permit issued without
a digital photograph may not be issued in the form of a mobile
credential and must include a statement that indicates that the driver's
license or learner's permit issued without a digital photograph may not
be accepted by a federal agency for federal identification or any other
federal purpose.
(c) A driver's license or learner's permit issued to an individual who
has temporary lawful status as indicated by:
(1) a valid, unexpired nonimmigrant visa or has nonimmigrant
visa status for entry in the United States;
(2) a pending application for asylum in the United States;
(3) a pending or approved application for temporary protected
status in the United States;
(4) having an approved deferred action status; or
(5) a pending application for adjustment of status to that of an
alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United
States or conditional permanent residence status in the United
States;
must be clearly identified as a temporary driver's license or learner's
permit. A temporary driver's license or learner's permit issued under
this subsection may not be renewed without the presentation of valid
documentary evidence proving that the licensee's or permittee's
temporary status has been extended.
(d) For purposes of subsection (a), an individual certified as a
program participant in the address confidentiality program under IC 5-26.5 is not required to provide the address of the individual's
principal residence, but may provide an address designated by the
office of the attorney general under IC 5-26.5 as the address of the
individual's principal residence.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-4-37(b); (f); (g);
Pre-2016 Revision Citations: subsection (b) formerly 9-24-11-5(c);
9-24-11-5(f).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.39-2000, SEC.11; P.L.42-2001, SEC.1; P.L.176-2001, SEC.13; P.L.1-2002, SEC.45; P.L.34-2003, SEC.2; P.L.86-2005, SEC.1; P.L.123-2005, SEC.3; P.L.37-2006, SEC.1; P.L.184-2007, SEC.38; P.L.76-2009, SEC.5; P.L.162-2009, SEC.3; P.L.1-2010, SEC.48; P.L.109-2011, SEC.9; P.L.85-2013, SEC.44; P.L.216-2014, SEC.52; P.L.149-2015, SEC.69; P.L.198-2016, SEC.484; P.L.86-2018, SEC.148; P.L.178-2019, SEC.49; P.L.120-2020, SEC.28; P.L.211-2023, SEC.41; P.L.141-2024, SEC.25.