Indiana § 9-24-13-3 Possession and display of licenses and permits; mobile credentials

Indiana Statutes

§ 9-24-13-3 — Possession and display of licenses and permits; mobile credentials

Indiana § 9-24-13-3

Title 9MOTOR VEHICLES

Art. 24DRIVERS LICENSES

Ch. 13Rights and Duties of Licensees and Permittees

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Ind. Code § 9-24-13-3 (2026).

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(a)An individual holding a permit or driver's license issued in the form of a physical credential under this article must have the permit or driver's license in the form of the physical credential in the individual's immediate possession when driving or operating a motor vehicle. The individual shall display the driver's license or permit in the form of a physical credential upon demand of a court or a police officer authorized by law to enforce motor vehicle rules.

(b)If the permit or driver's license is a mobile credential, a court or a police officer authorized by law to enforce motor vehicle rules may not, without the consent of the person:

(1)confiscate a telecommunications device for the purpose of determining compliance with this section;

(2)confiscate a telecommunications devic

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(a) An individual holding a permit or driver's
license issued in the form of a physical credential under this article
must have the permit or driver's license in the form of the physical
credential in the individual's immediate possession when driving or
operating a motor vehicle. The individual shall display the driver's
license or permit in the form of a physical credential upon demand of
a court or a police officer authorized by law to enforce motor vehicle
rules.
(b) If the permit or driver's license is a mobile credential, a court or
a police officer authorized by law to enforce motor vehicle rules may
not, without the consent of the person:
(1) confiscate a telecommunications device for the purpose of
determining compliance with this section;
(2) confiscate a telecommunications device and retain it as
evidence pending trial for a violation of this section; or
(3) extract or otherwise download information from a
telecommunications device for a violation of this section unless:
(A) the court or police officer has probable cause to believe the
telecommunications device has been used in the commission of
a crime;
(B) the information is extracted or otherwise downloaded under
a valid search warrant; or
(C) otherwise authorized by law.
(c) The transmission of data from a mobile credential shall not serve
as consent or authorization for the court, a police officer, or any other
person to search, view, or access any data or application on the
telecommunications device other than the mobile credential. If a person
presents the person's telecommunications device to the court, a police
officer, or any other person for the purposes of sharing data from the
person's mobile credential, the court, police officer, or person receiving
the data from the mobile credential shall not handle the
telecommunications device in order to view the mobile credential and
to verify the identity of the person.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-4-40(b).]