§ 9-24-16-3 — Appearance and contents; medical condition designation; veteran or surviving spouse of a veteran status; temporary identification cards; address confidentiality program participants

(a) An identification card:
(1) issued in the form of a physical credential must have the same
dimensions and shape as a driver's license; and
(2) in the form of a mobile credential must contain the same data
contained in a driver's license;
but the card must have markings sufficient to distinguish the card from
a driver's license.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (g), the front side of an
identification card issued in the form of a physical credential must
contain the expiration date of the identification card and the following
information about the individual to whom the card is being issued:
(1) Full legal name.
(2) The address of the principal residence.
(3) Date of birth.
(4) Date of issue and date of expiration.
(5) Unique identification number.
(6) Gender.
(7) Weight.
(8) Height.
(9) Color of eyes and hair.
(10) Reproduction of the signature of the individual identified.
(11) Whether the individual is blind (as defined in IC 12-7-2-21(1)).
(12) If the individual is less than eighteen (18) years of age at the
time of issuance, the dates on which the individual will become:
(A) eighteen (18) years of age; and
(B) twenty-one (21) years of age.
(13) If the individual is at least eighteen (18) years of age but less
than twenty-one (21) years of age at the time of issuance, the date
on which the individual will become twenty-one (21) years of age.
(14) Digital photograph of the individual.
(c) The information contained on the identification card as required
by subsection (b)(12) or (b)(13) for an individual who is less than
twenty-one (21) years of age at the time of issuance shall be notated
prominently on the identification card issued in the form of a physical
credential.
(d) If the individual complies with section 2(f) or 2(g) of this
chapter, an indication of the individual's veteran status or status as the
surviving spouse of a veteran of the armed forces of the United States,
as applicable, shall be shown on the identification card issued in the
form of a physical credential.
(e) If the applicant for an identification card issued in the form of a
physical credential submits information to the bureau concerning the
applicant's medical condition, the bureau shall place an identifying
symbol on the face of the identification card issued in the form of a
physical credential to indicate that the applicant has a medical
condition of note. The bureau shall include information on the
identification card issued in the form of a physical credential that
briefly describes the medical condition of the holder of the card issued
in the form of a physical credential. The information must be printed
in a manner that alerts a person reading the card issued in the form of
a physical credential to the existence of the medical condition. The
applicant for an identification card issued in the form of a physical
credential is responsible for the accuracy of the information concerning
the medical condition submitted under this subsection. The bureau
shall inform an applicant that submission of information under this
subsection is voluntary.
(f) An identification card issued by the state 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 issued in the form of a physical credential and clearly
identified as a temporary identification card. A temporary identification
card issued under this subsection may not be renewed without the
presentation of valid documentary evidence proving that the holder of
the identification card's temporary status has been extended.
(g) For purposes of subsection (b), 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.
(h) The bureau shall validate an identification card issued in the
form of a physical credential for motor driven cycle operation upon a
highway by endorsement to an individual who:
(1) applies for or has previously been issued an identification card
under this chapter;
(2) makes the appropriate application for endorsement; and
(3) satisfactorily completes the test required under section 3.6 of
this chapter.
The bureau shall place a designation on the face of the identification
card issued in the form of a physical credential to indicate that the
individual has received a motor driven cycle endorsement.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-5-3.1-2.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.2-1992, SEC.88; P.L.39-2000, SEC.15; P.L.42-2001, SEC.2; P.L.176-2001, SEC.16; P.L.1-2002, SEC.47; P.L.34-2003, SEC.3; P.L.86-2005, SEC.2; P.L.123-2005, SEC.4; P.L.37-2006, SEC.2; P.L.184-2007, SEC.49; P.L.76-2009, SEC.9; P.L.162-2009, SEC.7; P.L.118-2011, SEC.6; P.L.125-2012, SEC.227; P.L.85-2013, SEC.60; P.L.2-2014, SEC.43; P.L.221-2014, SEC.68; P.L.77-2015, SEC.4; P.L.198-2016, SEC.511; P.L.65-2017, SEC.4; P.L.82-2019, SEC.3; P.L.178-2019, SEC.54; P.L.211-2019, SEC.9; P.L.120-2020, SEC.32; P.L.111-2021, SEC.70; P.L.211-2023, SEC.54; P.L.141-2024, SEC.34.