§ 9-24-19-3 — Operating while suspended; penalties

Indiana § 9-24-19-3

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 9: MOTOR VEHICLES
• Art. 24: DRIVERS LICENSES
• Ch. 19: Penalty Provisions for Operating a Motor Vehicle With

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(a) An individual who operates a motor vehicle
upon a highway when:
(1) the individual knows that the individual's driving privileges,
driver's license, or permit is suspended or revoked; and
(2) the individual's suspension or revocation was a result of the
individual's conviction of an offense (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-215);
commits a Class A misdemeanor.
(b) However, the offense described in subsection (a) is a:
(1) Level 6 felony if the operation of the motor vehicle results in
bodily injury; or
(2) Level 5 felony if the operation of the motor vehicle results in
the death or catastrophic injury of another person.
(c) A person who commits an offense described in subsection (b)
commits a separate offense for each person whose injury or death is
caused by the violation of subsection (a).
(d) A court may order terms of imprisonment imposed on a person
convicted of more than one (1) offense described in subsection (b) to
run consecutively. Consecutive terms of imprisonment imposed under
this subsection are not subject to the sentencing restrictions set forth in
IC 35-50-1-2(c) through IC 35-50-1-2(d).

Legislative History

As added by P.L.32-2000, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.114-2012, SEC.21; P.L.217-2014, SEC.98; P.L.198-2016, SEC.536; P.L.184-2019, SEC.2.