Indiana § 9-25-5-1 Traffic offense conviction requiring court appearance; failure to prove
financial responsibility; suspension of driving privileges or vehicle
registration

Indiana Statutes

§ 9-25-5-1 — Traffic offense conviction requiring court appearance; failure to prove financial responsibility; suspension of driving privileges or vehicle registration

Indiana § 9-25-5-1

Title 9MOTOR VEHICLES

Art. 25FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Ch. 5Proof of Financial Responsibility

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Ind. Code § 9-25-5-1 (2026).

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(a)If a person is convicted of a traffic offense that requires a court appearance, the court shall require the person to show proof that financial responsibility was in force on the date of the violation in one (1) of the forms described in IC 9-25-4-4 or in the form of a certificate of self-insurance issued under IC 9-25-4-11.

(b)If a person fails to provide proof of financial responsibility as required by this section, the court shall recommend suspension of the person's current driving privileges, motor vehicle registration, or both, until proof of future financial responsibility is filed by the person with the bureau under subsection (d).

(c)A suspension under this section is subject to the same provisions concerning procedure for suspension, duration of suspension, and reinstatemen

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(a) If a person is convicted of a traffic offense
that requires a court appearance, the court shall require the person to
show proof that financial responsibility was in force on the date of the
violation in one (1) of the forms described in IC 9-25-4-4 or in the form
of a certificate of self-insurance issued under IC 9-25-4-11.
(b) If a person fails to provide proof of financial responsibility as
required by this section, the court shall recommend suspension of the
person's current driving privileges, motor vehicle registration, or both,
until proof of future financial responsibility is filed by the person with
the bureau under subsection (d).
(c) A suspension under this section is subject to the same provisions
concerning procedure for suspension, duration of suspension, and
reinstatement applicable to other suspensions under this article.
(d) As to any suspension described in this section:
(1) the bureau shall stay the suspension for one hundred and
eighty (180) days upon a showing of proof of future financial
responsibility by the person who has had the person's driving
privileges, motor vehicle registration, or both, suspended; and
(2) if the bureau does not receive proof that financial
responsibility has lapsed after the period of one hundred and
eighty (180) days, the bureau shall terminate the suspension.
(e) If the bureau receives notice that financial responsibility has
lapsed during the period of one hundred and eighty (180) days under
subsection (d), the bureau shall lift the stay of suspension and again
suspend the person's driving privileges, motor vehicle registration, or
both.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1.5-5.]