§ 9-30-16-4 — Petition for specialized driving privileges

(a) An individual whose driving privileges
have been suspended by the bureau by an administrative action and not
by a court order may petition a court for specialized driving privileges
as described in section 3(b) through 3(d) of this chapter.
(b) A petition filed under this section must:
(1) be verified by the petitioner;
(2) state the petitioner's age, date of birth, and address;
(3) state the grounds for relief and the relief sought;
(4) be filed in the appropriate county, as determined under
subsection (d);
(5) be filed in a circuit or superior court; and
(6) be served on the bureau and the prosecuting attorney.
(c) A prosecuting attorney shall appear on behalf of the bureau to
respond to a petition filed under this section.
(d) An individual whose driving privileges are suspended in Indiana
may file a petition for specialized driving privileges. The petition must
be filed as follows:
(1) Except as provided in subdivision (2), if the individual is an
Indiana resident, in the county in which the individual resides.
(2) If the individual is an Indiana resident and is subject to an
active administrative suspension under this section in addition to
an active court ordered suspension under section 3 or 3.5 of this
chapter, in the court that has ordered or imposed a suspension of
the individual's driving privileges.
(3) If the individual was an Indiana resident at the time the
individual's driving privileges were suspended but is currently a
nonresident, in the county in which the individual's most recent
Indiana moving violation judgment was entered against the
individual.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.217-2014, SEC.154. Amended by P.L.188-2015, SEC.125; P.L.198-2016, SEC.609; P.L.118-2022, SEC.31.