CHAPTER 7. LEARNER'S PERMIT - Indiana Statutes

IC 9-24-7
     Chapter 7. Learner's Permit

IC 9-24-7-1
Issuance; conditions
     Sec. 1. (a) This subsection expires June 30, 2010. The bureau shall issue a learner's permit to an individual who meets the following conditions:
        (1) Is at least fifteen (15) years of age.
        (2) If less than eighteen (18) years of age, is not ineligible under IC 9-24-2-1.
        (3) Is enrolled in an approved driver education course.
    (b) This subsection applies beginning July 1, 2010. The bureau shall issue a learner's permit to an individual who meets the following conditions:
        (1) Is at least fifteen (15) years and one hundred eighty (180) days of age.
        (2) If less than eighteen (18) years of age, is not ineligible under IC 9-24-2-1.
        (3) Is enrolled in an approved driver education course.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.101-2009, SEC.6.

IC 9-24-7-2
Validation
     Sec. 2. The bureau shall validate a learner's permit issued under section 1 of this chapter upon certification by the instructor of an approved driver education course that the holder has satisfactorily completed the course.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12.

IC 9-24-7-3
Issuance; age and examination requirements
     Sec. 3. The bureau shall issue a validated learner's permit to an individual who is at least sixteen (16) years of age upon passing the required examination.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12.

IC 9-24-7-4
Operating privileges
     Sec. 4. A learner's permit authorizes the permit holder to operate a motor vehicle, except a motorcycle, upon a public highway under the following conditions:
        (1) While the holder is participating in practice driving in an approved driver education course and is accompanied by a certified driver education instructor in the front seat of an automobile equipped with dual controls.
        (2) If the learner's permit has been validated and the holder is less than eighteen (18) years of age, the holder may participate in practice driving if the seat beside the holder is occupied by a guardian, stepparent, or relative of the holder who is at least

twenty-one (21) years of age and holds a valid operator's, chauffeur's, or public passenger chauffeur's license.
        (3) If the learner's permit has been validated and the holder is at least eighteen (18) years of age, the holder may participate in practice driving if accompanied in the vehicle by an individual who holds a valid operator's, chauffeur's, or public passenger chauffeur's license.
        (4) While:
            (A) the holder is enrolled in an approved driver education course;
            (B) the holder is participating in practice driving after having commenced an approved driver education course; and
            (C) the seat beside the holder is occupied by a parent, stepparent, or guardian of the holder who holds a valid operator's, chauffeur's, or public passenger chauffeur's license.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.95-1996, SEC.1; P.L.93-1997, SEC.12; P.L.48-2004, SEC.7; P.L.156-2006, SEC.8.

IC 9-24-7-5
Operator's license examinations
     Sec. 5. A holder of a learner's permit may take an examination for an operator's license not later than the expiration date of the learner's permit. Not more than three (3) examinations may be allowed any holder during the period the learner's permit is issued. A holder who does not pass the examination during the period for which the learner's permit is issued must obtain a new learner's permit and is not eligible to take the examination until two (2) months after the issuance of the new permit.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12.

IC 9-24-7-6
Violations
     Sec. 6. A person who violates this chapter commits a Class C infraction.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12.