CHAPTER 8. MOTORCYCLE LICENSE, PERMIT, OR ENDORSEMENT
IC 9-24-8
Chapter 8. Motorcycle License, Permit, or Endorsement
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Development and issuance; standards
Sec. 1. (a) The bureau shall develop and issue the following:
(1) A temporary motorcycle learner's permit.
(2) A motorcycle learner's permit.
(3) A motorcycle operator's license or a license endorsement.
(b) The bureau shall determine reasonable standards for amotorcycle operator's license or a license endorsement for theoperation of a motorcycle.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12.
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Temporary learner's permit
Sec. 2. (a) The bureau shall issue a temporary motorcycle learner'spermit to an individual who meets the following conditions:
(1) Is at least fifteen (15) years of age.
(2) Is enrolled in an approved motorcycle driver education andtraining course.
(3) Presents a certificate of enrollment to the bureau.
(4) Is not ineligible under IC 9-24-2-1.
(b) The bureau shall validate a temporary motorcycle learner'spermit upon certification by the instructor of an approved motorcycledriver education and training course that the holder has satisfactorilycompleted the course and passed the written test described in section4 of this chapter.
(c) The holder of a validated temporary motorcycle learner'spermit may only operate a motorcycle under the followingconditions:
(1) The holder must wear a helmet that meets the standardsestablished by the United States Department of Transportationunder 49 CFR 571.218 as in effect January 1, 1979.
(2) The motorcycle may be operated only during daylight hours.
(3) The motorcycle may not carry passengers other than theoperator.
(4) The holder must be under the supervision of a licensedmotorcycle operator who must be at least eighteen (18) years ofage.
(d) A temporary motorcycle learner's permit authorizes the permitholder to operate a motorcycle upon a highway while enrolled in anapproved motorcycle driver education and training course and onlywhen the holder is under the direct supervision of an instructor whohas received training in the use and operation of motorcycles andwho has been:
(1) certified to teach motorcycle driver education by the stateboard of education; or
(2) approved as a motorcycle instructor by the bureau of motorvehicles.As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12.
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Learner's permit
Sec. 3. (a) The bureau shall issue a motorcycle learner's permit toan individual who meets the following conditions:
(1) The individual holds a valid operator's, chauffeur's, orpublic passenger chauffeur's license issued under this article.
(2) The individual passes a written examination developed bythe bureau concerning the safe operation of a motorcycle.
(b) A motorcycle learner's permit authorizes the permit's holder tooperate a motorcycle upon a highway during a period of one (1) yearunder the following conditions:
(1) The holder wears a helmet that meets the standardsestablished by the United States Department of Transportationunder 49 CFR 571.218 as in effect January 1, 1979.
(2) The motorcycle is operated only during daylight hours.
(3) The motorcycle does not carry passengers other than theoperator.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12.
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Operator's license and endorsement
Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), thebureau shall:
(1) issue a motorcycle operator's license; or
(2) validate an operator's, a chauffeur's, or a public passengerchauffeur's license for motorcycle operation upon a highway byendorsement;
to a person who meets the conditions in subsection (b).
(b) A person must meet at least one (1) of the followingconditions to obtain a license or validation under subsection (a):
(1) Satisfactorily complete the written test, hold a motorcyclelearner's permit for at least thirty (30) days, and:
(A) satisfactorily complete an approved operational skillstest; or
(B) satisfactorily complete a motorcycle operator safetyeducation course approved by the department of educationas set forth in IC 20-30-13-9.
(2) Hold a current motorcycle operator endorsement ormotorcycle operator's license from any other jurisdiction andsuccessfully complete the written test.
(c) The bureau may not issue a motorcycle operator's license orendorsement to an individual less than sixteen (16) years and thirty(30) days of age.
(d) If an applicant for a motorcycle license or license endorsementis less than eighteen (18) years of age, the bureau may not issue alicense or validate a license described in subsection (a) if theapplicant is ineligible under IC 9-24-2-1.
(e) The bureau shall develop and implement both a written test
and an operational skills test that must be designed to determinewhether an applicant for a motorcycle operator's license orendorsement is competent to operate a motorcycle upon a highway.The written test must be made available at license branch locationsapproved by the bureau. The operational skills test must be given atlocations designated by the bureau. The bureau shall adopt rules byJuly 1, 2007, under IC 4-22-2 to establish standards for personsadministering operational skills tests and the provisions of theoperational skills test. An individual applying for a motorcycleoperator's license or endorsement must pass the written exam beforetaking the operational skills test. If an applicant fails to satisfactorilycomplete either the written or operational tests, the applicant mayreapply for and must be offered the examination upon the same termsand conditions as applicants may reapply for and be offeredexaminations for an operator's license. The bureau shall publish andmake available at all locations where an individual may apply for anoperator's license information concerning motorcycle operatorlicensing or endorsement.
(f) An individual who:
(1) has held a motorcycle learner's permit for at least thirty (30)days; or
(2) holds a temporary motorcycle learner's permit, hassuccessfully completed an approved motorcycle drivereducation and training course, and possesses a valid operator's,chauffeur's, or public passenger chauffeur's license;
may apply for a motorcycle operator's license or endorsement notlater than the expiration date of the holder's permit. However, notmore than three (3) examinations may be allowed a holder during theperiod the permit is valid. A holder of a learner's permit or atemporary learner's permit who does not pass the written andoperating skills examination during the period for which the permitis valid must obtain a new learner's permit.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.45-2006, SEC.1;P.L.156-2006, SEC.9.
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Violations
Sec. 5. A person who violates this chapter commits a Class Cinfraction.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12.
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Operating under the influence of alcohol; revocation
Sec. 6. In addition to any other penalty, the bureau shall revokethe motorcycle learner's permit of a person holding a motorcyclelearner's permit who is convicted of operating a motorcycle under theinfluence of alcohol for at least (1) year from the date of theconviction.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12.