IC 9-24-12-5 — Renewal requirements; fees
Chapter 12. Expiration and Renewal
Bills amending this section
Section text
Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), and subject to subsection (d), an individual applying for renewal of a driver's license in the form of a physical credential (issued under IC 9-24-3), or a chauffeur's or a public passenger chauffeur's license, including any endorsements in effect with respect to the license, must apply in person at a license branch and do the following: (1) Pass an eyesight examination. (2) Pass a written examination if: (A) the applicant has at least six (6) active points on the applicant's driving record maintained by the bureau; (B) the applicant has not reached the applicant's twenty-first birthday and has active points on the applicant's driving record maintained by the bureau; or (C) the applicant is in possession of a driver's license that is expired beyond one hundred eighty (180) days. (b) The holder of a driver's license in the form of a physical credential (issued under IC 9-24-3), a chauffeur's or a public passenger chauffeur's license, or a learner's permit issued in the form of a physical credential under IC 9-24-7 may renew the license, including any endorsements in effect with respect to the license, by mail or by electronic service, subject to the following conditions: (1) A valid computerized image of the individual must exist within the records of the bureau. (2) The previous renewal of the individual's driver's license (issued under IC 9-24-3), chauffeur's or public passenger chauffeur's license, or a learner's permit issued under IC 9-24-7 must not have been by mail or by electronic service. (3) The application for or previous renewal of the individual's license or permit must have included a test of the individual's eyesight approved by the bureau. (4) If the individual were applying for the license or permit renewal in person at a license branch, the individual would not be required under subsection (a)(2) to submit to a written examination. (5) The individual must be a citizen of the United States, as shown in the records of the bureau. (6) There must not have been any change in the: (A) address; or (B) name; of the individual since the issuance or previous renewal of the individual's driver's license (issued under IC 9-24-3), chauffeur's or public passenger chauffeur's license, or a learner's permit issued under IC 9-24-7. (7) The driver's license (issued under IC 9-24-3), chauffeur's or public passenger chauffeur's license, or a learner's permit issued under IC 9-24-7 of the individual must not be: (A) suspended; or (B) expired more than one hundred eighty (180) days; at the time of the application for renewal. (8) If the individual is seventy-five (75) years of age or older at the time of the application for renewal, the individual must provide proof, on a form approved by the bureau, that the individual has passed an eyesight examination within thirty (30) days prior to the renewal application. (c) An individual applying for the renewal of a driver's license issued in the form of a physical credential (issued under IC 9-24-3), a chauffeur's license or a public passenger chauffeur's license, or a learner's permit issued in the form of a physical credential under IC 9-24-7, including any endorsements in effect with respect to the license, must apply in person at a license branch under subsection (a) if the individual is not entitled to apply by mail or by electronic service under subsection (b). (d) The bureau may not issue or renew a chauffeur's or a public passenger chauffeur's license after December 31, 2016. If a holder of a chauffeur's or a public passenger chauffeur's license applies after December 31, 2016, for renewal of the chauffeur's or public passenger chauffeur's license, the bureau shall issue to the holder a driver's license under IC 9-24-3 with a for-hire endorsement if the holder: (1) applies in a form and manner prescribed by the bureau; and (2) satisfies the requirements for renewal of a driver's license issued under IC 9-24-3, including the fee and examination requirements under this section. (e) An individual applying for the renewal of a driver's license issued in the form of a physical credential under IC 9-24-3 shall pay the following applicable fee: (1) If the individual is less than seventy-five (75) years of age, seventeen dollars and fifty cents ($17.50). The fee shall be distributed as follows: (A) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology fund. (B) Two dollars ($2) to the crossroads 2000 fund. (C) Four dollars and fifty cents ($4.50) to the motor vehicle highway account. (D) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the emergency communications fund. (E) Nine dollars and twenty-five cents ($9.25) to the commission fund. (2) If the individual is at least seventy-five (75) years of age and less than eighty-five (85) years of age, eleven dollars ($11). The fee shall be distributed as follows: (A) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology fund. (B) One dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) to the crossroads 2000 fund. (C) Three dollars ($3) to the motor vehicle highway account. (D) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the emergency communications fund. (E) Four dollars and seventy-five cents ($4.75) to the commission fund. (3) If the individual is at least eighty-five (85) years of age, seven dollars ($7). The fee shall be distributed as follows: (A) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology fund. (B) One dollar ($1) to the crossroads 2000 fund. (C) Two dollars ($2) to the motor vehicle highway account. (D) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the emergency communications fund. (E) Two dollars and twenty-five cents ($2.25) to the commission fund. A fee paid under this subsection after December 31, 2016, includes the renewal of any endorsements that are in effect with respect to the driver's license issued in the form of a physical credential under IC 9-24-3 at the time of renewal.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.176-2001, SEC.15; P.L.210-2005, SEC.44; P.L.156-2006, SEC.14; P.L.76-2009, SEC.2; P.L.162-2009, SEC.5; P.L.87-2010, SEC.31; P.L.109-2011, SEC.11; P.L.125-2012, SEC.212; P.L.85-2013, SEC.50; P.L.198-2016, SEC.494; P.L.256-2017, SEC.174; P.L.178-2019, SEC.52; P.L.111-2021, SEC.66; P.L.211-2023, SEC.46; P.L.152-2026, SEC.128.
Source: official publisher (2026 edition)