Driving with suspended driving privileges., the official text

First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)

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  HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1554

   AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning criminal law and
procedure.

   Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

   SECTION 1. IC 9-30-10-14.1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.198-2016,
SECTION 602, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 14.1. (a) This section does not
apply to any person who has the person's driving privileges suspended
for life under:

      (1) section 5(b)(2) of this chapter; or
      (2) section 17(b) 17(c) of this chapter for an offense that occurred
      after December 31, 2014.
   (b) Except as provided in subsection (f), a person whose driving
privileges have been suspended for life may petition a court in a civil
action for a rescission of the suspension order and reinstatement of
driving privileges if the following conditions exist:
      (1) Ten (10) years have elapsed since the date on which an order
      for the lifetime suspension of the person's driving privileges was
      issued.
      (2) The person has never been convicted of a violation described
      in section 4(a) of this chapter.
   (c) A petition for rescission and reinstatement under this section
must meet the following conditions:
      (1) Be verified by the petitioner.
      (2) State the petitioner's age, date of birth, and place of residence.

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      (3) Describe the circumstances leading up to the lifetime
      suspension of the petitioner's driving privileges.
      (4) Aver a substantial change in the petitioner's circumstances of
      the following:

         (A) That indicates the petitioner would no longer pose a risk
         to the safety of others if the petitioner's driving privileges are
         reinstated.
         (B) That makes the lifetime suspension of the petitioner's
         driving privileges unreasonable.
         (C) That indicates it is in the best interests of society for the
         petitioner's driving privileges to be reinstated.
      (5) Aver that the requisite amount of time has elapsed since the
      date on which the order for the lifetime suspension of the person's
      driving privileges was issued as required under subsections (b)
      and (f).
      (6) Aver that the petitioner has never been convicted of a
      violation described in section 4(a) of this chapter.
      (7) Be filed in a circuit or superior court having jurisdiction in the
      county where the petitioner resides. If the petitioner resides in a
      state other than Indiana, the petition must be filed in the county in
      which the most recent Indiana moving violation conviction
      occurred.
      (8) If the petition is being filed under subsection (f), aver the
      existence of the conditions listed in subsection (f)(1) through
      (f)(3).
   (d) The petitioner shall serve the prosecuting attorney of the county
in which the petition is filed and the bureau with a copy of the petition
described in subsection (b). A responsive pleading is not required.
   (e) The prosecuting attorney of the county in which the petition is
filed shall represent the state in the matter.
   (f) A person whose driving privileges have been suspended for life
may petition a court in a civil action for a rescission of the suspension
order and reinstatement of driving privileges if all of the following
conditions exist:
      (1) Three (3) years have elapsed since the date on which the order
      for lifetime suspension of the petitioner's driving privileges was
      issued.
      (2) The petitioner's lifetime suspension was the result of a
      conviction for operating a motor vehicle while the person's
      driving privileges were suspended because the person is a
      habitual violator.
      (3) The petitioner has never been convicted of a violation

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      described in section 4(a) or 4(b) of this chapter other than a
      judgment or conviction for operating a motor vehicle while the
      person's driver's license or driving privileges were revoked or
      suspended as a result of a conviction of an offense under
      IC 9-1-4-52 (repealed July 1, 1992), IC 9-24-18-5(b) (repealed
      July 1, 2000), IC 9-24-19-2, or IC 9-24-19-3.
   SECTION 2. IC 9-30-10-17, AS AMENDED BY P.L.184-2019,
SECTION 7, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 17. (a) A person who
      (1) operates a motor vehicle after the person's driving privileges
      are forfeited for life under section 16 of this chapter, IC 9-4-13-14
      (repealed April 1, 1984), or IC 9-12-3-1 (repealed July 1, 1991)
      or commits:
      (1) a Level 6 felony, if the forfeiture occurred before July 1,
      2015; or
      (2) a Level 5 felony, if the forfeiture occurred after June 30,
      2015.
   (2) (b) A person who is a habitual traffic violator under this chapter
and commits an offense involving the person's operation of a motor
vehicle, which offense causes serious bodily injury, catastrophic injury,
or death commits a Level 5 felony.
   (b) (c) In addition to any criminal penalties imposed for a conviction
of an offense described in subsection (a), subsection (a) or (b), if the
new offense caused catastrophic injury or death, the bureau shall
suspend the person's driving privileges for the life of the person.
   (c) (d) A person who violates subsection (a)(2) (b) commits a
separate offense for each person whose bodily injury or death is caused
by the violation of subsection (a)(2). (b).
   (d) (e) A court may order terms of imprisonment imposed on a
person convicted of more than one (1) offense described in subsection
(a)(2) (b) to run consecutively. Consecutive terms of imprisonment
imposed under this subsection are not subject to the sentencing
restrictions set forth in IC 35-50-1-2(c) through IC 35-50-1-2(d).
   SECTION 3. IC 9-30-10-19, AS ADDED BY P.L.188-2015,
SECTION 118, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 19. (a) This section does not apply
to a suspension or forfeiture of driving privileges imposed under
section 5(b)(2) or 17(b) 17(c) of this chapter for an offense committed
after June 30, 2015.
   (b) A person whose driving privileges are suspended or forfeited for
a determined period or for life under this chapter is eligible for
specialized driving privileges under IC 9-30-16.

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Speaker of the House of Representatives

President of the Senate

President Pro Tempore

Governor of the State of Indiana

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