Invalidation and revalidation of licenses; suspended, expelled, and
withdrawn students
Sec. 4. (a) If a person is less than eighteen (18) years of age and
is a habitual truant, is under a suspension or an expulsion or has
withdrawn from school as described in section 1 of this chapter, the
bureau shall, upon notification by the person's principal, invalidate
the person's license or permit until the earliest of the following:
(1) The person becomes eighteen (18) years of age.
(2) One hundred twenty (120) days after the person is
suspended, or the end of a semester during which the person
returns to school, whichever is longer.
(3) The suspension, expulsion, or exclusion is reversed after the
person has had a hearing under IC 20-33-8.
(b) The bureau shall promptly mail a notice to the person's last
known address that states the following:
(1) That the person's driving privileges will be invalidated for
a specified period commencing five (5) days after the date of
the notice.
(2) That the person has the right to appeal the invalidation of a
license or permit.
(c) If an aggrieved person believes that:
(1) the information provided was technically incorrect; or
(2) the bureau committed a technical or procedural error;
the aggrieved person may appeal the invalidation of a license under
IC 9-25.
(d) If a person satisfies the conditions for reinstatement of a
license under this section, the person may submit to the bureau the
necessary information certifying that at least one (1) of the events
described in subsection (a) has occurred.
(e) Upon certifying the information received under subsection (d),
the bureau shall revalidate the person's license or permit.
(f) A person may not operate a motor vehicle in violation of this
section.
(g) A person whose license or permit is invalidated under this
section may apply for a restricted driving permit under IC 9-24-15.
(h) The bureau shall revalidate the license or permit of a person
whose license or permit was invalidated under this section who does
the following:
(1) Establishes to the satisfication of the principal of the school
where the action occurred that caused the invalidation of the
person's license or permit that the person has:
(A) enrolled in a full-time or part-time program of education;
and
(B) participated for thirty (30) or more days in the program
of education.
(2) Submits to the bureau a form developed by the bureau that
contains:
(A) the verified signature of the principal or the president of
the governing body of the school described in subdivision
(1); and
(B) notification to the bureau that the person has complied
with subdivision (1).
A person may appeal the decision of a principal under subdivision
(1) to the governing body of the school corporation where the
principal's school is located.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.131-1995, SEC.2;
P.L.132-1995, SEC.2; P.L.1-2005, SEC.107.
Last modified: May 27, 2006