Temporary learner's permit
Sec. 2. (a) The bureau shall issue a temporary motorcycle learner's
permit 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 and
training 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's
permit upon certification by the instructor of an approved motorcycle
driver education and training course that the holder has satisfactorily
completed the course and passed the written test described in section
4 of this chapter.
(c) The holder of a validated temporary motorcycle learner's
permit may only operate a motorcycle under the following
conditions:
(1) The holder must wear a helmet that meets the standards
established by the United States Department of Transportation
under 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 the
operator.
(4) The holder must be under the supervision of a licensed
motorcycle operator who must be at least eighteen (18) years of
age.
(d) A temporary motorcycle learner's permit authorizes the permit
holder to operate a motorcycle upon a highway while enrolled in an
approved motorcycle driver education and training course and only
when the holder is under the direct supervision of an instructor who
has received training in the use and operation of motorcycles and
who has been:
(1) certified to teach motorcycle driver education by the state
board of education; or
(2) approved as a motorcycle instructor by the bureau of motor
vehicles.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12.
Last modified: May 27, 2006