Motor vehicle convictions; court recommendations as to license
suspensions; form of abstract of record of conviction
Sec. 8. (a) A court shall forward to the bureau a certified abstract
of the record of the conviction of a person in the court for a violation
of a law relating to motor vehicles.
(b) If in the opinion of the court a defendant should be deprived
of the privilege to operate a motor vehicle upon a public highway,
the court shall recommend the suspension of the convicted person's
current driving license for a fixed period established by the court not
exceeding one (1) year.
(c) The bureau shall comply with the court's recommendation.
(d) At the time of a conviction referred to in subsection (a) or
IC 9-30-5-7, the court may obtain the defendant's current driving
license and return the license to the department.
(e) An abstract provided for by this section must be in the form
prescribed by the bureau and, when certified, shall be accepted by an
administrative agency or a court as prima facie evidence of the
conviction and all other action stated in the abstract.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13.
Last modified: May 27, 2006