Legal Professionals
The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles is using this webpage to provide information to court personnel, court clerks, attorneys and other legal professionals regarding areas of legal interest to those practitioners. This webpage contains "cheat sheets" created by the BMV with information pertaining to areas that generate significant numbers of questions, as well as other documents and information, such as updated state forms, that practitioners regularly use.
While the BMV intends the information on this webpage to be legally accurate, users should review relevant statutes and case law for final authority.
Suspensions Information
Habitual Traffic Violator Information
The following cheat sheets contain the list of convictions and judgments that result in classifying a person as a Habitual Traffic Violator (HTV), the accompanying suspension periods, and information relevant to obtaining a probationary license.
Chemical Tests and Operating A Vehicle While Intoxicated suspensions
The following cheat sheets contain information of the suspension periods and probationary license options applicable for chemical tests and operating a vehicle while intoxicated (OVWI).
Hardship License
The following cheat sheet contains information on the eligibility requirements for obtaining a hardship license.
Insurance Information
SR22 requirement
Pursuant to Indiana Code section 9-30-6-12(b), a person whose driving privileges are suspended under Indiana Code 9-30-5, 9-30-6 or 9-30-9 must have and maintain proof of financial responsibility for three years following the termination of the suspension. These people must show the proof of financial responsibility by ensuring that an “SR22” form is filed with the BMV. Pursuant to statute, this requirement applies to people who are charged and/or convicted of one of the qualifying offenses.
Reporting And Obtaining Records
Current court abstract form SR16
Courts and Clerks use this form, in this current version, to notify the BMV of court orders pertaining to driving related violations.
Prosecuting attorney request for information
All prosecutors, who do not use IN.gov's premium service, must use the form below to request information about Indiana drivers who are being investigated or prosecuted for an offense. Be sure to copy and paste the text to your office's official letterhead before submitting to the BMV.
Record request form
Requests for driving records, motor vehicle title and registration records, and watercraft records can be made by completing the form below and submitting it to the BMV or by subscribing to IN.gov premium services.
Reading An Official Driving Record
This document is a sample of the BMV’s current certification page used to certify public records for use in judicial and administrative proceedings as needed.
This document includes descriptions of status codes which identify the current state of a license, applicable to driver's license status, commercial driver's license status, and identification card status.
