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IC 9-24-19-2 Version a
Class A misdemeanor; commission within ten years of prior
similar infraction
Note: This version of section effective until 3-14-2012. See also
following version of this section, effective 3-14-2012.
Sec. 2. A person who operates a motor vehicle upon a highway
when the person knows that the person's driving privilege, license, or
permit is suspended or revoked commits a Class A misdemeanor if,
less than ten (10) years before the date on which the person operates
the motor vehicle knowing that the person's driving privilege,
license, or permit is suspended or revoked, judgment was entered
against the person for a prior unrelated:
(1) infraction under section 1 of this chapter; or
(2) offense or infraction under:
(A) this section;
(B) IC 9-1-4-52 (repealed July 1, 1991); or
(C) IC 9-24-18-5(a) (repealed July 1, 2000).
As added by P.L.32-2000, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.6-2012, SEC.70.
IC 9-24-19-2 Version b
Class A misdemeanor; commission within ten years of prior
similar infraction
Note: This version of section effective 3-14-2012. See also
preceding version of this section, effective until 3-14-2012.
Sec. 2. A person who:
(1) knows that the person's driving privilege, license, or permit
is suspended or revoked; and
(2) operates a motor vehicle upon a highway less than ten (10)
years after the date on which judgment was entered against the
person for a prior unrelated violation of section 1 of this
chapter, this section, IC 9-1-4-52 (repealed July 1, 1991), or
IC 9-24-18-5(a) (repealed July 1, 2000);
commits a Class A misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.32-2000, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.6-2012, SEC.70;
P.L.33-2012, SEC.1.
IC 9-24-19-4
Class D or Class C felony; causing bodily injury or death
Sec. 4. (a) A person who violates section 3 of this chapter
commits a Class D felony if the operation results in bodily injury or
serious bodily injury.
(b) A person who violates section 3 of this chapter commits a
Class C felony if the operation results in the death of another person.
As added by P.L.32-2000, SEC.1.
IC 9-24-19-5
Recommendation of additional suspension
Sec. 5. (a) In addition to any other penalty imposed for a
conviction under this chapter, the court shall recommend that the
person's driving privileges be suspended for a fixed period of not less
than ninety (90) days and not more than two (2) years.
(b) The court shall specify:
(1) the length of the fixed period of suspension; and
(2) the date the fixed period of suspension begins;
whenever the court makes a recommendation under subsection (a).
(c) The bureau shall, upon receiving a record of conviction of a
person upon a charge of driving a motor vehicle while the driving
privileges, permit, or license of the person is suspended, fix the
period of suspension in accordance with the recommendation of the
court. If the court fails to recommend a fixed term of suspension, the
bureau shall impose the minimum period of suspension required
under this chapter.
As added by P.L.32-2000, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.125-2012,
SEC.240.
IC 9-24-19-6
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.125-2012, SEC.241.)
IC 9-24-19-7
Burden of proof of issuance of license or permit
Sec. 7. In a prosecution under this chapter, the burden is on the
defendant to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the
defendant had been issued a driving license or permit that was valid
at the time of the alleged offense.
As added by P.L.32-2000, SEC.1.