{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-9-24-3-4.5","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 9-24-3-4.5","heading":"Licenses; permitted operations","body":"Sec. 4.5. (a) The holder of a driver's license is entitled to operate a motor vehicle on a highway. A driver's license does not entitle the holder to operate the following:\n(1) A commercial motor vehicle.\n(2) A motorcycle, other than an autocycle.\n(3) A vehicle that is operated for hire.\n(b) A commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit is required to operate a commercial motor vehicle.\n(c) a motorcycle endorsement under IC 9-24-8.5 or a motorcycle learner's permit is required to operate a motorcycle, other than an autocycle.\n(d) A for-hire endorsement under IC 9-24-8.5 entitles the holder to operate the following:\n(1) A motor vehicle that is:\n(A) registered as having a gross weight of at least sixteen thousand (16,000) pounds; and\n(B) used to transport property for hire.\n(2) A motor vehicle that is used to transport passengers for hire.\n(e) The following are not considered transporting for hire:\n(1) Operating a medical services vehicle.\n(2) Transporting a recreational vehicle before the first retail sale of the recreational vehicle when:\n(A) the gross weight of the recreational vehicle is not more than twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds; or\n(B) the gross combination weight of the recreational vehicle and towing vehicle is not greater than twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds, including the gross weight of the towed recreational vehicle, and the weight of the towed recreational vehicle is not greater than ten thousand (10,000) pounds.\n(3) Operating a motor vehicle that is:\n(A) registered as having a gross weight of less than sixteen thousand (16,000) pounds; and\n(B) used to transport property for hire.","path":["TITLE 9. MOTOR VEHICLES","ARTICLE 24. DRIVERS LICENSES","Chapter 3. Driver's License"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_9.html#9-24-3-4.5","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-07-08T17:54:09Z","sha256":"dc5d3bb3aa906a9d4dff43788bd0e262f55ce274402f1f28099a222afc7504c8","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-9-24-3-4","next":"us-in/ic-9-24-3-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}