{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-9-24-8-3","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 9-24-8-3","heading":"Motorcycle learner's permit; fee","body":"Sec. 3. (a) The bureau shall issue a motorcycle learner's permit to an individual who meets the following conditions:\n(1) The individual holds a valid driver's license issued under this article.\n(2) The individual passes a written examination developed by the bureau concerning the safe operation of a motorcycle.\n(3) The individual makes a proper application in the form and manner prescribed by the bureau.\n(4) The individual pays the appropriate fee under subsection (c) or (d).\n(b) A motorcycle learner's permit authorizes the holder to operate a motorcycle upon a highway under the following conditions:\n(1) The holder wears a helmet that meets the standards described in 49 CFR 571.218 as in effect January 1, 2000.\n(2) The motorcycle is operated only during the period from one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise to one-half (1/2) hour after sunset.\n(3) The motorcycle does not carry passengers other than the operator.\n(c) The fee for a motorcycle learner's permit issued before January 1, 2017, is nine dollars and fifty cents ($9.50). The fee shall be distributed as follows:\n(1) One dollar ($1) to the state motor vehicle technology fund.\n(2) One dollar ($1) to the motor vehicle highway account.\n(3) Two dollars ($2) to the crossroads 2000 fund.\n(4) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the emergency communications fund.\n(5) Four dollars and twenty-five cents ($4.25) to the commission fund.\n(d) The fee for a motorcycle learner's permit issued after December 31, 2016, is nine dollars ($9). The fee shall be distributed as follows:\n(1) Twenty-five cents ($0.25) to the motor vehicle highway account.\n(2) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology fund.\n(3) Two dollars ($2) to the crossroads 2000 fund.\n(4) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the emergency communications fund.\n(5) Five dollars ($5) to the commission fund.\n(e) The fee for a motorcycle operational skills test administered under this chapter is as follows:\n(1) For tests given by state employees, the fee is five dollars ($5) and shall be deposited in the motor vehicle highway account under IC 8-14-1.\n(2) For tests given by a contractor approved by the bureau, the fee is:\n(A) determined under rules adopted by the bureau under IC 4-22-2 to cover the direct costs of administering the test; and\n(B) paid to the contractor.","path":["TITLE 9. MOTOR VEHICLES","ARTICLE 24. DRIVERS LICENSES","Chapter 8. Motorcycle Learner's Permit"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_9.html#9-24-8-3","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-07-08T17:54:09Z","sha256":"a061f48bb0d6c52633d6dacf8df1c68e904b55893980d8a37ffe116764f57771","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-9-24-8-2","next":"us-in/ic-9-24-8-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}