{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-9-30-16-3.5","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 9-30-16-3.5","heading":"Temporary or worksite speed limit violations; specialized driving privileges; expiration and termination of specialized driving privileges","body":"Sec. 3.5. (a) If a court imposes a suspension of driving privileges under IC 9-21-5-11(f), the court may stay the suspension and grant a specialized driving privilege as set forth in this section.\n(b) Except as provided in subsection (g), specialized driving privileges granted under this section shall be granted for a period of time as determined by the court. A court, at its discretion, may set periodic review hearings to review an individual's specialized driving privileges.\n(c) Specialized driving privileges granted under this section:\n(1) must be determined by a court; and\n(2) are limited to restricting the individual to being allowed to operate a motor vehicle between the place of employment of the individual and the individual's residence.\n(d) An individual who has been granted specialized driving privileges under this section shall:\n(1) maintain proof of future financial responsibility insurance during the period of specialized driving privileges;\n(2) carry a copy of the order granting specialized driving privileges or have the order in the vehicle being operated by the individual;\n(3) produce the copy of the order granting specialized driving privileges upon the request of a police officer; and\n(4) carry a validly issued driver's license.\n(e) An individual who holds a commercial driver's license and has been granted specialized driving privileges under this chapter may not, for the duration of the suspension for which the specialized driving privileges are sought, operate a motor vehicle that requires the individual to hold a commercial driver's license to operate the motor vehicle.\n(f) An individual who seeks specialized driving privileges must file a petition for specialized driving privileges in each court that has ordered or imposed a suspension of the individual's driving privileges. Each petition must:\n(1) be verified by the petitioner;\n(2) state the petitioner's age, date of birth, and address;\n(3) state the grounds for relief and the relief sought;\n(4) be filed in the court that ordered or imposed the suspension; and\n(5) be served on the bureau and the prosecuting attorney.\nA prosecuting attorney shall appear on behalf of the bureau to respond to a petition filed under this subsection.\n(g) Whenever a suspension of an individual's driving privileges under this chapter is terminated because:\n(1) the underlying conviction, judgment, or finding that forms the basis of the suspension is reversed, vacated, or dismissed; or\n(2) the individual is acquitted of, found not liable for, or otherwise found not to have committed the underlying act or offense that forms the basis of the suspension;\nthe individual's specialized driving privileges expire at the time the suspension of the individual's driving privileges is terminated.\n(h) The court shall inform the bureau of a termination of a suspension of driving privileges and expiration of specialized driving privileges as described under subsection (g) in a format designated by the bureau.","path":["TITLE 9. MOTOR VEHICLES","ARTICLE 30. GENERAL PENALTY PROVISIONS","Chapter 16. Driver's License Suspension Penalties"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_9.html#9-30-16-3.5","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-07-08T17:54:09Z","sha256":"338fd56df6041b83968d772d76013e7022823db1ced9f973bae460af754622e4","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-9-30-16-3","next":"us-in/ic-9-30-16-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}