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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 charts 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. Sign up to receive free electronic updates of changes to this webpage by clicking on the “Subscribe for e-mail updates” link.

Suspensions Information

Habitual Traffic Violator determination and suspensions

The following charts contain the list of convictions and judgments that result in classifying a person as a Habitual Traffic Violator (HTV), and the accompanying suspension periods.

Operating A Vehicle While Intoxicated suspensions and probationary licenses

The following charts contain information of the suspension periods and probationary license options applicable for operating a vehicle while intoxicated (OVWI) for the per-conviction and post-conviction stages.

Insurance Information

SR22 requirement

Effective December 17, 2008, 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.

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 establishing a myBMV account, 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, motorcycle license status, and identification card status.

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