The BMV’s Driver’s Manual contains the latest information you will need to successfully pass an operator’s knowledge examination (written test) and obtain an Indiana driver’s license. The Driver’s Manual is also a great way for anyone to review updated traffic laws and regulations.
Please note: Printed manuals are updated a maximum of one time each year and could contain outdated information. The most up-to-date version of the Indiana Driver’s Manual is in electronic format and available for download below in several different languages.
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- Chapter 1 | Obtaining a New Credential
This chapter contains the following topics:
- Credential Overview
- Credential Design
- Real ID
- Indiana Residency Requirements
- Applying for an Identification Card
- Learner’s Permit
- Vision Screening
- Knowledge Exam (Written Test)
- Driving Skills Exam
- Financial Liability for Injury or Damage
- Applying For a Driver’s License
- Commercial Learner’s Permit and Commercial Driver’s License
- Photo-Exempt Credentials
- Receiving Your Credential by Mail
- Public Safety Restrictions and Prohibitions
- Chapter 2 | Restrictions & Endorsements
This chapter contains the following topics:
- Restrictions and Endorsements
- Special Needs Restrictions on a Credential
- Motorcycle Learner’s Permit
- Motorcycle Endorsement
- Motor Driven Cycles (MDC)
- Autocycles
- For-Hire Endorsement
- Chauffeur’s and Public Passenger Chauffeur’s Licenses
- Chapter 3 | Indicators, Watercraft, & Parking Placards
This chapter contains the following topics:
- Organ Donation
- Active Duty and Veteran Military Indicator
- Watercraft
- Parking Placards
- Chapter 4 | Renewing, Amending, or Replacing a Credential
This chapter contains the following topics:
- Renewing a Credential
- Amending a Credential
- Replacing a Credential
- Chapter 5 | Points, Suspensions, & Insurance Requirements
This chapter contains the following topics:
- Point Values
- Driver Safety Program
- Insurance Requirements
- Suspensions
- Habitual Traffic Violators
- Chapter 6 | Traffic Signs & Signals
- Chapter 7 | Safe Vehicle Operation
- Chapter 8 | Accidents & Emergency Situations
This chapter contains the following topics:
- What to Do After an Accident
- Avoiding Collisions
- Impaired Driving
- Roadside Emergency Situations
- Vehicle Equipment Failures
- Avoiding Vehicle Theft
- Traffic Stops by Law Enforcement
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- Chapter 9 | Knowledge Exam (Written Test) Sample Questions
This chapter contains the following topics:
- Learner’s Permit and Driver’s License Sample Exam Questions
- For-Hire Endorsement Sample Exam Questions
- Motor Driven Cycle Endorsement
- Appendices A, B, & C | Document Requirements, Teens Behind the Wheel, & Other BMV Services and Resources
This chapter contains the following topics:
- Identity Documents
- Lawful Status Documents
- Social Security Number Documents
- Indiana Residency Documents
- Submitting Acceptable Documents
- Obtaining a Non-Compliant Credential
- Driver Guide for Parents and Teens
- Forms
- Voter Registrations
- Military Selective Service Registration