Sec. 15. (a) A court in which an individual is convicted of a crime based on a violation of IC 14-15-3, IC 35-46-9, IC 14-15-8 (before its repeal), or IC 14-15-12 relating to the operation of a motorboat shall forward a certified abstract of the record of the conviction to the bureau.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 14-15-11-15

  • bureau: refers to the bureau of motor vehicles established by IC 9-14-7-1. See Indiana Code 14-15-11-1
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • individual: means an individual human being. See Indiana Code 14-15-11-5
  • motorboat: means a watercraft that is:

    Indiana Code 14-15-11-6

  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
     (b) If, in the opinion of the court, an individual referred to in subsection (a) should be deprived of the privilege of operating a vehicle or motorboat, the court shall recommend the suspension of the Indiana driver’s license issued to the individual for a fixed period. The period of the suspension shall be established by the court but may not exceed one (1) year.

     (c) Upon receiving the recommendation of the court under subsection (b), the bureau shall suspend the individual’s license for the period recommended by the court.

     (d) A certified abstract forwarded to the bureau under subsection (a):

(1) must be in the form prescribed by the bureau; and

(2) shall be accepted by an administrative agency or a court as prima facie evidence of the conviction and all other action stated in the abstract.

As added by P.L.57-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.40-2012, SEC.16.

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