Indiana Code 9-28-2-9. Action against driver upon notification from jurisdiction of driver’s failure to meet conditions of citation; notification of driver; answer; hearing suspension of driving privileges
(b) The bureau shall notify the driver by first class mail of the request by the respective jurisdiction to have the driver’s driving privileges suspended. For the purposes of this chapter, a written notice sent to the driver’s last registered address with the bureau meets the conditions of due notice.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 9-28-2-9
- citation: means any summons, ticket, or other official document issued by a police officer for a traffic violation containing an order that requires the motorist to respond. See Indiana Code 9-28-2-1
- 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.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- jurisdiction: means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a province of Canada. See Indiana Code 9-28-2-5
(d) Upon holding the hearing, the bureau may suspend the driver’s driving privileges until the conditions of the citation are met or a release from the citing jurisdiction is obtained.
(e) If the bureau does not receive information from the driver concerning the notification, the bureau shall suspend the driver’s driving privileges until the conditions of the citation are met or a release is obtained.
(f) A driver whose driving privileges have been suspended for failure to meet the conditions of a citation in another jurisdiction is not eligible for specialized driving privileges under IC 9-30-16.
(g) The bureau may not suspend driving privileges under this section for a nonmoving traffic offense occurring in another jurisdiction.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-5-1.1-4.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.306; P.L.217-2014, SEC.116; P.L.188-2015, SEC.103.