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Ind. Code § 9-24-18-2 — Misuse of licenses and permits; use of false information; inauthentic licenses and permits

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Chapter 18: General Penalty Provisions, Indiana Code.

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Misuse of licenses and permits; use of false information; inauthentic licenses and permits

Full text of Ind. Code § 9-24-18-2

Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Indiana.

Ind. Code § 9-24-18-2Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session

Sec. 2. (a) A person may not do any of the following: (1) Display, cause or allow to be displayed, or possess a driver's license or permit issued under this article knowing that the driver's license or permit is fictitious or has been canceled, revoked, suspended, or altered. (2) Lend to an individual or knowingly permit the use by an individual not entitled to use a driver's license or permit a driver's license or permit issued under this article. (3) Display or represent as the individual's driver's license or permit issued under this article a driver's license or permit not issued to the individual. (4) Fail or refuse to surrender, upon demand of the proper official, a driver's license or permit issued under this article that has been suspended, canceled, or revoked as provided by law. (5) Knowingly sell, offer to sell, buy, possess, or offer as genuine, a driver's license or permit required by this article to be issued by the bureau that has not been issued by the bureau under this article or by the appropriate authority of any other state or country. A person that knowingly or intentionally violates this subsection commits a Class C misdemeanor. (b) An individual who: (1) knowingly or intentionally uses a false or fictitious name or gives a false or fictitious address in an application: (A) for a driver's license or permit issued under this article; or (B) for a renewal, amendment, or replacement of a driver's license or permit issued under this article; or (2) knowingly or intentionally makes a false statement or conceals a material fact or otherwise commits a fraud in an application for a driver's license or permit issued under this article; commits application fraud, a Level 6 felony. [Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: 9-1-4-47; 9-1-4-53(a) part.]

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Is misuse of licenses and permits; use of false information; inauthentic licenses and permits a felony or a misdemeanor in Indiana?

It depends on the circumstances: misuse of licenses and permits; use of false information; inauthentic licenses and permits ranges from a Class C Misdemeanor to a Level 6 Felony in Indiana under Ind. Code § 9-24-18-2.

Misuse of driver's license or permit: Class C Misdemeanor (Ind. Code § 9-24-18-2(a)) · Application fraud: Level 6 Felony (Ind. Code § 9-24-18-2(b))

Which Indiana statute covers misuse of licenses and permits; use of false information; inauthentic licenses and permits?

Misuse of licenses and permits; use of false information; inauthentic licenses and permits is governed by Ind. Code § 9-24-18-2 (Misuse of licenses and permits; use of false information; inauthentic licenses and permits).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.