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Ind. Code § 9-30-10-17 — Operating motor vehicle while privileges are forfeited for life; habitual traffic violator who causes bodily injury or death; penalties

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Chapter 10: Habitual Violator of Traffic Laws, Indiana Code.

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Operating motor vehicle while privileges are forfeited for life; habitual traffic violator who causes bodily injury or death; penalties

Full text of Ind. Code § 9-30-10-17

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 § 9-30-10-17Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session

Sec. 17. (a) A person who operates a motor vehicle after the person's driving privileges are forfeited for life under section 16 of this chapter, IC 9-4-13-14 (repealed April 1, 1984), or IC 9-12-3-1 (repealed July 1, 1991) commits: (1) a Level 6 felony, if the forfeiture occurred before July 1, 2015; or (2) a Level 5 felony, if the forfeiture occurred after June 30, 2015. (b) A person who is a habitual traffic violator under this chapter and commits an offense involving the person's operation of a motor vehicle, which offense causes serious bodily injury, catastrophic injury, or death commits a Level 5 felony. (c) In addition to any criminal penalties imposed for a conviction of an offense described in subsection (a) or (b), if the new offense caused catastrophic injury or death, the bureau shall suspend the person's driving privileges for the life of the person. (d) A person who violates subsection (b) commits a separate offense for each person whose bodily injury or death is caused by the violation of subsection (b). (e) A court may order terms of imprisonment imposed on a person convicted of more than one (1) offense described in subsection (b) to run consecutively. Consecutive terms of imprisonment imposed under this subsection are not subject to the sentencing restrictions set forth in IC 35-50-1-2 (c) through IC 35-50-1-2 (d). [Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-12-3-2.]

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Is operating motor vehicle while privileges are forfeited for life; habitual traffic violator who causes bodily injury or death; penalties a felony or a misdemeanor in Indiana?

It depends on the circumstances: operating motor vehicle while privileges are forfeited for life; habitual traffic violator who causes bodily injury or death; penalties ranges from a Level 6 Felony to a Level 5 Felony in Indiana under Ind. Code § 9-30-10-17.

Operating after lifetime forfeiture (forfeiture before July 1, 2015): Level 6 Felony (Ind. Code § 9-30-10-17(a)) · Operating after lifetime forfeiture (forfeiture after June 30, 2015): Level 5 Felony (Ind. Code § 9-30-10-17(a)) · Habitual traffic violator causing serious bodily injury, catastrophic injury, or death: Level 5 Felony (Ind. Code § 9-30-10-17(b))

Which Indiana statute covers operating motor vehicle while privileges are forfeited for life; habitual traffic violator who causes bodily injury or death; penalties?

Operating motor vehicle while privileges are forfeited for life; habitual traffic violator who causes bodily injury or death; penalties is governed by Ind. Code § 9-30-10-17 (Operating motor vehicle while privileges are forfeited for life; habitual traffic violator who causes bodily injury or death; penalties).

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