1. Visit a BMV License Branch.
2. Submit all required documents.
3. Pay the necessary fees.
4. Pass a driving skills test, a knowledge examination and a vision screening test.

Vision Screening

Vision screening test measures the applicant's visual ability.

You must pass Indiana's minimum vision standards to get a license or permit, even if you are renewing your existing license or permit. In case an applicant does not meet state standards they will be referred to an eye doctor for an eye examination.

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Knowledge Examination

The knowledge examination is based on information contained in the Indiana driver's manual. To pass the knowledge examination, you must demonstrate a basic understanding of Indiana traffic laws and safe driving techniques. Knowledge examinations include multiple choice questions concerning traffic maneuvers and knowledge of types of traffic signs.

You do not need to schedule an appointment for a knowledge examination unless you need to have the test read to you. You must arrive at a license branch at least one hour before the branch closes in order to take the knowledge examination that day.

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Driving Skills Test

Things you must know before you to take the driving skills test:

• You must be accompanied by an individual who has a valid Indiana driver's license.
• No one besides the driving skills test examiner is allowed in your vehicle when you take the driving skills test.
• Do not forget to bring your valid Indiana learner's permit.
• The vehicle must be legally equipped and in safe and clean condition.
• The vehicle used must be properly registered and a valid registration must be presented, along with proof of insurance.
• If a rental vehicle is being used, the applicant taking the skills test must be named on the Rental Agreement as an authorized driver.

You must arrive at least 15 minutes before your scheduled appointment time to take a driving skills test.

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When you apply for a new drivers license, permit or identification card, you must present original versions or certified copies of the following documents:

• One document proving your identity; and
• One document proving your Social Security number; and
• One document proving your lawful status in the United States; and
• Two documents proving your Indiana residency.

To those who are younger than 18 years of age and do not have two original documents proving their Indiana residency, you may instead submit an Indiana Residency Affidavit. The affidavit must be signed by an individual who is 18 years of age or older and with whom you reside. The individual signing an Indiana Residency Affidavit must present their unexpired Indiana drivers license or identification card, one document proving their identity, and two documents proving their Indiana residency. It is not necessary for individuals with an unexpired SecureID drivers license or identification card to provide these documents.

Secure ID Documents

Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV)

Phone:
Customer Contact Center: 888-692-6841
Hours: 8:15 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. (ET) Monday through Friday

U.S. Mail:
Indiana Government Center North
Room 402
100 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Email

Website

The BMV offers services at different types of convenient locations. Full-service license branches are open Tuesday to Saturday and other customer service locations are open Monday to Saturday, except on state holidays.

BMVs online service myBMV.com is available 24 hours a day.

Branch Locations and Hours

• To obtain a probationary driver's license, applicants must meet the age requirements and have held an Indiana learner's permit for 180 days (approximately six months).
• If you have successfully completed an approved driver education program, you must be at least 16-years and 180-days-old (approximately 16 years and six months) to obtain a probationary driver's license, if you otherwise qualify.
• If you have not successfully completed an approved driver education program you must be at least 16-years and 270-days-old (approximately 16 years and nine months) to obtain a probationary drivers license, if you otherwise qualify.

Operator's License:

• Aged Under 75: $17.50
• Aged 75-85: $11.00
• Age > 85: $7.00

Amended or Replacement License

• Aged Under 75: $10.50
• Aged 75-85: $10.50
• Age > 85: $10.50

Other Driver's License Fees

If you are less than 18 years old when you get your license, your license is considered probationary and must be renewed:

• On or before your 21st birthday if the license was issued on or before June 30, 2009; or
• On or before the 30th day after your 21st birthday if the license was issued on or after July 1, 2009.

You may amend your license after you turn 18 years old to remove the probationary driver's license designation.

Driver's License and Permit Forms

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To apply for a probationary drivers license, applicants must visit a license branch and present a signed Log of Supervised Driving and proof of successful completion of a driver education course, if applicable. Applicants must also pass a driving skills test (if the driver education provider does not offer a skills test waiver or if you fail the drive test with the driver education provider) and a vision screening test.

Calendar that shows when you may apply for a driver's license (PDF)

The State of Indiana issues new drivers licenses and permits at BMV license branches. All applicants for new drivers licenses or permits must meet Indiana SecureID requirements.

Applicants (younger than 18-years-old) must have a parent, legal guardian, or other adult who is willing to assume the obligations imposed sign an agreement of financial liability. The adult signing the agreement of financial liability must bring (or provide copies of the front and back of) his or her Indiana credential to the license branch. Know more

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• Date and place of birth
• Current residence

A driving license is an official document which states that a person may operate a motorized vehicle, such as a motorcycle, car, truck or a bus, on a public roadway. This document also serves as identification and proof of age.

If you are 16 or 17 when you apply for an Indiana driver's license, the license that will be issued to you is considered probationary until you turn 18-years-old.

Here's how you can obtain a probationary driver's license in Indiana.

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• Bureau of Motor Vehicles:

http://www.in.gov/bmv/2673.htm

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