Indiana § 34-28-5-6 - Suspension of driver's license
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 34-28-5-6 — Suspension of driver's license, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 34-28-5-6. Suspension of driver's license
Sec. 6. If a defendant fails to satisfy a judgment entered against the defendant for the violation of a traffic ordinance or for a traffic infraction by a date fixed by the court, the court may suspend the defendant's drivers license. When a court suspends a person's drivers license under this section, the court shall forward notice of the suspension to the bureau of motor vehicles. A suspension under this section begins thirty (30) days after the date the notice of suspension is mailed by the bureau of motor vehicles to the defendant.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-32-4(h).]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.86-2021, SEC.22.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 34-28-5-6 ("Suspension of driver's license") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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