Indiana: Your driving record — Part 4 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “For how long after purchase can you print your Official Driver Record?” · “When is a Restriction 5 placed on a person’s driver’s license?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Indiana Driver’s Manual" (July 2026), Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
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For how long after purchase can you print your Official Driver Record?
- Up to 10 business days
- Up to 30 days
- Up to 180 days
- Up to one year
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Correct answer: Up to 30 days
You can print the Official Driver Record for up to 30 days after you purchase it.
Source: Indiana Driver’s Manual (July 2026), page 25 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 25)
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Once a court’s requirements for a suspension are fulfilled, how long may BMV processing take after the BMV receives the information from the court?
- Up to 3 business days
- Up to 30 business days
- Up to 180 business days
- Up to 10 business days
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Correct answer: Up to 10 business days
Processing by the BMV may take up to 10 business days once the court information is received.
Source: Indiana Driver’s Manual (July 2026), page 25 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 25)
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Over what period does Indiana law look at repeated traffic offenses to decide whether a driver is a Habitual Traffic Violator (HTV)?
- A 2-year period
- A 5-year period
- A 10-year period
- A 20-year period
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Correct answer: A 10-year period
The manual says drivers who have repeatedly committed traffic offenses over a 10-year period face serious penalties as HTVs.
Source: Indiana Driver’s Manual (July 2026), page 25 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 25)
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Under HTV Section A, how long are driving privileges suspended for a driver who accumulates two judgments for reckless homicide resulting from operation of a motor vehicle within a 10-year period?
- 10 years
- 180 days
- Two years
- Five years
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Correct answer: 10 years
Drivers with two judgments from the Section A list within 10 years have their driving privileges suspended for 10 years.
Source: Indiana Driver’s Manual (July 2026), page 25 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 25)
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For how long are driving privileges suspended for a driver who accumulates two judgments within a 10-year period for operating while intoxicated resulting in death?
- Two years
- Five years
- 180 days
- For life
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Correct answer: For life
Two such judgments within 10 years lead to a lifetime suspension.
Source: Indiana Driver’s Manual (July 2026), page 25 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 25)
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Under HTV Section B, how many judgments from the listed major offenses within a 10-year period lead to a 10-year suspension?
- One
- Three
- Two
- Five
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Correct answer: Three
Drivers who accumulate three judgments from the list within a 10-year period are suspended for 10 years.
Source: Indiana Driver’s Manual (July 2026), page 25 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 25)
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Which of the following is listed as a Section B major offense for a Habitual Traffic Violator?
- Drag racing or a speed contest in violation of the law
- Parking in a no-parking zone for over an hour
- Failing to wear a seat belt on a public road
- Driving with a burned-out headlight at night
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Correct answer: Drag racing or a speed contest in violation of the law
Drag racing or a speed contest is on the Section B list of major offenses.
Source: Indiana Driver’s Manual (July 2026), page 26 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 26)
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For how long is a person suspended as an HTV under Section C (ten traffic offenses in a ten-year period)?
- 180 days
- Two years
- Five years
- 10 years
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Correct answer: Five years
Section C carries a five-year suspension.
Source: Indiana Driver’s Manual (July 2026), page 26 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 26)
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Under HTV Section C, a person with nine speeding tickets and one reckless driving conviction in a 10-year period is subject to what?
- A 180-day suspension
- A five-year suspension as an HTV
- A two-year suspension
- No suspension, because speeding tickets are minor
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Correct answer: A five-year suspension as an HTV
The manual’s own example says this person is subject to a five-year suspension as an HTV.
Source: Indiana Driver’s Manual (July 2026), page 26 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 26)
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Which of the following can serve as the qualifying offense under HTV Section C, along with the major offenses of Sections A and B?
- Driving slower than the posted speed limit on a highway
- Failing to carry proof of insurance in the vehicle
- Using a turn signal too early before a turn
- Operating a vehicle without ever having obtained a license
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Correct answer: Operating a vehicle without ever having obtained a license
Operating a motor vehicle without ever having obtained a driver’s license is one of the Section C listed offenses.
Source: Indiana Driver’s Manual (July 2026), page 26 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 26)
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What may happen to a person convicted of operating a vehicle while suspended as an HTV?
- The suspension automatically ends after the first year passes
- Only a warning letter is issued by the BMV
- Other driving privileges may be suspended for a period the court sets
- The person receives a probationary license automatically
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Correct answer: Other driving privileges may be suspended for a period the court sets
A person convicted of operating a vehicle while suspended as an HTV may have other driving privileges suspended for a period set by the court.
Source: Indiana Driver’s Manual (July 2026), page 26 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 26)
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When is a Restriction 5 placed on a person’s driver’s license?
- When a court has granted hardship, probationary, conditional, or specialized privileges
- When the person has failed the vision screening at a BMV branch office
- When the person must wear corrective lenses while driving at night or in rain
- When the person has a motorcycle endorsement and a commercial license
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Correct answer: When a court has granted hardship, probationary, conditional, or specialized privileges
A Restriction 5 is placed on the license of a person granted hardship, probationary, conditional, or specialized driving privileges by court order.
Source: Indiana Driver’s Manual (July 2026), page 26 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 26)
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For HTV suspensions or HTV probationary driver’s licenses expiring on or after January 1, 2015, what is no longer added to driver records?
- Restriction 5
- Restriction 6
- Restriction 8
- Restriction 2
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Correct answer: Restriction 2
Restriction 2 is no longer added to driver records for those HTV suspensions or probationary licenses.
Source: Indiana Driver’s Manual (July 2026), page 26 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 26)
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What must a person granted specialized driving privileges carry or keep in the vehicle being operated?
- A copy of the court order granting the privileges
- A signed letter from the person’s employer
- A copy of the person’s vehicle title or bill of sale
- A written statement from the insurance agent
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Correct answer: A copy of the court order granting the privileges
The person must carry a copy of the court order or have the order in the vehicle.
Source: Indiana Driver’s Manual (July 2026), page 26 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 26)
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When must a person with specialized driving privileges produce the copy of the court order?
- Only when renewing the license
- Only at the time of a crash
- Upon the request of law enforcement
- Only when buying a vehicle
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Correct answer: Upon the request of law enforcement
The order must be produced upon the request of law enforcement.
Source: Indiana Driver’s Manual (July 2026), page 26 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 26)
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What must a person with specialized driving privileges carry while operating any motor vehicle?
- A court-approved passenger
- A validly issued credential
- A copy of their insurance cancellation notice
- A certified copy of their driver record
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Correct answer: A validly issued credential
A person with specialized driving privileges must carry a validly issued credential during the operation of any motor vehicle.
Source: Indiana Driver’s Manual (July 2026), page 26 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 26)