Authority: IC 9-14-8-3; IC 9-24-6.1-2

Affected: IC 5-26.5; IC 9-24-6.1

Sec. 4. (a) The application for a CDL or commercial learner's permit must include the applicant's:

1. (1) full legal name, current residential address, and out-of-state address if the applicant is in Indiana to attend a truck driving training school;
2. (2) physical description, including gender, height, weight, eye color, and hair color;
3. (3) date of birth;
4. (4) Social Security number, or verification of the applicant's ineligibility to receive a valid Social Security number with verification of identity and lawful status in the United States;
5. (5) signature;
6. (6) medical and physical qualification information that this article requires;

7. (7) out-of-state driver history, including, but not limited to, any operator, chauffeur, public passenger chauffeur, and commercial driver's licenses and permits, including the:

   1. (A) dates of the licenses and permits; and
   2. (B) state or states that issued them;
8. (8) complete criminal history, based on fingerprint analysis, including arrests and disposition for applicants applying for a hazardous materials endorsement; and
9. (9) certification that the information provided is true and accurate.

(b) A CDL holder must immediately submit an application to the bureau for an amended CDL after changing their name or residential address.

(c) No person who has been a resident of this state for more than thirty (30) days may drive a CMV under the authority of a CDL that an authority outside this state issued, except an individual with a CDL issued by Canada or Mexico.

(d) A person who knowingly provides the bureau with falsified information or certifications required under this article is subject to the suspension, disqualification, or cancellation of the person's CDL for a period to be determined by the bureau.

(e) An individual certified as a program participant in the address confidentiality program under IC 5-26.5 is not required to provide the individual's principal address and mailing address, but may provide an address that the office of the attorney general designates under IC 5-26.5 as the individual's principal address and mailing address.

(Bureau of Motor Vehicles; 140 IAC 7-3-4; filed Jun 1, 1990, 2:16 p.m.: 13 IR 1836, eff Jul 1, 1990; filed Nov 14, 1990, 1:30 p.m.: 14 IR 555; readopted filed Jul 30, 2001, 10:30 a.m.: 24 IR 4231; readopted filed Nov 14, 2007, 1:31 p.m.: 20071212-IR-140070562RFA; filed Oct 7, 2008, 10:23 a.m.: 20081105-IR-140080215FRA; readopted filed Nov 3, 2014, 1:43 p.m.: 20141203-IR-140140375RFA; readopted filed Sep 3, 2020, 10:16 a.m.: 20200930-IR-140200090RFA; filed Jul 8, 2025, 10:49 a.m.: 20250806-IR-140250166FRA)