Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, “driver training school” means:

(1) a business enterprise that:

Terms Used In Indiana Code 9-27-6-3

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
(A) is conducted by an individual, an association, a partnership, a limited liability company, or a corporation for the education and training of persons, practically or theoretically, or both, to operate or drive motor vehicles or to prepare an applicant for an examination or validation under IC 9-24 for a driver’s license; and

(B) charges consideration or tuition for the provision of services; or

(2) a driver education program operated under the authority of:

(A) a school corporation (as defined in IC 36-1-2-17);

(B) a state accredited nonpublic secondary school that voluntarily becomes accredited under IC 20-31-4.1;

(C) a postsecondary proprietary educational institution (as defined in IC 22-4.1-21-9);

(D) a postsecondary credit bearing proprietary educational institution (as defined in IC 21-18.5-2-12);

(E) a state educational institution (as defined in IC 21-7-13-32); or

(F) a nonaccredited nonpublic school.

     (b) The term does not include a business enterprise that educates or trains a person or prepares a person:

(1) for an examination or a validation given by the bureau to operate or drive a motor vehicle as a vocation; or

(2) to operate a commercial motor vehicle.

As added by P.L.145-2011, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.85-2013, SEC.69; P.L.92-2020, SEC.6; P.L.211-2023, SEC.70.

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