(1) issued in the form of a physical credential must have the same dimensions and shape as a driver’s license; and

but the card must have markings sufficient to distinguish the card from a driver’s license.

     (b) Except as provided in subsection (g), the front side of an identification card issued in the form of a physical credential must contain the expiration date of the identification card and the following information about the individual to whom the card is being issued:

(1) Full legal name.

(2) The address of the principal residence.

(3) Date of birth.

(4) Date of issue and date of expiration.

(5) Unique identification number.

(6) Gender.

(7) Weight.

(8) Height.

(9) Color of eyes and hair.

(10) Reproduction of the signature of the individual identified.

(11) Whether the individual is blind (as defined in IC 12-7-2-21(1)).

(12) If the individual is less than eighteen (18) years of age at the time of issuance, the dates on which the individual will become:

(A) eighteen (18) years of age; and

(B) twenty-one (21) years of age.

(13) If the individual is at least eighteen (18) years of age but less than twenty-one (21) years of age at the time of issuance, the date on which the individual will become twenty-one (21) years of age.

(14) Digital photograph of the individual.

     (c) The information contained on the identification card as required by subsection (b)(12) or (b)(13) for an individual who is less than twenty-one (21) years of age at the time of issuance shall be notated prominently on the identification card issued in the form of a physical credential.

     (d) If the individual complies with section 2(f) or 2(g) of this chapter, an indication of the individual’s veteran status or status as the surviving spouse of a veteran of the armed forces of the United States, as applicable, shall be shown on the identification card issued in the form of a physical credential.

     (e) If the applicant for an identification card issued in the form of a physical credential submits information to the bureau concerning the applicant’s medical condition, the bureau shall place an identifying symbol on the face of the identification card issued in the form of a physical credential to indicate that the applicant has a medical condition of note. The bureau shall include information on the identification card issued in the form of a physical credential that briefly describes the medical condition of the holder of the card issued in the form of a physical credential. The information must be printed in a manner that alerts a person reading the card issued in the form of a physical credential to the existence of the medical condition. The applicant for an identification card issued in the form of a physical credential is responsible for the accuracy of the information concerning the medical condition submitted under this subsection. The bureau shall inform an applicant that submission of information under this subsection is voluntary.

     (f) An identification card issued by the state to an individual who has:

(1) temporary lawful status as indicated by:

(A) a valid, unexpired nonimmigrant visa or has nonimmigrant visa status for entry in the United States;

(B) a pending application for asylum in the United States;

(C) a pending or approved application for temporary protected status in the United States;

(D) having an approved deferred action status; or

(E) a pending application for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States or conditional permanent residence status in the United States; or

(2) been granted parole;

must be issued in the form of a physical credential and clearly identified as a temporary identification card. A temporary identification card issued under this subsection may not be renewed without the presentation of valid documentary evidence proving that the holder of the identification card’s temporary status has been extended.

     (g) For purposes of subsection (b), an individual certified as a program participant in the address confidentiality program under IC 5-26.5 is not required to provide the address of the individual’s principal residence, but may provide an address designated by the office of the attorney general under IC 5-26.5 as the address of the individual’s principal residence.

     (h) The bureau shall validate an identification card issued in the form of a physical credential for motor driven cycle operation upon a highway by endorsement to an individual who:

(1) applies for or has previously been issued an identification card under this chapter;

(2) makes the appropriate application for endorsement; and

(3) satisfactorily completes the test required under section 3.6 of this chapter.

The bureau shall place a designation on the face of the identification card issued in the form of a physical credential to indicate that the individual has received a motor driven cycle endorsement.

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-5-3.1-2.]

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.2-1992, SEC.88; P.L.39-2000, SEC.15; P.L.42-2001, SEC.2; P.L.176-2001, SEC.16; P.L.1-2002, SEC.47; P.L.34-2003, SEC.3; P.L.86-2005, SEC.2; P.L.123-2005, SEC.4; P.L.37-2006, SEC.2; P.L.184-2007, SEC.49; P.L.76-2009, SEC.9; P.L.162-2009, SEC.7; P.L.118-2011, SEC.6; P.L.125-2012, SEC.227; P.L.85-2013, SEC.60; P.L.2-2014, SEC.43; P.L.221-2014, SEC.68; P.L.77-2015, SEC.4; P.L.198-2016, SEC.511; P.L.65-2017, SEC.4; P.L.82-2019, SEC.3; P.L.178-2019, SEC.54; P.L.211-2019, SEC.9; P.L.120-2020, SEC.32; P.L.111-2021, SEC.70; P.L.211-2023, SEC.54.