Terms Used In Indiana Code 9-24-18-6

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
   Sec. 6. In a proceeding to enforce IC 9-24-1 requiring the operator of a motor vehicle to have a certain type of driver’s license, the burden is on the defendant to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant had been issued the applicable driver’s license or permit and that the driver’s license was valid at the time of the alleged offense.

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-4-26(f).]

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.530.