# Ind. Code § 34-28-5-6: Suspension of driver's license

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T34_A28_C5_S34-28-5-6

## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 34-28-5-6
- **Heading:** Suspension of driver's license
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 28 / Chapter 5 / Section 34-28-5-6

## Text

Sec. 6. If a defendant fails to satisfy a judgment entered against the defendant for the violation of a traffic ordinance or for a traffic infraction by a date fixed by the court, the court may suspend the defendant's drivers license. When a court suspends a person's drivers license under this section, the court shall forward notice of the suspension to the bureau of motor vehicles. A suspension under this section begins thirty (30) days after the date the notice of suspension is mailed by the bureau of motor vehicles to the defendant.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-32-4(h).]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.86-2021, SEC.22.

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