Habitual traffic violators — Indiana Permit Test

Habitual traffic violators on the Indiana permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

A driver with two judgments for major offenses causing injury or death within 10 years is a Habitual Traffic Violator and is suspended for 10 years.

Two crashes that hurt or killed people show a danger the state will not keep on the road.

Drivers who accumulate two judgments from the above list within a 10-year period will have their driving privileges suspended for 10 years.

Indiana Driver's Manual, p.25

Two judgments within 10 years for drunk driving that caused a death bring a suspension for life.

Killing someone twice while impaired ends a person's right to drive for good.

will have their driving privileges suspended for life.

Indiana Driver's Manual, p.25

Three judgments within 10 years for major offenses such as drunk driving or reckless driving bring a 10-year suspension.

A third serious offense shows the driver keeps choosing to put others at risk.

Drivers who, within a 10-year period, accumulate three judgments from the below list will have their driving privileges suspended for 10 years.

Indiana Driver's Manual, p.25

Ten or more traffic violations within 10 years, one of them a major offense or another offense the law lists, bring a five-year suspension as a Habitual Traffic Violator.

Many small tickets plus one serious one show a driver who does not learn from warnings.

An HTV under this section is subject to a five-year driving privilege suspension for a person who has accumulated 10 or more traffic violations in a 10-year period, one of which is a major offense as listed in Section A or B or one of the following:

Indiana Driver's Manual, p.26

On the test

How long is the suspension for two major offenses causing injury or death within 10 years?

10 years. Two crashes that hurt or killed people show a danger the state will not keep on the road. Indiana Driver's Manual, p.25: “Drivers who accumulate two judgments from the above list within a 10-year period will have their driving privileges suspended for 10 years.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Indiana Driver's Manual, published by the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-03.