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Indiana driver manuals and DMV resources.

Open the passenger-driver, motorcycle, and commercial driver manuals in one place, then verify current licensing rules with Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

Open the driver manualVisit the official state source
State site last checkedJuly 29, 2026
Agency
Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Manual classes
3
Standard manual
84 pages
Archive status
Verified record

FirstMiles is independent and is not affiliated with Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles. Check the agency source before relying on a rule or deadline.

Indiana driver services are administered by Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles. This guide identifies the next official action, summarizes first-time-driver milestones from the reviewed state handbook, and routes visitors to the correct agency service without replacing the agency’s instructions.

Start with your goal

What are you trying to do?

Understand the permit path

Review Indiana’s first-time-driver requirements and testing topics.

Open official guidanceFind a licensing office

Check locations, services, hours, and local visit instructions.

Open official guidancePrepare for an appointment

Choose the correct reservation type before visiting an office.

Open official guidanceOpen the official handbook source

Verify the latest agency manual and any newly published changes.

Open official guidance
First-time driver snapshot

Important licensing milestones

Minimum permit age15 with driver education

Without an approved driver-education course, the minimum permit age is 16.

Permit holding period180 days

The learner permit must be held before the probationary license skills exam.

Supervised practice50 total hours

At least 10 hours must be completed at night.

Permit supervisionLicensed adult 25+

Indiana also permits certain spouses, instructors, and approved supervisors.

Source: Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles — official driver handbookVerified July 29, 2026

Where to go

Choose the office that handles your task

Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles office

Driver licenses, permits, identification cards, tests, and endorsements offered at that location.

Confirm the location’s services and hours before traveling.Find the right location

Appointment center

Reservations for eligible in-person licensing and testing services.

Choose the correct appointment type and office.Find the right location

Official handbook center

Current driver manuals, testing topics, and agency-published licensing guidance.

Recheck the official source when a requirement or deadline affects your application.Find the right location

Source: Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles — office and service informationVerified July 29, 2026

Before an office visit

Prepare before you schedule

  1. Confirm that the selected location provides the exact license, permit, test, or ID service you need.
  2. Reserve the correct appointment type and save the confirmation.
  3. Bring the original identity, lawful-presence, residency, Social Security, and name-change documents required for your transaction.
  4. For a test or minor application, confirm vehicle, insurance, education, practice-log, and parent or guardian requirements.

Source: Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles — official service guidanceVerified July 29, 2026

More official resources

Additional driver resources

Find a DMV office

Open the state or county office locator.

Open resourceAppointments

Check whether this agency accepts or requires reservations.

Open resourceOnline services

See which driver services can be completed online.

Open resourceOfficial handbook source

Verify the latest manuals on the licensing agency website.

Open resource
Official state resources

Use the agency site for locations and services.

FirstMiles reviewed the agency's public driver-licensing pages and kept this profile focused on manuals, office locations, appointments, and official online services.

Find a DMV office

Open the state or county office locator.

Open official siteAppointments

Check whether this agency accepts or requires reservations.

Open official siteOnline services

See which driver services can be completed online.

Open official siteOfficial handbook source

Verify the latest manuals on the licensing agency website.

Open official site
Free handbook links

Choose the manual you need.

Each link opens the FirstMiles archive when available. If an archive file is temporarily unavailable, you will be sent to the official state source instead.

Driver Manual

Indiana Driver Manual

84 pages · 37.7 MB · PDF

Open manualOfficial source
Motorcycle Manual

Indiana Motorcycle Manual

37 pages · 2.6 MB · PDF

Open manualOfficial source
Commercial Driver License Manual

Indiana Commercial Driver License Manual

163 pages · 5.2 MB · PDF

Open manualOfficial source
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