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186.430 Exemption of nonresidents.
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Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a person over the age of
sixteen (16) who is a United States citizen and who is not a resident of
Kentucky may drive in Kentucky for a period of time not to exceed one (1) year
from the date the person enters Kentucky if:
(a) The person possesses a valid license issued by the person's home state;
(b) The person has the license in his or her immediate possession at all
times when operating a vehicle on the highways; and
(c) The person's home state accords similar privileges to licensed residents
of Kentucky.
A person who is a United States citizen but who is not a resident of Kentucky
who is enrolled as a full-time or part-time student at a university, college, or
technical college located in Kentucky may drive in Kentucky on a valid license
issued by the person's state of domicile, and shall not be required to obtain a
Kentucky operator's license under this chapter if the person has a student
identification card from a university, college, or technical college located in
Kentucky in his or her immediate possession at all times when driving in
Kentucky.
A person over the age of sixteen (16) who is not a United States citizen and
who is legally visiting this country for less than one (1) year may drive in
Kentucky on a valid domestic license issued by the person's country of
domicile and shall not be required to obtain a Kentucky driver's license.
A person over the age of sixteen (16) who is not a United States citizen, who
has not been granted status as a permanent resident of the United States, but
is a resident of Kentucky, shall be issued a Kentucky operator's license if the
person complies with the requirements of KRS 186.412. Except as provided in
this subsection, an operator's license issued to a person who is not a United
States citizen, who has not been granted status as a permanent resident of the
United States, and who is not a special status individual but is a Kentucky
resident, shall be valid for a period equal to the length of time the person's
documentation from the United States Department of Justice, Immigration and
Naturalization Service is issued, or four (4) years, whichever time period is
shorter. An initial or renewal operator's license shall be valid for a period of two
(2) years if the person is not a special status individual and the person's
documentation issued by the United States Department of Justice, Immigration
and Naturalization Service, is issued for an indefinite period of time and does
not have an expiration date. The fee shall be the same as for a regular
operator's license. The cabinet may at any time refuse or discontinue the
exemptions authorized in this section for any grounds and may deny, cancel,
suspend, or revoke an instruction permit or operator's license issued under this
chapter.
A person whose operator's license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle,
motorcycle, or moped in this state has been denied, withdrawn, canceled,
suspended, or revoked as provided in KRS 186.400 to 186.640 shall not
operate a motor vehicle, motorcycle, or moped in this state under a license,
permit, or registration certificate issued by any other jurisdiction during the
period of denial, withdrawal, cancellation, suspension, or revocation.
Effective:July 15, 2002
History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 264, sec. 5, effective July 15, 2002. -Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 198, sec. 6, effective October 1, 1996. -- Amended
1946 Ky. Acts ch. 127, sec. 2. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1,
effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2739m-36.
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