281A.130 Requirements for issuance of license.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
A person shall not be issued a commercial driver's license unless that person:
(a) Is a resident of this state;
(b) Holds a valid operator's license;
(c) Has complied with the provisions of KRS 281A.300;
(d) Except as provided in KRS 281A.165, has passed the knowledge and skills
tests for driving a commercial motor vehicle which comply with minimum
federal standards established by federal regulation enumerated in Title 49,
Code of Federal Regulations, Part 383, as adopted by the cabinet; and
(e) Has satisfied all other safety requirements including those requirements
imposed by state law or federal regulation. The tests shall be prescribed and
conducted as set forth in KRS 281A.160.
A commercial driver's license, or commercial driver's instruction permit shall not be
issued to a person while the person is subject to a disqualification from driving a
commercial motor vehicle, or while the person's driver's license or driving privilege
is suspended, revoked, or canceled in any state or jurisdiction.
A commercial driver's license shall not be issued to a person who has a commercial
driver's license issued by any other state unless the person first surrenders all such
licenses, which shall be returned to the issuing jurisdiction for cancellation.
To ensure that an applicant for a commercial driver's license or instruction permit
complies with the requirements of subsections (2) and (3) of this section, the circuit
clerk shall verify through the commercial driver's license information system and
national driver register that the person applying for a Kentucky CDL does not
currently have his or her operator's license or driving privilege suspended or
revoked in another licensing jurisdiction. If the person's operator's license or driving
privilege is currently suspended or revoked in another licensing jurisdiction, the
circuit clerk shall not issue the person a Kentucky CDL until the person resolves the
matter in the other licensing jurisdiction and complies with the provisions of this
chapter and KRS Chapter 186.
Effective: June 8, 2011
History: Amended 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 20, sec. 2, effective June 8, 2011. -- Amended
2002 Ky. Acts ch. 204, sec. 5, effective April 5, 2002. -- Created 1990 Ky. Acts
ch. 455, sec. 13, effective July 1, 1991.
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