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281A.120 Issuance of commercial driver's instruction permit.
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A commercial driver's instruction permit may be issued to an individual
twenty-one (21) years and older who:
(a) Has complied with the criminal history background check required by
KRS 281A.300;
(b) Holds a valid automobile driver's license; and
(c) Has passed the vision and knowledge tests required for a commercial
driver's license of the class vehicle to be driven. Instruction permits shall
be class specific.
A commercial driver's instruction permit may be issued to a resident eighteen
(18) years of age who:
(a) Has complied with the criminal history background check required by
KRS 281A.300;
(b) Holds a valid automobile Class D driver's license; and
(c) Has passed the vision and knowledge tests required for a commercial
driver's license of the class vehicle to be driven, if the individual only
drives a commercial motor vehicle in intrastate commerce and does not
drive a school bus or a vehicle hauling hazardous material. The
instruction permit shall be class specific and shall contain an "I" restriction
noting that the commercial driver is limited to Kentucky intrastate
commerce.
A commercial driver's instruction permit shall not be issued to a resident for a
period to exceed six (6) months. Only one (1) renewal or reissuance may be
granted within a two (2) year period for the same class of vehicle. The holder of
a commercial driver's instruction permit may, unless otherwise disqualified,
drive a commercial motor vehicle on the highways of Kentucky only when
accompanied by the holder of a commercial driver's license valid for the type of
vehicle driven and who occupies a seat beside the permit holder for the
purpose of giving instruction in driving the commercial motor vehicle.
A person who is not a resident who is enrolled in a program offering
commercial truck driving under the Kentucky Community and Technical
College System or a proprietary school licensed under KRS Chapter 165A may
be issued a provisional Class D license that allows an applicant to include a
commercial driver's instruction permit into a single license that shall be valid for
ninety (90) days. The fee for a provisional Class D license shall be the same as
for a regular Class D license. A provisional Class D license may be renewed for
one (1) ninety (90) day period. A person issued a provisional Class D license
under this subsection shall be required to convert the license to a regular
Kentucky CDL or return to the person's state of domicile and transfer the
Kentucky provisional Class D license to his or her state of domicile. A
provisional Class D license issued under this subsection shall not be converted
to a regular Class D license unless the applicant satisfies all Kentucky
residency requirements. A commercial driver's instruction permit shall contain,
in addition to other information required by the cabinet, those requirements set
forth in KRS 281A.170. The commercial driver's instruction permit shall not
contain the permit holder's Social Security number but shall include a color
photo of the permit holder.
Effective:April 5, 2002
History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 204, sec. 4, effective April 5, 2002. -Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 481, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1994. -- Created 1990
Ky. Acts ch. 455, sec. 12, effective July 1, 1991.
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