2017 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 186 - LICENSING OF MOTOR VEHICLES, OPERATORS, AND TRAILERS .450 Instruction permits for motor vehicle and motorcycle -- Application -- Age requirements -- Restrictions on driving with permit. (Effective January 1, 2019)
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186.450 Instruction permits for motor vehicle and motorcycle -- Application -Age requirements -- Restrictions on driving with permit. (Effective
January 1, 2019)
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A person who is at least sixteen (16) years of age may apply for an instruction
permit to operate a motor vehicle. A person who possesses a valid
intermediate motor vehicle operator's license issued under KRS 186.452 or a
person who is at least eighteen (18) years of age may apply for an instruction
permit to operate a motorcycle. A holder of either a motor vehicle or motorcycle
instruction permit may also operate a moped under that permit. A person
applying for an instruction permit under this section shall make application in
the office of the circuit clerk in the county where the person lives. A person
applying for an instruction permit shall be required to comply with the following:
(a) If the person is under the age of eighteen (18), the instruction permit
application shall be signed by the applicant's parent or legal guardian. If
the person does not have a living parent or does not have a legal
guardian, the instruction permit application shall be signed by a person
willing to assume responsibility for the applicant pursuant to KRS
186.590;
(b) If the person is under the age of eighteen (18) and in the custody of the
Cabinet for Health and Family Services, the instruction permit application
shall be signed by:
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The applicant's parent, legal guardian, grandparent, adult sibling,
aunt, or uncle if the parental rights have not been terminated in
accordance with KRS Chapter 625;
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The foster parent with whom the applicant resides;
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Another person who is at least age eighteen (18) and is willing to
assume responsibility for the applicant pursuant to KRS 186.590; or
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The applicant, without another person, upon verification by the
Cabinet for Health and Family Services in accordance with KRS
605.102 that shall include proof of financial responsibility in
accordance with KRS 186.590(2); and
(c) All applicants for an instruction permit shall comply with the examinations
required by KRS 186.480.
If an applicant successfully passes the examinations required by KRS 186.480,
the applicant shall be issued an instruction permit upon payment of the fee set
forth in KRS 186.531.
(a) An instruction permit to operate a motor vehicle shall be valid for three (3)
years and may be renewed. An instruction permit to operate a motorcycle
shall be valid for one (1) year and may be renewed one (1) time.
(b) Except as provided in KRS 186.415, a person who has attained the age
of sixteen (16) years and is under the age of eighteen (18) years shall
have the instruction permit a minimum of one hundred eighty (180) days
before applying for an intermediate license and shall have an intermediate
license for a minimum of one hundred eighty (180) days before applying
for an operator's license.
(c) A person who was under eighteen (18) years of age at the time of
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application for an instruction permit and is eighteen (18) years of age or
older shall have the instruction permit a minimum of one hundred eighty
(180) days and complete a driver training program under KRS 186.410(4)
before applying for an operator's license.
(d) A person who is at least eighteen (18) years of age and is under the age
of twenty-one (21) years at the time of application for an instruction permit
shall have the instruction permit a minimum of one hundred eighty (180)
days before applying for an operator's license.
(e) A person who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age at the time of
application for an instruction permit shall have the instruction permit a
minimum of thirty (30) days before applying for an operator's license.
(f) In accordance with KRS 15A.352(5), a person whose motorcycle
instruction permit has expired may apply to the circuit clerk to receive a
motorcycle operator's license or endorsement if the person presents proof
of successful completion of a motorcycle safety education course
approved by the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet under KRS 15A.350 to
15A.366.
(a) A person shall have the instruction permit in his possession at all times
when operating a motor vehicle, motorcycle, or moped upon the highway.
(b) When operating a motor vehicle, a motor vehicle instruction permit holder
shall be accompanied by a person with a valid operator's license who is at
least twenty-one (21) years of age occupying the seat beside the operator
at all times.
(c) The requirements of paragraph (b) of this subsection shall not apply to a
motor vehicle instruction permit holder being supervised on a
multiple-vehicle driving range by a driver training instructor affiliated with a
driver training school licensed under KRS Chapter 332 or a public or
nonpublic secondary school.
A person with an instruction permit who is under the age of eighteen (18) shall
not operate a motor vehicle, motorcycle, or moped between the hours of 12
midnight and 6 a.m. unless the person can demonstrate good cause for driving,
including but not limited to emergencies, involvement in school-related
activities, or involvement in work-related activities.
Except when accompanied by a driver training instructor affiliated with a driver
training school licensed under KRS Chapter 332 or a public or nonpublic
secondary school, a person with an instruction permit who is under the age of
eighteen (18) years shall not operate a motor vehicle at any time when
accompanied by more than one (1) unrelated person who is under the age of
twenty (20) years. A peace officer shall not stop or seize a person nor issue a
uniform citation for a violation of this subsection if the officer has no other
cause to stop or seize the person other than a violation of this subsection. This
subsection shall not apply to any operator of a vehicle registered under the
provisions of KRS 186.050(4) who is engaged in agricultural activities.
A violation under subsection (4), (5), or (6) of this section, a conviction for a
moving violation under KRS Chapter 189 for which points are assessed by the
cabinet, or a conviction for a violation of KRS 189A.010(1) shall add an
additional minimum of one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of the
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violation before a person who is under the age of eighteen (18) years may
apply for an intermediate license to operate a motor vehicle, motorcycle, or
moped.
A person under the age of eighteen (18) who accumulates more than six (6)
points against his driving privilege may have the driving privilege suspended
pursuant to KRS Chapter 186 or probated by the court.
An applicant for relicensing after revocation shall pay the clerk a fee of
twenty-five dollars ($25). The twenty-five dollar ($25) fee shall not apply to any
person whose license was suspended for failure to meet the conditions
described in KRS 186.411 when, within one (1) year of suspension, the driving
privileges of such individuals are reinstated and persons reinstated pursuant to
KRS 159.051.
Effective:January 1, 2019
History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 11, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2017; and ch.
100, sec. 18, effective January 1, 2019. -- Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 16. sec.
1, effective July 12, 2012; and ch. 79, sec. 1, effective July 12, 2012. -Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 46, sec. 3, effective June 25, 2009. -- Amended
2006 Ky. Acts ch. 65, sec. 1, effective July 12, 2006. -- Amended 2001 Ky. Acts
ch. 43, sec. 1, effective June 21, 2001. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 52, sec. 2,
effective March 16, 1998. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 198, sec. 2, effective
October 1, 1996. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 503, sec. 2, effective July 15,
1994. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 234, sec. 3, effective July 13, 1990. -Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended
1984 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1984. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts
ch. 266, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 349, sec.
5, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 22, sec. 3. -Amended 1958 Ky. Acts ch. 60, sec. 4. -- Amended 1946 Ky. Acts ch. 127, sec.
3. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from
Ky. Stat. sec. 2739m-39.
Legislative Research Commission Note (1/1/2019). This statute was amended by
2017 Ky. Acts chs. 11 and 100, which do not appear to be in conflict and have
been codified together.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/12/2006). 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 65, sec,
9, provides: "The amendments to Section 1 of this Act (this statute) shall apply
to any person who obtains an original or renewal instruction permit pursuant to
KRS 186.450 on or after October 1, 2006."
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