2017 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 281A - COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES
.140 Form of application -- Change of address -- Lost or destroyed license -- Penalty. (Effective until January 1, 2019)


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281A.140 Form of application -- Change of address -- Lost or destroyed license -Penalty. (Effective until January 1, 2019) (1) (2) (3) (4) The application for a commercial driver's license or commercial driver's instruction permit shall include the following information: (a) The full legal name, including nicknames, and present Kentucky resident address of the applicant. If the applicant's mailing address is different from the resident address, the mailing address shall also be included. If the applicant is not a resident, the application shall include the person's resident address in the person's state of domicile and the address of the Kentucky driver training school where the applicant is currently enrolled; (b) A physical description of the applicant including sex, height, weight, eye color, and race; (c) The applicant's date of birth; (d) The applicant's Social Security number; (e) The applicant's signature; (f) Certifications including those required by Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, secs. 383.71, 383.73, and 384.206, as adopted by the cabinet; (g) A consent to release driving record information; (h) A valid Class D operator's license issued pursuant to KRS 186.412; (i) A birth certificate if the applicant does not hold a valid operator's license at the time of application; (j) The name of every jurisdiction in which the applicant has previously been licensed to drive any type of motor vehicle during the ten (10) year period immediately preceding the date of the application; and (k) Any other information required by the cabinet. The cabinet or state police may require any other information needed in order to process the application. When the holder of a commercial driver's license changes his or her name or residence, the information shall be reported to the cabinet within ten (10) days. The holder of a Class A, B, or C license shall make an application for a duplicate license within thirty (30) days of changing his name or address. Any person whose commercial driver's license has been legitimately lost or destroyed shall make an application for a duplicate: (a) A person applying for the first duplicate within the time period for which the original license was issued, shall apply in the office of the circuit clerk in the county where the person resides. The person shall provide the clerk with proof of the person's identity and a notarized affidavit with a raised seal explaining in detail the loss or destruction of the original license. (b) A person applying for a second or subsequent duplicate within the time period for which the original license was issued, shall apply to the Transportation Cabinet in Frankfort or a Transportation Cabinet field office. The person shall (5) (6) provide the cabinet with proof of the person's identity and a notarized affidavit with a raised seal explaining in detail the loss or destruction of the previous duplicate issued. The Transportation Cabinet shall, within thirty (30) days of receipt of the application, review the person's proof of identity and affidavit and determine if the person will be issued a duplicate. A person who is a resident of this state shall not drive a commercial motor vehicle under the authority of a commercial driver's license issued by another jurisdiction. Any person who knowingly falsifies information or certifications required to obtain a commercial driver's license, a commercial driver's license permit, or a duplicate commercial driver's license subsequent to an administrative hearing conducted in accordance with KRS 186.570, shall be subject to suspension, revocation, or cancellation of his commercial driver's license for a period of at least sixty (60) consecutive days. Effective: June 20, 2005 History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 165, sec. 6, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 204, sec. 6, effective April 5, 2002. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 318, sec. 209, effective July 15, 1996. -- Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 455, sec. 14, effective January 1, 1991.
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