2018 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 186 - LICENSING OF MOTOR VEHICLES, OPERATORS, AND TRAILERS .442 Suspension or revocation of license or driving privileges in another jurisdiction -- Persons eligible for restricted license -- Application and supporting documents -- Issuance of license valid only in Kentucky -- Removal of restrictions -- Inapplicability to commercial driver's license. (Effective January 1, 2019)
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186.442 Suspension or revocation of license or driving privileges in another
jurisdiction -- Persons eligible for restricted license -- Application and
supporting documents -- Issuance of license valid only in Kentucky -Removal of restrictions -- Inapplicability to commercial driver's license.
(Effective January 1, 2019)
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The Transportation Cabinet shall, before issuing or renewing a Kentucky
operator's license, verify through the National Drivers Register that the person
applying for an initial or renewal Kentucky operator's license 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 for a traffic offense where the
conviction for the offense is less than five (5) years old, the Transportation
Cabinet shall not issue the person an initial or renewal Kentucky operator's
license until the person resolves the matter in the other licensing jurisdiction
and complies with the provisions of this chapter.
A person whose operator's license has been suspended or revoked in another
licensing jurisdiction, or the holder of a Kentucky operator's license whose
driving privileges have been suspended in another licensing jurisdiction, may
be issued a Kentucky license, or may renew a Kentucky license if:
(a) The conviction causing the suspension or revocation is more than five (5)
years old;
(b) The conviction is for a traffic offense other than a felony traffic offense or
a habitual violator offense; and
(c) The person has been a resident of the Commonwealth for at least five (5)
years prior to the date of application for issuance or renewal.
(a) A person applying for an operator's license under subsection (3) of this
section shall submit an application to the circuit clerk in the person's
county of residence, who shall electronically scan the application and
supporting documents, along with a photograph of the applicant captured
in accordance with KRS 186.4102(1), into the cabinet database.
(b) The circuit clerk shall review the person's documentation, including the
person's photograph, in the cabinet database. If the documentation is
verified as accurate, and if the person successfully completes any
examinations required under KRS 186.480 and pays the reinstatement
fee required under KRS 186.440, the circuit clerk shall present the
applicant with a temporary operator's license, which shall be valid for
thirty (30) days, until a permanent operator's license is mailed to the
applicant by the Transportation Cabinet.
A person issued a Kentucky operator's license in accordance with subsection
(3) of this section shall be issued an operator's license marked "Valid in
Kentucky Only" and shall sign a statement that the person understands that he
or she may be subject to arrest and detention if stopped by a law enforcement
officer in another state while operating a motor vehicle on this restricted
license.
If a person granted a license under subsection (3) of this section satisfies the
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requirements to have the suspension or revocation in another state lifted, the
person shall apply to the circuit clerk to be issued a new license without the
restrictions outlined in subsection (3) of this section.
The provisions of subsection (3) of this section shall not apply to a commercial
driver's license.
Effective:January 1, 2019
History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 100, sec. 17, effective January 1, 2019. -Created 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 189, sec. 1, effective June 24, 2003.
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