2021 Kentucky Revised Statutes
Chapter 12 - Administrative organization
12.245 Administrative bodies to issue occupational license, permit, or certificate to members of the United States military, Reserves, or National Guard, veterans, and spouses of members and veterans holding similar license, permit, or certificate from other jurisdictions.
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12.245 Administrative bodies to issue occupational license, permit, or certificate to
members of the United States military, Reserves, or National Guard, veterans,
and spouses of members and veterans holding similar license, permit, or
certificate from other jurisdictions.
(1)
(2)
(3)
An administrative body that issues a license, permit, certificate, or other document
required to operate within a business, profession, or other occupation in the
Commonwealth shall issue within thirty (30) days of receipt of a completed
application a license, permit, certificate, or other document to a member of the
United States military, Reserves, or National Guard, or to his or her spouse, or to a
veteran or the spouse of a veteran, who is seeking a license, permit, certificate, or
other document and currently holds or recently held equivalent documentation
issued by another state, the District of Columbia, or any possession or territory of
the United States unless:
(a) The license, permit, certificate, or other document issued by another state, the
District of Columbia, or any possession or territory of the United States has
been expired for more than two (2) years;
(b) The license, permit, certificate, or other documentation is not in good
standing;
(c) The holder of the license, permit, certificate, or other document has had the
license, permit, certificate, or other document suspended for disciplinary
reasons; or
(d) The board can show substantive evidence of significant statutory deficiency in
the training, education, or experience of the United States military service
member, Reserves or National Guard member, veteran, or spouse, which
could cause a health or safety risk to the public.
The United States military service member, Reserves or National Guard member,
veteran, or spouse shall submit:
(a) Proof of issuance of a valid license, permit, certificate, or other document
issued by another state, the District of Columbia, or any possession or territory
of the United States that is active or has been expired for less than two (2)
years;
(b) Proof that the valid license, permit, certificate, or other document issued by
another state, the District of Columbia, or any possession or territory of the
United States is in good standing or was upon the date of expiration; and
(c) His or her DD-214 form or other proof of active or prior military service with
an honorable discharge, discharge under honorable conditions, or a general
discharge under honorable conditions.
A United States military service member, Reserves or National Guard member,
veteran, or spouse who holds a license, permit, certificate, or other document issued
by another state, the District of Columbia, or any possession or territory of the
United States who applies for a license, permit, certificate, or other document
pursuant to subsection (1) of this section and is denied shall have the right to appeal
the decision in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B.
Effective: June 27, 2019
History: Amended 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 113, sec. 1, effective June 27, 2019. -- Created
2018 Ky. Acts ch. 58, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2018.
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