2021 Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 186 - Licensing of motor vehicles, operators, and trailers 186.4122 Personal identification card application for United States citizen or permanent resident -- Photograph -- Scanning and retaining application information -- Proof of residency -- Issuance of personal identification card and operator's license or instruction permit -- Term of identification card.
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186.4122
Personal identification card application for United States citizen or
permanent resident -- Photograph -- Scanning and retaining application
information -- Proof of residency -- Issuance of personal identification card
and operator's license or instruction permit -- Term of identification card.
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As used in this section, "applicant" means a person who is a citizen or permanent
resident of the United States.
The Transportation Cabinet shall issue a personal identification card to an applicant
who:
(a) Is a Kentucky resident;
(b) Applies in person to the cabinet or through alternative technology; and
(c) Complies with the provisions of this section.
Upon application for a personal identification card under this section, the cabinet
shall capture a photograph of the applicant in accordance with KRS 186.4102(1).
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, the cabinet shall
electronically scan the documents required for application under this section
and shall electronically retain the application, supporting documents, and the
photograph of the applicant. The cabinet shall present the applicant with a
temporary personal identification card, which shall be valid for thirty (30)
days until a permanent personal identification card is mailed to the applicant
by the Transportation Cabinet.
(b) The cabinet shall only electronically scan the birth certificate of an individual
applying for a voluntary travel ID personal identification card. If the applicant
is not seeking such a document, the cabinet shall not electronically scan the
applicant's birth certificate.
(c) An applicant for a personal identification card shall not be required to
surrender the applicant's birth certificate for image capture, image storage, or
image transmission to any entity, including the federal government, unless
express consent is given by the applicant during the course of obtaining a
voluntary travel ID personal identification card.
(a) An application for a personal identification card shall be accompanied by the
same information as is required for an operator's license under KRS 186.412,
except if an applicant does not have a fixed, permanent address, the applicant
may use as proof of residency a signed letter from a homeless shelter, health
care facility, or social service agency currently providing the applicant
treatment or services and attesting that the applicant is a resident of Kentucky.
An applicant who does not have a fixed, permanent address shall not be issued
a voluntary travel ID personal identification card.
(b) It shall be permissible for the application form for a personal identification
card to include as an applicant's most current resident address a mailing
address or an address provided on a voter registration card.
(c) If the applicant is not the legal owner or possessor of the address provided on
the application form, the applicant shall swear that he or she has permission
from the legal owner, authorized agent for the legal owner, or possessor to use
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the address for purposes of obtaining the personal identification card.
(a) Every applicant for a personal identification card under this section shall
swear an oath to the cabinet as to the truthfulness of the statements contained
on the application form.
(b) A personal identification card may be suspended or revoked if the person who
was issued the card presents false or misleading information to the cabinet
when applying for the card.
A personal identification card issued under this section shall be valid for a period of
eight (8) years from the date of issuance, except that if the personal identification
card is issued to a person who does not have a fixed, permanent address, then the
personal identification card shall be valid for one (1) year from the date of issuance.
(a) An applicant may be issued a personal identification card if the applicant
currently holds a valid Kentucky instruction permit or operator's license,
except that a person shall not hold more than one (1) license or personal
identification card that is a voluntary travel ID identity document which
indicates that it meets the requirements for federal identification under Pub. L.
No. 109-13, Title II, as referenced in KRS 186.4102(8).
(b) If a person's instruction permit or operator's license has been suspended or
revoked, the person may be issued a personal identification card. Subject to
the limitations in paragraph (a) of this subsection, a personal identification
card may be surrendered when the person applies to have his or her instruction
permit or operator's license reinstated.
Effective: March 27, 2020
History: Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 51, sec. 7, effective March 27, 2020. -- Created
2017 Ky. Acts ch. 100, sec. 4, effective January 1, 2019.
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