2021 Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 186 - Licensing of motor vehicles, operators, and trailers 186.531 Fees for licenses, permits, and identification cards -- Exceptions, when fee not to be assessed for personal identification cards -- Voluntary donation to organ donor program -- Acceptance of payment methods.
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186.531 Fees for licenses, permits, and identification cards -- Exceptions, when fee
not to be assessed for personal identification cards -- Voluntary donation to
organ donor program -- Acceptance of payment methods.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a) "AOC Fund" means the circuit court clerk salary account created in KRS
27A.052;
(b) "GF" means the general fund;
(c) "IP" means instruction permit;
(d) "License Fund" or "LF" means the KYTC photo license account created in
KRS 174.056;
(e) "MC" means motorcycle;
(f) "MC Fund" or "MCF" means the motorcycle safety education program fund
established in KRS 176.5065;
(g) "OL" means operator's license; and
(h) "PIDC" means personal identification card.
(2) The fees imposed for voluntary travel ID operator's licenses, instruction permits,
and personal identification cards shall be as follows. The fees received shall be
distributed as shown in the table. The fees shown, unless otherwise noted, are for an
eight (8) year period:
Card Type
Fee
LF
GF
MCF
OL (initial/renewal)
$48
$48
$0
$0
OL (Under 21) (Up to 4 years)
$18
$18
$0
$0
Any OL, MC, or combination
(duplicate/corrected)
$15
$13.25
$1.75
$0
Motor vehicle IP (3 years)
$18
$16
$2
$0
Motorcycle IP (1 year)
$18
$13
$1
$4
Motorcycle OL (initial/renewal)
$48
$38
$0
$10
Combination vehicle/MC OL
(initial/renewal)
$58
$48
$0
$10
PIDC (initial/renewal)
$28
$25
$3
$0
PIDC (duplicate/corrected)
$15
$13.50
$1.50
$0
(3) Except as provided in subsection (11) of this section, the fees imposed for standard
operator's licenses, instruction permits, and personal identification cards shall be as
follows:
(a) If the identity document is issued through a circuit clerk's office, the fees
received shall be distributed as shown in the table. The fees shown, unless
otherwise noted, are for an eight (8) year period:
Card
Fee
Road
License AOC
GF
MC
Type
Fund
Fund
Fund
Fund
OL
(initial/renewal)
$43
$28
$7
$8
$0
$0
OL (Under 21)
(Up to 4 years)
$15
$7.50
$4
$3.50
$0
$0
Any OL, MC OL
or combination
(duplicate /corrected) $15
$5.25
$4
$4
$1.75
$0
Motor vehicle IP
(3 years)
$15
$5
$4
$4
$2
$0
Motorcycle IP
(1 year)
$15
$5
$4
$1
$1
$4
Motorcycle OL
(initial/renewal)
$43
$17.50
$8
$7.50
$0
$10
Combination
vehicle/MC OL
(initial/renewal)
$53
$25
$7
$11
$0
$10
PIDC
(initial/renewal)
$23
$8
$8
$4
$3
$0
PIDC
(duplicate/corrected) $15
$6
$4
$3.50
$1.50
$0
PIDC
(no fixed address)
KRS 186.4122(5) and
186.4123(5)
$10
$0
$5
$5
$0
$0
(b) If the identity document is issued through a Transportation Cabinet office, the
fees received shall be distributed as shown in the table. The fees shown,
unless otherwise noted, are for an eight (8) year period:
Card Type
Fee
LF
GF
MCF
OL(initial/renewal)
$43
$43
$0
$0
OL (Under 21) (Up to 4 years)
$15
$15
$0
$0
Any OL, MC, or combination
(duplicate/corrected)
$15
$13.25
$1.75
$0
Motor vehicle IP (3 years)
$15
$13
$2
$0
Motorcycle IP (1 year)
$15
$10
$1
$4
Motorcycle OL (initial/renewal)
$43
$33
$0
$10
Combination vehicle/MC OL
(initial/renewal)
$53
$43
$0
$10
PIDC (initial/renewal)
$23
$20
$3
$0
PIDC (duplicate/corrected)
$15
$13.50
$1.50
$0
PIDC (no fixed address) under
KRS 186.4122(5)/186.4123(5)
$10
$10
$0
$0
(4) The fee for a second or subsequent duplicate personal identification card for a
person who does not have a fixed, permanent address, as allowed under KRS
186.4122(5) and 186.4123(5), shall be the same as for a duplicate regular personal
identification card.
(5) The fee for a four (4) year original or renewal license issued pursuant to KRS
186.4101 shall be fifty percent (50%) of the amount shown in subsections (2) and
(3) of this section. The distribution of fees shown in subsections (2) and (3) of this
section shall also be reduced by fifty percent (50%) for licenses that are issued for
four (4) years.
(6) Any fee for any identity document applied for using alternative technology under
KRS 186.410 and 186.4122 shall be distributed in the same manner as a document
applied for in person with the cabinet.
(7) (a) An applicant for an original or renewal operator's license, permit, commercial
driver's license, motorcycle operator's license, or personal identification card
shall be requested by the cabinet to make a donation to promote an organ
donor program.
(b) The donation under this subsection shall be added to the regular fee for an
original or renewal motor vehicle operator's license, permit, commercial
driver's license, motorcycle operator's license, or personal identification card.
One (1) donation may be made per issuance or renewal of a license or any
combination thereof.
(c) The fee shall be paid to the cabinet and shall be forwarded by the cabinet on a
monthly basis to the Kentucky Circuit Court Clerks' Trust for Life, and such
moneys are hereby appropriated to be used exclusively for the purpose of
promoting an organ donor program. A donation under this subsection shall be
voluntary and may be refused by the applicant at the time of issuance or
renewal.
(8) In addition to the fees outlined in this section, the following individuals, upon
application for an initial or renewal operator's license, instruction permit, or
personal identification card, shall pay an additional application fee of thirty dollars
($30), which shall be deposited in the photo license account:
(a) An applicant who is not a United States citizen or permanent resident and who
applies under KRS 186.4121 or 186.4123; or
(b) An applicant who is applying for a instruction permit, operator's license, or
personal identification card without a photo under KRS 186.4102(9).
(9) (a) Except for individuals exempted under paragraph (c) of this subsection, an
applicant for relicensing after revocation or suspension shall pay a
reinstatement fee of forty dollars ($40).
(b) The reinstatement fee under this subsection shall be distributed by the State
Treasurer as follows:
1.
Thirty-five dollars ($35) shall be deposited into the photo license
account; and
2.
Five dollars ($5) shall be deposited into a trust and agency fund to be
used in defraying the costs and expenses of administering a driver
improvement program for problem drivers.
(c) This subsection shall not apply to:
1.
Any person whose license was suspended for failure to meet the
conditions set out in KRS 186.411 when, within one (1) year of
suspension, the driving privileges of the individual are reinstated; or
2.
A student who has had his or her license revoked pursuant to KRS
159.051.
(10) As payment for any fee identified in this section, the cabinet:
(a) Shall accept cash and personal checks; and
(b) May accept other methods of payment in accordance with KRS 45.345.
(11) There shall be no fee assessed for the initial, renewal, or duplicate standard personal
identification card to an individual, if the individual:
(a) Does not possess a valid operator's license or a commercial driver's license;
and
(b) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age on or before the next regular election.
Effective: June 29, 2021
History: Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 190, sec. 11, effective June 29, 2021. -- Amended
2020 Ky. Acts ch. 51, sec. 20, effective March 27, 2020; and ch. 89, sec. 32,
effective July 15, 2020. -- Repealed and reenacted 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 100, sec. 21,
effective January 1, 2019. -- Amended 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 79, sec. 1, effective June 8,
2011. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 55, sec. 2, effective June 20, 2005; ch. 122, sec.
10, effective July 1, 2005; and ch. 173, Pt. XV, sec. 1, effective July 1, 2005. -Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 96, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 1998
Ky. Acts ch. 367, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 267,
sec. 2, effective July 15, 1994. – Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 274, sec. 12, effective
April 7, 1992; and ch. 277, sec. 8, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1988 Ky.
Acts ch. 165, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1988. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 142, sec.
2, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 2, effective July
13, 1984. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 389, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1982. -Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 38, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1980; and ch. 188, sec.
239, effective July 15, 1980. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 244, sec. 1. -- Amended
1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 21, sec. 20, effective January 2, 1978. -Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 124, sec. 2. -- Amended 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 22, sec. 8. -Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 63, sec. 6, effective June 13, 1968; and ch. 169, sec. 1,
effective June 13, 1968. -- Created 1958 Ky. Acts ch. 60, sec. 8.
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