2021 Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 186 - Licensing of motor vehicles, operators, and trailers 186.579 Restricted operator's license requiring daytime driving, use of bioptic telescopic device, and vehicle with left and right outside mirrors -- Removal of restrictions -- Renewal.
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186.579 Restricted operator's license requiring daytime driving, use of bioptic
telescopic device, and vehicle with left and right outside mirrors -- Removal of
restrictions -- Renewal.
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The Transportation Cabinet shall issue, to an applicant who successfully passes the
operator's license examination outlined in KRS 186.578(4), an operator's license
with the following restrictions:
(a) Required use of a bioptic telescopic device;
(b) Restricted to daytime driving upon the recommendation of a vision specialist;
and
(c) Restricted to vehicles with left and right outside mirrors.
A restriction to daytime driving in accordance with subsection (1) of this section
shall be removed if the licensed driver:
(a) Obtains a recommendation from a vision specialist;
(b) Successfully completes additional evaluation and training specifically
designed for night driving from a certified driver training program; and
(c) Passes a comprehensive night driving examination.
An operator's license issued under KRS 186.578 and 186.579 shall be effective for
one (1) year and shall expire on the last day of the birth month of the license holder.
The license holder shall undergo a comprehensive visual examination by a vision
specialist before a license can be renewed. If the vision specialist certifies that the
conditions causing the visual impairment are stable, then the cabinet shall issue a
renewal license. If the conditions causing the visual impairment are unstable or
deteriorating, the license holder may be required to undergo additional testing as
required by the department before a renewal license may be issued.
Effective: March 27, 2020
History: Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 51, sec. 24, effective March 27, 2020. -Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 100, sec. 28, effective January 1, 2019. -- Amended
2014 Ky. Acts ch. 51, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2014. -- Created 2000 Ky. Acts ch.
396, sec. 4, effective January 1, 2001.
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