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CHAPTER 185
( HB 21 )
AN ACT relating to the Transportation Cabinet.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:
Section 1. KRS 186.412 is amended to read as follows:
(1) As used in this section, "applicant" means a person who is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States.
(2) An applicant shall apply for an instruction permit or operator's license with the Transportation Cabinet, or
through alternative technology. Except as provided in KRS 186.417, the application form shall require the
applicant's:
(a) Full legal name and signature;
(b) Date of birth;
(c) Social Security number or a letter from the Social Security Administration declining to issue a Social
Security number;
(d) Sex;
(e) Present Kentucky resident address, exclusive of a post office box address alone;
(f) Other information necessary to permit the application of United States citizens to also serve as an
application for voter registration;
(g) A brief physical description of the applicant;
(h) Proof of the applicant's Kentucky residency, including but not limited to a deed or property tax bill,
utility agreement or utility bill, or rental housing agreement; and
(i) Other information the cabinet may require by administrative regulation promulgated under KRS
Chapter 13A.
(3) (a) To satisfy the requirements of subsection (2)(e) and (h) of this section, an applicant seeking to obtain
a renewal or duplicate operator's license may use a completed form attesting to the lack of an
established and fixed nighttime residence of regular return as established in accordance with
paragraph (b) of this subsection. The form developed under paragraph (b) of this subsection shall
not be used by an applicant for an initial operator's license or instruction permit.
(b) The cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to
develop forms and procedures whereby an applicant for a renewal or duplicate operator's license
under this section or KRS 186.4121, or an applicant for an initial, renewal, or duplicate personal
identification card under Section 2 or 3 of this Act, who does not have an established and fixed
nighttime residence of regular return may use as proof of residency, a form, attested to by a homeless
shelter, health care facility, or social service agency currently providing the applicant treatment or
services, that the applicant is a resident of Kentucky. An applicant who does not have an established
and fixed nighttime residence of regular return shall not be issued a voluntary travel ID operator's
license under this section or KRS 186.4121.
(4) In addition to the information identified in subsection (2) of this section, a permanent resident shall present one
(1) of the following documents issued by the United States Department of Homeland Security, United States
Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services:
(a) An I-551 card with a photograph of the applicant; or
(b) A form with the photograph of the applicant or a passport with a photograph of the applicant on which
the United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services, has stamped the following: "Processed for I-551. Temporary evidence of lawful
admission for permanent residence. Valid until .... (Expiration Date). Employment authorized."
(5)[(4)] Upon application for an operator's license under this section, the cabinet shall capture a photograph of
the applicant in accordance with the requirements of KRS 186.4102(1). ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2
(6)[(5)] (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. Upon completion of any required
examinations under KRS 186.480, the cabinet shall present the applicant with a temporary operator's
license or instruction permit, which shall be valid for thirty (30) days until a permanent operator's
license or instruction permit 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 instruction permit or operator's license. If the applicant is not seeking such a permit or license,
the cabinet shall not electronically scan the applicant's birth certificate.
(c) An applicant for an operator's license or instruction permit 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 license or permit.
(7)[(6)] An applicant shall swear an oath to the cabinet as to the truthfulness of the statements contained in the
form.
Section 2. KRS 186.4122 is amended to read as follows:
(1) As used in this section, "applicant" means a person who is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States.
(2) 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.
(3) 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).
(4) (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.
(5) (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 an
established and fixed nighttime residence of regular return[a fixed, permanent address], the applicant
may:
1. Until July 1, 2025, 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; or
2. On or after July 1, 2025, follow the procedures outlined in subsection (3) of Section 1 of this
Act.
(b) An applicant who does not have an established and fixed nighttime residence of regular return[a
fixed, permanent address] shall not be issued a voluntary travel ID personal identification card.
(c)[(b)] An applicant for a personal identification card who is at least sixteen (16) years of age but less
than eighteen (18) years of age shall not be required to obtain a signature of a parent or legal
guardian on the application if the applicant has been verified as a homeless child or youth, as
defined in 42 U.S.C. sec. 11434a(2), by at least one (1) of the following: CHAPTER 185
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1. A director or designee of a governmental or nonprofit agency that receives public or private
funding to provide services to homeless people;
2. A local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youths designated pursuant to
42 U.S.C. sec. 11432(g)(1)(J)(ii), or a school social worker or school counselor;
3. The director or director's designee of a federal TRIO Program or a Gaining Early Awareness
and Readiness for Undergraduate Program; or
4. A financial aid administrator for an institution of higher education.
(d) 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.
(e)[(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 the address for purposes of obtaining the personal identification
card.
(6) (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.
(7) 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 an
established and fixed nighttime residence of regular return[a fixed, permanent address], then the personal
identification card shall be valid for one (1) year from the date of issuance.
(8) (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.
Section 3. KRS 186.4123 is amended to read as follows:
(1) As used in this section, "applicant" means a person who is not a United States citizen and has not been granted
status as a permanent resident of the United States.
(2) The Transportation Cabinet shall issue a personal identification card to an applicant who:
(a) Is a Kentucky resident;
(b) Applies in person to either the Transportation Cabinet in Frankfort or a Transportation Cabinet field
office; and
(c) Complies with the provisions of this section.
(3) 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).
(4) The cabinet shall electronically scan the documents required for application under this section, supporting
documents, and the photograph of the applicant into the cabinet's database.
(5) (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, along with other documents required under this
section, except if an applicant does not have an established and fixed nighttime residence of regular
return[a fixed, permanent address], the applicant may: ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 4
1. Until July 1, 2025, 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; or
2. On or after July 1, 2025, follow the procedures outlined in subsection (3) of Section 1 of this
Act.
(b) An applicant who does not have an established and fixed nighttime residence of regular return[a
fixed, permanent address] shall not be issued a voluntary travel ID personal identification card.
(c)[(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.
(d)[(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 the address for purposes of obtaining the personal identification
card.
(6) The application form under this section shall be accompanied by the applicant's documentation issued by the
United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration
Services, authorizing the applicant to be in the United States. The Transportation Cabinet shall verify the
information submitted under this subsection through the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements
(SAVE) program.
(7) The application form of a special status individual with a K-1 status shall be accompanied by an original or
certified copy of the applicant's completed marriage license signed by the official who presided over the
marriage ceremony and two (2) witnesses. The application form of a special status individual with a K-1 status
shall also include the applicant's petition to enter the United States for the purpose of marriage that contains
the name of the prospective spouse. If the name of the prospective spouse on the petition does not match the
name of the spouse on the marriage license, the Transportation Cabinet shall not be required to issue an
operator's license.
(8) (a) The Transportation Cabinet shall verify and validate the immigration status and personal identity of an
applicant under this section through federal government systems and databases.
(b) If an applicant's identity and immigration status is validated, the cabinet shall capture a photograph of
the applicant, and scan the required documents into the cabinet's database, and 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.
(c) An applicant under this section shall only be issued a standard personal identification card.
(9) (a) An applicant shall apply to renew a personal identification card, or obtain a duplicate personal
identification card, at the Transportation Cabinet in Frankfort or a Transportation Cabinet field office.
(b) If a person has any type of change in his or her immigration status, the person shall apply to update with
either the Transportation Cabinet in Frankfort or a Transportation Cabinet field office within ten (10)
days.
(10) (a) Every applicant for a personal identification card under this section shall swear an oath to the
Transportation 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.
(11) (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, an initial or renewal personal identification card
issued to an applicant who is not a special status individual shall be valid for a period equal to the
length of time the applicant's documentation from the United States Department of Homeland Security,
United States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, is valid, or eight (8) years, whichever
time period is shorter.
(b) An initial or renewal personal identification card shall be valid for a period of one (1) year if:
1. The applicant is not a special status individual and the applicant's documentation issued by the
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Immigration Services, is issued for an indefinite period of time and does not have an expiration
date. The fee shall be the same as for a regular personal identification card; or
2. The personal identification card is issued to a person who does not have an established and fixed
nighttime residence of regular return[a fixed, permanent address].
Section 4. KRS 186.531 is amended to read as follows:
(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;
(b)[(c)] "IP" means instruction permit;
(c)[(d)] "License Fund" or "LF" means the KYTC photo license account created in KRS 174.056;
(d)[(e)] "MC" means motorcycle;
(e)[(f)] "MC Fund" or "MCF" means the motorcycle safety education program fund established in KRS
176.5065;
(f)[(g)] "OL" means operator's license; and
(g)[(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 (10)[(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 ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 6
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) (Initial, duplicate, or corrected)
$5 $5 $0 $0[$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
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(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.
(5)[(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.
(6)[(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.
(7)[(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).
(8)[(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.
(9)[(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; and
(c) May enter into billing agreements with homeless shelters, health care facilities, or social service
agencies that serve individuals without an established and fixed nighttime residence of regular
return.
(10)[(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.
Section 5. KRS 186.162 is amended to read as follows: ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 8
(1) As used in this section and in KRS 186.043, 186.164, 186.166, 186.1722, and 186.174:
(a) "Special license plate" means a unique license plate issued under this chapter to a group or organization
that readily identifies the operator of the motor vehicle or motorcycle bearing the plate as a member of a
group or organization, or a supporter of the work, goals, or mission of a group or organization. The term
shall not include regular license plates issued under KRS 186.240;
(b) "Street rod" means a modernized private passenger motor vehicle manufactured prior to the year 1949,
or designed or manufactured to resemble a vehicle manufactured prior to 1949;
(c) "SF" means the portion of an initial or renewal fee to obtain a special license plate that is dedicated for
use by the Transportation Cabinet;
(d) "CF" means the county clerk's fee for issuing a motor vehicle registration as established under KRS
186.040(1). If a CF amount is charged for a license plate listed in this section, the applicant for that
plate shall also pay the fees identified in KRS 186.040(6). If a CF amount is not charged, the applicant
shall not be required to pay those fees; and
(e) "EF" means the portion of an initial or renewal fee to obtain a special license plate that is mandated by
this chapter to be dedicated for use by a particular group or organization.
(2) The initial purchase fee and renewal fee for a special license plate created under this chapter shall be as
established in this subsection and includes the name of group or organization and the total initial and renewal
fee required for the plate. The amount in parentheses indicates how the total fee is required to be divided:
(a) Disabled veterans who receive assistance to purchase a vehicle from the United States Department of
Veterans' Affairs, veterans declared by the United States Department of Veterans' Affairs to be one
hundred percent (100%) service-connected disabled, and recipients of the Congressional Medal of
Honor:
1. Initial Fee: $0 ($0 SF/$0 CF/$0 EF).
2. Renewal Fee: $0 ($0 SF/$0 CF/$0 EF).
(b) Former prisoners of war and survivors of Pearl Harbor:
1. Initial Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans' program trust fund
established under KRS 40.460).
2. Renewal Fee: $6 ($0 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF).
(c) Members of the Kentucky National Guard and recipients of the Purple Heart:
1. Initial Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans' program trust fund
established under KRS 40.460).
2. Renewal Fee: $11 ($0 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans' program trust fund
established under KRS 40.460).
(d) Members of the Civil Air Patrol; active, retired, veteran, reserve, or auxiliary members of the United
States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard; Merchant Marines who served between
December 7, 1941, and August 15, 1945; recipients of the Silver Star Medal, the Distinguished Flying
Cross, the Air Medal, the Combat Action Badge, the Combat Infantry Badge, or the Bronze Star Medal;
persons who wish to receive Gold Star Mothers, Gold Star Fathers, or Gold Star Spouses license plates
beyond the two (2) exempted from fees under KRS 186.041(6); individuals eligible for a special
military service academy license plate under KRS 186.041(8); individuals eligible for a special military
unit license plate under KRS 186.163; and disabled veterans who have been declared to be between
fifty percent (50%) and ninety-nine percent (99%) service-connected disabled by the United States
Department of Veterans' Affairs:
1. Initial Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans' program trust fund
established under KRS 40.460).
2. Renewal Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans' program trust fund
established under KRS 40.460).
(e) Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, or Air Force Cross:
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2. Renewal Fee: $6 ($0 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF).
(f) Disabled license plates:
1. Initial Fee: $18 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF).
2. Renewal Fee: $18 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF).
(g) Historic vehicles:
1. Initial Fee for two plates: $56 ($50 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF).
2. Renewal Fee: Do not renew annually.
(h) Members of Congress:
1. Initial Fee: $43 ($37 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF).
2. Renewal Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans' program trust fund
established under KRS 40.460).
(i) Firefighters:
1. Initial Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky Firefighters
Association).
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky Firefighters
Association).
(j) Emergency management:
1. Initial Fee: $31 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF).
2. Renewal Fee: $18 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF).
(k) Fraternal Order of Police:
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky
FOP Death Benefit Fund).
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky
FOP Death Benefit Fund).
(l) Law Enforcement Memorial:
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky Law Enforcement
Memorial Foundation, Inc.).
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky Law Enforcement
Memorial Foundation, Inc.).
(m) Personalized plates:
1. Initial Fee: $43 ($37 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF).
2. Renewal Fee: $43 ($37 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF).
(n) Street rods:
1. Initial Fee: $43 ($37 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF).
2. Renewal Fee: $18 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF).
(o) Nature plates:
1. Initial Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to Kentucky Heritage Land
Conservation Fund established under KRS 146.570).
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to Kentucky Heritage Land
Conservation Fund established under KRS 146.570).
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1. Initial Fee: $43 ($37 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF).
2. Renewal Fee: $18 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF).
(q) Kentucky General Assembly:
1. Initial Fee: $43 ($37 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF).
2. Renewal Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans' program trust fund
established under KRS 40.460).
(r) Kentucky Court of Justice:
1. Initial Fee: $43 ($37 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF).
2. Renewal Fee: $11 ($0 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans' program trust fund
established under KRS 40.460).
(s) Masons:
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Masonic Homes of Kentucky).
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Masonic Homes of Kentucky).
(t) Collegiate plates:
1. Initial Fee: $53 ($37 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the general scholarship fund of the
university whose name will be borne on the plate).
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the general scholarship fund of the
university whose name will be borne on the plate).
(u) Independent Colleges:
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Association of Independent
Kentucky Colleges and Universities for distribution to the general scholarship funds of the
Association's members).
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Association of Independent
Kentucky Colleges and Universities for distribution to the general scholarship funds of the
Association's members).
(v) Child Victims:
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the child victims' trust fund
established under KRS 41.400).
2. Renewal Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the child victims' trust fund
established under KRS 41.400).
(w) Kentucky Horse Council:
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky Horse Council).
2. Renewal Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the Kentucky Horse Council).
(x) Ducks Unlimited:
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to Kentucky Ducks Unlimited).
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to Kentucky Ducks Unlimited).
(y) Spay neuter:
1. Initial Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the animal control and care fund
established under KRS 258.119).
2. Renewal Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the animal control and care fund
established under KRS 258.119).
(z) Gold Star Mothers, Gold Star Fathers, or Gold Star Spouses:
1. Initial Fee: $0 ($0 SF/$0 CF/ $0 EF). CHAPTER 185
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2. Renewal Fee: $0 ($0 SF/$0 CF/ $0 EF).
3. A person may receive a maximum of two (2) plates under this paragraph free of charge and may
purchase additional plates for fees as established in subsection (2)(d) of this section.
(aa) I Support Veterans:
1. Initial Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky Department of
Veterans' Affairs).
2. Renewal Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the Kentucky Department of Veterans'
Affairs).
(ab) Gold Star Siblings, Gold Star Sons, or Gold Star Daughters:
1. Initial Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the veterans' program trust fund
established under KRS 40.460).
2. Renewal Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans' program trust fund
established under KRS 40.460).
(ac) POW/MIA Awareness:
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the veterans' program trust fund
established under KRS 40.460).
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the veterans' program trust fund
established under KRS 40.460).
(ad) Special license plates established under KRS 186.164:
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF).
2. Renewal Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF).
(3) Any special license plate may be combined with a personalized license plate for a twenty-five dollar ($25)
state fee in addition to all other fees for the particular special license plate established in this section and in
KRS 186.164(3). The twenty-five dollar ($25) fee required under this subsection shall be divided between the
cabinet and the county clerk of the county where the applicant is applying for the license plate with the cabinet
receiving twenty dollars ($20) and the county clerk receiving five dollars ($5).
(4) (a) A sponsoring organization of any special license plate issued under this section or any special license
plate established under the provisions of KRS 186.164 may petition the cabinet for the production of
that special license plate for motorcycles.
(b) The cabinet shall make all of the special military license plates in this section available for
motorcycles owned or leased by eligible individuals.
(c) Owners and lessees of motorcycles registered under KRS 186.050(2) may be eligible to receive special
license plates approved by the cabinet under paragraphs (a) and (b)[paragraph (a)] of this subsection.
Applicants for a special license plate for a motorcycle shall be required to pay the fee for a special plate
as prescribed in this section or in KRS 186.164. The fee paid for the special plate for a motorcycle shall
be in lieu of the registration fee required under KRS 186.050(2).
Section 6. Section 1 of this Act takes effect July 1, 2025.
Section 7. Section 5 of this Act takes effect January 1, 2024.
Signed by Governor April 7, 2023.