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CHAPTER 8
( HB 392 )
AN ACT relating to motor vehicles.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:
Section 1. KRS 186.014 is amended to read as follows:
In any county, the county clerk[ and the circuit clerk] may maintain branch offices[ in each legislative district] for the
purpose of processing[issuing] motor vehicle titling and registration transactions[plates and drivers' licenses. These
offices may be located in volunteer fire department stations or in other buildings used for a public purpose].
Section 2. 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 (11) of this section, the fees imposed for standard operator's licenses,
instruction permits, and personal identification cards shall be as follows and:
(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 ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2
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
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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. ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 4
Section 3. KRS 186.510 is amended to read as follows:
The licensee shall have his or her license in his or her immediate possession at all times when driving a motor vehicle
and shall display it upon demand to[ the circuit clerk or examiner,] a peace officer, a member of the Department of
Kentucky State Police, or a field deputy or inspector of the Department of Vehicle Regulation or Transportation
Cabinet or, pursuant to KRS 67A.075 or 83A.088, a safety officer who is in the process of securing information to
complete an accident report. It shall be a defense to any charge under this section if the person so charged produces in
court an operator's license, issued to him or her before his or her arrest and valid at the time of his or her arrest.
Section 4. KRS 27A.052 is amended to read as follows:
(1) The Circuit Court clerk salary account is created as a trust and agency account in the State Treasury to be
administered by the Administrative Office of the Courts. The account shall consist of[ the portion of fees
directed to the account under KRS 186.531 and any other] proceeds from grants, contributions, appropriations,
or other moneys made available for the purposes of the account.
(2) Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, any moneys remaining in the account not expended at the close of a fiscal year
shall not lapse but shall be carried forward to the next fiscal year.
(3) Any interest earnings of the account shall become a part of the account and shall not lapse.
(4) Moneys in the account shall be used for the purposes of hiring additional deputy circuit clerks and providing
salary adjustments to deputy circuit clerks and are hereby appropriated for these purposes.
Section 5. The following KRS section is repealed:
186.490 Duties of the circuit clerk -- Issuing offices to close by June 30, 2022.
Signed by Governor March 16, 2023.