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AN ACT relating to driver license services. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 186 IS CREATED TO 3
READ AS FOLLOWS: 4
(1) The Transportation Cabinet shall expand the availability of driver licensing 5
services in every county by either: 6
(a) Setting up a system in which the county clerk, through mutual agreement 7
between the clerk and the Transportation Cabinet, issues operator's licenses 8
and personal identification cards for residents of that county; or 9
(b) Establishing and maintaining at least one (1) permanent full-time driver 10
licensing office in any county where the county clerk chooses not to 11
participate under paragraph (a) of this subsection. 12
(2) In any county where the county clerk issues operator's licenses and personal 13
identification cards pursuant to subsection (1)(a) of this section, the fees 14
proscribed by KRS 186.531 shall apply and the county clerk shall retain ten 15
dollars ($10) from the portion of the fees directed to the License Fund, for each 16
document request processed. 17
Section 2. KRS 186.531 is amended to read as follows: 18
(1) As used in this section: 19
(a) "GF" means the general fund; 20
(b) "IP" means instruction permit; 21
(c) "License Fund" or "LF" means the KYTC photo license account created in 22
KRS 174.056; 23
(d) "MC" means motorcycle; 24
(e) "MC Fund" or "MCF" means the motorcycle safety education program fund 25
established in KRS 176.5065; 26
(f) "OL" means operator's license; and 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 1318
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(g) "PIDC" means personal identification card. 1
(2) The fees imposed for voluntary travel ID operator's licenses, instruction permits, 2
and personal identification cards shall be as follows. The fees received shall be 3
distributed as shown in the table. The fees shown, unless otherwise noted, are for an 4
eight (8) year period: 5
Card Type Fee LF GF MCF 6
OL (initial/renewal) $48 $48 $0 $0 7
OL (Under 21) (Up to 4 years) $18 $18 $0 $0 8
Any OL, MC, or combination 9
(duplicate/corrected) $15 $13.25 $1.75 $0 10
Motor vehicle IP (3 years) $18 $16 $2 $0 11
Motorcycle IP (1 year) $18 $13 $1 $4 12
Motorcycle OL (initial/renewal) $48 $38 $0 $10 13
Combination vehicle/MC OL 14
(initial/renewal) $58 $48 $0 $10 15
PIDC (initial/renewal) $28 $25 $3 $0 16
PIDC (duplicate/corrected) $15 $13.50 $1.50 $0 17
(3) Except as provided in subsection (10) of this section, the fees imposed for standard 18
operator's licenses, instruction permits, and personal identification cards shall be as 19
follows and, unless otherwise noted, are for an eight (8) year period: 20
Card Type Fee LF GF MCF 21
OL (initial/renewal) $43 $43 $0 $0 22
OL (Under 21) (Up to 4 years) $15 $15 $0 $0 23
Any OL, MC, or combination 24
(duplicate/corrected) $15 $13.25 $1.75 $0 25
Motor vehicle IP (3 years) $15 $13 $2 $0 26
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Motorcycle OL (initial/renewal) $43 $33 $0 $10 1
Combination vehicle/MC OL 2
(initial/renewal) $53 $43 $0 $10 3
PIDC (initial/renewal) $23 $20 $3 $0 4
PIDC (duplicate/corrected) $15 $13.50 $1.50 $0 5
PIDC (no fixed address) under 6
KRS 186.4122(5)/186.4123(5) 7
(initial, duplicate, or corrected) $5 $5 $0 $0 8
(4) The fee for a four (4) year original or renewal license issued pursuant to KRS 9
186.4101 shall be fifty percent (50%) of the amount shown in subsections (2) and 10
(3) of this section. The distribution of fees shown in subsections (2) and (3) of this 11
section shall also be reduced by fifty percent (50%) for licenses that are issued for 12
four (4) years. 13
(5) Any fee for any identity document applied for using alternative technology under 14
KRS 186.410 and 186.4122 shall be distributed in the same manner as a document 15
applied for in person with the cabinet. 16
(6) (a) An applicant for an original or renewal operator's license, permit, commercial 17
driver's license, motorcycle operator's license, or personal identification card 18
shall be requested by the cabinet to make a donation to promote an organ 19
donor program. 20
(b) The donation under this subsection shall be added to the regular fee for an 21
original or renewal motor vehicle operator's license, permit, commercial 22
driver's license, motorcycle operator's license, or personal identification card. 23
One (1) donation may be made per issuance or renewal of a license or any 24
combination thereof. 25
(c) The fee shall be paid to the cabinet and shall be forwarded by the cabinet on a 26
monthly basis to the Kentucky Circuit Court Clerks' Trust for Life, and such 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 1318
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moneys are hereby appropriated to be used exclusively for the purpose of 1
promoting an organ donor program. A donation under this subsection shall be 2
voluntary and may be refused by the applicant at the time of issuance or 3
renewal. 4
(7) In addition to the fees outlined in this section, the following individuals, upon 5
application for an initial or renewal operator's license, instruction permit, or 6
personal identification card, shall pay an additional application fee of thirty dollars 7
($30), which shall be deposited in the photo license account: 8
(a) An applicant who is not a United States citizen or permanent resident and who 9
applies under KRS 186.4121 or 186.4123; or 10
(b) An applicant who is applying for a instruction permit, operator's license, or 11
personal identification card without a photo under KRS 186.4102(9). 12
(8) (a) Except for individuals exempted under paragraph (c) of this subsection, an 13
applicant for relicensing after revocation or suspension shall pay a 14
reinstatement fee of forty dollars ($40). 15
(b) The reinstatement fee under this subsection shall be distributed by the State 16
Treasurer as follows: 17
1. Thirty-five dollars ($35) shall be deposited into the photo license 18
account; and 19
2. Five dollars ($5) shall be deposited into a trust and agency fund to be 20
used in defraying the costs and expenses of administering a driver 21
improvement program for problem drivers. 22
(c) This subsection shall not apply to: 23
1. Any person whose license was suspended for failure to meet the 24
conditions set out in KRS 186.411 when, within one (1) year of 25
suspension, the driving privileges of the individual are reinstated; or 26
2. A student who has had his or her license revoked pursuant to KRS 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 1318
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159.051. 1
(9) As payment for any fee identified in this section, the cabinet: 2
(a) Shall accept cash and personal checks; 3
(b) May accept other methods of payment in accordance with KRS 45.345; and 4
(c) May enter into billing agreements with homeless shelters, health care 5
facilities, or social service agencies that serve individuals without an 6
established and fixed nighttime residence of regular return. 7
(10) There shall be no fee assessed for the initial, renewal, or duplicate standard personal 8
identification card to an individual, if the individual: 9
(a) Does not possess a valid operator's license or a commercial driver's license; 10
and 11
(b) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age on or before the next regular election. 12
(11) For any document issued by a county clerk in accordance with Section 1 of this 13
Act, the county clerk shall retain ten dollars ($10) from the portion of the fees 14
imposed by this section that are directed to the License Fund. 15