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Code · Kentucky · Kentucky Revised Statutes

186.418 Voluntary statewide child identification program -- Travel ID child

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identification -- Fee -- Term of child identification card.
(1)The Transportation Cabinet shall implement a voluntary statewide child
identification program. The program shall issue a photo personal identification card
to a child two
(2)to fifteen
(15)years of age.
(2)A parent or guardian may apply for a child identification card under this section at
the cabinet. Application for a child identification card shall be accompanied by a
Social Security card and a birth certificate for the child or other proof of the child's
date of birth as provided under KRS 186.412. The card shall not contain the child's
Social Security number.
(a)If the child's parent or guardian wishes to obtain a travel ID child
identification card, the cabinet shall scan the application and supporting
documentation, capture a photograph of the child in accordance with the
provisions of KRS 186.4102(1), and issue the child identification card by
mail.
(b)If the child's parent or guardian does not wish to obtain a travel ID child
identification card, the cabinet shall scan the application, capture a photograph
of the child in accordance with the provisions of KRS 186.4102(1), and issue
the child identification card by mail.
(c)A parent or guardian applying under this section shall not be required to
surrender the child'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 parent or guardian during the course of
obtaining a voluntary travel ID child identification card.
(4)A child identification card issued under this section shall contain the child's name
and the toll-free number of the Kentucky missing persons clearinghouse,
Department of Kentucky State Police. The descriptive data and a photo image of the
child shall be stored in the Kentucky driver's license information system and may be
retrieved and used by public agencies subject to the provisions of the Driver's
Privacy Protection Act, 18 U.S.C. sec. 2721, and may also be used by the Kentucky
missing persons clearinghouse.
(5)The fee for a child identification card shall be six dollars ($6), which shall be
deposited into the KYTC photo license account established in KRS 174.056.
(6)A child identification card shall expire every four
(4)years on the child's birthday.
Within the time period that the child identification card is valid, the card may be
updated with a new photograph and information. The fee for an updated card shall
be six dollars ($6), with the fee distributed in the same manner as the fee for an
initial card as described in subsection
(5)of this section.
(7)If a parent or guardian complies with the requirements of KRS 186.403 and
186.419, the parent or guardian may request that the child identification card issued
to a minor child under this section be a voluntary travel ID identity document under
KRS 186.403.
(8)A child identification card issued under this section shall contain a denotation that either:
(a)The child identification card is a voluntary travel ID identity document that
complies with the security standards set forth by Pub. L. No. 109-13, Title II,
and may be used for identification for federal purposes; or
(b)The identity document shall not be used for federal identification purposes.
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