186.435 Application for operator's license by driver who becomes Kentucky

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resident -- Verification of status in other jurisdiction -- Procedures for

permanent residents -- Application of driver who becomes Kentucky resident.

(1)Except as provided in subsection

(4)of this section, a licensed driver who becomes

a Kentucky resident shall, within thirty

(30)days of establishing residency, apply

for a Kentucky operator's license to the Transportation Cabinet.

(2)The Transportation Cabinet shall, before issuing a person a Kentucky operator's

license, verify through the National Drivers Register that the person applying for a

Kentucky operator's license does not currently have his or her operator's license or

driving privilege suspended or revoked in another licensing jurisdiction.

(3)A person who is not a United States citizen but who has been granted permanent

resident status by the United States Department of Homeland Security, United

States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, and who is a Kentucky

resident, shall follow the same procedures for applying for an original, renewal,

transfer, or duplicate operator's license as persons who are United States citizens.

(4)A licensed driver from another jurisdiction who:

(a)Is not a United States citizen;

(b)Has not been granted permanent resident status by the United States

Department of Homeland Security, United States Bureau of Citizenship and

Immigration Services;

(c)Becomes a Kentucky resident; and

(d)Wishes to operate a motor vehicle;

shall, within thirty

(30)days of establishing residency, apply for a Kentucky

operator's license under the provisions of KRS 186.4121.