281A.240 Recognition of commercial driver's license or permit of foreign
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jurisdiction -- Effect of foreign convictions.
(1)Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a person may drive a commercial motor
vehicle in this state if the person has a valid commercial driver's license or
commercial learner's permit issued by any state, Canada, or Mexico in accordance
with the minimum federal standards for the issuance of commercial motor vehicle
driver's licenses, if:
(a)The person's driving privilege is not suspended, revoked, or canceled; and
(b)The person is not disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle or
subject to an out-of-service order.
(2)The Commonwealth of Kentucky shall give all out-of-state convictions full faith
and credit and treat them for sanctioning purposes under this chapter as if they
occurred in this state. Except as otherwise provided, when in this chapter reference
is made to an offense which is a violation of a provision of this chapter or other
Kentucky state law, the reference shall be deemed to include offenses under any
local ordinance, any federal law, any law, or local ordinance of another state
substantially similar to any provision of the Kentucky Revised Statutes.