Kentucky Statutes 186.470 – Application of minor — Renewal of minor’s license or permit — Consent to release of academic information to cabinet — Cancellation
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(1) (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subsection, the application of any minor under the age of eighteen (18) for an operator‘s license, motorcycle operator’s license, intermediate license, or any instruction permit shall not be granted unless the application is signed by a parent or legal guardian of the applicant. Regardless of which parent signs the application, both parents shall be responsible as provided in KRS § 186.590.
(b) The application of a minor who is under the age of eighteen (18) and in the custody of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall be signed by:
1. The applicant’s parent, legal guardian, grandparent, adult sibling, aunt, or uncle if the parental rights have not been terminated in accordance with KRS Chapter 625;
2. The foster parent with whom the applicant resides;
3. Another person who is at least age eighteen (18) and is willing to assume responsibility for the applicant pursuant to KRS § 186.590; or
4. The applicant, without another person, upon verification by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services in accordance with KRS § 605.102 that shall include proof of financial responsibility in accordance with KRS
186.590(2).
(c) If the minor does not have a father, mother, or guardian, and has not applied under paragraph (b) of this subsection, an operator’s license, intermediate license, or instruction permit shall not be granted to the minor unless his or her application is signed by a person willing to assume the obligation imposed by KRS § 186.590 upon a person signing the application of a minor.
(d) A signature shall not be required in the case of the renewal of a minor’s license but the signature on the original application shall continue to make the parent, guardian, or other person liable under the provisions of KRS § 186.590 on all renewals of the minor’s license until he or she reaches the age of eighteen (18) unless the license, or any renewal thereof, is canceled as provided in subsection (3) of this section.
(2) The application shall include parental consent or the minor’s consent for the receipt and release of the information as set forth in KRS § 159.051 regarding the attendance and academic requirements for a minor to acquire and keep an operator’s license, intermediate license, instructional permit, or privilege to operate a motor vehicle.
(3) (a) A parent or a guardian of a minor applicant, or a person who signed for a minor applicant under subsection (1)(b) or (c) of this section, may file with the cabinet a verified written request that the license of the minor be canceled. A minor’s foster parent shall share a request made in accordance with this paragraph with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.
(b) A representative of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services may file with the cabinet a verified written request that the license of a minor child in the custody of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services be canceled.
(c) Upon the filing of a request under paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection, the license of the minor shall be canceled and any person who signed the application shall be relieved as to subsequent acts of the minor from the liability imposed by subsection (1) of KRS § 186.590.
(4) Upon receipt of satisfactory evidence of the death of the person who signed the application of a minor for a license, the cabinet shall have the license canceled and no new license shall be issued to the minor until a new application, signed and verified, is made as required by this section.
Effective: June 29, 2017
History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 11, sec. 2, effective June 29, 2017. — Amended
2007 Ky. Acts ch. 36, sec. 2, effective June 26, 2007. — Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch.
65, sec. 5, effective July 12, 2006. — Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 198, sec. 7, effective October 1, 1996. — Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 503, sec. 3, effective July
15, 1994. — Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 234, sec. 4, effective July 13, 1990. — Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 286, sec. 1; and ch. 386, sec. 33. — Amended 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 22, sec. 4. — Amended 1946 Ky. Acts ch. 127, sec. 5. — Recodified 1942
Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2739m-41.
(b) The application of a minor who is under the age of eighteen (18) and in the custody of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall be signed by:
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 186.470
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Instruction permit: includes both motor vehicle instruction permits and motorcycle instruction permits. See Kentucky Statutes 186.010
- Motor vehicle: means in KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 186.010
- Motorcycle: means any motor driven vehicle that has a maximum speed that exceeds fifty (50) miles per hour, has a seat or saddle for the use of the operator, and is designed to travel on not more than three (3) wheels in contact with the ground, including vehicles on which the operator and passengers ride in an enclosed cab. See Kentucky Statutes 186.010
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Operator: means any person in actual control of a motor vehicle upon a highway. See Kentucky Statutes 186.010
1. The applicant’s parent, legal guardian, grandparent, adult sibling, aunt, or uncle if the parental rights have not been terminated in accordance with KRS Chapter 625;
2. The foster parent with whom the applicant resides;
3. Another person who is at least age eighteen (18) and is willing to assume responsibility for the applicant pursuant to KRS § 186.590; or
4. The applicant, without another person, upon verification by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services in accordance with KRS § 605.102 that shall include proof of financial responsibility in accordance with KRS
186.590(2).
(c) If the minor does not have a father, mother, or guardian, and has not applied under paragraph (b) of this subsection, an operator’s license, intermediate license, or instruction permit shall not be granted to the minor unless his or her application is signed by a person willing to assume the obligation imposed by KRS § 186.590 upon a person signing the application of a minor.
(d) A signature shall not be required in the case of the renewal of a minor’s license but the signature on the original application shall continue to make the parent, guardian, or other person liable under the provisions of KRS § 186.590 on all renewals of the minor’s license until he or she reaches the age of eighteen (18) unless the license, or any renewal thereof, is canceled as provided in subsection (3) of this section.
(2) The application shall include parental consent or the minor’s consent for the receipt and release of the information as set forth in KRS § 159.051 regarding the attendance and academic requirements for a minor to acquire and keep an operator’s license, intermediate license, instructional permit, or privilege to operate a motor vehicle.
(3) (a) A parent or a guardian of a minor applicant, or a person who signed for a minor applicant under subsection (1)(b) or (c) of this section, may file with the cabinet a verified written request that the license of the minor be canceled. A minor’s foster parent shall share a request made in accordance with this paragraph with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.
(b) A representative of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services may file with the cabinet a verified written request that the license of a minor child in the custody of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services be canceled.
(c) Upon the filing of a request under paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection, the license of the minor shall be canceled and any person who signed the application shall be relieved as to subsequent acts of the minor from the liability imposed by subsection (1) of KRS § 186.590.
(4) Upon receipt of satisfactory evidence of the death of the person who signed the application of a minor for a license, the cabinet shall have the license canceled and no new license shall be issued to the minor until a new application, signed and verified, is made as required by this section.
Effective: June 29, 2017
History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 11, sec. 2, effective June 29, 2017. — Amended
2007 Ky. Acts ch. 36, sec. 2, effective June 26, 2007. — Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch.
65, sec. 5, effective July 12, 2006. — Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 198, sec. 7, effective October 1, 1996. — Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 503, sec. 3, effective July
15, 1994. — Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 234, sec. 4, effective July 13, 1990. — Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 286, sec. 1; and ch. 386, sec. 33. — Amended 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 22, sec. 4. — Amended 1946 Ky. Acts ch. 127, sec. 5. — Recodified 1942
Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2739m-41.