(1) The following persons shall be required to successfully complete the examinations required under KRS § 186.480 prior to being issued a Kentucky operator‘s license:
(a) A person who has been issued a Kentucky instruction permit or intermediate license;

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 186.635

  • Instruction permit: includes both motor vehicle instruction permits and motorcycle instruction permits. See Kentucky Statutes 186.010
  • Operator: means any person in actual control of a motor vehicle upon a highway. See Kentucky Statutes 186.010
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

(b) A person who has applied for a Kentucky operator’s license under KRS
186.412 or 186.4121; and
(c) Other persons as identified in an administrative regulation promulgated by the Department of Kentucky State Police or the Transportation Cabinet under KRS Chapter 13A.
(2) A person who possessed a Kentucky operator’s license that has expired for a period of less than five (5) years and was not subject to suspension, withdrawal, revocation, or disqualification at the time of expiration may have that license reinstated without submitting to the examinations required under KRS § 186.480 by applying to the cabinet for renewal. Upon submission of any vision testing required under KRS § 186.577 and review of the person’s driving history record, the cabinet shall issue a renewal operator’s license to an applicant under this subsection.
Effective:April 8, 2022
History Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 153, sec. 2, effective April 8, 2022. — Repealed, reenacted, renumbered, and amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 100, sec.
29, effective January 1, 2019 — Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 200, effective June 26, 2007. — Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 65, sec. 7, effective July
12, 2006. — Created 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 264, sec. 8, effective July 15, 2002.
Formerly codified as KRS § 186.6401.
Legislative Research Commission Note (4/8/2022). In codification, a correction has been made to subsection (2) of this statute. Section 2 of 2022 RS Senate Bill 124, which amended this statute, contains a reference to “this paragraph,” which does not correspond to the relevant subdivision of this section. It is clear from the context that the reference was intended to read “this subsection,” and the Reviser of Statutes has corrected this reference under the authority of KRS
7.136.