Kentucky Statutes 281A.130 – Requirements for issuance of license
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(1) A person shall not be issued a commercial driver’s license unless that person: (a) Is a resident of this state;
(b) Holds a valid operator’s license;
(c) Has complied with the provisions of KRS § 281A.300;
(d) Except as provided in KRS § 281A.165, has passed the knowledge and skills tests for driving a commercial motor vehicle which comply with minimum federal standards established by federal regulation enumerated in Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 383, as adopted by the cabinet; and
(e) Has satisfied all other safety requirements including those requirements imposed by state law or federal regulation. The tests shall be prescribed and conducted as set forth in KRS § 281A.160.
(2) A commercial driver’s license, or commercial driver’s instruction permit shall not be issued to a person while the person is subject to a disqualification from driving a commercial motor vehicle, or while the person’s driver’s license or driving privilege is suspended, revoked, or canceled in any state or jurisdiction.
(3) A commercial driver’s license shall not be issued to a person who has a commercial driver’s license issued by any other state unless the person first surrenders all such licenses, which shall be returned to the issuing jurisdiction for cancellation.
(4) To ensure that an applicant for a commercial driver’s license or instruction permit complies with the requirements of subsections (2) and (3) of this section, the Transportation Cabinet shall verify through the commercial driver’s license information system and national driver register that the person applying for a Kentucky CDL does not currently have his or her operator’s license or driving privilege suspended or revoked in another licensing jurisdiction. If the person’s operator’s license or driving privilege is currently suspended or revoked in another licensing jurisdiction, the Transportation Cabinet shall not issue the person a Kentucky CDL until the person resolves the matter in the other licensing jurisdiction and complies with the provisions of this chapter and KRS Chapter 186.
Effective: March 27, 2020
History: Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 51, sec. 29, effective March 27, 2020. — Amended 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 20, sec. 2, effective June 8, 2011. — Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 204, sec. 5, effective April 5, 2002. — Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 455, sec.
13, effective July 1, 1991.
(b) Holds a valid operator’s license;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 281A.130
- any other state: includes any state, territory, outlying possession, the District of Columbia, and any foreign government or country. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(c) Has complied with the provisions of KRS § 281A.300;
(d) Except as provided in KRS § 281A.165, has passed the knowledge and skills tests for driving a commercial motor vehicle which comply with minimum federal standards established by federal regulation enumerated in Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 383, as adopted by the cabinet; and
(e) Has satisfied all other safety requirements including those requirements imposed by state law or federal regulation. The tests shall be prescribed and conducted as set forth in KRS § 281A.160.
(2) A commercial driver’s license, or commercial driver’s instruction permit shall not be issued to a person while the person is subject to a disqualification from driving a commercial motor vehicle, or while the person’s driver’s license or driving privilege is suspended, revoked, or canceled in any state or jurisdiction.
(3) A commercial driver’s license shall not be issued to a person who has a commercial driver’s license issued by any other state unless the person first surrenders all such licenses, which shall be returned to the issuing jurisdiction for cancellation.
(4) To ensure that an applicant for a commercial driver’s license or instruction permit complies with the requirements of subsections (2) and (3) of this section, the Transportation Cabinet shall verify through the commercial driver’s license information system and national driver register that the person applying for a Kentucky CDL does not currently have his or her operator’s license or driving privilege suspended or revoked in another licensing jurisdiction. If the person’s operator’s license or driving privilege is currently suspended or revoked in another licensing jurisdiction, the Transportation Cabinet shall not issue the person a Kentucky CDL until the person resolves the matter in the other licensing jurisdiction and complies with the provisions of this chapter and KRS Chapter 186.
Effective: March 27, 2020
History: Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 51, sec. 29, effective March 27, 2020. — Amended 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 20, sec. 2, effective June 8, 2011. — Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 204, sec. 5, effective April 5, 2002. — Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 455, sec.
13, effective July 1, 1991.