(1) Every person except those exempted by KRS § 186.420 and KRS § 186.430 shall, before operating a motor vehicle, motorcycle, or moped upon a highway, secure an operator‘s license as provided in this chapter.

(2) Except as provided in KRS § 186.4121, all original, renewal, and duplicate personal identification cards and licenses for the operation of motor vehicles, motorcycles, or mopeds shall be applied for with the Transportation Cabinet, or through alternative technology, and issued by the Transportation Cabinet. Subject to the provisions of KRS § 186.4101, applications for renewal licenses and personal identification cards shall be made every eight (8) years within the birth month of the applicant. A license shall not be issued until the application has been certified by the cabinet and the applicant has, if required under KRS § 186.635, successfully completed the examinations required under KRS § 186.480.
(3) All personal identification cards shall be issued under the provisions of KRS

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 186.410

  • Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Highway: means every way or place of whatever nature when any part of it is open to the use of the public, as a matter of right, license, or privilege, for the purpose of vehicular traffic. See Kentucky Statutes 186.010
  • Instruction permit: includes both motor vehicle instruction permits and motorcycle instruction permits. See Kentucky Statutes 186.010
  • Month: means calendar month. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Moped: means either a motorized bicycle whose frame design may include one (1) or more horizontal crossbars supporting a fuel tank so long as it also has pedals, or a motorized bicycle with a step-through type frame which may or may not have pedals rated no more than two (2) brake horsepower, a cylinder capacity not exceeding fifty (50) cubic centimeters, an automatic transmission not requiring clutching or shifting by the operator after the drive system is engaged, and capable of a maximum speed of not more than thirty (30) miles per hour. 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
  • 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

186.4102, 186.4122, and 186.4123.
(4) A person under the age of eighteen (18) years who applies for an instruction permit shall, at any time between the age of sixteen (16) and before the person’s eighteenth birthday, enroll in one (1) of the following driver training programs:
(a) A driver’s education course administered by a school district;
(b) A driver training school licensed pursuant to KRS Chapter 332 which offers a course meeting or exceeding the minimum standards established by the Transportation Cabinet; or
(c) State traffic school. The person may seek to enroll in state traffic school before the person’s eighteenth birthday. Persons enrolling in state traffic school pursuant to this paragraph shall not be required to pay a fee.
(5) Any applicant for any initial or renewal instruction permit, operator’s license, or personal identification card under KRS § 186.400 to KRS § 186.640 may apply for either:
(a) A voluntary travel ID document; or
(b) A standard document that does not meet standards for federal identification purposes.
Effective: March 27, 2020
History: Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 51, sec. 2, effective March 27, 2020. — Amended
2017 Ky. Acts ch. 100, sec. 1, effective January 1, 2019. — Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 173, sec. 29, effective July 12, 2006. — Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 264, sec. 3, effective July 15, 2002. — Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 535, sec. 2, effective July 14,
2000. — Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 198, sec. 3, effective October 1, 1996. — Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 267, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1994. — Amended 1982
Ky. Acts ch. 389, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1982. — Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 349, sec. 3, effective June 17, 1978; and ch. 434, sec. 1, effective June 17, 1978. — Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. IV, sec. 20(7). — Amended 1958 Ky. Acts ch.
60, sec. 1. — Amended 1948 Ky. Acts ch. 208, secs. 1, 2, and 3. — Amended 1946
Ky. Acts ch. 127, sec. 1. — Amended 1944 Ky. Acts ch. 79, sec. 1. — Recodified
1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2739m-
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