(1) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, a licensed driver who becomes a Kentucky resident shall, within thirty (30) days of establishing residency, apply for a Kentucky operator‘s license to the Transportation Cabinet.
(2) The Transportation Cabinet shall, before issuing a person a Kentucky operator’s license, verify through the National Drivers Register that the person applying for a Kentucky operator’s license does not currently have his or her operator’s license or driving privilege suspended or revoked in another licensing jurisdiction.

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 186.435

  • 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.
  • Motor vehicle: means in KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 186.010
  • Operator: means any person in actual control of a motor vehicle upon a highway. See Kentucky Statutes 186.010
  • Resident: means any person who has established Kentucky as his or her state of domicile. See Kentucky Statutes 186.010

(3) A person who is not a United States citizen but who has been granted permanent resident status by the United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, and who is a Kentucky resident, shall follow the same procedures for applying for an original, renewal, transfer, or duplicate operator’s license as persons who are United States citizens.
(4) A licensed driver from another jurisdiction who: (a) Is not a United States citizen;
(b) Has not been granted permanent resident status by the United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services;
(c) Becomes a Kentucky resident; and
(d) Wishes to operate a motor vehicle;
shall, within thirty (30) days of establishing residency, apply for a Kentucky operator’s license under the provisions of KRS § 186.4121.
Effective: March 27, 2020
History: Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 51, sec. 12, effective March 27, 2020. — Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 100, sec. 16, effective January 1, 2019. — Created 2002
Ky. Acts ch. 264, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2002.