601 KAR 12:020.

Expired, transferred, or suspended driver's license; retesting requirements.

 

      RELATES TO: KRS

186.401, 186.412, 186.440(8), 186.480

      STATUTORY

AUTHORITY: KRS 186.400(1)

      NECESSITY,

FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: This administrative regulation requires a driver

whose Kentucky driver's license has been expired or whose driving privilege has

been withdrawn for a period in excess of one (1) year to demonstrate pursuant

to KRS 186.480 that he is able to safely operate a motor vehicle. It establishes

that the testing provisions of KRS 186.480 may be waived for a Kentucky

resident who holds a valid driver's license issued by another jurisdiction and

who is applying to transfer his driver's license to Kentucky. It further

requires proof that a driving privilege withdrawal period has ended prior to

licensing.

 

      Section 1. (1)

Any person whose driving privilege has been expired for a period in excess of

one (1) year shall be required to comply with KRS 186.480(1) as a part of the

process for applying for restoration of his driving privilege.

      (2) A person

whose Kentucky driver's license has been expired for a period of one (1) year

shall make application for renewal pursuant to KRS 186.412.

 

      Section 2.

Testing pursuant to KRS 186.480 may be waived for the following Kentucky

driver's license applicants:

      (1) A Kentucky

resident with a valid driver's license issued by another licensing

jurisdiction; and

      (2) A person

whose Kentucky driving privilege has been withdrawn, suspended, or revoked for

a period of one (1) year or less.

 

      Section 3. A

person whose driving privilege has been withdrawn, denied, suspended,

cancelled, or revoked in any state or licensing jurisdiction shall not be

issued a Kentucky driver's license until proof of clearance or termination of

the driving privilege withdrawal from the state or licensing jurisdiction

withdrawing the driving privilege has been submitted to the Transportation

Cabinet.

 

      Section 4. This

administrative regulation shall not validate:

      (1) A driver's

license which has expired; or

      (2) Driving

privilege which has been withdrawn, denied, suspended, canceled, or revoked.

(PSfty-DL-1; 1 Ky.R. 1038; eff. 6-11-75; 14 Ky.R. 485; eff. 10-2-87; 23 Ky.R.

2855; eff. 3-4-97.)