HB 410: AN ACT relating to operator's licenses and personal identification cards and making an…

HB 410

AN ACT relating to operator's licenses and personal identification cards and making an appropriation therefor. Amend KRS 186.410 to specify that the Transportation Cabinet is the issuing agency for operator's licenses and personal identification cards; allow applications through alternative technology, including KYTC mobile units; establish a base renewal period of 8 years for operator's licenses and personal ID cards; require drivers under 18 who apply for an instruction permit to enroll in a driver education course; repeal and reenact KRS 186.412 to set forth the application process for citizens and permanent residents to apply for operator's licenses and instruction permits; identify the information required in the application process; require electronic scanning of supporting documents used in the application process; provide exceptions for applicants for non-enhanced documents; create a new section of KRS 186.400 to 186.640 to set forth the application process for immigrants who can show proof of legal presence to apply for operator's licenses and instruction permits; require that immigrants applying for an operator's license apply with the Transportation Cabinet instead of the circuit clerk; require verification through the SAVE alien verification system; require an immigrant with a change in status to update information with the Transportation Cabinet within 10 days; state that licenses issued under this section are good for the length of time a person's visa is valid or 8 years, whichever is shorter; specify that if an immigrant does not have a date certain on his or her immigration status, the license issued will be valid for 1 year; create a new section of KRS 186.400 to 186.640 to set forth the application procedures for citizens and permanent residents to apply for personal identification cards; create a new section of KRS 186.400 to 186.640 to set forth the application procedures for immigrants who can show proof of legal presence to apply for personal

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