Section 186.412 - [Effective 7/1/2025] Application of United States citizen or permanent resident for instruction permit or operator's license - Information and documents required - Photograph - Scanning and retaining of application information - Temporary license or permit - Birth certificate - Oath(1) As used in this section, "applicant" means a person who is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States.(2) An applicant shall apply for an instruction permit or operator's license with the Transportation Cabinet, or through alternative technology. Except as provided in KRS 186.417, the application form shall require the applicant's:(a) Full legal name and signature;(c) Social Security number or a letter from the Social Security Administration declining to issue a Social Security number;(e) Present Kentucky resident address, exclusive of a post office box address alone;(f) Other information necessary to permit the application of United States citizens to also serve as an application for voter registration;(g) A brief physical description of the applicant;(h) Proof of the applicant's Kentucky residency, including but not limited to a deed or property tax bill, utility agreement or utility bill, or rental housing agreement; and (i) Other information the cabinet may require by administrative regulation promulgated under KRS Chapter 13A.(3)(a) To satisfy the requirements of subsection (2)(e) and (h) of this section, an applicant seeking to obtain a renewal or duplicate operator's license may use a completed form attesting to the lack of an established and fixed nighttime residence of regular return as established in accordance with paragraph (b) of this subsection. The form developed under paragraph (b) of this subsection shall not be used by an applicant for an initial operator's license or instruction permit.(b) The cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to develop forms and procedures whereby an applicant for a renewal or duplicate operator's license under this section or KRS 186.4121, or an applicant for an initial, renewal, or duplicate personal identification card under Section 2 or 3 of this Act, who does not have an established and fixed nighttime residence of regular return may use as proof of residency, a form, attested to by a homeless shelter, health care facility, or social service agency currently providing the applicant treatment or services, that the applicant is a resident of Kentucky. An applicant who does not have an established and fixed nighttime residence of regular return shall not be issued a voluntary travel ID operator's license under this section or KRS 186.4121.(4)In addition to the information identified in subsection (2) of this section, a permanent resident shall present one (1) of the following documents issued by the United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services: (a) An I-551 card with a photograph of the applicant; or(b) A form with the photograph of the applicant or a passport with a photograph of the applicant on which the United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, has stamped the following: "Processed for I-551. Temporary evidence of lawful admission for permanent residence. Valid until.... (Expiration Date). Employment authorized."(5)Upon application for an operator's license under this section, the cabinet shall capture a photograph of the applicant in accordance with the requirements of KRS 186.4102(1).(6)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, the cabinet shall electronically scan the documents required for application under this section and shall electronically retain the application, supporting documents, and the photograph of the applicant. Upon completion of any required examinations under KRS 186.480, the cabinet shall present the applicant with a temporary operator's license or instruction permit, which shall be valid for thirty (30) days until a permanent operator's license or instruction permit is mailed to the applicant by the Transportation Cabinet.(b) The cabinet shall only electronically scan the birth certificate of an individual applying for a voluntary travel ID instruction permit or operator's license. If the applicant is not seeking such a permit or license, the cabinet shall not electronically scan the applicant's birth certificate.(c) An applicant for an operator's license or instruction permit shall not be required to surrender the applicant's birth certificate for image capture, image storage, or image transmission to any entity, including the federal government, unless express consent is given by the applicant during the course of obtaining a voluntary travel ID license or permit.(7)An applicant shall swear an oath to the cabinet as to the truthfulness of the statements contained in the form.Amended by 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 185,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2025.Amended by 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 51,§ 6, eff. 3/27/2020.Amended by 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 100,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2019.Amended by 2015 Ky. Acts ch. HB-428,§ 2, eff. 6/22/2015.Amended by 2013 Ky. Acts ch. TBD,§ 1, eff. 6/24/2013.Amended by 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 11,§ 1, eff. 7/11/2012. Amended 2011, Ky. Acts ch. 59, sec. 5, effective 6/8/2011; and ch. 79, sec. 2, effective 6/8/2011. -- Amended 2010, Ky. Acts ch. 98, sec. 1, effective 7/15/2010; and ch. 161, sec. 32, effective 7/15/2010. -- Amended 2009, Ky. Acts ch. 46, sec. 2, effective 6/25/2009. -- Amended 2008, Ky. Acts ch. 2, sec. 1, effective 7/15/2008. -- Amended 2007, Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 192, effective 6/26/2007. -- Amended 2006, Ky. Acts ch. 65, sec. 4, effective 7/12/2006. --Amended 2005, Ky. Acts ch. 55, sec. 1, effective 6/20/2005. -- Amended 2002, Ky. Acts ch. 96, sec. 1, effective 7/15/2002; ch. 261, sec. 1, effective 1/1/2003; and ch. 264, sec. 4, effective 7/15/2002. -- Amended 2000, Ky. Acts ch. 535, sec. 1, effective 7/14/2000. -- Amended 1998, Ky. Acts ch. 52, sec. 1, effective 3/16/1998; and ch. 192, sec. 1, effective 7/15/1998. -- Amended 1996, Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 1, effective 7/15/1996; and ch. 198, sec. 5, effective 10/1/1996. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 86, sec. 1, effective 7/15/1994; ch. 393, sec. 9, effective 1/1/1995; and ch. 481, sec. 1, effective 7/15/1994. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 455, sec. 29, effective 7/13/1990. -- Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 165, sec. 1, effective 7/15/1988. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 142, sec. 1, effective 7/15/1986. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 402, sec. 2, effective 7/13/1984. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 236, sec. 1, effective 7/15/1982; ch. 243, sec. 1, effective 7/15/1982; and ch. 389, sec. 2, effective 7/15/1982. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 349, sec. 4, effective 6/17/1978; and ch. 434, sec. 2, effective 6/17/1978. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 15, sec. 1, effective 1/1/1975; and ch. 124, sec. 1. -- Amended 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 22, sec. 1; and ch. 103, sec. 1. -- Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 63, sec. 3, effective 6/13/1968. -- Created 1958 Ky. Acts ch. 60, sec. 2.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.