Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XVI. Motor Vehicles § 186.4121.Instruction permit or operator's license application for non-United States citizen or permanent resident; immigration status and personal identity documentation and verification; renewal or duplicate license; term of license

(a) Is not a United States citizen;

(b) Has not been granted status as a permanent resident of the United States; and

(c) Does not meet the minimum requirements for federal recognition in Section 202 of the REAL ID ACT of 2005, as amended, in 49 U.S.C. sec. 30301 note, and has not been admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant pursuant to a compact of free association between the United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, or the Federated States of Micronesia.

(5)(a) The Transportation Cabinet shall verify and validate the immigration status and personal identity of an applicant under this section through federal government systems and databases.

(b) If an applicant's identity and immigration status is validated, the cabinet shall capture a photograph of the applicant, and scan the required documents into the cabinet's database.

(c) If the applicant successfully completes any examinations required under KRS 186.480, or if an examination is not required, the Transportation 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.

(d) An applicant under this section shall only be issued a standard operator's license or instruction permit.

(6)(a) An applicant shall apply to renew an operator's license, or obtain a duplicate operator's license, at the Transportation Cabinet in Frankfort or a Transportation Cabinet field office.

(b) If an applicant has any type of change in his or her immigration status, the applicant shall apply to update the operator's license with either the Transportation Cabinet in Frankfort or a Transportation Cabinet field office within ten (10) days.

(8)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, an initial or renewal operator's license issued to an applicant who is not a special status individual shall be valid for a period equal to the length of time the applicant's documentation from the United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, is valid, or eight (8) years, whichever time period is shorter.

(b) An initial or renewal operator's license shall be valid for a period of one (1) year if the applicant is not a special status individual and the person's documentation issued by the United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, is issued for an indefinite period of time and does not have an expiration date. The fee shall be the same as for a regular operator's license.