KRS 186.410: Operators' license -- Requirements and issuance -- Personal identification

cards -- Driver training programs -- Application for travel ID or standard

document -- Owner of motor vehicle considered operator when fully

autonomous vehicle system engaged.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (6) of this section, every person not exempted by

KRS 186.420 and 186.430 shall, before operating a motor vehicle, motorcycle, or

moped upon a highway, secure an operator's license as provided in this chapter.

(2) Except as provided in KRS 186.4121, all original, renewal, and duplicate personal

identification cards and licenses for the operation of motor vehicles or motorcycles

shall be applied for with the Transportation Cabinet, or through alternative

technology, and issued by the Transportation Cabinet. Subject to the provisions of

KRS 186.4101, applications for renewal licenses and personal identification cards

shall be made every eight (8) years within the birth month of the applicant. A

license shall not be issued until the application has been certified by the cabinet and

the applicant has, if required under KRS 186.635, successfully completed the

examinations required under KRS 186.480.

(3) All personal identification cards shall be issued under the prov isions of KRS

186.4102, 186.4122, and 186.4123.

(4) A person under the age of eighteen (18) years who applies for an instruction permit

shall, at any time between the age of fifteen (15) years and before the person's

eighteenth birthday, enroll in one (1) of the following driver training programs:

(a) A driver's education course administered by a school district;

(b) A driver training school licensed pursuant to KRS Chapter 332 which offers a

course meeting or exceeding the minimum standards established by the

Transportation Cabinet; or

(c) State traffic school. The person may seek to enroll in state traffic school

before the person's eighteenth birthday. Persons enrolling in state traffic

school pursuant to this paragraph shall not be required to pay a fee.

(5) Any applicant for any initial or renewal instruction permit, operator's license, or

personal identification card under KRS 186.400 to 186.640 may apply for either:

(a) A voluntary travel ID document; or

(b) A standard document that does not meet stand ards for federal identification

purposes.

(6) When an automated d riving system as defined in KRS 186.760 is installed on a

motor vehicle and is engaged, and the motor vehicle is operating as a fully

autonomous vehicle as defined in KRS 186.760, the:

(a) Owner of the motor vehicle is considered the operator of the fully autonomous

vehicle and shall comply with applicable traffic or motor vehicle laws,

regardless of whether the owner is physically present in the vehicle while the

vehicle is operating; and

(b) Automated driving system is considered to be licensed to operate the vehicle

and a licensed human operator is not required to operate the motor vehicle.