KRS 186.435: Application for operator's license by driver who becomes Kentucky

resident -- Verification of status in other jurisdiction -- Procedures for

permanent residents -- Application of driver who becomes Kentucky resident.

(1) Except as provided in sub section (4) of this section, a licensed driver who becomes

a Kentucky resident shall, within thirty (30) days of establishing residency, apply

for a Kentucky operator's license to the Transportation Cabinet.

(2) The Transportation Cabinet shall, before iss uing a person a Kentucky operator's

license, verify through the National Drivers Register that the person applying for a

Kentucky operator's license does not currently have his or her operator's license or

driving privilege suspended or revoked in another licensing jurisdiction.

(3) A person who is not a United States citizen but who has been granted permanent

resident status by the United States Department of Homeland Security, United

States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, and who is a Kent ucky

resident, shall follow the same procedures for applying for an original, renewal,

transfer, or duplicate operator's license as persons who are United States citizens.

(4) A licensed driver from another jurisdiction who:

(a) Is not a United States citizen;

(b) Has not been granted permanent resident status by the United States

Department of Homeland Security, United States Bureau of Citizenship and

Immigration Services;

(c) Becomes a Kentucky resident; and

(d) Wishes to operate a motor vehicle;

shall, within thirty (30) days of establishing residency, apply for a Kentucky

operator's license under the provisions of KRS 186.4121.