KRS 186.470: Application of minor -- Renewal of minor's license or permit -- Consent to

release of academic information to cabinet -- Cancellation.

(1) (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subsection, the application

of any minor under the age of eighteen (18) for an operator's license,

motorcycle operator's license, intermediate license, or any instruction permit

shall not be granted unless the application is signed by a parent or legal

guardian of the applicant. Regardless of which parent signs the application,

both parents shall be responsible as provided in KRS 186.590.

(b) The application of a minor who is under the age of eighteen (18) and in the

custody of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall be signed by:

1. The applicant 's parent, legal guardian, grandparent, adult sibling, aunt,

or uncle if the parental rights have not been terminated in accordance

with KRS Chapter 625;

2. The foster parent with whom the applicant resides;

3. Another person who is at least age eighteen (18) and is willing to

assume responsibility for the applicant pursuant to KRS 186.590; or

4. The applicant, without another person, upon verification by the Cabinet

for Health and Family Services in accordance with KRS 605.102 that

shall include proof of financial responsibility in accordance with KRS

186.590(2).

(c) If the minor does not have a father, mother, or guardian, and has not applied

under paragraph (b) of this subsection, an operator's license, intermediate

license, or instruction permit shall n ot be granted to the minor unless his or

her application is signed by a person willing to assume the obligation imposed

by KRS 186.590 upon a person signing the application of a minor.

(d) A signature shall not be required in the case of the renewal of a m inor's

license but the signature on the original application shall continue to make the

parent, guardian, or other person liable under the provisions of KRS 186.590

on all renewals of the minor's license until he or she reaches the age of

eighteen (18) unl ess the license, or any renewal thereof, is canceled as

provided in subsection (3) of this section.

(2) The application shall include parental consent or the minor's consent for the receipt

and release of the information as set forth in KRS 159.051 regardi ng the attendance

and academic requirements for a minor to acquire and keep an operator's license,

intermediate license, instructional permit, or privilege to operate a motor vehicle.

(3) (a) A parent or a guardian of a minor applicant, or a person who sig ned for a

minor applicant under subsection (1)(b) or (c) of this section, may file with the

cabinet a verified written request that the license of the minor be canceled. A

minor's foster parent shall share a request made in accordance with this

paragraph with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.

(b) A representative of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services may file with

the cabinet a verified written request that the license of a minor child in the

custody of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services be canceled.

(c) Upon the filing of a request under paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection, the

license of the minor shall be canceled and any person who signed the

application shall be relieved as to subsequent acts of the minor from the

liability imposed by subsection (1) of KRS 186.590.

(4) Upon receipt of satisfactory evidence of the death of the person who signed the

application of a minor for a license, the cabinet shall have the license canceled and

no new license shall be issued to the minor until a new application , signed and

verified, is made as required by this section.