KRS 189A.370: Administrative appeals process for ignition interlock license.

(1) (a) In every instance where the Transportation Cabinet takes action which affects:

1. A person's eligibility for an ignition interlock license;

2. The calculation of a person's ninety (90) or one hundred twenty (120)

consecutive days;

3. The calculation of a person's day-for-day credit;

4. A person's eligibility for an employer exemption; or

5. The calculation of a person's income and where that income places the

person on the federal poverty guidelines;

under KRS 189A.340, that action shall include a letter that notifies the person

of the action, informs the person of the basis of the action, and informs the

person of his or her right to request an informal hearing within twenty (20)

days of receiving the notice.

(b) The informal hearing shall be scheduled as early as practical within twenty

(20) days after receipt of the request at a time and place designated by the

cabinet.

(c) The informal hearing shall be conducted by a hearing officer designated by the

commissioner and shall adhere to the requirements of KRS 13B.090. At the

hearing, the complainant shall be given a statement of why the cabinet took

the action, and both the cabinet and the complainant shall have the right to be

advised by an attorney with the burden of proof resting with the complainant.

After the hearing, the hearing officer shall prepare a written report of the

hearing with a recommended decision to the commissioner. The final decision

shall be made by the commissioner. As used in this paragraph,

"commissioner" means the commissioner of th e cabinet's Office of Vehicle

Regulation.

(2) An aggrieved party may file a request for reconsideration of the commissioner's

final decision with the cabinet's Office of Legal Services within twenty (20) days

after receipt of the informal hearing decision. The Office of Legal Services shall

issue a decision within twenty (20) days after receipt of the request.

(3) An aggrieved party may appeal the Office of Legal Services' decision within twenty

(20) days after receipt of the decision, and upon appeal an ad ministrative hearing

shall be conducted in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B.