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KRS 281A.140: Form of application -- Change of address -- Lost or destroyed license --

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  1. KRS Chapter 281A

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(1) The application for a commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit

shall include the following information:

(a) The applicant's full legal name, any nicknames or other names by which he or

she is known, and present Kentucky resident address. If the applicant's

mailing address is different from the resident address, the mailing address

shall also be included;

(b) A physical description of the applicant including sex, height, weight, eye

color, and race;

(c) The applicant's date of birth;

(d) The applicant's Social Security number;

(e) The applicant's signature;

(f) Certifications including those required by 49 C.F.R. secs. 383.71, 383.73, and

384.206, as adopted by the cabinet;

(g) A consent to release driving record information;

(h) A valid Class D operator's license issued pursuant to KRS 186.4102 and

186.412;

(i) A birth certificate if the applicant does not hold a valid operator's license at

the time of application;

(j) The name of every jurisdiction in which the applicant has previously been

licensed to drive any type of motor vehicle during the ten (10) year period

immediately preceding the date of the application; and

(k) Any other information required by the cabinet.

(2) The cabinet or state police may require any other information needed in order to

process the application.

(3) When the holder of a commercial driver's license changes his or her name or

residence, the information shall be reported to the cabinet within ten (10) days. The

holder of a Class A, B, or C license shall make an application for a duplicate license

within thirty (30) days of changing his or her name or address.

(4) Any person whose commercial driver's license has been legitimately lost or

destroyed shall make an application for a duplicate. A person applying for a

duplicate within the time period for which the original license was issued shall

apply to the Transportation Cabinet. The person shall provide the cabinet with proof

of the person's ide ntity and a notarized affidavit with a raised seal explaining in

detail the loss or destruction of the original license.

(5) A person who is a resident of this state shall not drive a commercial motor vehicle

under the authority of a commercial driver's license issued by another jurisdiction.

(6) Any person who knowingly falsifies information or certifications required to obtain

a commercial driver's license, a commercial driver's license permit, or a duplicate

commercial driver's license subsequent to an a dministrative hearing conducted in

accordance with KRS 186.570, shall be subject to suspension, revocation, or

cancellation of his or her commercial driver's license for a period of at least sixty

(60) consecutive days.

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