KRS 36.450: Automatic extension of license, permit, or certification held by members of

Armed Forces deployed overseas -- Inapplicability to operator's and driver's

licenses, motor vehicle registrations, and licenses to carry concealed deadly

weapon -- Renewal of concealed carry license by deployed service member.

(1) Except as provided for in subsections (5), (6), and (7) of this section,

notwithstanding any other provision of law, a license, permit, or certification held

by a member of the United States Armed For ces, including a member of the

Kentucky National Guard or Reserve on federal active duty, that expires while that

member is deployed overseas shall be extended until ninety (90) days after the end

of the deployment.

(2) The hiring, licensing, permitting, o r certifying authority shall renew a license,

permit, or certification extended under subsection (1) of this section until the next

date that the license, permit, or certification expires or for the period that the

license, permit, or certification is norm ally issued, at no cost to the member, if that

member:

(a) Requests renewal of the license, permit, or certification within ninety (90)

days after the end of overseas deployment;

(b) Provides the hiring, licensing, permitting, or certifying authority with a copy

of the member's official orders ending the overseas deployment; and

(c) Meets all the requirements necessary for the renewal of the license, permit, or

certification, except that the member need not meet the requirements, if any,

that relate to continuing education or training.

(3) (a) The possession by a member specified in subsection (1) of this section of a

license, permit, or certification, together with orders for overseas deployment,

shall constitute a de facto extension of the license, permit, or certification until

its expiration pursuant to subsection (1) of this section or until the license,

permit, or certificate is renewed by the hiring, licensing, permitting, or

certifying authority, whichever occurs later.

(b) The possession of a license , permit, or certification, together with orders for

overseas deployment, shall constitute, during the period specified in paragraph

(a) of this subsection, a defense to any charge for possession of an expired

license, permit, or certification by the membe r specified in subsection (1) of

this section.

(4) In order to avoid confusion regarding the status of a license, permit, or certification,

a service member specified in subsection (1) of this section may provide the hiring,

licensing, permitting, or certi fying authority a copy of the service member's

overseas deployment orders. Upon receipt of the service member's overseas

deployment orders, the receiving agency shall indicate the license as extended as

provided in this section in the agency's records. Fai lure of a service member to

provide overseas deployment information to the hiring, licensing, permitting, or

certifying authority shall have no effect on the automatic extension of the license,

permit, or certification or its renewal as provided in this se ction. No hiring,

licensing, permitting, or certifying agency shall take any adverse action with regard

to the renewal of the license, permit, or certification of a service member who has

been the subject of an overseas deployment and who has not notified the agency of

the overseas deployment.

(5) This section shall not apply to a motor vehicle or motorcycle operator's license

issued under KRS Chapter 186, a motor vehicle registration issued under KRS

Chapter 186, or a commercial driver's license issued under KRS Chapter 281A.

(6) A license to carry a concealed deadly weapon issued pursuant to KRS 237.110 shall

not be extended beyond its expiration date. However, a service member specified in

subsection (1) of this section may:

(a) Renew a license issued pursuant to KRS 237.110 by requesting an application

form from the Department of Kentucky State Police by mail or facsimile, and

returning the completed application, photograph, and license fee to the sheriff

prior to the expiration date of the license. The r equest for the application may

be submitted not more than six (6) months prior to the expiration date of the

license. The Department of Kentucky State Police shall, if the applicant meets

the requirements of KRS 237.110, mail the new license directly to th e

applicant at the active duty military address specified by the applicant and

shall send notification to the sheriff who sent in the application that the license

has been sent directly to the applicant. No extra charges shall be made for this

service; or

(b) Permit the license to expire and, upon return to the county of residence, apply

for renewal of the license in the same manner as if the license had been

renewed in a timely manner prior to its expiration without any extra fees or

penalty charges if the renewal is accomplished within one (1) year after the

end of the deployment.

(7) The Department of Kentucky State Police shall promulgate administrative

regulations to implement the provisions of subsection (6) of this section.