(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a license to operate a motor vehicle, motorcycle, or moped, or a personal identification card shall be renewed every eight (8) years prior to its expiration. Except as provided in KRS § 186.410, a person seeking to renew an operator‘s license shall apply to the cabinet in accordance with KRS § 186.412 and KRS § 186.4121.
(2) An applicant for a renewal license, instruction permit, or identification card may choose to be issued a document that is valid for four (4) years. Fees for documents issued for a four (4) year period shall be adjusted in accordance with KRS § 186.531.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 186.4101

  • Instruction permit: includes both motor vehicle instruction permits and motorcycle instruction permits. See Kentucky Statutes 186.010
  • Moped: means either a motorized bicycle whose frame design may include one (1) or more horizontal crossbars supporting a fuel tank so long as it also has pedals, or a motorized bicycle with a step-through type frame which may or may not have pedals rated no more than two (2) brake horsepower, a cylinder capacity not exceeding fifty (50) cubic centimeters, an automatic transmission not requiring clutching or shifting by the operator after the drive system is engaged, and capable of a maximum speed of not more than thirty (30) miles per hour. See Kentucky Statutes 186.010
  • Motor vehicle: means in KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 186.010
  • Motorcycle: means any motor driven vehicle that has a maximum speed that exceeds fifty (50) miles per hour, has a seat or saddle for the use of the operator, and is designed to travel on not more than three (3) wheels in contact with the ground, including vehicles on which the operator and passengers ride in an enclosed cab. See Kentucky Statutes 186.010
  • Operator: means any person in actual control of a motor vehicle upon a highway. See Kentucky Statutes 186.010
  • Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(3) The fee to renew an operator’s license or personal identification card shall be according to the schedule set forth in KRS § 186.531.
Effective: March 27, 2020
History: Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 51, sec. 3, effective March 27, 2020. — Amended
2017 Ky. Acts ch. 100, sec. 13, effective January 1, 2019. — Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 267, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1994. — Created 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 38, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1980.