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186.430 Exemption of nonresidents.

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186.430 Exemption of nonresidents. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a person over the age of sixteen (16) who is a United States citizen and who is not a resident of Kentucky may drive <br>in Kentucky for a period of time not to exceed one (1) year from the date the person <br>enters Kentucky if: <br>(a) The person possesses a valid license issued by the person's home state; <br>(b) The person has the license in his or her immediate possession at all times when operating a vehicle on the highways; and (c) The person's home state accords similar privileges to licensed residents of Kentucky. (2) A person who is a United States citizen but who is not a resident of Kentucky who is enrolled as a full-time or part-time student at a university, college, or technical <br>college located in Kentucky may drive in Kentucky on a valid license issued by the <br>person's state of domicile, and shall not be required to obtain a Kentucky operator's <br>license under this chapter if the person has a student identification card from a <br>university, college, or technical college located in Kentucky in his or her immediate <br>possession at all times when driving in Kentucky. (3) A person over the age of sixteen (16) who is not a United States citizen and who is legally visiting this country for less than one (1) year may drive in Kentucky on a <br>valid domestic license issued by the person's country of domicile and shall not be <br>required to obtain a Kentucky driver's license. (4) A person over the age of sixteen (16) who is not a United States citizen, who has not been granted status as a permanent resident of the United States, but is a <br>resident of Kentucky, shall be issued a Kentucky operator's license if the person <br>complies with the requirements of KRS 186.412. Except as provided in this <br>subsection, an operator's license issued to a person who is not a United States <br>citizen, who has not been granted status as a permanent resident of the United <br>States, and who is not a special status individual but is a Kentucky resident, shall be <br>valid for a period equal to the length of time the person's documentation from the <br>United States Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service is <br>issued, or four (4) years, whichever time period is shorter. An initial or renewal <br>operator's license shall be valid for a period of two (2) years if the person is not a <br>special status individual and the person's documentation issued by the United States <br>Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, is issued for an <br>indefinite period of time and does not have an expiration date. The fee shall be the <br>same as for a regular operator's license. The cabinet may at any time refuse or <br>discontinue the exemptions authorized in this section for any grounds and may <br>deny, cancel, suspend, or revoke an instruction permit or operator's license issued <br>under this chapter. (5) A person whose operator's license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle, motorcycle, or moped in this state has been denied, withdrawn, canceled, <br>suspended, or revoked as provided in KRS 186.400 to 186.640 shall not operate a <br>motor vehicle, motorcycle, or moped in this state under a license, permit, or registration certificate issued by any other jurisdiction during the period of denial, <br>withdrawal, cancellation, suspension, or revocation. Effective: July 15, 2002 <br>History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 264, sec. 5, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 198, sec. 6, effective October 1, 1996. -- Amended 1946 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 127, sec. 2. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, <br>1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2739m-36.