Statutes > Kentucky Statutes > CHAPTER 189A DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE > 189A.410 Purposes for issuance of hardship license -- Use of ignition interlock device may be required -- Prohibition against issuance when alcohol or substance test was refused.

189A.410 Purposes for issuance of hardship license -- Use of ignition interlock device may be required -- Prohibition against issuance when alcohol or substance test was refused.

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189A.410 Purposes for issuance of hardship license -- Use of ignition interlock device may be required -- Prohibition against issuance when alcohol or <br>substance test was refused. (1) At any time following the expiration of the minimum license suspension periods enumerated in KRS 189A.010(6), 189A.070, and 189A.107, the court may grant the <br>person hardship driving privileges for the balance of the suspension period imposed <br>by the court, upon written petition of the defendant, if it finds reasonable cause to <br>believe that revocation would hinder the person's ability to: <br>(a) Continue his employment; <br>(b) Continue attending school or an educational institution; <br>(c) Obtain necessary medical care; <br>(d) Attend driver improvement, alcohol, or substance abuse education programs; or (e) Attend court-ordered counseling or other programs. (2) Whenever the court grants a person hardship driving privileges under subsection (1) of this section, the court through court order, may: <br>(a) Prohibit the person from operating any motor vehicle or motorcycle without a functioning ignition interlock device; (b) Require that the person comply with all of the requirements of KRS 189A.340, except for the requirements found in KRS 189A.340(1); and (c) Require the person to install an ignition interlock device on every vehicle owned or leased by the person who is permitted to operate a motor vehicle <br>under this section. (3) The court shall not issue a hardship license to a person who has refused to take an alcohol concentration or substance test or tests offered by a law enforcement officer. Effective: July 15, 2002 <br>History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 171, sec. 6, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 467, sec. 17, effective October 1, 2000. -- Amended 1996 Ky. <br>Acts ch. 198, sec. 16, effective October 1, 1996. -- Created 1991 (1st Extra. Sess.) <br>Ky. Acts ch. 15, sec. 25, effective July 1, 1991.