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Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-029 Context (guidance or announcement) Primary source read

KYTC 'COVID-19 Driver Licensing Changes and Updates' page (as archived August 8, 2020)

COVID-19 Driver Licensing Changes and Updates (drive.ky.gov)

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Division of Driver Licensing · Kentucky (Transportation Cabinet, Division of Driver Licensing; circuit clerks) (State)

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Jurisdiction
Kentucky (Transportation Cabinet, Division of Driver Licensing; circuit clerks) · Kentucky
Level
State
Authority
KRS ch. 186 (operators' licenses; circuit clerks as issuing agents); KRS 12.020 (Transportation Cabinet); KYTC Official Orders 112155 and 112204 (KY-020) under the Governor's EO 2020-215 state of emergency; 'Healthy at Work' requirements (EO 2020-xxx series, Kentucky State file)
Issued
2020-08-08 Aug. 8, 2020
Effective
2020-03 (credentials expiring March 1 to September 30, 2020 renewable by mail or drop box) (read as 2020-09-30)
End
Extended-expiration window to September 30, 2020; appointment and county-variable service continued (Kentucky State file: circuit clerks' in-person service resumed in stages, MET-SDF-036 April 12, 2021 for Fayette County) (read as 2020-09-30)
In force
Sept. 30, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q3
Limitation types
Capacity limitCourts and public offices
Addressees
  • driver license holders whose credentials expired March 1 to September 30, 2020
  • applicants at the KYTC Regional Driver Licensing Office
  • circuit clerks' customers in every county
Functions reached
  • HR driver credentialing (renewals by mail; appointment-only regional office; county service variable)
  • DM
  • WF
  • CB
Character
context
Collection
State motor-vehicle offices, secretaries of state and recorders AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS

Operative words

COVID-19 Driver Licensing Changes and Updates. 1. Renew/Replace license by mail or dropbox if the credential expiration date was from March 1 to Sept. 30, 2020, and the holder does not require testing. 2. Schedule an appointment for in-person service at KYTC Regional Driver Licensing Office at 141 [Leestown Center Way]... 3. Walk-in service at 141 Leestown Center Way. First come, first served. Wait time may be lengthy.... NOTE: With the observance of 'Healthy at Work' guidelines to combat COVID-19, the level of service may vary from county to county.

Enforcement

Agency service rules under the Cabinet's Official Orders and the Governor's Healthy at Work requirements

Notes

Complements KY-020 (Official Order 112204): the agency's own statement of how licensing operated through 2020 Q3 while circuit clerks' offices were closed or limited (MET-SDF-008, -021, -022).