Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 186.540 (2026)

Application for corrected license or identification card upon change of

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address or name -- No charge for corrected identity document if street name or postal address changed or if document contains error. (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, when any person, after applying for or receiving an operator's license or personal identification card, moves from the address named in the application or on the identity document issued to the person, or when the name of a identity document holder is changed, by marriage or otherwise, the person shall within ten (10) days after the change apply to the Transportation Cabinet for the issuance of a corrected license. The fee for a corrected license shall be as set forth in KRS 186.531. (2) If an identity document holder's street name or postal address is changed and the person has not moved to a new residence, the person shall apply to the cabinet for a corrected identity document, which shall be issued free of charge. (3) If a person receives an identity document that contains an error, the person shall apply to the cabinet for a corrected identity document, which shall be issued free of charge. Effective: March 27, 2020 History: Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 51, sec. 22, effective March 27, 2020. -- Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 100, sec. 26, effective January 1, 2019. -- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 235, sec. 1, effective July 12, 2006. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 393, sec. 10, effective January 1, 1995. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2739m-68. Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/94). In Attorney General Opinion 94-42, it was concluded that 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 393, which amended this statute "will take effect on January 1, 1995, the date the National Voter Registration Act will take effect with respect to Kentucky."

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1995–2021 · leading case: Wright v. Transp. Cabinet, 891 S.W.2d 412 (Ky. Ct. App. 1995).

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Wright v. Transp. Cabinet, 891 S.W.2d 412 (Ky. Ct. App. 1995). “Because the Cabinet mailed a suspension notice to Wi'ight’s correct address of Dawn Drive, Louisville, he argues that this relieves him from compliance with KRS 186.540 which requires that any license holder notify the Cabinet within ten days of any change of address.”

Eladio Castaneda v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. Ct. App. 2021). “Pursuant to the offer, Castaneda would serve fifteen years’ 2 KRS 186.540(1). 3 KRS 218A.1415(1)(c), a Class D felony.”

— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 186.540(1) — 1 case

Eladio Castaneda v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. Ct. App. 2021). “Pursuant to the offer, Castaneda would serve fifteen years’ 2 KRS 186.540(1). 3 KRS 218A.1415(1)(c), a Class D felony.”

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