Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes certain local officials in Kentucky to perform driver's license renewal and other identification services.

Highlights:

• Defines “local official,” for the purposes of this section, as a circuit clerk, county clerk, county sheriff, or county judge/executive (Sec. 1).

• Requires the Transportation Cabinet to establish a system in which a local official in a county that does not have a regional licensing office may issue renewal and duplicate operator’s licenses and personal identification cards (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that local officials may only issue renewal and duplicate licenses and identification cards to residents of their county (Sec. 1).

• Authorizes interlocal agreements between counties for the sharing of equipment and personnel for the purpose of issuing renewal and duplicate licenses and identification cards (Sec. 1).

• Requires local officials to charge a convenience fee of $25 for each renewal or duplicate license or identification card issued under this section (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that this Act takes effect July 1, 2027 (Sec. 7).

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