License Requirements
To get a license a person must:
- Be at least 21 years old.
- Be a citizen of the United States and have been a Ky resident for at least the last six months before applying or be a member of the Armed Forces of the United States on duty in Kentucky at least six months prior to and at the time of the application.
A person is NOT eligible to get a license if that person:
- Is under indictment for or has been convicted of any felony.
- Is a fugitive from justice.
- Is an unlawful user of or is addicted to controlled substances.
- Has been judged by a court to be mentally defective or has been involuntarily committed to a mental institution.
- Is an illegal alien.
- Has been discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions.
- Has renounced United States citizenship.
- Is currently subject to a domestic violence protective order or
- Has been convicted by any court of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.
No License if, within the last 3 years the applicant:
- Has been committed for abuse of controlled substances or has been convicted of a misdemeanor involving controlled substances.
- Has two or more convictions for motor vehicle DUI or has been committed for alcoholism.
- Has been convicted of the misdemeanor of Assault in the Fourth Degree or Terroristic Threatening.
After the license has been issued, if any of the above takes place,
the license will be suspended or revoked.
