Caldwell Countians and area residents now have another option when renewing state driver’s licenses and ID cards through a mail-in renewal program launched Friday by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
Governor Andy Beshear said this new era of driver licensing is ushering in expanded services to give Kentuckians many options on how they want to be served. He noted the mail-in program builds upon the successful summer launch of the state’s first online driver’s license renewal service. He added that both services maximize convenience by helping the majority of cardholders tackle an important to-do on their own time without visiting a licensing office.
According to the governor’s office, the revamped mail-in service will be administered solely by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and is one of the options available to Kentuckians as a result of the phased transfer of licensing services to KYTC Driver Licensing Regional Offices from local Offices of the Circuit Court Clerks. All 120 counties across the commonwealth will transfer services by June 30, 2022.
The mail-in program offers the following services:
– Renewal of four-year driver’s license, combo motorcycle/operator license, ID card.
-Card must expire within six months — or have been expired for less than a year — and the applicant wants to maintain the same card version as their current license (standard or REAL ID).
– Request a new driver’s license, combo motorcycle/operator license, ID card if you need to update your address. One valid proof of address change is required with a list of acceptable documents.
– Kentuckians requesting a license replacement (lost/stolen cards). The card will be mailed to the address on file.
– Hard-copy cards will be mailed within 10-15 business days after successful processing.
Renewal forms can be downloaded and printed on drive.ky.gov and then mailed to the KYTC’s Division of Driver Licensing at 200 Mero Street, Frankfort, KY 40622 or placed in a drop-box at the same location. Forms may also be emailed to KYTC.DDLLicenseRenewal@ky.gov. Printed forms are available at all Driver Licensing Regional Offices at participating public libraries, Circuit Court Clerk and County Clerk offices.
With the launch of the new program, Caldwell County residents now have three options to renew credentials: online, by mail or in person at one of the regional offices in western Kentucky— Madisonville, Paducah, Bowling Green and Owensboro.
