KRS 186.550

Courts to report convictions and send licenses to cabinet -- Exception for offenses committed under KRS Chapter 189A

Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Garner v. Shouse, Police Judge (1943)

Most recently applied in Commonwealth, Department of Public Safety v. Cox (May 1971)

Effective: July 1, 2020 History: Amended 2019 Ky

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(1) Except for offenses committed under KRS Chapter 189A, the clerk of any court having jurisdiction over offenses committed under motor vehicle laws shall report upon a form furnished by the cabinet the conviction, pleas or forfeiture of bond arising under motor vehicle laws, to the cabinet within fifteen (15) days.

(2) The court shall take up the motor vehicle operator's license certificate of a person convicted of any of the offenses for which mandatory revocation is provided by KRS 186.560 and have it immediately forwarded to the cabinet with the report covering the conviction.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.