Driver licenses and permits will no longer be issued by the Daviess County Circuit Court Clerk starting Sept. 27, when those services will transition to the Regional Real ID Office.
The KYTC Regional Office is located at 2620 KY 81. Hours are Monday–Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Appointments are encouraged but walk-in customers are welcome on a first-come, first-serve basis until available slots are filled.
Residents may renew or apply for a REAL ID, standard driver’s license, learner permit, commercial driver license (CDL), or ID card at any regional office. Applicants are encouraged to make an appointment online. Walk-in customers are welcomed on a first-come, first-served basis until available slots are filled.
Online renewal is available to Kentuckians whose name and address have not changed. Visit DLrenewal.ky.gov for more information.
Kentucky State Police will continue to administer all permit and license testing. Testing services are offered Monday through Friday by appointment.
Applicants who require testing by KSP for a permit, driver license or CDL may make an appointment online by visiting KSP’s website.
For more information about the transition of driver licensing, click here.
“It’s a new era of driver licensing in Kentucky,” Gov. Andy Beshear said in a release. “We are using technology to offer more service options than ever before, such as online appointment scheduling and, for the first time, online license renewal. After many years of issuing driver licenses, circuit court clerks will be able to focus solely on court business, and driver licensing will be executed at new regional offices whose only business is licensing.”
The traditional issuance system of licenses and permits initiated at the Office of Circuit Court Clerk in each county is being phased out. It is being replaced by a network of KYTC Driver Licensing Regional Offices located across the state.
So far, 19 regional offices have opened statewide. The full transition is expected to be completed by June 30, 2022.
Kentucky will continue offering the option of a standard driver’s license. A REAL ID or other form of federally approved identification, such as a passport or military ID, eventually will be needed by people 18 and older for boarding commercial flights and accessing military bases and federal buildings that currently require identification. Enforcement is scheduled to begin May 3, 2023.
First-time application for a REAL ID must be made in person at a Driver Licensing Regional office. Specific documentation is required.
