LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Kentucky is taking steps to relieve some of the congestion at the state's driver licensing offices.
Team Kentucky and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet are reminding residents still needing a Real ID about the "skip the line" initiative.
The plan includes remote renewal-based licensing alternatives to avoid waiting in line at Driver Licensing Regional Offices statewide.
Options are available using online and mail-in renewal forms for vision screening. Those can be found by clicking here. Other options include:
- Visit your eye specialist, ask for a vision screening form, go online and upload it to renew at DLRenewal.Ky.gov.
- Visit any licensing office for a vision screening, receive a passcode, return home to renew online at DLRenewal.Ky.gov.
- Visit any licensing office for a vision screening, then ask for a renewal form to fill out there and receive a temporary license via email.
- Or renew by mail by printing the mail-in form at Drive.ky.gov, filling it out, and attaching a completed vision form from an eye specialist.
You'll still need to go to a driver licensing office in person for changes in address, marital status, photos, commercial diver licensing, hearing or non-citizen services, as well as new Kentucky drivers in need of a permit or license.
Officials also recommend residents schedule appointments online, though slots are filling within minutes of becoming available.
Saturday hours will continue to be offered once a month, and pop-up sessions are scheduled in counties without permanent driver’s license branches.
Real ID licenses are available for $24 for a four-year ID, and $48 for an eight-year ID.
To make an appointment at one of the state's regional licensing offices, click here. Walk-in customers are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
All Kentucky regional Driver Licensing Offices are equipped to issue REAL ID versions of licenses or identification. Kentucky residents who already have a Real ID can renew online or by mail, but first-time applicants have to apply in-person with required documents. A list of acceptable documents is available at RealIDKy.com.
To learn more about the transition to Real ID in Kentucky, click here.
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