KENTUCKY — Gov. Andy Beshear (D) issued several orders, one allowing circuit court clerks to continue providing certain driver's licenses services remotely until Sept. 30 and ending the 90-day expiration date extension July 7.
Under the orders, driver's licenses, permits and IDs that expire or are lost on or after July 7, 2020 will not have a 90-day renewal extension. Residents must use the remote application process by the Office of Circuit Court Clerk in the county they live.
However, driver's licenses, permits and IDs that expired or were lost between March 18 to July 6, 2020 will automatically have a 90-day extension to the card's expiration date. This means cardholders have 90 days from the expiration date to renew or replace their credential using the remote application process.
The remote renewal process, as of right now, will be in place until Sept. 20, 2020
Beshear closed in-person government services in March because of the pandemic, suspending driver's license services. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Secretary Jim Gray also issued an order giving residents a 90-day extension on licenses which expired during the closure. Driver's license services reopened June 1 under the Judicial Branch's safety requirements for reopening courts.