All but 14 of 120 counties have regional driver licensing offices

Applicants are encouraged to make an appointment online at drive.ky.gov

FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – As driver licensing services shift from the Office of Circuit Court Clerk in each county to Driver Licensing Regional Offices by June 30, Gov. Andy Beshear on Friday announced seven more locations for future regional offices.

New offices will open this year in: Henderson, Independence, a second location in Lexington, London, Maysville, Mayfield and Pineville. A Pikeville office is scheduled to open in its permanent location this summer. Opening dates and addresses at all locations will be announced later once arrangements are finalized.

Currently, the Office of Circuit Court Clerk in 106 of Kentucky’s 120 counties have transferred services to regional offices.

“On Team Kentucky, we’re working every day to make sure all government services offered are up to the standard our families deserve,” Beshear said. “Driver’s licenses aren’t just credentials, they’re keys. They unlock so many other doors, like making your voice heard in an election, being able to drive to school or work as you pursue your goals or being able to travel on a plane or visit a military base to see loved ones.”

There are 23 Driver Licensing Regional Offices strategically located across the state to serve residents from ANY Kentucky county- regardless of where they live- who need to request, replace or renew a driving credential and do not require testing. Regional offices in Danville, Elizabethtown and Mayfield are operating in temporary offices with plans to move to new sites within the same county. Transportation Cabinet staff will make periodic “Pop-up Driver Licensing” visits to counties without a regional office, to offer on-site application and renewal services.

“This transition to a modern, secure network of Driver Licensing Regional Offices has been years in the making, in coordination and cooperation with the Kentucky Circuit Court Clerks Association,” said Transportation Secretary Jim Gray. “Circuit court clerks will be able to focus solely on court duties, while at the regional offices, driver licensing is our only business.”

More than 150,000 Kentuckians have skipped a trip to a regional office entirely by renewing online or through the mail, options never before available. Kentuckians also have the option of renewing a license for eight years instead of the usual four years. 

To learn more about how to renew your license in-person, online or by mail, click here. Applicants are encouraged to make an appointment online at drive.ky.gov | Regional Offices Map. Walk-in customers are welcomed on a first-come, first-served basis at most locations.

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