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No Pass No Drive

Drivers

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​No Pass/No Drive Law (HB 32)

The No Pass/No Drive Law (HB 32) was implemented on August 1, 2007. This legislation enacted by the Kentucky General Assembly will apply to ALL students 16 and 17 years old who apply for a permit or license. It is essential to understand that when a sixteen or seventeen-year-old appears at any Driver Licensing Regional Office to obtain an instructional permit or license, a School Compliance Verification Form must be presented verifying that the student complies with No Pass/No Drive Law - KRS 159.051.​

The public/private school students may obtain the School Compliance Verification Form from their school. All other 16 and 17-year-old students may obtain the School Compliance Verification Form from their school district of residence. If a 16 or 17-year-old do not present a school compliance verification form, they will not be eligible for an instructional permit or license.

When a 16 or 17-year-old student, who has obtained a permit or license, drops out of school or is declared academically deficient, the schools will report electronically to the Division of Driver Licensing. The Division of Driver Licensing will suspend the student’s driving privilege and notify the driver of the suspension. The schools will also report when a student is back in compliance with KRS 159.051 to the Division of Driver Licensing. The Division of Driver Licensing will reinstate the student’s driving privilege.


Resources​

AOC 297 Form: Petition for Student Driving Privilege Reinstatement

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​​​​Frequently Asked Questions


​Yes, including all public, private, home schools and Job Corps in Kentucky.​
The school will issue a School Compliance Verification Form.​
​​Yes, once a student reaches his/her 18th birthday, the law does not apply.
​Yes, the school can report as soon as the 9th absence occurs OR as soon as the student becomes academically deficient.​
Students are considered non​-compliant until they become compliant or reach age 18.
The regulation states that a minor shall submit to a Driver Licensing Regional Office one of the following: proof of graduation from high school, proof of having received their GED (transcripts only), or a School Compliance Verification Form.​
No. They will only present the form when they apply for their permit.​
Private school students may obtain the form from the school. Home school students may obtain the form from the student's school district of residence after the home school has been registered with the local county Board of Education.​
​No. Home schools are not required ​to place an embossed seal on the School Compliance Verification form.
Students may re-apply for driving privileges at the end of the semester, which he/she enrolls in school and successfully completes the educational requirements (reference: KRS 159.051​) OR when permit/license holder turns eighteen years of age or court orders to reinstate.