186.418 Voluntary statewide child identification program -- Travel ID child identification -- Fee -- Term of child identification card. (1) The Transportation Cabinet shall implement a voluntary statewide child identification program. The program shall issue a photo personal identification card to a child two (2) to fifteen (15) years of age. (2) A parent or guardian may apply for a child identification card under this section at the circuit clerk's office in the county in which the child resides. Application for a child identification card shall be accompanied by a Social Security card and a birth certificate for the child or other proof of the child's date of birth as provided under KRS 186.412. The card shall not contain the child's Social Security number. (3) (a) If the child's parent or guardian wishes to obtain a travel ID child identification card, the circuit clerk shall scan the application and supporting documentation, capture a photograph of the child in accordance with the provisions of KRS 186.4102(1), and submit the application, documentation, and photograph to the Transportation Cabinet, who shall issue the child identification card by mail. (b) If the child's parent or guardian does not wish to obtain a travel ID child identification card, the circuit clerk shall scan the application, capture a photograph of the child in accordance with the provisions of KRS 186.4102(1), and submit the application and photograph to the Transportation Cabinet, who shall issue the child identification card by mail. (c) A parent or guardian applying under this section shall not be required to surrender the child's birth certificate for image capture, image storage, or image transmission to any entity, including the federal government, unless express consent is given by the parent or guardian during the course of obtaining a voluntary travel ID child identification card. (4) A child identification card issued under this section shall contain the child's name and the toll-free number of the Kentucky missing persons clearinghouse, Department of Kentucky State Police. The descriptive data and a photo image of the child shall be stored in the Kentucky driver's license information system and may be retrieved and used by public agencies subject to the provisions of the Driver's Privacy Protection Act, 18 U.S.C. sec. 2721, and may also be used by the Kentucky missing persons clearinghouse. (5) The fee for a child identification card shall be six dollars ($6). Four dollars ($4) of the fee shall be deposited into the KYTC photo license account established in KRS 174.056. Two dollars ($2) of the fee shall be deposited in the Circuit Court clerk salary account established in KRS 27A.052. (6) A child identification card shall expire every two (2) years on the child's birthday. Within the time period that the child identification card is valid, the card may be updated with a new photograph and information. The fee for an updated card shall be six dollars ($6), with the fee distributed in the same manner as the fee for an initial card as described in subsection (5) of this section. (7) If a parent or guardian complies with the requirements of KRS 186.403 and 186.419, the parent or guardian may request that the child identification card issued to a minor child under this section be a voluntary travel ID identity document under KRS 186.403. (8) A child identification card issued under this section shall contain a denotation that either: (a) The child identification card is a voluntary travel ID identity document that complies with the security standards set forth by Pub. L. No. 109-13, Title II, and may be used for identification for federal purposes; or (b) The identity document shall not be used for federal identification purposes. Effective: January 1, 2019 History: Created 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 100, sec. 8, effective January 1, 2019.