RELATES TO:

KRS 237.110

STATUTORY AUTHORITY:

KRS 16.080, 237.110(8)(b)

NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:

KRS 237.110(8)(b) requires the Department of Kentucky State Police to establish the requirements for the photograph to be submitted by an applicant for a license to carry a concealed deadly weapon. This administrative regulation establishes the requirements for the photograph.

1. Section 1. The photograph of the applicant required by KRS 237.110(8)(b) shall not be an image produced by a copier or copy equipment and shall:

   1. (1)

      1. (a) Be an original color photograph or a color photographic copy developed from the negative of an original photograph and:

         1. 1. Be no less than three and one-half (3 1/2) inches by four (4) inches; and
         2. 2. Not exceed four (4) inches by six (6) inches;
      2. (b) Be a color photograph from a digital camera, rated for seven (7) megapixels or greater, printed on photograph quality paper; or

      3. (c) Be an original color passport style photograph that is:

         1. 1. 2 x 2 inches in size; and
         2. 2. Between 1 inch and 1 3/8 inches from the bottom of the chin to the top of the head;
   2. (2) Display the full front of the head and the facial features of the applicant; and

   3. (3) Not be a photograph of the applicant wearing:

      1. (a) Sunglasses;
      2. (b) A hat; or
      3. (c) Attire that obscures a facial feature, hair, or hairline.

2. Section 2. The department shall:

   1. (1) Consider an application incomplete if an applicant submits a photograph that it determines does not comply with the requirements of Section 1 of this administrative regulation; and
   2. (2) Notify the sheriff who transmitted the application form and the applicant pursuant to the provisions of 502 KAR 11:040.

History

(23 Ky.R. 2344; Am. 2718; eff. 1-9-97; Recodified from 503 KAR 6:030, 11-8-2006; 33 Ky.R. 1697; 2291; eff. 3-9-07; 38 Ky.R. 1051; 1315; eff. 2-3-12; Crt eff. 2-26-2020.)