How to Update or Remove Your Name from the Donor Registry

July 18, 2025

At Donate Life Kentucky Trust, we believe in being transparent about your rights as a registered organ, eye, and tissue donor. Signing up to be a donor is a generous and lifesaving decision, but it’s also your decision. At any point, you have the right to update your personal information or remove yourself from the Registry.

It’s important to note: removing your name from the Kentucky Donor Registry is permanent, at this time. Only the registered donor can make this change:

How to Update or Remove Your Registration

Option 1: Update Online

  1. Go to RegisterMeKY.org.
  2. Click “Change Registration.”
  3. Log in using your Driver’s License Number and the Zip Code you used when you first registered.
  4. Once in your record, you may:
    • Edit your information, or select “Not a Donor” to remove your name.
    ⚠️ When you choose “Not a Donor,” you are immediately and permanently removed from the Kentucky Donor Registry. Even if your driver’s license still shows the donor heart icon, you are no longer registered. The Registry—not your license—is the legal authorization for donation. At your next license renewal, you may ask the clerk to remove the donor heart icon.

Option 2: Contact Donate Life Kentucky Staff

If you’d prefer help, our staff can update your record for you.

📧 Email: info@donatelifeky.org
📱 Text/Call: 1-502-694-3015 (during business hours)

In your message, please include:

  • Your Driver’s License Number
  • Your Date of Birth
  • Your Full Name

With your permission, we will go into your record and click “Not a Donor” on your behalf. This permanently removes you from the Registry.

At your next license renewal, ask the staff to remove the donor heart icon from your license. Please note: driver’s license staff cannot see your Registry status, so the heart may still appear until you request its removal.

If You Registered Nationally

If you signed up on the National Donate Life Registry instead of Kentucky’s registry, visit RegisterMe.org and follow the instructions provided.

Key Takeaways

  • You may update or remove your donor registration at any time.
  • Removal from the Kentucky Donor Registry is permanent.
  • The Registry, not the heart icon on your license, is the legal record of your donor decision.

We are committed to ensuring every Kentuckian has clear information and full control over their donor registration.