Title XVI, Motor Vehicles

(1) The county clerk shall not transfer the registration of any motor vehicle or vehicle as defined in KRS 186.650 unless evidence is presented in such form as the Transportation Cabinet may prescribe that all excise taxes imposed on the sale, transfer or use of the motor vehicle…

The county clerk shall not transfer the registration on any motor vehicle or trailer against which a tax lien has been filed until the taxes have been paid and the lien has been released.

The title lien statement, provided for in KRS 186A.195, shall be developed by January 1, 1987 by the Transportation Cabinet, in cooperation with county clerks, financial institutions and auto dealers. The Transportation Cabinet shall ensure that the title lien statement is in a s…

Entry of information by county clerk -- Certificate of registration -- Pending lien -- Fee for filing through electronic system -- Perfection of security interest. (1) As used in this section, submission of a title lien statement refers to the presentation of a title lien stateme…

into system. (1) With respect to a vehicle or manufactured home previously titled in the name of its debtor, the secured party shall, within thirty (30) days after execution of the security agreement, submit a title lien statement in accordance with KRS 186A.195. (2) The county c…

(1) The bill of sale provided for by KRS 186.190 shall contain the date, the purchaser's name and post office address, seller's name and post office address, and the information provided for in KRS 186.030 and shall be subscribed and sworn to before any officer authorized to admi…

electronic title application and registration system and centralized lien management system, as applicable -- Exceptions -- Duties of Transportation Cabinet. (1) Beginning July 1, 2027: (a) 1. Except as provided in subparagraph 2. of this paragraph, a lienholder shall use the ele…

manage liens -- Exceptions. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, on and after July 1, 2026, a lienholder shall participate in the electronic title application and registration system to confirm, release, and manage liens and lien documents. (2) This section s…

Whenever a security interest is assigned as provided by KRS 186.045(4), the county clerk shall enter the record of lien assignment into the system of record established under KRS 186A.195 in the manner directed by the Department of Vehicle Regulation.

(1) When a security interest has been discharged under the provisions of KRS 186.045(3), the county clerk shall discharge the security interest and remove the lien information from AVIS. (2) When a security interest has been discharged as provided by KRS 186.045(4), the county cl…

receipts. (1) No person shall make any false statement in an application for registration, application for duplicate receipt or plate, bill of sale, registration receipt, motor number or vehicle identification number. No person shall use, display or keep registration plates or re…

(1) If an owner transfers his interest in a vehicle, he shall, at the time of the delivery of the vehicle, execute an assignment and warranty of title to the transferee in the space provided therefor on the certificate of title, except if the space provided therefor on the owner'…

all-terrain vehicle. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, when any motor vehicle dealer licensed in this state buys or accepts a motor vehicle or all-terrain vehicle as defined in KRS 189.010 in trade, which has been previously registered or titled for use in this or…

The Department of Vehicle Regulation shall establish appropriate forms and procedures to be utilized in connection with the transfer of a motor vehicle or trailer by operation of law.

(1) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring that a trade-in vehicle received by a motor vehicle dealer licensed in this state must be titled by assignment in the dealer's name substantially, simultaneously with the registration or titling of the vehicle toward whi…

collecting taxes and fees prohibited. The county clerk shall see that KRS 186.005 to 186.260 are enforced. In so doing, the clerk shall: (1) Take all applications as provided in KRS 186.005 to 186.260; (2) Issue the receipts on blanks furnished by the cabinet; (3) Collect the fee…

insurance and notarized affidavit presented. (1) The county clerk shall not transfer the registration on any motor vehicle or trailer against which a tax lien has been filed until the taxes have been paid and the lien has been released. (2) The county clerk shall not transfer the…

(1) Whenever any person after making application for or obtaining a certificate of registration or title for a vehicle, shall move from the address named in the application or shown upon a registration card or certificate of title, such person shall within fifteen (15) days there…

(1) When any certificate of registration or certificate of title has been issued in error to a person not entitled to the certificate, or contains incorrect information or information has been omitted from the certificates, the Department of Vehicle Regulation shall notify in wri…

license plate program fund -- Use of receipts -- Accounting by clerk -- Audit. (1) It shall be the duty of the cabinet to carry out the provisions of KRS 186.005 to 186.260, and: (a) Provide to the clerk in each county access to all forms provided for in KRS 186.005 to 186.260; (…

(1) If a certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed or becomes illegible, the owner or legal representative of the owner named in the certificate shall promptly make application to the county clerk for and may obtain a duplicate, upon furnishing information sat…

Beginning January 1, 2007, every county clerk shall post a permanent notice that the fee increases contained in 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 255 were requested by the Kentucky County Clerks Association. The notice shall be printed in bold face type of sufficient point size to be read from a…

(1) The Department of Vehicle Regulation shall suspend or revoke a certificate of title, after giving notice and providing a reasonable opportunity for the holder to be heard, when authorized by any other provision of law, or, if it finds: (a) The certificate of title was fraudul…

documents to State Police. The Department of Vehicle Regulation shall promptly notify the Department of Kentucky State Police of the particulars of: (1) Any attempted or actual registration or titling in this state of a stolen motor vehicle, or trailer, or motor vehicle or traile…

No person, including a county clerk and his employees, shall willfully utilize or tamper with a telecommunications terminal, or associated devices, linked to the automated vehicle registration and titling system and capable of entering data or electronic signals into, altering in…

KRS 281.765 shall apply in the case of arrests and bail for a violation of any of the provisions of KRS 186.020 to 186.260.

(1) Each county clerk, or county clerk-elect, shall, before utilizing or permitting his employees to utilize the automated vehicle registration and titling system, ensure that he and his employees have satisfactorily completed an orientation course regarding the forms, procedures…

(1) Upon receiving notice that a person who has previously been authorized to utilize the automated system has willfully or negligently misused the automated vehicle registration and titling system, the commissioner of the Department of Vehicle Regulation may temporarily suspend …

increased tax. Cities may, by ordinance, impose license taxes on motor trucks, truck-tractors, semitrailers and trailers and require that registration plates issued as evidence of the licenses be affixed to the vehicle in some conspicuous place as prescribed by ordinance. No new …

No county clerk or other person who is authorized to utilize the automated vehicle registration and titling system, shall knowingly enter into such system, information enabling the system to produce a certificate of title and registration, certificate of registration, or certific…

No county clerk or other person shall knowingly enter any information or record into a telecommunications terminal or other device connected to the automated vehicle registration and titling system, knowing that the information or record entered into such device is false, fraudul…

Notification of county attorney if vehicle is not properly insured. (1) No person shall, without prior specific written approval of the commissioner of the Department of Vehicle Regulation and the executive director of the Commonwealth Office of Technology, connect with the autom…

registration restricted to county clerks and Transportation Cabinet. (1) The ability to use the automated motor vehicle information system to carry out the functions of titling and registration of motor vehicles shall be restricted to county clerks and the Transportation Cabinet.…

(1) Regardless of other provisions of the statutes, the county clerk may omit sending duplicates of each certificate of title and registration, or certificate of registration he issues, to the Transportation Cabinet and Department of Revenue, and the property valuation administra…

(1) The Department of Vehicle Regulation shall provide and receive information on the emissions test status of vehicles registered in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The Department of Vehicle Regulation shall provide appropriate emissions test and compliance status to the Departmen…

exception. (1) (a) Subject to the limitations in paragraph (c) of this subsection, any person or entity having a motor vehicle or trailer that has been destroyed, to the extent that its repair cannot be obtained through usual commercial repair services, at a cost less than its re…

is permanently affixed to land -- Requirements for surrender of certificate of title. (1) When a manufactured home is or is to be permanently affixed to real estate, the owner may execute and file an affidavit of conversion to real estate with the county clerk of the county in wh…

previously converted to real estate. (Effective until January 1, 2027) (1) The owner of a manufactured home that has been converted to real estate in accordance with KRS 186A.297 may detach or sever the home from the real property only by filing an affidavit of severance with the…

registration documents prohibited -- Exceptions. (1) No person, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section shall have in his possession any blank, uncompleted, or partially executed "certificate of title and registration," "certificate of registration," "certificate of …

(1) No person shall intentionally remove, deface, cover, destroy, alter, or obscure any vehicle identification number, or other distinguishing number, of a motor vehicle or trailer or any part thereof in this state, without written authorization from the Department of Kentucky St…

altered prohibited. (1) No person shall knowingly buy, sell, offer for sale, receive, or have in his possession, any titled motor vehicle or trailer or component part thereof, from which the original manufacturer's vehicle identification number, or serial number, has been removed…

Exceptions. (1) No person shall have in his possession a manufacturer's vehicle identification number plate unless it is attached to the vehicle, or vehicle part, to which it was originally affixed by the manufacturer, nor shall any person have any facsimile of such a plate. (2) …

(1) When any peace officer has probable cause to believe that a motor vehicle or trailer, or any component part of such vehicle is stolen, he shall impound such vehicle or part and notify its lawful owner, and when applicable, the agency to which the theft was reported, of the re…

(1) Any person or entity knowingly in possession or control of two (2) or more motor vehicles or trailers or their major component parts or assemblies such as, but not limited to, an engine, transmission, chassis, frame, front clip, rear clip: (a) That are stolen; or (b) Have had…

trafficking in stolen vehicles or stolen parts. (1) Upon the arrest of any person or entity for violation of KRS 186A.325, the law enforcement officer may cause the seizure, pending disposition by the court as provided by subsection (2) of this section, of: (a) All vehicles or ve…

Any person aggrieved by any administrative action pursuant to this chapter or regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, may appeal such action to a court of competent jurisdiction.

Unless the context requires otherwise, terms used in this chapter shall be defined, where applicable, as provided by KRS 186.010.

All fees to be credited to the state shall be deposited to a trust and agency account within the transportation fund to be used in defraying the cabinet's costs and expenses of administering a vehicle titling program.

(1) The administration of the provisions of KRS 186.400 to 186.640 shall be vested in the Transportation Cabinet. The Transportation Cabinet may prescribe regulations for the enforcement of KRS 186.400 to 186.640. The Transportation Cabinet also shall enforce regulations governin…

As used in KRS 186.400 to 186.640: (1) "Driver's license" means an operator's license issued pursuant to KRS 186.4102, 186.412, and 186.4121; (2) "Operator's license," unless otherwise indicated, includes a motor vehicle operator's license, a motorcycle operator's license, and a …