(1) Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, application for a first certificate of registration, or title, in the name of an owner shall be made on forms prescribed by the Department of Vehicle Regulation consistent with this chapter, which shall be available from any county clerk or on the Transportation Cabinet‘s website.
(2) Application forms shall be completed, except as to required signatures, by legibly printing in ink, or typing all required information.

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 186A.125


(3) The application, when presented to the county clerk, shall contain all required information and be fully executed with all required supporting documentation and fees.
(4) The county clerk shall reject any application upon which the information provided is not legibly printed or typed, the required information is not supplied, not accompanied by required supporting documents, not properly executed with signatures when required, or when the clerk determines that the application is improper or that the applicant is not entitled to registration or title of the vehicle for which registration or title is sought, or in the absence of the required fees.
(5) This section shall not apply to applications for title or salvage title using the electronic title application and registration system established under KRS
186A.017.
Effective: January 1, 2024
History: Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 6, sec. 4, effective January 1, 2024. — Amended
2022 Ky. Acts ch. 18, sec. 5, effective January 1, 2024. — Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 128, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1998. — Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 164, sec. 22, effective July 15, 1982.