Except for vehicles operating under a TNC, household goods, property, or U-Drive-It certificate, the department shall prescribe and furnish a motor carrier license plate, which shall at all times be displayed on each motor carrier vehicle authorized to be operated under a certificate. A person shall not transfer a motor carrier license plate from one (1) motor vehicle to another, except by the authority and with the consent of the department.
Effective: June 24, 2015
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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 281.720

  • Certificate: means a certificate of compliance issued under this chapter to motor carriers. See Kentucky Statutes 281.010
  • Department: means the Department of Vehicle Regulation. See Kentucky Statutes 281.010
  • Motor carrier: means any person in either a private or for-hire capacity who owns, controls, operates, manages, or leases, except persons leasing to authorized motor carriers, any motor vehicle for the transportation of passengers or property upon any highway, and any person who engages in the business of automobile utility trailer lessor, vehicle towing, driveaway, or U-Drive-It. See Kentucky Statutes 281.010
  • Motor carrier license plate: means a license plate issued by the department to a motor carrier authorized to operate under a certificate other than a household goods, property, TNC, peer-to-peer car sharing, or U-Drive-It certificate. See Kentucky Statutes 281.010
  • Motor carrier vehicle: means a motor vehicle used by a motor carrier to transport passengers or property. See Kentucky Statutes 281.010
  • Motor vehicle: means any motor-propelled vehicle used for the transportation of passengers or property on a public highway, including any such vehicle operated as a unit in combination with other vehicles. See Kentucky Statutes 281.010
  • Property: means general or specific commodities, including hazardous and nonhazardous materials. See Kentucky Statutes 281.010
  • U-Drive-It: means any person operating under a U-Drive-It certificate who leases or rents a motor vehicle for consideration to be used for the transportation of persons or property, but for which no driver is furnished, and the use of which motor vehicle is not for the transportation of persons or property for hire by the lessee or rentee. See Kentucky Statutes 281.010

History: Amended 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 19, sec. 18, effective June 24, 2015. — Amended
1978 Ky. Acts ch. 232, sec. 13, effective June 17, 1978. — Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. IV, sec. 20(2). — Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 63, sec. 31, effective June
15, 1950.

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