Kentucky Statutes 186.021 – Issuance of replacement plate, decal, registration certificate, or renewal for motor vehicle on which ad valorem taxes are delinquent or which is uninsured — Option of purchaser to pay delinquent taxes
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a county clerk shall not issue a replacement plate, decal, or registration certificate as provided in KRS § 186.180, or a registration for renewal to any person who on January 1 of any year owned a motor vehicle on which state, county, city, urban-county government, school, or special taxing district ad valorem taxes are delinquent.
(2) Pursuant to KRS § 134.810(4), the owner as defined in KRS § 186.010(7)(a) and (c) on January 1 of any year shall be liable for taxes due on a motor vehicle. A person other than the owner of record who applies to a county clerk to transfer the registration of a motor vehicle may pay any delinquent ad valorem taxes due on the motor vehicle to facilitate the county clerk’s transferring registration of the motor vehicle. The person applying shall not be required to pay delinquent ad valorem taxes due on any other motor vehicle owned by the owner of record from which he is purchasing his motor vehicle as a condition of registration.
(3) A county clerk shall not issue a replacement plate, decal, or registration certificate as provided in KRS § 186.180, or a registration renewal for any motor vehicle that is not insured in compliance with KRS § 304.39-080. Each applicant for registration renewal shall present proof of compliance to the county clerk in a manner prescribed in administrative regulations issued by the Department of Insurance. On and after January 1, 2006, if the motor vehicle is a personal motor vehicle as defined in KRS § 304.39-087, proof of insurance shall be determined by the county clerk as provided in KRS § 186A.042.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 233, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended
2004 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 6, effective July 13, 2004. — Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch.
316, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2002. — Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 20, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994. — Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 113, sec. 7, effective December 31, 1988. — Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 54, sec. 8, effective January 1,
1985; ch. 129, sec. 1, effective January 1, 1985; and ch. 391, sec. 7, effective January
1, 1985. — Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 264, sec. 14, effective January 1, 1984.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/2002). The amendments made to subsection (2) of this statute in 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 316, sec. 1, “shall apply for tax assessments made on or after January 1, 2003.” 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 316, sec. 5.
(2) Pursuant to KRS § 134.810(4), the owner as defined in KRS § 186.010(7)(a) and (c) on January 1 of any year shall be liable for taxes due on a motor vehicle. A person other than the owner of record who applies to a county clerk to transfer the registration of a motor vehicle may pay any delinquent ad valorem taxes due on the motor vehicle to facilitate the county clerk’s transferring registration of the motor vehicle. The person applying shall not be required to pay delinquent ad valorem taxes due on any other motor vehicle owned by the owner of record from which he is purchasing his motor vehicle as a condition of registration.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 186.021
- City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Motor vehicle: means in KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 186.010
- Owner: means a person who holds the legal title of a vehicle or a person who
pursuant to a bona fide sale has received physical possession of the vehicle
subject to any applicable security interest. See Kentucky Statutes 186.010 - State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- vehicle: means every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway, except electric low-speed scooters, devices moved by human and animal power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks, or which derives its power from overhead wires. See Kentucky Statutes 186.010
- Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(3) A county clerk shall not issue a replacement plate, decal, or registration certificate as provided in KRS § 186.180, or a registration renewal for any motor vehicle that is not insured in compliance with KRS § 304.39-080. Each applicant for registration renewal shall present proof of compliance to the county clerk in a manner prescribed in administrative regulations issued by the Department of Insurance. On and after January 1, 2006, if the motor vehicle is a personal motor vehicle as defined in KRS § 304.39-087, proof of insurance shall be determined by the county clerk as provided in KRS § 186A.042.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 233, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended
2004 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 6, effective July 13, 2004. — Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch.
316, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2002. — Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 20, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994. — Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 113, sec. 7, effective December 31, 1988. — Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 54, sec. 8, effective January 1,
1985; ch. 129, sec. 1, effective January 1, 1985; and ch. 391, sec. 7, effective January
1, 1985. — Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 264, sec. 14, effective January 1, 1984.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/2002). The amendments made to subsection (2) of this statute in 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 316, sec. 1, “shall apply for tax assessments made on or after January 1, 2003.” 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 316, sec. 5.