Kentucky Statutes 186.162 – Special license plates for members or supporters of certain groups and organizations — Initial and renewal fees — Combination of special license plate with personalized license plate — Special license plates for motorcycles
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(1) As used in this section and in KRS § 186.043, 186.164, 186.166, 186.1722, and
186.174:
(a) “Special license plate” means a unique license plate issued under this chapter to a group or organization that readily identifies the operator of the motor vehicle or motorcycle bearing the plate as a member of a group or organization, or a supporter of the work, goals, or mission of a group or organization. The term shall not include regular license plates issued under KRS § 186.240;
(b) “Street rod” means a modernized private passenger motor vehicle manufactured prior to the year 1949, or designed or manufactured to resemble a vehicle manufactured prior to 1949;
(c) “SF” means the portion of an initial or renewal fee to obtain a special license plate that is dedicated for use by the Transportation Cabinet;
(d) “CF” means the county clerk’s fee for issuing a motor vehicle registration as established under KRS § 186.040(1). If a CF amount is charged for a license plate listed in this section, the applicant for that plate shall also pay the fees identified in KRS § 186.040(6). If a CF amount is not charged, the applicant shall not be required to pay those fees; and
(e) “EF” means the portion of an initial or renewal fee to obtain a special license plate that is mandated by this chapter to be dedicated for use by a particular group or organization.
(2) The initial purchase fee and renewal fee for a special license plate created under this chapter shall be as established in this subsection and includes the name of group or organization and the total initial and renewal fee required for the plate. The amount in parentheses indicates how the total fee is required to be divided:
(a) Disabled veterans who receive assistance to purchase a vehicle from the United States Department of Veterans’ Affairs, veterans declared by the United States Department of Veterans’ Affairs to be one hundred percent (100%) service-connected disabled, and recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor:
1. Initial Fee: $0 ($0 SF/$0 CF/$0 EF).
2. Renewal Fee: $0 ($0 SF/$0 CF/$0 EF). (b) Former prisoners of war and survivors of Pearl Harbor:
1. Initial Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans’ program trust fund established under KRS § 40.460).
2. Renewal Fee: $6 ($0 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF).
(c) Members of the Kentucky National Guard and recipients of the Purple Heart:
1. Initial Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans’ program trust fund established under KRS § 40.460).
2. Renewal Fee: $11 ($0 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans’
program trust fund established under KRS § 40.460).
(d) Members of the Civil Air Patrol; active, retired, veteran, reserve, or auxiliary members of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard; Merchant Marines who served between December 7, 1941, and August 15, 1945; recipients of the Silver Star Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal, the Combat Action Badge, the Combat Infantry Badge, or the Bronze Star Medal; persons who wish to receive Gold Star Mothers, Gold Star Fathers, or Gold Star Spouses license plates beyond the two (2) exempted from fees under KRS § 186.041(6); individuals eligible for a special military service academy license plate under KRS § 186.041(8); individuals eligible for a special military unit license plate under KRS § 186.163; and disabled veterans who have been declared to be between fifty percent (50%) and ninety-nine percent (99%) service-connected disabled by the United States Department of Veterans’ Affairs:
1. Initial Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans’ program trust fund established under KRS § 40.460).
2. Renewal Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans’ program trust fund established under KRS § 40.460).
(e) Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, or Air Force
Cross:
1. Initial Fee: $6 ($0 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF).
2. Renewal Fee: $6 ($0 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). (f) Disabled license plates:
1. Initial Fee: $18 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF).
2. Renewal Fee: $18 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). (g) Historic vehicles:
1. Initial Fee for two plates: $56 ($50 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF).
2. Renewal Fee: Do not renew annually. (h) Members of Congress:
1. Initial Fee: $43 ($37 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF).
2. Renewal Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans’ program trust fund established under KRS § 40.460).
(i) Firefighters:
1. Initial Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky
Firefighters Association).
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky
Firefighters Association). (j) Emergency management:
1. Initial Fee: $31 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF).
2. Renewal Fee: $18 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). (k) Fraternal Order of Police:
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky
FOP Death Benefit Fund).
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky
FOP Death Benefit Fund).
(l) Law Enforcement Memorial:
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky
Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation, Inc.).
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky
Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation, Inc.). (m) Personalized plates:
1. Initial Fee: $43 ($37 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF).
2. Renewal Fee: $43 ($37 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). (n) Street rods:
1. Initial Fee: $43 ($37 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF).
2. Renewal Fee: $18 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). (o) Nature plates:
1. Initial Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to Kentucky
Heritage Land Conservation Fund established under KRS § 146.570).
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to Kentucky
Heritage Land Conservation Fund established under KRS § 146.570). (p) Amateur radio:
1. Initial Fee: $43 ($37 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF).
2. Renewal Fee: $18 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). (q) Kentucky General Assembly:
1. Initial Fee: $43 ($37 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF).
2. Renewal Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans’ program trust fund established under KRS § 40.460).
(r) Kentucky Court of Justice:
1. Initial Fee: $43 ($37 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF).
2. Renewal Fee: $11 ($0 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans’ program trust fund established under KRS § 40.460).
(s) Masons:
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Masonic
Homes of Kentucky).
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Masonic
Homes of Kentucky). (t) Collegiate plates:
1. Initial Fee: $53 ($37 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the general scholarship fund of the university whose name will be borne on the plate).
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the general scholarship fund of the university whose name will be borne on the plate).
(u) Independent Colleges:
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities for distribution to the general scholarship funds of the Association’s members).
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities for distribution to the general scholarship funds of the Association’s members).
(v) Child Victims:
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the child victims’ trust fund established under KRS § 41.400).
2. Renewal Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the child victims’ trust fund established under KRS § 41.400).
(w) Kentucky Horse Council:
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky
Horse Council).
2. Renewal Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the Kentucky
Horse Council). (x) Ducks Unlimited:
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to Kentucky Ducks
Unlimited).
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to Kentucky Ducks
Unlimited). (y) Spay neuter:
1. Initial Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the animal control and care fund established under KRS § 258.119).
2. Renewal Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the animal control and care fund established under KRS § 258.119).
(z) Gold Star Mothers, Gold Star Fathers, or Gold Star Spouses:
1. Initial Fee: $0 ($0 SF/$0 CF/ $0 EF).
2. Renewal Fee: $0 ($0 SF/$0 CF/ $0 EF).
3. A person may receive a maximum of two (2) plates under this paragraph free of charge and may purchase additional plates for fees as established in subsection (2)(d) of this section.
(aa) I Support Veterans:
1. Initial Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky
Department of Veterans’ Affairs).
2. Renewal Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the Kentucky
Department of Veterans’ Affairs).
(ab) Gold Star Siblings, Gold Star Sons, or Gold Star Daughters:
1. Initial Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the veterans’ program trust fund established under KRS § 40.460).
2. Renewal Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans’ program trust fund established under KRS § 40.460).
(ac) POW/MIA Awareness:
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the veterans’ program trust fund established under KRS § 40.460).
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the veterans’ program trust fund established under KRS § 40.460).
(ad) Special license plates established under KRS § 186.164:
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF).
2. Renewal Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF).
(3) Any special license plate may be combined with a personalized license plate for a twenty-five dollar ($25) state fee in addition to all other fees for the particular special license plate established in this section and in KRS § 186.164(3). The twenty- five dollar ($25) fee required under this subsection shall be divided between the cabinet and the county clerk of the county where the applicant is applying for the license plate with the cabinet receiving twenty dollars ($20) and the county clerk receiving five dollars ($5).
(4) (a) A sponsoring organization of any special license plate issued under this section or any special license plate established under the provisions of KRS
186.164 may petition the cabinet for the production of that special license plate for motorcycles.
(b) The cabinet shall make all of the special military license plates in this section available for motorcycles owned or leased by eligible individuals.
(c) Owners and lessees of motorcycles registered under KRS § 186.050(2) may be eligible to receive special license plates approved by the cabinet under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection. Applicants for a special license plate for a motorcycle shall be required to pay the fee for a special plate as prescribed in this section or in KRS § 186.164. The fee paid for the special plate for a motorcycle shall be in lieu of the registration fee required under KRS
186.050(2).
Effective: January 1, 2024
History: Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 5, effective January 1, 2024. — Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 105, sec. 2, effective July 14, 2022. — Amended 2021
Ky. Acts ch. 92, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2021. — Amended 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 107, sec. 1, effective June 27, 2019. — Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 50, sec. 1, effective January 1, 2018. — Amended 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 32, sec. 1, effective January 1, 2016.
— Amended 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 56, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2014; and ch. 91, sec. 2, effective January 1, 2015. — Amended 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 10, sec. 2, effective upon contingency. — Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 33, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2010; ch.
72, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2001; ch. 113, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2010; and ch.
129, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 30, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2008; and ch. 164, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2008. — Amended
2007 Ky. Acts ch. 23, sec. 1, effective June 26, 2007; and ch. 39, sec. 1, effective June 26, 2007. — Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 40, sec. 1, effective July 12, 2006; and ch. 190, sec. 2, effective July 12, 2006. — Created 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 133, sec. 1, effective June 20, 2005.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/12/2012). The amendment to this statute in
2011 Ky. Acts ch. 10, sec. 2, takes effect on July 12, 2012. The effective date of that amendment was subject to a contingency, but the contingency was removed in 2012. Section 5 of 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 139, which is effective July 12, 2012, repeals 2011
Ky. Acts ch. 10, sec. 4, which established the contingency. Section 6 of 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 139 states, “KRS § 186.162 and KRS § 186.1722, as created or amended by 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 10, relating to an I Support Veterans special license plate, shall be effective on the normal effective date for the legislation enacted at the 2012 Regular Session of the General Assembly.” The normal effective date for that 2012 legislation is July
12, 2012.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/20/2005). Under the authority of KRS
7.135(1)(h), during codification a manifest clerical or typographical error occurring in 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 133, sec. 1(2)(c)2., has been corrected by changing “OSF” to “SF” to conform with definitions for that section found in Section 1(1)(c) of that Act.
186.174:
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 186.162
- Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Animal: includes every warm-blooded living creature except a human being. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Motor vehicle: means in KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 186.010
- Motorcycle: means any motor driven vehicle that has a maximum speed that exceeds fifty (50) miles per hour, has a seat or saddle for the use of the operator, and is designed to travel on not more than three (3) wheels in contact with the ground, including vehicles on which the operator and passengers ride in an enclosed cab. See Kentucky Statutes 186.010
- Operator: means any person in actual control of a motor vehicle upon a highway. 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
(a) “Special license plate” means a unique license plate issued under this chapter to a group or organization that readily identifies the operator of the motor vehicle or motorcycle bearing the plate as a member of a group or organization, or a supporter of the work, goals, or mission of a group or organization. The term shall not include regular license plates issued under KRS § 186.240;
(b) “Street rod” means a modernized private passenger motor vehicle manufactured prior to the year 1949, or designed or manufactured to resemble a vehicle manufactured prior to 1949;
(c) “SF” means the portion of an initial or renewal fee to obtain a special license plate that is dedicated for use by the Transportation Cabinet;
(d) “CF” means the county clerk’s fee for issuing a motor vehicle registration as established under KRS § 186.040(1). If a CF amount is charged for a license plate listed in this section, the applicant for that plate shall also pay the fees identified in KRS § 186.040(6). If a CF amount is not charged, the applicant shall not be required to pay those fees; and
(e) “EF” means the portion of an initial or renewal fee to obtain a special license plate that is mandated by this chapter to be dedicated for use by a particular group or organization.
(2) The initial purchase fee and renewal fee for a special license plate created under this chapter shall be as established in this subsection and includes the name of group or organization and the total initial and renewal fee required for the plate. The amount in parentheses indicates how the total fee is required to be divided:
(a) Disabled veterans who receive assistance to purchase a vehicle from the United States Department of Veterans’ Affairs, veterans declared by the United States Department of Veterans’ Affairs to be one hundred percent (100%) service-connected disabled, and recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor:
1. Initial Fee: $0 ($0 SF/$0 CF/$0 EF).
2. Renewal Fee: $0 ($0 SF/$0 CF/$0 EF). (b) Former prisoners of war and survivors of Pearl Harbor:
1. Initial Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans’ program trust fund established under KRS § 40.460).
2. Renewal Fee: $6 ($0 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF).
(c) Members of the Kentucky National Guard and recipients of the Purple Heart:
1. Initial Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans’ program trust fund established under KRS § 40.460).
2. Renewal Fee: $11 ($0 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans’
program trust fund established under KRS § 40.460).
(d) Members of the Civil Air Patrol; active, retired, veteran, reserve, or auxiliary members of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard; Merchant Marines who served between December 7, 1941, and August 15, 1945; recipients of the Silver Star Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal, the Combat Action Badge, the Combat Infantry Badge, or the Bronze Star Medal; persons who wish to receive Gold Star Mothers, Gold Star Fathers, or Gold Star Spouses license plates beyond the two (2) exempted from fees under KRS § 186.041(6); individuals eligible for a special military service academy license plate under KRS § 186.041(8); individuals eligible for a special military unit license plate under KRS § 186.163; and disabled veterans who have been declared to be between fifty percent (50%) and ninety-nine percent (99%) service-connected disabled by the United States Department of Veterans’ Affairs:
1. Initial Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans’ program trust fund established under KRS § 40.460).
2. Renewal Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans’ program trust fund established under KRS § 40.460).
(e) Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, or Air Force
Cross:
1. Initial Fee: $6 ($0 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF).
2. Renewal Fee: $6 ($0 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). (f) Disabled license plates:
1. Initial Fee: $18 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF).
2. Renewal Fee: $18 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). (g) Historic vehicles:
1. Initial Fee for two plates: $56 ($50 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF).
2. Renewal Fee: Do not renew annually. (h) Members of Congress:
1. Initial Fee: $43 ($37 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF).
2. Renewal Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans’ program trust fund established under KRS § 40.460).
(i) Firefighters:
1. Initial Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky
Firefighters Association).
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky
Firefighters Association). (j) Emergency management:
1. Initial Fee: $31 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF).
2. Renewal Fee: $18 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). (k) Fraternal Order of Police:
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky
FOP Death Benefit Fund).
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky
FOP Death Benefit Fund).
(l) Law Enforcement Memorial:
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky
Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation, Inc.).
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky
Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation, Inc.). (m) Personalized plates:
1. Initial Fee: $43 ($37 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF).
2. Renewal Fee: $43 ($37 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). (n) Street rods:
1. Initial Fee: $43 ($37 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF).
2. Renewal Fee: $18 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). (o) Nature plates:
1. Initial Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to Kentucky
Heritage Land Conservation Fund established under KRS § 146.570).
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to Kentucky
Heritage Land Conservation Fund established under KRS § 146.570). (p) Amateur radio:
1. Initial Fee: $43 ($37 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF).
2. Renewal Fee: $18 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF). (q) Kentucky General Assembly:
1. Initial Fee: $43 ($37 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF).
2. Renewal Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans’ program trust fund established under KRS § 40.460).
(r) Kentucky Court of Justice:
1. Initial Fee: $43 ($37 SF/$6 CF/$0 EF).
2. Renewal Fee: $11 ($0 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans’ program trust fund established under KRS § 40.460).
(s) Masons:
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Masonic
Homes of Kentucky).
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Masonic
Homes of Kentucky). (t) Collegiate plates:
1. Initial Fee: $53 ($37 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the general scholarship fund of the university whose name will be borne on the plate).
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the general scholarship fund of the university whose name will be borne on the plate).
(u) Independent Colleges:
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities for distribution to the general scholarship funds of the Association’s members).
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities for distribution to the general scholarship funds of the Association’s members).
(v) Child Victims:
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the child victims’ trust fund established under KRS § 41.400).
2. Renewal Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the child victims’ trust fund established under KRS § 41.400).
(w) Kentucky Horse Council:
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky
Horse Council).
2. Renewal Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the Kentucky
Horse Council). (x) Ducks Unlimited:
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to Kentucky Ducks
Unlimited).
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to Kentucky Ducks
Unlimited). (y) Spay neuter:
1. Initial Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the animal control and care fund established under KRS § 258.119).
2. Renewal Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the animal control and care fund established under KRS § 258.119).
(z) Gold Star Mothers, Gold Star Fathers, or Gold Star Spouses:
1. Initial Fee: $0 ($0 SF/$0 CF/ $0 EF).
2. Renewal Fee: $0 ($0 SF/$0 CF/ $0 EF).
3. A person may receive a maximum of two (2) plates under this paragraph free of charge and may purchase additional plates for fees as established in subsection (2)(d) of this section.
(aa) I Support Veterans:
1. Initial Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky
Department of Veterans’ Affairs).
2. Renewal Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the Kentucky
Department of Veterans’ Affairs).
(ab) Gold Star Siblings, Gold Star Sons, or Gold Star Daughters:
1. Initial Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the veterans’ program trust fund established under KRS § 40.460).
2. Renewal Fee: $23 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$5 EF to the veterans’ program trust fund established under KRS § 40.460).
(ac) POW/MIA Awareness:
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the veterans’ program trust fund established under KRS § 40.460).
2. Renewal Fee: $28 ($12 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF to the veterans’ program trust fund established under KRS § 40.460).
(ad) Special license plates established under KRS § 186.164:
1. Initial Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF).
2. Renewal Fee: $41 ($25 SF/$6 CF/$10 EF).
(3) Any special license plate may be combined with a personalized license plate for a twenty-five dollar ($25) state fee in addition to all other fees for the particular special license plate established in this section and in KRS § 186.164(3). The twenty- five dollar ($25) fee required under this subsection shall be divided between the cabinet and the county clerk of the county where the applicant is applying for the license plate with the cabinet receiving twenty dollars ($20) and the county clerk receiving five dollars ($5).
(4) (a) A sponsoring organization of any special license plate issued under this section or any special license plate established under the provisions of KRS
186.164 may petition the cabinet for the production of that special license plate for motorcycles.
(b) The cabinet shall make all of the special military license plates in this section available for motorcycles owned or leased by eligible individuals.
(c) Owners and lessees of motorcycles registered under KRS § 186.050(2) may be eligible to receive special license plates approved by the cabinet under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection. Applicants for a special license plate for a motorcycle shall be required to pay the fee for a special plate as prescribed in this section or in KRS § 186.164. The fee paid for the special plate for a motorcycle shall be in lieu of the registration fee required under KRS
186.050(2).
Effective: January 1, 2024
History: Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 5, effective January 1, 2024. — Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 105, sec. 2, effective July 14, 2022. — Amended 2021
Ky. Acts ch. 92, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2021. — Amended 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 107, sec. 1, effective June 27, 2019. — Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 50, sec. 1, effective January 1, 2018. — Amended 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 32, sec. 1, effective January 1, 2016.
— Amended 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 56, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2014; and ch. 91, sec. 2, effective January 1, 2015. — Amended 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 10, sec. 2, effective upon contingency. — Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 33, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2010; ch.
72, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2001; ch. 113, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2010; and ch.
129, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 30, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2008; and ch. 164, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2008. — Amended
2007 Ky. Acts ch. 23, sec. 1, effective June 26, 2007; and ch. 39, sec. 1, effective June 26, 2007. — Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 40, sec. 1, effective July 12, 2006; and ch. 190, sec. 2, effective July 12, 2006. — Created 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 133, sec. 1, effective June 20, 2005.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/12/2012). The amendment to this statute in
2011 Ky. Acts ch. 10, sec. 2, takes effect on July 12, 2012. The effective date of that amendment was subject to a contingency, but the contingency was removed in 2012. Section 5 of 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 139, which is effective July 12, 2012, repeals 2011
Ky. Acts ch. 10, sec. 4, which established the contingency. Section 6 of 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 139 states, “KRS § 186.162 and KRS § 186.1722, as created or amended by 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 10, relating to an I Support Veterans special license plate, shall be effective on the normal effective date for the legislation enacted at the 2012 Regular Session of the General Assembly.” The normal effective date for that 2012 legislation is July
12, 2012.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/20/2005). Under the authority of KRS
7.135(1)(h), during codification a manifest clerical or typographical error occurring in 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 133, sec. 1(2)(c)2., has been corrected by changing “OSF” to “SF” to conform with definitions for that section found in Section 1(1)(c) of that Act.