In any instance where a transfer of a motor vehicle shall be accompanied by a certificate of title or registration and such vehicle:
(1) Has had the vehicle identification number removed, or (2) Has had the vehicle identification number altered, or (3) Has had the vehicle identification number defaced, or (4) Has had the vehicle identification number covered,

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 186.1911

  • Manufacturer: means any person engaged in manufacturing motor vehicles who will, under normal conditions during the year, manufacture or assemble at least ten (10) new motor vehicles. See Kentucky Statutes 186.010
  • 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
  • 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

the owner thereof shall, before delivery of the vehicle to any other person obtain a replacement vehicle identification number from the manufacturer and affix it to the vehicle at the places specified by the Department of Vehicle Regulation or obtain a Kentucky identification number from the department and affix it to the vehicle at the places specified by the Department of Vehicle Regulation.
Effective: July 15, 1980
History: Created 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 296, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1980.