Kentucky Statutes 186A.100 – Application, procedure, and use for temporary motor vehicle registration
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(1) A motor vehicle dealer licensed under KRS § 186.070 who sells a vehicle for use upon the highways of this state shall equip the vehicle with a temporary tag executed in the manner prescribed below, which shall be valid for sixty (60) days from the date the vehicle is delivered to the purchaser. The cost of the tag shall be two dollars ($2), of which the clerk shall retain one dollar ($1). A motor vehicle dealer licensed under KRS § 186.070 shall apply to the county clerk of the county in which the dealer maintains his principal place of business for issuance of temporary tags. Application shall be made for such tags on forms supplied to the county clerk by the Transportation Cabinet.
(2) The county clerk of any county who receives a proper application for issuance of temporary tags shall record the number of each tag issued upon the application of the dealer for such tags, or if a group of consecutively numbered temporary tags are issued to a dealer in connection with a single application, record the beginning and ending numbers of the group on the application.
(3) The clerk shall retain, for a period of two (2) years, one (1) copy of the dealer’s temporary tag application, and ensure that it reflects the numbers appearing on the tags issued with respect to such application.
(4) If the owner of a motor vehicle submits to the county clerk a properly completed application for Kentucky certificate of title and registration pursuant to KRS
186A.120, any motor vehicle required to be registered and titled in Kentucky, that is not currently registered and titled in Kentucky, may be equipped with a temporary tag, which shall be valid for sixty (60) days from the date of issuance, issued by the county clerk for the purpose of operating the vehicle in Kentucky while assembling the necessary documents in order to title and register the vehicle in Kentucky. The Transportation Cabinet may establish administrative regulations governing this section.
(5) The county clerk may issue a temporary tag to the owner of a motor vehicle that is currently registered and titled in Kentucky. A temporary tag authorized by this subsection shall be used for emergency or unusual purposes as determined by the clerk for the purpose of maintaining the owner’s current registration. A temporary tag authorized by this subsection may only be issued by the county clerk and shall be valid for a period of between twenty-four (24) hours and seven (7) days, as determined is necessary by the clerk. A county clerk shall not issue a temporary tag authorized by this subsection unless the owner of the motor vehicle applying for the tag presents proof of motor vehicle insurance pursuant to KRS § 304.39-080. 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. A temporary tag issued pursuant to this subsection shall not be reissued by the county clerk for the same owner and same motor vehicle within one (1) year of issuance of a temporary tag.
Effective: July 14, 2022
History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 113, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2022. — Amended
2011 Ky. Acts ch. 5, sec. 3, effective January 1, 2013. — Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch.
27, sec. 1, effective June 26, 2007. — Amended 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 9, effective July 13, 2004. — Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 53, sec. 1, effective July 15,
1996. — Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 105, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1988; and ch.
113, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1988. — Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 164, sec. 17, effective July 15, 1982.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/12/2012).The amendment of this statute in
2011 Ky. Acts ch. 5 was to be effective January 1, 2013, pursuant to Section 7 of that Act. However, in 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 12, sec. 1, 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 5, sec. 7, was repealed, and a new effective date of January 1, 2014, was established for the 2011 amendment of this statute, pursuant to 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 12, sec. 2.
Legislative Research Commission Note. Subsection (4) of this section was created in
1988 Acts Ch. 105, Section 1, to provide for the issuance of a fifteen-day temporary tag by the county clerk for out-of-state vehicles being registered in Kentucky. Although this conformed with the existing fifteen-day temporary tag issued by dealers pursuant to (1), subsection (1) was later amended by 1988 Acts Ch. 113, Section 3, to extend the temporary tag period to thirty days. Inadvertently, in the later enactment, (4) was not amended to conform. Pursuant to KRS § 7.136, the Reviser of Statutes has made a technical correction in order to make the subsections consistent.
(2) The county clerk of any county who receives a proper application for issuance of temporary tags shall record the number of each tag issued upon the application of the dealer for such tags, or if a group of consecutively numbered temporary tags are issued to a dealer in connection with a single application, record the beginning and ending numbers of the group on the application.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 186A.100
- 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.
- Cabinet: means the Transportation Cabinet. See Kentucky Statutes 186A.005
- Owner: when applied to any animal, means any person having a property interest in such animal. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- 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.
- Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(3) The clerk shall retain, for a period of two (2) years, one (1) copy of the dealer’s temporary tag application, and ensure that it reflects the numbers appearing on the tags issued with respect to such application.
(4) If the owner of a motor vehicle submits to the county clerk a properly completed application for Kentucky certificate of title and registration pursuant to KRS
186A.120, any motor vehicle required to be registered and titled in Kentucky, that is not currently registered and titled in Kentucky, may be equipped with a temporary tag, which shall be valid for sixty (60) days from the date of issuance, issued by the county clerk for the purpose of operating the vehicle in Kentucky while assembling the necessary documents in order to title and register the vehicle in Kentucky. The Transportation Cabinet may establish administrative regulations governing this section.
(5) The county clerk may issue a temporary tag to the owner of a motor vehicle that is currently registered and titled in Kentucky. A temporary tag authorized by this subsection shall be used for emergency or unusual purposes as determined by the clerk for the purpose of maintaining the owner’s current registration. A temporary tag authorized by this subsection may only be issued by the county clerk and shall be valid for a period of between twenty-four (24) hours and seven (7) days, as determined is necessary by the clerk. A county clerk shall not issue a temporary tag authorized by this subsection unless the owner of the motor vehicle applying for the tag presents proof of motor vehicle insurance pursuant to KRS § 304.39-080. 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. A temporary tag issued pursuant to this subsection shall not be reissued by the county clerk for the same owner and same motor vehicle within one (1) year of issuance of a temporary tag.
Effective: July 14, 2022
History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 113, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2022. — Amended
2011 Ky. Acts ch. 5, sec. 3, effective January 1, 2013. — Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch.
27, sec. 1, effective June 26, 2007. — Amended 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 9, effective July 13, 2004. — Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 53, sec. 1, effective July 15,
1996. — Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 105, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1988; and ch.
113, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1988. — Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 164, sec. 17, effective July 15, 1982.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/12/2012).The amendment of this statute in
2011 Ky. Acts ch. 5 was to be effective January 1, 2013, pursuant to Section 7 of that Act. However, in 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 12, sec. 1, 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 5, sec. 7, was repealed, and a new effective date of January 1, 2014, was established for the 2011 amendment of this statute, pursuant to 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 12, sec. 2.
Legislative Research Commission Note. Subsection (4) of this section was created in
1988 Acts Ch. 105, Section 1, to provide for the issuance of a fifteen-day temporary tag by the county clerk for out-of-state vehicles being registered in Kentucky. Although this conformed with the existing fifteen-day temporary tag issued by dealers pursuant to (1), subsection (1) was later amended by 1988 Acts Ch. 113, Section 3, to extend the temporary tag period to thirty days. Inadvertently, in the later enactment, (4) was not amended to conform. Pursuant to KRS § 7.136, the Reviser of Statutes has made a technical correction in order to make the subsections consistent.