(1) Except as provided in subsections (4) and (5) of this section, not later than 3 p.m. on the next business day after an application for a certificate of registration, title and registration, or salvage title for a vehicle is received, the county clerk shall complete a transmittal record.
(2) The clerk shall indicate thereon in the spaces provided, the name of his or her county, the date or time period the transmittal relates to and, in the order they are to be attached to the transmittal record, a notation for each application attached consisting of the applicant’s last name and initials or if the applicant is other than an individual, the name commonly used by the applicant and any other information required upon the form as indicated thereon.

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(3) The clerk shall ensure that the original of all applications noted on the transmittal, together with the original of all required supporting documents are attached to the transmittal record in the order shown thereon, and shall thereafter sign and date the original of the transmittal record as of the date the transmittal is being forwarded to Frankfort.
(4) This section shall not apply to applications for title or salvage title using the electronic title application and registration system established under KRS
186A.017.
(5) If at any time the operational capabilities of AVIS do not allow the electronic completion of a transmittal record under subsection (1) of this section and require the clerk to manually copy and input documents into the transmittal record, the deadlines outlined in subsection (1) of this section shall not apply.
Effective: January 1, 2024
History: Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 6, sec. 5, effective January 1, 2024. — Amended
2022 Ky. Acts ch. 18, sec. 3, effective January 1, 2024. — Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch.
164, sec. 30, effective July 15, 1982.