Kentucky Statutes 281.631 – Motor carrier vehicle license — Applications — Fees — Bulk application fees — Requirements for license — City and county license fees — Exemption for nonresident motor carriers — Partial fees for additional carriers…
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(1) No person shall act as a motor carrier without first obtaining a motor carrier vehicle license from the department for each motor carrier vehicle.
(2) Application for and renewal of a motor carrier vehicle license shall be made in such form as the department may require. Every motor carrier vehicle license shall be renewed annually.
(3) (a) Except as permitted under paragraph (b) of this subsection, an applicant or license holder shall pay to the department the following annual license fees:
1. Thirty dollars ($30) for each taxicab, limousine, TNC, or disabled persons vehicle;
2. Ten dollars ($10) for each motor carrier vehicle transporting household goods for hire;
3. One hundred dollars ($100) for each charter bus or bus;
4. Fifteen dollars ($15) for each motor carrier vehicle operating as a U- Drive-It;
5. Ten dollars ($10) for each motor carrier vehicle transporting property other than household goods and those exempt under KRS § 281.605;
6. Ten dollars ($10) for each motor carrier vehicle operating as a driveaway; and
7. Ten dollars ($10) for each automobile utility trailer.
(b) The cabinet may promulgate administrative regulations to set forth an optional motor carrier vehicle license fee schedule under this subsection on a bulk basis for applicants who employ or contract with more than fifty (50) vehicles. Bulk application fees under these administrative regulations may use a tiered system based on the type of certificate and the number of vehicles.
(4) Before the department may issue or renew a motor carrier vehicle license, the applicant or license holder shall:
(a) Pay the fee established under subsection (3) of this section;
(b) For a taxicab, limousine, disabled persons vehicle, TNC vehicle, charter bus, and bus, provide a copy of the vehicle registration for each out-of-state registered motor carrier vehicle being licensed, and if necessary, a statement showing that the driver is an insured driver of the vehicle, and that the registered owner or lessee authorizes the use of the vehicle for TNC services; and
(c) For a taxicab, limousine, disabled persons vehicle, TNC vehicle, charter bus, and bus, obtain and retain for a period of at least three (3) years, an inspection of the motor vehicle in the manner and form as the department may require.
(5) No motor carrier vehicle shall be operated after the expiration of the motor carrier vehicle license under which it is operated.
(6) All cities or counties of the Commonwealth may impose an annual license fee on an intrastate taxicab, limousine, or disabled persons vehicle operated from said city or county. The annual license fee shall not exceed thirty dollars ($30) per vehicle.
(7) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, nonresident motor carriers engaged in transporting passengers for hire in irregular route interstate charter or special operations shall be exempt from all fees prescribed in this chapter, if reciprocal privileges are granted to similar nonresident carriers by the laws and regulations of his or her state.
(8) If any person required to pay a license fee under subsection (3) of this section begins the operation of an additional motor carrier vehicle after the date of its certificate or renewal, the fee shall be as many twelfths of the annual fee as there are unexpired months in the certificate or renewal year.
(9) The department may promulgate administrative regulations as it deems necessary to carry out.
Effective: June 24, 2015
History: Repealed and reenacted 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 19, sec. 12, effective June 24,
2015. — Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 331, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1998. — Amended
1956 (2nd Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 7, sec. 2, effective March 29, 1956. — Created
1952 Ky. Acts ch. 212, secs. 1 and 2.
(2) Application for and renewal of a motor carrier vehicle license shall be made in such form as the department may require. Every motor carrier vehicle license shall be renewed annually.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 281.631
- Automobile utility trailer: means any trailer or semitrailer designed for use with and towed behind a passenger motor vehicle. See Kentucky Statutes 281.010
- Cabinet: means the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. See Kentucky Statutes 281.010
- Certificate: means a certificate of compliance issued under this chapter to motor carriers. See Kentucky Statutes 281.010
- Charter bus: means a motor vehicle operating under a charter bus certificate providing for-hire intrastate transportation of a group of persons who, pursuant to a common purpose under a single contract at a fixed charge for the motor vehicle, have acquired the exclusive use of the motor vehicle to travel together under an itinerary either specified in advance or modified after having left the place of origin. See Kentucky Statutes 281.010
- City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Department: means the Department of Vehicle Regulation. See Kentucky Statutes 281.010
- Driveaway: means the transporting and delivering of motor vehicles, except semitrailers and trailers, whether destined to be used in either a private or for-hire capacity, under their own power or by means of a full mount method, saddle mount method, the tow bar method, or any combination of them over the highways of this state from any point of origin to any point of destination for hire. See Kentucky Statutes 281.010
- Driver: means the person physically operating the motor vehicle. See Kentucky Statutes 281.010
- Limousine: means a motor vehicle operating under a limousine certificate that is designed or constructed with not more than fifteen (15) regular seats. See Kentucky Statutes 281.010
- Motor carrier: means any person in either a private or for-hire capacity who owns, controls, operates, manages, or leases, except persons leasing to authorized motor carriers, any motor vehicle for the transportation of passengers or property upon any highway, and any person who engages in the business of automobile utility trailer lessor, vehicle towing, driveaway, or U-Drive-It. See Kentucky Statutes 281.010
- Motor carrier vehicle: means a motor vehicle used by a motor carrier to transport passengers or property. See Kentucky Statutes 281.010
- Motor carrier vehicle license: means a license issued by the department for a motor carrier vehicle authorized to operate under a certificate. See Kentucky Statutes 281.010
- Motor vehicle: means any motor-propelled vehicle used for the transportation of passengers or property on a public highway, including any such vehicle operated as a unit in combination with other vehicles. See Kentucky Statutes 281.010
- Owner: when applied to any animal, means any person having a property interest in such animal. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Property: means general or specific commodities, including hazardous and nonhazardous materials. See Kentucky Statutes 281.010
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- TNC vehicle: means a privately
owned or leased motor vehicle, designed or constructed with not more than eight
(8) regular seats, operating under a transportation network company certificate. See Kentucky Statutes 281.010 - Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(3) (a) Except as permitted under paragraph (b) of this subsection, an applicant or license holder shall pay to the department the following annual license fees:
1. Thirty dollars ($30) for each taxicab, limousine, TNC, or disabled persons vehicle;
2. Ten dollars ($10) for each motor carrier vehicle transporting household goods for hire;
3. One hundred dollars ($100) for each charter bus or bus;
4. Fifteen dollars ($15) for each motor carrier vehicle operating as a U- Drive-It;
5. Ten dollars ($10) for each motor carrier vehicle transporting property other than household goods and those exempt under KRS § 281.605;
6. Ten dollars ($10) for each motor carrier vehicle operating as a driveaway; and
7. Ten dollars ($10) for each automobile utility trailer.
(b) The cabinet may promulgate administrative regulations to set forth an optional motor carrier vehicle license fee schedule under this subsection on a bulk basis for applicants who employ or contract with more than fifty (50) vehicles. Bulk application fees under these administrative regulations may use a tiered system based on the type of certificate and the number of vehicles.
(4) Before the department may issue or renew a motor carrier vehicle license, the applicant or license holder shall:
(a) Pay the fee established under subsection (3) of this section;
(b) For a taxicab, limousine, disabled persons vehicle, TNC vehicle, charter bus, and bus, provide a copy of the vehicle registration for each out-of-state registered motor carrier vehicle being licensed, and if necessary, a statement showing that the driver is an insured driver of the vehicle, and that the registered owner or lessee authorizes the use of the vehicle for TNC services; and
(c) For a taxicab, limousine, disabled persons vehicle, TNC vehicle, charter bus, and bus, obtain and retain for a period of at least three (3) years, an inspection of the motor vehicle in the manner and form as the department may require.
(5) No motor carrier vehicle shall be operated after the expiration of the motor carrier vehicle license under which it is operated.
(6) All cities or counties of the Commonwealth may impose an annual license fee on an intrastate taxicab, limousine, or disabled persons vehicle operated from said city or county. The annual license fee shall not exceed thirty dollars ($30) per vehicle.
(7) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, nonresident motor carriers engaged in transporting passengers for hire in irregular route interstate charter or special operations shall be exempt from all fees prescribed in this chapter, if reciprocal privileges are granted to similar nonresident carriers by the laws and regulations of his or her state.
(8) If any person required to pay a license fee under subsection (3) of this section begins the operation of an additional motor carrier vehicle after the date of its certificate or renewal, the fee shall be as many twelfths of the annual fee as there are unexpired months in the certificate or renewal year.
(9) The department may promulgate administrative regulations as it deems necessary to carry out.
Effective: June 24, 2015
History: Repealed and reenacted 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 19, sec. 12, effective June 24,
2015. — Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 331, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1998. — Amended
1956 (2nd Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 7, sec. 2, effective March 29, 1956. — Created
1952 Ky. Acts ch. 212, secs. 1 and 2.