§ 186.005 Policy on regulation and registration of vehicles — License plates
§ 186.010 Definitions for chapter
§ 186.014 Branch offices for processing titling and registration transactions
§ 186.016 Cabinet may prescribe methods of record keeping
§ 186.018 Driving history records of operators — Fees
§ 186.020 Registration requirement — Application for registration — Application and other documents to be sent to Transportation Cabinet — Renewal by mail — Extension of renewal period for military personnel stationed outside United States — Exceptions
§ 186.021 Issuance of replacement plate, decal, registration certificate, or renewal for motor vehicle on which ad valorem taxes are delinquent or which is uninsured — Option of purchaser to pay delinquent taxes
§ 186.023 Title and registration cancelled upon notice of transfer from another jurisdiction
§ 186.025 Cabinet to furnish list of owners of registered vehicles to Department of Revenue
§ 186.030 Form of application
§ 186.032 Voluntary inclusion of information that an owner, lesser, or operator of a motor vehicle is deaf or hard of hearing or has a communication disorder in Kentucky vehicle registration system database — Deaf or hard of hearing protection trust fund —
§ 186.040 Issuance of certificate of registration — Plates — Clerk’s fee — Donations to child care assistance account — Additional fees and distribution
§ 186.041 Special military-related license plates
§ 186.042 Accessible parking registration plates and parking privileges for persons with certain disabilities — Application procedure — Issuance
§ 186.0422 Display of international symbol of access on accessible parking registration plate
§ 186.0425 Accessible parking registration plate for vehicle used to transport persons with a disability — Extension of legal parking period
§ 186.043 Special license plates for historic motor vehicles — Permanent registration
§ 186.0435 Display of vintage Kentucky license plates on historic vehicle
§ 186.045 Discharge by payment in full — Termination statement and record of termination of security interest — Filing — Time — Fees — Notations showing security interest — Clerk not liable for accepting fraudulent termination statement. (Effective unti
§ 186.045 v2 Discharge by payment in full — Duties of secured party when security interest is discharged — Filing — Time — Fees — Notations showing security interest — Clerk not liable for accepting fraudulent termination statement. (Effective January 1, 2
§ 186.049 Voluntary donation to the Kentucky Circuit Clerks’ Trust for Life to promote organ donation
§ 186.050 Registration fees — Voluntary donation for wildlife management and conservation activities and the agricultural program trust fund — Collection of electric vehicle ownership fees
§ 186.051 Year-round registration system — Cabinet may designate separate registration years — Staggered registration system for commercial motor vehicles
§ 186.053 License for dealer-demonstrator trucks or tractors — Fee — Tags
§ 186.056 Refund of portion of extra weight fees when ownership and use of vehicle are changed; refund or credit when use permanently discontinued
§ 186.059 Operation of overweight commercial vehicle — Ineligibility for exemption — Department hearing — Appeal
§ 186.060 Motor vehicles leased or owned by governmental units or emergency and ambulance vehicles operated by nonprofit corporations organized by units of government — Use of official plates on motor vehicles leased by governmental entity
§ 186.061 Motor vehicles owned by nonprofit volunteer fire department, volunteer fire prevention unit, or volunteer fire protection unit
§ 186.065 State-owned vehicles — How marked — Exceptions
§ 186.067 Publicly owned vehicles, how marked — Exceptions
§ 186.068 Transit tag for transporting motor vehicle out of state — Administrative regulations — Exclusion of motor vehicle dealers and distributors
§ 186.070 Registration of manufacturers and dealers — Dealer’s plates and stickers — Names of drivers authorized to use dealer’s plates to be available to law enforcement agencies — Revocation of licenses — Appeal
§ 186.072 Commercial motor vehicle temporary registration placard — Application process — Uses — Record of use — Activation
§ 186.073 Commercial trailer temporary registration placard — Application process — Uses — Record of use — Activation
§ 186.110 Interchangeable bodies — Fees
§ 186.115 Registration of vehicle assembled from parts of wrecked or salvaged motor vehicles
§ 186.120 Refund of portion of fee when motor vehicle destroyed
§ 186.130 Proportionate fees for commercial vehicle operated after registration year began
§ 186.140 Reciprocity for nonresidents
§ 186.145 Registration of nonresident by use of copy of registration or title document
§ 186.150 Residents not to use license of other states
§ 186.160 Motor numbers essential to registration — Assignment of number
§ 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
§ 186.163 Special license plates for specified military units — Qualifications — Proof required
§ 186.164 Collection and distribution of special license plate fees — Design, printing, and replacement — Application process — Voluntary contribution for designated group — Administrative regulations — Audit of special license plate funds
§ 186.165 Exchange of one special license plate for another — Transfer of special license plate to another vehicle
§ 186.166 Perpetual production of certain special license plates — Design of Purple Heart license plates
§ 186.168 Voluntary contributions to veterans’ program trust fund upon registering vehicle
§ 186.170 Retention of receipt — Display of registration plates — Decals to cover corporation trademark — Registration years
§ 186.172 Special license plates for firefighters
§ 186.1722 I Support Veterans special license plate
§ 186.174 Personalized license plates
§ 186.180 Duplicate receipts and plates — Clerk’s fees — Cancellation of registration and issuance of new plates upon loss of plate — Reporting of lost plates — Issuance of plates upon removal from one county to another — Reinstatement after revocation u
§ 186.181 Seizure of canceled plates by Department of Kentucky State Police
§ 186.190 Change of registration upon transfer of ownership — Permitted registration plate transfers — Clerk’s fee
§ 186.1911 Replacement of vehicle identification number
§ 186.192 Evidence required of excise tax payment
§ 186.193 Evidence required of ad valorem tax payment
§ 186.200 Contents of bill of sale
§ 186.210 False statements in applications prohibited — Possession of plates and receipts
§ 186.230 County clerk’s duties — Lien on vehicle, effect — Issuance of plate without collecting taxes and fees prohibited
§ 186.232 Registration not transferable until taxes paid, lien released, and proof of insurance and notarized affidavit presented
§ 186.240 Cabinet to furnish forms and plates — Records — Receipts — Reflectorized license plate program fund — Use of receipts — Accounting by clerk — Audit
§ 186.245 Posting of notice about 2006 increases in fees of county clerks
§ 186.260 Arrests and bail for violations
§ 186.270 City license taxes on trucks, tractors and trailers — Notice of new or increased tax
§ 186.290 Information on motor vehicle emissions test status and compliance
§ 186.400 Duties of Transportation Cabinet — Administration of laws
§ 186.401 Definitions of “driver’s license,” “operator’s license,” and “commercial driver’s license.”
§ 186.402 Statement of legislative intent relating to young drivers
§ 186.403 Voluntary travel ID instruction permits, operator’s licenses, commercial driver’s licenses, and personal identification cards — Application — Fees — Issuance — Administrative regulations
§ 186.405 Registration with United States Selective Service System — Duties of cabinet
§ 186.410 Operators’ licenses — Requirements and issuance — Personal identification cards, validity — Driver training programs — Application for travel ID or standard document
§ 186.4101 Renewal of license — Reconciliation of four-year and eight-year renewal periods
§ 186.4102 Photograph required for operator’s license, instructional permit, or personal identification card — Identification number — Age and organ donor designations — Voluntary travel ID identity document — When photograph not required
§ 186.411 Issuance of driver’s license to person with a seizure condition — Conditions — Notice and hearing — Option for determination of ability by medical review board
§ 186.412 Application of United States citizen or permanent resident for instruction permit or operator’s license — Information and documents required — Photograph — Scanning and retaining of application information — Temporary license or permit — Birth
§ 186.412 v2 Application of United States citizen or permanent resident for instruction permit or operator’s license — Information and documents required — Applicant without fixed residence — Photograph — Scanning and retaining of application information —
§ 186.4121 Instruction permit or operator’s license application for non-United States citizen or permanent resident — Immigration status and personal identity documentation and verification — Renewal or duplicate license — Term of license
§ 186.4122 Personal identification card application for United States citizen or permanent resident — Photograph — Scanning and retaining application information — Proof of residency — Homeless child or youth — Issuance of personal identification card and
§ 186.4123 Personal identification card application for non-United States citizen or permanent resident — Photograph — Scanning of application documents — Proof of residency — Applicant without fixed residence — Immigration documentation — Immigration st
§ 186.4125 Documentation required for voluntary travel ID — Use of original hospital birth certificate as proof of applicant’s age — Application for exception to allow use of birth certificates
§ 186.415 Application for operator’s license by military enlistee — Conditions
§ 186.416 Renewal and update of operator’s license electronically or by mail for military personnel and spouse and dependents stationed outside of Kentucky — Veteran’s designation on operator’s license or personal ID card — Administrative regulations
§ 186.417 Issuance of operator’s license or personal identification card to released felon — Documentation required — Processing and issuance — Administrative regulations governing operator’s licenses for eligible current inmates
§ 186.418 Voluntary statewide child identification program — Travel ID child identification — Fee — Term of child identification card
§ 186.419 Additional documentation required for voluntary travel ID permit, license, or identification card — Administrative regulations — Proof of physical address and citizenship or immigration status
§ 186.420 Exemption of operators of road or farm machinery and persons in Armed Forces
§ 186.430 Exemptions from Kentucky operator’s license requirement
§ 186.435 Application for operator’s license by driver who becomes Kentucky resident — Verification of status in other jurisdiction — Procedures for permanent residents — Application of driver who becomes Kentucky resident
§ 186.440 Persons ineligible for operator’s license — Reinstatement fee
§ 186.442 Suspension or revocation of license or driving privileges in another jurisdiction — Persons eligible for restricted license — Application and supporting documents — Issuance of license valid only in Kentucky — Removal of restrictions — Inapplic
§ 186.444 Medical review board — Purpose — Members — Informal hearing — Authority of cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations — Prohibition against age-based licensing limitations — Appeal
§ 186.447 Motorcycle operator’s license restriction — Three-wheeled motorcycles
§ 186.450 Instruction permits for motor vehicle and motorcycle — Application — Age requirements — Restrictions on driving with permit — Exemption from permit for applicant who completes motorcycle rider training course — Administrative regulations — Min
§ 186.452 Intermediate license to operate a motor vehicle
§ 186.454 Intermediate license holder application process
§ 186.470 Application of minor — Renewal of minor’s license or permit — Consent to release of academic information to cabinet — Cancellation
§ 186.480 Examination of applicants by Department of Kentucky State Police — Exemptions — Road skills test. (Effective until July 1, 2024)
§ 186.480 v2 Examination of applicants by Department of Kentucky State Police — Vision test to be administered in compliance with KRS 186.577 — Exemptions — Road skills test. (Effective July 1, 2024)
§ 186.510 License to be in possession and to be shown on demand
§ 186.520 Duplicate license
§ 186.531 Fees for licenses, permits, and identification cards — Exceptions, when fee not to be assessed for personal identification cards — Voluntary donation to organ donor program — Acceptance of payment methods
§ 186.535 Earmark of funds from operator’s license and motorcycle registration fees
§ 186.540 Application for corrected license or identification card upon change of address or name — No charge for corrected identity document if street name or postal address changed or if document contains error
§ 186.550 Courts to report convictions and send licenses to cabinet — Exception for offenses committed under KRS Chapter 189A
§ 186.560 Mandatory revocation or denial of license — Causes — Period of revocation or denial — Prohibition against reductions of certain revocations or denials — Limited exception relating to enrollment in alcohol or substance abuse education or treatmen
§ 186.570 Denial or suspension of license — Informal hearing — Appeal — Surrender of certificate — Medical review board — Prohibition against raising insurance on basis of denial or suspension for child support arrearage
§ 186.572 Assessment of penalty points for speeding on limited access highway
§ 186.574 State traffic school for new drivers and for traffic offenders — Fees — Fee in lieu of court costs — Procedures — County attorney-operated traffic safety program
§ 186.576 Definitions for KRS 186.576 to 186.579
§ 186.577 Testing applicants for initial operator’s license or initial instruction permit — Restrictions or driving privileges based on visual acuity test — Certain drivers restricted to use of bioptic telescopic devices. (Effective until July 1, 2024)
§ 186.577 v2 Testing applicants for initial operator’s license or initial instruction permit — Restrictions or driving privileges based on visual acuity test — Testing not required for license renewal — Certain drivers restricted to use of bioptic telescopic
§ 186.578 Visual acuity requirements for certified driver training program — Testing of knowledge of motor vehicle laws — Daytime and nighttime operator’s license examinations — Out-of-state drivers establishing residence in Kentucky — Restriction on taki
§ 186.579 Restricted operator’s license requiring daytime driving, use of bioptic telescopic device, and vehicle with left and right outside mirrors — Removal of restrictions — Annual submission of comprehensive visual examination — Suspension of license
§ 186.580 Appeals
§ 186.590 Minor’s negligence imputed to person signing application or allowing him or her to drive
§ 186.610 Prohibited uses of licenses — Fraud in application
§ 186.620 Unlawful to drive or permit another to drive without license — Display of license on request of peace officer — Defense
§ 186.630 Renting a motor vehicle to another
§ 186.635 Persons required to complete examinations under KRS 186.480 — Reinstatement
§ 186.640 Driving without operator’s license is evidence of negligence in accident
§ 186.641 When abstract of driving record to be certified to county attorney
§ 186.650 Definitions for KRS 186.650 to 186.700
§ 186.655 Time of registration — Application — Affidavit — Sales tax
§ 186.660 Trailer, semitrailer, mobile home or recreational vehicle last registered in another state
§ 186.665 Inability to register trailer, semitrailer, mobile home or recreational vehicle before April 1
§ 186.670 Application blanks — Registration receipt and plate
§ 186.675 Annual fees — Permanent registration and fee
§ 186.680 Registration fees for portion of year
§ 186.685 Registration plates — Design
§ 186.690 Application of KRS 186.045 and 186.070 to 186.240
§ 186.695 Exemptions
§ 186.700 Department of Vehicle Regulation to administer KRS 186.650 to 186.700 — Cooperation with Transportation Cabinet
§ 186.750 Definitions for KRS 186.750 and 186.752
§ 186.752 Safety inspection required for vehicles converted to the use of natural gas after January 1, 2013 — Certification to owner and cabinet — Administrative regulations — Directions to cabinet
§ 186.860 Authorization to develop and join the Nonresident Violator Compact
§ 186.885 R epealed, 2005
§ 186.990 Penalties
§ 186.991 Penalties
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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes > Chapter 186 - Licensing of Motor Vehicles, Operators, and Trailers

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Alternative-speed motorcycle: means a motorcycle that: (a) Is self-propelled using an electric motor. See Kentucky Statutes 186.010
  • 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
  • any other state: includes any state, territory, outlying possession, the District of Columbia, and any foreign government or country. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Attorney: means attorney-at-law. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Autocycle: means any motor vehicle that:
    (a) Is equipped with a seat that does not require the operator to straddle or sit astride it. See Kentucky Statutes 186.010
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Commercial vehicles: means all motor vehicles that are required to be registered under the terms of KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 186.010
  • Company: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, person, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Corporation: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Dealer: means any person engaging in the business of buying or selling motor vehicles. See Kentucky Statutes 186.010
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Domestic: when applied to a corporation, partnership, business trust, or limited liability company, means all those incorporated or formed by authority of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Electric vehicle: means any vehicle that has plug-in charging capability, regardless of whether the vehicle is powered by:
    (a) An electric motor only. See Kentucky Statutes 186.010
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Foreign: when applied to a corporation, partnership, limited partnership, business trust, statutory trust, or limited liability company, includes all those incorporated or formed by authority of any other state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Germane: On the subject of the pending bill or other business; a strict standard of relevance.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Highway: means every way or place of whatever nature when any part of it is open to the use of the public, as a matter of right, license, or privilege, for the purpose of vehicular traffic. See Kentucky Statutes 186.010
  • Identity document: means an instruction permit, operator's license, or personal identification card issued under KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 186.010
  • Instruction permit: includes both motor vehicle instruction permits and motorcycle instruction permits. See Kentucky Statutes 186.010
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Livestock: means cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, alpacas, llamas, buffaloes, and any other animals of the bovine, ovine, porcine, caprine, equine, or camelid species. See Kentucky Statutes 186.010
  • 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
  • Month: means calendar month. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Moped: means either a motorized bicycle whose frame design may include one (1) or more horizontal crossbars supporting a fuel tank so long as it also has pedals, or a motorized bicycle with a step-through type frame which may or may not have pedals rated no more than two (2) brake horsepower, a cylinder capacity not exceeding fifty (50) cubic centimeters, an automatic transmission not requiring clutching or shifting by the operator after the drive system is engaged, and capable of a maximum speed of not more than thirty (30) miles per hour. See Kentucky Statutes 186.010
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Mortgagor: The person who pledges property to a creditor as collateral for a loan and who receives the money.
  • Motor scooter: means a low-speed motorcycle that is:
    (a) Equipped with wheels greater than sixteen (16) inches in diameter. See Kentucky Statutes 186.010
  • 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
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Operator: means any person in actual control of a motor vehicle upon a highway. 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
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • public funds: means sums actually received in cash or negotiable instruments from all sources unless otherwise described by any state agency, state- owned corporation, university, department, cabinet, fiduciary for the benefit of any form of state organization, authority, board, bureau, interstate compact, commission, committee, conference, council, office, or any other form of organization whether or not the money has ever been paid into the Treasury and whether or not the money is still in the Treasury if the money is controlled by any form of state organization, except for those funds the management of which is to be reported to the Legislative Research Commission pursuant to KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Regular election: means the election in even-numbered years at which members of Congress are elected and the election in odd-numbered years at which state officers are elected. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Resident: means any person who has established Kentucky as his or her state of domicile. See Kentucky Statutes 186.010
  • Special status individual: means :
    (a) "Asylee" means any person lawfully present in the United States who possesses an I-94 card issued by the United States Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, on which it states "asylum status granted indefinitely pursuant to Section 208 of the Immigration & Nationality Act". 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.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Sworn: includes "affirmed" in all cases in which an affirmation may be substituted for an oath. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Treatment: when used in a criminal justice context, means targeted interventions
    that focus on criminal risk factors in order to reduce the likelihood of criminal behavior. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • 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
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
  • Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010