601 KAR 9:130. Motor vehicle registration.

601 KAR 9:130. Motor vehicle registration.

RELATES TO: KRS Chapters 186, 186A

STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 186.020, 186.041, 186.042, 186.044, 186.053, 186.1701, 186.1702, 186.171, 186.172, 186.1721, 186.1723, 186.173, 186.1731, 186.1732, 186.1751, 186.177, 186.178, 186.179, 186.182, 186.185, 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 404

NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 186.020 requires owners of motor vehicles to apply for registration in accordance with administrative regulations issued by the Transportation Cabinet before operating the motor vehicle or permitting its operation. Other sections of KRS Chapter 186 either permit or require the Transportation Cabinet to adopt administrative regulations regarding the issuance of special license plates to motor vehicles during registration of the vehicle. This administrative regulation establishes those procedures.

Section 1. Vehicle Transaction Record Form. (1) The vehicle transaction record form required by KRS 186A.060 shall serve as the application for first time vehicle registration. The certificate of registration issued when a vehicle is registered in Kentucky shall serve as the application for renewal of registration.

(2) The "Vehicle Transaction Record" form TC 96-182 as revised March, 1989 is incorporated by reference in this administrative regulation. A copy of the form may be obtained, copied or viewed at the office of any county clerk or from the Department of Vehicle Regulation, Division of Motor Vehicle Licensing, 2nd Floor, State Office Building, 501 High Street, Frankfort, Kentucky 40622. The office hours of the Division of Motor Vehicle Licensing are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, except holidays.

Section 2. Title in Motor Vehicle. During the fifteen (15) day period KRS 186.020(1) allows a person to register a newly acquired motor vehicle or a new Kentucky resident to register his motor vehicle:

(1) An assigned title shall be carried in the motor vehicle if the vehicle was last licensed in a title issuing jurisdiction; or

(2) If the jurisdiction in which the motor vehicle was last licensed` does not issue titles, the standard document for perfecting the sale of the motor vehicle in the licensing jurisdiction shall be carried in the vehicle.

Section 3. Found License Plate. Any person finding a lost, unexpired registration plate shall deliver it to the Department of Vehicle Regulation or to any county clerk.

Section 4. Temporary Kentucky Residents. (1) Any full-time college student or member of the armed forces who is temporarily maintaining a place of abode in Kentucky while attending a Kentucky college or university or while stationed at a military facility shall not be required to register his vehicle in Kentucky if he maintains residency in his home state.

(2) However, the following shall be legally sufficient to establish a case that the vehicle owner is a resident of Kentucky and therefore required to register the vehicle in Kentucky:

(a) The purchase of property in Kentucky;

(b) Registration to vote in Kentucky; or

Section 5. Placement of License Plate and Renewal Decal. (1) No license plate shall be placed on a motor vehicle other than the one for which it was issued.

(2) No renewal decal shall be placed on any license plate except the plate for which the renewal decal was issued.

(3) A renewal decal shall only be placed on its associated license plate in the indentation provided for a decal.

Section 6. Lost or Stolen Special Plates. If a special license plate is lost or stolen the individual responsible for the registration of the vehicle may secure a replacement special license plate by following the provision of KRS 186.180.

Section 7. Renewal Decals on Special Plates. (1) Registration for vehicles with license plates issued under the authority of KRS 186.173, 186.1731, 186.1732 and 186.182 are required to be renewed each year to remain valid.

(2) The Transportation Cabinet shall have the authority to determine if a new license plate shall be issued or if the renewal is validated by placing a renewal decal on the existing license plate.

(3) If the special national guard plate, civil air patrol plate, congressional medal of honor recipient plate or army reserve plate deteriorates to the point where the inscriptions are not discernible, the owner may obtain a replacement plate free of charge.

Section 8. National Guard License Plates. (1) Taxicabs, airport shuttle vehicles, limousines, and U-drive-it vehicles registered under the provisions of KRS 186.050(1) shall not be issued a national guard license plate under the provisions of KRS 186.173.

(2) If the applicant for a national guard license plate is a Kentucky national guard retiree, his application shall be signed by the custodian of military records, Department of Military Affairs. The custodian's signature shall certify that the applicant is a retiree of the Kentucky National Guard with twenty-five (25) years of service.

Section 9. Disabled Veterans License Plate. A license plate may only be issued to a disabled veteran under the provisions of KRS 186.041(2) for use on a vehicle which would normally be registered under the provisions of KRS 186.050(1) or (3)(a).

Section 10. Armed Forces License Plate. The special armed forces reserve license plate created by KRS 186.1732 shall be made available to any eligible current member of any branch of the United States military reserves. It shall also be made available to any eligible retired reservist with twenty-five (25) years of service.

Section 11. Application for Special License Plate. (1) An applicant for any special license plate shall make application on the form prescribed by the Transportation Cabinet. The application shall be submitted to the Transportation Cabinet or the county clerk in his county of residence as required by the authorizing statute and so stated on the application form.

(2) The special license plate application forms listed below are incorporated by reference. Copies of these forms may be obtained, copied or viewed at the Transportation Cabinet, Department of Vehicle Regulation, Division of Motor Vehicle Licensing, 2nd Floor, State Office Building, 501 High Street, Frankfort, Kentucky 40622 or the office of any county clerk. The regular business hours of the Division of Motor Vehicle Licensing are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., eastern time, Monday through Friday, except holidays. Its telephone number is (502)564-5301.

(a) TC 96-1, Application for University License Plate as revised February, 1991;

(b) TC 96-7, Application for Fraternal Order of Police Plate as revised June, 1990;

(d) TC 96-103, Application for Masonic License Plate as revised June, 1992;

(e) TC 96-104, Application for Purple Heart Recipient License Plate as revised November, 1988;

(f) TC 96-105, Application for Military Reserve Plate as revised August, 1991;

(g) TC 96-205, Application for Handicapped Persons, Special Registration Plate as revised May, 1992;

(h) TC 96-207, Application for Volunteer Firefighter Plate as revised July, 1982;

(i) TC 96-208, Application for Prisoner of War Plate as revised May, 1992;

(j) TC 96-216, Statement of Current Service in Kentucky National Guard as revised December, 1983;

(k) TC 96-217, Application for Disabled Veterans Free Certificate of Registration and License Plates, as revised February, 1991;

(l) TC 96-218, Application for Personalized License Plates as revised March, 1990;

(m) TC 96-219, Application for Special Radio Operator License Plate as revised March, 1990;

(n) TC 96-220, Application for Special Legislative Plates as revised March, 1990;

(o) TC 96-221, Application for Special Judiciary Plates as revised March, 1990;

(p) TC 96-222, Application for Dealer Demo License Plate as revised November, 1989;

(q) TC 96-224, Application for Civil Air Patrol as revised October, 1986;

(r) TC 96-227, Application for National Guard Retiree as revised June, 1984;

(s) TC 96-228, Application for Disaster and Emergency Services Plate as revised June, 1984, and

(t) TC 96-310, Application for Pearl Harbor Survivor Plate as revised June, 1992.

(3) An applicant for one (1) of the special license plates listed in subsection (2) of this section shall complete the appropriate form incorporated by reference and for the following special license plates provide the additional required information:

(a) Volunteer firefighter license plate - written evidence of applicant's current status as a volunteer firefighter signed by the mayor or trustee or county judge/executive (whomever is appropriate);

(b) Military reserve license plate - written proof of membership or prior service in a branch of the United States military reserve;

(c) Purple Heart recipient license plate - written proof from the United States Department of Defense or the Veterans Administration that the applicant is a recipient of a Purple Heart medal;

(d) Civil Air Patrol license plate - a certification that the applicant is a member of the Civil Air Patrol which includes the applicant's Social Security number and the expiration date of the applicant's Civil Air Patrol membership. He shall also present the Civil Air Patrol membership card to the county clerk;

(e) Prisoner of war license plate - written evidence from the United States Department of Defense that:

1. The applicant was a prisoner of war at the time of his imprisonment; or

2. The deceased spouse of the applicant was a prisoner of war at the time of his imprisonment;

(f) Street rod license plate - sufficient manufacturer's information, title documents or photographs to prove that the vehicle either was manufactured prior to 1949 or was manufactured to look like it was built prior to 1949;

(g) Fraternal Order of Police license plate - a copy of the applicant's current membership card from the Fraternal Order of Police. The reverse side of the membership card shall be signed by the National Secretary of the Grand Lodge, Fraternal Order of Police;

(h) Pearl Harbor survivor license plate - written evidence from the Kentucky Chapter of Pearl Harbor Survivors Association that the applicant is a Pearl Harbor survivor;

(i) Disaster and emergency services license plate - written evidence of applicant's current status as a current member of either a disaster and emergency services organization or a volunteer rescue squad signed by the appropriate mayor, county judge/executive or DES coordinator;

(j) Handicapped license plate - evidence that the applicant has been issued a disabled veteran license plate pursuant to KRS 186.041 or that the applicant has provided the proof of handicap required by KRS 186.042(3); and

(k) Masonic license plate - a current calendar year membership card in the Masonic Orders. A member of the Eastern Star affiliation is ineligible for the Masonic Order license plate.

(l) Disabled veterans free certificate of registration and license plates - documentation from the Veterans Administration:

1. Of the seventy (70) percent or greater disability of the applicant; or

2. Of financial assistance given for the motor vehicle purchase or the adaptation of a motor vehicle so that it can be used by a disabled person.

Section 12. The special license plate motor vehicle registrations which do not have an expiration date established by KRS Chapter 186 shall expire each December 31.

Section 13. An applicant for a special license plate issued pursuant to KRS 186.041, 186.042, 186.044, 186.053, 186.1701, 186.1702, 186.172, 186.1721, 186.1723, 186.1731, 186.1732, 186.174, 186.1751, 186.182, 186.185, and Chapter 404 of the 1992 Acts of the General Assembly shall make individual application for the special license plate to be issued to each separate motor vehicle. (14 Ky.R. 1709; eff. 3-10-88; Am. 15 Ky.R. 1501; eff. 1-27-89; 2271; eff. 7-7-89; 19 Ky.R. 503; eff. 10-8-92.)