601 KAR 9:140. Temporary registration plates.

 

      RELATES TO: KRS 186A.100

      STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 186A.100(4)

      NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 186A.100(4) authorizes the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations governing the application and use of temporary motor vehicle registration. This administrative regulation is necessary to establish the application, records, and use of a temporary registration plate.

 

      Section 1. Application. (1) The properly completed application referred to in KRS 186A.100(4) shall be on the form mandated in KRS 186A.060.

      (2)(a)1. A representative of a currently licensed motor vehicle dealer shall apply to the county clerk for the issuance of temporary registration plates by presenting to the county clerk a photo identification card and written authorization executed within the preceding week from the dealer allowing the representative to apply for temporary registration plates.

      2. If the representative does not have written authorization from the dealer, the county clerk shall compare the photo identification card to the list of that licensee's dealer plate users pursuant to KRS 186.070(2).

      (b) The county clerk shall issue from the Automated Vehicle Information System a receipt which identifies the motor vehicle dealer, the date of transaction, and the control numbers of each temporary registration plate issued.

      (c) The motor vehicle dealer representative shall sign the receipt form to acknowledge receipt of the temporary registration plates.

 

      Section 2. Number of Temporary Plates. (1) A county clerk shall not issue more than one (1) thirty (30) day temporary registration plate for a particular vehicle and owner.

      (2) A currently licensed motor vehicle dealer shall not issue more than one (1) thirty (30) day temporary registration plate for each sale of a particular vehicle.

      (3) The temporary registration plate shall not be renewed.

 

      Section 3. Log of Temporary Registration Plates Issued. (1) A county clerk, deputy clerk or currently licensed motor vehicle dealer who issues a temporary registration plate shall maintain a log of information on each plate issued, in accordance with KRS 186A.100(2) and 186A.105(2).

      (2) The county clerk's log form for recording temporary registration plates shall be maintained in the Transportation Cabinet's Automated Vehicle Information System and shall contain the following information:

      (a) Plate number;

      (b) Person to whom the plate is issued;

      (c) Vehicle identification number of vehicle for which the plate is issued;

      (d) Expiration date of the plate; and

      (e) Name of the county clerk or deputy county clerk who issued the plate.

      (3) The currently licensed motor vehicle dealers' log form for recording the issuance of a temporary registration plate shall contain the following information:

      (a) Dealer's name, telephone number, and city of principal place of business;

      (b) Plate number;

      (c) Date of delivery of motor vehicle;

      (d) Expiration date of temporary registration plate;

      (e) Name of purchaser of motor vehicle; and

      (f) Vehicle identification number, make, and model year.

      (4) The person issuing the temporary registration plate shall enter all information required by this administrative regulation in the log.

      (5) This log shall be made available upon request to officials of the Transportation Cabinet or law enforcement officers.

 

      Section 4. Completion of the Temporary Plate. (1) All of the blank spaces of the temporary registration plate shall be completed by the issuing agent using a dark, indelible ink.

      (2) (a) The top center portion of the temporary plate shall contain six (6) blocks to be filled in with the expiration date of the temporary plate.

      (b) One (1) numeral shall be entered in each block which shall:

      1. Occupy at least eighty (80) percent of the block; and

      2. Be written with a wide-tipped marker in indelible, dark ink over the top of the holographic material.

      (3) After the expiration date has been recorded, the protective cover shall be removed from the lamination strip on the temporary tag, exposing the adhesive. The lamination strip shall be firmly adhered on top of the holographic material to the expiration date portion of the temporary tag by the issuing agent. (15 Ky.R. 741; eff. 10-4-88; Am. 17 Ky.R. 1150; eff. 11-12-90;  3613; 4116; eff. 6-2-97.)