601 KAR 9:160. Surrendered title of a vehicle.

      RELATES TO: KRS 186A.295

      STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 186A.020

      NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: If a vehicle had been so severely damaged that it can never safely be rebuilt and can be sold only for its undamaged parts or as a source of scrap metal, the title on it is to be surrendered to the county clerk or the Transportation Cabinet pursuant to KRS 186A.295. There are times when an owner mistakenly surrenders a vehicle title. In those instances, a procedure is needed to reactivate the title to the vehicle. This administrative regulation sets forth the procedure to be followed in having a surrendered title reactivated when necessary.

      Section 1. Reactivation of Surrendered Title. (1) A vehicle owner who has mistakenly surrendered a vehicle title, may apply to the county clerk for the reactivation of the title. The vehicle owner shall provide the following information to the county clerk's office:

      (a) Name of the vehicle owner;

      (b) Address of the vehicle owner;

      (c) Identification number or complete description of the vehicle;

      (d) Reason why the title needs to be reactivated including a statement of how the title was mistakenly surrendered.

      (2) The Transportation Cabinet shall not reactivate a title surrendered pursuant to KRS 186A.295 unless the owner of record or his agent is the applicant for the reactivation. (20 Ky.R. 2930; eff. 5-23-94.)