KRS § 186A.100 — KY Code / Title XVI / Chapter 186A / Section 186A.100
186A.100 Application, procedure, and use for temporary motor vehicle registration
Status: in_force

186A.100 Application, procedure, and use for temporary motor vehicle

registration.

(1) A motor vehicle dealer issued a dealer plate under KRS 186.070 who sells a vehicle

to a person who will title and register the vehicle for use upon the highways of this

state or another state shall equip the vehicle with:

(a) The buyer's existing Kentucky license plate if the customer traded in a vehicle

bearing that plate and the vehicle will be titled and registered in Kentucky.

The cost of this temporary use of the existing plate shall be three dollars ($3),

of which the clerk shall retain two dollars ($2). This cost shall not replace any

other fees for reissuance of the existing plate at registration of the purchased

vehicle; or

(b) A temporary tag executed in the manner prescribed in this section and in KRS

186A.105 and 186A.110, which shall be valid for sixty (60) days from the

date the vehicle is delivered to the purchaser. The cost of the tag shall be three

dollars ($3), of which the county clerk shall retain two dollars ($2).

(2) (a) A motor vehicle dealer who meets the requirements of subsection (1) of this

section shall:

1. Apply to the county clerk of the county in which the dealer maintains

his or her principal place of business for issuance of temporary tags; and

2. Not apply to the county clerk of any other county unless granted

permission by the Motor Vehicle Commission.

(b) When applying for temporary tags, a motor vehicle dealer:

1. Shall report the number of sales in the previous year;

2. Shall be limited to an initial purchase of temporary tags of no more than

one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the number of sales in the

previous year; and

3. May provide the Motor Vehicle Commission with evidence of sales in

excess of eighty-five percent (85%) of the number of tags received

under subparagraph 2. of this paragraph, and the Motor Vehicle

Commission may allow the dealer to purchase additional temporary

tags.

(c) A motor vehicle dealer shall make application for temporary tags on forms

supplied to the county clerk by the Transportation Cabinet.

(3) The county clerk of any county who receives a proper application for issuance of

temporary tags shall record the number of each tag issued upon the application of

the dealer for temporary tags, or if a group of consecutively numbered temporary

tags are issued to a dealer in connection with a single application, record the

beginning and ending numbers of the group on the application.

(4) The clerk shall retain, for a period of two (2) years, one (1) copy of the dealer's

temporary tag application, and ensure that it reflects the numbers appearing on the

tags issued with respect to the application. These copies may be kept by the county

clerk in an electronic format.

(5) (a) If the owner of a motor vehicle submits to the county clerk a properly

completed application for Kentucky certificate of title and registration

pursuant to KRS 186A.120, any motor vehicle required to be registered and

titled in Kentucky, that is not currently registered and titled in Kentucky, may

be equipped with a temporary tag, which shall be valid for sixty (60) days

from the date of issuance, issued by the county clerk for the purpose of

operating the vehicle in Kentucky while assembling the necessary documents

in order to title and register the vehicle in Kentucky.

(b) The Transportation Cabinet may promulgate administrative regulations in

accordance with KRS Chapter 13A governing this section.

(6) (a) The county clerk may issue a temporary tag to the owner of a motor vehicle

that is currently registered and titled in Kentucky.

(b) A temporary tag authorized by this subsection shall be used for emergency or

unusual purposes as determined by the county clerk for the purpose of

maintaining the owner's current registration.

(c) A temporary tag authorized by this subsection may only be issued by the

county clerk and shall be valid for a period of between twenty-four (24) hours

and seven (7) days, as determined is necessary by the clerk.

(d) A county clerk shall not issue a temporary tag authorized by this subsection

unless the owner of the motor vehicle applying for the tag presents proof of

motor vehicle insurance pursuant to KRS 304.39-080. Proof of insurance for a

personal motor vehicle shall be determined by the county clerk as provided in

KRS 186A.042.

(e) A temporary tag issued pursuant to this subsection shall not be reissued by the

county clerk for the same owner and same motor vehicle within one (1) year

of issuance of a temporary tag.