As used in this chapter:
(1) “Approved entity” means:
(a) A motor vehicle dealer licensed under KRS Chapter 190 that applies to and is approved by the Transportation Cabinet to facilitate the title application process through the electronic title application and registration system;
(b) A state or federal financial institution chartered under the laws of this state, any other state, or the United States as a bank insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), bank holding company, trust company, credit union, savings and loan association, or a holding company or service corporation subsidiary thereof, or any agent of any of the entities listed in this paragraph;
(c) An owner of a fleet as defined in this section that applies to and is approved by the Transportation Cabinet to facilitate renewal of registration or maintenance of permanent registration under KRS
186A.127 through the electronic title application and registration system;
and
(d) A retailer of manufactured homes, mobile homes, or recreational vehicles, as defined in KRS § 227.550, that applies to and is approved by the Transportation Cabinet to facilitate the title application process through the electronic title application and registration system;
(2) “Cabinet” means the Transportation Cabinet;
(3) “Electronic title application and registration system” means a system established under KRS § 186A.017 by which title applications, title lien statements, other supporting documents, signatures, and fees are input and transmitted through the title application and registration process in an electronic format;
(4) “Fleet” means:
(a) A group of at least one hundred fifty (150) U-Drive-It vehicles owned by the holder of a U-Drive-It certificate; or
(b) A group of at least ten (10) nonapportioned commercial motor vehicles owned by a company and used for business purposes; and
(5) “Title lien statement” means a document, submitted by a secured party or authorized agent, to the cabinet through any county clerk’s office in the Commonwealth, to note the security interest on the certificate of title, or to amend or terminate a security interest on the certificate of title.
Effective:January 1, 2024
History: Created 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 18, sec. 1, effective January 1, 2024.