(1) Individual sellers or owners of motor vehicles that would ordinarily be registered under KRS § 186.050(3) may obtain a transit tag from the Transportation Cabinet in order to transport the motor vehicle out of state. The fee for each transit tag issued shall be five dollars ($5).
(2) A transit tag issued under this section shall be issued only for a motor vehicle which is ineligible for:

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 186.068

  • Motor vehicle: means in KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 186.010
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • vehicle: means every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway, except electric low-speed scooters, devices moved by human and animal power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks, or which derives its power from overhead wires. See Kentucky Statutes 186.010

(a) Registration under KRS § 186.050; or
(b) Temporary registration under KRS § 186A.100.
(3) The Transportation Cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A to establish application forms and procedures for the issuance of transit tags. The application for a transit tag under this section shall be accompanied by proof of vehicle ownership and proof of insurance coverage in compliance with KRS § 304.39-080.
(4) A transit tag issued under this section shall be placed on a motor vehicle in the same manner as a regular license plate.
(5) Transit tags issued under this section shall expire fifteen (15) days from the date of issuance, and shall be designed in a manner that clearly identifies the expiration date on the face of the tag in a tamper-resistant manner.
(6) This section shall not apply to motor vehicle dealers or distributors licensed under
KRS Chapter 190.
Effective: January 1, 2014
History: Created 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 34, sec. 1, effective January 1, 2014.