Kentucky Statutes 186.170 – Retention of receipt — Display of registration plates — Decals to cover corporation trademark — Registration years
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(1) Except as provided in this subsection and KRS § 186A.127 and KRS § 186.045, the owner shall have the receipt issued by the cabinet through the county clerk constantly in his possession, and shall display the registration plate conspicuously upon the rear of the motor vehicle, except that the registration plate upon a semitrailer-tractor shall be displayed upon the front of the tractor. The owner’s copy, or a reproduced copy thereof, of the registration receipt of every motor vehicle, except motorcycles, licensed under KRS § 186.050 shall be kept in the vehicle at all times and shall be available for inspection. Plates shall be kept legible at all times and the rear plate shall be illuminated when being operated during the hours designated in KRS
189.030. No rim, frame, or other covering around the plate shall in any way obscure or cover any lettering or decal on the plate; except that, any owner who objects to the display of a trademark of a private corporation which appears on the registration plate shall be entitled to receive a set of decals from the county clerk in his or her county of residence to cover the trademark of the private corporation. The owner may apply for the decal by presenting his or her certificate of registration either at the time of registration renewal or later. The county clerk shall charge a three dollar ($3) clerk’s fee for issuing the decal set if it is applied for a time other than at registration renewal. If the cabinet has prescribed that plates shall continue in use, it shall each year, in addition to the registration receipt, select and give to the owner as further evidence of registration some insignia which may conveniently be attached permanently and conspicuously to the motor vehicle during each registration year. It shall be the duty of the owner to attach the insignia in the prescribed manner and no person may operate a motor vehicle unless the insignia is affixed upon it. The cabinet shall have placed on the insignia either figures, letters, writing, marks, or a combination thereof, which indicate that the motor vehicle has been registered and which in conjunction with the records of the cabinet make identity of the registrant readily ascertainable.
(2) The registration year for commercial vehicles, trailers, semitrailers, mobile homes, and recreational vehicles shall be from April 1 to March 31.
(3) At the discretion of the vehicle owner, the title to a motor vehicle may be held in the system and subsequently printed and mailed to the owner at the owner’s request.
Effective: January 1, 2024
History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 18, sec. 14, effective January 1, 2024. — Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 128, sec. 10, effective July 15, 1998. — Amended 1996
Ky. Acts ch. 97, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1996. — Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 428, sec. 12, effective July 15, 1994. — Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 287, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1988. — Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 86, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1986; and ch. 431, sec. 12, effective July 15, 1986. — Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 395, sec. 9, effective July 15, 1982. — Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 239, sec. 7, effective June 17,
1978. — Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 133, sec. 9, effective June 19, 1976. — Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 139, sec. 11, effective January 1, 1967. — Amended
1962 Ky. Acts ch. 62, sec. 9, effective June 1, 1963. — Amended 1958 Ky. Acts ch.
82, sec. 5, effective January 1, 1960. — Amended 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 153, sec. 5. — Amended 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 78, secs. 5 and 10. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch.
208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2739g-11.
189.030. No rim, frame, or other covering around the plate shall in any way obscure or cover any lettering or decal on the plate; except that, any owner who objects to the display of a trademark of a private corporation which appears on the registration plate shall be entitled to receive a set of decals from the county clerk in his or her county of residence to cover the trademark of the private corporation. The owner may apply for the decal by presenting his or her certificate of registration either at the time of registration renewal or later. The county clerk shall charge a three dollar ($3) clerk’s fee for issuing the decal set if it is applied for a time other than at registration renewal. If the cabinet has prescribed that plates shall continue in use, it shall each year, in addition to the registration receipt, select and give to the owner as further evidence of registration some insignia which may conveniently be attached permanently and conspicuously to the motor vehicle during each registration year. It shall be the duty of the owner to attach the insignia in the prescribed manner and no person may operate a motor vehicle unless the insignia is affixed upon it. The cabinet shall have placed on the insignia either figures, letters, writing, marks, or a combination thereof, which indicate that the motor vehicle has been registered and which in conjunction with the records of the cabinet make identity of the registrant readily ascertainable.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 186.170
- Commercial vehicles: means all motor vehicles that are required to be registered under the terms of KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 186.010
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Corporation: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Motor vehicle: means in KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 186.010
- Owner: means a person who holds the legal title of a vehicle or a person who
pursuant to a bona fide sale has received physical possession of the vehicle
subject to any applicable security interest. See Kentucky Statutes 186.010 - 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
- Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(2) The registration year for commercial vehicles, trailers, semitrailers, mobile homes, and recreational vehicles shall be from April 1 to March 31.
(3) At the discretion of the vehicle owner, the title to a motor vehicle may be held in the system and subsequently printed and mailed to the owner at the owner’s request.
Effective: January 1, 2024
History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 18, sec. 14, effective January 1, 2024. — Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 128, sec. 10, effective July 15, 1998. — Amended 1996
Ky. Acts ch. 97, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1996. — Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 428, sec. 12, effective July 15, 1994. — Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 287, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1988. — Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 86, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1986; and ch. 431, sec. 12, effective July 15, 1986. — Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 395, sec. 9, effective July 15, 1982. — Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 239, sec. 7, effective June 17,
1978. — Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 133, sec. 9, effective June 19, 1976. — Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 139, sec. 11, effective January 1, 1967. — Amended
1962 Ky. Acts ch. 62, sec. 9, effective June 1, 1963. — Amended 1958 Ky. Acts ch.
82, sec. 5, effective January 1, 1960. — Amended 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 153, sec. 5. — Amended 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 78, secs. 5 and 10. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch.
208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2739g-11.