(1) The Department of Vehicle Regulation shall provide and receive information on the emissions test status of vehicles registered in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The Department of Vehicle Regulation shall provide appropriate emissions test and compliance status to the Department of Information Systems for inclusion in the AVIS database.
(2) Upon notification to the Department of Vehicle Regulation from a county air pollution control district or the Energy and Environment Cabinet of expiration of a vehicle emissions compliance certificate, the Department of Vehicle Regulation shall immediately notify the person who owns the vehicle that unless evidence of compliance is received within thirty (30) days, the department shall revoke the registration of the motor vehicle until:

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 186.290

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • 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
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • 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) The person presents an emissions certificate to the county clerk and pays the reinstatement fee required under KRS § 186.180; or
(b) The person presents proof in the form of an affidavit stating, under penalty of perjury as set forth in KRS § 523.030, that failure to obtain a current emissions certificate is the result of the inoperable condition of the motor vehicle.
(3) The provisions of this section and KRS § 186.180, 186.990, 224.20-760, and 224.20-
765 shall not prevent the Transportation Cabinet, a county air pollution district, or the Energy and Environment Cabinet from seeking the enforcement or operation of any other statute or ordinance that ensures the compliance of motor vehicles in the Commonwealth under KRS Chapter 186, KRS § 224.20-710 to KRS § 224.20-765, or KRS Chapter 77.
(4) The provisions of this section and KRS § 186.180, 186.990, 224.20-760, and 224.20-
765 shall apply to vehicles that are registered in a county authorized under KRS
224.20-710 to 224.20-765 or KRS Chapter 77 to conduct vehicle emissions tests.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 236, effective July 15, 2010. — Created
2000 Ky. Acts ch. 441, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2000.