2012 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 186 LICENSING OF MOTOR VEHICLES, OPERATORS, AND TRAILERS 186.232 Registration not transferable until taxes paid, lien released, and proof of insurance and notarized affidavit presented. (Effective until January 1, 2014)
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186.232 Registration not transferable until taxes paid, lien released, and proof of
insurance and notarized affidavit presented. (Effective until January 1, 2014)
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(2)
(3)
The county clerk shall not transfer the registration on any motor vehicle or trailer
against which a tax lien has been filed until the taxes have been paid and the lien
has been released.
The county clerk shall not transfer the registration of any motor vehicle unless the
transferee presents proof of insurance in compliance with KRS 304.39-080 and
KRS 186.190.
If a notarized affidavit is required and available under KRS 138.450, the county
clerk shall not transfer the registration of a motor vehicle unless the notarized
affidavit attesting to the total and actual consideration paid or to be paid for the
motor vehicle is presented to the clerk at the time of the transfer. If a notarized
affidavit is required but is not available, the county clerk shall contact the
Department of Revenue to determine the "retail price" of the vehicle and any taxes
due prior to transferring the vehicle.
Effective: June 20, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 606, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 600, sec. 7, effective April 14, 1998. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts
ch. 504, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1994. -- Created 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 240, sec. 3,
effective July 15, 1980.
186.232 Registration not transferable until taxes paid, lien released, and proof of
insurance and notarized affidavit presented. (Effective January 1, 2014)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
The county clerk shall not transfer the registration on any motor vehicle or trailer
against which a tax lien has been filed until the taxes have been paid and the lien
has been released.
The county clerk shall not transfer the registration of any motor vehicle unless the
transferee presents proof of insurance in compliance with KRS 304.39-080 and
KRS 186.190.
If a notarized affidavit is required and available under KRS 138.450, the county
clerk shall not transfer the registration of a motor vehicle unless the notarized
affidavit attesting to the total and actual consideration paid or to be paid for the
motor vehicle is presented to the clerk at the time of the transfer. If a notarized
affidavit is required but is not available, the county clerk shall contact the
Department of Revenue to determine the "retail price" of the vehicle and any taxes
due prior to transferring the vehicle.
The county clerk shall not transfer title on a motor vehicle if there are delinquent ad
valorem taxes on the motor vehicle.
Effective: January 1, 2014
History: Amended 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 5, sec. 4, effective January 1, 2013. -- Amended
2005 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 606, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts
ch. 600, sec. 7, effective April 14, 1998. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 504, sec. 2,
effective July 15, 1994. -- Created 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 240, sec. 3, effective July 15,
1980.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/12/2012).The amendment of this statute in
2011 Ky. Acts ch. 5 was to be effective January 1, 2013, pursuant to Section 7 of that
Act. However, in 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 12, sec. 1, 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 5, sec. 7, was
repealed, and a new effective date of January 1, 2014, was established for the 2011
amendment of this statute, pursuant to 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 12, sec. 2.
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