2013 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 186 - LICENSING OF MOTOR VEHICLES, OPERATORS, AND TRAILERS 186.050 Registration fees -- Voluntary donation for wildlife management and conservation activities and the agricultural program trust fund.
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186.050 Registration fees -- Voluntary donation for wildlife management and
conservation activities and the agricultural program trust fund.
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The annual registration fee for motor vehicles, including taxicabs, airport
limousines, and U-Drive-Its, primarily designed for carrying passengers and
having provisions for not more than nine (9) passengers, including the
operator, and pickup trucks and passenger vans which are not being used on a
for-hire basis shall be eleven dollars fifty cents ($11.50).
Except as provided in KRS 186.041 and 186.162, the annual registration fee
for each motorcycle shall be nine dollars ($9).
(a) All motor vehicles having a declared gross weight of vehicle and any
towed unit of ten thousand (10,000) pounds or less, except those
mentioned in subsections (1) and (2) of this section and those engaged in
hauling passengers for hire, operating under certificates of convenience
and necessity, are classified as commercial vehicles and the annual
registration fee, except as provided in subsections (4) to (14) of this
section, shall be eleven dollars and fifty cents ($11.50).
(b) All motor vehicles except those mentioned in subsections (1) and (2) of
this section, and those engaged in hauling passengers for hire, operating
under certificates of convenience and necessity, are classified as
commercial vehicles and the annual registration fee, except as provided
in subsections (3)(a) and (4) to (14) of this section, shall be as follows:
Declared Gross Weight of Vehicle
Registration
and Any Towed Unit
Fee
10,001-14,000
30.00
14,001-18,000
50.00
18,001-22,000
132.00
22,001-26,000
160.00
26,001-32,000
216.00
32,001-38,000
300.00
38,001-44,000
474.00
44,001-55,000
669.00
55,001-62,000
1,007.00
62,001-73,280
1,250.00
73,281-80,000
1,410.00
(a) 1.
Any farmer owning a truck having a gross weight of twenty-six
thousand (26,000) pounds or less may have it registered as a
farmer's truck and obtain a license for eleven dollars and fifty cents
($11.50). The applicant's signature upon the certificate of
registration and ownership shall constitute a certificate that he is a
farmer engaged in the production of crops, livestock, or dairy
products, that he owns a truck of the gross weight of twenty-six
thousand (26,000) pounds or less, and that during the next twelve
(12) months the truck shall not be used in for-hire transportation and
may be used in transporting persons, food, provender, feed,
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machinery, livestock, material, and supplies necessary for his
farming operation, and the products grown on his farm.
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Any farmer owning a truck having a gross weight of twenty-six
thousand one (26,001) pounds to thirty-eight thousand (38,000)
pounds may have it registered as a farmer's truck and obtain a
license for eleven dollars and fifty cents ($11.50). The applicant's
signature upon the certificate of registration and ownership shall
constitute a certificate that he is a farmer engaged in the production
of crops, livestock, or dairy products, that he owns a truck of the
gross weight between twenty-six thousand one (26,001) pounds and
thirty-eight thousand (38,000) pounds, and that during the next
twelve (12) months the truck shall not be used in for-hire
transportation and may be used in transporting persons, food,
provender, feed, machinery, livestock, material, and supplies
necessary for his farming operation and the products grown on his
farm.
(b) Any farmer owning a truck having a declared gross weight in excess of
thirty-eight thousand (38,000) pounds shall not be required to pay the fee
set out in subsection (3) of this section and, in lieu thereof, shall pay forty
percent (40%) of the fee set out in subsection (3) of this section and shall
be exempt from any fee charged under the provisions of KRS 281.752.
The applicant's signature upon the registration receipt shall be considered
to be a certification that he is a farmer engaged solely in the production of
crops, livestock, or dairy products, and that during the current registration
year the truck will be used only in transporting persons, food, provender,
feed, and machinery used in operating his farm and the products grown
on his farm.
(c) An initial applicant for, or an applicant renewing, his or her registration
pursuant to this subsection, may at the time of application make a
voluntary contribution to be deposited into the agricultural program trust
fund established in KRS 246.247. The recommended voluntary
contribution shall be set at ten dollars ($10) and automatically added to
the cost of registration or renewal unless the individual registering or
renewing the vehicle opts out of contributing the recommended amount.
The county clerk shall collect and forward the voluntary contribution to the
cabinet for distribution to the Department of Agriculture.
Any person owning a truck or bus used solely in transporting school children
and school employees may have the truck or bus registered as a school bus
and obtain a license for eleven dollars fifty cents ($11.50) by filing with the
county clerk, in addition to other information required, an affidavit stating that
the truck or bus is used solely in the transportation of school children and
persons employed in the schools of the district, that he has caused to be
printed on each side of the truck or bus and on the rear door the words "School
Bus" in letters at least six (6) inches high, and of a conspicuous color, and the
truck or bus will be used during the next twelve (12) months only for the
purpose stated.
Any church or religious organization owning a truck or bus used solely in
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transporting persons to and from a place of worship or for other religious work
may have the truck or bus registered as a church bus and obtain a license for
eleven dollars and fifty cents ($11.50) by filing with the county clerk, in addition
to other information required, an affidavit stating that the truck or bus will be
used only for the transporting of persons to and from a place of worship, or for
other religious work, and that there has been printed on the truck or bus in
large letters the words "Church Bus," with the name of the church or religious
organization owning and using the truck or bus, and that during the next twelve
(12) months the truck or bus will be used only for the purpose stated.
Any person owning a motor vehicle with a gross weight of fourteen thousand
(14,000) pounds or less on which a wrecker crane or other equipment suitable
for wrecker service has been permanently mounted may register the vehicle
and obtain a license for eleven dollars fifty cents ($11.50) by filing with the
county clerk, in addition to other information required, an affidavit that a
wrecker crane or other equipment suitable for wrecker service has been
permanently mounted on such vehicle and that during the next twelve (12)
months the vehicle will be used only in wrecker service. If the gross weight of
the vehicle exceeds fourteen thousand (14,000) pounds, the vehicle shall be
registered in accordance with subsection (3) of this section. The gross weight
of a vehicle used in wrecker service shall not include the weight of the vehicle
being towed by the wrecker.
Motor vehicles having a declared gross weight in excess of eighteen thousand
(18,000) pounds, which when operated in this state are used exclusively for the
transportation of property within the limits of the city named in the affidavit
hereinafter required to be filed, or within ten (10) miles of the city limits of the
city if it is a city of the first, second, third, or fourth class, or within five (5) miles
of its limits if it is a city of the fifth or sixth class, or anywhere within a county
containing an urban-county government, shall not be required to pay the fee as
set out in subsection (3) of this section, and in lieu thereof shall pay
seventy-five percent (75%) of the fee set forth in subsection (3) of this section
and shall be exempt from any fee charged under the provisions of KRS
281.752. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit any right of
nonresidents to exemption from registration under any other provisions of the
laws granting reciprocity to nonresidents. Operations outside of this state shall
not be considered in determining whether or not the foregoing mileage
limitations have been observed. When claiming the right to the reduced fee, the
applicant's signature on the certificate of registration and ownership shall
constitute a certification or affidavit stating that the motor vehicle when used
within this state is used only for the transportation of property within the city to
be named in the affidavit and the area above set out and that the vehicle will
not be used outside of a city and the area above set out during the current
registration period.
Motor vehicles having a declared gross weight in excess of eighteen thousand
(18,000) pounds, which are used exclusively for the transportation of primary
forest products from the harvest area to a mill or other processing facility,
where such mill or processing facility is located at a point not more than fifty
(50) air miles from the harvest area or which are used exclusively for the
transportation of concrete blocks or ready-mixed concrete from the point at
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which such concrete blocks or ready-mixed concrete is produced to a
construction site where such concrete blocks or ready-mixed concrete is to be
used, where such construction site is located at a point not more than thirty
(30) air miles from the point at which such concrete blocks or ready-mixed
concrete is produced shall not be required to pay the fee as set out in
subsection (3) of this section, and in lieu thereof, shall pay seventy-five percent
(75%) of the fee set out in subsection (3) of this section and shall be exempt
from any fee charged under the provisions of KRS 281.752. The applicant's
signature upon the certificate of registration and ownership shall constitute a
certification that the motor vehicle will not be used during the current
registration period in any manner other than that for which the reduced fee is
provided in this section.
Any owner of a commercial vehicle registered for a declared gross weight in
excess of eighteen thousand (18,000) pounds, intending to transfer same and
desiring to take advantage of the refund provisions of KRS 186.056(2), may
reregister such vehicle and obtain a "For Sale" certificate of registration and
ownership for one dollar ($1). Title to a vehicle so registered may be
transferred, but such registration shall not authorize the operation or use of the
vehicle on any public highway. No refund may be made under the provisions of
KRS 186.056(2) until such time as the title to such vehicle has been transferred
to the purchaser thereof. Provided, however, that nothing herein shall be so
construed as to prevent the seller of a commercial vehicle from transferring the
registration of such vehicle to any purchaser thereof.
The annual registration fee for self-propelled vehicles containing sleeping or
eating facilities shall be twenty dollars ($20) and the multiyear license plate
issued shall be designated "Recreational vehicle." The foregoing shall not
include any motor vehicle primarily designed for commercial or farm use having
temporarily attached thereto any sleeping or eating facilities, or any commercial
vehicle having sleeping facilities.
The registration fee on any vehicle registered under this section shall be
increased fifty percent (50%) when the vehicle is not equipped wholly with
pneumatic tires.
(a) The Department of Vehicle Regulation is authorized to negotiate and
execute an agreement or agreements for the purpose of developing and
instituting proportional registration of motor vehicles engaged in interstate
commerce, or in a combination of interstate and intrastate commerce, and
operating into, through, or within the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The
agreement or agreements may be made on a basis commensurate with,
and determined by, the miles traveled on, and use made of, the highways
of this Commonwealth as compared with the miles traveled on and use
made of highways of other states, or upon any other equitable basis of
proportional registration. Notwithstanding the provisions of KRS 186.020,
the cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations concerning the
registration of motor vehicles under any agreement or agreements made
under this section and shall provide for direct issuance by it of evidence of
payment of any registration fee required under such agreement or
agreements. Any proportional registration fee required to be collected
under any proportional registration agreement or agreements shall be in
accordance with the taxes established in this section.
(b) Any owner of a commercial vehicle who is required to title his motor
vehicle under this section shall first title such vehicle with the county clerk
pursuant to KRS 186.020 for a state fee of one dollar ($1). Title to such
vehicle may be transferred; however title without proper registration shall
not authorize the operation or use of the vehicle on any public highway.
Any commercial vehicle properly titled in Kentucky may also be registered
in Kentucky, and, upon payment of the required fees, the department may
issue an apportioned registration plate to such commercial vehicle.
(c) Any commercial vehicle that is properly titled in a foreign jurisdiction,
which vehicle is subject to apportioned registration, as provided in
paragraph (a) of this subsection, may be registered in Kentucky, and,
upon proof of proper title and payment of the required fees, the
department may issue an apportioned registration plate to the commercial
vehicle. The department shall promulgate administrative regulations in
accordance with this section.
(14) Any person seeking to obtain a special license plate for an automobile that has
been provided to him pursuant to an occupation shall meet both of the
following requirements:
(a) The automobile shall be provided for the full-time exclusive use of the
applicant; and
(b) The applicant shall obtain permission in writing from the vehicle owner or
lessee on a form provided by the cabinet to use the vehicle and for the
vehicle to bear the special license plate.
(15) An applicant for any motor vehicle registration issued pursuant to this section
shall have the opportunity to make a donation of two dollars ($2) to promote a
hunger relief program through specific wildlife management and conservation
efforts by the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources in accordance with
KRS 150.015. If an applicant elects to make a contribution under this
subsection, the two dollar ($2) donation shall be added to the regular fee for
any motor vehicle registration issued pursuant to this section. One (1) donation
may be made per issuance of each registration. The fee shall be paid to the
county clerk and shall be transmitted by the State Treasurer to the Department
of Fish and Wildlife Resources to be used exclusively for the purpose of wildlife
management and conservation activities in support of hunger relief. The county
clerk may retain up to five percent (5%) of the fees collected under this
subsection for administrative costs associated with the collection of this
donation. Any donation requested under this subsection shall be voluntary and
may be refused by the applicant at the time of issuance or renewal of a license
plate.
Effective:March 16, 2011
History: Amended 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 88, sec. 1, effective March 16, 2011. -Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 61, sec. 3, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended
2009 Ky. Acts ch. 3, sec. 2, effective March 6, 2009. -- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts
ch. 57, sec. 3, effective July 12, 2006; ch. 132, sec. 1, effective July 12, 2006;
and ch. 190, effective July 12, 2006 -- Amended 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 30, sec. 2,
effective July 13, 2004. -- Amended 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 124, sec. 42, effective
July 1, 2003. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 42, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1996. --
Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 132, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1994. Amended
1992 Ky. Acts ch. 277, sec. 7, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1988 Ky.
Acts ch. 140, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1988; ch. 150, sec. 1, effective July 15,
1988; ch. 175, sec. 10, effective July 15, 1988; ch. 184, sec. 1, effective July 15,
1988; and ch. 287, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1988. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts
ch. 373, sec. 2, effective July 13, 1984. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 265,
sec. 4, effective April 1, 1982. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 39, sec. 2, effective
July 15, 1980; and ch. 68, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1980. -- Amended 1978 Ky.
Acts ch. 144, sec. 1, effective June 17, 1978; and ch. 239, sec. 4, effective June
17, 1978. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 1. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts
ch. 74, Art. IV, sec. 20(2); ch. 90, sec. 2; and ch. 368, sec. 2. -- Amended 1972
Ky. Acts ch. 268, sec. 1. -- Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 40, Part IV, sec. 2. -Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 139, sec. 5, effective January 1, 1967. -- Amended
1964 Ky. Acts ch. 95, sec. 1. -- Amended 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 62, sec. 4, effective
January 1, 1963; and ch. 96, sec. 4, effective March 9, 1962. -- Amended 1960
Ky. Acts ch. 157, sec. 1. -- Amended 1958 Ky. Acts ch. 70, sec. 24. -- Amended
1956 (2d Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 5, sec. 1. -- Amended 1954 Ky. Acts
ch. 153, sec. 3. -- Amended 1946 Ky. Acts ch. 15, sec. 3. -- Amended 1944 Ky.
Acts ch. 59, sec. 1. -- Amended 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 78, sec. 7. -- Recodified 1942
Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat.
sec. 2739g-2c(2), 2739g-2d.
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