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186.174 Personalized license plates.
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(2)
(3)
For purposes of this section, "personalized license plate" means a license plate
issued with personal letters or numbers significant to the applicant and it also
means a license plate that is issued under this section and has been combined
with a special license plate.
Any owner or lessee of a motor vehicle that is required to be registered under
the provisions of KRS 186.050(1), (3)(a), or (4)(a), or any owner or lessee of a
motorcycle required to be registered under the provisions of KRS 186.050(2)
may obtain a personalized license plate by applying for a personalized license
plate in the office of the county clerk and upon payment of the fee required in
KRS 186.162. A person initially applying for a personalized license plate shall
submit the application and appropriate SF fee in person to the county clerk, but
may submit the annual application to renew the personalized license plate and
entire fee required in KRS 186.162 by mail to the county clerk. Applications
and fees for personalized license plates pursuant to this section must be
received by the Transportation Cabinet on or before September 1 preceding
the year that the plate or renewal is to be issued. A personalized license plate
shall be replaced annually unless the applicant chooses to receive a renewal
registration decal. A county clerk shall immediately forward the application and
the fee required in KRS 186.162 for a personalized license plate to the
Transportation Cabinet. Personalized plates issued under this section expire
December 31 each year. The initial fee for a personalized license plate that has
been combined with special license plate shall be as established in KRS
186.162(3).
A personalized plate shall not be issued that would conflict with or duplicate the
alphabetical-numerical system used for regular license plates or any other
license plates issued in the Commonwealth, and shall not contain a
combination of more than six (6) letters of the alphabet and Arabic numerals,
including spaces. A personalized plate shall not be issued if the cabinet
determines the request fails to comply with the conditions specified in KRS
186.164(9)(c) to (g). The owner or lessee shall submit an application and fee to
renew a personalized license plate pursuant to the provisions of subsection (2)
of this section. Once an applicant obtains a personalized plate, he or she will
have first priority on that plate for each of the following years that he or she
makes timely and proper application.
Effective:June 20, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 133, sec. 8, effective June 20, 2005. -Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 347, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 543, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1996 Ky.
Acts ch. 200, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 428,
sec. 22, effective July 15, 1994. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 296, sec. 4,
effective July 13, 1990; and ch. 498, sec. 4, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended
1988 Ky. Acts ch. 143, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1988; ch. 150, sec. 10, effective
July 15, 1988; and ch. 241, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1988. -- Amended 1982 Ky.
Acts ch. 203, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 335,
sec. 1, effective July 15, 1980. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 239, sec. 9,
effective June 17, 1978. -- Created 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 153, sec. 3, effective
January 1, 1977.
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