2014 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 186A - AUTOMATED MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM 186A.097 Registration of imported motor vehicles -- Transfer of title -- Inspection of vehicle.
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186A.097 Registration of imported motor vehicles -- Transfer of title -Inspection of vehicle.
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No county clerk shall accept an initial application for a certificate of registration
or title, or license plate, from an importer of a motor vehicle not manufactured
for sale or distribution in the United States unless the importer of such a vehicle
shall furnish to the county clerk of the county where the vehicle is sought to be
titled or registered the following:
(a) A manufacturer's certificate of origin in the English language issued by
the actual vehicle manufacturer;
(b) The original documents constituting valid proof of ownership in the
country in which the vehicle was originally purchased, together with a
complete translation of the documents into the English language verified
as to accuracy of the translation by affidavit of a competent translator; or
(c) In the case of a vehicle imported from a country that cancels the vehicle
registration and title for export, the documents assigned to the vehicle
after the registration and title have been canceled, together with a
complete translation of the documents into the English language, verified
as to accuracy of the translation by affidavit of the translator.
Upon the initial transfer of a vehicle not manufactured for sale or distribution in
the United States by an importer of a vehicle, or upon registration of such a
vehicle by the importer for their own use, no county clerk shall accept an
application for certificate of registration or title or license plate until the following
information is provided:
(a) A bond release letter, with all attachments, issued by the United States
Department of Transportation acknowledging receipt of a statement of
compliance submitted by the importer of the vehicle and that the
statement meets the safety requirements of 19 C.F.R. 12.80 (e);
(b) A bond release letter, with all attachments, issued by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency stating that the vehicle has been tested
and shown to be in conformity with federal emission requirements;
(c) A receipt or certificate issued by the United States Department of
Treasury showing that any and all gas guzzler taxes due on the vehicle
under the provision of Public Law 95-618, Title II, Section 201(a), (26
U.S.C. Sec. 4064), have been fully paid; and
(d) True and accurate copies of all documents, photographs, reports and all
other records submitted to and used in obtaining United States customs
bond release authorization from the United States Environmental
Protection Agency and the United States Department of Transportation,
and on which the authorization to release the bond was based.
Upon the initial transfer of a vehicle not manufactured for sale or distribution in
the United States by an importer of a vehicle, or upon registration of such a
vehicle by the importer for their own use, the applicant shall, before submitting
his application to the county clerk, have the vehicle together with his
application for title or registration and its supporting documents inspected by a
certified inspector according to the provisions of the KRS 186A.115. When
requested to inspect a vehicle pursuant to this section, the certified inspector
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shall personally and physically inspect the vehicle, together with the application
for title or registration, and its supporting documentation. He shall insure that
the documents, photographs, reports and other records submitted to the United
States Department of Transportation and the United States Environmental
Protection Agency, upon which the decision to issue bond release
authorization to the United States Customs Service was based, correspond
with the vehicle he is physically inspecting, by matching such records with the
following:
(a) The vehicle identification number;
(b) The engine serial number;
(c) The make and model of the vehicle; and
(d) Photographs of the vehicle (if submitted).
In lieu of the foregoing requirements, the applicant shall furnish to the county
clerk proof satisfactory that the vehicle for which registration or title is sought
was manufactured in the United States, or that such was lawfully imported into
the United States by an authorized distributor from the manufacturer of the
motor vehicle.
Effective:July 15, 1986
History: Created 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 69, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1986.
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