2015 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 186A - AUTOMATED MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM 186A.220 Requirements for motor vehicle dealer upon receipt of vehicle.
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186A.220 Requirements for motor vehicle dealer upon receipt of vehicle.
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Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, when any motor vehicle dealer
licensed in this state buys or accepts such a vehicle in trade, which has been
previously registered or titled for use in this or another state, and which he holds for
resale, he shall not be required to obtain a certificate of title for it, but shall, within
fifteen (15) days after acquiring such vehicle, notify the county clerk of the
assignment of the motor vehicle to his dealership and pay the required transferor
fee.
Upon purchasing such a vehicle or accepting it in trade, the dealer shall obtain from
his transferor, properly executed, all documents required by KRS 186A.215, to
include the odometer disclosure statement thereon, together with a properly
assigned certificate of title.
The dealer shall execute his application for assignment upon documents designated
by the Department of Vehicle Regulation, to the county clerk of the county in which
he maintains his principal place of business. Such clerk shall enter the assignment
upon the automated system.
The dealer shall retain the properly assigned certificate of title received from his
transferor, and may make any reassignments thereon until the forms for dealer
assignment on the certificate of title are exhausted. The Department of Vehicle
Regulation may, if it deems it warranted, provide a special document to allow for
additional dealer assignments without requiring system generated documents.
When he assigns the vehicle to a purchaser for use, he shall deliver the properly
assigned certificate of title, and other documents if appropriate, to such purchaser,
who shall make application for registration and a certificate of title thereon. The
dealer may, with the consent of the purchaser, deliver the assigned certificate of
title, and other appropriate documents of a new or used vehicle, directly to the
county clerk, and on behalf of the purchaser, make application for registration and a
certificate of title. In so doing, the dealer shall require from the purchaser proof of
insurance as mandated by KRS 304.39-080 before delivering possession of the
vehicle. Notwithstanding the provisions of KRS 186.020, 186A.065, 186A.095,
186A.215, and 186A.300, if a dealer elects to deliver the title documents to the
county clerk and has not received a clear certificate of title from a prior owner, the
dealer shall retain the documents in his possession until the certificate of title is
obtained.
The department may make available, upon proper application from a licensed motor
vehicle dealer, electronic means by which the dealer can interface directly with
AVIS and the department. If the department grants this access, all fees currently
required for the issuance of a certificate of title shall continue to be charged and
remitted to the appropriate parties as provided by statute.
The Department of Vehicle Regulation shall assure that the automated system is
capable of accepting instructions from the county clerk that a certificate of title shall
not be produced under a dealer registration situation.
Effective: July 15, 1998
History: Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 128, sec. 7, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended
1996 Ky. Acts ch. 35, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch.
51, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1994. -- Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 98, sec. 2, effective
July 15, 1988. -- Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 164, sec. 41, effective July 1, 1982.
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