2006 Kentucky Revised Statutes - .290   Information on motor vehicle emissions test status and compliance.

186.290 Information on motor vehicle emissions test status and compliance. (1) The Department of Vehicle Regulation shall provide and receive information on the emissions test status of vehicles registered in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The Department of Vehicle Regulation shall provide appropriate emissions test and compliance status to the Department of Information Systems for inclusion in the AVIS database. (2) Upon notification to the Department of Vehicle Regulation from a county air pollution control district or the Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet of expiration of a vehicle emissions compliance certificate, the Department of Vehicle Regulation shall immediately notify the person who owns the vehicle that unless evidence of compliance is received within thirty (30) days, the department shall revoke the registration of the motor vehicle until: (a)  The person presents an emissions certificate to the county clerk and pays the reinstatement fee required under KRS 186.180; or (b)  The person presents proof in the form of an affidavit stating, under penalty of perjury as set forth in KRS 523.030, that failure to obtain a current emissions certificate is the result of the inoperable condition of the motor vehicle. (3) The provisions of this section and KRS 186.180, 186.990, 224.20-760, and 224.20- 765 shall not prevent the Transportation Cabinet, a county air pollution district, or the Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet from seeking the enforcement or operation of any other statute or ordinance that ensures the compliance of motor vehicles in the Commonwealth under KRS Chapter 186, KRS 224.20-710 to 224.20-765, or KRS Chapter 77. (4) The provisions of this section and KRS 186.180, 186.990, 224.20-760, and 224.20- 765 shall apply to vehicles that are registered in a county authorized under KRS 224.20-710 to 224.20-765 or KRS Chapter 77 to conduct vehicle emissions tests. Effective: July 14, 2000 History:Created 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 441, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2000. Legislative Research Commission Note (6/20/2005). 2005 Ky. Acts chs. 11, 85, 95, 97, 98, 99, 123, and 181 instruct the Reviser of Statutes to correct statutory references to agencies and officers whose names have been changed in 2005 legislation confirming the reorganization of the executive branch. Such a correction has been made in this section. Page 1 of 1

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