2011 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 (.50).
Except as provided in KRS 186.041 and 186.162, the annual registration fee for
each motorcycle shall be nine dollars ().
(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 (.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 (.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
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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.
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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 (.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 thirtyeight 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 () 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 (.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
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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
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 (.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 (.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.
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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 which such concrete blocks or readymixed 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 (). 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 () 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 (). 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 () 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 ()
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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