186.174 Personalized license plates.
(1)
(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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