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186.174 Personalized license plates.
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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.
(a) For personalized license plates already issued on July 14, 2018, renewal
applications and fees must be received by the Transportation Cabinet on or
before September 1, 2018. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this
subsection, personalized license plates that expire December 31, 2018, and are
renewed under this subsection, shall then expire on the last day of the birth
month of the applicant in 2019 and in each succeeding year. An applicant who
renews a plate under this paragraph shall be charged a prorated registration fee
based on the number of months the registration is valid for during the year
2019.
(b) Personalized license plates that expire December 31, 2018, and are renewed
under this subsection by individuals whose birth months are in January,
February, and March shall expire April 30, 2019, and then shall expire on the
last day of the birth month of the applicant in each succeeding year. An
applicant who renews a plate under this paragraph shall be charged a prorated
registration fee based on the number of months the registration is valid for
during the year 2019.
Personalized license plates issued after July 14, 2018, shall expire on the last day of
the birth month of the applicant.
A personalized license plate shall be replaced on the same schedule as regular issue
license plates unless it is damaged or unreadable. 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. 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 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: July 14, 2018
History: Amended 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 148, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2018. -- 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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