601 KAR 9:140. Temporary registration

plates.

 

      RELATES TO: KRS 186.070, 186A.100,

186A.105(2), 190.030

      STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 186A.100(4)

      NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS

186A.100(4) authorizes the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations governing

the application and use of temporary motor vehicle registration. This

administrative regulation establishes the application procedures and uses for a

temporary registration license plate.

 

      Section 1. Definition. "Panographic"

means a surface that if scanned or xeroxed shall produce a secured background

word or image.

 

      Section 2. Application. (1) A

representative of a currently licensed motor vehicle or motorcycle dealer shall

apply to the county clerk for a temporary registration license plate by

presenting to the county clerk of residence a photo identification card and a

written authorization from the motor vehicle or motorcycle dealership for the

representative to apply for a temporary registration license plate.

      (2) If the representative does not have

written authorization from the motor vehicle or motorcycle dealer, the county

clerk shall compare the representative's photo identification card to the list

of persons authorized by the dealer as established in KRS 186.070(2).

      (3) The county clerk shall issue from the

Automated Vehicle Information System a receipt that identifies the:

      (a) Motor vehicle or motorcycle dealer;

      (b) Date of transaction; and

      (c) Control numbers of each temporary

registration license plate issued.

      (4) The employee of a motor vehicle or

motorcycle dealer shall sign a receipt form to acknowledge receipt of the

temporary registration license plates.

 

      Section 3. Number of Temporary Plates.

(1) As established in KRS 186A.100(1), a county clerk shall not issue more than

one (1) sixty (60) day temporary registration license plate to a motor vehicle,

motorcycle, or motor vehicle owner.

      (2) A motor vehicle dealer currently

licensed pursuant to KRS 186.070 or a motorcycle dealer currently licensed

pursuant to KRS 190.030 shall not issue more than one (1) sixty (60) day

temporary registration license plate for each sale of a vehicle.

      (3) A temporary registration plate shall

not be renewed.

 

      Section 4. Log of Temporary Registration

Plates Issued. (1) A currently licensed motor vehicle dealer shall maintain a

Temporary Tag Log, TC form 96-210, of information on each temporary registration

plate issued as established in KRS 186A.100(2) and 186A.105(2).

      (2) The Temporary Tag Log Form shall

include the:

      (a) Dealer’s name;

      (b) Dealer’s telephone number;

      (c) Dealer’s principal location of

business;

      (d) License plate number;

      (e) Date of delivery of motor vehicle or

motorcycle;

      (f) Expiration date of temporary

registration plate;

      (g) Name of purchaser of motor vehicle or

motorcycle; and

      (h) Vehicle identification number, make,

and model year.

      (3) A Temporary Tag Log Form shall be

made available upon request to officials of the Transportation Cabinet or law

enforcement officers.

      (4) The county clerk shall enter

dealership applications for temporary registration license plates into the

Transportation Cabinet's Automated Vehicle Information System. The application

shall include the:

      (a) License plate number;

      (b) Person to whom the plate is issued;

      (c) Vehicle identification number of

vehicle for which the plate is issued;

      (d) Expiration date of the plate; and

      (e) Name of the county clerk or employee

of the county clerk who issued the plate.

 

      Section 5. Completion of the Temporary

Plate. (1) All of the blank spaces of the temporary registration plate shall be

completed by the issuing agent using a dark, indelible ink.

      (2) (a) The top center portion of the

temporary plate shall contain six (6) blocks to be filled in with the

expiration date of the temporary plate.

      (b) One (1) numeral shall be entered in

each block that shall:

      1. Occupy at least eighty (80) percent of

the block; and

      2. Be written with a wide-tipped marker

over the top of a temporary license tag that has a secured panographic

background.

 

      Section 6. Incorporation by Reference.

(1) "Temporary Tag Log", TC Form 96-210, July 2010, is incorporated

by reference.

      (2) This material may be inspected,

copied, or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Transportation

Cabinet Building, Department of Vehicle Regulation, 200 Mero Street, Frankfort,

Kentucky 40622, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (15 Ky.R. 741; eff.

10-4-88; Am. 17 Ky.R. 1150; eff. 11-12-90;  3613; 4116; eff. 6-2-97; 37 Ky.R.

1354; eff. 2-4-2011.)