KRS 186.040: Issuance of certificate of registration -- Plates -- Clerk's fee -- Donations to

child care assistance account -- Additional fees and distribution.

(Effective until January 1, 2027)

(1) (a) Upon receiving the application and fe e, the county clerk shall issue to the

owner a certificate of registration containing the information required by

subsection (2) of this section and a registration plate.

(b) If the cabinet finds that there is a shortage of materials suitable for making

plates, or that a substantial saving will result, it may require by an

administrative regulation promulgated in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A

and with the approval of the Governor that the previously issued plates

continue to be used for a designated period.

(c) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section and in KRS 186.162, for

services performed, the owner shall pay the county clerk the sum of six

dollars ($6) for each registration, or if the registration exceeds a twelve (12)

month period, the clerk shall receive a fee of nine dollars ($9).

(2) The certificate of registration shall contain the registration number, the name and

post office address of the owner, and such other information as the cabinet may

require.

(3) Thirty dollars ($30) of the registration fee under KRS 186.050 for a motor vehicle

that has a declared gross vehicle weight with any towed unit of forty -four thousand

and one (44,001) pounds or greater shall be distributed to the county clerk of the

county where the vehicle is registered.

(4) (a) Any person requesting a certificate of registration or renewal of registration of

any type of motor vehicle shall have the opportunity to donate one dollar ($1)

to the child care assistance account.

(b) The one dollar ($1) donation shall be a dded to the regular fee for vehicle

registration.

(c) One (1) donation may be made per issuance or renewal of vehicle registration.

(d) Donation to the child care assistance account shall be voluntary and may be

refused by the applicant at the time of the issuance or renewal of any vehicle

registration.

(5) (a) The county clerk may retain five percent (5%) of fees collected for the child

care assistance account under subsection (4) of this section.

(b) The remaining funds shall be deposited into a trust and agency account in the

State Treasury to the credit of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services for

the exclusive use as follows:

1. Funds shall be made available to the agencies that administer child care

subsidy funds; and

2. Funds shall be used as determined by the cabinet for working families

whose income exceeds the state income eligibility limits for child day

care assistance.

(6) (a) Except as provided in KRS 186.162, in addition to the registration fee

provided for county clerks in subsections (1) and (3) of this section, an

additional three dollars ($3) per registration shall be collected at the time of

registration.

(b) This additional fee shall be distributed as follows:

1. One dollar ($1) shall be placed in an agency fund to provide additional

funds exclusively for technological improvements or replacement of the

AVIS system. The operation and maintenance of AVIS shall remain a s

currently provided for from the operational budget of the Transportation

Cabinet and shall not be reduced below the 2005-2006 funding level;

2. One dollar ($1) shall be placed in an agency trust fund to provide funds

exclusively for technological improve ments to the hardware and

software in county clerk offices related to the collection and

administration of road fund taxes. The cabinet, in consultation with

county clerks, shall allocate funds as necessary from this fund to be used

for this exclusive purpose; and

3. One dollar ($1) shall be placed in a trust fund to be maintained by the

cabinet to provide an unrestricted revenue supplement, for operations of

the office related to the collection and administration of road fund taxes,

to county clerk offices in counties containing a population of less than

twenty thousand (20,000), as determined by the decennial census, and

for no other purpose. Annually, by March 1, the cabinet shall calculate

the amount collected in the previous calendar year and distribute the

entire fund proportionate to each county that qualifies under this

paragraph based on population. This revenue shall be considered current

year revenue when paid to the clerk and shall not be identified as excess

fees from the previous year.

(7) Any m otor vehicle registration cancelled for nonrenewal shall be subject to the

provisions of KRS 186.181.

(8) (a) The owner of a motor vehicle for which the registration has been cancelled

under this section, or revoked under KRS 186A.040(5)(b), shall be subje ct to

a reinstatement fee of forty dollars ($40), payable to the county clerk.

(b) The county clerk shall retain twenty dollars ($20) of the reinstatement fee and

forward the remaining twenty dollars ($20) to the cabinet.

(c) The portion of the reinstateme nt fee received by the cabinet under this

subsection as a result of a revocation under KRS 186A.040(5)(b) shall be

placed in an agency fund to provide additional funds exclusively for the

establishment, implementation, operation, maintenance, and any neces sary

improvements or replacement of the accessible online insurance verification

system established under KRS 186A.040.

Effective: June 27, 2025