KRS 186.051: Year -round registration system -- Cabinet may designate separate

registration years -- Staggered registration system for commercial motor

vehicles.

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, the cabinet shall by January 1, 1978,

establish a year-round system for the registration of vehicles under the provisions of

KRS 186.050(1). The system shall be designed so as to distribute the work load as

uniformly as practicable within the various offices of the county clerks, as well as

the cabinet, on a year -round basis. In implementing a year -round registration

system, the cabinet may establish separate and distinct registration years. Each

registration year so designated shall begin on the first day of a calendar month and

expire on the last day of t he last calendar month in a registration period.

Registration periods may be designated to include less than twelve (12) consecutive

months and registration fees shall be computed at a rate of one -twelfth (1/12) of the

appropriate annual registration fee p er month in each registration period. The

cabinet may establish a registration year of more than twelve (12) months except

that registration fees for designated periods of more than twelve (12) months may

be paid at the option of the owner. The cabinet may promulgate reasonable

administrative regulations to carry out the orderly implementation and

administration of the year -round registration system. Any transaction relating to

registration or registration renewal which would cause an unexpired Kentucky

motor vehicle license plate to be surrendered shall have that unexpired fee prorated

or credited against any additional fee required by a subsequent registration.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, the cabinet shall by April 1, 1980,

establish a year-round system for the registration of vehicles under the provisions of

KRS 186.050(3)(a). The system shall be designed so as to distribute the work load

as uniformly as practicable within the various offices of the county clerks, as well as

the cab inet, on a year -round basis. In implementing a year -round registration

system, the cabinet may establish separate and distinct registration years. Each

registration year so designated shall begin on the first day of a calendar month and

expire on the last day of the last calendar month in a registration period.

Registration periods may be designated to include less than twelve (12) consecutive

months and registration fees shall be computed at a rate of one -twelfth (1/12) of the

appropriate annual registrati on fee per month in each registration period. The

cabinet may establish a registration year of more than twelve (12) months except

that registration fees for designated periods of more than twelve (12) months may

be paid at the option of the owner. The cab inet may promulgate reasonable

administrative regulations to carry out the orderly implementation and

administration of the year-round registration system.

(3) The Transportation Cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations to establish

a staggered registration system for those commercial motor vehicles registered

pursuant to KRS 186.050(13).