KRS 186.060: Motor vehicles leased or owned by governmental units or emergency and

ambulance vehicles operated by nonprofit corporations organized by units of

government -- Use of official plates on motor vehicles leased by governmental

entity.

(1) Applications for registration of motor vehicles leased or owned by a county, city,

urban-county, or board of education, or emergency and ambulance vehicles

operated by nonprofit corporations organized by units of government in the state or

by the state or federal government shall be submitted to the county clerk, who shall

enter the application into AVIS and issue a registration receipt and the official

license plate described in KRS 186.240. If the cabinet subsequently determines the

registration should not have processed under this section, it may revoke the

registration. For providing the services, the entity requesting the registration under

this section shall pay the fees described in KRS 186.040.

(2) After the issuance of a license plate under subsection (1) of this section, no

subsequent registration or renewal shall be necessary so long as the vehicle is

leased or owned by the governmental unit, except in the case of loss or destruction

of the license plate. In the event of loss or destruction of the li cense plate, the

license plate shall be replaced in the same manner as if no plate had ever been

issued.

(3) When a motor vehicle leased or owned by an entity allowed to use an official plate

under this section is transferred or sold to another governmenta l unit, a new license

plate shall be issued for the vehicle in the same manner as provided for in

subsection (1) of this section and shall have the same effect as given to such license

plates in subsection (2) of this section.

(4) A person shall not use an y license plate that has been issued for use on a motor

vehicle leased or owned by a governmental unit on a motor vehicle that is not

leased or owned by an entity allowed to use an official plate under this section.

(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of KR S 186.020 and 186.050, a governmental

entity which leases a motor vehicle may have that vehicle equipped with an official

plate under this section. Upon termination of the lease agreement, if ownership of

the motor vehicle does not revert to an entity allo wed to use an official plate under

this section, the owner of the motor vehicle shall surrender the official plates and

apply for registration under the provisions of KRS 186.050.