KRS 186.230: County clerk's duties -- Lien on vehicle, effect -- Issuance of plate without

collecting taxes and fees prohibited.

The county clerk shall see that KRS 186.005 to 186.260 are enforced. In so doing, the

clerk shall:

(1) Take all applications as provided in KRS 186.005 to 186.260;

(2) Issue the receipts on blanks furnished by the cabinet;

(3) Collect the fees due the state;

(4) Distribute the registration plates furnished by the Transportation Cabinet and

Department of Vehicle Regulation and kee p a complete public record of all

registrations for the county in the clerk's office;

(5) (a) Report and remit each Monday to the Transportation Cabinet all moneys

collected during the previous week, together with an electronic copy of all

receipts issued by the clerk during the same period. The clerk shall make all

forms of payment payable to the State Treasurer.

(b) If the clerk fails to file the report and remit the moneys required under this

subsection within seven (7) days after the report and remittan ce are due, the

clerk shall pay a penalty of one percent (1%) per month or fraction thereof on

the amount of money shown to be due on the report.

(c) The cabinet may grant a county clerk an extension of up to ten (10) days to

file the report and remit all moneys. The extension must be requested prior to

the end of the seven (7) day period and shall begin to run at the end of that

period.

(d) All penalties collected under this subsection shall be paid into the State

Treasury as a part of the revenue collected under KRS 186.005 to 186.260;

(6) Account to the Transportation Cabinet for all registration plates and receipt forms

consigned to the cl erk, at such time or times as the Transportation Cabinet may

direct, and give the appropriate cabinet timely notice of a probable deficiency of

plates or other supplies;

(7) Place a lien on any vehicle or manufactured home for which the county clerk, in

collecting the taxes and fees due the state or county clerk, accepts in payment a

check which is not honored upon presentment. The lien on the vehicle or

manufactured home under this subsection shall be for the amount of the check. A

lien under this subsecti on shall be subordinate to any prior perfected lien, either

contractual or statutory;

(8) Not permit a person to sell, trade, or transfer ownership of a motor vehicle or

manufactured home if evidence is presented to the county clerk that any lien exists

on the motor vehicle or manufactured home; and

(9) Not issue to any manufacturer or dealer any registration plate other than a

manufacturer's or dealer's plate, or registration plate which is under a dealer

assignment pursuant to KRS 186A.230, except when th e dealer registers a motor

vehicle under a U -Drive-It permit, without collecting designated registration fees

and applicable taxes.