KRS 186A.017: Electronic title application and registration system -- Application by

approved entity -- Contracts with third parties -- Fees -- Administrative

regulations.

(1) The cabinet shall establish an electronic title application and registr ation system

which allows the submission of the required forms and signatures electronically in

lieu of the paper application process for titles and salvage titles.

(2) The electronic title application and registration system established under this

section shall:

(a) Collect all the necessary information required under KRS 186A.060;

(b) Collect and electronically transmit all fees imposed under KRS 186.040,

186.050, 186.162, and 186A.130, any fees imposed under subsection (7) of

this section, and the motor vehicle use tax levied under KRS 138.460;

(c) Accept electronic signatures which satisfy the requirements of KRS 369.101

to 369.120; and

(d) Transmit the information in a secure manner.

(3) An approved entity that wishes to use the electronic title application and registration

system shall transmit all application documents, required electronic signatures, and

fees through the system to the county clerk of the county in which either the

purchaser of the vehicle resides or the motor vehicle dealer selling th e vehicle is

located.

(4) When the electronic title application and registration system is fully implemented, a

county clerk who receives an application transmitted through the system shall, by 3

p.m. the next business day, either:

(a) Accept the application and forward it to the cabinet; or

(b) Reject the application and return it to the approved entity.

(5) If a county clerk is required to manually enter information from an application into

AVIS before forwarding it to the cabinet, the title application and registration

system shall not be considered fully implemented. The cabinet shall make the

determination of whether the title application and registration system shall be

considered fully implemented.

(6) An entity that wishes to become an approved entity for the purposes of this chapter

shall submit an application to the cabinet, along with a one hundred fi fty dollar

($150) application fee. If approved, the entity shall pay an annual registration fee to

the cabinet. All fees collected under this subsection shall be deposited into the road

fund.

(7) The cabinet shall enter into contracts with qualified third -party providers to

integrate with AVIS and other systems to provide software and programs to

approved entities to facilitate electronic vehicle registration, titling, and filing of

title lien statements. A third party that contracts with the cabinet under this section

may act on behalf of the cabinet and county clerks in receiving, processing, and

transmitting to the county clerk title and registration applications, salvage title

applications, title lien statements, and related documents and fees.

(8) Any agreement with the cabinet and a third -party provider under subsection (7) of

this section shall authorize an online transaction fee to be charged by the third -party

provider to an approved entity. A motor vehicle dealer licensed under KRS Chapter

190 who u ses the electronic title application and registration system to file the

documentation necessary to obtain a certificate of title, salvage title, or registration

for the purchaser of a vehicle shall collect from the purchaser any fees charged for

the trans action by the third -party provider. The dealer shall remit fees collected

under this subsection to the county clerk through the electronic title application and

registration system. Except for salvage title applications, any transaction fee

charged under t his subsection shall be listed separately on the buyer's order and

identified as "online system filing fee."

(9) The cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS

Chapter 13A to establish qualifications for approved entities an d procedures for the

electronic title application and registration system.