KRS 186A.300: Possession of blank, uncompleted or partially executed title and

registration documents prohibited -- Exceptions.

(1) No person, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section shall have in his

possession any blank, uncompleted, or partially ex ecuted "certificate of title and

registration," "certificate of registration," "certificate of title," or other similarly

styled form or document, whether genuine or counterfeit, of this or any other state

or country, which is of a type that, when genuine and properly issued, evidences

ownership of a vehicle under the laws of this or another state or country, and

surrender of which is required in order to sell, transfer, register or title a motor

vehicle or trailer in this state.

(2) A person who possesses forms or documents of the type described in subsection (1)

of this section, is not in violation of this section if he:

(a) Is an employee of a manufacturer or printer of such forms or documents and

possesses such forms or documents in the normal course of the business of

design or manufacture of them in connection with bid invitation, bid, or

contract with a governmental agency related to supplying such forms for

governmental use.

(b) Is an employee of a shipper, or agency, under whose direction such forms are

being shipped or delivered to a state or local agency charged with receiving,

distributing or issuing such forms or documents, when they are in a container

sealed under governmental direction.

(c) Is an employee of a state agency who possesses such for ms or documents in

the course of carrying out his official duties when his duties are to handle such

forms or documents.

(d) Is a county clerk, or employee of a county clerk whose official work duties

require the handling of such forms or documents, and he possesses them

within the confines of the county clerk's office or official storage space or

immediately incidental to placing them in such places.

(e) Possesses such form or document and it is prominently and indelibly marked

on its face either: specimen, or void, or sample.