KRS 186A.315: . Possession of manufacturer's identification number plates prohibited --

Exceptions.

(1) No person shall have in his possession a manufacturer's vehicle identification

number plate unless it is attached to the vehicle, or vehicle part, to which it w as

originally affixed by the manufacturer, nor shall any person have any facsimile of

such a plate.

(2) This section shall not prohibit possession of legitimate plates by persons:

(a) Whose possession is incident to a contract to supply them to a manufacturer of

new motor vehicles, or when such plates are in the possession of a

manufacturer of new vehicles, or such manufacturer's employee, who

possesses them within the scope of his work when his work involved the

manufacture or storage of such plates, for l egitimate placement upon newly

manufactured vehicles, legitimate affixing of such plates upon newly

manufactured vehicles, or legitimate affixing of a replacement plate.

(b) Who possess such plate immediately incident to transferring it from being

legitimately attached to a wrecked part or portion of a vehicle to a replacement

part or portion for installation on, or installed on, the same vehicle on which

the plate was originally placed by the manufacturer, when such possession and

transfer is authorized in writing by the Department of Vehicle Regulation.

(c) Who are authorized in writing, by the commissioner of the Department of

Vehicle Regulation under the provisions of KRS 186.1911 to possess such

plates.