KRS 224.20-720: Issuance of compliance or exemption certificates -- Certificate required

for registration renewal -- Exception -- Inspection of state vehicles.

(1) A compliance certificate shall be issued for each vehicle which meets and passes the

annual inspecti on requirements. An exemption certificate may be issued under

conditions adopted by the issuing authority, except that vehicles registered to

military personnel on active duty whose duty station is outside of a county where a

vehicle exhaust testing progra m is implemented shall receive an exemption

certificate. A certificate shall be issued to a vehicle only at an official emissions

inspection station established and operated under a valid permit issued by the

cabinet. All certificates shall be serially num bered or otherwise identified.

Certificates shall be strictly accounted for by the issuing authority.

(2) No vehicle registered in counties required by the cabinet to have a vehicle emission

control program shall have its registration renewed pursuant to K RS Chapter 186

without a valid compliance certificate or exemption certificate issued pursuant to

KRS 224.20-710 to 224.20-765. Vehicles with state or official registration routinely

operating in these counties shall be inspected at the same frequency as p rivately

owned registered vehicles.