KRS 281.724: Driveaway plates -- Fees -- Administrative regulations.

(1) (a) A driveaway business that holds a proper driveaway certificate issued under

KRS 281.630 may apply for a driveaway plate with the county clerk in each

county in which his or her principal office or place of business, branch office,

sub-agent, or agency is located.

(b) A driveaway plate allows a vehicle that has a valid registration of a declared

gross vehicle weight to be operated in driveaway service and shall be reusable

until the driveaway plate expires or is revoked.

(c) The registration fee for initial issuance and annual renewal of a driveaway

plate is one hundred fifty dollars ($150) and is payable to the county clerk.

(2) Upon receipt of the one hundred fifty dollar ($150) fee, the county clerk shall issue

a certificate of registration and one (1) dri veaway plate. The county clerk shall

furnish each driveaway business that holds a driveaway plate registered under this

section with additional driveaway plates upon the payment of a thirty -five dollar

($35) fee for each additional plate requested. Fifteen dollars ($15) of this fee shall

be retained by the county clerk for each additional plate issued.

(3) A driveaway plate issued under this section shall:

(a) Not be used on a vehicle operated on a highway except for the purpose of

transporting vehicles in transit;

(b) Not be used by tow truck operators transporting wrecked, disabled,

abandoned, improperly parked, or burned vehicles; and

(c) Be used only by owners, corporate officers, agents, or employees of the

business to which the plate was issued.

(4) Holders of a driveaway plate shall keep a record of each trip made using a

driveaway plate. This record shall include the:

(a) Vehicle identification number of the vehicle;

(b) Origin and destination of the vehicle;

(c) Total number of miles traveled; and

(d) Dates traveled.

(5) Driveaway plates issued under this section shall annually expire on December 31.

(6) If a driveaway certificate is revoked or not renewed, all driveaway plates issued

under this section to the driveaway business holding that driveaw ay certificate shall

be returned to the cabinet.

(7) The cabinet shall be responsible for the issuance and cancellation of driveaway

plates under this section, and the enforcement of this section, except for the normal

responsibilities of law enforcement a gencies. The cabinet may promulgate

administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to administer this

section.