KRS 363.785: Retail electric vehicle charging license -- Annual fee -- Fund -- Required

inspections -- Administrative regulations.

(1) Beginning January 1, 2027, an electric vehicle power dealer shall not operate an

electric vehicle charging station witho ut first obtaining a retail electric vehicle

charging license from the department. A retail electric vehicle charging license shall

be valid from the date of issuance until January 31 of the following calendar year.

(2) The department shall collect an annu al license fee in the amount of one hundred

dollars ($100) per electric vehicle charging port located at an electric vehicle

charging station from the license holder to be deposited in the fund established in

subsection (3) of this section for the purpose of implementing and administering of

the retail electric vehicle charging program established by this section.

(3) (a) There is hereby established in the State Treasury a trust and agency account to

be known as the retail electric vehicle charging station license fund. The fund

shall consist of moneys received from the license fee imposed in subsection

(2) of this section, state appropriations, gifts, grants, and federal funds.

(b) The fund shall be administered by the department.

(c) Amounts deposited in t he fund shall be used for the implementation and

administration of the electric vehicle charging station inspection program

established by this section and for no other purpose.

(d) Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, fund amounts not expended at the close of a

fiscal year shall not lapse but shall be carried forward into the next fiscal year.

(4) Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, beginning January 1, 2027, the

department shall inspect each licensed electric vehicle charging station owned or

leased by an electric vehicle power dealer at least once every two (2) years. The

inspection shall include determinations of compliance with the standards in the

current edition of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Handbook

44 or other applicable standards relating to:

(a) The accuracy of the meters and displays of the electric vehicle charging ports

from which electricity is sold, including with regard to the electrical rate, the

charging speed, and the real -time charging status of the cust omer's electric

vehicle;

(b) Electrical and safety standards;

(c) Output voltages from electric vehicle charging port connectors;

(d) Security of payment methods and customer data; and

(e) Any physical security or cybersecurity measures that the department may

require.

(5) Electric vehicle charging stations constructed using funds from the National

Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Funding Program established under the federal

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Pub. L. No. 117 -58, shall not be subject to

the licensure or inspection requirements of this section or administrative regulations

promulgated under this section until five (5) years have elapsed from the initial date

of operation o f the electric vehicle charging station and the long -term stewardship

requirement under 23 C.F.R. sec. 680.106 has expired.

(6) Within ninety (90) days of July 15, 2026, the department shall promulgate

administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chap ter 13A to establish

electric vehicle charging station inspection standards and to carry out and enforce

this section.