KRS 367.702: Definitions for KRS 367.701 to 367.709. (Effective January 1, 2027)

As used in KRS 367.701 to 367.709:

(1) "Borrower" means a debtor, or retail purchaser or lessee, under a finance

agreement;

(2) "Commercial" means a transaction under which a ve hicle will be used primarily for

business purposes;

(3) "Consumer":

(a) Means:

1. An individual purchaser or lessee of a vehicle; or

2. A borrower; and

(b) Includes a contract holder;

(4) "Contract holder" means a person who is the purchaser or holder of a vehicle value

protection agreement;

(5) "Creditor" means any of the following:

(a) The lender in a loan transaction;

(b) The lessor in a lease transaction;

(c) Any retail seller of vehicles; and

(d) The assignee of any person referenced in paragraph (a), (b), or (c) of this

subsection to whom a credit obligation is payable;

(6) "Debt waiver" means any:

(a) Guaranteed asset protection waiver; and

(b) Excess wear and use waiver;

(7) "Excess wear and use waiver" means a contractual agreement, as part of or as a

separate addendum to a lease agreement, in which a creditor agrees, with or without

a separate charge, to cancel or waive all or parts of amounts that may become due

under a borrower's lease agreement as a result of excessive wear and use of a

vehicle, including an agreement to cancel or waive amounts due for excessive

mileage;

(8) "Finance agreement" means any of the following:

(a) A loan, retail installment sales contract, or lease for the purchase, refinancing,

or lease of a vehicle; and

(b) A loan with a term of at least twelve (12) months that is secured by a vehicle;

(9) "Free look period" means a period of time from the effective date of a vehicle

financial protection product until the date the vehicle financial protection product

may be canceled without penalty, fees, or costs;

(10) "Guaranteed asset protection waiver":

(a) Means a contractual agreement wherein a creditor agrees, with or without a

separate charge, to cancel or waiv e all or part of amounts due under a

borrower's finance agreement in the event of a total physical damage loss or

unrecovered theft of the vehicle; and

(b) May provide, with or without a separate charge, a benefit that waives an

amount, or provides a borro wer with a credit, toward the purchase of a

replacement vehicle;

(11) "Insurer" means:

(a) An insurance company licensed, registered, or otherwise authorized under the

laws of this state to transact insurance business; or

(b) A nonadmitted insurer in accor dance with the requirements of Subtitle 10 of

KRS Chapter 304;

(12) "Person" includes an individual, company, association, organization, partnership,

business trust, corporation, and every form of legal entity;

(13) "Vehicle":

(a) Means a self-propelled or towed vehicle designed for personal or commercial

use; and

(b) Includes automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, all -terrain

vehicles, snowmobiles, campers, boats, personal watercraft, and related

trailers;

(14) "Vehicle financial protection product" means any:

(a) Debt waiver; and

(b) Vehicle value protection agreement; and

(15) "Vehicle value protection agreement":

(a) Means a contractual agreement that, upon the occurrence of an adverse event

to a contract holder's vehicle, including loss, theft, damage, obsolescence,

diminished value, or depreciation, provides a benefit towards either:

1. The reduction of some or all o f the contract holder's current finance

agreement deficiency balance; or

2. The purchase or lease of a replacement vehicle or vehicle services;

(b) Includes trade -in credit agreements, diminished value agreements,

depreciation benefit agreements, vehicle c ash down payment agreements, and

other similarly named agreements; and

(c) Does not include:

1. A debt waiver;

2. A service contract as defined in KRS 304.5-070; or

3. Insurance or an insurance contract regulated under KRS Chapter 304.