{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-186a.215","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 186A.215","heading":"Procedures for transfer of vehicle ownership.","body":"(1) If an owner transfers his interest in a vehicle, he shall, at the time of the delivery of\nthe vehicle, execute an assignment and warranty of title to the transferee in the\nspace provided therefor on the certificate of title, except if the space provided\ntherefor on the owner's certificate of title fails to meet the Kentucky requirements\nfor lawful conveyance of title or if the space provided therefor on the owner's\ncertificate of title fails to meet the requirements for the owner to execute an\nodometer disc losure statement as required by federal law in effect at the time\ntransferor executes an assignment and warranty of title. Pursuant to the exceptions\nprovided by this subsection and in other cases where applicable, the transferor shall\nexecute an assignmen t and warranty of title to the transferee by executing the\napplication as provided by the Department of Vehicle Regulation and available\nfrom the county clerk. The transferor shall cause the application with the certificate\nof title attached to be delivered to the transferee.\n(2) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the transferee shall, promptly after\ndelivery to him of the vehicle, execute the application for a new certificate of title\nand registration. If an application is required by subsection  (1) of this section, the\ntransferee shall execute the applicable portions provided to him by his transferor.\nAny unexpired registration shall remain valid upon transfer of said vehicle to the\ntransferee.\n(3) The application with its supporting documentati on attached shall promptly be\nsubmitted to the county clerk as provided in KRS 186A.115, together with the\nrequired fees.\n(4) If it comes to the attention of a transferor that a transferee did not promptly submit\nthe necessary document within fifteen (15) calendar days to the county clerk as\nrequired by law in order to complete the transfer transaction, a transferor shall\nsubmit to the county clerk, in his county of residence, an affidavit that he has\ntransferred his interest in a specific vehicle, and the clerk shall enter appropriate\ndata into the AVIS system which shall restrict any registration transaction from\noccurring on that vehicle until the transfer has been processed. The Transportation\nCabinet may adopt administrative regulations governing this s ubsection. This\nsubsection shall not apply to any transactions involving licensed Kentucky motor\nvehicle dealers.\n(5) This section shall not apply to a vehicle which has had the title surrendered to a\ncounty clerk or a hulk vehicle. Hulk vehicle shall mean a vehicle or part thereof that\nis:\n(a) In a rusted, wrecked, discarded, worn out, extensively damaged, dismantled,\nand mechanically inoperative condition; or\n(b) Of an apparent value of less than two hundred dollars ($200).","path":["KRS Chapter 186A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=6179","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:40Z","sha256":"052b2f814454d4620686fb0081eafc1daaf920c245bccb964ea14a8fbe043387","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-186a.210","next":"us-ky/krs-186a.220"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}