RELATES TO:
KRS
186.115,
186.200,
186A.070,
186A.120,
186A.130,
186A.165,
186A.170,
186A.520
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
186A.170(1)(b) authorizes
the Transportation Cabinet, Department of Vehicle Regulation, to promulgate
administrative regulations providing exceptions to the speed title procedure.
This administrative regulation establishes the procedures necessary to apply to
obtain a certificate of title by means of an accelerated process and
establishes the process for the cabinet to issue a motor vehicle certificate of
title within forty-eight (48) hours of receipt of electronic speed title
application from a county clerk.
Section
1. Definitions.
(2) "Rebuilt title" means a certificate of
title issued pursuant to
601 KAR
9:200 for a specific motor vehicle that had been
damaged and subsequently restored to an operable condition by replacing two (2)
or more major component parts.
(3)
"Resident" is defined by
KRS
186.010(12).
(4) "Salvage title" is defined by
KRS
186A.520(1).
(5) "Speed title" or "Speed certificate of
title" means an expedited issuance of a certificate of title by the
Transportation Cabinet as established in
KRS
186A.170.
Section 2. Application for Kentucky
Certificate of Title and Registration, TC 96-182.
(1) A completed Application for Kentucky
Certificate of Title and Registration shall be submitted to the Division of
Motor Licensing if a vehicle changes ownership or if the owner is a new
Kentucky resident.
(2) A copy of
the vehicle owner's Kentucky driver's license and ownership document or
documents shall be attached to the Application for Kentucky Certificate of
Title and Registration.
Section
3. Forty-eight (48) Hour Exceptions. An Application for Kentucky
Certificate of Title and Registration for a speed certificate of title shall,
pursuant to this administrative regulation and
KRS
186A.170(1)(b), be exempt
from the forty-eight (48) hour requirement established in
KRS
186A.170(1) if the
Application for Kentucky Certificate of Title and Registration:
(1) Is electronically received by the cabinet
from the county clerk on a Friday or Saturday;
(2) Does not include all of the required
supporting materials as established in
KRS
186.020;
(3) Includes one (1) or more supporting
documents that is fraudulent, incomplete, or incorrect;
(4) Is for a classic motor vehicle project as
established in
601 KAR
23:010; or
(5) Is not timely delivered to the cabinet
due to delays from the postal delivery services.
Section 4. Motor Vehicles Ineligible for a
Speed Title. The following motor vehicles shall not be eligible for a speed
title. A motor vehicle:
(1) Assembled from
parts of junked, un-rebuildable, or other similar classification that
disqualifies the vehicle from being titled for highway use pursuant to
KRS
186.115;
(2) Subject to the classic motor vehicle
project as established in
601 KAR
23:010;
(3) In a condition that requires the owner to
obtain a rebuilt title as established in
601 KAR
9:200; or
(4) In a condition that requires the owner to
obtain a salvage title as established in
KRS
186A.520.
Section 5. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) "Application for Kentucky Certificate of
Title and Registration," TC 96-182, May 2020 is incorporated by
reference.
(2)
(a) This material may be inspected, copied,
or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Transportation Cabinet
Building, Department of Vehicle Regulation, Division of Motor Licensing, 200
Mero Street, Frankfort, Kentucky 40622, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.
through 4:30 p.m.