RELATES TO:
KRS 186A.090
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: This administrative
regulation prescribes how to apply for a new or replacement vehicle
identification number plate through the Department of Vehicle Regulation when
the previous number is missing or when the vehicle or trailer has never had a
vehicle identification number; and how a vehicle identification number plate
shall be placed on the vehicle after approval and production by the Department
of Vehicle Regulation as required by
KRS 186A.090.
Section
1. When applying for a new or replacement vehicle identification
number as permitted by
KRS 186A.090, the owner of the motor vehicle,
trailer or semitrailer but excluding mobile homes shall do the following:
(1) Complete, in full, the form for
application for motor number or vehicle identification number prescribed and
furnished by the Transportation Cabinet. This application must be signed and
notarized.
(2) Submit the completed
application to the county clerk or deliver in person to the Department of
Vehicle Regulation, Division of Motor Vehicle Licensing, Frankfort, Kentucky.
Attached to the completed application shall be proof of vehicle ownership, such
as title, registration, affidavit, or court order, a notarized statement
explaining why there is no serial or identification number on the vehicle and
the address where the vehicle may be examined.
Section 2. The county clerk shall submit all
documentation received to a certified motor vehicle inspector. The certified
inspector shall examine the vehicle and assure that it is lawfully owned by the
applicant. The certified inspector, after determining that the applicant is the
lawful owner and completing any applicable portions of the application form,
shall submit his findings and the completed application and supporting
documentation to the Department of Vehicle Regulation.
Section 3. When the Department of Vehicle
Regulation approves the application, a vehicle identification number shall be
assigned. After the vehicle identification number is assigned, the Department
of State Police Vehicle Investigation Section shall designate how and where the
assigned number shall be affixed on the vehicle. The vehicle identification
number plate, certified copy of the application and diagram showing the
location on the vehicle where the Department of State Police require the
vehicle identification number plate be affixed shall be provided the certified
inspector. The certified inspector from the county where the registration
and/or title is to be obtained shall inspect the vehicle and verify that the
number plate is affixed to the vehicle in the location designated by the
Kentucky State Police.
Section 4.
The fully completed inspection form shall be forwarded to the county clerk by
the certified inspector. The county clerk shall register the vehicle and then
forward the application to the Department of Vehicle Regulation.
