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Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XVI. Motor Vehicles § 186A.105.Information required for issuance of temporary registration; dealer to keep log of each temporary tag obtained and used

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) Motor vehicle dealers, their agents and county clerks, before equipping a vehicle with a temporary tag, shall print or stamp in waterproof ink, legibly, in the spaces provided on the tag:

(a) The month, day and year the vehicle was delivered to the purchaser;

(b) The month, day and year of expiration of the tag which shall be no more than sixty (60) days following the date of delivery of the vehicle to the purchaser;

(c) The purchaser's or owner's name;

(d) The year model, make and vehicle identification number of the vehicle sold; and

(e) Either the dealer's name, city of principal place of business and the telephone number, including telephone area code, or the clerk's name, county and telephone number, including area code.

(2)(a) The dealer's employee who executes the temporary tag shall place his or her signature in the space provided.

(b) A dealer who issues, or whose agents issue, temporary tags shall:

1. Keep a log of each temporary tag obtained and each tag issued, legibly showing all information entered by the dealer or dealer's agent on forms supplied by the cabinet. These records may be kept in an electronic format;

2. Organize the log in sequential order by the date the tags are issued;

3. Maintain the log at the dealer's principal place of business and make it available for inspection by any law enforcement officer or authorized agent of the Motor Vehicle Commission upon request;

4. Retain any temporary tags which have been voided as part of the log; and

5. Retain the log for a period of at least two (2) years following the date of issuance of the last dated tags whose issuance is indicated on any individual temporary tag log sheet. These records may be kept in an electronic format.

(3) The county clerk who executes the temporary tag shall place his or her signature in the space provided. A county clerk who issues temporary tags shall keep a log of each temporary tag obtained and each tag issued, showing all information entered by the county clerk on forms supplied by the cabinet, and shall make the log available for inspection by any law enforcement officer upon request. The log shall be retained by the county clerk for a period of at least two (2) years following the date of issuance of the last dated tags whose issuance is indicated on any individual temporary tag log sheet. The log required under this subsection may be kept by the county clerk in an electronic format.

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