Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 3, September 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
186A.215(3),
186A.295
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
186A.020 authorizes the cabinet to promulgate
administrative regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of KRS Chapter
186A.
KRS
186A.215(4) authorizes the
cabinet to promulgate an administrative regulation establishing the procedures
for the transferor of a motor vehicle if the transferee fails to submit the
required documentation to the county clerk. This administrative regulation
establishes the procedures for the transferor of a motor vehicle if the
transferee of the motor vehicle fails to submit the documentation as required
by
KRS
186A.215(3). This
administrative regulation also establishes the procedures for a motor vehicle
owner to reactivate a vehicle title that has been mistakenly
surrendered.
Section 1. Transfer of
Vehicle Ownership.
(1) If the transferee of a
motor vehicle fails to submit the documents required by
KRS
186A.215(3) to a county
clerk's office within fifteen (15) days, the transferor of the motor vehicle
shall submit a signed and notarized TC Form 96-3, Affidavit of Incomplete
Transfer, to his or her county clerk of residence.
(2) Upon receipt of a signed and notarized TC
Form 96-3, Affidavit of Incomplete Transfer, a county clerk shall enter data
into the titling system to surrender the title and restrict a registration
transaction on the motor vehicle until the transfer has been
processed.
Section 2.
Reactivation of a Surrendered Title.
(1) A
vehicle owner who has mistakenly surrendered a vehicle title may apply to the
county clerk for the reactivation of the title. The vehicle owner shall provide
the following information to the county clerk's office:
(a) Name of the vehicle owner;
(b) Address of the vehicle owner;
(c) Identification number or complete
description of the vehicle; and
(d)
Reason why the title needs to be reactivated, including a statement of how the
title was mistakenly surrendered.
(2) The Transportation Cabinet shall not
reactivate a title surrendered pursuant to
KRS
186A.295 unless the owner of record or his or
her agent is the applicant for the reactivation.
Section 3. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) "Affidavit of Incomplete Transfer", TC
Form 96-3, revised December 2011, is incorporated by reference.
(2) This material may be inspected, copied,
or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Department of Vehicle
Regulation, 200 Mero Street, Frankfort, Kentucky 40622. This material may also
be obtained by accessing the cabinet's Web site at
http://transportation.ky.gov/.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
186A.020,
186A.215(4)
