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Code · Kentucky · Kentucky Revised Statutes

186.040 Issuance of certificate of registration -- Plates -- Clerk's fee -- Donations to

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child care assistance account -- Additional fees and distribution.
(a)Upon receiving the application and fee, the county clerk shall issue to the
owner a certificate of registration containing the information required by
subsection
(2)of this section and a registration plate.
(b)If the cabinet finds that there is a shortage of materials suitable for making
plates, or that a substantial saving will result, it may require by an
administrative regulation promulgated in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A
and with the approval of the Governor that the previously issued plates
continue to be used for a designated period.
(c)Except as provided in subsection
(3)of this section and in KRS 186.162, for
services performed, the owner shall pay the county clerk the sum of six
dollars ($6) for each registration, or if the registration exceeds a twelve
month period, the clerk shall receive a fee of nine dollars ($9).
(2)The certificate of registration shall contain the registration number, the name and
post office address of the owner, and such other information as the cabinet may
require.
(3)Thirty dollars ($30) of the registration fee under KRS 186.050 for a motor vehicle
that has a declared gross vehicle weight with any towed unit of forty-four thousand
and one (44,001) pounds or greater shall be distributed to the county clerk of the
county where the vehicle is registered.
(a)Any person requesting a certificate of registration or renewal of registration of
any type of motor vehicle shall have the opportunity to donate one dollar ($1)
to the child care assistance account.
(b)The one dollar ($1) donation shall be added to the regular fee for vehicle
registration.
(c)One
(1)donation may be made per issuance or renewal of vehicle registration.
(d)Donation to the child care assistance account shall be voluntary and may be
refused by the applicant at the time of the issuance or renewal of any vehicle
registration.
(a)The county clerk may retain five percent (5%) of fees collected for the child
care assistance account under subsection
(4)of this section.
(b)The remaining funds shall be deposited into a trust and agency account in the
State Treasury to the credit of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services for
the exclusive use as follows:
1. Funds shall be made available to the agencies that administer child care
subsidy funds; and
2. Funds shall be used as determined by the cabinet for working families
whose income exceeds the state income eligibility limits for child day
care assistance.
(a)Except as provided in KRS 186.162, in addition to the registration fee
provided for county clerks in subsections
(1)and
(3)of this section, an
additional three dollars ($3) per registration shall be collected at the time of
registration.
(b)This additional fee shall be distributed as follows:
1. One dollar ($1) shall be placed in an agency fund to provide additional
funds exclusively for technological improvements or replacement of the
AVIS system. The operation and maintenance of AVIS shall remain as
currently provided for from the operational budget of the Transportation
Cabinet and shall not be reduced below the 2005-2006 funding level;
2. One dollar ($1) shall be placed in an agency trust fund to provide funds
exclusively for technological improvements to the hardware and
software in county clerk offices related to the collection and
administration of road fund taxes. The cabinet, in consultation with
county clerks, shall allocate funds as necessary from this fund to be used
for this exclusive purpose; and
3. One dollar ($1) shall be placed in a trust fund to be maintained by the
cabinet to provide an unrestricted revenue supplement, for operations of
the office related to the collection and administration of road fund taxes,
to county clerk offices in counties containing a population of less than
twenty thousand (20,000), as determined by the decennial census, and
for no other purpose. Annually, by March 1, the cabinet shall calculate
the amount collected in the previous calendar year and distribute the
entire fund proportionate to each county that qualifies under this
paragraph based on population. This revenue shall be considered current
year revenue when paid to the clerk and shall not be identified as excess
fees from the previous year.
(7)Any motor vehicle registration cancelled for nonrenewal shall be subject to the
provisions of KRS 186.181.
(a)The owner of a motor vehicle for which the registration has been cancelled
under this section, or revoked under KRS 186A.040(5)(b), shall be subject to
a reinstatement fee of forty dollars ($40), payable to the county clerk.
(b)The county clerk shall retain twenty dollars ($20) of the reinstatement fee and
forward the remaining twenty dollars ($20) to the cabinet.
(c)The portion of the reinstatement fee received by the cabinet under this
subsection as a result of a revocation under KRS 186A.040(5)(b) shall be
placed in an agency fund to provide additional funds exclusively for the
establishment, implementation, operation, maintenance, and any necessary
improvements or replacement of the accessible online insurance verification
system established under KRS 186A.040.
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