186.061 Motor vehicles owned by nonprofit volunteer fire department, volunteer
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fire prevention unit, or volunteer fire protection unit.
(1)Applications for registration of motor vehicles owned exclusively by any nonprofit
volunteer fire department, volunteer fire prevention unit, or volunteer fire protection
unit shall be accompanied by a statement from the chief or assistant chief of the
volunteer fire department or unit that owns the motor vehicle, certifying that the
motor vehicle is exclusively owned and operated by the volunteer fire department or
unit. The application and statement shall be forwarded by the county clerk to the
cabinet, which shall give special authority to the clerk to register it. Upon receiving
that authority, the clerk shall issue a registration receipt and the official number
plate described in KRS 186.240(6), and report the registration to the head of the
cabinet authorizing the registration. For his services in issuing such certificate of
registration and number plate and reporting the same, the county clerk shall be
entitled to a fee of three dollars ($3) in each instance, to be paid by the volunteer
fire department or unit.
(2)After registration of any vehicle owned exclusively by any nonprofit volunteer fire
department, volunteer fire prevention unit, or volunteer fire protection unit and after
issuance of a number plate for the vehicle so owned, no subsequent registration or
renewal of same, and no subsequent renewal of a number plate of the vehicle shall
be necessary so long as the vehicle is owned exclusively by the volunteer fire
department or unit except in the case of loss or destruction of the license plate. In
the event of loss or destruction, the number plate shall be replaced in the same
manner as if no plate had ever been issued.
(3)When a motor vehicle owned exclusively by any nonprofit volunteer fire
department, volunteer fire prevention unit, or volunteer fire protection unit is
transferred or sold to another nonprofit volunteer fire department, volunteer fire
prevention unit, or volunteer fire protection unit or another governmental unit a new
license plate shall be issued for the vehicle in the same manner as provided for in
subsection
(1)of this section and shall have the same effect as given to such license
plates in subsection
(2)of this section.
(4)No person shall use on a motor vehicle, not exclusively owned by any nonprofit
volunteer fire department, volunteer fire prevention unit, or volunteer fire protection
unit, any license plate that has been issued for use on a motor vehicle owned by a
volunteer fire department or unit.