186A.127 Permanent fleet registration plates -- Fees and taxes -- Delinquency
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penalty -- Annual reconciliation -- Administrative regulations.
(1)The cabinet shall establish procedures whereby an owner or lessee of fleet vehicles
may be issued permanent fleet registration plates for vehicles in its fleet.
(2)The owner of a fleet of motor vehicles shall, upon application in the manner and at
the time prescribed and upon approval by the department, payment of ad valorem
taxes under KRS Chapter 132, and registration fees under KRS 186.040 or 186.050,
be issued permanent fleet license plates. Except for U-Drive-It vehicles described in
subsection (3)(b) of this section, vehicles with a fleet license plate shall have the
company’s name or logo and unit number displayed on the vehicle so that they are
readily identifiable.
(a)Except as provided in paragraph
(b)of this subsection, fleet plates, which
shall be of a distinctive color, shall have the word "Fleet" appearing at the
bottom, and the word "Kentucky" appearing at the top. In all other respects,
fleet plates shall conform to the provisions of KRS 186.240.
(b)U-Drive-It vehicles owned by a motor vehicle renting company as defined by
KRS 281.687 shall be issued regular standard issue license plates. Fleet
vehicles under this paragraph shall be issued a decal by the cabinet to denote
the permanent registration status of the vehicle.
(4)In addition to the registration fee prescribed by KRS 186.050 for initial and renewal
registrations, an annual fleet management fee of two dollars ($2) per vehicle shall
be charged. A one-time license plate manufacturing fee of four dollars ($4) shall be
charged for plates issued for the established number of vehicles in the fleet. All fees
collected under this section shall be deposited into the road fund.
(5)Payment of ad valorem taxes and registration fees shall be made annually and shall
be evidenced only by the issuance of a single receipt by the cabinet. The provisions
of KRS 186.170 requiring a registration receipt to be kept in the vehicle shall not
apply and no annual registration decal shall be required for vehicles registered in
accordance with this section.
(6)If a recipient of fleet license plates fails to pay all annual registration fees and ad
valorem taxes on vehicles in its fleet properly and in a timely manner, the cabinet
may impose a delinquency penalty of:
(a)Ten percent (10%) of the delinquent taxes and fees due, if the failure is for not
more than thirty
(30)days; and
(b)An additional ten percent (10%) penalty for each additional thirty
(30)days,
or fraction thereof, that the failure continues, not to exceed a total penalty of
one hundred percent (100%) in the aggregate.
(7)All recipients of fleet license plates authorized by this section shall provide the
department with an annual vehicle reconciliation and shall annually surrender all
unassigned license plates. Failure to comply with this subsection may result in fines
of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each occurrence or in suspension or
termination from the fleet program.
(8)The cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS
Chapter 13A to set forth procedures for:
(a)Fleet vehicle owners to apply to the cabinet for permanent registration for
their fleet vehicles in accordance with this section; and
(b)Fleet vehicle owners who qualify as approved entities under KRS 186A.005
to access the electronic title application and registration system for
registration renewal and payment of annual fees and taxes on permanent
registrations.