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CHAPTER 135
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CHAPTER 135
( SB 110 )
AN ACT relating to motor vehicles and declaring an emergency.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:
SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 186A IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
(1) Beginning July 1, 2027:
(a) 1. Except as provided in subparagraph 2. of this paragraph, a lienholder shall use the electronic
title application and registration system to submit liens and lien documents.
2. This paragraph shall not apply to lienholders who are not normally engaged in the business of
financing motor vehicles or manufactured homes and are exempted by the department; and
(b) 1. Except as provided in subparagraph 2. of this paragraph, a motor vehicle dealer licensed
under KRS Chapter 190 or a manufactured home retailer licensed under KRS Chapter 227
shall use the electronic title application and registration system and the centralized lien
management system to submit title, registration, and lien documents.
2. This paragraph shall not apply to any motor vehicle dealer who submits less than twenty-five
(25) title applications annually.
(2) The Transportation Cabinet shall:
(a) Work with county clerks, motor vehicle dealers, manufactured home retailers, lenders, and other
entities to construct and test systems to enable full implementation of the electronic title application
and registration system and the centralized lien management system prior to July 1, 2027; and
(b) Ensure that the electronic title application and registration system and the centralized lien
management system are operational by January 1, 2027.
SECTION 2. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 186A IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
Beginning January 1, 2027:
(1) Upon application for title under this chapter, the title shall not be mailed to the owner of the vehicle or
manufactured home, but shall instead be held in AVIS;
(2) The certificate of title shall be considered to be physically held by the lienholder for the purposes of
compliance with state and federal odometer disclosure requirements, and a paper title shall not be required.
The title may be in digital or electronic format;
(3) Lienholders may request a printed title by submitting a request electronically through the electronic title
application and registration system and paying the title print fees under Section 4 of this Act; and
(4) A vehicle owner may request a printed copy of the title by submitting an application to the county clerk and
paying the title print fees under Section 4 of this Act:
(a) Upon lien satisfaction in the system of record in AVIS; or
(b) At any time, including the time of title application, for vehicles without a lien.
SECTION 3. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 186 IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
The Transportation Cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to
establish fees to be paid to the cabinet and county clerks for services provided in the process of titling and
registering motor vehicles under this chapter and KRS Chapter 186A.
Section 4. KRS 186A.130 is amended to read as follows:
There shall be paid for issuing and processing title documents required by this chapter fees according to the following
schedule:

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(1) (a) Each application for a certificate of title shall be nine dollars ($9), of which the county clerk shall retain
six dollars ($6) and the Transportation Cabinet shall receive three dollars ($3).
(b)[(2)] Each application for a[ replacement or] corrected certificate of title shall be six dollars ($6), of
which the county clerk shall retain four dollars ($4) and the Transportation Cabinet shall receive two
dollars ($2). If a corrected certificate must be issued because of an error of the county clerk or the
Department of Vehicle Regulation, there shall be no charge.
(c) Each application for a printed title shall be six dollars ($6), of which the county clerk shall retain
four dollars ($4) and the Transportation Cabinet shall receive two dollars ($2);
(2)[(3)] Each application for a speed title shall be twenty-five dollars ($25), of which the county clerk shall
retain five dollars ($5) and the Transportation Cabinet shall receive twenty dollars ($20); and[.]
(3)[(4)] (a) Each application for a certificate of title for an all-terrain vehicle shall be fifteen dollars ($15), of
which the county clerk shall retain six dollars ($6) and the Transportation Cabinet shall receive nine
dollars ($9).
(b) Each application for a[ replacement or] corrected certificate of title for an all-terrain vehicle shall be ten
dollars ($10), of which the county clerk shall retain four dollars ($4) and the Transportation Cabinet
shall receive six dollars ($6). If a corrected certificate must be issued because of an error of the county
clerk or the Department of Vehicle Regulation, there shall be no charge.
(c) Each application for a printed title for an all-terrain vehicle shall be six dollars ($