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Read. Follow. Verify.Kentucky General Assembly updates county clerk vehicle registration, fee remittance, and destruction refund duties
Last action · March 3, 2026: to Transportation (H)Sponsor: Ken Upchurch
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What This Bill Proposed
AN ACT relating to transportation.
These statutory updates alter the administrative procedures and refund processes for vehicle owners and county clerks, affecting how vehicle fee collections and destruction refunds are handled under Kentucky transportation law.
- The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is the state legislature responsible for enacting and amending statutory laws. context
- County clerks in Kentucky serve as local officials responsible for motor vehicle titling, registration, and fee collections on behalf of the state. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
County clerks
County clerks must adhere to updated procedures for reporting, remitting funds, managing plate distribution, and handling dishonored checks.
Vehicle owners
Vehicle owners seeking license fee refunds for destroyed vehicles must follow specific affidavit and plate-return procedures with the Transportation Cabinet.
Transportation Cabinet
The Transportation Cabinet receives reports, remitted funds, duplicate receipts, and refund applications, and investigates claims for vehicle destruction refunds.
Key Facts
- County clerks must report and remit all collected moneys to the Transportation Cabinet each Monday, accompanied by duplicate receipts made payable to the State Treasurer.
- Clerks failing to forward required receipts and remit due amounts within seven days are assessed a penalty of one percent per month on the due amount.
- The Transportation Cabinet may grant a county clerk a reasonable extension of time not to exceed ten days to file reports and remit moneys, provided it is requested before the seven-day period ends.
- Clerks accepting a check that is not honored upon presentment in payment of taxes and fees obtain a lien on the vehicle, subordinate to prior perfected liens.
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- Transferring ownership of a motor vehicle is prohibited if evidence shows an existing lien on the vehicle.
- Owners of non-commercial vehicles destroyed by fire or accident are entitled to a prorated refund of the license fee paid based on the remaining registration period.
- Owners of commercial vehicles destroyed by fire or accident are entitled to a refund of the tax previously paid allocable to remaining complete quarters of the unexpired period.
- To obtain a vehicle destruction refund, owners must submit an affidavit along with affidavits from two reputable persons and return original license plates to the Transportation Cabinet.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if a county clerk accepts a bad check for vehicle fees?
How is a refund calculated for a destroyed commercial vehicle?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Mar 3, 2026HouseCommitteeto Transportation (H)
- Feb 24, 2026HouseIntroducedintroduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
Version history
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
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