Ky. Rev. Stat. § 186A.315

Current through 2024 Ky. Acts ch.225
Section 186A.315 - Possession of manufacturer's identification number plates prohibited - Exceptions
(1) No person shall have in his possession a manufacturer's vehicle identification number plate unless it is attached to the vehicle, or vehicle part, to which it was originally affixed by the manufacturer, nor shall any person have any facsimile of such a plate.
(2) This section shall not prohibit possession of legitimate plates by persons:
(a) Whose possession is incident to a contract to supply them to a manufacturer of new motor vehicles, or when such plates are in the possession of a manufacturer of new vehicles, or such manufacturer's employee, who possesses them within the scope of his work when his work involved the manufacture or storage of such plates, for legitimate placement upon newly manufactured vehicles, legitimate affixing of such plates upon newly manufactured vehicles, or legitimate affixing of a replacement plate.
(b) Who possess such plate immediately incident to transferring it from being legitimately attached to a wrecked part or portion of a vehicle to a replacement part or portion for installation on, or installed on, the same vehicle on which the plate was originally placed by the manufacturer, when such possession and transfer is authorized in writing by the Department of Vehicle Regulation.
(c) Who are authorized in writing, by the commissioner of the Department of Vehicle Regulation under the provisions of KRS 186.1911 to possess such plates.

KRS 186A.315

Effective:7/15/1982
Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 164, sec. 60, effective7/15/1982.