AN ACT relating to transportation and declaring an emergency.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 186A to allow for an electronic record of a motor vehicle title to be stored in AVIS without the production of a paper copy of the title; provide that titles held in the system electronically have the same legal status as paper titles; allow a titled holder to request a paper title at any time; exempt from fees the first paper title for a vehicle if the title…

County Clerks Effective Dates, Delayed Liens Motor Vehicles Boats and Boating Technology Fiscal Note

Introduced: February 12, 2025

Last action: March 27, 2025

Became Law Without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 95)

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This bill updates Kentucky's vehicle title system to allow car and boat titles to be stored electronically instead of requiring a paper copy, while still letting owners request a paper title at any time. It also updates rules around transferring jointly owned vehicles, handling liens digitally, using temporary tags for vehicles being driven to another state for registration, and clarifies that a vehicle cannot be blocked from sale due to unpaid taxes owed by a…

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