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186.145 Registration of nonresident by use of copy of registration or title document.

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186.145 Registration of nonresident by use of copy of registration or title document. Any motor vehicle properly registered and titled in another state belonging to a <br>nonresident, which vehicle is required to be registered in this state by reason of lack of <br>reciprocal agreement with the state in which it is registered, or by reason of not qualifying <br>for reciprocity under an existing reciprocal agreement with the state in which it is <br>registered, may be registered with the county clerk by presenting a photostat or certified <br>copy of the registration receipt or certificate of title issued to the nonresident in his home <br>state. The registration receipt issued by the county clerk shall be stamped across its face <br>with a notation prescribed by the cabinet that will indicate the registration receipt so <br>issued cannot be used in transferring legal title to the motor vehicle. However, under <br>regulations prescribed by the cabinet, a registration receipt so issued may be transferred to <br>a new owner if the foreign legal title and registration is transferred in that state to the new <br>owner. Nothing contained in this section shall release the owner of the vehicle from any <br>tax fees or other requirements imposed by law. Effective: March 19, 1968 <br>History: Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 40, Part IV, sec. 4, effective March 19, 1968. -- Created 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 62, sec. 3.