186.162 Special license plates for members or supporters of certain groups and organizations -- Initial and renewal fees -- Combination of special license plate with personalized license plate -- Spec
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<![CDATA[186.162 Special license plates for members or supporters of certain groups and organizations -- Initial and renewal fees -- Combination of special license plate <br>with personalized license plate -- Special license plates for motorcycles. (1) As used in this section and in KRS 186.043, 186.164, 186.166, and 186.174: (a) "Special license plate" means a unique license plate issued under this chapter to a group or organization that readily identifies the operator of the motor <br>vehicle or motorcycle bearing the plate as a member of a group or <br>organization, or a supporter of the work, goals, or mission of a group or <br>organization. The term shall not include regular license plates issued under <br>KRS 186.240; (b) "Street rod" means a modernized private passenger motor vehicle manufactured prior to the year 1949, or designed or manufactured to resemble <br>a vehicle manufactured prior to 1949; (c) "SF" means the portion of an initial or renewal fee to obtain a special license plate that is dedicated for use by the Transportation Cabinet; (d) "CF" means the portion of an initial or renewal fee to obtain a special license plate that is dedicated for use by a county clerk; and (e) "EF" means the portion of an initial or renewal fee to obtain a special license plate that is mandated by this chapter to be dedicated for use by a particular <br>group or organization. (2) The initial purchase fee and renewal fee for a special license plate created under this chapter shall be as established in this subsection and includes the name of group or <br>organization and the total initial and renewal fee required for the plate. The amount <br>in parentheses indicates how the total fee is required to be divided: <br>(a) Disabled veterans who receive assistance to purchase a vehicle from the United States Department of Veterans' Affairs, veterans declared by the <br>United States Department of Veterans' Affairs to be one hundred percent <br>(100%) service-connected disabled, and recipients of the Congressional Medal <br>of Honor: <br>1. Initial Fee: $0 ($0 SF/$0 CF/$0 EF). 2. Renewal Fee: $0 ($0 SF/$0 CF/$0 EF). (b) Former prisoners of war and survivors of Pearl Harbor: 1. Initial Fee: $20 ($12 SF/$3 CF/$5 EF to the veterans' program trust fund established under KRS 40.460). 2. Renewal Fee: $3 ($0 SF/$3 CF/$0 EF). (c) Members of the Kentucky National Guard and recipients of the Purple Heart: 1. Initial Fee: $20 ($12 SF/$3 CF/$5 EF to the veterans' program trust fund established under KRS 40.460). 2. Renewal Fee: $8 ($0 SF/$3 CF/$5 EF to the veterans' program trust fund established under KRS 40.460). (d) Members of the Civil Air Patrol; active, retired, veteran, reserve, or auxiliary members of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast <br>Guard; Merchant Marines who served between December 7, 1941, and August <br>15, 1945; recipients of the Silver Star Medal, or the Bronze Star Medal <br>awarded for valor; persons who wish to receive Gold Star Mothers, Gold Star <br>Fathers, or Gold Star Spouses license plates beyond the two (2) exempted <br>from fees under KRS 186.041(6); and disabled veterans who have been <br>declared to be between fifty percent (50%) and ninety-nine percent (99%) <br>service-connected disabled by the United States Department of Veterans' <br>Affairs: <br>1. Initial Fee: $20 ($12 SF/$3 CF/$5 EF to the veterans' program trust fund established under KRS 40.460). 2. Renewal Fee: $20 ($12 SF/$3 CF/$5 EF to the veterans' program trust fund established under KRS 40.460). (e) Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, or Air Force Cross: <br>1. Initial Fee: $3 ($0 SF/$3 CF/$0 EF). 2. Renewal Fee: $3 ($0 SF/$3 CF/$0 EF). (f) Disabled license plates: 1. Initial Fee: $15 ($12 SF/$3 CF/$0 EF). 2. Renewal Fee: $15 ($12 SF/$3 CF/$0 EF). (g) Historic vehicles: 1. Initial Fee for two plates: $53 ($50 SF/$3 CF/$0 EF). 2. Renewal Fee: Do not renew annually. (h) Members of Congress: 1. Initial Fee: $40 ($37 SF/$3 CF/$0 EF). 2. Renewal Fee: $20 ($12 SF/$3 CF/$5 EF to the veterans' program trust fund established under KRS 40.460). (i) Firefighters: 1. Initial Fee: $15 ($12 SF/$3 CF/$0 EF). 2. Renewal Fee: $15 ($12 SF/$3 CF/$0 EF). (j) Emergency management: 1. Initial Fee: $28 ($25 SF/$3 CF/$0 EF). 2. Renewal Fee: $15 ($12 SF/$3 CF/$0 EF). (k) Fraternal Order of Police: 1. Initial Fee: $45 ($37 SF/$3 CF/$5 EF to the Kentucky FOP Death Benefit Fund). 2. Renewal Fee: $25 ($12 SF/$3 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky FOP Death Benefit Fund). (l) Law Enforcement Memorial: 1. Initial Fee: $38 ($25 SF/$3 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation, Inc.). 2. Renewal Fee: $25 ($12 SF/$3 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation, Inc.). (m) Personalized plates: 1. Initial Fee: $40 ($37 SF/$3 CF/$0 EF). 2. Renewal Fee: $40 ($37 SF/$3 CF/$0 EF). (n) Street rods: 1. Initial Fee: $40 ($37 SF/$3 CF/$0 EF). 2. Renewal Fee: $15 ($12 SF/$3 CF/$0 EF). (o) Nature plates: 1. Initial Fee: $25 ($12 SF/$3 CF/$10 EF to Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund established under KRS 146.570). 2. Renewal Fee: $25 ($12 SF/$3 CF/$10 EF to Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund established under KRS 146.570). (p) Amateur radio: 1. Initial Fee: $40 ($37 SF/$3 CF/$0 EF). 2. Renewal Fee: $15 ($12 SF/$3 CF/$0 EF). (q) Kentucky General Assembly: 1. Initial Fee: $40 ($37 SF/$3 CF/$0 EF). 2. Renewal Fee: $20 ($12 SF/$3 CF/$5 EF to the veterans' program trust fund established under KRS 40.460). (r) Kentucky Court of Justice: 1. Initial Fee: $40 ($37 SF/$3 CF/$0 EF). 2. Renewal Fee: $8 ($0 SF/$3 CF/$5 EF to the veterans' program trust fund established under KRS 40.460). (s) Masons: 1. Initial Fee: $28 ($25 SF/$3 CF/$0 EF). 2. Renewal Fee: $15 ($12 SF/$3 CF/$0 EF). (t) Collegiate plates: 1. Initial Fee: $50 ($37 SF/$3 CF/$10 EF to the general scholarship fund of the university whose name will be bourne on the <br>plate). 2. Renewal Fee: $25 ($12 SF/$3 CF/$10 EF to the general scholarship fund of the university whose name will be bourne on the <br>plate). (u) Independent Colleges: 1. Initial Fee: $38 ($25 SF/$3 CF/$10 EF to the Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities for distribution to the <br>general scholarship funds of the Association's members). 2. Renewal Fee: $25 ($12 SF/$3 CF/$10 EF to the Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities for distribution to the <br>general scholarship funds of the Association's members). (v) Child Victims: 1. Initial Fee: $38 ($25 SF/$3 CF/$10 EF to the child victims' trust fund established under KRS 41.400). 2. Renewal Fee: $20 ($12 SF/$3 CF/$5 EF to the child victims' trust fund established under KRS 41.400). (w) Kentucky Horse Council: 1. Initial Fee: $38 ($25 SF/$3 CF/$10 EF to the Kentucky Horse Council). 2. Renewal Fee: $20 ($12 SF/$3 CF/$5 EF to the Kentucky Horse Council). (x) Ducks Unlimited: 1. Initial Fee: $38 ($25 SF/$3 CF/$10 EF to Kentucky Ducks Unlimited). 2. Renewal Fee: $25 ($12 SF/$3 CF/$10 EF to Kentucky Ducks Unlimited). (y) Spay neuter: 1. Initial Fee: $25 ($12 SF/$3 CF/$10 EF to the animal control and care fund established under KRS 258.119). 2. Renewal Fee: $20 ($12 SF/$3 CF/$5 EF to the animal control and care fund established under KRS 258.119). (z) Gold Star Mothers, Gold Star Fathers, or Gold Star Spouses: 1. Initial Fee: $0 ($0 SF/$0 CF/ $0 EF). 2. Renewal Fee: $0 ($0 SF/$0 CF/ $0 EF). 3. A person may receive a maximum of two (2) plates under this paragraph <br>free of charge and may purchase additional plates for fees as established <br>in subsection (2)(d) of this section. (3) Any special license plate may be combined with a personalized license plate for a twenty-five dollar ($25) state fee in addition to all other fees for the particular <br>special license plate established in this section and in KRS 186.164(3). The twenty-<br>five dollar ($25) fee required under this subsection shall be divided between the <br>cabinet and the county clerk of the county where the applicant is applying for the <br>license plate with the cabinet receiving twenty dollars ($20) and the county clerk <br>receiving five dollars ($5). (4) Owners and lessees of motorcycles registered under KRS 186.050(2) may be eligible to receive special license plates issued under this section or established <br>under the provisions of KRS 186.164 after the cabinet has received three hundred <br>(300) applications and initial state fees from the sponsoring organization. <br>Applicants for a special license plate for a motorcycle shall be required to pay the fee for a special plate as prescribed in this section or in KRS 186.164. The fee paid <br>for the special plate for a motorcycle shall be in lieu of the registration fee required <br>under KRS 186.050(2). Effective: July 15, 2010 <br>History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 33, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2010; ch. 72, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2001; ch. 113, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2010; and ch. 129, sec. 1, <br>effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 30, sec. 2, effective July 15, <br>2008; and ch. 164, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2008. -- Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 23, <br>sec. 1, effective June 26, 2007; and ch. 39, sec. 1, effective June 26, 2007. -- <br>Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 40, sec. 1, effective July 12, 2006; and ch. 190, sec. 2, <br>effective July 12, 2006. -- Created 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 133, sec. 1, effective June 20, <br>2005. Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/2010). This section was amended by 2010 Ky. Acts chs. 33, 72, 113, and 129, which do not appear to be in conflict and <br>have been codified together. Legislative Research Commission Note (6/20/2005). Under the authority of KRS 7.135(1)(h), during codification a manifest clerical or typographical error occurring <br>in 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 133, sec. 1(2)(c)2., has been corrected by changing "OSF" to <br>"SF" to conform with definitions for that section found in Section 1(1)(c) of that Act. ]]>