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AN ACT relating to the Transportation Cabinet. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
Section 1. KRS 177.074 is amended to read as follows: 3
(1) Every road which is part of the state primary system shall be identified by a specific 4
route number. In addition to a route number, the secretary shall direct the placement 5
of signage denoting the honorary naming of a bridge, a road, or a road segment to 6
comply with the provisions of subsections (2), (3), and (5) of this section. 7
(2) The secretary shall, within thirty (30) days of receipt of a written request by the 8
commissioner of the Department of Kentucky State Police, name a state road or 9
segment of a state road in memory and honor of Kentucky state troopers killed in 10
the line of duty. The written request shall include the: 11
(a) Trooper's name; 12
(b) Date and circumstances of the trooper's death; and 13
(c) Specific segment of state road the Department of Kentucky State Police is 14
requesting be named in honor and memory of the state trooper killed in the 15
line of duty. 16
(3) The road or road segment identified in the request shall be either the state road 17
where the trooper was killed, or the state road closest to the deceased trooper's 18
home. The cabinet shall consult with the commissioner of the Department of 19
Kentucky State Police on the design and installation of the road signs naming the 20
state road or road segment in honor and memory of each trooper, and the cabinet 21
shall erect the appropriate highway signs within thirty (30) days of receipt of the 22
written request required under subsection (2) of this section. 23
(4) If the road segment identified in the request under subsection (2) of this section has 24
already been named for another individual or organization, the Department of 25
Kentucky State Police and the cabinet shall consult on and determine an alternate 26
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(5) Upon direction by joint resolution of the General Assembly, the secretary shall 1
direct the placement of signage denoting: 2
(a) The honorary naming of a road, a road segment, or a bridge; or 3
(b) The inclusion of an artist as an honoree on the Country Music Highway on 4
United States Route 23[upon direction by joint resolution of the General 5
Assembly]. 6
(6) The placement of the signs installed as a result of a resolution passed by the 7
General Assembly shall be the responsibility of the Department of Highways. 8
(7) (a) A school board or the governing body of a city or county may petition the 9
secretary for the installation of temporary signage honoring an individual, a 10
group of individuals, or a team. 11
(b) The secretary shall, within thirty (30) days of receipt of a written request 12
under this subsection, approve or deny the petition. 13
(c) Within thirty (30) days of the approval of a petition, the secretary shall direct 14
the placement of honorary signage under this subsection. The Transportation 15
Cabinet shall be the final arbiter of the location of signage placement under 16
this subsection. Signage installed under this subsection shall remain in place 17
for a minimum of one (1) year from the date of its placement. 18
(d) The petitioning body shall bear all costs of signage and installation under this 19
subsection. 20
(8) The Transportation Cabinet may adopt administrative regulations to implement the 21
provisions of subsection (7) of this section, including but not limited to basic 22
standards for design and placement of signs and establishing a process to allow the 23
petitioning body to reimburse the Transportation Cabinet for the cost of 24
manufacturing and installing the signs for which a petition has been granted. 25
(9) The new proposed truck bypass around Mayfield, Kentucky, shall be named the 26
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(10) The bridge on United States Highway 27 over the Kentucky River near Camp 1
Nelson, between Jessamine and Garrard Counties, shall be named the "Loyd 2
Murphy Memorial Bridge." 3
Section 2. KRS 186.240 (Effective until January 1, 2024) is amended to read as 4
follows: 5
(1) It shall be the duty of the cabinet to carry out the provisions of KRS 186.005 to 6
186.260, and: 7
(a) Provide to the clerk in each county access to all forms provided for in KRS 8
186.005 to 186.260; 9
(b) Keep a numerical record of all registration numbers issued in the state and 10
also keep a record of motor or vehicle identification numbers required by 11
KRS 186.160; and 12
(c) Furnish to each clerk, originally each year upon estimate, and thereafter upon 13
requisition at all times, a sufficient supply of standard, noncommercial plates 14
and the supplies necessary to provide evidence of registration for all classes of 15
vehicles required to be registered. 16
(d) Prescribe a standard plate of practical form and size for police identification 17
purposes that shall contain: 18
1. The registration identifier; 19
2. An indication that Kentucky is the issuing jurisdiction; 20
3. At the discretion of the cabinet, any combination of the following 21
phrases: 22
a. "Bluegrass State"; or 23
b. "United We Stand, Divided We Fall"; 24
4. For standard plates for noncommercial vehicles:[,] 25
a. The county in which the plate is issued; and 26
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the phrase "In God We Trust"; and 1
5.[4.] For plates for commercial vehicles, the year the license expires and 2
words or information the Department of Vehicle Regulation may 3
prescribe by administrative regulation, pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A[; 4
and 5
5. At the discretion of the cabinet, a state slogan]. 6
(2) License plates issued pursuant to this chapter shall conform to the provisions of 7
subsection (1)(c) and (d) of this section. The Transportation Cabinet shall provide 8
for the issuance of reflectorized plates for all motor vehicles, and shall collect a fee, 9
in addition to the fee set out in KRS Chapter 186 and KRS 281.631, of fifty cents 10
($0.50). The fifty cents ($0.50) fee to reflectorize license plates shall be used by the 11
cabinet as provided in subsection (3) of this section. 12
(3) The reflectorized license plate program fund is established in the state road fund 13
and appropriated on a continual basis to the cabinet to administer the moneys as 14
provided in this subsection. The fifty cents ($0.50) fee collected by the cabinet to 15
reflectorize license plates shall be deposited into the program fund and used to issue 16
reflectorized license plates. If at the end of a fiscal year, money remains in the 17
program fund, it shall be retained in the fund and shall not revert to the state road 18
fund. The interest and income earned on money in the program fund shall also be 19
retained in the program fund to carry out the provisions of this subsection. The 20
Transportation Cabinet shall issue reflectorized license plates under the provisions 21
of this subsection on a schedule to be determined at the discretion of the cabinet. 22
(4) Except as directed under subsection (3) of this section, the Transportation Cabinet 23
shall receive all moneys forwarded by the clerk in each county and turn it over to 24
the State Treasurer for the benefit of the state road fund. 25
(5) The Transportation Cabinet shall require an accounting by the clerk in each county 26
for any moneys received by the clerk[him] under the provisions of this chapter, 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS SB 163/GA
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after the deduction of the clerk's[his] fees under this chapter, and for all receipts, 1
forms, plates, and insignia consigned to the clerk[him]. The Auditor of Public 2
Accounts, pursuant to KRS 43.071, shall annually audit each county clerk 3
concerning the clerk's[his] responsibilities for the collection of various fees and 4
taxes associated with motor vehicles. The secretary of the Transportation Cabinet, 5
with the advice, consultation, and approval of the Auditor, shall develop and 6
implement an inventory and accounting system which shall insure that the audits 7
mandated in KRS 43.071 are performed in accordance with generally accepted 8
auditing standards. The Transportation Cabinet shall pay for the audits mandated by 9
KRS 43.071. 10
(6) When applied for under KRS 186.060 or 186.061, motor or vehicle numbers 11
assigned shall be distinctive to show that they were designated by the cabinet. 12
Section 3. KRS 186.240 (Effective January 1, 2024) is amended to read as 13
follows: 14
(1) It shall be the duty of the cabinet to carry out the provisions of KRS 186.005 to 15
186.260, and: 16
(a) Provide to the clerk in each county access to all forms provided for in KRS 17
186.005 to 186.260; 18
(b) Keep a numerical record of all registration numbers issued in the state and 19
also keep a record of motor or vehicle identification numbers required by 20
KRS 186.160; 21
(c) Furnish to each clerk, originally each year upon estimate, and thereafter upon 22
requisition at all times, a sufficient supply of standard, noncommercial plates 23
and the supplies necessary to provide evidence of registration for all classes of 24
vehicles required to be registered; and 25
(d) Prescribe a standard plate of practical form and size for police identification 26
purposes that shall contain: 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS SB 163/GA
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1. The registration identifier; 1
2. An indication that Kentucky is the issuing jurisdiction; 2
3. At the discretion of the cabinet, any combination of the following 3
phrases: 4
a. "Bluegrass State"; or 5
b. "United We Stand, Divided We Fall"; 6
4. For standard plates for noncommercial vehicles:[,] 7
a. The county in which the plate is issued; and 8
b. At the discretion of the person to whom the vehicle is registered, 9
the phrase "In God We Trust"; and 10
5.[4.] For plates for commercial vehicles, the year the license expires and 11
words or information the Department of Vehicle Regulation may 12
prescribe by administrative regulation, pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A[; 13
and 14
5. At the discretion of the cabinet, a state slogan]. 15
(2) Except as provided in KRS 186A.127, license plates issued pursuant to this chapter 16
shall conform to the provisions of subsection (1)(c) and (d) of this section. The 17
Transportation Cabinet shall provide for the issuance of reflectorized plates for all 18
motor vehicles, and shall collect a fee, in addition to the fee set out in KRS Chapter 19
186 and KRS 281.631, of fifty cents ($0.50). The fifty cents ($0.50) fee to 20
reflectorize license plates shall be used by the cabinet as provided in subsection (3) 21
of this section. 22
(3) The reflectorized license plate program fund is established in the state road fund 23
and appropriated on a continual basis to the cabinet to administer the moneys as 24
provided in this subsection. The fifty cents ($0.50) fee collected by the cabinet to 25
reflectorize license plates shall be deposited into the program fund and used to issue 26
reflectorized license plates. If at the end of a fiscal year, money remains in the 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS SB 163/GA
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program fund, it shall be retained in the fund and shall not revert to the state road 1
fund. The interest and income earned on money in the program fund shall also be 2
retained in the program fund to carry out the provisions of this subsection. The 3
Transportation Cabinet shall issue reflectorized license plates under the provisions 4
of this subsection on a schedule to be determined at the discretion of the cabinet. 5
(4) Except as directed under subsection (3) of this section, the Transportation Cabinet 6
shall receive all moneys forwarded by the clerk in each county and turn it over to 7
the State Treasurer for the benefit of the state road fund. 8
(5) The Transportation Cabinet shall require an accounting by the clerk in each county 9
for any moneys received by him or her under the provisions of this chapter, after the 10
deduction of his or her fees under this chapter, and for all receipts, forms, plates, 11
and insignia consigned to him or her. The Auditor of Public Accounts, pursuant to 12
KRS 43.071, shall annually audit each county clerk concerning his or her 13
responsibilities for the collection of various fees and taxes associated with motor 14
vehicles. The secretary of the Transportation Cabinet, with the advice, consultation, 15
and approval of the Auditor, shall develop and implement an inventory and 16
accounting system which shall insure that the audits mandated in KRS 43.071 are 17
performed in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. The 18
Transportation Cabinet shall pay for the audits mandated by KRS 43.071. 19
(6) When applied for under KRS 186.060 or 186.061, motor or vehicle numbers 20
assigned shall be distinctive to show that they were designated by the cabinet. 21