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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 138.465 (2026)

Individual seller to deliver registration certificate with assignment form to

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(1) Any person other than a dealer, as defined in KRS 186.010(10), who sells or transfers a motor vehicle in this state shall deliver to the county clerk the certificate of title with the assignment form on the reverse side properly executed and shall transfer the vehicle to the new owner within ten (10) days of the date of the sale or transfer of ownership.

(2) Any person who violates subsection (1) of this section shall be subject to the penalties set out in KRS 186.990(2). Effective: March 6, 2006 History: Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 6, sec. 11, effective March 6, 2006. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 51, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1994. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 133, sec. 2. -- Created 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 40, Pt. III, sec. 4. Legislative Research Commission Note (3/6/2006). 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 6, sec. 29, provides that this section applies retroactively to July 1, 2005.

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Cited in 1 case, 1999–1999 · leading case: Omni Ins. Co. v. Kentucky Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co., 999 S.W.2d 724 (Ky. Ct. App. 1999).
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Omni Ins. Co. v. Kentucky Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co., 999 S.W.2d 724 (Ky. Ct. App. 1999). “See also, KRS 138.465. In any event, it is clear from the record that the assignment and warranty of title had not been notarized 'until July 2, 1992.”
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