statement with county clerk.
Any person engaged in the business of selling, repairing or furnishing accessories or
supplies for motor vehicles shall have a lien on the motor vehicle for the reasonable or
agreed charges for repairs, work done or accessories or supplies furnished for the vehicle,
and for storing or keeping the vehicle, and may detain any motor vehicle in his possession
on which work has been done by him until the reasonable or agreed charge therefor has
been paid. The lien shall not be lost by the removal of the motor vehicle from the garage
or premises of the person performing labor, repairing or furnishing accessories or supplies
therefor, if the lien shall be asserted within six (6) months by filing in the office of the
county clerk a statement showing the amount and cost of materials furnished or labor
performed on the vehicle. The statement shall be filed in the same manner as provided in
the case of a mechanic's and materialman's lien, after the removal of the vehicle, unless
the owner of the vehicle consents to an additional extension of time, in which event the
lien shall extend for the length of time the parties agree upon. The agreement shall be
reduced to writing and signed by the parties thereto.
Effective: October, 1, 1942
History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky.
Stat. sec. 2739h-1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
19
cases (
6 in the last 5 years), 1948–2026 · leading case:
Cockerel v. Caldwell, 378 F. Supp. 491 (W.D. Ky. 1974).
Cockerel v. Caldwell, 378 F. Supp. 491 (W.D. Ky. 1974).
· cites it 14× “§ 376.270 are constitutional. It is ordered that the motion of the plaintiff to amend and alter the opinion and order of April 22, 1974 be and it is hereby overruled.”
BTC Leasing, Inc. v. Martin, 685 S.W.2d 191 (Ky. Ct. App. 1984).
· cites it 3× “686 of the 1984 Session of the Kentucky General Assembly (Kentucky Acts, Chapter —) created a new section of KRS Chapter 376 reading: “As used in KRS 376.270 and 376.275, 'motor vehicle’ shall include vessels used or designed for navigation or operation on waterways, rivers,…”
Corbin Deposit Bank v. King, 384 S.W.2d 302 (Ky. Ct. App. 1964).
· cites it 4× “The question presented on this appeal is One of priorities as between a properly filed security agreement and a subsequent lien arising under KRS 376.270. The appellant, holder of the security instrument, appeals *303 from the judgment placing priority in the statutory…”
Garcia v. Whitaker, 400 S.W.3d 270 (Ky. 2013).
“We must note that a practicing criminal attorney with over twenty years of experience would likely be aware that Garcia retained a statutory lien, pursuant to KRS 376.270, for the reasonable price of repairs to his vehicle.”
Airrich, LLC v. Fortener Aviation, Inc., 489 S.W.3d 254 (Ky. Ct. App. 2016).
· cites it 2× “KRS 376.270 provides, in relevant part, [a]ny person engaged in the business of selling, repairing or furnishing accessories or supplies for motor vehicles shall have a lien on the motor vehicle for the reasonable or agreed charges for repairs, work done or accessories or…”
Cent. Trust Co. v. Dan's Marina, 858 S.W.2d 211 (Ky. Ct. App. 1993).
· cites it 3× “268 *213 As used in KRS 376.270 and 376.275, “motor vehicle” shall include vessels used or designed for navigation of or operation on waterways, rivers, lakes, and streams, as well as those used or designed for operation on the public highways.”
Smith v. Kidd, 246 S.W.2d 155 (Ky. Ct. App. 1951).
“Before undertaking discussion of the grounds of error advanced by the appellants, it should be stated that the statute giving a garage'man a lien on an automobile for repairs, KRS 376.270, does not impose a criminal penalty for removing the automobile from the possession of the…”
Lincoln Bank & Trust Co. v. Netter, 253 S.W.2d 260 (Ky. Ct. App. 1952).
“Hall refused to surrender possession of the truck or to pay the bank, whereupon the latter instituted this suit against Netter and Hall for possession of the truck or for its value, $650.”
St. Matthews Motor Co. v. Schnepp, 209 S.W.2d 481 (Ky. Ct. App. 1948).
· cites it 2× “, After doing these repairs, the company never did assert any repair lien under the provisions of KRS 376.270, the motor vehicle service law, but rather it attempted, within statutory period, to impose a legal liability against these appellee purchasers under the provisions of…”
Barnes v. Crowe, 240 S.W.2d 604 (Ky. Ct. App. 1951).
“281, as follows: “As used in KRS 376.270 and 376.280 'motor vehicle’ shall include vehicles used or designed for navigation of or flight in the air, as well as those used or designed for operation on the public highways.”
Stanfield Body Shop, LLC v. Jeffrey Bruner (Ky. Ct. App. 2022).
· cites it 7× “The Body Shop primarily argues that it was entitled to a mechanic’s lien against Bruner’s vehicle pursuant to KRS 376.270. The Body Shop points out that the statute authorized it to retain the vehicle until the “reasonable or agreed charge therefor has been paid[.”
Wesley Morgan v. Lee's Ford Dock, Inc. (Ky. Ct. App. 2024).
· cites it 6× “The slip agreements provide as follows: SECURITY INTEREST FOR UNPAID AMOUNTS: Owner hereby grants Marina, pursuant to KRS 376.270, and/or applicable federal admiralty law, a security interest in (and Marina has lien against) the described -4- boat (and any other boat in the…”
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