# KRS § 186A.005: 186A.005 Definitions for chapter > Kentucky · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVI_C186A_S186A.005 ## Section - **Citation:** KRS § 186A.005 - **Heading:** 186A.005 Definitions for chapter - **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** KY Code / Title XVI / Chapter 186A / Section 186A.005 ## Text 186A.005 Definitions for chapter. As used in this chapter: (1) "Approved entity" means: (a) A motor vehicle dealer licensed under KRS Chapter 190 that applies to and is approved by the Transportation Cabinet to facilitate the title application or salvage title application process through the electronic title application and registration system; (b) A state or federal financial institution chartered under the laws of this state, any other state, or the United States as a bank insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), bank holding company, trust company, credit union, savings and loan association, or a holding company or service corporation subsidiary thereof, or any agent of any of the entities listed in this paragraph; (c) An owner of a fleet as defined in this section that applies to and is approved by the Transportation Cabinet to facilitate renewal of registration or maintenance of permanent registration under KRS 186A.127 through the electronic title application and registration system; and (d) A retailer of manufactured homes, mobile homes, or recreational vehicles, as defined in KRS 227.550, that applies to and is approved by the Transportation Cabinet to facilitate the title application process through the electronic title application and registration system; (2) "Cabinet" means the Transportation Cabinet; (3) "Electronic title application and registration system" means a system established under KRS 186A.017 by which title applications, salvage title applications, title lien statements, other supporting documents, signatures, and fees are input and transmitted through the title application and registration process in an electronic format; (4) "Fleet" means: (a) A group of at least one hundred fifty (150) U-Drive-It vehicles owned by the holder of a U-Drive-It certificate; or (b) A group of at least ten (10) nonapportioned commercial motor vehicles owned by a company and used for business purposes; and (5) "Title lien statement" means a document, submitted by a secured party or authorized agent, to the cabinet through any county clerk's office in the Commonwealth, to note the security interest on the certificate of title, or to amend or terminate a security interest on the certificate of title. ## Nearby sections - [KRS § 186A.005 186A.005 Definitions for chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVI_C186A_S186A.005.md) - [KRS § 186A.010 186A.010 Automated motor vehicle and trailer registration and titling -- Transportation Cabinet to develop system](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVI_C186A_S186A.010.md) - [KRS § 186A.015 186A.015 Automated motorboat registration and titling -- Agencies to implement system](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVI_C186A_S186A.015.md) - [KRS § 186A.017 186A.017 Electronic title application and registration system -- Application by approved entity -- Contracts with third parties -- Fees -- Administrative regulations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVI_C186A_S186A.017.md) - [KRS § 186A.020 186A.020 Cabinet authorized to promulgate administrative regulations and institute programs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVI_C186A_S186A.020.md) - [KRS § 186A.025 186A.025 Responsibility and authority for administration and support of system](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVI_C186A_S186A.025.md) - [KRS § 186A.030 186A.030 Computation and collection of motor vehicle and trailer ad valorem taxes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVI_C186A_S186A.030.md) - [KRS § 186A.035 186A.035 Motor vehicle registration by birth month of owner -- Alternative schedule for certain vehicles -- Joint tenancy with right of survivorship for motor vehicle jointly owned by married couple -- Clerk's fee -- Renewal of registration](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVI_C186A_S186A.035.md) - [KRS § 186A.040 186A.040 Accessible online insurance verification system -- Definitions -- Administrative regulations -- Technical advisory committee -- Notification of cancellation, nonrenewal of policy, or absence of vehicle identification number to insured -- Revocation of license -- Information not subject to Kentucky Open Records Act](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVI_C186A_S186A.040.md) - [KRS § 186A.042 186A.042 Prohibition against licensing of personal motor vehicle without listing of vehicle identification number as insured vehicle -- Exceptions -- Submission of paper or electronic proof of insurance card to county clerk. 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