Title 301 | Chapter 006 | Regulation 010
301 KAR 6:010.Vessel numbering and registration.
Section 1.
Vessel Numbering.(1)
Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the identification numbers assigned to Kentucky registered motorboats shall consist of three (3) letter and number groupings as follows:(a)
The first grouping shall consist of the letters "KY".(b)
The second grouping shall consist of not more than four (4) Arabic numbers.(c)
The third grouping shall consist of not more than two (2) letters.(d)
The letters "I", "O", and "Q" shall not be used.(2)
Boats having valid federal documentation papers shall not be assigned or required to display a Kentucky identification number.(3)
Motorboats not documented by the federal government and owned exclusively by agencies of a state government shall display registration numbers as prescribed by KRS 235.110.(a)
State government agencies shall apply to the Department of Transportation for registration numbers.(b)
Display of validation decals or subsequent renewal of certification shall not be required.(c)
If an agency transfers ownership of a motorboat to another agency of state government, the agency receiving the motorboat shall apply to the Department of Transportation for a new certificate number.(d)
If an agency transfers ownership of a motorboat to other than an agency of state government:1.
The agency shall surrender the registration number; and2.
The current owner shall apply for a registration number pursuant to KRS 235.50.Section 2.
Validation Decals.(1)
Persons shall not operate motorboats without a current-year validation sticker attached to the vessel within six (6) inches aft of and in line with the registration number on both sides of the bow.(2)
Expired validation stickers shall be removed.HISTORY: (21 Ky.R. 3092; eff. 7-12-95; Crt eff. 2-5-2020.)
301 KAR 6:010.Vessel numbering and registration.
Section 1.
Vessel Numbering.(1)
Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the identification numbers assigned to Kentucky registered motorboats shall consist of three (3) letter and number groupings as follows:(a)
The first grouping shall consist of the letters "KY".(b)
The second grouping shall consist of not more than four (4) Arabic numbers.(c)
The third grouping shall consist of not more than two (2) letters.(d)
The letters "I", "O", and "Q" shall not be used.(2)
Boats having valid federal documentation papers shall not be assigned or required to display a Kentucky identification number.(3)
Motorboats not documented by the federal government and owned exclusively by agencies of a state government shall display registration numbers as prescribed by KRS 235.110.(a)
State government agencies shall apply to the Department of Transportation for registration numbers.(b)
Display of validation decals or subsequent renewal of certification shall not be required.(c)
If an agency transfers ownership of a motorboat to another agency of state government, the agency receiving the motorboat shall apply to the Department of Transportation for a new certificate number.(d)
If an agency transfers ownership of a motorboat to other than an agency of state government:1.
The agency shall surrender the registration number; and2.
The current owner shall apply for a registration number pursuant to KRS 235.50.Section 2.
Validation Decals.(1)
Persons shall not operate motorboats without a current-year validation sticker attached to the vessel within six (6) inches aft of and in line with the registration number on both sides of the bow.(2)
Expired validation stickers shall be removed.HISTORY: (21 Ky.R. 3092; eff. 7-12-95; Crt eff. 2-5-2020.)