| Last Action | 03/22/21: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 74) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to motor vehicles. |
| Bill Documents |
Acts Chapter 74
Current/Final Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 238 |
| Sponsor | J. Carpenter |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 281.010 to define "automobile club," "flatbed/rollback service," "recovery," "storage facility," "tow truck," "tow truck operator," “towing,” and "towing company"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 281 to define “lienholder," “owner,” and "motor vehicle renting company"; create new sections of KRS Chapter 281 to establish the provisions for emergency towing and private property towing; require that rates be posted in the place of business of a tow company or storage facility; require an itemized invoice for towing and storage charges; establish notification requirements for towed vehicles; establish payment and release requirements for towed vehicles; outline payment types that a towing company or storage facility must accept; require a towing company or storage facility to be accessible by phone during posted business hours; require the return of all phone calls within 24 hours; establish prohibited fees; establish requirements for records retention; outline acts prohibited by a towing company or storage facility; specify that the Transportation Cabinet shall be held harmless for any damages in relation to the towing and storage of a vehicle; amend KRS 359.230 and 189.725 to conform; amend KRS 376.275 to establish requirements for certified mail notifications to lienholders having a prior recorded lien on a Commonwealth issued title; amend KRS 186A.145 to outline responsibility of motor vehicle ad valorem property taxes, when a vehicle is transferred to an insurer or its agent as a result of an insurance policy claim. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Highways, Streets, and Bridges - Vehicles, towing and storage of, requirements for Insurance, Motor Vehicle - Ad valorem property tax, responsibility, provisions for Motor Carriers - Towing companies, certificate of operation, requirements for Safety - Vehicles, towing and storage of, requirements for Taxation, Property - Motor vehicle, ad valorem property tax, responsibility, provisions for Traffic Safety - Vehicles, towing and storage of, requirements for Transportation - Motor vehicle, ad valorem property tax, responsibility, provisions for Transportation - Vehicle storage facility, operation requirements Transportation - Vehicles, towing and storage of, requirements for Commerce - Towing company, operation requirements Commerce - Vehicle storage facility, operation requirements |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments | Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Amendment | Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Summary | Retain original provisions; amend definition of "automobile club"; specify that a towing company does not include lienholders and entities hired by lienholders for the purpose of repossession; expand the list of parties who may request records kept under this Act; specify what a towing company may do with the contents of a towed vehicle that has not been claimed after 45 days; clarify the procedures for a tow or storage company to obtain a clean title, if an owner or lienholder fails to exercise their right to take possession of a towed vehicle; specify that the tow or storage company is not be liable for any liens on the vehicle, except for tax liens; allows the county clerk to process the title of a vehicle, when the owner or lienholder fails to exercise their right to take possession of under this Act; make technical changes. |
| Index Headings |
Motor Vehicles - Vehicles, towing and storage of, requirements for Safety - Vehicles, towing and storage of, requirements for Transportation - Vehicle storage facility, operation requirements Transportation - Vehicles, towing and storage of, requirements for Commerce - Towing company, operation requirements Commerce - Vehicle storage facility, operation requirements County Clerks - Motor vehicle title, delinquent ad valorem tax, issuance exemption County Clerks - Repossession title, delinquent ad valorem tax, issuance exemption |
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