Kentucky Car Owners to Keep License Plates

PLATE TO CUSTOMER : EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2024

                                         

PLAN ON SELLING OR TRADING YOUR CAR IN KENTUCKY, NOW WHEN YOU SELL OR TRADE YOUR VEHICLE YOU WILL KEEP YOUR LICENSE PLATE.

KENTUCKY IS CHANGING THE WAY IT HANDLES PLATES 

STARTING IN JANUARY THE STATE WILL OPERATE IN THE "PLATE TO CUSTOMER" FORMAT.

IN THIS NEW FORMAT WHEN YOU SELL OR TRADE YOUR VEHICLE YOU KEEP THE LICENSE PLATE TIEH THE REGISTRATION DECAL YOU PAID FOR AT RENEWAL TIME.

THIS CHANGE ALLOWS YOU TO USE THE FULL 12 MONTHS OF YOUR PAID REGISTRATION.

IF YOU BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE PLATE YOU REMOVE FROM YOUR SOLD OR TRADED VEHICLE CAN BE PUT ON THE NEWLY PURCHASED VEHICLE, BUT ONLY AFTER YOU TRANSFER THE PLATE TO THE NEWLY PURCHASED VEHICLE AT YOUR COUNTY'S CLERKS OFFICE 

PLEASE REMEMBER YOUR PLATE MUST BE TRANSFERRED TO THE NEW, OR USED VEHICLE THAT YOU PURCHASE, BEFORE YOU DRIVE WITH THAT PLATE.

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