• Proof of current Kentucky liability insurance is required for all vehicles.
• Proof of Kentucky insurance (VIN number must match registration)*
• You may also provide the current registration and/or renewal notice received in the mail.
• All titling transactions require odometer disclosure.
• Kentucky law requires a person purchasing a vehicle or moving an out-of-state vehicle into Kentucky to make an application for title within 15 days.
• Vehicles coming from another state must have a Vehicle Identification Number inspection before titling in Kentucky.
• Motor vehicle license plates are renewed in the owners birth month except personalized and specialty plates.
• Special Plates are available for additional fees.

Proof of insurance can be e-mailed to [email protected]

*the effective date on the insurance card must be no more than 45 days from the date you come to the County Clerk’s Office to register your vehicle

The owner of a vehicle as of January 1st of each tax year is responsible for the tax for that year. If at the time of transfer the property tax has not been paid the seller will be responsible for that tax. To avoid delinquent taxes, it is recommended that the seller pay taxes at the time of transfer. If they do not do this at the time of transfer, the seller will be sent a notification by the KY Revenue Cabinet of tax due. This does not relinquish the responsibility to pay property tax timely.
Note: Fees are based on a 12 month validity period for standard-issue plates and do not include special or personalized plates.

For all standard (“In God, We Trust” or “Unbridled Spirit”) KY plates, the due date to renew the tags is the customer’s birth month.

If the customer chooses to personalize their standard KY plate, the due date to renew tags is the month of December.

The maximum characters permitted on a standard-issue personalized plate is six (6). One space or one dash may be requested in addition to the six characters. The number of characters permitted on a personalized special plate varies.

Standard/Personal Plate Designs

Most specialty plate tags must be renewed during the customer’s birth month.

However, the following specialty plates are due in the month of December:

• Congressional
• Eastern Kentucky University
• Emergency Management
• Firefighter
• Fraternal Order of Police
• University of Kentucky
• University of Louisville
• Western Kentucky University

The Commonwealth of Kentucky has over 60 specialty plates for a customer to choose from, if they wish not to purchase the standard “Unbridled Spirit” or “In God We Trust” plates. For a complete list of plates including pictures and fees, visit the Transportation Cabinet’s specialty plate list.

$25.00-Application (ordered by customer)

It may take up to 30 days for the plate to be received at the County Clerk’s office. Additional fees will be collected at the time the personalized plate is issued to the customer.

Specialty Plate Designs

The maximum number of characters permitted on a personalized motorcycle plate is six. If all six characters are used, additional space or dash is not permitted. The number of characters permitted on a personalized or special motorcycle plate varies.

The due date for all standard, personalized, and specialty motorcycle plates are the customer’s birth month.

Motorcycle Plate Designs

The due date to renew these tags is March 31st.

All License Plate Designs

The due date to renew all boat tags is April 30th.

Boat Tax Information

The due date to renew all handicap license plates is July 31st.

Disabled Plate Designs