LONDON, KY - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: House Bill-HB 833 was passed by the General Assembly regarding vehicle inspections.
The change will be effective July 15, 2024. Under the new law, the price of vehicle inspections will be $15 dollars per vehicle if inspected at the Sheriff's Office.
If the Sheriff's Office Inspection requires an off-cite inspection there will be a $20 dollar trip fee in addition to the $15 dollar vehicle charge.
House Bill 833 takes effect on July 15, 2024.
House Bill 833 or read below.
House Bill 833
| Last Action | 04/05/24: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 103) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to motor vehicle inspectors. |
| Bill Documents | Current/Final Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statements | Corrections Impact Local Mandate Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist |
| Bill Request Number | 1668 |
| Sponsors | D. Meade , D. Bentley, R. Duvall, K. Jackson, K. King, W. Lawrence, R. Palumbo, W. Williams, N. Wilson |
| Summary of Enacted Version | Amends KRS 70.030 to allow a sheriff to appoint nonsworn special inspectors solely to perform motor vehicle inspections; amends KRS 186A.115 to allow sheriffs to appoint up to two employees of a motor vehicle dealer licensed under KRS Chapter 190 and doing business in the sheriff’s county as special inspectors solely to complete inspections of motor vehicles to be sold by that dealer if the motor vehicle dealer is a new motor vehicle dealer or a used motor vehicle dealer that makes an average of 100 motor vehicle sales per month for the preceding 12 months, to allow the sheriff to retain fees for conducting motor vehicle inspections in the amount of $30 for a motor vehicle dealer that has an employee who is appointed as a special inspector, $15 for a motor vehicle dealer that does not have an employee appointed as a special inspector, or $15 for an individual, to require that the Transportation Cabinet promulgate administrative regulations to create an electronic certified vehicle inspection form to electronically input all required information for motor vehicle inspections, and to exempt certified inspector numbers from open records requests unless required by a court order; and amends KRS 186A.990 to add intentionally or willfully divulging a certified inspector number as a Class A misdemeanor and selling a certified inspector number as a Class D felony. |
| Legislative History | |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 186A.115 to allow sheriffs to appoint up to two individuals at a new or used motor vehicle dealer that makes an average of 100 motor vehicle sales per month for the preceding 12 months as special inspectors solely to complete inspections of motor vehicles to be sold by that dealer; increase fees retained by the sheriff for conducting motor vehicle inspections; require the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to create an electronic certified vehicle inspection form to electronically input all required information for motor vehicle inspections; exempt certified inspector numbers from open records requests unless required by a court order; amend KRS 186A.990 to add intentionally or willfully divulging a certified inspector number as a Class A misdemeanor and selling a certified inspector number as a Class D felony; amend KRS 70.030 to allow a sheriff to appoint a special inspector solely to perform motor vehicle inspections. |
| Index Headings of Original Version | Motor Vehicles - Inspections, fees, certified inspector number, electronic inspection form Sheriffs - Motor vehicle inspections, fees, certified inspector number, electronic inspection form Sheriffs - Special inspectors, appointment for motor vehicle inspections Transportation - Motor vehicle inspections, fees, certified inspector number, electronic inspection form Corrections Impact - Motor vehicle inspections, fees, certified inspector number, electronic inspection form Local Mandate - Special inspectors, appointment for motor vehicle inspections |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments | House Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements |
| Votes | Vote History |
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| 02/26/24 |
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| 03/01/24 |
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| 03/07/24 |
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| 03/11/24 |
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| 03/12/24 |
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| 03/14/24 |
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| 03/15/24 |
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| 03/21/24 |
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| 03/26/24 |
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| 03/27/24 |
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| 03/28/24 |
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| 04/05/24 |
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| Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Fiscal Impact Statements | Corrections Impact to House Committee Substitute 1 Local Mandate to House Committee Substitute 1 |
| Summary | Retain original provisions, except allow the sheriff to retain fees for conducting motor vehicle inspections in the amount of $30 for a motor vehicle dealer that has an employee who is appointed as a special inspector, $15 for a motor vehicle dealer that does not have an employee appointed as a special inspector, or $15 for an individual; change the additional fee per trip for an off site inspection to $20; allow sheriffs to appoint up to two individuals at a new motor vehicle dealer or a used motor vehicle dealer, that makes an average of 100 motor vehicle sales per month for the preceding 12 months, as special inspectors solely to complete inspections of motor vehicles to be sold by that dealer. |
| Index Headings | Motor Vehicles - Motor vehicle inspections, fees, sheriff appointed special inspector Sheriffs - Special inspectors, fees, appointment for motor vehicle inspections Transportation - Motor vehicle inspections, fees, sheriff appointed special inspector |
