KRS 138.450 — Definitions for KRS 138.455 to 138.470

As used in KRS 138.455 to 138.470, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Current model year" means a motor vehicle of either the model year corresponding
to the current calendar year or of the succeeding calendar year, if the same model
and make is being offered for sale by local dealers;
(2) "Dealer" means "motor vehicle dealer" as defined in KRS 190.010;
(3) "Dealer demonstrator" means a new motor vehicle or a previous model year motor
vehicle with an odometer reading of least one thousand (1,000) m iles that has been
used either by representatives of the manufacturer or by a licensed Kentucky dealer,
franchised to sell the particular model and make, for demonstration;
(4) "Historic motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle registered and licensed pursuant to
KRS 186.043;
(5) "Motor vehicle" means:
(a) Any vehicle that is propelled by other than muscular power and that is used
for transportation of persons or property over the public highways of the state,
except road rollers, mopeds, vehicles that travel e xclusively on rails, and
vehicles propelled by electric power obtained from overhead wires; or
(b) Recreational vehicles;
(6) "Moped" means either a motorized bicycle whose frame design may include one (1)
or more horizontal crossbars supporting a fuel tan k so long as it also has pedals, or
a motorized bicycle with a step through type frame which may or may not have
pedals rated no more than two (2) brake horsepower, a cylinder capacity not
exceeding fifty (50) cubic centimeters, an automatic transmission n ot requiring
clutching or shifting by the operator after the drive system is engaged, and capable
of a maximum speed of not more than thirty (30) miles per hour;
(7) "New motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle of the current model year which has
not previously been registered in any state or country;
(8) "Previous model year motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle not previously
registered in any state or country which is n either of the current model year nor a
dealer demonstrator;
(9) "Total consideration given" means the amount given, valued in money, whether
received in money or otherwise, at the time of purchase or at a later date, including
consideration given for all equipment and accessories, standard and optional. "Total
consideration given" shall not include:
(a) Any amount allowed as a manufacturer or dealer rebate if the rebate is
provided at the time of purchase and is applied to the purchase of the motor
vehicle;
(b) Any interest payments to be made over the life of a loan for the purchase of a
motor vehicle; and
(c) The value of any items that are not equipment or accessories including but not
limited to extended warranties, service contracts, and items that are given
away as part of a promotional sales campaign;
(10) "Trade-in allowance" means:
(a) The value assigned by the seller of a motor vehicle to a motor vehicle
registered to the purchaser and offered in trade by the purchaser as part of the
total considera tion given by the purchaser and included in the notarized
affidavit attesting to total consideration given; or
(b) In the absence of a notarized affidavit, the value of the vehicle being offered
in trade as established by the department through the use of the reference
manual;
(11) "Used motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle which has been previously registered
in any state or country;
(12) "Retail price" for:
(a) New motor vehicles;
(b) Dealer demonstrator vehicles;
(c) Previous model year motor vehicles; and
(d) U-Drive-It motor vehicles that have been transferred within one hundred
eighty (180) days of being registered as a U -Drive-It and that have less than
five thousand (5,000) miles;
means the total consideration given, as determined in KRS 138.4603;
(13) "Retail price" for historic motor vehicles shall be one hundred dollars ($100);
(14) "Retail price" for used motor vehicles being titled or registered by a new resident
for the first time in Kentucky whose values appear in the reference manual means
the trade-in value given in the reference manual;
(15) "Retail price" for older used motor vehicles being titled or registered by a new
resident for the first time in Kentucky whose values no longer appear in the
reference manual shall be one hundred dollars ($100);
(16) (a) "Retail price" for:
1. Used motor vehicles, except those vehicles for which the retail price is
established in subsection (13), (14), (15), (17), or (19) of this section;
and
2. U-Drive-It motor vehicles that are not transferred within on e hundred
eighty (180) days of being registered as a U -Drive-It or that have more
than five thousand (5,000) miles;
means the total consideration given, excluding any amount allowed as a trade-
in allowance by the seller, as attested to in a notarized affi davit, provided that
the retail price established by the notarized affidavit shall not be less than fifty
percent (50%) of the difference between the trade -in value, as established by
the reference manual, of the motor vehicle offered for registration and the
trade-in value, as established by the reference manual, of any motor vehicle
offered in trade as part of the total consideration given.
(b) The trade-in allowance shall also be disclosed in the notarized affidavit.
(c) If a notarized affidavit is not a vailable, "retail price" shall be established by
the department through the use of the reference manual;
(17) Except as provided in KRS 138.470(6), if a motor vehicle is received by an
individual as a gift and not purchased or leased by the individual, "retail price" shall
be the trade-in value given in the reference manual;
(18) If a dealer transfers a motor vehi cle which he or she has registered as a loaner or
rental motor vehicle within one hundred eighty (180) days of the registration, and if
less than five thousand (5,000) miles have been placed on the vehicle during the
period of its registration as a loaner or rental motor vehicle, then the "retail price" of
the vehicle shall be the same as the retail price determined by paragraph (a) of
subsection (12) of this section computed as of the date on which the vehicle is
transferred;
(19) "Retail price" for motor vehicles titled pursuant to KRS 186A.520, 186A.525,
186A.530, or 186A.555 means the total consideration given as attested to in a
notarized affidavit;
(20) "Loaner or rental motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle owned or registered by a
dealer and which is regularly loaned or rented to customers of the service or repair
component of the dealership;
(21) "Department" means the Department of Revenue;
(22) "Notarized affidavit" means a dated affidavit signed by the buyer and the seller on
which the signature of the buyer and the signature of the seller are individually
notarized;
(23) "Reference manual" means the automotive reference manual prescribed by the
department; and
(24) "Recreational vehicle" means any motor home, travel trailer, fifth -wheel trailer,
pull-behind camper, or pop-up camping trailer, which:
(a) Contains living quarters; and
(b) Is required to be licensed for use on the public highways.