Motor Vehicle Fees and Taxes
$17.00 - Motor Vehicle Transfer
$  9.00 - Kentucky Title Fee

$29.00 - Kentucky Speed Title Fee

$22.00 - Title Lien Statement

$  2.00 - Preparation of Title Lien Statement

$  0.00 - Temp/Permanent Handicap Placard

$  2.00 - Lien Penalty for Late Motor Vehicle Taxes

$  3.00 - $6.00 Preparation of title application

$  5.00 - Certified Serial Number Inspection

$21.00 - Registration fees will be calculated from the date of
licensing through owner's birth month. Maximum registration
fee for twelve months is $21.00.
Usage Tax - A six percent (6%) motor vehicle usage tax is levied  upon the
"retail price" of  vehicles registered for the first time in Kentucky. In the case
of new vehicles, "retail price" is either 100% of the total consideration or 90%
of the manufacturer's suggested retail price (M.S.R.P), including the M.S.R.P.
of all additional equipment and transportation charges. This "retail price"
WILL NOT be reduced by the value of any motor vehicles used as a trade-in.
Usage tax, determined by information given on the Affidavit of Total
Consideration or by the Manufacturer's  Suggested Retail Price (M.S.R.P.) of
the vehicle.
Penalty provisions for any person who willfully and fraudulently gives a
false statement as to the total and actual consideration paid for a motor
vehicle shall be guilty of a Class D felony and shall be fined not less than
$2,000 per offense
Acceptable Methods of Payment:
Cash, Certified Check, Cashier's Check, Money Order, Master Card,
American Express, Discover Card and most Debit Cards
Fee Schedule Title Lien Filings

  • Title Lien Statement                                                 $ 22.00 (1)(2)(3)(4)
  • Late Filing Penalty - Title Lien Statement            $   2.00 (4)
  • Assignment                                                               $   9.00 (1)(4)
  • Amendment                                                               $   9.00 (1)(4)
  • Continuation                                                              $   9.00 (1)(4)
  • Partial Release                                                         $   5.00 (4)
  • Lien Search Per Name                                            $   5.00 (4)
          (Plus copy charge-varies by county)