(1) Before any owner or operator of a trailer, semitrailer, or recreational vehicle may operate upon the highways, the owner shall apply for registration to the county clerk of the county in which he resides or in which the vehicles are principally operated. The application shall be retained by the clerk and shall be accompanied by: (a) A manufacturer's certificate of origin, if the application is for the registration of a new trailer, semitrailer, or recreational vehicle; (b) The owner's registration receipt, if the trailer, semitrailer, or recreational vehicle was last registered in this state; (c) A bill of sale and the previous registration receipt, if last registered in another state that does not require the owner of a trailer, semitrailer, or recreational vehicle to obtain a certificate of title or ownership; (d) A certificate of title, if last registered in another state that requires the owner of a trailer, semitrailer, or recreational vehicle to obtain a certificate of title or ownership; (e) An affidav it from the owner of a trailer, semitrailer, or recreational vehicle assembled or constructed for his personal use on the highways; or (f) An affidavit from the owner of a trailer, semitrailer, or recreational vehicle where the bill of sale for the vehicle has been lost, destroyed, or stolen. (2) The affidavit required in paragraph (e) of subsection (1) of this section shall contain the owner's name, address, date, brief description, and a statement that the trailer was constructed by the owner for use on t he highways and additional information the cabinet may require by administrative regulation promulgated pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A. (3) The affidavit required in paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of this section shall contain the owner's name, address, date , make, year made, serial or identification number, name of the person from whom purchased, date of purchase, a statement that the person making the affidavit is the sole owner, the circumstances under which the bill of sale was lost, destroyed, or stolen, and additional information the cabinet may require by administrative regulation promulgated pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A. (4) After initial registration of his vehicles in this state, the owner shall register his trailer, semitrailer, or recreational vehic le on or before April 1 of each year. Registration with the clerk shall be deemed to be registration with the cabinet.
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