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Business registration in United States — Kentucky

Registration, licensing, names, permits, and formal establishment requirements. Every result links to its stored legal text and available official source evidence.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 365.563 Definitions for KRS 365.561 to 365.613.

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  This section defines key terms used in the trademark statute and states when a mark is considered in use or abandoned.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 176.5069 Annual report -- Submitted to Governor and Legislative Research Commission and available for public review.

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  The cabinet must prepare an annual report on the program and make it available for public review.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 45A.067 Requirement for registration with Department of Revenue to collect and remit sales and use tax -- Exemption -- Applicability to foreign persons -- Administrative regulation.

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  Before a supplier contracts with the Commonwealth for goods or services, the supplier and its affiliates must register with the Department of Revenue to collect and remit sales and use tax, unless they do not make sales to customers in the Commonwealth.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 367.815 Liability for false, misleading, or deceptive representations -- Bond or deposit to insure veracity of statements -- Maintenance of records.

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  Business opportunity sellers may be liable for false or misleading statements, must post a bond or deposit when registering, and must keep and provide sales records.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 186A.035 Motor vehicle registration by birth month of owner -- Alternative schedule for certain vehicles -- Joint tenancy with right of survivorship for motor vehicle or manufactured home jointly owned by married couple -- Clerk's fee -- Renewal of registration. (Effective July 15, 2026)

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  This section sets a birth-month-based registration system for most motor vehicles, with a special annual schedule for some vehicles and specific rules for jointly owned vehicles.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 136.188 Annual fee on trucks, tractors, and buses operating partly within and partly outside Kentucky -- Fee to replace ad valorem tax -- Determination of value and fee -- Collection and distribution -- Protest.

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  Certain trucks, tractors, and buses used partly inside and partly outside Kentucky must pay an annual fee when registered, and the Transportation Cabinet may refuse registration if the fee is unpaid.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 139.340 Retailer's duty to collect tax -- Taxes deemed to be held by retailer in trust -- Registration and collection by remote retailer. (Effective August 1, 2026)

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  Retailers covered by this section must collect Kentucky tax from the purchaser and give a receipt; remote retailers over the $100,000 threshold must register for a sales and use tax permit and start collecting within the stated deadline.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 321.205 Mobile facilities -- Authorized incidental activities.

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  Credential holders may use mobile facilities or units for business within their credential’s scope, but the facility must be registered and the facility and operators must follow applicable laws.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 324A.150 Definitions for KRS 324A.150 to 324A.164. (Effective July 15, 2026)

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  This section defines key terms used in the appraisal management company registration law.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 292.327 Filing of documents with respect to covered securities -- Fees.

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  The commissioner may require certain covered-security filings and fees, including a $250 Form D filing after first sale, and may stop or waive filings in some cases.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 423.390 Commission as notary public -- Requirements -- Oath and filing -- Surety bond -- Change of information -- Renewal of commission -- Administrative regulations -- Registration.

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  This section sets out who may become a notary public, what they must file or pay, when they must register or renew, and when they may or may not perform notarial acts.

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• United States — Kentucky

  KRS § 324A.164 Exemptions from application of KRS 324A.150 to 324A.164. (Effective July 15, 2026)

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  This section says KRS 324A.150 to 324A.164 do not apply to several listed government, financial, real estate, and appraisal-management entities, unless another law requires registration.

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