Vehicle Registration & Renewal 

 Motor vehicle license plates are renewed in the owners’ birth month (including personalized and specialty plates). 

 BEFORE RENEWING YOUR VEHICLE: If you question the assessment of your vehicle once you have received your Notice of Renewal, please contact the Property Valuation Administrator’s (PVA) office BEFORE attempting to renew your vehicle in our office.

1. Renewing Your Registration In-Person

Please visit the Scott County Clerk’s Office to renew your vehicle registration in person. When renewing your registration at the Clerk’s office be sure to bring:

  • Photo ID
  • Kentucky certificate of registration
  • Proof of Kentucky insurance stating an effective date within 45 days of the day it is presented to the Clerk
  • Money for fees and applicable taxes
View our accepted forms of payment

2. Renewing Your Registration Online

Is Online Renewal Right for You?

  • A list of eligible plates is available online
  • Vehicles registered in separate counties to the current owner must be renewed individually.
  • Leased vehicles cannot be renewed online.
  • The vehicle(s) renewed must have unexpired registration(s).
  • The owner of the vehicle(s) cannot have overdue property taxes on any other vehicles they own.
  • The vehicle(s) must be insured for at least 45 days with the same insurance company for database verification.

What Do I Need to Renew Online?  

The following items are required to begin online registration renewal:

  • Title Number
  • Plate Number
  • Debit/Credit Card
 Processing & Fees

Please allow 3 – 5 business days for online renewals to be processed.

A $2.00 fee per vehicle will be added to cover mailing costs.

 Your new registration will be mailed to the address on file with us. If you no longer live at the address on your previous year’s registration receipt, contact us and have it updated before you register online. If your information appearing on any screen is incorrect, click ‘Cancel’ and contact us.

 If you renew on-line, do not renew the same vehicle by phone; your credit card will be charged for both transactions.
Online KENTUCKY Vehicle Registration Renewal Portal
 The Service Members Civil Relief Act exempts certain military personnel from paying personal vehicle Ad Valorem tax. To find out if you qualify for the exemption, please contact the PVA.

3. Renew by Mail

Send registration certificate and current KY insurance card along with applicable fees (reflected on the renewal reminder you received in the mail) made payable to:

Scott County Clerk
101 E Main St
Georgetown, KY 40324

 You will receive your completed renewal by mail in 3 – 5 business days.

 Please follow the steps below to ensure your renewal:

  • Property taxes must not be delinquent on any vehicle.
  • Proof of Insurance must be a current KY Insurance card
  • Provide a correct address (make a notation on the old registration as to the current address if it is not the same)
  • Provide a phone number
  • Registration must be current and not expired.

Motor Boat Renewals

All motorboat registrations and transfers are handled by the County Clerk. Kentucky law requires all boats having motors to be registered if operated on public waters. To register a boat you must have your registration certificate.

 Boat renewals may be processed in the same manner as a motor vehicle, but must be done either in person or by mail.  Currently, there is no online renewal option for boats.

 Forms must be completed and mailed or brought in person to our office location.

Tolling Made Easy

RiverLink is the tolling system for the Louisville-Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges Project. Tolling is in place on the Abraham Lincoln Bridge (I-­65 North), the John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge (I-65 South) and the Lewis and Clark Bridge (SR 265/KY 841) connecting Prospect, KY and Utica, IN.

Now Available

Renew your standard passenger “Unbridled Spirit” plate online

Contact Info

Scott County Clerk

101 E Main St, Georgetown, KY 40324

(502) 863-7875
(502) 863-7898

Dept. Contacts
Payments Accepted:

Accepted methods of payment are cash, money order, cashier check, and personal checks. We accept Visa, Discover, AMX or MasterCard.

Please be advised that the use of a debit or credit card will incur a vendors' fee of 2.75% of the total amount of the transaction.

   

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