Sale of boat or motor vehicle for charges -- Advertisement of sale -- Definition of "boat."
KRS 376.280
in effect376.280. Sale of boat or motor vehicle for charges -- Advertisement of sale -- Definition of "boat."
(1) Any boat or motor vehicle remaining in the possession of a person who has made repairs, performed labor or furnished accessories or supplies therefor and to whom the charges for such repairs, labor, accessories or supplies has been owing for a period of more than thirty (30) days, may be sold to pay such deferred purchase money or charges. The proposed sale shall be advertised pursuant to KRS Chapter 424, and notice thereof shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested or by registered mail to the owner of the boat or motor vehicle and to any other person known to have any interest therein, addressed to such persons at their last known addresses, at least ten (10) days before the sale is held.
(2) The term "boat," as used in subsection (1) of this section, means any watercraft not enumerated in subsection (1) of KRS 376.360 and sloops having an overall length of forty (40) feet or less.
Effective: June 21, 1974
History: Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 315, sec. 81, effective June 21, 1974. -- Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 239, sec. 214. -- Amended 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 40, sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2739h-2.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=35316Fetched: 10/20/2026