304.39-087 Definition -- Submission of vehicle identification numbers and names of policyholders to Department of Vehicle Regulation -- Limitation of liability. (1) As used in this section, unless the context requires otherwise, "personal motor vehicle" means: (a) A private passenger motor vehicle that is not used as a public or livery conveyance for passengers, nor rented to others; and (b) Any other four-wheel motor vehicle that weighs six thousand (6,000) pounds or less which is not used in the occupation, profession, or business of the insured. (2) Beginning January 1, 2006, every insurance company that writes liability insurance on personal motor vehicles in Kentucky shall, between the first and fifteenth day of each month, send to the Department of Vehicle Regulation a list of the vehicle identification numbers (VINs) of each personal motor vehicle covered by liability insurance issued by the insurer as of the last day of the preceding month and the name of each personal motor vehicle insurance policyholder. The information shall be submitted either electronically or by paper copy at the option of the Department of Vehicle Regulation. (3) In the absence of malice, fraud, or gross negligence, any insurer and any authorized employee of an insurer shall not be subject to civil liability for libel, slander, or any other relevant tort, and no civil cause of action of any nature shall arise against the insurer or authorized employee, for submission of the information required by subsection (2) of this section, including submission of inaccurate or incomplete information. Effective: July 13, 2004 History: Created 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 1, effective July 13, 2004.