Frequently Asked Questions

Simply put, your vehicle must be in a safe condition for operation upon the highway and capable of transporting both persons and contents in a safe manner. All window glass must be in place and the vehicle must be equipped with operable front windshield wipers. Features that are checked for being in place and fully operable include, but not be limited to:

• Brake Lights
• Brakes
• Headlights
• Rear Lights
• Steering
• Turn Signals

A Boyd County Deputy Sheriff, or a Boyd County Deputy Clerk certified in vehicle inspections, will check the vehicle identification number (VIN) and compare it with the number on the Title or Certificate of Origin.

This information, along with the vehicle's mileage, is recorded on a Kentucky Application for Certificate of Title / Registration Form.

1. $5 Cash or Check payable to the Boyd County Sheriff's Office. (Inspections performed by the Clerk's office will be paid to them.)
2. Vehicle Title
3. Vehicle License Application Form (PDF)
4. Your Driver's License

Inspections can be performed at the Sheriff's Office, located at 2900 Louisa Street, Catlettsburg, KY 41129.

Or can be performed at the any of the 3 Boyd County Clerk's Office locations:

1. Courthouse - 2800 Louisa Street, Catlettsburg, KY 41129, Phone: 606-739-5116
2. Ashland - 1505 Carter Avenue, Ashland, KY 41101, Phone: 606-325-3547
3. Cannonsburg - 1315 Cannonsburg Road, Ashland, KY 41102, Phone: 606-929-9595 (Inside Member's Choice Credit Union)

Please contact the Sheriff's Office at 606-739-5135 to schedule an inspection.

The Boyd County Clerk's Office inspects vehicles without an appointment during their normal business hours.

Locations and Hours of Operation

The City of Ashland, City of Catlettsburg and Boyd County are part of the larger Huntington-Ashland WV/KY/OH urbanized area as calculated by the U.S. Bureau of the Census. Being a part of this urbanized area each entity is designated a small municipal separate storm sewer systems (small MS4) by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), subject to the Clean Water Act and the NPDES Phase II storm water program requirements. In the state of Kentucky the Kentucky Division of Water (KDOW) under the Department of Environmental Protection is the administrator of the Phase II storm water program.

• City of Ashland Public Services Director
  Phone: 606-327-2007
• City of Catlettsburg City Building
  Phone: 606-739-4533
• Boyd County Code Enforcement (outside Ashland and Catlettsburg) 
  Phone: 606-928-1285

What an Illegal Discharge Is

An illegal or illicit discharge is any direct or indirect non-storm water substance, pollutant, or hazardous material disposed, deposited, spilled, poured, injected, seeped, dumped, leaked, or placed by any means, intentionally or unintentionally, into storm sewers, culverts, drainage ditches, swales, creeks, rivers or any other storm water conveyance system.

Hazardous may include any substance, waste, or combination thereof, which because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, biological or infectious characteristics may cause, or significantly contribute to, a substantial present or potential hazard to human health, safety, property, or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of, or otherwise managed.

Pollutants may include, but are not limited to: paints, varnishes, and solvents; oils and other automotive fluids; solid wastes and yard wastes; refuse, rubbish, garbage, litter, or other discarded or abandoned objects, and excessive amounts of pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers.

Report an Illegal Discharge

City of Ashland
Phone: 606-327-2007

City of Catlettsburg
City Building
Phone: 606-739-4533

Boyd County
Code Enforcement 
Phone: 606-928-1285

Vendors can get their businesses added to the site by emailing Kacy Abrams.