All Motor Vehicles Legislation - Kentucky
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Latest Action: 11/07/2008 - To: Interim Joint Committee on State Government Bill Text Adjourn the Senate in loving memory and honor of Otto Wilson Goff. Comment on Bill HB732
Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Posted in committee Bill Text Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to define "hybrid vehicle"; require Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations establishing minimum sound standards for hybrid vehicles within one year of effective date of the Act; require research and consultation prior to establishing minimum sound level standards; require all new hybrid vehicles sold in Kentucky to comply with the standards set in this act beginning August 1, 2010. HB722
Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - To Transportation (H) Bill Text Amend KRS 186.162 to establish a special license plate for Gold Star Family members; establish fees and eligibility requirements for issuance of the special license plate; amend 186.164 to require the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulation for proof of eligibility for a Gold Star Family member special license plate. HB696
Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 160) Bill Text Amend KRS 189.635 to clarify that accident reports are not public records; allow a limited exemption to the prohibition on commercial distribution of accident reports to allow sharing with entities that collect vehicle accident data to give consumers a means of determining a vehicle's accident history and allow contracting with an entity to provide electronic accident reports to some entities also are eligible to receive them; require the department to promulgate administrative regulations regarding fees for accident reports provided under this section. SB251
Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - To Banking & Insurance (S) Bill Text Amend KRS 304.39-320 to require automobile liability and motor vehicle liability policies of insurance to provide underinsured motorist coverage therein; permit the named insured to reject such coverage in writing; provide that if more than 2 individual claims are asserted against an underinsured motorist and the multiple claimants agree to a settlement resulting in exhaustion of the underinsured policy limits, the underinsured motorist insurer shall be entitled to a credit against total damages only to the extent of the actual amount of such settlement received by the individual claimant. SB250
Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - To Appropriations & Revenue (S) Bill Text Amend KRS 304.39-110 to increase the split limits liability coverage from injuries sustained by one person from $25,000 to $50,000, and increase the coverage sustained by all persons injured as a result of one accident from $50,000 to $100,000. SB231
Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - To Banking & Insurance (S) Bill Text Amend KRS 304.13-063 to require a reduction in premium rates for automobile liability and physical damage insurance for insureds 55 years of age and older who successfully complete a self-instructed driver safety course meeting standards set by the Transportation Cabinet. SB228
Latest Action: 03/28/2008 - Received in House Bill Text Amend KRS 186.050 to establish a voluntary contribution of $10 for motor vehicles being registered as farm trucks; require the proceeds of the contribution to be deposited into an agricultural program trust fund; require proceeds and interest from the trust fund to be used for agricultural programs administered by the Department of Agriculture; permit the person registering the motor vehicle to opt out of the voluntary contribution. SB226
Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 56) Bill Text Amend 15.705, relating to the Prosecutors Advisory Council, to make a technical correction. HB676
Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 157) Bill Text Amend 186A.510 to define the terms " classic motor vehicle project" and "road worthy condition"; create a new section of KRS 186A.500 to 186A.550 to establish a classic motor vehicle project certificate of title; clarify that classic motor vehicle project titles shall prohibit the use of vehicles bearing these titles on the highway; clarify that a classic motor vehicle project title shall not bear the designation of salvage or junk; establish procedures for vehicles with a classic motor vehicle project title that have been restored to be issued a regular title; require the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations regarding the issuance of classic motor vehicle project titles; amend KRS 186A.115 to require that inspections on classic motor vehicle project vehicles being brought in from another state be limited to verification of the VIN. HB662
Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Posted in committee Bill Text Amend KRS 186.412 to require the circuit clerk to ask each applicant for a driver's license to provide a phone number to be used in case of an emergency; prohibit the phone number from appearing on the face of the license, but be stored in the database; permit the applicant to choose not to provide a phone number. HB656
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - To Judiciary (H) Bill Text Amend KRS 508.025 (third degree assault) to include an assault on an operator or passenger of a taxi, bus, or other passenger vehicle for hire within that offense; amend KRS 508.050 (menacing) and KRS 525.060 (disorderly conduct) to increase the penalty for those offenses where the offense is committed against an operator or passenger of a taxi, bus, or other passenger vehicle for hire. HB651
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - To Transportation (H) Bill Text Amend KRS 189.271 to require that administrative regulations promulgated by the Transportation Cabinet include a hearing process in accordance with the provisions of KRS Chapter 13B prior to revocation of overweight and overdimensional permits. HB646
Latest Action: 03/26/2008 - To Transportation (S) Bill Text Amend KRS 190.070 to prohibit the change in ownership of an automobile manufacturer continuing to provide a line make in Kentucky from terminating an existing agreement with an automobile dealer unless the manufacturer offers the existing dealer an agreement similar to the other dealers of the same line model. HJ169
Latest Action: 03/14/2008 - Posted in committee Bill Text Require the Legislative Research Commission to assemble the Driver's License Issuance Task Force to study issuance of operator's licenses, instruction permits, and personal identification cards. SB190
Latest Action: 04/07/2008 - Signed by Governor Bill Text Amend KRS 190.070 to prohibit the change in ownership of an automobile manufacturer continuing to provide a line make in Kentucky from terminating an existing agreement with an automobile dealer unless the manufacturer offers the existing dealer an agreement similar to the other dealers of the same line model. SB182
Latest Action: 03/20/2008 - Posted in committee Bill Text Amend KRS 186.412 to require the circuit clerk to ask each applicant for a driver's license to provide a name, address and telephone number to be used in case of an emergency; prohibit the emergency contact information from appearing on the face of the license, but to be stored in the database; permit the applicant to choose not to provide emergency contact information. HJ153
Latest Action: 03/18/2008 - To Agriculture & Natural Resources (S) Bill Text Direct the Kentucky Recreational Trails Authority to conduct a study of ways to increase adventure tourism and responsible all terrain vehicle (ATV) ridership and reduce ATV trespassing; submit report and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 15, 2008. HB613
Latest Action: 03/17/2008 - To Economic Development, Tourism & Labor (S) Bill Text Amend KRS 148.630 to require Kentucky Department of Parks, in cooperation with the Kentucky Recreational Trails Authority, to establish a system to permit off-road motorized vehicles and all-terrain vehicles on public lands; select Fishtrap Lake as a pilot project; authorize the department to promulgate regulations governing OHV and ATV trails; amend KRS 148.650 and 148.670 to allow the establishment of OHV and ATV trails in state-owned wildlife management areas. HB606
Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 176) Bill Text Create a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to establish a temporary commercial motor vehicle registration temporary placard to be issued by the department of vehicle regulation; establish a fee of $100 the issuance of each placard; provide for appropriate uses of the commercial motor vehicle registration temporary placard; require the temporary placard to expire 30 days after being activated by the user; create a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to establish a commercial trailer temporary registration placard to be issued by the department of vehicle regulation; establish a fee of $5 the issuance of each placard; provide for appropriate uses of the commercial trailer temporary registration placard; require the temporary placard to expire 30 days after being activated by the user; amend KRS 189.990 to provide penalty. HC140
Latest Action: 02/21/2008 - To Judiciary (H) Bill Text Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish a DUI Task Force composed of 16 legislative and nonlegislative members to study various aspects of the state's system for the apprehension, trial, and treatment of DUI offenders; require a report to be submitted by December 15, 2008. HB583
Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 22) Bill Text Amend KRS 148.290, authorizing the Kentucky State Horse Park commission to establish restrictions on golf cart-type vehicles, all-terrain vehicles, and horse trailers and to establish permitting and fee systems for golf cart-type vehicles and horse trailers; amend KRS 148.991 to direct the Kentucky State Horse Park executive director to enforce laws governing golf cart-type vehicles, all-terrain vehicles, and horse trailers on State Horse Park property. SB172
Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Recommitted to Judiciary (S) Bill Text Amend KRS 189.430 relating to motor vehicle offenses to delete the prohibition against leaving a running vehicle unattended and setting the parking brake on a hill. HB554
Latest Action: 02/21/2008 - To Judiciary (H) Bill Text Create a new section of KRS Chapter 511 to establish the crime of trespassing on retail and commercial premises when a person enters a driveway or parking lot of a business without conducting business, or in violation of posted signs specifying property regulations; specify exemptions; classify as a violation punishable by a fine of $20-$100. SB167
Latest Action: 04/11/2008 - Signed by Governor Bill Text Amend KRS 190.100 to define a debt cancellation agreement; authorize inclusion of a debt cancellation agreement in a motor vehicle retail installment contract; specify that a debt cancellation agreement shall not be considered or treated as an insurance contract. HB536
Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Floor amendment (1) filed Bill Text Amend KRS 164.7883 to permit an eligible postsecondary education student to use his or her scholarship award at any out-of-state institution that is located within fifteen miles of the Kentucky state border. HB550
Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 7, 2008 Bill Text Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to permit the General Assembly to enact laws permitting the operation of up to seven casinos by horse racing tracks licensed as of January 1, 2008, and up to five other casinos; to establish the distribution of casino gaming moneys; to submit to the voters for approval or disapproval. HB528
Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Recommitted to Judiciary (H) Bill Text Amend 235.990 to except certain boating safety violations under KRS 235.240 from a general chapter penalty provision; tier the penalties under KRS 235.240 based on the number of offenses; prohibit any person from taking a boating safety course in lieu of the prescribed penalty; amend KRS 431.005 to allow a peace office to arrest at the scene of an accident without a warrant if the peace officer has probable cause to believe the person is intoxicated or under the influence of drugs. Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - To Transportation (S) Bill Text Amend KRS 189.338 to require a driver to stop at an intersection controlled by a traffic-control signal which is inoperative; establish conditions to permit the driver to proceed through the intersection. Latest Action: 02/27/2008 - Posted in committee Bill Text Amend KRS 304.39-020 to provide under the definition of "medical expense" when a medical bill shall not be presumed reasonable; define "emergency care"; amend KRS 304.39-210 to require medical expense benefits for providers of emergency care to be paid by the reparation obligor directly to persons supplying products, services, or accommodations to the claimant; provide that basic reparations benefits be paid without regard to fault and be primary except for benefits payable under a workers' compensation law; require a provider of services for medical expenses, other than medical expenses billed by a hospital or other provider for emergency care or inpatient services rendered at a hospital, to submit claims to a reparation obligor within 45 days from the date the services are provided; amend KRS 304.39-241 to provide exception for emergency care services where the reparation obligor pays the provider directly; amend KRS 304.39-270 to permit a reparation obligor to require a person to submit [...] show full description SB135
Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 164) Bill Text Amend KRS 186.172, regarding firefighter license plates, to make professional firefighters eligible for the plates; allow proof of service to be furnished by the fire chief; eliminate references to fees and administration of the plate; tie plate fees to the fee schedule set forth in KRS 186.162; specify that the plate shall be administered in the same manner as other special plates under KRS 186.164; allow the Kentucky Association of Firefighters to petition the Transportation Cabinet to place a voluntary contribution on the plate in accordance with KRS 186.164(12) to (15); amend KRS 186.164 and KRS 186.166 to conform. HB456
Latest Action: 02/27/2008 - Posted in committee Bill Text Create a new section of KRS Chapter 244 to establish a motor vehicle operators license revocation scheme for minors and adults who violate the state's criminal prohibitions relating to alcohol and the possession or purchase by, or provision to, minors. SB136
Latest Action: 04/14/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 110) Bill Text Create new sections of KRS Chapter 411 to outline specific civil liability and related procedures for financial recovery after the theft of motor fuel for motor vehicles and motorboats; define "motor fuel," "retailer," "retail facility," and "vehicle"; authorize retailers to mail a notice demanding payment from the owner of a vehicle that receives motor fuel without making proper payment to the retailer; allow retailers to impose a $30 service charge in addition to recovering the cost of the motor fuel; impose a civil penalty in the amount of the greater of the price of the motor fuel or $100 if the owner has not made payment within 30 days after the notice was mailed; require that retailers conspicuously display notice of the service charge on the premises from which the motor fuel was received; forbid further collection efforts if the vehicle owner disputes the retailer's claim within the 30 days after the notice was mailed; limit retailers to collecting payment only pursuant to a court [...] show full description HB452
Latest Action: 03/18/2008 - To Transportation (S) Bill Text Amend KRS 235.285 to require, effective January 1, 2009, all operators of personal watercraft or motor boats born after January 1, 1991, to have a safe boating certificate or have an adult with a safe boating certificate with them; regulate safety of personal watercraft operated on public waterways. HB405
Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 21) Bill Text Amend KRS 205.721 to establish annual fee, pursuant to federal law, in child support collection actions; amend KRS 186.570 to require suspension of operator's license upon notice of excessive arrearage; amend KRS 205.712 to reduce amount of child support arrearage necessary to commence process for suspension of passports; and amend KRS 413.090 to provide for tolling of statute of limitation in child support arrearage actions. HB417
Latest Action: 02/21/2008 - Posted in committee Bill Text Amend KRS 304.5-070 to declare that vehicle protection product warranty to repair, replace, or maintain consumer products shall not be insurance if the maker of the warranty registers with the executive director of the Office of Insurance and provides sufficient net worth and evidence of an insurance policy or performance bond; provide that if the maker of the warranty is unable to perform then the purchaser of the warranty will be considered to be a policyholder of the insurer; define terms. Latest Action: 04/11/2008 - Signed by Governor Bill Text Create a new section of KRS Chapter 281 to define the terms "motor vehicle renting company," vehicle license cost," and "vehicle license cost recovery fee"; require that if a vehicle license cost recovery fee is charged on a rental transaction, the fee shall be a good-faith estimate of company's daily charge to recover its vehicle licensing cost; provide that if the vehicle cost recovery fees collected in a calendar year exceed the actual vehicle licensing costs, then the company shall retain the excess and adjust the following year's fees accordingly; clarify that there is not a prohibition against a company from including or making adjustments to a fee charged during the calendar year. SB120
Latest Action: 04/14/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 108) Bill Text Amend KRS 189.125 to require that a child under age 7 years between 40 and 50 inches in height be secured in a child booster seat; amend KRS 189.990 relating to penalties for traffic offenses to require that a courtesy warning be issued for a first violation of the booster seat requirement; require that child restraint seat and booster seat fines are not subject to court costs, additional costs, or fees; require that seat belt violations are not subject to additional costs or fees; amend KRS 186.574 and 431.452 to conform. Latest Action: 01/30/2008 - To Banking & Insurance (H) Bill Text Create a new section of Subtitle 13 of KRS Chapter 304 to require an insurer, to the extent it has credible data, that uses territory as a rating factor to submit to the executive director a statement that the territories used by the insurer have been reviewed within the past 3 years and that use of the territories is actuarially justified. HB388
Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 33) Bill Text Amend KRS 186.042 to add advanced registered nurse practitioner to those who may submit a statement of disability for a handicapped parking permit. SB116
Latest Action: 01/30/2008 - To Judiciary (S) Bill Text Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to prohibit the operator of a motor vehicle on a public highway to read, write or send a text message; direct that enforcement for violation be taken only as a secondary offense; prohibit the Transportation Cabinet from including a conviction on the driving record of the person or to report the conviction to the employer of the person or any insurance company; penalty. SB114
Latest Action: 01/30/2008 - To Judiciary (S) Bill Text Amend KRS 189.125 to require that a child under the age of eight years and between 40 and 57 inches in height be secured in a child booster seat; amend KRS 189.990, relating to penalties for traffic offenses, to specify that child restraint seat and booster seat fines are not subject to court costs, additional costs, or fees; specify that seat belt violations are not subject to additional costs or fees. Latest Action: 01/25/2008 - To Judiciary (S) Bill Text Create a new section of KRS Chapter 186, to define the term "certificate for driving" as a certificate issued by the Transportation Cabinet to an individual who cannot prove citizenship or legal presence requirements of KRS 186.412; mandate that certificates for driving be clearly distinguishable from regular operator's licenses and clearly state on the face that the document is not to be used for identification purposes; require the cabinet to establish a unique identifying number system for certificates and keep a database of all certificate holders and their driving histories available for the use of law enforcement agencies; require the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate regulations to provide standards for the application, issuance, denial, and revocation of certificates; create a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to set out application procedures for certificates for driving; require application to be made in Frankfort or at a regional office of the cabinet; require State Police examinations [...] show full description Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - WITHDRAWN Bill Text Withdrawn HB349
Latest Action: 03/26/2008 - To Transportation (S) Bill Text Amend KRS 186.010 to define the term "low-speed electric vehicle" and amend the definition of "motor vehicle" to include a low-speed electric vehicle; create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to allow the use of low-speed electric vehicles on roadways with a posted speed limit of thirty-five (35) miles per hour or less; require low-speed electric vehicles operated on a highway to be insured in compliance with KRS 304.39-080, titled in accordance to KRS 186.020, and registered as a motor vehicle in accordance with KRS 186.050(3)(a). HB340
Latest Action: 02/27/2008 - Posted in committee Bill Text Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to authorize county attorneys to create and operate a pretrial diversion program, set forth parameters for the program; require accounting for funds received. SB94
Latest Action: 01/22/2008 - To Transportation (S) Bill Text Amend KRS 189.456 to require that any information contained on disability placards be written in indelible ink or inscribed in other permanent fashion as to prevent tampering with or changing of information contained on such placards. SB93
Latest Action: 04/14/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 106) Bill Text Create a new section of KRS chapter 189 to allow local governments to adopt ordinances permitting the use of golf carts on designated public roadways under local control; define "golf cart" and "local government"; require that ordinances adopted by local governments include the issuance of a permit, the display of a sticker or permit, and the inspection by certified inspector for all golf carts operated on designated public roadways; require designated public roadways to be restricted to roadways with a speed limit of twenty-five (25) miles per hour or less; require golf carts operated on designated public roadways to display a slow moving emblem in compliance with KRS 189.820; require golf carts operated on designated public roadways to be insured in compliance with KRS 304.39-080; subject operators of golf carts on designated public roadways to the traffic regulations of KRS Chapter 189; exempt golf carts operated on designated public roadways from the title requirements of KRS 186.020,[...] show full description HB325
Latest Action: 02/07/2008 - To Transportation (S) Bill Text Amend KRS 189.2325, relating to highway work zones to set forth signage requirements for a work zone where the fine for speeding is doubled when workers are physically present; amend KRS 189.394, relating to speeding, to specify that double fines in work zones are only applicable when the work zone is properly signaled and workers are physically present in the work zone; amend speeding fine table to simplify. Latest Action: 01/17/2008 - To Appropriations & Revenue (S) Bill Text Amend KRS 138.470 to provide an exemption for certain transfers between a trustee, a trust, and a beneficiary; Effective August 1, 2008. SJ25
Latest Action: 04/15/2008 - Adopted by voice vote Bill Text Establish the Driver's License Issuance Task Force; set parameters of study; set membership. HB278
Latest Action: 01/15/2008 - To Transportation (H) Bill Text Amend KRS 189.570 to require direct adult supervision of minors under the age of 14 years who are soliciting contributions on highways. HB271
Latest Action: 01/15/2008 - To Natural Resources & Environment (H) Bill Text Create a new section of KRS Chapter 224 to adopt the greenhouse gas motor vehicle emissions standards established in title 13, sec. 1961 of the California Code of Regulations. HB264
Latest Action: 03/04/2008 - Posted in committee Bill Text Amend various sections of KRS Chapter 189A, relating to driving under the influence, to extend the lookback provision relating to prior convictions from five years to ten years. Latest Action: 01/15/2008 - To Transportation (H) Bill Text Create a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to establish a motor vehicle transporter registration plate; establish a fee of $25 for each plate issued; specify activities for use of transporter plate; require proof of insurance and records to be kept by the recipient of transporter registration plate; permit the revocation of transporter plates for misuse; penalty. HB243
Latest Action: 04/15/2008 - 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute ; received in House; to Rules (H) Bill Text Amend KRS 186.010 to define the term "medium-speed electric vehicle" and amend the definition of "motor vehicle" to include a medium-speed electric vehicle; create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to allow the use of medium-speed electric vehicles on highways with a posted speed limit of forty-five (45) miles per hour or less; require medium-speed electric vehicles operated on a highway to be insured in compliance with KRS 304.39-080, titled in accordance with KRS 186.020, and registered as a motor vehicle in accordance with KRS 186.050(3)(a). Latest Action: 01/10/2008 - To Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations (S) Bill Text Amend sections of KRS 219.320 to 219.410, relating to manufactured home, mobile home, and recreational vehicle communities, to switch jurisdiction over these communities from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to the Office of Housing, Buildings and Construction; amend KRS 219.320 to replace definitions for "Secretary" and "Cabinet" with definitions for "Executive Director" and "Office," respectively; amend KRS 219.330, 219.340, 219.360, 219.370, 219.400, and 219.991 to conform; amend KRS 219.350 to require direct submission of community construction or alteration plans to the office, rather than allowing submission to the cabinet for forwarding to the office; amend KRS 219.380 to direct the office to administer the community statutes; revoke the cabinet's power to administer the community statutes, including its ability to delegate this administration to local health departments; amend KRS 219.390 to reduce the size of the State Advisory Committee on Manufactured, Mobile Home, [...] show full description HB236
Latest Action: 01/11/2008 - To Transportation (H) Bill Text Create a new section of KRS 186 to require the Transportation Cabinet to design and distribute an "In God We Trust" license plate; establish that the license plate be regularly issued in addition to the license plate required by KRS 186.240; establish the license plate design; authorize the license plate be issued at the request of the owner of a passenger vehicle; pick-up truck, or recreational vehicle upon payment of the appropriate fees; amend KRS 186.240 to conform; effective January 1, 2009. Latest Action: 01/11/2008 - To Transportation (H) Bill Text Amend KRS 189.030 to require use of headlamps when a vehicle is within a highway work zone on an interstate highway or parkway; amend KRS 189.2325 to conform and establish the penalty as a violation of KRS 189.030. HB239
Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 30) Bill Text Amend KRS 186.041 to allow persons eligible for a Gold Star Spouses license plate to receive up to two plates annually for vehicles they own or lease; amend KRS 186.162, to make spouses eligible for Gold Star Spouses license plate, and exempt from fees; amend KRS 186.164 to make mothers and spouses eligible for membership in Gold Star Mothers of America or Gold Star Wives of America associations eligible for license plates. SB71
Latest Action: 01/29/2008 - To Judiciary (H) Bill Text Amend KRS 189A.010 to establish a per se violation of the DUI statute if the driver has at least a certain amount of a controlled substance in the urine or blood; create a rebuttable presumption; reduce the alcohol concentration from 0.18 to 0.15 for an aggravating circumstance; amend KRS 189A.105 to delete statutory right of DUI suspects to make telephonic communication with an attorney upon arrest; lower the alcohol percentage from 0.18 to 0.15 for increased penalties; name the Act the Martin Mitchell Act. HB49
Latest Action: 11/07/2008 - To: Interim Joint Committee on State Government Bill Text Designate the Corvette as the official state sports car of Kentucky. SB34
Latest Action: 01/08/2008 - Introduced in Senate; to Transportation (S) Bill Text Create new sections of KRS Chapter 190 to define a motor vehicle event data recorder and motor vehicle owner; require disclosure that a motor vehicle is equipped with an event data recorder; establish provisions for retrieval of data recorded by the device; prohibit an insurer or lessor from requiring an owner to release data as part of payment for a claim or as a condition of a lease; establish a fine of $500 for failure to disclose the presence of the event data recorder or for improper release of information recorded by the equipment. |
