Kentucky Statutes 281A.205 – Operation of school bus while using cellular telephone prohibited — Exceptions
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(1) As used in this section, “cellular telephone” means a cellular, analog, wireless, or digital telephone.
(2) A person shall not operate a school bus, as defined in KRS § 281A.010, on any highway while using a cellular telephone while the bus is in motion and transporting one (1) or more children, except for communications made to and from a central dispatch, school transportation department, or its equivalent when the bus is not equipped with a functioning two (2) way radio.
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, a person operating a school bus shall be allowed to use a cellular telephone in the event of a bona fide emergency.
Effective: June 26, 2007
History: Created 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 138, sec. 1, effective June 26, 2007.
(2) A person shall not operate a school bus, as defined in KRS § 281A.010, on any highway while using a cellular telephone while the bus is in motion and transporting one (1) or more children, except for communications made to and from a central dispatch, school transportation department, or its equivalent when the bus is not equipped with a functioning two (2) way radio.
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, a person operating a school bus shall be allowed to use a cellular telephone in the event of a bona fide emergency.
Effective: June 26, 2007
History: Created 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 138, sec. 1, effective June 26, 2007.