Kentucky Statutes 189.280 – Trucks and trailers owned by governmental units — Regulation of trucks and trailers by cities
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(1) KRS § 189.221 to KRS § 189.230 and 189.280 shall not apply to motor trucks, semitrailer trucks, or trailers owned by the United States, the Commonwealth of Kentucky, or any agency of them, any county or city.
(2) If any motor truck, semitrailer truck, or trailer is lawfully licensed by a city pursuant to KRS § 186.270, then KRS § 189.221 and subsection (1) of 189.222 shall not apply thereto, within the limits of the city issuing the license, or within fifteen (15) miles of the limits of the city, except on such state-maintained highways or portions thereof, including connecting-link streets, as may be designated by the commissioner of highways, and on such county highways as may be designated by the county judge/executive; provided, however, that in no case shall any vehicle exceed the weight and size limitations established by the city ordinance when those limitations are less stringent than those provided in the aforementioned sections of the statutes. For the purposes of this subsection vehicles exempt from the imposition of a city license tax by reason of subsection (2) of KRS § 281.830 shall be entitled to the same exemptions as those so licensed.
(3) Cities may, by ordinance, provide maximum limits with respect to the weight, height, width and length of motor trucks, semitrailer trucks, and trailers on city- owned and maintained streets and roads within their respective boundaries.
Effective: July 14, 2022
History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 153, sec. 6, effective July 14, 2022. — Amended
2014 Ky. Acts ch. 92, sec. 267, effective January 1, 2015. — Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 173, sec. 30, effective July 12, 2006. — Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 255, sec.
180. — Amended 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 177, sec. 1. — Amended 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 118, sec. 1. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2739g-92.
(2) If any motor truck, semitrailer truck, or trailer is lawfully licensed by a city pursuant to KRS § 186.270, then KRS § 189.221 and subsection (1) of 189.222 shall not apply thereto, within the limits of the city issuing the license, or within fifteen (15) miles of the limits of the city, except on such state-maintained highways or portions thereof, including connecting-link streets, as may be designated by the commissioner of highways, and on such county highways as may be designated by the county judge/executive; provided, however, that in no case shall any vehicle exceed the weight and size limitations established by the city ordinance when those limitations are less stringent than those provided in the aforementioned sections of the statutes. For the purposes of this subsection vehicles exempt from the imposition of a city license tax by reason of subsection (2) of KRS § 281.830 shall be entitled to the same exemptions as those so licensed.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 189.280
- City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Motor truck: means any motor-propelled vehicle designed for carrying freight or merchandise. See Kentucky Statutes 189.010
- Semitrailer: means a vehicle designed to be attached to, and having its front end supported by, a motor truck or truck tractor, intended for the carrying of freight or merchandise and having a load capacity of over one thousand (1,000) pounds. See Kentucky Statutes 189.010
- Trailer: means any vehicle designed to be drawn by a motor truck or truck-tractor, but supported wholly upon its own wheels, intended for the carriage of freight or merchandise and having a load capacity of over one thousand (1,000) pounds. See Kentucky Statutes 189.010
- Vehicle: includes :
1. See Kentucky Statutes 189.010
(3) Cities may, by ordinance, provide maximum limits with respect to the weight, height, width and length of motor trucks, semitrailer trucks, and trailers on city- owned and maintained streets and roads within their respective boundaries.
Effective: July 14, 2022
History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 153, sec. 6, effective July 14, 2022. — Amended
2014 Ky. Acts ch. 92, sec. 267, effective January 1, 2015. — Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 173, sec. 30, effective July 12, 2006. — Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 255, sec.
180. — Amended 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 177, sec. 1. — Amended 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 118, sec. 1. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2739g-92.