Kentucky Statutes 189.517 – Mini-truck — Definition — Criteria for operation — Permitted and prohibited uses
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(1) As used in this section, “mini-truck” means a lightweight Japanese kei class utility vehicle.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, a person shall not operate a mini-truck upon any public highway or roadway or upon the right-of-way of any public highway or roadway.
(3) A person shall not operate a mini-truck on private property without the consent of the landowner, tenant, or individual responsible for the property.
(4) A person shall not operate a mini-truck on public property unless the governmental agency responsible for the property has approved the use of mini-trucks.
(5) (a) A person may operate a mini-truck on any two (2) lane public highway in order to cross the highway. In crossing the highway under this paragraph, the operator shall cross the highway at as close to a ninety (90) degree angle as is practical and safe, and shall not travel on the highway for more than two- tenths (2/10) of a mile.
(b) A person may operate a mini-truck on any two (2) lane public highway if the operator is engaged in farm or agricultural-related activities, construction, road maintenance, or snow removal.
(c) The Transportation Cabinet may designate, and a city or county government may designate, those public highways, segments of public highways, and adjoining rights-of-way of public highways under its jurisdiction where mini- trucks that are prohibited may be operated.
(d) A person operating a mini-truck on a public highway under this subsection shall possess a valid operator’s license.
(e) A person operating a mini-truck on a public highway under this subsection shall comply with all applicable traffic regulations.
(f) A person shall not operate a mini-truck under this subsection unless the mini- truck has at least two (2) headlights and two (2) taillights, which shall be illuminated at all times the mini-truck is in operation.
(g) A person operating a mini-truck under this subsection shall restrict the operation to daylight hours, except when engaged in snow removal or emergency road maintenance.
Effective: June 25, 2013
History: Created 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 61, sec. 1, effective June 25, 2013.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, a person shall not operate a mini-truck upon any public highway or roadway or upon the right-of-way of any public highway or roadway.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 189.517
- City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Operator: means the person in actual physical control of a vehicle. See Kentucky Statutes 189.010
- Right-of-way: means the right of one (1) vehicle or pedestrian to proceed in a lawful manner in preference to another vehicle or pedestrian approaching under such circumstances of direction, speed, and proximity as to give rise to danger of collision unless one grants precedence to the other. See Kentucky Statutes 189.010
- Roadway: means that portion of a highway improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the berm or shoulder. See Kentucky Statutes 189.010
- Vehicle: includes :
1. See Kentucky Statutes 189.010
(3) A person shall not operate a mini-truck on private property without the consent of the landowner, tenant, or individual responsible for the property.
(4) A person shall not operate a mini-truck on public property unless the governmental agency responsible for the property has approved the use of mini-trucks.
(5) (a) A person may operate a mini-truck on any two (2) lane public highway in order to cross the highway. In crossing the highway under this paragraph, the operator shall cross the highway at as close to a ninety (90) degree angle as is practical and safe, and shall not travel on the highway for more than two- tenths (2/10) of a mile.
(b) A person may operate a mini-truck on any two (2) lane public highway if the operator is engaged in farm or agricultural-related activities, construction, road maintenance, or snow removal.
(c) The Transportation Cabinet may designate, and a city or county government may designate, those public highways, segments of public highways, and adjoining rights-of-way of public highways under its jurisdiction where mini- trucks that are prohibited may be operated.
(d) A person operating a mini-truck on a public highway under this subsection shall possess a valid operator’s license.
(e) A person operating a mini-truck on a public highway under this subsection shall comply with all applicable traffic regulations.
(f) A person shall not operate a mini-truck under this subsection unless the mini- truck has at least two (2) headlights and two (2) taillights, which shall be illuminated at all times the mini-truck is in operation.
(g) A person operating a mini-truck under this subsection shall restrict the operation to daylight hours, except when engaged in snow removal or emergency road maintenance.
Effective: June 25, 2013
History: Created 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 61, sec. 1, effective June 25, 2013.