Kentucky Chapter 281 — Motor Carriers

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KRS 281.010— Definitions for chapter
KRS 281.011— Repealed, 2015
KRS 281.012— Repealed, 2015
KRS 281.013— Repealed, 2015
KRS 281.014— Repealed, 2015
KRS 281.015— Repealed, 2015
KRS 281.020— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.025— Repealed, 1944
KRS 281.030— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.040— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.050— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.060— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.070— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.080— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.090— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.100— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.110— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.120— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.130— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.140— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.150— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.160— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.170— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.180— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.190— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.200— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.210— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.220— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.230— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.240— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.250— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.260— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.270— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.280— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.290— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.300— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.310— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.320— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.330— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.340— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.350— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.360— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.370— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.380— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.390— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.400— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.410— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.420— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.430— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.440— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.450— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.460— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.470— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.480— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.485— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.490— Repealed, 1946
KRS 281.500— Repealed, 1946
KRS 281.510— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.520— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.525— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.530— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.540— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.550— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.560— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.570— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.580— Repealed, 1950
KRS 281.590— Declaration of policy
KRS 281.592— Motor carrier transportation contracts -- When against public policy and void and unenforceable
KRS 281.595— Repealed, 1974
KRS 281.596— Divisions permitted with prior approval
KRS 281.600— Administrative functions and powers of department -- Farm equipment exempt from federal regulation -- Other motor vehicles exempt from federal regulation -- Department of Kentucky State Police to administer motor carrier safety management audit program
KRS 281.602— Filing lien notice
KRS 281.604— Repealed, 2015
KRS 281.605— Exemption of motor vehicles used for certain purposes
KRS 281.607— Repealed, 2015
KRS 281.610— Regulation of interstate commerce
KRS 281.612— Repealed, 2015
KRS 281.615— Repealed, 2015
KRS 281.616— Repealed, 1984
KRS 281.617— Repealed, 1996
KRS 281.618— Repealed, 2015
KRS 281.619— Repealed, 2015
KRS 281.620— Repealed, 2015
KRS 281.623— Repealed, 1996
KRS 281.624— Household goods carriers -- Administrative regulations
KRS 281.625— Repealed, 2015
KRS 281.626— U-Drive-It certificates
KRS 281.627— Repealed, 1996
KRS 281.630— Certificates issued by department -- Applications -- Fees -- Renewal -- Information to be filed -- Agents of utility trailer lessor -- Prohibition against employing services of unauthorized motor carrier -- Powers of department relating to rates, services, and facilities -- Hearings -- Administrative regulations
KRS 281.631— Motor carrier vehicle license -- Applications -- Fees -- Bulk application fees -- Requirements for license -- City and county license fees -- Exemption for nonresident motor carriers -- Partial fees for additional carriers -- Administrative regulations
KRS 281.632— Repealed, 2015
KRS 281.633— Repealed, 2015
KRS 281.634— Repealed, 1962
KRS 281.635— Cities may authorize operation of buses -- Certificates -- City's authority over buses -- Appeal -- Concurrent power of certain local governments over certified carriers -- Exemption for human service transportation delivery vehicles
KRS 281.637— Repealed, 2015
KRS 281.640— Conduct of hearings -- Suspension and revocation of certificates and licenses -- Final order -- Renewal of certificate does not preclude subsequent proceedings -- Appeal
KRS 281.641— Repealed, 2015
KRS 281.645— Repealed, 2015
KRS 281.650— Repealed, 2015
KRS 281.655— Bonds or insurance policies
KRS 281.656— Abatement and suspension of operating rights upon cancellation of bond or insurance policy
KRS 281.660— Repealed, 2015
KRS 281.665— Repealed, 1996
KRS 281.667— Repealed, 1996
KRS 281.670— Repealed, 2015
KRS 281.675— Repealed, 2015
KRS 281.680— Repealed, 2015
KRS 281.685— Repealed, 2015
KRS 281.687— Vehicle license cost recovery fee charged by motor vehicle renting company
KRS 281.690— Repealed, 2015
KRS 281.695— Repealed, 2015
KRS 281.700— Repealed, 2015
KRS 281.705— Accounts -- Reports
KRS 281.710— Repealed, 2015
KRS 281.715— Repealed, 1996
KRS 281.717— Publicly-operated bus service to disabled persons
KRS 281.720— Distinguishing plates for vehicles
KRS 281.724— Driveaway plates -- Fees -- Administrative regulations
KRS 281.725— Repealed, 1956
KRS 281.726— Repealed, 1991
KRS 281.727— Use of electronic title system by U-Drive-It that is an approved entity -- Administrative regulations
KRS 281.728— Certain certificate holders not to hold themselves out as supplying other services
KRS 281.730— Federal regulations on maximum driving and on-time duty -- Exemptions for agricultural commodities and farm supplies during planting and harvesting season
KRS 281.735— Overcrowding of passenger vehicles -- Maximum width
KRS 281.740— Repealed, 1990
KRS 281.745— Passenger vehicles required to stop at railroad crossings
KRS 281.750— Identification of motor vehicles
KRS 281.751— Registering trailers and semitrailers -- Exemptions
KRS 281.752— Fees for issuing identifying plates and papers to motor carriers
KRS 281.755— Inspection of motor vehicles
KRS 281.757— Prohibition against operating commercial motor vehicle with inoperable, missing, or obscured lights or reflectors
KRS 281.760— Motor carriers shall comply with city and urban-county traffic rules and regulations
KRS 281.763— Holders of commercial driver's licenses to observe traffic rules and regulations -- Notice to carrier of traffic convictions of license holder
KRS 281.764— Operation of platoon of commercial motor vehicles -- Administrative regulations. (Effective August 1, 2026)
KRS 281.765— Enforcement of motor vehicle laws -- Arrests -- Bail bonds
KRS 281.767— Human trafficking hotline telephone number to be prominently displayed in each truck stop’s and bus station’s restrooms -- Penalties
KRS 281.770— Repealed, 2007
KRS 281.771— Repealed, 2007
KRS 281.772— Repealed, 2007
KRS 281.773— Repealed, 1996
KRS 281.775— Investigations and inquiries
KRS 281.780— Repealed, 2015
KRS 281.785— Repealed, 1996
KRS 281.790— Injunctions
KRS 281.795— Venue
KRS 281.800— Public attorneys to represent Department of Vehicle Regulation
KRS 281.801— Repealed, 2015
KRS 281.802— Advertising prohibited without certificate number and the name under which it is issued
KRS 281.804— Repealed, 2015
KRS 281.805— Repealed, 1962
KRS 281.806— Repealed, 2015
KRS 281.810— Repealed, 1966
KRS 281.811— Repealed, 1966
KRS 281.812— Repealed, 1966
KRS 281.813— Repealed, 1960
KRS 281.814— Repealed, 1966
KRS 281.815— Repealed, 1966
KRS 281.816— Repealed, 1966
KRS 281.817— Repealed, 1966
KRS 281.818— Repealed, 1966
KRS 281.820— Accounts and records for tax and regulation purposes
KRS 281.825— Repealed, 1966
KRS 281.826— Repealed, 1960
KRS 281.830— Fees and taxes under this chapter are in addition to others -- Limitations on fees and taxes imposed by cities and counties
KRS 281.835— Reciprocal tax exemptions for nonresident carriers operating in interstate commerce
KRS 281.836— Department directed to negotiate with other states for purpose of developing reciprocal method of proportionate registration of fleets of motor vehicles
KRS 281.838— Temporary permit for nonresident not covered by reciprocal agreement
KRS 281.840— Repealed, 1966
KRS 281.850— Repealed, 2015
KRS 281.855— Classification of trailers as private passenger automobiles for purpose of reciprocal provisions
KRS 281.860— Repealed, 2015
KRS 281.870— Coordinated Transportation Advisory Committee
KRS 281.872— Program coordinators' duties relating to eligibility for participation in human service transportation delivery program -- Resolution of complaints -- Penalties
KRS 281.873— Definitions for this section and KRS 281.874 -- Determination of participants' eligibility for special carriers transport -- Escort or assistance for person receiving transportation delivery services
KRS 281.874— Freedom of choice for participants in human service delivery program -- Duties of broker
KRS 281.875— Administrative regulations governing human service transportation delivery program -- Requirement for documentation -- Preferential treatment by cabinet prohibited -- Handbook
KRS 281.876— Waiving of notice requirement with physician verification
KRS 281.877— Coordination of human service transportation delivery program with general public transportation
KRS 281.878— Prohibition against imposition of requirements not provided by law
KRS 281.879— Penalties for violation of statutes relating to human service transportation delivery
KRS 281.880— Motor carrier safety management audit program -- Safety inspections and ratings
KRS 281.883— Administrative penalties -- Administrative regulations
KRS 281.888— Cooperative agreement authorized
KRS 281.900— Kentucky Motor Carrier Advisory Committee -- Membership
KRS 281.905— Duties -- Meetings -- Chairman -- Annual report
KRS 281.907— Repealed, 2015
KRS 281.910— Repealed, 2015
KRS 281.912— Repealed, 2015
KRS 281.914— Repealed, 2015
KRS 281.920— Definitions for KRS 281.920 to 281.936
KRS 281.922— Emergency towing -- Duties of towing company
KRS 281.924— Private property towing -- Signage required for tow-away zone -- Duties of towing company
KRS 281.926— Rates for emergency towing services to be posted and provided to law enforcement and upon request of a customer -- Excessive charges -- Itemized invoices required -- Retention and inspection of records
KRS 281.928— Required notice to owner and lienholder -- Contents -- Holding and retrieval period for towed vehicles
KRS 281.930— Payment and release requirements for towed vehicles -- Storage fees
KRS 281.932— Prohibited fees – Retention and inspection of records
KRS 281.934— Prohibited acts by towing company or storage facility
KRS 281.936— Cabinet not liable under KRS 281.920 to 281.936
KRS 281.990— Penalties
KRS 281.999— Prepayment of fines subject to certain conditions
KRS 281.6185— Disabled persons vehicles -- Requirements
KRS 281.6251— Repealed, 2015
KRS 281.6301— Criminal background checks -- Prohibition against engaging, permitting, or employing persons convicted of certain offenses -- Administrative regulations
KRS 281.6602— Repealed, 2015