Title XXIV, Public Utilities

human service transportation delivery program -- Resolution of complaints -- Penalties. (1) The cabinet shall employ a pool of program coordinators. Each program coordinator shall be a state employee and reside in the cabinet. (2) The program coordinator shall initially investiga…

participants' eligibility for special carriers transport -- Escort or assistance for person receiving transportation delivery services. (1) As used in this section and KRS 281.874, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Certificate Type 01" means a private automobile; (b) "C…

Duties of broker. (1) Persons participating in the human service transportation delivery program that have a level of eligibility that dictates they be transported under a Certificate Type 07 or 08 shall be ensured the freedom of personal choice in selecting either an eligible su…

delivery program -- Requirement for documentation -- Preferential treatment by cabinet prohibited -- Handbook. (1) The cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations governing, but not limited to, the following provisions of the human service transportation delivery program:…

(1) The cabinet shall require and shall ensure that all brokers shall permit a person to request and receive human service transportation with less than the time notice established by administrative regulation for scheduling transportation services if the person's physician submi…

general public transportation. A broker may coordinate the human service transportation delivery program with general public transportation as provided in this chapter and KRS Chapter 96A.

A broker shall be prohibited from imposing any requirement on any subcontractor that is not provided for in this chapter, or in an administrative regulation promulgated under KRS Chapter 13A to carry out the provisions of the human service transportation delivery program.

delivery. A broker or subcontractor who is determined by the cabinet to have violated the provisions of KRS 281.872, 281.873, 281.874, 281.875, 281.876, or 281.878, after an investigation and hearing conducted by the cabinet, shall have his or her contract revoked by the cabinet …

ratings. (1) (a) The Department of Kentucky State Police shall establish a motor carrier safety management audit program applicable to private or for-hire, intrastate or interstate motor carriers. (b) The Department of Kentucky State Police may perform safety inspections on vehic…

(1) The Department of Kentucky State Police shall by administrative regulation establish a system of administrative penalties for safety violations. These penalties shall be compatible with those set forth in United States Code Title 49, Section 521(b), as amended, and any federa…

The Transportation Cabinet may enter into a cooperative agreement with the Federal Highway Administration to enforce the safety laws and regulations of Kentucky and the United States concerning motor carrier transportation.

(1) The Kentucky Motor Carrier Advisory Committee is created as an agency of the Commonwealth to carry out the functions and duties conferred upon it by KRS 281.905. (2) The committee shall consist of the secretary of the Transportation Cabinet, the secretary of the Finance and A…

(1) The duties of the committee shall be to advise the executive and legislative branches of government of the Commonwealth on issues regarding industrial expansion, promotion of motor carrier development, safety training, and improvement of motor carrier taxation and regulation …

As used in KRS 281.920 to 281.936: (1) "Lienholder" means a person, including a secured party, with a lien indicated on a certificate of title issued by any state; (2) "Motor vehicle renting company" has the same meaning as in KRS 281.687; and (3) "Owner" when referring to a moto…

(1) This section applies to any towing company that engages in, or offers to engage in, emergency towing. (2) (a) Prior to the removal of a towed motor vehicle from a tow truck, a towing company that engages in emergency towing shall take photographs, video, or other visual docum…

towing company. (1) (a) This section applies to any towing company that engages in, or offers to engage in, private property towing. (b) This section does not apply to the towing of a motor vehicle from a tow-away zone that is not located on private property. (2) Prior to removin…

enforcement and upon request of a customer -- Excessive charges -- Itemized invoices required -- Retention and inspection of records. (1) This section applies to any towing company that engages in, or offers to engage in, emergency towing. (2) The towing company shall furnish the…

retrieval period for towed vehicles. (1) Within one (1) business day of the removal, a towing company shall contact the cabinet in order to ascertain the identity of the owner and any lienholder of any motor vehicle registered in Kentucky which it has towed and, within ten (10) d…

(1) This section applies to towing companies that tow and store motor vehicles, and to storage facilities that store vehicles towed by a towing company, regardless of whether the towing company and the storage facilities are affiliates. (2) Upon payment of all costs incurred agai…

(1) A towing company or storage facility shall not charge a fee for towing, cleanup services, storage of a motor vehicle, or a combination thereof that is in excess of the rate sheets required in KRS 281.926. (2) All services rendered by a towing company or storage facility, incl…

(1) A towing company shall not: (a) Falsely represent that the towing company represents or is approved by any law enforcement agency, or any organization that provides emergency road service for disabled motor vehicles; (b) Require an owner or operator of a disabled motor vehicl…

The cabinet shall be held harmless for any mistakes, errors, delays, or property damage to any motor vehicle in relation to the towing or storage of a vehicle under KRS 281.920 to 281.936.

(1) Except as provided in subsections (4) and (5) of this section, a person shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) and no more than two hundred dollars ($200), if the person: (a) Violates, causes, aids, or abets any violation of the provisions of this chapter, or …

(1) All offenses classified as violations under this chapter shall be prepayable except: (a) Any offense which could result in license suspension or revocation by the court; (b) An offense where evidence of the offense or of commission of another offense is seized by the officer …