Kentucky Revised Statutes
Includes enactments through the 2024 Regular Session
Chapter titles, centered headings, section catchlines, and explanatory notes are for informational purposes only and do not constitute any part of the law. For general laws governing construction of statutes, see KRS Chapter 446.
The KRS database was last updated on 11/20/2024
.005 Definitions for chapter.
.010 Operating motor vehicle with alcohol concentration of or above 0.08, or of or above 0.02 for persons under age twenty-one, or while under the influence of alcohol, a controlled substance, or other substance which impairs driving ability prohibited -- Admissibility of alcohol concentration or controlled substance test results -- Presumptions -- Penalties -- Aggravating circumstances.
.015 Repealed, 2000.
.020 Community labor program -- Terms and conditions.
.030 Terms of imprisonment for first and second offenders.
.040 Alcohol or substance abuse treatment and education programs -- Sentencing offenders to programs -- Regulation of programs -- Medicaid-eligible defendants -- Appeals of decisions regarding licensure of education and treatment facilities and programs.
.045 Enrollment in alcohol or substance abuse education or treatment programs -- Attendance -- Reporting and effect of failure to attend -- Reporting of completion of program.
.050 Service fee -- Amount -- Payment -- Remedies for nonpayment -- Use of revenue from fees collected.
.060 Repealed, 2000.
.070 License suspensions -- Time periods -- Completion of alcohol or substance abuse treatment or education program required before reinstatement.
.080 Repealed, 2020.
.085 Surrender and impoundment of motor vehicle license plates -- Hardship exception for affected individuals other than offender.
.090 Operating motor vehicle while license is suspended for driving under the influence prohibited -- Operating motor vehicle without ignition interlock license or hardship license prohibited -- Penalties.
.100 Administration of preliminary breath tests -- Visual recording of vehicle pursuits, traffic stops, and field sobriety tests -- Conditions of recording -- Use and destruction of recordings.
.103 Consent to tests for alcohol concentration or substance which may impair driving ability -- Test procedures -- Who may administer -- Personal testing.
.104 Alcohol or substance testing subject to refusal or enhancement of penalties under KRS Chapter 189A.
.105 Effect of refusal to submit to tests -- Information required to be provided when tests requested -- Court-ordered testing -- Withdrawal of blood sample -- Right to consult attorney before submitting to tests -- Personal testing option.
.107 License suspension for refusal to take alcohol or substance tests -- Hearing on alleged refusal -- Time period for suspension -- Notice to Transportation Cabinet.
.110 Minimum detention in custody of any person arrested for violation of KRS 189A.010.
.120 Prosecutor's duties with regard to amendment of charges -- Amendment of blood alcohol concentration -- Record of charges and amendments.
.130 Assessment of fines -- Response to nonpayment.
.200 Pretrial suspension of license of person charged with driving under the influence for refusing to take test, for being a repeat offender, and for causing accident resulting in death or serious physical injury to another person -- Hearing -- Length of suspension -- When application for ignition interlock license required.
.210 Duty of court clerk to obtain defendant's driving history record upon arrest for driving while impaired.
.220 Judicial review of pretrial license suspension for test refusal.
.230 Repealed, 1996.
.240 Judicial review of pretrial license suspension for repeat offender.
.250 Judicial review of pretrial suspension for causing an accident resulting in death or serious physical injury to another person.
.300 Provision of alcohol test instruments to counties.
.310 Attacking admissibility of prior convictions to enhance penalties-- Procedure -- Standard.
.320 Repealed, 2020.
.330 Reporting by clerk of cases pending more than ninety days -- Actions by Attorney General and Chief Justice.
.340 Ignition interlock licenses -- Provider fees.
.345 Prohibition against use of vehicle other than for purpose authorized by ignition interlock license -- Penalties for unlawful acts relating to ignition interlock licenses and devices.
.350 Administrative regulations promulgated by Transportation Cabinet for ignition interlock licenses, devices, and providers -- Certification of devices and device providers -- Provider contract provisions -- Transportation Cabinet's power to require ignition interlock device providers to pay certain fees -- Fees collected to be paid to ignition interlock administration fund.
.360 Repealed, 2020.
.370 Administrative appeals process for ignition interlock license.
.380 Ignition interlock administration fund.
.400 Sentencing court jurisdiction over issuance of ignition interlock and hardship licenses -- Commonwealth's or county attorney's review of application and right to object.
.410 Hardship license -- Prohibition against issuance when alcohol or substance test refused.
.420 Renumbered as KRS 189A.360.
.430 Repealed, 2020.
.440 Prohibition against use of vehicle other than for purpose authorized by hardship license -- Penalty -- Penalty for false application statement.
.450 Repealed, 2020.
.460 Transportation Cabinet's responsibility as to administrative regulations and forms relating to hardship licenses.
.500 Renumbered as KRS 189A.350.