24RS SB 33

Senate Bill 33

Actions

Last Action	01/03/24: to Judiciary (S)
Title	AN ACT relating to motor vehicles.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement	Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	982
Sponsor	J. Turner
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to require proof of a vehicle registration receipt, proof an operator's license, and proof of motor vehicle insurance be provided to a peace officer at the time of a traffic stop; amend KRS 186.400 to require a notation in the operator's license database when a license is issued, renewed, suspended, or revoked; amend KRS 186A.010 to require a notation in AVIS when a motor vehicle's registration is issued, renewed, or revoked; amend KRS 186.170 to allow for proof of a registration receipt in an electronic format; require peace officers with access to AVIS to check it at the time of a stop; amend KRS 186.510 to require a peace officer to check the operator's license database; allow a person to provide proof of a valid operator's license prior to the court date; allow for proof of an operator's license in an electronic format; amend KRS 186.990 to allow for dismissal of a charge with proof the vehicle is properly registered; allow that for a violation of failure to illuminate a vehicle license plate a courtesy warning may be issued in lieu of a uniform citation; provided that if a citation is issued the operator of the vehicle shall be fined $25; allow for dismissal of a fine if proof of repair is shown; amend KRS 189.990 to establish that for violations of certain vehicle operation statutes a courtesy warning may be issued in lieu of a uniform citation; provide that if a uniform citation is issued the operator of the vehicle shall be fined $25; allow for dismissal of a fine if proof of repair is shown; amend KRS 67.592 to require a jailer to keep a receipt form listing a prisoner's property and to return a valid operator's license upon a person's release unless needed for evidentiary purposes; amend KRS 138.465, 186.574, 189.271, 189.370, and 431.452 to conform.
Index Headings of Original Version	Criminal Procedure - Release from custody, operator's license, return Jails and Jailers - Release from custody, operator's license, return Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Traffic stop, operator's license database, AVIS Police, City and County - Defective equipment, motor vehicle, warning Police, City and County - Traffic stop, operator's license database, AVIS Police, State - Defective equipment, motor vehicle, warning Police, State - Traffic stop, operator's license database, AVIS State Agencies - Transportation Cabinet, AVIS operator's license database, programming Traffic Safety - Uniform citation, lack of operator's license or registration receipt, dismissal Transportation - Operator's license status, notation, operator's license database Transportation - Registration receipts, notation, AVIS Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Transportation Cabinet, AVIS operator's license database, programming Attorney, County - Uniform citation, lack of operator's license or registration receipt, dismissal Circuit Clerks - Uniform citation, no operator's license or registration receipt, dismissal Corrections and Correctional Facilities, State - Release from custody, operator's license, return Local Mandate - Uniform citation, no operator's license or registration receipt, dismissal

01/02/24	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
01/03/24	to Judiciary (S)