(1) Any person transporting hazardous materials in the Commonwealth shall carry a copy of the shipping papers required in 49 C.F.R. (1978), as amended, in the transporting vehicle while in the Commonwealth.
(2) In the event of an accident involving hazardous material, the operator of the vehicle shall:

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 174.420

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • cabinet: means the Transportation Cabinet. See Kentucky Statutes 174.012
  • 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.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(a) Notify the Department of Kentucky State Police of the accident within one (1) hour, who shall then notify the local jurisdiction and any other appropriate state agency with emergency action responsibility, and
(b) Provide the shipping papers to state and local emergency response authorities, and immediately bring to their attention the fact that the vehicle is transporting hazardous materials.
(3) In addition to the other requirements of this section, any person transporting hazardous wastes shall carry in the transporting vehicle a copy of a manifest in a form approved by the Energy and Environment Cabinet.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 229, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended
2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 182, effective June 26, 2007. — Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 7, effective July 15, 1994. — Created 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1980.

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