Any person who uses any turnpike project and fails or refuses to pay the toll provided therefor shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) or by imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days, or both, and in addition thereto the authority or the department, whichever has the right to collect such toll, shall have a lien upon the vehicle driven by such person for the amount of such toll and may take and retain possession thereof until the amount of such toll and all charges and penalties in connection therewith shall have been paid.
Effective: March 25, 1960

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 175.990

  • authority: shall mean the Turnpike Authority of Kentucky. See Kentucky Statutes 175.410
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • turnpike project: shall mean any express highway or superhighway or such part or parts thereof as may be constructed by the authority under the provisions of this chapter, including all bridges, tunnels, overpasses, underpasses, interchanges, entrance plazas, approaches, connecting highways, tollhouses, service stations, garages, restaurants, and administration, storage and other buildings and facilities which the authority may deem necessary for the operation of such project, together with all property, rights, easements and interests which may be acquired by the authority or by the department for the construction or the operation of such project. See Kentucky Statutes 175.410

History: Created 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 173, sec. 18, effective March 25, 1960.

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