(1) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, every motor vehicle shall be equipped with the following mirrors so located and adjusted as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway to the rear of the vehicle:
(a) One (1) mirror mounted on the left side of the vehicle; and

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 189.130

  • Motor vehicle: includes all vehicles, as defined in paragraph (a) of this subsection, except:
    1. See Kentucky Statutes 189.010
  • Motorcycle: means any motor-driven vehicle having a seat or saddle for the use of the operator and designed to travel on not more than three (3) wheels in contact with the ground, but excluding tractors and vehicles on which the operator and passengers ride in an enclosed cab and excluding a moped as defined in this subsection. See Kentucky Statutes 189.285
  • Vehicle: includes :
    1. See Kentucky Statutes 189.010

(b) One (1) mirror mounted either inside the vehicle approximately in the center or on the right side of the vehicle.
(2) No person shall, by himself or through his agent or servant, operate a motor vehicle upon the highways without the equipment required by subsection (1). Each day of operation without the equipment shall constitute a separate offense.
(3) No person shall sell, barter, or otherwise dispose of any motor vehicle described in subsection (1) unless it is equipped with a mirror as provided in that subsection.
(4) A motorcycle shall be required only to have the mirror identified a paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section.
Effective: July 12, 2006
History: Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 173, sec. 9, effective July 12, 2006. — Recodified
1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 2739g-
69a, 2739i-1 to 2739i-3.