Kentucky Statutes 189.910 – Definitions for KRS 189.920 to 189.950
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(1) As used in KRS § 189.920 to KRS § 189.950, “emergency vehicle” means any vehicle used for emergency purposes by:
(a) The Department of Kentucky State Police; (b) A public police department;
(c) The Department of Corrections; (d) A sheriff’s office;
(e) A rescue squad;
(f) An emergency management agency if it is a publicly owned vehicle;
(g) A licensed ambulance service, mobile integrated healthcare program, or medical first response provider licensed by the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services, for any vehicle used to respond to emergencies or to transport a patient with a critical medical condition;
(h) Any vehicle commandeered by a police officer;
(i) Any vehicle with the emergency lights required under KRS § 189.920 used by a paid or volunteer fireman or paid or volunteer ambulance personnel, or a paid or local emergency management director while responding to an emergency or to a location where an emergency vehicle is on emergency call;
(j) An elected coroner granted permission to equip a publicly or privately owned motor vehicle with lights and siren pursuant to KRS § 189.920;
(k) A deputy coroner granted permission to equip a publicly or privately owned motor vehicle with lights and siren pursuant to KRS § 189.920;
(l) Any vehicle used by an organ procurement organization while transporting a human organ or tissue for the purpose of organ recovery or transplantation in an emergency situation involving an imminent health risk; or
(m) A conservation officer of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife
Resources.
(2) As used in KRS § 189.920 to KRS § 189.950, “public safety vehicle” means public utility repair vehicle; wreckers; state, county, or municipal service vehicles and equipment; highway equipment which performs work that requires stopping and standing or moving at slow speeds within the traveled portions of highways; and vehicles which are escorting wide-load or slow-moving trailers or trucks.
Effective: July 14, 2022
History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 126, sec. 11, effective July 14, 2022. — Amended
2019 Ky. Acts ch. 100, sec. 23, effective June 27, 2019; and ch. 115, sec. 10, effective June 27, 2019. — Amended 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 17, sec. 1, effective June 8,
2011; and ch. 99, sec. 1, effective June 8, 2011. — Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 173, sec. 24, effective July 12, 2006. — Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 226, sec. 106, effective July 15, 1998; and ch. 426, sec. 124, effective July 15, 1998. — Amended
1996 Ky. Acts ch. 233, sec. 9, effective July 15, 1996. — Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch.
211, sec. 16, effective July 14, 1992. — Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 220, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1986; and ch. 419, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1986. — Created 1970
Ky. Acts ch. 93, sec. 1.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/8/2011). This section was amended by 2011
Ky. Acts chs. 17 and 99, which are in conflict. Under KRS § 446.250, Acts ch. 99, which was last enacted by the General Assembly, prevails.
(a) The Department of Kentucky State Police; (b) A public police department;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 189.910
- Department: means the Department of Highways. See Kentucky Statutes 189.010
- Motor vehicle: includes all vehicles, as defined in paragraph (a) of this subsection, except:
1. See Kentucky Statutes 189.010 - State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- State Police: includes any agency for the enforcement of the highway laws established pursuant to law. See Kentucky Statutes 189.010
- Vehicle: includes :
1. See Kentucky Statutes 189.010
(c) The Department of Corrections; (d) A sheriff’s office;
(e) A rescue squad;
(f) An emergency management agency if it is a publicly owned vehicle;
(g) A licensed ambulance service, mobile integrated healthcare program, or medical first response provider licensed by the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services, for any vehicle used to respond to emergencies or to transport a patient with a critical medical condition;
(h) Any vehicle commandeered by a police officer;
(i) Any vehicle with the emergency lights required under KRS § 189.920 used by a paid or volunteer fireman or paid or volunteer ambulance personnel, or a paid or local emergency management director while responding to an emergency or to a location where an emergency vehicle is on emergency call;
(j) An elected coroner granted permission to equip a publicly or privately owned motor vehicle with lights and siren pursuant to KRS § 189.920;
(k) A deputy coroner granted permission to equip a publicly or privately owned motor vehicle with lights and siren pursuant to KRS § 189.920;
(l) Any vehicle used by an organ procurement organization while transporting a human organ or tissue for the purpose of organ recovery or transplantation in an emergency situation involving an imminent health risk; or
(m) A conservation officer of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife
Resources.
(2) As used in KRS § 189.920 to KRS § 189.950, “public safety vehicle” means public utility repair vehicle; wreckers; state, county, or municipal service vehicles and equipment; highway equipment which performs work that requires stopping and standing or moving at slow speeds within the traveled portions of highways; and vehicles which are escorting wide-load or slow-moving trailers or trucks.
Effective: July 14, 2022
History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 126, sec. 11, effective July 14, 2022. — Amended
2019 Ky. Acts ch. 100, sec. 23, effective June 27, 2019; and ch. 115, sec. 10, effective June 27, 2019. — Amended 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 17, sec. 1, effective June 8,
2011; and ch. 99, sec. 1, effective June 8, 2011. — Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 173, sec. 24, effective July 12, 2006. — Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 226, sec. 106, effective July 15, 1998; and ch. 426, sec. 124, effective July 15, 1998. — Amended
1996 Ky. Acts ch. 233, sec. 9, effective July 15, 1996. — Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch.
211, sec. 16, effective July 14, 1992. — Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 220, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1986; and ch. 419, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1986. — Created 1970
Ky. Acts ch. 93, sec. 1.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/8/2011). This section was amended by 2011
Ky. Acts chs. 17 and 99, which are in conflict. Under KRS § 446.250, Acts ch. 99, which was last enacted by the General Assembly, prevails.