All required accident reports and supplemental reports shall be without prejudice to the individual making them and shall be for the confidential use of the department, except that the department may disclose the identity of a person involved in an accident when his identity is not otherwise known or when he denies his presence at an accident. No such report shall be used in evidence in any trial arising out of an accident, but the department shall furnish upon demand of any person who has or claims to have made such a report or, upon demand of any court, a certificate showing that a specified accident report has or has not been made to the department, solely in order to prove compliance or noncompliance with the requirements of KRS § 235.250 that such a report be made.
Effective: July 15, 1998

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 235.260

  • Department: means the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. See Kentucky Statutes 235.010
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, or
    other entity. See Kentucky Statutes 235.010
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.

History: Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 23, sec. 7, effective July 15, 1998. — Amended
1982 Ky. Acts ch. 446, sec. 5, effective April 12, 1982. — Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 97, effective June 17, 1978. — Created 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 68, Art. VIII, sec. 28, effective March 17, 1960.

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