(1) Except when driving under a commercial driver’s instruction permit and accompanied by the holder of commercial driver’s license valid for the vehicle being driven, no person shall drive a commercial motor vehicle on the highways of this state unless the person holds a valid commercial driver’s license with applicable endorsements valid for the vehicle he or she is driving.
(2) No person shall drive a commercial motor vehicle on the highways of this state while his or her driving privilege for a commercial or noncommercial motor vehicle is suspended, revoked, or canceled, or while he or she is subject to a disqualification, or in violation of an out-of-service order.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 281A.090

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(3) The licensee shall have in his or her immediate possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle his or her commercial driver’s license, and shall display the license upon demand to the Transportation Cabinet, a license examiner, a peace officer, a State Police officer, or an inspector or officer of the Department of Vehicle Regulation. It shall be a defense to a violator of this subsection if the person so charged produces in court a commercial driver’s license, issued to him or her before his or her arrest or violation and which was valid at that time.
Effective: March 27, 2020
History: Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 51, sec. 28, effective March 27, 2020. — Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 75, sec. 20, effective June 25, 2009. — Amended 2007
Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 286, effective June 26, 2007. — Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 455, sec. 9, effective July 1, 1991.