304.99-060 Penalties for violation of Subtitle 39 -- Reduction of penalty.
(1)
(2)
(a)
The owner of any vehicle who fails to have in full force and effect the security
required by Subtitle 39 of this chapter shall:
1.
Be fined not less than five hundred dollars (0) nor more than one
thousand dollars (,000), or sentenced to not more than ninety (90)
days in jail, or both;
2.
Have the registration of the motor vehicle revoked and the license plates
of the vehicle suspended for a period of one (1) year or until such time
as proof, in a form satisfactory to the commissioner, is furnished that the
security is then and will remain in effect; and
3.
For the second and each subsequent offense within any five (5) year
period, have his or her operator's license revoked in accordance with
KRS 186.560, and may be sentenced to one hundred and eighty (180)
days in jail, or fined not less than one thousand dollars (,000) nor
more than two thousand five hundred dollars (,500), or both.
(b) Penalties under paragraph (a) of this subsection for the first offense are subject
to conditional discharge, suspension, or other forms of reduction of penalty by
judicial discretion upon production of proof of security.
(c) For the second and each subsequent offense, minimum fines, suspensions, and
penalties under paragraph (a) of this subsection are subject to conditional
discharge, suspension, or other forms of reduction of penalty, by judicial
discretion only upon production of proof of security and a receipt showing that
a premium for a minimum policy period of six (6) months has been paid.
(d) Upon expiration of the minimum six (6) month policy period, the court shall
order the vehicle owner to appear before it to verify renewal of the security
required by Subtitle 39 of this chapter by production of proof of security and a
receipt showing that a premium for a minimum six (6) month policy period
has been paid.
(e) Failure to appear shall result in the suspension of the vehicle owner's
operator's license pursuant to KRS 186.570.
(f) Unless uninterrupted coverage is maintained, cancellation or expiration of the
procured security before the end of the minimum six (6) month policy period
shall be a Class B misdemeanor.
(g) Unless the requirement of paragraph (d) of this subsection is satisfied, the
court shall revoke any conditional discharge, suspension, or other form of
reduction of penalty granted under paragraph (c) of this subsection.
A person who operates a motor vehicle without security on the motor vehicle as
required by Subtitle 39 of this chapter shall:
(a) Be fined not less than five hundred dollars (0) nor more than one thousand
dollars (,000) or sentenced to not more than ninety (90) days in jail, or both;
and
(b)
(3)
For the second and each subsequent offense within any five (5) year period,
have his or her operator's license revoked in accordance with KRS 186.560,
and may be sentenced to not more than one hundred eighty (180) days in jail
or fined not less than one thousand dollars (,000) nor more than two
thousand five hundred dollars (,500), or both.
If the person who operates a motor vehicle without security on the motor vehicle as
required by Subtitle 39 of this chapter is also the owner of the motor vehicle, the
person shall be subject to penalties under both subsection (1) and subsection (2) of
this section.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 1653, effective July 15, 2010. -Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 152, sec. 2, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1998
Ky. Acts ch. 442, sec. 8, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 205,
sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994. – Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 136, sec. 1, effective
July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 376, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1986. -Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 129, sec. 4, effective January 1, 1985. -- Amended 1980
Ky. Acts ch. 379, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1980. -- Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 102,
sec. 2, effective September 1, 1978.
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