2009 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 189 TRAFFIC REGULATIONS -- VEHICLE EQUIPMENT AND STORAGE 189.294 Use of personal communication device by minor prohibited while operating motor vehicle, motorcycle, or moped in motion on traveled portion of roadway -- Exclusions.
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189.294 Use of personal communication device by minor prohibited while
operating motor vehicle, motorcycle, or moped in motion on traveled portion <br>of roadway -- Exclusions.
(1) As used in this section, "personal communication device" shall have the same
meaning as defined in KRS 189.292.
(2) Any person under the age of eighteen (18) who has been issued an instruction
permit, intermediate license, or operator's license shall not operate a motor vehicle, <br>motorcycle, or moped that is in motion on the traveled portion of a roadway while <br>using a personal communication device, except to summon medical help or a law <br>enforcement or public safety agency in an emergency situation.
(3) Use of a personal communication device does not include a stand-alone global
positioning system or an in-vehicle security, diagnostics, and communications <br>system, but does include manually entering information into the global positioning <br>system feature of a personal communication device.
(4) This section shall not apply to the use of a citizens band radio or an amateur radio
by a motor vehicle operator.
Effective: July 15, 2010 <br>History: Created 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 110, sec. 3, effective July 15, 2010.
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