281A.020 Purpose -- Construction.
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It is the purpose of this chapter to implement the Federal Commercial Motor
Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 (Title XII of Public Law 99-570) and reduce or prevent
commercial vehicle accidents, fatalities and injuries by:
(a) Permitting commercial drivers to hold only one (1) license;
(b) Disqualifying commercial drivers who have committed certain serious traffic
violations, or other specified offenses as herein defined; and
(c) Strengthening commercial driver licensing and testing standards.
This chapter shall be liberally construed to promote the public health, safety and
welfare. As applied to commercial drivers, to the extent this chapter conflicts with
general driver licensing provisions this chapter prevails. If this chapter is silent,
general driver licensing provisions shall apply.
The issuance of a Class D, E, or M license as set forth in KRS 281A.170 shall be in
accordance with the general driver licensing statutes in KRS Chapter 186 and shall
be subject to the fees as set forth in KRS 186.531 in addition to any other fee
required by statute.
Any administrative action taken pursuant to this chapter against a Class A, B, or C
license shall be in addition to any administrative action taken against a Class D, E,
or M license imposed under any other applicable statute.
Effective: July 13, 1990
History: Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 455, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1990.
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