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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 ($500) nor more than one
thousand dollars ($1,000), 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 ($1,000) nor more than two thousand five hundred
dollars ($2,500), 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 ($500) nor more than one
thousand dollars ($1,000) or sentenced to not more than ninety (90) days
in jail, or both; and
(b) For the second and each subsequent offense within any five (5) year
(3)
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
($1,000) nor more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), 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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