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2020 Kentucky Revised Statutes
Chapter 189 - Traffic regulations -- vehicle equipment and storage
189.2851 Operation, titling, registration, and insuring of motor scooters -- Headgear requirements.

Universal Citation: KY Rev Stat § 189.2851 (2020)
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189.2851 Operation, titling, registration, and insuring of motor scooters -Headgear requirements. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) As used in this section, "motor scooter" has the same meaning as in KRS 186.010. A person may operate a motor scooter on a highway if the operator has a valid motorcycle operator's license or motorcycle instructional permit in his or her possession. A motor scooter operating on a highway is considered to be a motorcycle as defined in KRS 186.010 and shall be titled in accordance with KRS Chapter 186A and registered as a motorcycle in accordance with KRS 186.050(2). A motor scooter operating on a highway shall be insured in compliance with KRS 304.39-110 by the owner or operator, and the proof of insurance shall be in possession of the operator at all times of operation on a highway. A person operating a motor scooter on a highway shall comply with the traffic regulations of this chapter, meet the same equipment standards as those for motorcycles in this chapter, and shall be subject to the provisions of KRS Chapter 189A. A person operating a motor scooter shall be subject to the protective headgear requirements of KRS 189.285. Effective: June 27, 2019 History: Created 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 22, sec. 5, effective June 27, 2019.
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