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Title
AN ACT relating to operating a motor vehicle.
Summary of Original Version
Amend KRS 189.292 to define the terms "stand-alone electronic device," "operating a motor vehicle," and "use"; prohibit the use of a personal communication device or stand-alone electronic device while operating a motor vehicle; exempt school bus operators who are instead subject to KRS 281A.205; set forth exceptions; amend KRS 189.294 to provide that persons under 18 years shall not use a personal communication device or stand-alone electronic device in any manner; amend KRS 189.990 to set forth penalties for the violation of KRS 189.292 and 189.294; create a new section of KRS Chapter 281A to apply these provisions to commercial motor vehicle drivers; amend KRS 189.2327 to conform; create a short title, Phone-Down Kentucky Act.
Documents
Introduced .pdf (62.47 KB)
Index Headings of Original Version
Personal communication device, use by driver, prohibition
Personal communication device, use by driver, prohibition
Personal communication device, use by driver, prohibition
Personal communication device, use by driver, prohibition
Personal communication device, use by driver, prohibition
Personal communication device, use by driver, prohibition
Phone-Down Kentucky Act
Personal communication device, use by driver, prohibition
Actions
01/10/22
  • introduced in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)
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