Kentucky Senate Bill 33

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 2 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-03 - to Judiciary (S)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to require proof of a vehicle registration receipt, proof an operator's license, and proof of motor vehicle insurance be provided to a peace officer at the time of a traffic stop; amend KRS 186.400 to require a notation in the operator's license database when a license is issued, renewed, suspended, or revoked; amend KRS 186A.010 to require a notation in AVIS when a motor vehicle's registration is issued, renewed, or revoked; amend KRS 186.170 to allow for proof of a registration receipt in an electronic format; require peace officers with access to AVIS to check it at the time of a stop; amend KRS 186.510 to require a peace officer to check the operator's license database; allow a person to provide proof of a valid operator's license prior to the court date; allow for proof of an operator's license in an electronic format; amend KRS 186.990 to allow for dismissal of a charge with proof the vehicle is properly registered; allow that for a violation of failure to illuminate a vehicle license plate a courtesy warning may be issued in lieu of a uniform citation; provided that if a citation is issued the operator of the vehicle shall be fined $25; allow for dismissal of a fine if proof of repair is shown; amend KRS 189.990 to establish that for violations of certain vehicle operation statutes a courtesy warning may be issued in lieu of a uniform citation; provide that if a uniform citation is issued the operator of the vehicle shall be fined $25; allow for dismissal of a fine if proof of repair is shown; amend KRS 67.592 to require a jailer to keep a receipt form listing a prisoner's property and to return a valid operator's license upon a person's release unless needed for evidentiary purposes; amend KRS 138.465, 186.574, 189.271, 189.370, and 431.452 to conform.

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles.

Sen. Johnnie Turner [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-03	Senate	to Judiciary (S)
2024-01-02	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2024-01-02	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/sb33.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/sb33/orig_bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/24RS/sb33/LM.pdf