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Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XXIV. Public Utilities § 281.880.Motor carrier safety management audit program; safety inspections and ratings

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1)(a) The Department of Kentucky State Police shall establish a motor carrier safety management audit program applicable to private or for-hire, intrastate or interstate motor carriers.

(b) The Department of Kentucky State Police may perform safety inspections on vehicles operated by a motor carrier on public highways and may enter onto property owned, leased, controlled, or operated by a motor carrier to inspect any of its vehicles or inspect or copy records relating to vehicle safety, maintenance, or financial responsibility.

(2) The Department of Kentucky State Police may issue motor carrier safety ratings to any private or for-hire motor carrier which is based in Kentucky, has a terminal in Kentucky, or operates consistently in Kentucky. The safety rating scale and factors determining a carrier's safety rating shall be established by administrative regulation and shall be compatible with the scale and factors established by the Federal Highway Administration in Title 49 of the United States Code of Federal Regulations, Part 385, relating to safety ratings, in effect as of July 13, 1990, or as amended after that date.

(3) The Department of Kentucky State Police may determine the safety fitness of a motor carrier and may require the maintenance of or upgrade to a satisfactory safety rating.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XXIV. Public Utilities § 281.880.Motor carrier safety management audit program; safety inspections and ratings - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-xxiv-public-utilities/ky-rev-st-sect-281-880/

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