Prohibition against operating commercial motor vehicle with inoperable, missing, or obscured lights or reflectors
KRS 281.757
in effect281.757. Prohibition against operating commercial motor vehicle with inoperable, missing, or obscured lights or reflectors
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Lights" means the lighting devices required on commercial vehicles having a declared gross weight in excess of ten thousand (10,000) pounds in accordance with 49 C.F.R. Part 393 and 49 C.F.R. Part 571; and
(b) "Reflectors" means the reflex reflectors and retroflective sheeting required on commercial vehicles having a declared gross weight in excess of ten thousand (10,000) pounds in accordance with 49 C.F.R. Part 393.
(2) A person shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle if the lights or reflectors are inoperable, missing, or are obscured by dirt, mud, or other debris.
(3) Law enforcement officers shall enforce violations of this section.
Effective: June 26, 2007
History: Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 280, effective June 26, 2007. -- Created 2001 Ky. Acts ch. 159, sec. 1, effective June 21, 2001.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=14401Fetched: 10/20/2026