Testing to determine alcohol concentration or presence of other controlled substances
KRS 281A.220
in effect281A.220. Testing to determine alcohol concentration or presence of other controlled substances
(1) A person who drives a commercial motor vehicle within this state shall be deemed to have given his consent to take a test or tests of his blood, breath, or urine for the purpose of determining alcohol concentration, or the presence of other drugs.
(2) A test or tests may be administered in accordance with the provisions of KRS 189A.103 at the direction of a law enforcement officer, who after stopping or detaining the commercial motor vehicle driver has reasonable cause to believe that driver was driving a commercial motor vehicle while having alcohol or drugs in his system. A urine test shall be a test of last resort under the provisions of this section. The pretrial suspension provisions and implied consent provisions of KRS Chapter 189A shall be applicable to this section.
Effective: April 7, 1992
History: Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 284, sec. 8, effective April 7, 1992. -- Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 455, sec. 22, effective July 1, 1991.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=14484Fetched: 10/20/2026