KRS § 189.283 — KY Code / Title XVI / Chapter 189 / Section 189.283
189.283 Regulation of commercial parcel delivery made by means of low-speed vehicle, golf cart, or utility vehicle -- Administrative regulations
Status: in_force

189.283 Regulation of commercial parcel delivery made by means of

low-speed vehicle, golf cart, or utility vehicle -- Administrative

regulations.

(1) As used in this section:

(a) "Commercial delivery personnel" means employees of a licensed

commercial delivery service;

(b) "Golf cart" has the same meaning as in KRS 189.286;

(c) "Local government" has the same meaning as in KRS 189.286;

(d) "Low-speed vehicle" has the same meaning as in KRS 186.010;

(e) "Residential area" means areas zoned primarily or exclusively for

single-family or multifamily residential use; and

(f) "Utility vehicle" means a vehicle designed and manufactured for general

maintenance, security, and landscaping purposes, but does not include

any vehicle designed or used primarily for the transportation of persons or

property on a street or highway, a golf cart, or an all-terrain vehicle as

defined in KRS 189.010.

(2) Commercial delivery personnel may operate low-speed vehicles, golf carts, or

utility vehicles solely for the purpose of delivering express envelopes and

packages if:

(a) The operator has a valid operator's license in his or her possession;

(b) The vehicles are solely operated in residential areas and on public

roadways with a posted speed limit of thirty-five (35) miles per hour or

less;

(c) At any point after a required notice of intent to operate is provided to the

local government pursuant to subsection (8) of this section, the local

government having jurisdiction over the public roadways described in

paragraph (b) of this subsection has not enacted an ordinance prohibiting

commercial delivery personnel from operating on those roadways;

(d) The size of the combined length and girth packages does not exceed one

hundred thirty (130) inches and the weight of the packages does not

exceed one hundred fifty (150) pounds; and

(e) The vehicles are being operated between:

1. Sunrise and sunset; or

2. A time period specified by local ordinance under the provisions of

subsection (6) of this section.

(3) Vehicles operating under subsection (2) of this section shall:

(a) Be titled in accordance with KRS Chapter 186A;

(b) Be registered as a motor vehicle in accordance with KRS 186.050(3)(a);

(c) Be insured in compliance with KRS 281.655;

(d) Meet the federal motor vehicle safety standards for low-speed vehicles

set forth in 49 C.F.R. sec. 571.500;

(e) Be marked in a conspicuous manner with the name of the delivery

service;

(f) Bear an identifying sticker or tag issued by the cabinet. The sticker or tag

shall carry a unique ID; and

(g) Comply with vehicle standards established by administrative regulations

promulgated under subsection (9) of this section.

(4) Commercial delivery personnel may pull a trailer from vehicles operated under

this section if the trailer is registered in accordance with KRS 186.675(4).

(5) Commercial delivery personnel operating a vehicle on a public roadway under

this section shall be subject to the traffic regulations in this chapter.

(6) The governing body of a local government may, by local ordinance, regulate a

vehicle operating under this section on any public roadway under its jurisdiction

by specifying:

(a) Each roadway that is prohibited for use by vehicles operating under this

section; and

(b) The time period during which vehicles under this section may operate.

(7) A local ordinance adopted under this section shall not assess fees or set forth

vehicle equipment requirements.

(8) At least sixty (60) days prior to commencing the operation of low-speed

vehicles, golf carts, or utility vehicles under this section, a commercial delivery

service shall provide notice to a local government of its intent to operate on

roadways under the local government's jurisdiction. Notification under this

subsection shall not be required for local governments that have adopted an

ordinance under KRS 189.286.

(9) The Transportation Cabinet may promulgate administrative regulations

pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A to establish requirements and to set forth

standards for vehicles used by commercial delivery personnel operating under

this section, including but not limited to issuance of an identification sticker or

tag.