189.910 Definitions for KRS 189.920 to 189.950. - Kentucky Statutes

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189.910 Definitions for KRS 189.920 to 189.950. (1) As used in KRS 189.920 to 189.950, "emergency vehicle" means any vehicle used for emergency purposes by a fire department; any vehicle used for emergency
purposes by the State Police, a public police department, Department of
Corrections, or sheriff's office; any vehicle used for emergency purposes by a rescue
squad; any publicly owned vehicle used for emergency purposes by an emergency
management agency; any vehicle used to respond to emergencies or to transport a
patient with a critical medical condition if the vehicle is operated by a Cabinet for
Health Services-licensed ambulance provider or medical first-response provider;
any vehicle commandeered by a police officer; or any motor vehicle with the
emergency lights required under KRS 189.920 used by a paid or volunteer fireman
or paid or volunteer ambulance personnel or a paid or volunteer local emergency
management director while responding to an emergency or to a location where an
emergency vehicle is on emergency call. (2) As used in KRS 189.920 to 189.950, "public safety vehicle" means public utility repair vehicle; wreckers; state, county, or municipal service vehicles and
equipment; highway equipment which performs work that requires stopping and
standing or moving at slow speeds within the traveled portions of highways; and
vehicles which are escorting wide-load or slow-moving trailers or trucks. Effective: July 12, 2006
History: Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 173, sec. 24, effective July 12, 2006. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 226, sec. 106, effective July 15, 1998; and ch. 426, sec. 124,
effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 233, sec. 9, effective July 15,
1996. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 16, effective July 14, 1992. --
Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 220, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1986; and ch. 419, sec. 1,
effective July 15, 1986. -- Created 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 93, sec. 1.