KRS 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) The Department of Kentucky State Police;

(b) A public police department;

(c) The Department of Corrections;

(d) A sheriff's office;

(e) A rescue squad;

(f) An emergency management agency if it is a publicly owned vehicle;

(g) A licensed ambulance service, mobile integrated healthcare program, or

medical first response provider licensed by the Kentucky Board of Emergency

Medical Services, for any vehi cle used to respond to emergencies or to

transport a patient with a critical medical condition;

(h) Any vehicle commandeered by a police officer;

(i) Any vehicle with the emergency lights required under KRS 189.920 used by a

paid or volunteer fireman or pa id or volunteer ambulance personnel, or a paid

or local emergency management director while responding to an emergency

or to a location where an emergency vehicle is on emergency call;

(j) An elected coroner granted permission to equip a publicly or privately owned

motor vehicle with lights and siren pursuant to KRS 189.920;

(k) A deputy coroner granted permission to equip a publicly or privately owned

motor vehicle with lights and siren pursuant to KRS 189.920;

(l) Any vehicle used by an organ procurement organization while transporting a

human organ or tissue for the purpose of organ recovery or transplantation in

an emergency situation involving an imminent health risk; or

(m) A game warden of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources.

(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 p erforms 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.