KRS 281.990: Penalties.

(1) Except as provided in subsections (4) and (5) of this section, a person shall be fined

not less than twenty -five dollars ($25) and no more than two hundred dollars

($200), if the person:

(a) Violates, causes, aids, or abets any violation of the provisions of this chapter,

or any order, rule, or administrative regulation lawfully issued pursuant to

authority granted by this chapter;

(b) Knowingly makes any false or erroneous statement, report, or representation

to the Department of Vehicle Regulation with re spect to any matter placed

under the jurisdiction of the department by this chapter;

(c) Knowingly makes any false entry in the accounts or records required to be

kept pursuant to the authority granted by this chapter; or

(d) Knowingly fails to keep, or kn owingly destroys or mutilates, any accounts or

records.

Every device to evade or to prevent the application of any provision of this chapter,

or any lawful order, rule or administrative regulation of the department issued

pursuant thereto, shall constitute a violation thereof.

(2) (a) Any person who violates KRS 281.630(1) or 281.631(1) shall be fined not

less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than three thousand five

hundred dollars ($3,500).

(b) Any person who operates as a motor carrier in viola tion of the terms of his or

her certificate or motor carrier vehicle license shall be fined not less than five

hundred dollars ($500) nor more than three thousand five hundred dollars

($3,500).

(3) A person who violates KRS 281.630(9) shall not be subject to a penalty under this

section.

(4) (a) Except as provided in this subsection, any person who violates KRS 281.757

shall be fined two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each offense.

(b) A person who is cited for a violation of KRS 281.757 in which the lights were

inoperable or the reflectors were missing may, within thirty (30) days from

the date of the citation, provide proof to the county attorney of the county in

which the offense occurred that the mechanical problem has been repaired and

that the lights are in working order or that the required reflectors have been

placed on the vehicle. If such proof is shown, the citation shall be dismissed.

(c) A law enforcement officer and the department shall not issue a citation to a

person as violating KRS 281.757 if the atmospheric conditions all motorists

were subjected to at the time the person is stopped reasonably limit the ability

of a person to keep the vehicle's lights or reflectors from being obscur ed by

dirt, mud, or debris.

(5) (a) A towing company or storage facility which violates KRS 281.920 to 281.936

shall be subject the following administrative penalties levied by the cabinet:

1. For each violation, up to four (4) violations within a three (3 ) year

period, the towing company or storage facility shall have its certificate

suspended for thirty (30) days; and

2. For each subsequent violation within a three (3) year period, a towing

company or storage facility shall have its certificate suspended for

twelve (12) months.

(b) During a period when a towing company or storage facility has had its

certificate suspended, the towing company or storage facility shall not charge

fees.

(6) The cabinet may promulgate administrative regulations in accordance w ith KRS

Chapter 13A to set additional penalties for violations of KRS 281.920 to 281.936.