KRS 281A.205: Operation of school bus while using cellular telephone prohibited --

Exceptions.

(1) As used in this section, "cellular telephone" means a cellular, analog, wireless, or

digital telephone.

(2) A person shall not operate a school bus, as defined in KR S 281A.010, on any

highway while using a cellular telephone while the bus is in motion and transporting

one (1) or more children, except for communications made to and from a central

dispatch, school transportation department, or its equivalent when the bu s is not

equipped with a functioning two (2) way radio.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, a person operating a school bus shall

be allowed to use a cellular telephone in the event of a bona fide emergency.