{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-189.210","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 189.210","heading":"Maximum weight permitted on highway.","body":"(1) No person shall operate on a highway any vehicle, object or contrivance, other than\na motor truck or semitrailer truck, which weighs more than fifteen (15) tons,\nincluding the weight of the vehicle, object or contrivance and load, except as\nprovided by subsection (2). This shall not apply to vehicles run upon tracks or fire\napparatus belonging to any municipal or volunteer fire department or used by such a\ndepartment in the discharge of its functions.\n(2) The county judge/executive or the county road engine er of any county upon an\napplication in writing by the owner or person having charge of, may grant\npermission for the movement of vehicles, objects or structures limited by subsection\n(1), over the highways within that county and located outside of a city.  The\npermission shall be in writing and the county judge/executive or the county road\nengineer may grant it subject to such conditions and restrictions as in his judgment\nare necessary for the preservation and protection of the highways. The city engineer\nor mayor of any city may in like manner grant permission as to the highways within\nthe city.","path":["KRS Chapter 189"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=6322","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:42Z","sha256":"571ca23564de4494cd9a1c32a3b93c85161bce87de8280d040ab17064ccec065","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-189.207","next":"us-ky/krs-189.212"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}