{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-189.223","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 189.223","heading":"Measuring or weighing of vehicle by peace officer -- Unloading of excess","body":"weight.\nAny peace officer having reason to believe that the height, length, width or weight of any\nmotor truck, semitrailer truck, or trailer, is in excess of the maximum limits prescribed by\nKRS 189.221 and subsection (1) of 189.222 or permitted by any special permit issued\nunder KRS 189.270 and in the possession of the operator, may measure it or weigh it\neither by portable or stationary scales, and may require it to be driven t o the nearest\nscales, if such scales are within a distance of five (5) miles from the point at which the\nvehicle is first directed to stop. If the officer shall determine that the operation of the\nmotor truck, semitrailer, or trailer, was unlawful, he shal l require the operator of said\nmotor truck, semitrailer truck, or trailer to unload such portion of the load as may be\nnecessary to decrease the gross weight of the vehicle to the maximum gross weight\npermitted under the terms of KRS 189.221 and subsection  (1) of 189.222 or of KRS\n189.270, or he may, at the election of the operator, permit the operator to move the\nvehicle with its load to the nearest city or nearest court having jurisdiction, at which place\nthe excess load shall be unloaded. The excess load  shall be unloaded at the sole risk of\nthe owner. The refusal of the operator to permit his motor truck, semitrailer truck, or\ntrailer to be measured or weighed, or to proceed to a scales, or to unload the excess load,\nshall constitute a violation of KRS 189.221 to 189.228.","path":["KRS Chapter 189"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=6330","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:42Z","sha256":"64aa8350ce558000aca1bc97212c06125b1fc06fe1f3b7cb66bc3480fa6ddcd6","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-189.2226","next":"us-ky/krs-189.224"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}