{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-189.265","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 189.265","heading":"Motor buses -- Height, length and weight limits on designated highways.","body":"(1) \"Motor bus\" shall mean any motor vehicle designed primarily for the transportation\nof passengers and having a seating capacity in excess of nine (9) passengers\nincluding the driver, provided, however, that transit authorities created pursuant to\nKRS Chapter 96A are exempt from the provisions of this section.\n(2) No person shall operate on any highway, except such highways as may be\ndesignated by the secretary of the Transportation Cabinet pursuant to subsection (3)\nof this section, any motor bus which exceeds, including any part of the body or load,\neleven (11) feet six (6) inches in height, forty (40) feet in length, twenty (20) tons in\ngross weight, or ninety -six (96) inches in width, exclusive of any required safety\nequipment.\n(3) The secretary of the Transportation Cabinet, in respect to highways which are a part\nof the state-maintained system, by official order may increase the maximum height\nof a motor bus to twelve (12) feet six (6) inches and the maximum width of a motor\nbus to 102 inches, exclusive of any required safety equipment and tire bulge due to\nloads, if in the opinion of the secretary the increased height and width designated by\nhim is justified by the width of such highways, provided, however, that any such\nincrease in the width of motor bu ses or designation of highways to be used by them\nshall not, in any way, exceed the federal law or regulations thereunder or jeopardize\nthe allotment or qualification for federal aid funds of the Commonwealth of\nKentucky.","path":["KRS Chapter 189"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=6347","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:42Z","sha256":"dfdf2510d675fe7c8c712a5d9b1d6280963e6a7529797164db434517dff85206","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-189.260","next":"us-ky/krs-189.269"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}