{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-189.280","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 189.280","heading":"Trucks and trailers owned by governmental units -- Regulation of trucks","body":"and trailers by cities.\n(1) KRS 189.221 to 189.230 and 189.280 shall not apply to motor trucks, semitrailer\ntrucks, or trailers owned by the United States, the Commonwe alth of Kentucky, or\nany agency of them, any county or city.\n(2) If any motor truck, semitrailer truck, or trailer is lawfully licensed by a city pursuant\nto KRS 186.270, then KRS 189.221 and subsection (1) of 189.222 shall not apply\nthereto, within the li mits of the city issuing the license, or within fifteen (15) miles\nof the limits of the city, except on such state -maintained highways or portions\nthereof, including connecting -link streets, as may be designated by the\ncommissioner of highways, and on such  county highways as may be designated by\nthe county judge/executive; provided, however, that in no case shall any vehicle\nexceed the weight and size limitations established by the city ordinance when those\nlimitations are less stringent than those provided  in the aforementioned sections of\nthe statutes. For the purposes of this subsection vehicles exempt from the\nimposition of a city license tax by reason of subsection (2) of KRS 281.830 shall be\nentitled to the same exemptions as those so licensed.\n(3) Cities may, by ordinance, provide maximum limits with respect to the weight,\nheight, width and length of motor trucks, semitrailer trucks, and trailers on city -\nowned and maintained streets and roads within their respective boundaries.","path":["KRS Chapter 189"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=52960","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:42Z","sha256":"760799b109dedf9509e485efa7894f26eba7b6cf0884c198b6aa1e10af7f3648","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-189.277","next":"us-ky/krs-189.281"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}