{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-189a.350","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 189A.350","heading":"Administrative regulations promulgated by Transportation Cabinet for","body":"ignition interlock licenses, devices, and providers -- Certification of devices\nand device providers -- Provider contract provisions -- Transportation\nCabinet's power to requir e ignition interlock device providers to pay certain\nfees -- Fees collected to be paid to ignition interlock administration fund.\n(1) (a) The Transportation Cabinet shall:\n1. Issue ignition interlock license application forms and other forms\nnecessary for the implementation of ignition interlock licenses;\n2. Create a uniform ignition interlock certificate of installation to be\nprovided to a defendant by an ignition interlock provider upon\ninstallation of an ignition interlock device;\n3. Create an igniti on interlock license. The ignition interlock license may\nbe a regular driver's or operator's license with an ignition interlock\nrestriction printed on the license;\n4. Require a person issued an ignition interlock license to maintain motor\nvehicle insurance for the duration of his or her ignition interlock license;\n5. Certify ignition interlock devices approved for use in the\nCommonwealth;\n6. Publish and periodically update on the Transportation Cabinet Web site\na list of contact information, including a lin k to the Web site of each\ncertified ignition interlock device provider, with the entity appearing\nfirst on the list changing on a statistically random basis each time a\nunique visitor visits the list of the approved ignition interlock installers\nand the approved servicing and monitoring entities;\n7. Monitor the ignition interlock device service locations of providers and\ncreate a random or designated selection process to require a provider to\nprovide ignition interlock device services in any area of the\nCommonwealth which the Transportation Cabinet determines is\nunderserved by providers; and\n8. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, promulgate\nadministrative regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.\n(b) The Transportation Cabi net shall not create any ignition interlock license or\ndevice violations in administrative regulations. The sole ignition interlock\nlicense or device violations are established in this chapter.\n(2) No model of ignition interlock device shall be certified f or use in the\nCommonwealth unless it meets or exceeds standards promulgated by the\nTransportation Cabinet pursuant to this section.\n(3) In bidding for a contract with the Transportation Cabinet to provide ignition\ninterlock devices and servicing or monitoring or both, the ignition interlock device\nprovider shall take into account that some defendants will not be able to pay the full\namount of the fees established pursuant to KRS 189A.340(7)(a).\n(4) Any contract between the cabinet and an ignition interlock device provider shall\ninclude the following:\n(a) A requirement that the provider accept reduced payments as a full payment for\nall purposes from persons determined to be at or below two hundred percent\n(200%) of the federal poverty guidelines by the Transportation Cabinet as\nprovided by KRS 189A.340(7)(c);\n(b) A requirement that no unit of state or local government and no public officer\nor employee shall be liable for the cost of purchasing or installing the ignition\ninterlock device or associated costs;\n(c) A requirement that the provider agree to a price for the cost of leasing or\npurchasing an ignition interlock device and any associated  servicing or\nmonitoring fees during the duration of the contract. This price shall not be\nincreased but may be reduced during the duration of the contract;\n(d) Requirements and standards for the servicing, inspection, and monitoring of\nthe ignition interlock device;\n(e) Provisions for training for service center technicians and clients;\n(f) A requirement that the provider electronically transmit reports on driving\nactivity within seven (7) days of servicing an ignition interlock device to the\nTransportation Cabinet, prosecuting attorney, and defendant;\n(g) Requirements for a transition plan for the ignition interlock device provider\nbefore the provider leaves the state to ensure that continuous monitoring is\nachieved and to provide a minimum forty-five (45) day notice to the cabinet of\nany material change to the design of the ignition interlock device, or any\nchanges to the provider's installation, servicing, or monitoring capabilities;\n(h) A requirement that, before beginning work, the ignition interlock de vice\nprovider have and maintain insurance as approved by the cabinet, including\nprovider's public liability and property damage insurance, in an amount\ndetermined by the cabinet, that covers the cost of defects or problems with\nproduct design, materials, w orkmanship during manufacture, calibration,\ninstallation, device removal, or any use thereof;\n(i) A provision requiring that an ignition interlock provider agree to hold\nharmless and indemnify any unit of state or local government, public officer,\nor employee from all claims, demands, and actions, as a result of damage or\ninjury to persons or property which may arise, directly or indirectly, out of any\naction or omission by the ignition interlock provider relating to the\ninstallation, service, repair, use, or removal of an ignition interlock device;\n(j) A requirement that a warning label to be affixed to each ignition interlock\ndevice upon installation. The label shall contain a warning that any person\nwho tampers with, circumvents, or otherwise misuse the d evice commits a\nviolation of law under KRS 189A.345;\n(k) A requirement that a provider will remove an ignition interlock device without\ncost, if the device is found to be defective;\n(l) A requirement that a provider have at least one (1) ignition interlock  device\nservice location in each Transportation Cabinet highway district; and\n(m) A requirement that a provider accept assignments to provide ignition interlock\ndevice services in areas of the Commonwealth which the Transportation\nCabinet determines are un derserved by providers in accordance with\nsubsection (1) of this section.\n(5) (a) The Transportation Cabinet may require ignition interlock device providers to\npay the following fees:\n1. An application fee not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500);\n2. An annual renewal fee not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200);\n3. An annual service inspection fee not to exceed one hundred dollars\n($100); or\n4. A revisit fee for a failed inspection not to exceed one hundred fifty\ndollars ($150).\n(b) Any fees collected pur suant to this subsection shall be paid to the ignition\ninterlock administration fund established in KRS 189A.380.","path":["KRS Chapter 189A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=49967","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:44Z","sha256":"02866c8302937e3fead74bbd247b47c15d002b1acb28dc9d42355b3f17913e15","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-189a.345","next":"us-ky/krs-189a.360"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}