{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-281.735","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 281.735","heading":"Overcrowding of passenger vehicles -- Maximum width.","body":"(1) The department shall, in its safety regulations, prescribe rules prohibiting\novercrowding in the various types of motor vehicles carrying passengers for hire.\n(2) The owner or driver of any motor vehicle for the transportation of passengers shall\nnot permit any passengers to ride upon the steps or running-board of any such motor\nvehicle, nor shall he permit any passenger to ride on the top of any such motor\nvehicle unless the top has been designed and equipped with seats constructed for\nsuch use and provided with protecting railing or protective enclosure on all four (4)\nsides of the top of the vehicle, and unless such use has been authorized by a\ncertificate issued by the department.\n(3) No motor carrier shall operate a motor vehicle for the transportation of persons for\nhire, except buses, with an extreme width exceeding ninety -six (96) inches, except\nupon such highways which are a part of the state -maintained system upon which\nincreased widths have been authorized by order of the commissioner of highways as\nprovided by law. The extreme width of a bus shall not exceed one hundred two\n(102) inches.","path":["KRS Chapter 281"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=44170","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:53:34Z","sha256":"1107a6d74f3959567f45762e3611e3b16b3711eb4d750c0490717d19e28df7b1","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-281.730","next":"us-ky/krs-281.740"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}