189.2851 Operation, titling, registration, and insuring of motor scooters -- Headgear requirements. (1) As used in this section, 'motor scooter' has the same meaning as in KRS 186.010. (2) A person may operate a motor scooter on a highway if the operat or has a valid motorcycle operator's license or motorcycle instructional permit in his or her possession. (3) A motor scooter operating on a highway is considered to be a motorcycle as defined in KRS 186.010 and shall be titled in accordance with KRS Chapt er 186A and registered as a motorcycle in accordance with KRS 186.050(2). (4) A motor scooter operating on a highway shall be insured in compliance with KRS 304.39 -110 by the owner or operator, and the proof of insurance shall be in possession of the opera tor at all times of operation on a highway. (5) A person operating a motor scooter on a highway shall comply with the traffic regulations of this chapter, meet the same equipment standards as those for motorcycles in this chapter, and shall be subject to t he provisions of KRS Chapter 189A. (6) A person operating a motor scooter shall be subject to the protective headgear requirements of KRS 189.285. torcycles in this chapter, and shall be subject to t he provisions of KRS Chapter 189A. (6) A person operating a motor scooter shall be subject to the protective headgear requirements of KRS 189.285. Effective: June 27, 2019 History: Created 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 22, sec. 5, effective June 27, 2019.
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