How BR 209 changes current law

Compared against the Kentucky Revised Statutes as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

The bill expands the circumstances under which headlamps must be illuminated and introduces a courtesy warning for certain violations initially.

• KRS 189.030

  and → During periods when rain, mist, snow, or other precipitation necessitates the use of windshield wipers;

  This change mandates that headlamps be used not only after sunset and before sunrise but also during inclement weather.

• KRS 189.030

  At such other times as atmospheric conditions render visibility as low as or lower than is ordinarily the case during that period.

  This addition clarifies that headlamps must be used whenever visibility is poor due to atmospheric conditions.

• On or after the effective date of this Act and prior to January 1, 2023, a person who violates subsection (1)(b) of Section 1 of this Act shall not be issued a uniform citation, but shall instead receive a courtesy warning.

  This provision allows for a courtesy warning rather than a citation for violations related to the new headlamp rule in the specified timeframe.

• On or after January 1, 2023, the penalties outlined in KRS 189.990(1) shall apply.

  This establishes that standard penalties will apply after the courtesy warning period ends.