Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 186.420 (2026)

Exemption of operators of road or farm machinery and persons in Armed

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Forces. (1) No person need obtain an operator's license to operate a road roller, road machinery or any tractor or implement of husbandry temporarily drawn or propelled on the highways. (2) Every person in the service of the Army, Navy or Marine Corps of the United States, when furnished with an operator's permit from the United States, shall be exempt from an operator's license when operating an official vehicle in the course of his service. Effective: July 1, 1950 History: Amended 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 176, sec. 2, effective July 1, 1950. -- Amended 1948 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 4. -- Amended 1944 Ky. Acts ch. 74, sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2739m-35.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1953–1962 · leading case: Washington Nat. Ins. Co. v. Burke, 258 S.W.2d 709 (Ky. Ct. App. 1953).
Washington Nat. Ins. Co. v. Burke, 258 S.W.2d 709 (Ky. Ct. App. 1953). “” KRS 186.420. And the statute relating to defacing or altering automobile serial numbers notes that distinction by referring to “a motor vehicle or farm tractor.”
City of Georgetown v. Morrison, 362 S.W.2d 289 (Ky. Ct. App. 1962). “KRS 186.420(2). As stated in Annotation, “Municipal ordinance relating to persons engaged in specified occupations or professions as applicable to officials or employees of state or political subdivision other than the municipality,” 123 A.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 186.420(2) — 1 case
City of Georgetown v. Morrison, 362 S.W.2d 289 (Ky. Ct. App. 1962). “KRS 186.420(2). As stated in Annotation, “Municipal ordinance relating to persons engaged in specified occupations or professions as applicable to officials or employees of state or political subdivision other than the municipality,” 123 A.”
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