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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 189.020 (2026)

Equipment of vehicle not to be nuisance or menace

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Every vehicle when on a highway shall be so equipped as to make a minimum of noise, smoke or other nuisance, to protect the rights of other traffic, and to promote the public safety. Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2739g-23.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1955–2023 · leading case: Workforce Dev. Cabinet v. Gaines, 276 S.W.3d 789 (Ky. 2008).
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Workforce Dev. Cabinet v. Gaines, 276 S.W.3d 789 (Ky. 2008). · cites it 8× “In that case, now-Justice Schroder and now-Chief Justice Minton joined with Judge Taylor in relying on the doctrine of ejusdem generis to determine whether a cracked windshield constituted a nuisance under KRS 189.020. That statute provides: Every vehicle when on a highway shall…”
Garcia v. Commonwealth, 185 S.W.3d 658 (Ky. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 10× “110, we believe the Commonwealth cannot justify the stop of Garcia’s vehicle upon same.”
Adkins v. Greyhound Corp., 357 S.W.2d 860 (Ky. Ct. App. 1962). “” Just what equipment on a vehicle is necessary “to protect the rights of other traffic” is a question to be answered in terms of ordinary care under the circumstances of the particular case.”
Bumpus v. Drinkard's Adm'x, 279 S.W.2d 4 (Ky. Ct. App. 1955). “He does refer us to KRS 189.020 which provides: “Every vehicle when on a highway shall be so equipped as to * * * protect the rights of other traffic, and to promote the public safety.”
Workforce Dev. Cabinet, Dept. for Emp. Servs. Div. of Unemployment Ins. v. Mary C. Gaines (Ky. 2008). · cites it 2× “In that case, now-Justice Schroder and now-Chief Justice Minton joined with Judge Taylor in relying on the doctrine of ejusdem generis to determine whether a cracked windshield constituted a nuisance under KRS 189.020 . That statute provides : Every vehicle when on a highway…”
David Vincent v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. Ct. App. 2023). “620); and one count of improper equipment (KRS 189.020). 2 Kentucky Revised Statutes.”
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