Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 189.130 (2026)

Mirrors

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(1) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, every motor vehicle shall be equipped with the following mirrors so located and adjusted as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway to the rear of the vehicle: (a) One (1) mirror mounted on the left side of the vehicle; and (b) One (1) mirror mounted either inside the vehicle approximately in the center or on the right side of the vehicle. (2) No person shall, by himself or through his agent or servant, operate a motor vehicle upon the highways without the equipment required by subsection (1). Each day of operation without the equipment shall constitute a separate offense. (3) No person shall sell, barter, or otherwise dispose of any motor vehicle described in subsection (1) unless it is equipped with a mirror as provided in that subsection. (4) A motorcycle shall be required only to have the mirror identified a paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section. Effective: July 12, 2006 History: Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 173, sec. 9, effective July 12, 2006. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 2739g- 69a, 2739i-1 to 2739i-3.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1953–1964 · leading case: Hainline v. Hukill, 383 S.W.2d 353 (Ky. Ct. App. 1964).

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Hainline v. Hukill, 383 S.W.2d 353 (Ky. Ct. App. 1964). · cites it 2× “KRS 189.130. If a motorist has no duty of lookout for following traffic, then what is the purpose of KRS 189.”

Stockdale v. Eads, 263 S.W.2d 133 (Ky. Ct. App. 1953). “Instruction number six defined the statutory duty of the appellant with reference to having his vehicle equipped with a rear-view mirror and followed the requirements of KRS 189.130. Appellees complained that the damages awarded on the fourth trial were excessive.”

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