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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 189.224 (2026)

Permitting unlawful operation of a motor vehicle prohibited

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It is unlawful for the owner, or any other person, employing or otherwise directing the operator of any vehicle, to require or knowingly to permit the operation of such vehicle upon a highway in any manner contrary to law. History: Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 115, sec. 5.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1971–2025 · leading case: Christensen v. ATS, Inc., 24 F. Supp. 3d 610 (E.D. Ky. 2014).
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Christensen v. ATS, Inc., 24 F. Supp. 3d 610 (E.D. Ky. 2014). · cites it 8× “2003), and a Kentucky statute renders it unlawful “for the owner, or any other person, employing or otherwise directing the operator of any vehicle, to require or knowingly to permit the operation of such vehicle upon a highway in any manner contrary to law,” Ky.Rev.Stat. §…”
Banks v. Dep't of Educ., Bureau of Rehab., 462 S.W.2d 428 (Ky. Ct. App. 1971). “Banks became so intoxicated that he was unable to drive his automobile and he placed an inexperienced, unlicensed driver, a person who too had been consuming alcoholic drinks, in charge of its operation. Cantrell admitted that he could not tell which one was drunk by the time…”
Dillon v. Eby-Brown Co., LLC (W.D. Ky. 2023). · cites it 11× “1] (citing “KRS 189.224 – Permitting unlawful operating of a motor vehicle prohibited”) (emphasis omitted).”
Lauren Savage, Individually & as Adm'x of the Est. of James Savage v. Allstate Ins. Co. (Ky. 2023). · cites it 10× “520 require or prohibit placement of a temporary registration tag on a vehicle with a salvage title; • third, whether the Court of Appeals correctly interpreted and applied KRS 189.224 to Co-part; • fourth, did the Court of Appeals improperly engage in fact-finding that…”
Lauren Savage Individually v. Allstate Ins. Co. (Ky. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 8× “However, the court denied the motion for summary judgment with respect to the Estate’s claims against Co-part for negligence, negligent entrustment and violations of KRS 189.224 and 189.226. Following entry of these orders, Hartford filed a motion to reconsider the denial of its…”
Short v. Marvin Keller Trucking, Inc. (E.D. Ky. 2021). · cites it 5× “The Record Does Not Support that Keller Trucking Made “Knowing” Violations of KRS 189.224. KRS § 189.224 provides that “[i]t is unlawful for the owner, or any other person, employing or otherwise directing the operator of any vehicle, to require or knowingly to permit the…”
Dunning (W.D. Ky. 2025). · cites it 2× “Second, the Dunnings claim that RAI was negligent per se because it violated KRS 189.224, 601 KAR 1:005, and 49 C.F.R.”
Kelly v. Steinman (W.D. Ky. 2023). “Plaintiff Kelly alleges TGL “violated state and federal statutes and regulations, including but not limited to KRS 189.224, 60 I KAR I :005 and 49 C.F.R.”
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