Alcohol Impaired Driving Laws: Kentucky
Ignition Interlocks
Mandatory for all convictions
GHSA maintains data on state laws surrounding a number of highway safety issues. Below is information regarding laws in the state of Kentucky. For more information, consult the State Highway Safety Office.
Helmets required for riders under 21 or who have been licensed less than one year. Universal helmet law repealed 1998.
8 years
None
Illegal
None
Zero tolerance for some drugs
65 (70 on specific segments based on an engineering and traffic investigation)
65 (70 on specific segments based on an engineering and traffic investigation)
65
65
65
65
0.15
30-120 days
Yes
Mandatory for all convictions
Yes
Yes
40" or shorter in child restraint 7 yrs or under and between 40" and 57" tall in booster seat
Taller than 57"
No more than 1 under 20 unless supervised by instructor (secondary enforcement)
17 years
16
6
60 (10)
16 / 6
Midnight - 6 a.m.
Primary
7 and under and more than 57 inches 8 and over
All
No
Yes. Primary law.
Drivers under 18. Primary law.
All drivers. Primary law.
n/a
None
n/a
None
Ignition Interlocks
Mandatory for all convictions
Child Restraint Required
40" or shorter in child restraint
7 yrs or under and between 40" and 57" tall in booster seat
Full Privilege Minimum Age
17 years
Type of Law
Primary
Hand-Held Ban?
No
Speed Cameras
None
Red Light Cameras
None
Speeding
Double original fine
Yes
Yes