Kentucky HB 425: AN ACT relating to charitable gaming. Amend KRS 238.545 to remove some of the restrictions on the frequency with which charity fundraising events may be held at unlicensed facilities.

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AN ACT relating to motor vehicle racing. 1
WHEREAS, it is the intent of this Commonwealth to promote safe roadways for all 2
drivers and pedestrians and protect the citizens of the Commonwealth from motorists 3
who participate in unpermitted street racing; and 4
WHEREAS, the Commonwealth recognizes the harms caused by street racing, such 5
as substantial risk of physical injury or death, the high costs of health care for those 6
injured while participating in or viewing unpermitted street racing, and damage to motor 7
vehicles and other property; and 8
WHEREAS, imposing penalties of increased fines, motor vehicle impoundment, 9
and motor vehicle forfeiture is necessary to prevent harm to citizens of the 10
Commonwealth, deter criminal behavior, and punish acts of unpermitted street racing; 11
NOW, THEREFORE, 12
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 13
Section 1. KRS 189.993 is amended to read as follows: 14
(1) Any person who violates KRS 189.045 shall be fined not less than one hundred 15
dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). 16
(2) Any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of KRS 189.095 shall be 17
fined sixty dollars ($60) and costs of prosecution. 18
(3) Any person who violates any provision of KRS 189.205 shall be fined not less than 19
twenty dollars ($20) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100). 20
(4) Any person who violates any provision of KRS 189.375 shall be fined not less than 21
twenty dollars ($20) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100). 22
(5) Any person who violates KRS 189.505 shall: 23
(a) For the first offense: 24
1. Be fined one thousand dollars ($1,000)[not less than sixty dollars ($60) 25
nor more than two hundred dollars ($200)] or be imprisoned for not 26
more than thirty (30) days, or both; and 27

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2. In accordance with KRS 70.155 or 82.625, have any motor vehicle 1
used by the person in the commission of the violation impounded for 2
not less than six (6) months; and 3
(b) For a second or subsequent offense: 4
1. Be fined two thousand dollars ($2,000) or be imprisoned for not more 5
than thirty (30) days, or both; and 6
2. Have any motor vehicle used by the person in the commission of the 7
violation forfeited to the Commonwealth and destroyed or sold at 8
public auction in accordance with Section 2 of this Act. 9
(6) Any person found violating any provision of KRS 189.820 or 189.830 is guilty of a 10
misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than twenty dollars ($20) nor more than 11
thirty-five dollars ($35). 12
(7) Any person who violates KRS 189.920 shall be fined not less than one hundred 13
dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or imprisoned in the 14
county jail for not more than thirty (30) days, or both. In the case of a private 15
vehicle not authorized to use emergency lights under KRS 189.920, all lighting and 16
other equipment used in violation of KRS 189.910 to 189.950 shall be confiscated 17
and forfeited to the county in which the offense occurred. 18
(8) Any person who violates KRS 189.930 shall be fined not less than sixty dollars 19
($60) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or be imprisoned in the county jail 20
for not more than thirty (30) days, or both. 21
(9) (a) Any person who violates KRS 189.940 shall be fined not less than sixty 22
dollars ($60) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or be imprisoned in 23
the county jail for not more than six (6) months, or both. 24
(b) In the case of a private vehicle, except as outlined in subsection (11) of this 25
section, all lighting and other equipment used in violation of KRS 189.910 to 26
189.950 shall be confiscated and forfeited to the county in which the offense 27

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occurred. 1
(10) (a) If a member of a regular or volunteer fire department, ambulance service, or 2
rescue squad violates [any provisions of ]subsection (6) of KRS 189.940, he 3
or she shall, in addition to any other penalty provided under KRS 189.990 or 4
this section, be: 5
1. Immediately dismissed from his or her membership or employment 6
with the fire department, ambulance service, or rescue squad; and 7
2. [shall be ]Disqualified from being employed by or being a member of 8
any fire department, ambulance service, or rescue squad in the 9
Commonwealth for a period of three (3) years. 10
(b) Upon conviction of a second offense he or she shall be permanently barred 11
from employment or membership in any fire department, ambulance service, 12
rescue squad, police department, or sheriff's office in the Commonwealth, nor 13
shall he or she be permitted to operate any public safety vehicle as defined in 14
KRS 189.910. 15
(11) (a) Any person who violates KRS 189.950(3)