Penalty For Driving Without Car Insurance in Kentucky?
Reader’s Question:
What is the fine for driving without car insurance in Kentucky?
Collins
Owensboro, KY
Driving without auto insurance in Owensboro and in all areas in Kentucky can be rather severe. For the first offense you are cited, you will be required to go to court and can be fined between $500 up to $1000 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days or both.
Your KY license plates and registration can be suspended for 1 year or until proof of car insurance is presented. You could also lose your drivers license for up to one year. The penalties increase for each subsequent offenses of not having proper proof of car insurance liability.
If you were found driving without auto insurance in the state of Kentucky you may contact the court listed on your ticket for information on the possible penalties you may receive in court. The clerk of the court can likely advise you what the normal fine amount is for a first time violation of driving uninsured in the county in which you were cited.
Teen Driver In Kentucky Get Speeding Ticket – Do Parents Have To Appear In Court?
Reader’s Question:
I live in Florence, Kentucky and got a speeding ticket for doing 55 in a 35. I am only seventeen, is it necessary to have my parents go with me to the court? How many points will be removed from my license?
Robert
Florence, KY
It is six points on your driver’s license for speeding 16 to 25 mph over the speed limit on any public highway or road. Receiving six points will likely get you a notification from the Division of Drivers Licensing and you may be requested to show up for an interview.
If you are required to appear to an interview, the Kentucky Transportation representatives will know if a State Traffic School program would benefit you as a motorist.
You will have to check with the clerk of the court’s office in Florence, Kentucky , or other entity listed on your citation ticket, to check if your parents need to show up with you at court. They will likely since you are seventeen and thus a minor.
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