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FUNERAL PROCESSION
§ 71.50 DEFINITIONS.
   For the purposes of this subchapter, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
   FUNERAL PROCESSIONS. Two (2) or more vehicles accompanying the body of a deceased person when each vehicle has its headlights on or is displaying a pennant attached in such a manner as to be clearly visible to approaching traffic.
(KRS 189.378(1))
§ 71.51 FUNERAL PROCESSIONS.
   (A)   A vehicle in a funeral procession has the right-of-way at an intersection and may proceed through the intersection if the procession is led by an escort vehicle displaying flashing yellow, red, or blue lights, except:
      (1)   When the right-of-way is required by an emergency vehicle as defined by KRS 189.910;
      (2)   When vehicles in the procession are directed otherwise by a police or safety officer; or
      (3)   When the vehicle is a train or locomotive.
   (B)   Before assuming the right-of-way, a person who drives a vehicle in a funeral procession shall exercise due caution with regard to crossing traffic.
   (C)   A person who drives a vehicle that is not part of a funeral procession shall not drive the vehicle between the vehicles of the funeral procession or otherwise interfere with the progress of the procession, except when:
      (1)   The person is authorized to do so by a police or safety officer; or
      (2)   The vehicle is an emergency vehicle as defined by KRS 189.910.
   (D)   A person who drives a vehicle that is not a part of a funeral procession shall not illuminate the vehicle headlights or engage in any other act for the purpose of securing the right-of-way granted to funeral processions.
   (E)   The escort vehicle, hearse, or other vehicles in a procession may be equipped with flashing yellow lights for the purpose of notifying the general public of the procession and gaining the right-of-way at intersections, or signaling the end of a procession.
   (F)   Persons authorized to use flashing lights as defined in KRS 189.920 may use them while accompanying a funeral procession to warn traffic that a procession is approaching or that it is in progress.
   (G)   When a funeral procession is in progress, a person driving a vehicle not in the procession shall not pass or overtake any vehicle in the procession unless:
      (1)   The person is directed to do so by a police or safety officer;
      (2)   The procession is on a street, road, or highway outside the corporate limits of a city, town, or urban-county; or
      (3)   The procession is on an interstate highway or a state parkway.
(KRS 189.378(2) - (8))
§ 71.99 PENALTY.
   (A)   Whoever violates any provision of this chapter for which no other penalty is specifically provided shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than twenty dollars ($20.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).
   (B)   Any person who violates § 71.26 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not less than sixty dollars ($60.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than thirty (30) days, or both. (KRS 189.993(8))
   (C)   Any person conducting, engaging in, or participating in a road block in the city, as prohibited by § 71.29, shall be fined not less than ten dollars ($10.00) or more than one hundred ($100.00) for each occurrence. (Ord. 0-87-004, passed 1-27-86)
   (D)   (1)   Any person, firm or corporation who violates any provisions of § 71.35 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), for each offense.
      (2)   Any person, firm or corporation who violates any provision of § 71.35 may become individually liable to the city for damages to Thompson Road which were effected by the violation.
(Ord. 0-90-024, passed 7-23-90)
   (E)   Whoever violates §§ 71.40 through 71.42 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or be imprisoned in the county jail for not less than five (5) days nor more than thirty (30) days, or both. (Ord. 620.5, passed 11-27-64)
   (F)   Any person who violates § 71.51 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) or imprisoned for not more than ninety (90) days, or both.
(KRS 189.378(9))