Q: Are there worse DUI penalties in a school zone?
A: No
A:
No in Ky : Per Kentucky Revised Statutes
For purposes of this section, aggravating circumstances are any one (1) or more of
the following:
(a)
Operating a motor vehicle in excess of thirty (30) miles per hour above the
speed limit;
(b)
O
perating a motor vehicle in the wrong direction on a limited access highway;
(c)
Operating a motor vehicle that causes an accident resulting in death or serious
physical injury as defined in KRS 500.080;
(d)
Operating a motor vehicle while the alcohol conc
entration in the operator's
blood or breath is 0.15 or more as measured by a test or tests of a sample of
the operator's blood or breath taken within two (2) hours of cessation of
operation of the motor vehicle;
(e)
Refusing to submit to any test or tests
of one's blood, breath, or urine
requested by an officer having reasonable grounds to believe the person was
operating or in physical control of a motor vehicle in violation of subsection
(1) of this section; and
(f)
Operating a motor vehicle that is trans
porting a passenger under the age of
twelve (12) years old.
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