Fayette Motor Vehicle Offenses Involving Marijuana ordinance (§ 620.190)
Chapter 620: Marijuana
In short: It is unlawful to operate a motor vehicle, train, aircraft or motorboat under the influence of marijuana, or to consume or smoke marijuana while operating one.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
A. Operating Under The Influence. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or being in physical control of any motor vehicle, train, aircraft, motorboat, or another motorized form of transport while under the influence of marijuana. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a conviction of a person who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age for any applicable offenses shall require evidence that the person was in fact under the influence of marijuana at the time the person was in physical control of the motorized form of transport and not solely on the presence of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) or THC metabolites, or a combination thereof, in the person's system.
B. Consumption In A Vehicle. It shall be unlawful for any person to consume marijuana while operating or being in physical control of a motor vehicle, train, aircraft, motorboat, or another motorized form of transport while it is being operated.
C. Smoking in A Vehicle. It shall be unlawful for any person to smoke marijuana within a motor vehicle, train, aircraft, motorboat, or another motorized form of transport while it is being operated.
Official source: City of Fayette official Code of Ordinances (online), § 620.190
Last checked October 30, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.