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Transportation Code | |
Protection of Highways Act | |
Section 403 | Towing requirements and limitations on towing. |
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72-7-403. Towing requirements and limitations on towing. (1) (a) The draw-bar or other connection between any two vehicles, one of which is towing or drawing the other on a highway, may not exceed 15 feet in length from one vehicle to the other except in the case of a connection between any two vehicles transporting poles, pipe, machinery, or structural material that cannot be dismembered when transported upon a pole trailer as defined in Section 41-6a-102. (b) When the connection between the two vehicles is a chain, rope, or cable, a red flag or other signal or cloth not less than 12 inches both in length and width shall be displayed on or near the midpoint of the connection. (2) A person may not operate a combination of vehicles when any trailer, semitrailer, or other vehicle being towed: (a) whips or swerves from side to side dangerously or unreasonably; or (b) fails to follow substantially in the path of the towing vehicle. (3) A person who violates this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
Amended by Chapter 2, 2005 General Session |
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