72-7-403. Towing requirements and limitations on towing.
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Terms Used In Utah Code 72-7-403- Highway: means any public road, street, alley, lane, court, place, viaduct, tunnel, culvert, bridge, or structure laid out or erected for public use, or dedicated or abandoned to the public, or made public in an action for the partition of real property, including the entire area within the right-of-way. See Utah Code 72-1-102
- Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Semitrailer: has the meaning set forth in Section 41-1a-102. See Utah Code 72-1-102
- Trailer: has the meaning set forth in Section 41-1a-102. See Utah Code 72-1-102
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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:
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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; or |
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when operated under a permit under Section 72-7-406. |
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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. |
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A person may not operate a combination of vehicles when any trailer, semitrailer, or other vehicle being towed:
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whips or swerves from side to side dangerously or unreasonably; or |
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fails to follow substantially in the path of the towing vehicle. |
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A person who violates this section is guilty of an infraction. |
Amended by Chapter 303, 2016 General Session
