Current through the 2024 Fourth Special Session
Section 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: (i) 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(ii) when operated under a permit under Section 72-7-406.(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 an infraction.Amended by Chapter 303, 2016 General Session ,§ 24, eff. 5/10/2016.Amended by Chapter 412, 2015 General Session ,§ 181, eff. 5/12/2015.Amended by Chapter 304, 2012 General Session ,§ 1, eff. 5/8/2012.Amended by Chapter 2, 2005 General Session