Utah Code § 72-7-403

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.

Utah Code § 72-7-403

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