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32-5-210
Section 32-5-210 Restrictions as to tire equipment. (a) Every motor carrier, motor vehicle,
truck, semitrailer, and trailer shall be equipped with pneumatic tires of sufficient traction
surface in accordance with the capacity of the motor carrier or motor vehicle, except as otherwise
herein provided, the same to be prescribed by the Director of Public Safety. (1) No person
shall operate any vehicle of a type required to be licensed upon the highways of this state
except for those tires on the dead axle of a vehicle with a dead axle when one or more of
the tires in use on such vehicle is in unsafe operating condition or has a tread depth less
than 2/32 inch or .15875 centimeters measured in any two adjacent tread grooves at three equally
spaced intervals around the circumference of the tire; provided, that such measurements shall
not be made at the locations of any tread wear indicator. A tire shall be considered unsafe
if it has any part of the ply or cord exposed, any bump, bulge, or...
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32-5-78
Section 32-5-78 Operation of dump truck on highway, road, or street with bed raised over a
20-degree angle. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the
following meanings: (1) DUMP TRUCK. A motor vehicle which has a bed attached to the truck
which allows the front of the bed near the passenger compartment to be raised to over a 20-degree
angle to allow the load to be dumped from the rear of the bed. (2) HIGHWAY. Any public highway,
road, or municipal street. (b) A dump truck may not be driven on any highway of this state
with the bed of the truck raised to more than a 20-degree angle except when the dump truck
is actively engaged in dumping its load. (c) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor
on the first offense. Any second or subsequent offense is a Class B misdemeanor. (d) This
section shall not be construed to repeal any other criminal law. Whenever conduct prohibited
by this section is also prohibited by any other provision of law, the...
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32-7-5
Section 32-7-5 Report required following accident. The operator of every motor vehicle which
is in any manner involved in an accident within this state, in which any person is killed
or injured or in which damage to the property of any one person, including himself or herself,
in excess of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) is sustained, shall within 30 days after the
accident report the matter in writing to the director. The report, the form of which shall
be prescribed by the director, shall contain only the information necessary to enable the
director to determine whether the requirements for the deposit of security under Section 32-7-6
are inapplicable by reason of the existence of insurance or other exceptions specified in
this chapter. The director may rely upon the accuracy of the information unless and until
there is reason to believe that the information is erroneous. If the operator is physically
incapable of making the report, the owner of the motor vehicle involved in the...
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32-5A-171
Section 32-5A-171 Maximum limits. Except when a special hazard exists that requires lower speed
for compliance with Section 32-5A-170, the limits hereinafter specified or established as
hereinafter authorized shall be maximum lawful speeds, and no person shall drive a vehicle
at a speed in excess of the maximum limits. (1) No person shall operate a vehicle in excess
of 30 miles per hour in any urban district. (2)a. No person shall operate a motor vehicle
in excess of 35 miles per hour on any unpaved road. For purposes of this chapter the term
unpaved road shall mean any highway under the jurisdiction of any county, the surface of which
consists of natural earth, mixed soil, stabilized soil, aggregate, crushed sea shells, or
similar materials without the use of asphalt, cement, or similar binders. b. No person shall
operate a motor vehicle on any county-maintained paved road in an unincorporated area of the
state at a speed in excess of 45 miles per hour unless a different maximum speed...
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32-9-20.1
Section 32-9-20.1 Appurtenance exceeding maximum prescribed width. Notwithstanding the provisions
of Section 32-9-20, an appurtenance attached to a motor home, travel trailer, self-propelled
camper or house car, truck camper, or recreational vehicle commonly known as an R.V. may exceed
the maximum prescribed width provided in Section 32-9-20 if the appurtenance does not extend
six inches beyond the sidewall of the vehicle. For the purpose of this section, an appurtenance
is a part which is an integral part of the vehicle including, but not limited to, awnings,
grab handles, lighting equipment, cameras, and vents. An appurtenance may not be used as a
load-carrying device. (Act 2005-323, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 787, §1.)...
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32-12A-1
Section 32-12A-1 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES (ATV). Every motor vehicle 60 inches or less
in width, having a dry weight of 1,500 pounds or less, designed to travel on three or more
non-highway tires, and manufactured for off-road use by a single operator or by an operator
and not more than one passenger as provided by the manufacturer. (2) OFF-ROAD VEHICLE. Any
motorized vehicle not designed for use on a highway and capable of cross-country travel on
land, snow, ice, marsh, swampland, or other natural terrain. The term includes any all-terrain
vehicle and recreational off-highway vehicle. The term excludes any golf cart; any vehicle
used for military, fire, emergency, or law enforcement purposes; any motorboat; any vehicles
used exclusively on airport property; all farm machinery, farm tractors, and other self-propelled
equipment for harvesting and transportation of forest products, for...
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32-6-252
Section 32-6-252 Transfer of plates. Such license plates issued pursuant to this division may
be transferred to another vehicle of the same weight class owned by the same person upon application
being made therefor and approved by the department. It shall be unlawful for any person to
whom such plates have been issued to knowingly permit them to be displayed on any vehicle
except the one authorized by the department. (Acts 1981, No. 81-699, p. 1176, §3.)...
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32-7A-12
Section 32-7A-12 Suspension of registration. (a) The department shall suspend the vehicle registration
of any motor vehicle determined to be in violation of Section 32-7A-4, including any motor
vehicle operated in violation of Section 32-7A-16 by an operator other than the owner of the
vehicle. Neither the fact that, subsequent to the date of verification or violation, the owner
acquired the required liability insurance policy nor the fact that the owner terminated ownership
of the motor vehicle shall have any bearing upon the required suspension. (b) The registration
of any motor vehicle registered in this state shall be suspended upon the department receiving
notice of the conviction of the operator of the motor vehicle in another state of an offense
which, if committed in this state, would constitute a violation of Section 32-7A-4. Until
it is terminated, any suspension under this chapter shall remain in force even if the registration
is renewed or a new registration is acquired for...
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32-9-32
Section 32-9-32 Scales. The Director of the Department of Transportation is authorized to designate,
furnish instructions to, prescribe rules and regulations for the conduct of, and to supervise
official stations for determining the weight of motor vehicles at such points as it may be
deemed necessary. Such designated weighing devices shall be checked by the weights and measures
division of the Department of Agriculture and Industries and certified to be correct within
the tolerances prescribed under the rules and regulations established by the state Department
of Agriculture and Industries, and checks shall be made at such points as is deemed necessary
by the weights and measures division of the Department of Agriculture and Industries. All
stations shall comply with the requirements of the director and shall be available for the
use of all officers in the enforcement of this chapter. The expense of weighing such motor
vehicles shall be paid out of any funds made available for the use...
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8-16-99
Section 8-16-99 Coal, coke, or charcoal - Delivery tickets. (a) It shall be unlawful for any
person to deliver any coal, coke, or charcoal without such delivery being accompanied by a
delivery ticket and a duplicate thereof, on each of which shall be marked clearly and distinctly
the gross weight of the load expressed in pounds, the tare of the delivery vehicle and the
quantity or quantities of coal, coke, or charcoal contained in the vehicle used in such deliveries,
the name of the purchaser and the name of the dealer from whom purchased. (b) Such ticket
shall be surrendered to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries or local sealer of
weights and measures upon his demand for his inspection, and if he desires to retain this
ticket he shall return a duplicate ticket. The original or duplicate ticket shall be delivered
to the purchaser of the coal, coke, or charcoal, or his agent, at the time of the delivery
of the fuel and the other ticket shall be retained by the seller of the...
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