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32-5-211
Section 32-5-211 Flag or light at end of load. Whenever the load of any vehicle shall
extend more than four feet beyond the rear of the bed or body of the vehicle, there shall
be displayed at the end of the load in a position which shall be clearly visible at all times
from the rear of the load a red or orange flag not less than 12 inches both in length and
width. Between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise there shall be
displayed at the end of any load a red light or amber strobe light plainly visible under normal
atmospheric conditions at least 200 feet from the rear of the vehicle. Any person violating
this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished
as provided in Section 32-5-311. (Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 36, §77;
Acts 1996, No. 96-473, p. 586, §1.)...
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32-5-192
Section 32-5-192 Implied consent; when tests administered; suspension of license or
permit to drive, etc., for refusal to submit to test. (a) Any person who operates a motor
vehicle upon the public highways of this state shall be deemed to have given his consent,
subject to the provisions of this division, to a chemical test or tests of his blood, breath
or urine for the purpose of determining the alcoholic content of his blood if lawfully arrested
for any offense arising out of acts alleged to have been committed while the person was driving
a motor vehicle on the public highways of this state while under the influence of intoxicating
liquor. The test or tests shall be administered at the direction of a law enforcement officer
having reasonable grounds to believe the person to have been driving a motor vehicle upon
the public highways of this state while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. The law
enforcement agency by which such officer is employed shall designate which of...
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32-5-200
Section 32-5-200 Consent to blood test; definitions; incapacity; refusal to submit to
test; notice of suspension, etc., of license; hearing; appeal. (a) Any person who operates
a motor vehicle on the public highways of this state who is involved in an accident that results
in death or a serious physical injury to any person shall be deemed to have given consent
to a test of his or her blood for the purpose of determining the alcoholic content of his
or her blood or the presence of amphetamines, opiates, or cannabis. The test or tests shall
be administered at the direction of a law enforcement officer having reasonable grounds to
believe that the person, while driving a motor vehicle on the public highways of this state,
was under the influence of alcohol, amphetamines, opiates, or cannabis. The person shall be
informed by the law enforcement officer who is investigating the accident that failure to
submit to a test will result in the suspension of his or her privilege to operate a...
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32-5-221
Section 32-5-221 Flares or other warning devices - Display. (a) Whenever any truck,
passenger bus, truck tractor, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer is disabled upon the traveled
portion of any highway or the shoulder thereof outside of any municipality at any time when
lighted lamps are required on vehicles the driver of such vehicle shall display the following
warning devices upon the highway during the time the vehicle is so disabled on the highway
except as provided in subsection (b) of this section: (1) A lighted fusee or other
flare shall be immediately placed on the roadway at the traffic side of the motor vehicle
unless electric lanterns are displayed. (2) Within the burning period of the fusee or other
flare and as promptly as possible three lighted flares (pot torches) or three electric lanterns
shall be placed on the roadway as follows: One approximately 100 feet in advance of the vehicle;
one at a distance of approximately 100 feet to the rear of the vehicle, each in the...
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32-5A-178
Section 32-5A-178 Racing on highways; penalties. (a) It is a violation of this section
for any person to drive any vehicle on any public highway in any race, speed competition or
contest, drag race or acceleration contest, test of physical endurance, exhibition of speed
or acceleration, or for the purpose of making a speed record. (b) "Drag race" is
defined as the operation of two or more vehicles from a point side by side at accelerating
speeds in a competitive attempt to outdistance each other, or the operation of one or more
vehicles over a common selected course, from the same point to the same point, for the purpose
of comparing the relative speeds or power of acceleration of such vehicle or vehicles within
a certain distance or time limit. (c) "Racing" is defined as the use of one or more
vehicles in an attempt to outgain, outdistance, or prevent another vehicle from passing, to
arrive at a given destination ahead of another vehicle or vehicles, or to test the physical
stamina or...
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32-5-243
Section 32-5-243 Lighting equipment and warning devices for vehicles engaged in mail
service. Any vehicle in active service transporting United States mail may display two simultaneously
flashing lights to be used for the purpose of warning other vehicle operators of its presence
and to exercise caution in approaching, overtaking, or in passing. Such lights may be flashed
continuously or actuated by application of the service brake (foot) while the vehicle is either
in motion or parked. Such lamps shall have the following specifications and shall meet the
following requirements: (1) Lamps shall be not less than four inches in diameter and shall
be powered by a bulb of not less than 21 candlepower with a reflectorization sufficient to
assure visibility for at least 500 feet in front and to the rear of the vehicle under normal
atmospheric conditions. (2) Lamps shall be of double face or two way type. (3) Lamps shall
have amber lens to the front and red lens to the rear. (4) Lamps shall...
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32-5-51
Section 32-5-51 Towing or hauling disabled vehicle. No provision of this chapter shall
prevent a motor vehicle from hauling or towing a disabled vehicle while on the highway to
a point for the purpose of making repairs; provided, that such motor vehicle otherwise complies
with the requirements of this chapter and is in charge of a responsible driver; a drawbar
or other connection between any two such vehicles shall not exceed 15 feet in length, and
there shall be displayed at the rear of the last vehicle a red flag or other signal or cloth
not less than 12 inches in length and width and lighted as required by Section 32-5-240.
Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and, upon conviction, shall be punished as provided in Section 32-5-311. (Acts 1927,
No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 36, §81.)...
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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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32-9-27
Section 32-9-27 Exemptions - Two to eight wheel, one to four-axle trailer - Size and
equipment of such trailers. All such trailers as described in Section 32-9-26 shall
be equipped with red reflectors to adequately illuminate the rear of such trailer by placing
at least two on the rear and one at each side. No such trailer shall be in excess of 10 feet
in width, except that such trailer shall not exceed 102 inches in width when operated or moved
on the Interstate Highway System, and no such trailer, drawbar, or other connection, including
the vehicle towing such trailer, shall be in excess of overall length of 76 feet. Overhang
of round bales of hay on such trailer shall not exceed one foot per side except that the width
of the trailer including overhang shall not exceed 102 inches when operated or moved on the
Interstate Highway System. At no time shall there be more than one loaded trailer towed by
any vehicle; provided, that two empty farm wagons or trailers with two or more wheels...
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32-5A-152
Section 32-5A-152 Moving heavy equipment at railroad grade crossings. (a) No person
shall operate or move any crawler-type tractor, steam shovel, derrick, roller, or any equipment
or structure having a normal operating speed of 10 or less miles per hour or a vertical body
or load clearance of less than one-half inch per foot of the distance between any two adjacent
axles or in any event of less than nine inches, measured above the level surface of a roadway,
upon or across any tracks at a railroad grade crossing without first complying with this section.
(b) Before making any such crossing the person operating or moving any such vehicle or equipment
shall first stop the same not less than 15 feet nor more than 50 feet from the nearest rail
of such railroad and while so stopped shall listen and look in both directions along such
track for any approaching train and for signals indicating the approach of a train, and shall
not proceed until the crossing can be made safely. (c) No such...
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