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MARVIN MANDEL, Governor
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replacement of "chains", is not clearly
applicable to all devices. Nevertheless the
Commission has revised §24-106.2(c) to
encompass clearly all devices. This seems to
be the clear intent because of the requirement
that any alternative to chains be of
equivalent tensile strength to the chains.
24-106.3. SAME - PERSONS LIABLE FOR VIOLATIONS.
THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE, IF PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE,
OR, IN HIS ABSENCE, THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE IS PRESUMED
TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY VIOLATION OF §§ 24-106 THROUGH
24-106.2 OF THIS TITLE, IF:
(1) THE VIOLATION IS CAUSED BY AN OCCUPANT OF THE
VEHICLE;
(2) THE VEHICLE HAS TWO OR MORE OCCUPANTS; AND
(3) IT CANNOT BE DETERMINED WHICH OCCUPANT IS THE
VIOLATOR.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from Art. 66 1/2,
§14-106(d).
24-107. TRAILERS AND TOWED VEHICLES.
(A) STRENGTH AND LENGTH OF CONNECTION BETWEEN TOWED
VEHICLES.
WHILE ONE VEHICLE IS TOWING ANOTHER, THE TOWBAR OR
OTHER CONNECTION USED:
(1) SHALL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PULL THE
WEIGHT TOWED; AND
(2) EXCEPT FOR THE CONNECTION BETWEEN ANY TWO
VEHICLES CARRYING POLES, PIPE, MACHINERY, OR OTHER
OBJECTS OF A STRUCTURAL NATURE THAT CANNOT BE READILY
DISMEMBERED, MAY NOT EXCEED 15 FEET FROM ONE VEHICLE TO
THE OTHER.
(B) TRAILERS TO BE EQUIPPED WITH TOWBARS.
(1) EVERY FULL TRAILER SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH
A TOWBAR AND MEANS OF ATTACHING THE TOWBAR TO THE TOWING
AND TOWED UNITS.
(2) THE TOWBAR AND MEANS OF ATTACHING THE
TOWBAR TO THE UNITS SHALL:
(I) BE STRUCTURALLY ADEQUATE FOR THE WEIGHT
DRAWN;
(II) BE MOUNTED PROPERLY AND SECURELY,
WITHOUT EXCESSIVE SLACK, BUT WITH ENOUGH PLAY TO ALLOW
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