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Title XXI - Motor Vehicles
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Chapter 266 - Equipment of Vehicles
Chapter 266 - Equipment of Vehicles
Section 266:1 - Inspection Authorized.
Section 266:1-a - State Police Duties Relative to Vehicle Inspection.
Section 266:1-b - Inspection of Trailers, Exemptions.
Section 266:2 - Fees.
Section 266:3 - Inspection of Spare Tires Prohibited.
Section 266:3-a - Rust.
Section 266:4 - Repair of Defective Equipment.
Section 266:5 - Penalty for Failing to Obey Inspection Requirements.
Section 266:6 - Driving of Uninspected Vehicles.
Section 266:7 - Inspection of School Buses.
Section 266:8 - Sales of Unsafe Vehicles.
Section 266:8-a - Specially Assembled Motor Vehicles.
Section 266:9 - Height of Motor Vehicle Body and Chassis.
Section 266:10 - Height.
Section 266:11 - Length.
Section 266:11-a - Length Exceptions.
Section 266:11-b - Triple Trailer Trucks Prohibited.
Section 266:12 - Width.
Section 266:13 - Width Exceptions.
Section 266:13-a - Snowplows; Exception.
Section 266:13-b - Appurtenances on Motor Homes, Trailer Coaches, and Recreation Vehicles.
Section 266:13-c - Exception for Vehicles Being Towed.
Section 266:14 - Overall Width Defined.
Section 266:15 - Modification of Width Limits.
Section 266:16 - Penalty for Exceeding Permitted Size.
Section 266:17 - Weighing of Vehicles.
Section 266:18 - Weight on Interstate and Defense Highway System.
Section 266:18-a - Weight on Non-Interstate and General Highway System.
Section 266:18-b - Weight on Non-Interstate and General Highway System for Vehicles With Additional Registration.
Section 266:18-c - General Weight Provisions.
Section 266:18-d - Additional Certification and Registration.
Section 266:18-e - Enforcement Expenditures.
Section 266:18-f - Assembly or Disassembly of Double Trailers.
Section 266:19 - Repealed by 1983, 434:17, eff. June 24, 1983.
Section 266:19-a - Weight Exception.
Section 266:20 - Exception for Construction Equipment.
Section 266:21 - Exception for Winter Highway Maintenance.
Section 266:21-a - Exception for Vehicles Being Towed.
Section 266:22 - Permit Fees.
Section 266:23 - Modification of Weight Limits.
Section 266:24 - Special Permits.
Section 266:24-a - Truck Axle Length; Waiver.
Section 266:24-b - Regional Truck Permit Agreement Authorized.
Section 266:24-c - Manufactured Housing and Modular Buildings; State Liability Limited.
Section 266:25 - Penalty for Overload.
Section 266:26 - Penalty for Exceeding Registered Weight.
Section 266:27 - Brakes Required.
Section 266:27-a - Parking Brakes Required.
Section 266:27-b - Notification of Brake Shift Interlock and Key Position by Automobile Dealers.
Section 266:28 - Brake Performance.
Section 266:29 - Hydraulic Brake Fluid.
Section 266:30 - Trailer Brakes.
Section 266:31 - Front Lights.
Section 266:31-a - Multiple Beam Lighting Equipment.
Section 266:32 - Repealed by 2018, 44:1, eff. July 14, 2018.
Section 266:33 - Antique Vehicles Exemption.
Section 266:34 - Trailers Exemption.
Section 266:35 - Tractor Lamps.
Section 266:36 - Lighting Required.
Section 266:37 - Spot Lamps and Auxiliary Lamps.
Section 266:38 - Stop Lamps.
Section 266:39 - School Bus Stop Signals and Strobe Lights.
Section 266:40 - Clearance Lamps.
Section 266:41 - Back-up Lamps.
Section 266:42 - Directional Signals.
Section 266:43 - Reflectors.
Section 266:44 - Tail Lamp and Reflectors.
Section 266:45 - Additional Reflectors.
Section 266:45-a - Additional Lighting Equipment.
Section 266:46 - Lamp or Flag on Projecting Load.
Section 266:46-a - Slow Moving Vehicle Emblems.
Section 266:47 - Sale and Use of Regrooved Tires Prohibited.
Section 266:48 - Tire Requirements.
Section 266:49 - Visual Requirements.
Section 266:50 - Vehicle Tires.
Section 266:51 - Method of Measuring Tread Depth.
Section 266:52 - Repealed by 1986, 218:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1987.
Section 266:53 - Farm Vehicle Exemptions.
Section 266:54 - Muffler, Horn and Lamps.
Section 266:55 - Mirrors.
Section 266:56 - Windshield Wipers and Defrosters.
Section 266:57 - Flaps; Guards.
Section 266:58 - Safety Glass Required.
Section 266:58-a - Tinted Glass.
Section 266:59 - Muffler; Prevention of Noise.
Section 266:59-a - Motorcycle Noise Levels.
Section 266:59-b - Emission Control Equipment.
Section 266:59-c - Diesel Emission Testing.
Section 266:60 - Standards for Odometers.
Section 266:60-a - Fire Extinguishers.
Section 266:61 - Distress Signals for Persons With Disabilities.
Section 266:61-a - Equipment Waiver for Disabled.
Section 266:62 - School Bus Design Rules.
Section 266:62-a - Motor Vehicles Manufactured 60 Years or Older.
Section 266:63 - Trailer Breakaway Safety Chains.
Section 266:64 - Tow Bars Required.
Section 266:65 - Wood-Sawing Equipment on Vehicles.
Section 266:66 - Binding Devices.
Section 266:67 - Binder Devices on Vehicles Carrying Wood Products Other Than Logs and Sawed Long Lumber.
Section 266:68 - Binder Ropes on Vehicles Carrying Baled Hay.
Section 266:69 - Binder Chains on Vehicles Carrying Junk Motor Vehicles.
Section 266:70 - Securing Construction Equipment on Vehicles.
Section 266:71 - Vehicles Transporting Pulpwood.
Section 266:72 - Spillage of Material.
Section 266:72-a - Motor Carriers; Equipment; Roadside Inspections.
Section 266:73 - Sirens.
Section 266:74 - Repealed by 2008, 358:16, VI, eff. Sept. 9, 2008.
Section 266:74-a - Repealed by 2008, 358:16, VII, eff. Sept. 9, 2008.
Section 266:75 - Image Display Device.
Section 266:76 - Motorcycle With Sidecar.
Section 266:77 - Handlebars.
Section 266:78 - Footrests and Mirrors.
Section 266:78-a - Definitions.
Section 266:78-b - Blue Lights Restricted to Law Enforcement, State Department of Corrections, and Emergency Response.
Section 266:78-c - Red Lights Restricted to Police, Fire, and Rescue Vehicles.
Section 266:78-d - Additional Lights Approved for Police, Fire, State Department of Corrections, and Rescue Vehicles.
Section 266:78-e - Other Flashing Lamps Prohibited.
Section 266:78-f - Use of Lights by Law Enforcement and State Department of Corrections.
Section 266:78-g - Use of Lights by Fire, State Department of Corrections, Rescue, and Emergency Response Personnel.
Section 266:78-h - Amber Warning Lights Authorized for Certain Vehicles.
Section 266:78-i - Use of Amber Lights.
Section 266:78-j - Wing Lights on Snowplows.
Section 266:78-k - School Buses.
Section 266:78-l - Private Security Vehicles.
Section 266:78-m - Funeral Escort and Lead Vehicles.
Section 266:78-n - Parade Use.
Section 266:78-o - Emergency and Warning Lights; Duties of Official Inspection Stations.
Section 266:78-p - Revocation of Privilege.
Section 266:78-q - Penalties.
Section 266:78-r - Vehicle Formerly Used as Ambulance to Have Identifying Features Removed.
Section 266:79 - to 266:84 Repealed by 1981, 538:11, XIX, eff. Jan. 1, 1982 at 12:02 a.m.
Section 266:85 - Application of Chapter to Bicycles.
Section 266:86 - Headlamp Required at Night.
Section 266:87 - Pedal Reflectors and Reflective Equipment Required.
Section 266:88 - Brake Required.
Section 266:89 - Sirens Prohibited.
Section 266:90 - to 266:107 Repealed by 1981, 568:144, eff. July 1, 1981.
Section 266:108 - Wrecker Safety Chains.
Section 266:109 - Special Wrecker Lighting Required.
Section 266:110 - Wrecker Identification.
Section 266:111 - Mechanical Inspection.
Section 266:112 - Penalty.
Section 266:113 - Equipment Required of Street Rods.
Section 266:114 - Equipment Required for Neighborhood Electric Vehicles.
Section 266:115 - Equipment Required of Custom Vehicles.
Section 266:116 - Repealed by 2014, 282:8, eff. July 28, 2014.