Title 28 — Transportation

If motor and other vehicles are operated in combination when lights are required, any lamp, except tail lamps, need not be lighted if the lamp would be obscured by another vehicle of the combination by reason of its location on a vehicle of the combination. This section does not …

A. If the load on a vehicle extends to the rear four feet or more beyond the bed or body of the vehicle, two red lights or two lanterns and reflectors, one on each side, plainly visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet to the sides and rear shall be displayed at the …

A. When a vehicle is lawfully parked on a street or highway during the hours between a half hour after sunset and a half hour before sunrise and if there is sufficient light to reveal a person or object within a distance of five hundred feet on the street or highway, lights need …

All vehicles, including animal-drawn vehicles and vehicles that are referred to in section 28-921, subsection C and that are not specifically required by this article to be equipped with lamps, shall be equipped at the times specified in section 28-922 with at least one lighted l…

A motor vehicle may be equipped with any of the following: 1. Not more than one spot lamp that when lighted is aimed and used on approaching another vehicle only so that no part of the high intensity portion of the beam is directed to the left of the prolongation of the extreme l…

A. A motor vehicle may be equipped and if required under this article shall be equipped with the following: 1. A stop lamp on the rear that emits a red or yellow light, that is actuated on application of the service or foot brake and that may be incorporated with a tail lamp. 2. …

A motor vehicle may be equipped with any of the following: 1. Not more than two side cowl or fender lamps that emit an amber or white light without glare. 2. Not more than one running board courtesy lamp on each side of the motor vehicle that emits a white or amber light without …

Except as otherwise provided in this article, the headlamps, the auxiliary driving lamp or the auxiliary passing lamp or combinations of the headlamps, driving lamp or passing lamp on a motor vehicle other than a motor driven cycle shall be arranged so that selection may be made …

If a motor vehicle is operated on a roadway or shoulder adjacent to a roadway during the times provided in section 28-922, the driver shall use a distribution of light or composite beam that is directed high enough and that has sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles …

Head lamps that are arranged to provide a single distribution of light are permitted on motor vehicles manufactured and sold before January 1, 1951, and on neighborhood electric vehicles, in lieu of multiple beam road lighting equipment specified in this article, if the single di…

The head lamp or head lamps on a motor driven cycle may be of the single beam or multiple beam type and shall comply with requirements and limitations as follows: 1. A head lamp or head lamps on a motor driven cycle shall be of sufficient intensity to reveal a person or a vehicle…

A motor vehicle, except a commercial vehicle as defined in section 28-2231, may be operated under the conditions specified in section 28-922 when it is equipped with two lighted lamps that are on the front of the motor vehicle and that are capable of revealing persons and objects…

A. At all times provided in section 28-922, at least two lighted lamps shall be displayed, one on each side at the front of a motor vehicle other than a motorcycle or motor driven cycle, except when the vehicle is parked subject to the rules governing lights on parked vehicles. B…

A. A person shall direct a lighted lamp or illuminating device on a motor vehicle, other than a head lamp, spot lamp, auxiliary lamp or flashing front direction signal, that projects a beam of light of an intensity greater than three hundred candlepower so that no part of the bea…

A person shall not operate snow removal equipment on a highway unless the lamps on the equipment comply with and are lighted when and as required by applicable federal safety standards and specifications.

A. A person shall not have for sale, sell or offer for sale for use on or as a part of the equipment of a motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer or shall not use on any such vehicle a reflector that is required by this article, head lamp, auxiliary driving lamp, rear lamp, signal …

A. The following brake equipment is required: 1. A motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle or motor driven cycle, if it is operated on a highway shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold the vehicle, including two s…

A. The director may: 1. Require an inspection of the brake on an all-terrain vehicle or a motor driven cycle. 2. Disapprove a brake that does not comply with the performance ability standard provided in section 28-952 or that is not so designed or constructed to ensure reasonable…

A. A motor vehicle when operated on a highway shall be equipped with a horn that is in good working order and that is capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of at least two hundred feet. Any horn or other warning device shall not emit an unreaso…

A. A motor vehicle shall be equipped at all times with a muffler that is in good working order and that is in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise. B. A person shall not use a muffler cutout, bypass or similar device on a motor vehicle on a highway. C. The eng…

A. A person shall not operate or as an owner allow the operation of a motorcycle in this state that is not equipped with the manufacturer's original muffler or other original noise reduction equipment or with a replacement muffler or replacement noise reduction equipment capable …

A. Section 28-955.01 does not apply to a racing motorcycle operated in a racing event or in a facility used for a racing event. B. For the purposes of this section, "racing motorcycle" means either: 1. A motorcycle that is intended by the manufacturer to be operated at a facility…

A. A commercial motor vehicle that operates in this state shall have an exhaust system that is detectable by a visual inspection and that meets all of the following: 1. Is free from a defect that adversely affects sound reduction. 2. Is equipped with either a muffler or other noi…

A motor vehicle that is constructed or loaded in a manner that obstructs the driver's view to the rear of the vehicle from the driver's position shall be equipped with two mirrors located in a manner to reflect to the driver a view of the highway for a distance of at least two hu…

A. The windshield on a motor vehicle shall be equipped with a device for cleaning rain, snow or other moisture from the windshield. The device shall be constructed in a manner to be controlled or operated by the driver of the vehicle. B. A windshield wiper on a motor vehicle shal…

A. The following vehicles shall be equipped with an adequate windshield: 1. A passenger vehicle, except a motorcycle, an all-terrain vehicle and a golf cart manufactured or modified before June 17, 1998. 2. A motor truck or truck tractor, except fire trucks, fire engines or other…

A. A solid rubber tire on a vehicle shall have rubber on its entire traction surface at least one inch thick above the edge of the flange of the entire periphery. B. A tire on a vehicle that is moved on a highway shall not have on its periphery any block, stud, flange, cleat, spi…

A. A person shall not operate a truck, trailer, semitrailer or bus on a highway unless the vehicle is equipped with rear fender splash guards that comply with the specifications provided in this section. B. The splash guards: 1. Shall be attached in a manner that prevents the spl…

A. A person shall not sell and the department shall not register a new motor vehicle as specified in this section unless the vehicle is equipped with safety glass wherever glass is used in doors, windows and windshields. B. This section applies to passenger motor vehicles, other …

A. This section does not apply to: 1. Front side wing vents and windows that have a substance or material in conjunction with glazing material that has a light transmission of thirty-three percent plus or minus three percent and a luminous reflectance of thirty-five percent plus …

A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, a person shall not operate a motor truck, passenger bus or truck tractor on a highway outside the corporate limits of a city or town from a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise unless the following equipment i…

A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, if a motor truck, passenger bus, truck tractor, trailer, semitrailer or pole trailer is disabled on the traveled portion of a highway or the shoulder of a highway outside of a city or town at a time when lighted lamps are req…

A. A person operating a vehicle transporting an explosive on a highway shall comply at all times with the following provisions: 1. The vehicle shall be placarded in accordance with the placarding requirements specified in 49 Code of Federal Regulations part 172. 2. The vehicle sh…

A. While a person is driving a motor vehicle and the motor vehicle is in motion on a public roadway or on an off-highway vehicle trail as defined in section 28-1171, the person shall not: 1. View a broadcast television image or a visual image from an image display device within t…

A. An operator or passenger of a motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle or motor driven cycle who is under eighteen years of age shall wear at all times a protective helmet on the operator's or passenger's head in an appropriate manner. A law enforcement officer may issue a citation for…

A person shall not operate a motor vehicle on a highway unless the filling spout for the fuel tank is properly closed by means of a cap or cover composed of a noncombustible material that meets or exceeds applicable federal safety standards. This section does not apply to an elec…

A. A neighborhood electric vehicle and a neighborhood electric shuttle shall not be operated at a speed of more than twenty-five miles per hour. A motorized quadricycle shall not be operated at a speed of more than fifteen miles per hour. B. A neighborhood electric vehicle, a nei…

A. A person shall not drive or move on a highway a motor vehicle, tow truck, trailer, semitrailer or pole trailer or any combination of a motor vehicle, tow truck, trailer, semitrailer or pole trailer unless: 1. The equipment on the vehicle is in good working order and adjustment…

A. If at any time there is reasonable cause to believe that a vehicle is unsafe or is not equipped as required by law or that a vehicle's equipment is not in proper adjustment or repair, the superintendent of the highway patrol, members of the highway patrol, other officers and e…

A. A person driving a vehicle shall not refuse to submit the vehicle to an inspection and test if required to do so by an officer authorized by section 28-982. B. On receiving a notice as provided in section 28-982, the owner or driver of the vehicle shall comply with the notice …

A. At least annually: 1. Each school bus registered in this state shall be inspected according to rules adopted pursuant to section 28-900. 2. An official certificate of inspection and approval shall be obtained from the department of public safety for each school bus registered …

The department of public safety is authorized to regulate interstate movement of household goods as outlined in 49 United States Code section 14710. The department of public safety is authorized to adopt and implement rules in order to implement a regulatory program.

A. A person shall not drive or move and the owner of a vehicle shall not knowingly cause or permit to be driven or moved on a highway a vehicle or vehicles of a size or weight exceeding the limitations stated in this article or otherwise in violation of this article. B. The maxim…

A. The department shall provide reasonable access to vehicles of legal size to and from terminals and service facilities within one road mile of the national network on highways within its jurisdiction. B. The local authority shall provide reasonable access to vehicles of legal s…

A. Except as otherwise provided in subsections B and C of this section and section 28-627, the total outside width of a vehicle or the load on the vehicle shall not exceed eight feet. B. If pneumatic tires, in substitution for the same type or other type of tires, are placed on a…

A. Without a permit issued under section 28-1103 or this section, a vehicle unladen or with a load shall not exceed a height of thirteen feet six inches above the level surface on which the vehicle stands. B. The department with respect to highways under its jurisdiction and a lo…

A. A vehicle, including any load on the vehicle, shall not exceed a length of forty feet extreme overall dimension, including front and rear bumpers. This subsection does not apply to any of the following: 1. A semitrailer when used in combination with a truck or a truck tractor.…

A passenger type vehicle shall not be operated on a highway with a load carried on the vehicle if the load extends beyond the line of the fenders on the left side of the vehicle or extends more than six inches beyond the line of the fenders on the right side of the vehicle.

A. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 28-1095 that limit the length of vehicles and loads: 1. The load on a vehicle operated alone or the load on the front vehicle of a combination of vehicles shall not extend more than three feet beyond the foremost part of the vehicle. 2…

A. For the purpose of highway safety or air pollution prevention, a person shall not drive or move a vehicle on a highway, street or roadway unless the vehicle is constructed or loaded in a manner to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking or otherwise escaping fr…