Utah Code § 72-7-403

Towing requirements and limitations on towing
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(1)
(a) The draw-bar or other connection between any two vehicles, one of which is towing or
drawing the other on a highway, may not exceed 15 feet in length from one vehicle to the
other except:
(i) in the case of a connection between any two vehicles transporting poles, pipe, machinery,
or structural material that cannot be dismembered when transported upon a pole trailer as
defined in Section 41-6a-102; or
(ii) when operated under a permit under Section 72-7-406.
(b) When the connection between the two vehicles is a chain, rope, or cable, a red flag or other
signal or cloth not less than 12 inches both in length and width shall be displayed on or near
the midpoint of the connection.
(2) A person may not operate a combination of vehicles when any trailer, semitrailer, or other
vehicle being towed:
(a) whips or swerves from side to side dangerously or unreasonably; or
(b) fails to follow substantially in the path of the towing vehicle.
(3) A person who violates this section is guilty of an infraction.

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