29-A §2061. Riding in trailers - Maine Statutes

Title 29-A: MOTOR VEHICLES HEADING: PL 1993, C. 683, PT. A, §2 (NEW); PT. B, §5 (AFF)

Chapter 19: OPERATION HEADING: PL 1993, C. 683, PT. A, §2 (NEW); PT. B, §5 (AFF)

Subchapter 1: RULES OF THE ROAD HEADING: PL 1993, C. 683, PT. A, §2 (NEW); PT. B, §5 (AFF)

§2061. Riding in trailers

1. Prohibition. A person commits a traffic infraction if that person occupies a camp trailer, mobile home, vehicle being towed by a wrecker or by a motor vehicle using a tow bar, semitrailer or trailer while it is being moved on a public way.

[ 1999, c. 183, §10 (AMD) .]

2. Exceptions. This section does not apply to:

A. An employee in the necessary discharge of duties to an employer; [1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).]

B. A trailer being utilized for farming or agricultural purposes; [2001, c. 132, §1 (AMD).]

C. A trolley trailer, as defined in section 101, subsection 87, when all passengers on the trolley trailer are seated and the towing machine does not exceed 10 miles per hour; or [2001, c. 132, §1 (AMD).]

D. A person with a disability, as defined in section 521, in a vehicle that requires road service when it is not practical to transport the person with a disability by any other means. [2001, c. 132, §2 (NEW).]

[ 2001, c. 132, §§1, 2 (AMD) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1993, c. 683, §A2 (NEW). 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF). 1999, c. 183, §10 (AMD). 2001, c. 132, §§1,2 (AMD).