Emblem for slow moving vehicle displayed on certain vehicles; standards.
1. After September 15, 1975, when any vehicle or combination of vehicles designed for and is operated at speeds of 25 miles per hour or less is moved on a highway, whether pulled, towed or self-propelled in daytime or nighttime, the vehicle or combination must have displayed an emblem for slow moving vehicles, except as provided in subsection 3.
2. Use of such an emblem is restricted to the type of vehicle or combination specified in subsection 1, and the use of the emblem on any other type of vehicle or any stationary object on or beside a highway is unlawful.
3. A vehicle or combination of vehicles of the type specified in subsection 1 is not required to have displayed such an emblem if the vehicle or combination is moved only on a highway not open to public use or is guarded by flagmen or flares.
4. The requirement for such an emblem is in addition to any lights or warning flags required by this chapter.
5. The Department shall adopt standards for emblems for slow moving vehicles which conform to standards adopted by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers.
6. The emblem must be mounted, with a point up, on a plane perpendicular to the direction of travel, and located on the rear of the vehicle.
Last modified: February 25, 2006