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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 321.468 FRAME AND BODY HEIGHT.
1 2 1. A person shall not operate a motor vehicle on the roads
1 3 of this state if the motor vehicle has a frame or body height
1 4 greater than that provided for in this section.
1 5 a. The following maximum frame heights shall apply to the
1 6 following types of motor vehicles:
1 7 (1) Twenty-three inches for an automobile, except a motor
1 8 home or multipurpose vehicle.
1 9 (2) Twenty-seven inches for a motor vehicle that is not an
1 10 automobile, including a motor home or multipurpose vehicle,
1 11 that has a gross vehicle weight rating of four thousand five
1 12 hundred pounds or less.
1 13 (3) Thirty inches for a motor vehicle that is not an
1 14 automobile, including a motor home or multipurpose vehicle,
1 15 that has a gross vehicle weight rating of more than four
1 16 thousand five hundred pounds but not more than seven thousand
1 17 five hundred pounds.
1 18 (4) Thirty-one inches for a motor vehicle that is not an
1 19 automobile, including a motor home or multipurpose vehicle,
1 20 that has a gross vehicle weight rating of more than seven
1 21 thousand five hundred pounds but not more than ten thousand
1 22 pounds.
1 23 b. The lowest portion of the body floor of a motor vehicle
1 24 shall not be more than five inches above the top of the frame
1 25 of the motor vehicle.
1 26 2. For purposes of this section, the following definitions
1 27 shall apply:
1 28 a. "Frame" means the main longitudinal structural members
1 29 of the chassis of a motor vehicle or, for motor vehicles with
1 30 unitized body construction, the lowest main longitudinal
1 31 structural members of the body of the motor vehicle.
1 32 b. "Frame height" means the vertical distance between the
1 33 ground and the lowest point on the frame, measured when the
1 34 vehicle is unladen on a level surface at the lowest point on
1 35 the frame midway between the front axle and the second axle on
2 1 the motor vehicle.
2 2 c. "Gross vehicle weight rating" means the gross vehicle
2 3 weight rating specified by the manufacturer of the motor
2 4 vehicle.
2 5 Sec. 2. WARNING CITATIONS. During the first twelve months
2 6 following the effective date of this Act, peace officers shall
2 7 issue only warning citations for violations of section
2 8 321.468, as enacted in this Act.
2 9 EXPLANATION
2 10 This bill creates new Code section 321.468, prohibiting a
2 11 person from operating a motor vehicle with a frame or body
2 12 height greater than the limits provided in the Code section.
2 13 The bill sets the maximum frame height, as defined by the
2 14 bill, for all automobiles except motor homes and multipurpose
2 15 vehicles at 23 inches. For all other motor vehicles,
2 16 including motor homes and multipurpose vehicles, the maximum
2 17 frame height is 27 inches if the vehicle is 4,500 pounds or
2 18 less, 30 inches if the vehicle is more than 4,500 pounds but
2 19 not more than 7,500 pounds, and 31 inches if the vehicle is
2 20 more than 7,500 pounds but not more than 10,000 pounds. The
2 21 body of a motor vehicle shall not be more than five inches
2 22 above the top of the frame of the motor vehicle.
2 23 A violation of any of the provisions of the bill is a
2 24 simple misdemeanor, punishable by confinement for no more than
2 25 30 days or a fine of at least $50 but not more than $500 or by
2 26 both. However, the bill provides that during the first 12
2 27 months following enactment, a violation will only result in a
2 28 warning citation.
2 29 LSB 1996HH 79
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