HOUSE FILE 251

BY  WORTHAN

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the enforcement of weight limitations for vehicles with retractable axles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

   Section 1.  Section 321.463, Code 2011, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  12A.  A vehicle or combination of vehicles is exempt from the weight limitations of this section when a retractable axle is raised in order to complete a turn, provided that the retractable axle is lowered at the earliest opportunity following the turn and the vehicle or combination of vehicles is in compliance with the weight limitations of this section when the retractable axle is lowered.
EXPLANATION
   This bill provides a temporary exemption from axle weight limitations for a vehicle or combination of vehicles when a retractable axle is raised in order to make a turn, so long as the vehicle is otherwise in compliance when the retractable axle is lowered. The driver of the vehicle is required to lower the raised axle at the earliest opportunity following the turn.