State Laws for Non-Commercial Vehicles

State Statute Penalty Exemptions Other Alabama Code of Ala. § 32-5-76 No more than $500 Agricultural products Salt or to secure traction; public No more than $1,000; court- agency to clean or maintain highways; 46.06.120 establishes grants for Alaska Alaska Stat. § 46.06.080 determined pick-up transport of agricultural, mining, or timber educational and prevention programs products Sufficient sand may be dropped for the purpose of securing traction; or another substance may be sprinkled on a $250-350 if no injury; $500- Arizona A.R.S. § 28-1098 roadway in cleaning or maintaining the 1,000 if injury or death roadway; minor pieces of agricultural materials such as and stems from agricultural loads No passenger-type vehicle shall be operated on any with any Sand may be dropped for the purpose of load carried thereon extending beyond A.C.A. § 27-35-110 $100 according to A.C.A. § 5- securing traction, or water or other Arkansas the line of the fenders on the left side A.C.A. § 27-35-105 4-201 substance may be sprinkled on a roadway of the vehicle nor extending more than in cleaning or maintaining the roadway six inches (6'') beyond the line of the fenders on the right side Government may collect, by civil action, if necessary, the actual cost Cal Veh Code of the removal operation in addition to $200-2,000 Hay and straw § 23112-23115 any other damages authorized by law from the person made responsible Motor vehicle in the process of collecting trash or recyclables within a one-mile Without causing bodily injury radius of the motor vehicle's last collection to another person commits a point; operating entirely within a marked class A infraction ($35- construction zone; involved in 500); causes bodily injury to C.R.S. 42-4-1406,1407 maintenance of public during Colorado another person commits a or removal operations; or involved in class 2 misdemeanor traffic emergency operations when requested by a offense ($300 and/or 90 days law enforcement agency or an emergency in prison) * response authority designated in or pursuant to section 29-22-102, C.R.S.

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State Statute Penalty Exemptions Other Sand may be dropped for the purpose of securing traction, or water or other Violation of any provision of this Conn. Gen. Stat. $100+ (according to court substance may be sprinkled on a roadway Connecticut section shall be an infraction for each § 14-271 infraction/penalty schedule) in cleaning or maintaining such roadway; offense vehicles registered as farm motor vehicles or vehicles used for farming purposes Load shall not extend more than 3 feet 21 Del. C. § 4371 beyond the foremost part of the Delaware $10-100 --- 21 Del. C. § 4501 vehicle; shall not extend more than 6 feet beyond the rear of the bed or body District of Loose debris/cargo loaded up to 6 inches D.C. Code §50-2101 $500 Columbia below the top of the container Noncriminal traffic infraction, Sand may be dropped only for the purpose as provided in chapter 318 of securing traction or water or other ($200); offense results in substance may be sprinkled on a roadway serious bodily injury or death in cleaning or maintaining the roadway; Fla. Stat. § 316.520 to an individual commits a Florida agricultural products locally from a criminal traffic offense and a harvest site or to or from a farm on roads misdemeanor of the second where the posted speed limit is 65 miles degree, punishable as provided per hour or less and the distance driven on in 775.082 or 775.083 ($500 public roads is less than 20 miles and/or 60 days in prison) * O.C.G.A. § 16-7-43 Litter pick-up; misdemeanor O.C.G.A. § 40-6-248.1 Spreading of any substance in public road Georgia Department of Community Georgia offense; up to $5,000 or up to O.C.G.A. § 40-6-249 maintenance or construction operations Affairs brochure 12 months in prison O.C.G.A. § 40-6-254 * Sand may be dropped for the purpose of securing traction, or water or other $250-1,000; suspension of substance may be sprinkled on a highway Hawaii Revised Statutes license for 5-30 days Hawaii in cleaning or maintaining the highway; 291C-131 (dependent of number of vehicles carrying agricultural produce incidents) from fields; if the granular load does not extend, at its peak, above container top Vehicles with materials at least 6 inches of freeboard maintained; government or contractors in performance of highway Any person who drops, or permits to maintenance or construction; vehicles Idaho Code § 18-3906 be dropped or thrown, upon any $67-2,000; up to 6 months in owned by canal companies, irrigation Idaho Idaho Code § 49-613 highway any destructive or injurious prison districts, drainage districts performing * material shall immediately remove that construction, operation or maintenance of material or cause it to be removed facilities; vehicles transporting unprocessed agricultural products, byproducts, materials or inputs

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State Statute Penalty Exemptions Other Sand may be dropped for the purpose of securing traction, or water or other Class A misdemeanor ($2,500 substance may be sprinkled on a roadway and/or up to 12 months in in cleaning or maintaining such roadway; 625 ILCS § 15-109 Illinois prison); petty offense highway maintenance vehicles engaged in 730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-55 punishable by a fine not to removing snow and ice from the roadway, exceed $250 * nor to implements of husbandry or other farm vehicles while transporting agricultural products Ind. Code Ann. Vehicle containing poultry or livestock § 9-20-18-4 being transported to market; or a highway Indiana Class C infraction ($500) § 9-20-21-8-48 maintenance vehicle engaged in spreading § 34-28-5-4 sand or deicing chemicals Sand may be dropped for the purpose of securing traction, or water or Iowa Code § 321.460 other substance may be sprinkled on a Iowa $200 Iowa Code § 805.8A roadway in cleaning or maintaining such roadway; vehicles loaded with hay or stover No passenger-type vehicle shall be operated on any highway with any Spreading of any substance in highway load carried thereon extending beyond maintenance or construction operations; K.S.A. § 8-1901 the left side of such vehicle nor Kansas $500 hauling livestock if such trailers or K.S.A. § 8-1906 extending more than 6 inches beyond semitrailers are properly equipped with a the right side; shall not extend more cleanout trap than 3 feet beyond the front wheels of such vehicle or front bumper KRS § 189.990 Kentucky $20-100 --- KRS § 189.150 Sand may be dropped on a highway to secure traction or a liquid substance may $500 and/or 6 months in be dropped on a highway to clean or Louisiana La. R.S. § 32-383 prison * maintain such highway; result of an accident or circumstances beyond the control of the operator of the vehicle When the load consists of sawdust, If a person accidentally places an shavings or wood chips, and a reasonable injurious substance on a way, that effort has been made to completely cover Maine 29-A M.R.S. § 2396 $150-500 person shall immediately make all the load, minor amounts blown from the reasonable efforts to clear the way of vehicle while in transit do not constitute a that substance violation

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State Statute Penalty Exemptions Other Height of any vehicle and its load may Dropping sand, abrasives, chemicals, or not exceed 13 feet 6 inches; a other materials to improve traction; Md. Transportation Code passenger-type vehicle may not be spreading water or other substance to Ann. § 24-101 through § 24- driven on any highway while carrying Maryland $500 construct, clean or maintain a highway; or 106.3 any load that extends beyond the line dropping or other materials for of the fenders on the left side of the highway, , , or utility vehicle, or 6 inches beyond the right construction or repair side Mass. Ann. Laws § Part I, Dropping of sand for the purpose of XIV, 81-18 securing traction, or the sprinkling of Limited government liability for Massachusetts $50-200 Mass. Ann. Laws § Part I, water or other substance on such a way in certain roadway defects XIV, 85-136 cleaning or maintaining the same $500.00 or imprisonment for Agricultural or horticultural products, Michigan MCL § 257.720 not more than 90 days * commodities or residue Minn. Stat. § 169.81 Agricultural products; highway cleaning Minnesota $300 State brochure Minn. Stat. § 169.89 or maintenance The load upon any vehicle shall not extend more than three feet beyond the front wheels of such vehicle or the Misdemeanor; up to $500 Sand may be dropped for the purpose of front bumper; no passenger-type Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-55 and/or 6 months in prison securing traction, or water or other vehicle shall be operated on any Mississippi Miss. Code Ann. § 63-5-7 (dependent of number of substance may be sprinkled on a roadway highway with any load extending Miss. Code Ann. § 63-9-11 incidents) * in cleaning or maintaining such roadway beyond the line of the fenders on the left side of such vehicle or extending more than six inches beyond the line of the fenders on the right side R.S.Mo.§ 307.010 Missouri Class C misdemeanor ($300) --- R.S.Mo.§ 560.016 Commercial motor vehicle that is operating in compliance with state and federal laws and requirements governing Mont. Code Anno., § 61-8- the securing of loads; a vehicle Not less than $10 or more than 370 transporting processed or unprocessed Montana $500 (dependent of number of Mont. Code Anno., § 61-8- agricultural products or inputs, including incidents) 711 but not limited to fertilizer, manure, and pesticides; a vehicle performing road maintenance; and a vehicle in a marked construction zone R.R.S. Neb. § 60-6, 304 Class IV misdemeanor Nebraska --- R.R.S. Neb. § 28-106 (up to $500)

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State Statute Penalty Exemptions Other Regulations providing for minimum Sand may be dropped for the purpose of requirements for binders to secure Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § securing traction, or water or other loads on vehicles against dangerous Nevada Court discretion 484D.850 substance may be sprinkled on a roadway displacement and governing the in cleaning or maintaining such roadway loading and securement of loads for transportation over public highways Sand may be dropped for the purpose of securing traction, or water or other Any person who violates the substance may be sprinkled on a way in provisions of this section shall be cleaning or maintaining such way; guilty of a violation if a natural person, N.H. Stat. TITLE XXI § Court discretion operation of construction equipment and New Hampshire or guilty of a misdemeanor if any other 266:72 Misdemeanor) motor vehicles used in the construction of ( person. Any person shall be liable to highways; operation of municipal and state the state or town for any damage done highway maintenance equipment; driving to the way by spillage of any vehicle on a way at speeds of less than 30 miles per hour New Jersey N.J. Stat. § 39:4-77 No more than $500.00 Material from farm products Sand may be dropped for the purpose of N.M. Stat. § 66-7-401 securing traction or water or other New Mexico N.M. Stat. § 66-7-407 Misdemeanor ($100) substance may be sprinkled on a roadway N.M. Stat. § 66-8-116 in cleaning or maintaining the roadway Misdemeanor; up to $750 NY CLS Vehicle and Traffic and/or 30 days in prison New York --- Law § 377 (dependent of number of incidents) * Sand may be dropped for the purpose of securing traction, or water or other N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-116 North Carolina $100 substance may be sprinkled, dumped, or N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-176 spread on a roadway in cleaning or maintaining the roadway Sand may be dropped for the purpose of securing traction, or water or other North Dakota N.D. Cent. Code § 39-21-44.4 $20 substance may be sprinkled on a roadway in cleaning or maintaining the roadway Sand or other substance may be dropped for the purpose of securing traction, or ORC Ann. § 2929.28 water or other substance may be sprinkled Ohio ORC Ann. § 4513.31 Misdemeanor ($150-1,000) on a roadway in cleaning or maintaining ORC Ann. § 4513.99 the roadway; agricultural and garbage vehicles

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State Statute Penalty Exemptions Other Sand may be dropped for the purpose of securing traction, or water or other $5-500 and/or 6 months in 47 Okl. St. § 14-105 substances may be sprinkled on a roadway Oklahoma prison (dependent of number 47 Okl. St. § 17-101 in cleaning or maintaining such roadway; of incidents) * trucks loaded with livestock, poultry, hay or agricultural products Owner and driver in violation are ORS § 818.300 through jointly and severally liable to the state, Class B traffic violation Oregon 818.410 Certain local or private roadways county or city for all damage done as a ($260) ORS § 153.019 result of the violation; State webpage on load securement Necessary spreading of any substance in highway maintenance or construction $100-1,000 (dependent on operations; shedding or dropping of Pennsylvania 75 Pa.C.S. § 4903 whether violation caused an feathers or other matter from vehicles injury) hauling live or slaughtered ; vehicles engaged in the systematic collection of garbage or refuse Sand may be dropped for the purpose of R.I Gen. Laws § 31-25-9 securing traction, or water or another Rhode Island R.I Gen. Laws § 31-25-10 $100-500 substance may be sprinkled on a roadway R.I Gen. Laws § 31-41.1-4 in cleaning or maintaining the roadway Sand, salt, or other chemicals may be dropped for the purpose of securing Statute states: “Nothing in this section South Carolina S.C. Code Ann. § 56-5-4100 Misdemeanor ($100) traction, and water or other substance may bars a claim for damages.” be sprinkled on a roadway in the cleaning or maintaining of the roadway S.D. Codified Laws § 22-6-2 Class 2 misdemeanor ($500 South Dakota S.D. Codified Laws § 32-15- --- and/or 30 days in prison) 18 * Sand or salt that are purposely discharged from truck beds to clear roadways or improve traction, and does not include Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-35-111 Class C misdemeanor ($50 Tennessee water sprayed on for purposes of Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-7-109 and/or 30 days in prison) * sanitation; farm produce going to market; shall not apply to motor vehicles which transport crushed debris Texas Tex. Transp. Code § 725.021 $25-500 ---

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State Statute Penalty Exemptions Other Vehicle or implement of husbandry carrying an agricultural product; vehicle performing snow removal; necessary Utah Utah Code Ann. § 72-7-409 $200-500 spreading of any substance connected with highway maintenance, construction, securing traction, or snow removal No person shall operate a passenger vehicle with any load carried thereon extending beyond the line of the fenders on the left side of such vehicle 23 V.S.A. § 13-15-1451 nor extending more than six inches Vermont 100+ --- 23 V.S.A. § 13-15-1454 beyond the line of the fenders on the right side thereof, nor when any baggage or other object is carried in a way to obscure either number plate or any light on such vehicle Sand or any substance for increasing Any person operating a vehicle from traction during times of snow and ice may which any glass or objects have fallen be dropped for the purpose of securing or escaped which could constitute an Va. Code Ann. § 10.1-1424 Class 1 misdemeanor ($2,500 traction, or water or other substances may obstruction or damage a vehicle or Virginia Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-111 an/or 12 months in prison) be sprinkled on a roadway in cleaning or otherwise endanger travel upon a Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1156 * maintaining the roadway; vehicle that is public highway shall immediately used exclusively for agricultural purposes; cause the highway to be cleaned of all equipment while engaged in snow removal glass or objects and shall pay any costs Any person who drops, or permits to RCW § 9A.20.021 Public maintenance vehicle from dropping be dropped or thrown, upon any Misdemeanor or gross RCW § 46.61.645 sand on a highway to enhance traction, or highway any material shall Washington misdemeanor (up to $5,000 RCW § 46.61.655 sprinkling water or other substances to immediately remove the same or cause and/or 1 year in prison) RCW § 70.93.097 * clean or maintain a highway it to be removed State Secure Your Load website Misdemeanor (up to $500 Sand may be dropped for the purpose of W. Va. Code § 17C-17-6 and/or 6 months in prison, securing traction, or water or other West Virginia W. Va. Code § 17C-18-1 depending on number of substance may be sprinkled on a roadway offenses) * in cleaning or maintaining such roadway Wisconsin Wis. Stat. § 348.10 $10-$200 --- Misdemeanor (up to $500 Necessary spreading of any substance in Wyo. Stat. § 31-5-228 and/or 6 months in prison, Wyoming highway maintenance or construction Wyo. Stat. § 31-5-1201 depending on number of operations offenses) *

* Penalty includes potential imprisonment

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