N.M. Admin. Code § 18.19.8.33

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 24, December 23, 2024

Section 18.19.8.33 - FLAGS REQUIRED

A. An oversize vehicle, combination or load shall be properly flagged at all times.

B. Flags shall be red, florescent red or florescent orange and square or rectangular measuring no less than eighteen inches on any one side.

C. For single vehicles flags shall be placed as follows:

(1) front and rear: fastened to each corner of the vehicle at the widest points of the vehicle;

(2) side: fastened to mark any extremity of size when wider than the front or rear of the vehicle; and

(3) overhangs: for front overhangs that exceed the vehicle by three feet or more and for rear overhangs that exceed the vehicle by four feet or more, the extreme point of overhang shall be marked with a flag on each corner of the overhang; provided that when the overhang width is less than two feet, it may be marked with only one flag.

D. For combination vehicles, flags shall be placed as follows:

(1) front: fastened to each front corner of the power unit vehicle at the widest points of the vehicle;

(2) at the four corners of the trailer or load, whichever is greater in width: fastened to each front corner of the trailer or load at the forward-most part of the trailer or load and fastened to each rear corner of the trailer or load at the rear-most part of the trailer or load;

(3) sides: fastened to mark any extremity of size if wider than the front or rear of the trailer or load; and

(4) overhangs: for front overhangs that exceed the front of the vehicle combination by two feet or more and for rear overhangs that exceed the rear of the vehicle combination by four feet or more, the extreme point of overhang shall be marked with a flag on each corner of the overhang; provided that when the overhang width is less than two feet, it may be marked with only one flag.

N.M. Admin. Code § 18.19.8.33

10/14/92, 9/15/98; 18.19.8.33 NMAC - Rn & A, 18 NMAC 19.8.10.24, 9/14/00; A, 1/30/2004, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVII, Issue 03, February 12, 2016, eff. 2/12/2016