Read 1st time January 12, 2000 and 1000 copies ordered printed.
ANNE C. WALKER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To repeal section 304.174, RSMo 1994, relating to exceptions for height and weight restrictions on highways, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to the same subject.
Section A. Section 304.174, RSMo 1994, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 304.174, to read as follows:
304.174. 1. The provisions of sections 304.170 to 304.240 relating to height, width, weight, length and load restrictions for motor vehicles shall not apply to any wrecker or tow truck performing a wrecker or towing service, as defined in section 301.010, RSMo. If a disabled or wrecked vehicle cannot be moved by a wrecker or tow truck, a rollback or car carrier, as defined in section 301.010, RSMo, may be used without regard to such height, width, weight, length and load restrictions, if it is a bona fide wrecker operator or owner.
2. The provisions of sections 304.170 to 304.240 relating to height, width, weight, length and load restrictions for
motor vehicles shall not apply to heavy equipment being transported less than twenty-five miles.