Changes to Existing Law

Maximum height of vehicles--Exceptions--Violation as misdemeanor. Except for farm machinery and fire department equipment for which there is no maximum height limit and for trailers carrying baled hayfeed for which the maximum height limit is fourteen fifteen feet and three inches, no motor vehicle may operate upon a public highway if the maximum height of such the vehicle, including the load thereon on the vehicle, exceeds fourteen feet. Nothing in this section requires the public authorities to provide sufficient vertical clearance to permit the operation of such vehicles. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. 13