Trans 260.14(3)
(3) An issuing authority may waive insurance requirements for permits issued to government.
Trans 260.14(4)
(4) Where a certificate of insurance is required, no insurer may cancel the certificate of insurance without providing the issuing authority 10 days advance written notice of the cancellation.
Trans 260.14(5)
(5) An issuing authority may require a permittee to provide more bodily injury and property damage liability coverage than is set forth in
sub. (6).
Trans 260.14(6)(a)
(a) When the permitted power unit and mobile home or modular building section combination does not exceed 12 feet in width, and 13
1⁄
2 feet in height or 100 feet in length:
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Trans 260.14(7)
(7) A permittee shall certify, and may be required to present satisfactory written evidence, that the amount of insurance coverage given in
sub. (6), or a bond in a form satisfactory to the issuing authority, will be in effect for the vehicle and load designated in the permit while operating on the public highway, unless this requirement is expressly waived by the issuing authority.
Trans 260.14 History
History: Cr.
Register, December, 1990, No. 420, eff. 1-1-91.
Trans 260.15
Trans 260.15 General conditions and requirements. Trans 260.15(1)(1) A permittee shall comply with all applicable statutes, ordinances, rules and policies of any state agency or subdivision of the state, unless they are modified by the conditions of the permit.
Trans 260.15(2)
(2) When a vehicle operating under a permit is overheight, the permittee shall give prior notice to the owners of overhead wires, cables or other facilities which may be affected.
Trans 260.15(3)
(3) A properly equipped escort vehicle as described in
ch. Trans 252 shall accompany a vehicle and load:
Trans 260.15(3)(a)
(a) When any part of a vehicle or load extends beyond the left of the roadway centerline on 2-way roadways,
Trans 260.15(3)(am)
(am) When the maximum width of a mobile home or modular building section, not including roof overhang, exceeds 15 feet, or the maximum width for the bottom of the roofline exceeds 16 feet,
Trans 260.15(3)(b)
(b) When any part of a vehicle or load extends beyond the left edge of the right hand lane on highways with more than 2 lanes, or
Trans 260.15(4)
(4) A vehicle and load that does not require an escort vehicle may, when safe, move to the left of the centerline or beyond the left lane line while crossing a bridge or railroad crossing, but only after yielding to all other traffic.
Trans 260.15 History
History: Cr.
Register, December, 1990, No. 420, eff. 1-1-91;
CR 01-093: cr. (3) (am),
Register June 2002 No. 558, eff. 7-1-02.
Trans 260.16
Trans 260.16 Single trip 16 foot wide mobile home and modular building sections. Trans 260.16(1)
(1) On routes other than on state trunk highways, a permit for a 16 foot wide mobile home or modular building section may be issued only upon presentation of written approval from the authority maintaining the highway, or oral approval in the form of a telephone call from the authority maintaining the highway to the department.
Trans 260.16(2)
(2) When transporting a 16 foot wide mobile home, the power unit shall be stopped when necessary by the driver to allow traffic to pass from either direction without delay.
Trans 260.16(3)
(3) The wheels of a 16 foot wide mobile home or undercarriage shall be operated as close to the right edge of the shoulder as possible in order to provide minimum interference with the left lane of traffic. However, to minimize damage to the shoulder in the area immediately adjacent to the pavement, the right wheels may not be operated on the shoulder within 2 feet of the edge of the pavement except to cross this area.
Trans 260.16(4)
(4) The maximum speed of a 16 foot wide mobile home or modular building section operating on highways without paved shoulders shall be 35 miles per hour.
Trans 260.16(5)
(5) In addition to the amber flashing or revolving lamps specified in
s. Trans 260.10 (2), each 16 foot wide mobile home or modular building section shall be equipped with a similar lamp visible from the front of the vehicle when operated on 2-way roadways.
Trans 260.16(6)
(6) A permittee shall certify, and may be required to present satisfactory written evidence, that the amount of insurance coverage given in
s. Trans 260.14 (6) (b), or a bond in a form satisfactory to the issuing authority, will be in effect for the vehicle and load designated in the permit while operating on the public highway, unless this requirement is expressly waived by the issuing authority.
Trans 260.16 History
History: Cr.
Register, December, 1990, No. 420, eff. 1-1-91.
Trans 260.17
Trans 260.17 Denial, suspension or revocation of permit. Trans 260.17(1)(1) An issuing authority may deny, suspend, or revoke a permit for good cause, pursuant to s.
348.25 (7), Stats. Grounds for the denial, suspension, or revocation of a permit include:
Trans 260.17(1)(b)
(b) Preventing an employee of an issuing authority or a law enforcement officer from performing his or her official duties, or interfering with the lawful performance of his or her duties.
Trans 260.17(1)(c)
(c) Physically assaulting an employee of an issuing authority or a law enforcement officer while performing his or her official duties.
Trans 260.17(1)(f)
(f) Refusal or failure, without just cause, to produce required records.
Trans 260.17(1)(h)
(h) Violation of any other applicable provision under
ch. 348, Stats., or this chapter.
Trans 260.17(2)
(2) A permittee shall immediately return a suspended or revoked permit to the issuing authority after receiving notice from the issuing authority of the suspension or revocation of the permit.
Trans 260.17 Note
Note: If a permit is denied, suspended, or revoked, an
applicant or permittee may request a hearing before the division of hearings and appeals, pursuant to s.
348.25 (9), Stats.
Trans 260.17 History
History: Cr.
Register, December, 1990, No. 420, eff. 1-1-91.
