Iowa § 321.462 - 321.462 Drawbars and safety chains.
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§ 321.462. 321.462 Drawbars and safety chains.
When one vehicle is towing or pulling another vehicle the drawbar or other connection shall be of sufficient strength to pull all weight towed thereby and shall be fastened to the frame of the towing vehicle in such manner as to prevent sidesway, and in addition to such principal connection there shall be a safety chain which shall be so fastened as to be capable of holding the towed vehicle should the principal connection for any reason fail. [C39, §5035.11; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.462] 88 Acts, ch 1278, §33; 97 Acts, ch 108, §29 Referred to in §321E.2, 805.8A(12)(a) For applicable scheduled fines, see §805.8A, subsection 12, paragraph a Thu Dec 11 19:42:08 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 321.462 (25, 0)
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Section 321.462 ("321.462 Drawbars and safety chains.") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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