Pennsylvania § 4922 - Height of vehicles.
Full text of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 4922 — Height of vehicles., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 4922. Height of vehicles.
(a) General rule.--No vehicle, including any load, shall exceed a height of 13 feet 6 inches. This provision shall not be construed to require public authorities to provide sufficient vertical clearance to permit the operation of such vehicles.
(b) Buses.--Any bus operated wholly within a municipality, where permitted by the municipality, or in more than one municipality, where approved by the Public Utility Commission, may be of a total height, including load, not to exceed 14 feet 6 inches.
(c) Exceptions.--The provisions of this subchapter governing the height of vehicles do not apply to fire apparatus or to vehicles used exclusively to repair overhead lights and wires.
(d) Penalty.--Any person convicted of operating a vehicle with a height greater than 13 feet 6 inches and traveling without a valid permit shall, upon conviction, pay a fine of $500.
(Nov. 26, 2008, P.L.1658, No.133, eff. 60 days)
2008 Amendment. Act 133 added subsec. (d).
Cross References. Section 4922 is referred to in sections 4921, 4961 of this title.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 4922 cover?
Section 4922 ("Height of vehicles.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. 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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