486.27 TOWING OF TRAILERS AND VEHICLES BY PASSENGER VEHICLES.
   (a)   A passenger vehicle shall not be driven upon a highway drawing or having attached to the passenger vehicle more than one vehicle or trailer.
   (b)   The drawbar or other connection been two vehicles, one of which is towing or drawing the other on a highway, shall not exceed fifteen feet in length from one vehicle to the other. If the connection consists of a chain, rope or cable, there shall be displayed upon the connection a red flag or other signal or cloth not less than twelve inches both in length and width.
   (c)   A vehicle or trailer drawn by a motor-propelled vehicle shall be so attached to the vehicle with forms of coupling devices which will prevent the vehicle or trailer from being deflected more than six inches from the path of the towing vehicle's wheels. The vehicle or trailer shall also be connected to the towing vehicle by suitable safety chains or devices, one on each side of the coupling and at the extreme outer edge of the vehicle, and each chain or device and connection used shall be of sufficient strength to haul the trailer when loaded.
   (d)   A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.
(Res. 93-512. Passed 7-26-93.)