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OTHER LAWS YOU SHOULD KNOW
  • Backing up is not permitted on any shoulder or roadway of any controlled-access highway. It is also prohibited at any other place unless it can be done safely without interfering with traffic. It is against the law for more than three persons to occupy the front seat of a moving vehicle.
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  • You must not drive a vehicle that is overloaded with passengers or any other thing that will obstruct your view in any direction or interfere with your control of the vehicle.
  • No person or persons under the age of twelve years shall be permitted to be a passenger in the open bed of a truck.
  • Having non-transparent material affixed to the front windshield or front side-windows is illegal, unless prescribed by a physician.
  • Riding in a house trailer is not allowed while it is being moved upon a highway in this state.
  • Following emergency vehicles responding to call closer than 500 feet is unlawful. You must not follow into and park within the block where the emergency vehicle has stopped.
  • Do not cross any unprotect fire department hoses unless consent is given by an official of the fire department.
  • Wearing of headphones (headset, headphone, or listening devise other than a hearing aid) in both ears is prohibited. Wearing of headphones (headset, headphone, or listening device) in one ear alone is allowed.
  • It is illegal to lend your driver's license to another person, to alter your driver's license in any manner, to provide false information in obtaining your driver's license, to have more than one driver's license in your possession, to fail or refuse to surrender your driver's license to the department if demanded, and to permit any unlawful use of driver's license issued.
  • Theft of motor vehicle fuel is a crime punishable by fine, loss of license, and possible jail.
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