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Maine · Through October 1, 2025

29-A M.R.S. §1954: Dump body support

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  1. TITLE 29-A: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
  2. CHAPTER 17: EQUIPMENT
  3. SUBCHAPTER 2: TRUCKS

1. Equipment. A truck with a dump body must be equipped with a positive means of support, permanently attached and capable of being locked in position to prevent lowering of the body while being maintained, inspected or repaired or while the truck is unattended.

2. Required. A truck dump body must be either fully lowered, locked by means of equipment required in subsection 1 or physically blocked from lowering while being maintained, inspected or repaired or while the truck is unattended.

3. Penalty. A person who violates this section commits a Class E crime.

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