New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles
Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER
Subchapter E - Required Markings Or Signs
Part 68 - Slow-moving Vehicle Emblem
Section 68.5 - Mounting
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) The SMV shall be mounted point up (as in Figure 1, section 68.3[b] ) in a plane perpendicular to the direction of travel plus or minus 10 degrees. It shall be placed centrally at the rear of the vehicle, unobscured and two to six feet above level ground measured from the lower edge of the emblem. It shall be attached directly to the vehicle or machinery when practical and affixed thereto with (1) a suitable permanent, weather-proof and water-proof adhesive backing or (2) by suitable mechanical fasteners utilizing the two through holes (whose size and location are shown in Figure 1, section 68.3[b] ) provided a metal backing material as specified for portable SMV emblems is used.
(b) Portable SMV emblems with required backing may be used when direct mounting on the vehicle is impractical or impossible. When employed, a portable SMV emblem must be sturdily supported and secured to the vehicle while traveling on a public highway during day or night in the position and location prescribed in subdivision (a) of this section.
(c) Where it is impractical or impossible to mount the emblem centrally as required by subdivision (a) of this section, it shall be mounted to the left of the vertical centerline of the vehicle but shall not extend over or beyond the side of the vehicle. Mounting height shall be as required by subdivision (a).
(d) The SMV emblem shall not replace such warning devices as tail lamps, reflectors, flashing lights, warning flags or flares and is not to be used as a clearance marker for wide loads or equipment.
