Section 250-157-17 - POLICE ESCORTS1. Police escorts are required when a vehicle or combination of vehicles and load exceeds: A. 125 feet or more in length, orB. 16 feet or more in width.2. The Secretary, with the advice of the Commissioner, may require a police escort for an entire move or portions thereof, even when the threshold for requiring a police escort has not been exceeded (See Section 21 for special conditions for mobile and modular homes). The Chief of the Maine State Police or any troop commander may authorize and designate the total number of police escorts required for permitted loads. The total number of police escorts may be fewer or greater than the number of permitted vehicles when traveling in convoy.
3.Special SignageA. If, in the escorting officer's judgment, it would be unsafe for another vehicle to overtake and pass the load while moving, then a sign shall be required to be displayed at the rear of the vehicle.(1) The sign shall read: "DO NOT PASS MOVING LOAD".(2)Sign Requirements(a) Size: not less than 5 feet wide by 18 inches high;(b) Color: black lettering on a yellow background;(c) Lettering: 1 5/8 inch (Series "C") brush stroke.4.Mobile CommunicationA. Two-way mobile communication with a minimum radius of one-half mile between the police escort(s) and the load vehicle must be in operation during the move.B. The permittee is responsible for ensuring that the required two-way mobile communication is in place.5.Appointment ArrangementsA. The permittee must make escorting appointments directly with the police agency providing the service (See Section 3 - Communication and Contact Information).B. A three working day notice must be given to the State Police when their services are required or desired.29- 250 C.M.R. ch. 157, § 17