A. 
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, a person shall not operate on the highways of this state a towing vehicle to which a mobile home is attached, if that mobile home is more than 45 feet in length or more that 60 feet in length when combined with the towing vehicle, is more than 12 1/2 feet in height and has an actual body width of more than 102 inches at base rail, unless that person possesses either of the following:
(1) 
A permit issued by the jurisdictional authority pursuant to this section.
(2) 
A special permit issued by the jurisdictional authority pursuant to Article XII.
B. 
The jurisdictional authority may issue to a mobile home transport company, a mobile home manufacturer or a mobile home dealer an annual permit to move over a highway, in the ordinary course of that company's, manufacturer's or dealer's business a mobile home that conforms to each of the following:
(1) 
The mobile home is not more that 12 feet wide.
(2) 
The actual body length of the mobile home is not more than 80 feet and the combined length of the mobile home and towing vehicle is not more than 95 feet or the total length of a combination of mobile homes is not more than 80 feet and the total length of a combination of mobile homes and towing vehicle is not more than 95 feet.
C. 
A jurisdictional authority may, in accordance with Article XII, issue a special permit for the movement of a mobile home over a highway within its jurisdiction if the width of that mobile home conforms to both of the following:
(1) 
The mobile home is not more than 16 feet wide, including eaves.
(2) 
The length of the mobile home complies with Subsection B(2).
D. 
A person operating a towing vehicle under Subsection C shall transport a mobile home only on the lane farthest to the right of that person and shall operate the towing vehicle in a manner that places the eave portion of the mobile home over the shoulder of the highway on which the mobile home is moved. A person shall not move a mobile home that is 14 or more feet in width, including an eave of two feet, when the wind velocity exceed 25 mile per hour.
E. 
A jurisdictional authority shall not issue a permit described in Subsection B or C for the transport of a mobile home on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday from the noon before until the noon after a holiday or during the hours between sunset and sunrise.
F. 
A jurisdictional authority shall provide and a person operating a towing vehicle shall comply with all of the following in a permit issued under this section:
(1) 
The date, day and time period during which a mobile home subject to the permit may be moved on a highway.
(2) 
Notice that the permit is conditioned upon its holder's compliance with the permit's terms and with the law.
(3) 
Notice that the operator of a towing vehicle transporting the mobile home shall operate the towing vehicle on a highway as follows:
(a) 
At a safe speed and in a safe manner that will not impede motor traffic.
(b) 
Only when the surface condition of the highway is not slippery.
(c) 
In accordance with seasonal load restrictions.
(4) 
For a mobile home and towing vehicle that, when combined, are more than 80 feet in length or more than 12 feet wide, all of the following:
(a) 
Notice that the mobile home shall be equipped with two flashing amber lights on the rear of the mobile home and one flashing amber light on the top of the towing vehicle.
(b) 
Notice that the mobile home shall be equipped with stop lights and directional lights on the rear of the mobile home.
(c) 
Notice that signs with the words "oversize load" shall be displayed on the front bumper of the towing vehicle and the back of the mobile home or in the case of mobile homes that are 16 feet wide, notice that signs with the words "16-ft. wide load" shall be displayed on the front bumper of the towing vehicle and the back of the mobile home.
(d) 
Notice that the signs identified in Subsection F(4)(c) above shall be of durable material, in good condition, with black lettering on interstate yellow background, and that each letter shall be of block lettering not less than 12 inches high at the front and not less that 16 inches high at the rear of the unit.
(e) 
Notice that a vehicle escort is required on those roads where the State Police consider escort vehicles necessary for highway safety.
G. 
Signs and other special identification for escort vehicles shall conform to State Transportation Department requirements for all escort vehicles for oversized loads.
H. 
For a mobile home being moved pursuant to these sections or Article XII, the distance between mobile home axle centers shall not be less than 34 inches. The axles and tires shall meet standards established by the State Transportation Department.
I. 
This section does not grant or give authority to the State Transportation Department that did not exist on May 1, 1982, in accordance with Section 127 of Title 23 of the United States Code, 23 U.S.C. § 127.
J. 
A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction and may be assessed a civil fine of not more than $500. The owner of the towing vehicle may be charged with a violation of this section.
K. 
The State Transportation Commission may order the State Transportation Department to immediately cease issuing all special permits to move on the highways of the lower peninsula of this state a mobile home that is more than 14 1/3 feet wide plus normal appurtenances that extend no more than six inches, and an eave that extends no more than two feet from the width of that mobile home upon a State Transportation Commission determination that those permits create an unreasonable safety hazard or hazards. The State Transportation Commission shall notify all other jurisdictional authorities of the determination made under this subsection. The order shall not prohibit the issuance of a special permit for the movement of a mobile home if a binding contract for the movement of that mobile home was executed before the Commission determination of an unreasonable safety hazard or hazards.
L. 
As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
JURISDICTIONAL AUTHORITY
The State Transportation Department, a County Road Commission or a local authority having jurisdiction over a highway upon which a mobile home is proposed to be moved.
MOBILE HOME
Any of the following:
(1) 
A prebuilt housing module.
(2) 
That term as defined in Section 2 of the Mobile Home Commission Act, Act No. 96 of the Public Acts of 1987, being § 125.2302 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(3) 
A section of a mobile home as that term is defined in Subsection (2).
All mobile homes transported on the highways of the Lower Peninsula of this state that are more than 14 1/3 feet wide, plus normal appurtenances that extend no more than six inches, and an eave that extends no more than two feet from the width of the mobile home, are subject to the following requirements in additional to the requirements of § 199-31:
A. 
Two escort vehicles shall escort the towing vehicle and mobile home on all two-lane roads and on those roads where the State Police consider two escort vehicles necessary for highway safety.
B. 
Each towing vehicle shall be equipped with a radio or other device that allows for continuous communication between the towing vehicle and each escort vehicle.
C. 
The person transporting the mobile home shall have in effect a liability insurance policy covering personal injury and property damage and having policy limits of not less than $1,000,000.
D. 
The towing vehicle and mobile home shall not exceed a speed of 45 miles per hour or 10 miles per hour below the posted speed limit, whichever is lower.