Brakes for trailers and semitrailers.
Memphis Code of Ordinances § 11-32-3
in effectSec. 11-32-3. - Brakes for trailers and semitrailers.
Every trailer or semitrailer of a gross weight of 3,000 pounds or more, when operated upon any street within the city, shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and to hold such vehicle and so designed as to be applied by the driver of the towing motor vehicle from its cab, and the brakes shall be so designed and connected that in case of an accidental breakaway of the towed vehicle, the brakes shall be automatically applied.
(Code 1967, § 23-107; Code 1985, § 21-323)
Source: City of Memphis, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/memphis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT11VETR_CH11-32VEEQ_S11-32-3BRTRSEFetched: 10/28/2026
