For the purposes of this chapter, the gross weight, as defined in subdivision 32-9-1(6), for tow trucks or wreckers, as defined and operated in §§ 31-8-15 and 31-8-15.1, is the actual weight of the equipped motor vehicle and does not include the weight of the motor vehicle being towed or hauled.

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Source: SL 1983, ch 235, § 1; SL 1989, ch 264, § 16.