ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES AND PENALTIES Permit Violations
Over Permitted Axle Weight Only
1. If a vehicle, vehicle combination, or vehicle/indivisible load combination exceeds the axle weight but not the gross vehicle weight allowed by its permit, then no penalty will be assessed (except for HARVEST SEASON or NATURAL FOREST PRODUCT PERMITS, WASTE VEHICLE PERMITS, and STEERING AXLE PERMITS). However, DOTD may require either additional dismantling of the load, modification of the hauling equipment or return of the movement to the state of origin or to its point of origin in Louisiana.
2. If a vehicle or combination of vehicles has a HARVEST SEASON or NATURAL FOREST PRODUCT PERMIT and exceeds the axle weight but not the gross vehicle weight allowed by the permit, then a penalty will be assessed on all pounds in excess of the permit’s axle weights according to the Overweight Penalty Schedule. When two (2) or more single axles or axle groups are overweight, the penalty will be figured for each over-weight single axle or axle group, then all penalties will be added together. In addition, these vehicles may be required to proceed to the nearest suitable place to off-load to the permitted axle weights at the owner’s expense.
3. If a vehicle has a WASTE VEHICLE PERMIT or STEERING AXLE PERMIT and exceeds the axle weight but not the gross vehicle weight allowed by the permit, a penalty will be assessed from the Overweight Penalty Schedule. The penalty will be based on all pounds in excess of the permit’s axle weights.
+ Note: Vehicles with WASTE VEHICLE PERMIT may be required to proceed to the nearest suitable place to off-load to the permitted axle weight at the owner’s expense.
+ Note: Vehicles with STEERING AXLE PERMITS must increase the permit’s weight to the weight being carried.
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