§ 28-1111 – Commercial and noncommercial vehicles and trailers; website publications
28-1111. Commercial and noncommercial vehicles and trailers; website publications A. In cooperation with the department of public safety, the department of transportation shall develop easily understandable publications of the laws, rules and department policies relating to commercial and noncommercial motor vehicles, trailers and vehicle combinations that contain the following: 1. Weight thresholds specifying the differences […]
§ 28-1095 – Vehicle length; exceptions; permits; rules; definitions
28-1095. Vehicle length; exceptions; permits; rules; definitions A. A vehicle, including any load on the vehicle, shall not exceed a length of forty feet extreme overall dimension, including front and rear bumpers. This subsection does not apply to any of the following: 1. A semitrailer when used in combination with a truck or a truck […]
§ 28-1096 – Projecting loads on passenger vehicles
28-1096. Projecting loads on passenger vehicles A passenger type vehicle shall not be operated on a highway with a load carried on the vehicle if the load extends beyond the line of the fenders on the left side of the vehicle or extends more than six inches beyond the line of the fenders on the […]
§ 28-1097 – Maximum load extensions; length limitations for pole trailers
28-1097. Maximum load extensions; length limitations for pole trailers A. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 28-1095 that limit the length of vehicles and loads: 1. The load on a vehicle operated alone or the load on the front vehicle of a combination of vehicles shall not extend more than three feet beyond the foremost part […]
§ 28-1098 – Vehicle loads; restrictions; civil penalties
28-1098. Vehicle loads; restrictions; civil penalties A. For the purpose of highway safety or air pollution prevention, a person shall not drive or move a vehicle on a highway unless the vehicle is constructed or loaded in a manner to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking or otherwise escaping from the vehicle, […]
§ 28-1099 – Single axle load limit; exceptions
28-1099. Single axle load limit; exceptions A. The gross weight imposed on the highway by the wheels of any one axle of a vehicle shall not exceed twenty thousand pounds, except that: 1. The director may issue a special permit pursuant to section 28-1103 for the purpose of moving road machinery that exceeds the maximum […]
§ 28-1100 – Vehicles and loads; gross weight restrictions; exceptions
28-1100. Vehicles and loads; gross weight restrictions; exceptions A. Except as provided in subsection H of this section or section 28-1099, a person may operate a vehicle on all highways, including a toll facility as defined in section 28-7751, subject to the following maximum gross weights: 1. Twenty thousand pounds, including enforcement tolerances, on any […]
§ 28-1101 – Weight violations; civil penalty; classification; procedures; evidence
28-1101. Weight violations; civil penalty; classification; procedures; evidence A. A person who violates section 28-1099 or 28-1100 is: 1. Subject to a civil penalty either: (a) As prescribed in subsection B of this section. (b) Of one dollar if the excess weight is one thousand pounds or less. 2. Guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor […]
§ 28-1102 – Weighing of vehicles and loads; violation; classification; civil penalty
28-1102. Weighing of vehicles and loads; violation; classification; civil penalty A. A police or peace officer having reason to believe that the weight of a vehicle and load does not conform to this article may require the driver to: 1. Stop and submit to a weighing of the vehicle and load by means of either […]
§ 28-1103 – Excess size and weight special permits; definition
28-1103. Excess size and weight special permits; definition A. Subject to section 28-1104, subsection E, on application in writing and for good cause, the director with respect to highways under the jurisdiction of the department and a local authority with respect to highways under its jurisdiction may issue a special permit in writing authorizing the […]