§17C-17A-12. Designating Special Coal Resource Transportation Roads, Highways and Bridges
(a) From those counties and districts described in subsection (a), section three of this article, the Commissioner of the Division of Highways shall identify those public roads, highways and bridges used during the previous twelve-month period for transportation of quantities of coal in excess of fifty thousand tons or projected to be used for transporting […]
§17C-17A-13. Authority of the Commissioner of the Division of Highways Relating to Road and Bridge Repair on Designated Coal Resource Transportation Roads
(a) In addition to all other powers provided by law to the commissioner of highways, he or she may enter into agreements with coal shippers, motor vehicle operators or owners holding or applying for permits issued pursuant to this article, or with any other persons, for the purpose of replacing, repairing, widening, reconstructing, altering, improving […]
§17C-17A-14. Exclusion of Off-Road Vehicles
Notwithstanding any other provisions of state law to the contrary, the provisions of this article shall not apply to coal hauling vehicles operating off-road or vehicles designed for off-road.
§17C-17A-15. Exclusion of Interstate Highways
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this code to the contrary, the provisions of this article shall not apply to the interstate highways in this state.
§17C-17A-16. Spotting Unlawful; Penalties
It is unlawful for any person to intentionally assist an owner or operator of a commercial motor vehicle engaged in the transportation of coal to avoid a road, safety or other lawful inspection or enforcement activity by any law or weight enforcement officer through electronic communications or other means intended to give the commercial vehicle […]
§17C-17A-8. Powers and Duties of the Commission
In addition to all other powers, duties, responsibilities and authority granted and assigned to the commission in this code and elsewhere prescribed by law, notwithstanding any provision of the code to the contrary: (1) The commission shall promulgate rules in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code to carry out […]
§17C-17A-9. Administrative Sanctions
(a) This section imposes administrative sanctions for violations occurring on the coal resource transportation road system. It is the intent of the Legislature to impose administrative sanctions in addition and separate from any criminal or civil penalties upon any person violating or assisting in the violation of the provisions of this article. (b) For a […]
§17C-17A-10. Penalties for Violation of Weight Laws; Impounding Vehicles
(a) Any owner, lessee or borrower of a commercial motor vehicle or combination of vehicles transporting coal who operates or permits to be operated on any highway the vehicle or combination of vehicles with a total gross weight load imposed upon the highway by any one group of two or more consecutive axles in excess […]
§17C-17A-11. Effective Date
Criminal and administrative penalties imposed by this article take effect on October 1, 2003.
§17C-17A-2. Definitions
For purposes of this article: (a) A "coal resource transportation road" means a road designated by the Department of Transportation as safe and sufficient to allow vehicles hauling coal to carry a greater gross and axle weight of up to one hundred and twenty thousand pounds, with a five percent variance. (b) "Coal" or "coal […]