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§ 24-112. Issuance of permits for oversized vehicles

West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: October 1, 2017

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Transportation
Title 24. Vehicle Laws--Size, Weight, and Load; Highway Preservation (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. Size, Weight, and Load (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2017
MD Code, Transportation, § 24-112
§ 24-112. Issuance of permits for oversized vehicles
Currentness
Issuance of permit for oversized vehicle
(a)(1) The State Highway Administration may issue a permit allowing an oversized vehicle to use the highways in this State.
(2) For each permit issued under this subsection, the State Highway Administration shall charge a fee of not less than $30.
Fee for permit
(b)(1) The State Highway Administration may issue a permit allowing an overweight vehicle to use the highways in this State.
(2) For each permit issued under this subsection, the State Highway Administration shall charge a fee of not less than:
(i) $30 for the first 45 tons (90,000 pounds) or less of gross weight of the vehicle; and
(ii) $5 for each additional ton (2,000 pounds) or part of a ton in excess of 45 tons.
Schedule of fees for permit
(c) The Secretary is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations for the purpose of establishing a schedule of fees for permits issued under this section using dollar amounts that will recover but not exceed the administrative costs associated with issuance and use of the permits, including compliance monitoring.
Contents of permit
(d) Each permit issued under this section shall specify:
(1) The maximum size or weight permitted;
(2) The route to be followed; and
(3) The date and hour on which the trip is to be made.
Conditions attached to permit
(e)(1) A person may not violate any condition of a permit issued under this section.
(2) A person may not move an oversized or overweight load which requires a permit under this section without first obtaining the permit and having the permit in the person's possession.
Fines
(f) A person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to:
(1) For the first offense, a fine not exceeding $1,000;
(2) For a second offense, a fine not exceeding $2,000; and
(3) For a third or subsequent offense, a fine not exceeding $3,000.

Credits

Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1977, c. 355; Acts 1983, c. 537; Acts 2000, c. 126, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2000; Acts 2017, c. 55, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.
Formerly Art. 66 ½, § 14-112.
MD Code, Transportation, § 24-112, MD TRANS § 24-112
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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