§ 14-109. Single-axle load limit--Gross weight of vehicle and load--Exceptions--Additional fees...
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 47. Motor VehiclesEffective: July 1, 2022
Effective: July 1, 2022
47 Okl.St.Ann. § 14-109
§ 14-109. Single-axle load limit--Gross weight of vehicle and load--Exceptions--Additional fees--“Utility vehicle” defined
B. Except as to gross limits, the formula of this section shall not apply to a truck-tractor and dump semitrailer when used as a combination unit. In no event shall the maximum load in pounds carried by any set of tandem axles exceed thirty-four thousand (34,000) pounds. Any vehicle operating with split tandem axles or tri-axles shall adhere to the formula.
C. Except for loads moving under special permits as provided in this title, no department or agency of this state or any county, city, or public entity thereof shall pay for any material that exceeds the legal weight limits moving in interstate or intrastate commerce in excess of the legal load limits of this state.
D. 1. An annual special overload permit may be purchased for vehicles transporting roll-off recycle metals, rock, sand, gravel, coal, flour, timber, pulpwood, and chips in their natural state, oil field fluids, oil field equipment or equipment used in oil and gas well drilling or exploration, and vehicles transporting grain, fertilizer, cottonseed, cotton, livestock, peanuts, canola, sunflowers, soybeans, feed, any other raw agricultural products, and any other unprocessed agricultural products, if the following conditions are met:
2. Vehicles operating pursuant to this section must register for the maximum allowable rate and additionally shall purchase a nontransferable annual special overload permit from the Department of Transportation for a fee of Three Hundred Fifty Dollars ($350.00). All monies collected shall be deposited to the credit of the Highway Construction and Maintenance Fund.
a. calculation of weight for a utility or refuse collection vehicle shall be “Gross Vehicle Weight”. The “Gross Vehicle Weight” of a utility or refuse collection vehicle may not exceed the otherwise applicable weight by more than fifteen percent (15%). The weight on individual axles must not exceed the manufacturer's component rating which includes axle, suspension, wheels, rims, brakes, and tires as shown on the vehicle certification label or tag, and
4. On the interstate highway system a vehicle designed to be used under emergency conditions to transport personnel and equipment and to support the suppression of fires and mitigation of other hazardous situations with a vehicle weight limit up to a maximum gross vehicle weight of eighty-six thousand (86,000) pounds with less than:
2. To be eligible for the exception provided in this subsection, the operator of the vehicle must obtain written proof or certification of the weight of the auxiliary power or idle reduction technology unit and be able to demonstrate or certify that the idle reduction technology is fully functional.
3. Written proof or certification of the weight of the auxiliary power or idle reduction technology unit must be available to law enforcement officers if the vehicle is found in violation of applicable weight laws. The additional weight allowed cannot exceed four hundred (400) pounds or the actual proven or certified weight of the unit, whichever is less.
I. Utility, refuse collection vehicles or a combination of a wrecker or tow vehicle as described in paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection F of this section operating under exceptions shall purchase an annual special overload permit from the Department of Transportation for One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). All monies collected shall be deposited to the credit of the Highway Construction and Maintenance Fund.
Credits
Laws 1961, p. 415, § 14-109, eff. Sept. 1, 1961; Laws 1969, c. 307, § 1, emerg. eff. April 28, 1969; Laws 1972, c. 52, § 4, emerg. eff. March 15, 1972; Laws 1977, c. 55, § 4, emerg. eff. May 16, 1977; Laws 1985, c. 155, § 1, emerg. eff. June 11, 1985; Laws 1985, c. 179, § 62, operative July 1, 1985; Laws 1986, c. 279, § 22, operative July 1, 1986; Laws 1987, c. 6, § 5, emerg. eff. March 16, 1987; Laws 1987, c. 232, § 2, emerg. eff. July 5, 1987; Laws 1990, c. 108, § 1, operative July 1, 1990; Laws 1995, c. 221, § 1, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 1996, c. 106, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 1998, c. 289, § 1, emerg. eff. May 27, 1998; Laws 2001, c. 84, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws 2001, c. 263, § 1, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2002, c. 286, § 2, eff. July 1, 2002; Laws 2007, c. 324, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2007; Laws 2008, c. 69, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2008; Laws 2009, c. 102, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009; Laws 2014, c. 22, § 1, eff. July 1, 2014; Laws 2014, c. 296, § 1, eff. July 1, 2014; Laws 2015, c. 52, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2015; Laws 2018, c. 52, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018; Laws 2019, c. 166, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019; Laws 2019, c. 317, § 2; Laws 2022, c. 116, § 8, eff. July 1, 2022.
47 Okl. St. Ann. § 14-109, OK ST T. 47 § 14-109
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 295 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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