An Act Regarding Fines for Overweight Trucks
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2360, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1995, c. 546, §1, is further amended to read:
2. Penalty. Notwithstanding section 101, subsection 85, a person who is guilty of excessive vehicle weight must be punished by a fine in accordance with this section. When both gross vehicle weight and axle weight limits are exceeded, the penalty imposed must be for the violation that results in the higher lower fine except that, for a violation of section 2355, a minimum fine must also be imposed for any other applicable violation of section 2355 in accordance with subsection 9.
summary
This bill provides that if a vehicle exceeds the limits for both gross vehicle weight and axle weight then the lower of the 2 fines applies.