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2001 SESSION

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SB 1097 Vehicle weight limits; liquidated damages, etc.

Introduced by: William C. Mims | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Vehicle weight limits; liquidated damages, procedures for weighing vehicles. Increases amounts of liquidated damages imposed for overweight violations. The bill also authorizes, with the exception of certain vehicles' operation on non-interstate highways, assessment of liquidated damages based on pre-shifting axle weights when shifting of a vehicle's cargo brings it into compliance with axle weight limits. This bill is the same as HB 2046 (Rollison).

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Vehicle weight limits; liquidated damages, procedures for weighing vehicles. Increases amounts of liquidated damages imposed for overweight violations.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Vehicle weight limits; liquidated damages, procedures for weighing vehicles. Doubles amounts of liquidated damages imposed for overweight violations. The bill also authorizes assessment of liquidated damages based on pre-shifting axle weights when shifting of a vehicle's cargo brings it into compliance with axle weight limits.