Section 24-113 - Rules and regulations for movement of oversize and overweight vehicles.
§ 24-113. Rules and regulations for movement of oversize and overweight vehicles.
(a) Purpose of section.- The purpose of this section is to:
(1) Facilitate the obtaining of permits;
(2) Eliminate undue hardships to political subdivisions, contractors, and the movers of heavy or large equipment; and
(3) Make possible, when circumstances justify, the issuing of permits under which more than one move can be made.
(b) Authority to formulate.- The State Highway Administration and the Department of State Police jointly may formulate rules and regulations that:
(1) Implement the statutes on the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles; and
(2) Establish fees and charges under these statutes.
(c) Notice and hearing; adoption.-
(1) Before a rule or regulation may be adopted or amended under this section, the State Highway Administration shall hold a public hearing on it.
(2) After the hearing, the State Highway Administration may adopt the proposed rule, regulation, or amendment or any appropriate modification to it.
(d) Special permits.- In exceptional cases, special vehicle permits may be issued for vehicles exceeding maximum size and weight limitations; however, it is not intended to allow regular and continuous movement by a vehicle operating with a permit issued under this subsection.
[An. Code 1957, art. 661/2, § 14-112; 1977, ch. 14, § 2; 1983, ch. 537; 1987, ch. 654; 1994, ch. 165, § 3; ch. 166, § 3; 1995, ch. 3, § 2.]