28-5851. Definitions


In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:


1. "Declared gross weight" has the same meaning prescribed in section 28-5431. If
a declaration has not been made, declared gross weight means gross weight.


2. "Gross weight" has the same meaning prescribed in section 28-5431.


3. "Motor carrier" means a person who operates or causes to be operated a motor
vehicle on a public highway.


4. "Motor vehicle" means a self-propelled motor driven vehicle that has a declared
gross vehicle weight of more than twelve thousand pounds and that is subject to vehicle
registration before lawful operation on the public highways in this state, excluding a
motor vehicle that is exempt from gross weight fees pursuant to section 28-5432.


5. "Public highway" means any way or place in this state that is constructed or
maintained with public monies and that is open to use by the public as a matter of right
for the purpose of vehicular travel, including a highway under construction.