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SECTION 31-25-16

   § 31-25-16  Authorized weight shown inregistration – Exceeding limit. – (a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall insert in theregistration card issued for a vehicle the gross weight for which it isregistered. If it is a truck tractor to be used for propelling semi-trailers,he or she shall separately insert the total permissible gross weight of thetruck tractor and semi-trailers to be propelled by it. It shall be unlawful forany carrier to operate or permit to be operated any vehicle or combination ofvehicles of a gross weight in excess of that registered or permitted by theadministrator of the division of motor vehicles, or in excess of thelimitations set forth in this chapter.

   (b) For the purposes of this section, "carrier" means andincludes any company or person who furthers their commercial or privateenterprise by use of the vehicle.

   (c) Penalties for violations of this section will becalculated on the registered or permitted weight in comparison to the actualweight and shall be heard and adjudicated at the traffic tribunal.

   (2) The overweight penalties for vehicles with ten thousandpounds (10,000 lbs.) gross vehicle weight or less shall be eighty-five dollars($85.00) per thousand pounds overweight or portion of it.

   (3) The overweight penalties for vehicles exceeding tenthousand pounds (10,000 lbs.) gross vehicle weight shall be one hundredtwenty-five dollars ($125.00) per thousand pounds overweight or portion of it.

   (4) The overweight penalty for vehicles being operated inexcess of one hundred four thousand, eight hundred pounds (104,800 lbs.) grossvehicle weight shall be one thousand twenty-five dollars ($1,025) in additionto the penalties enumerated in subsection (b)(2) of this section.

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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-31 > Chapter-31-25 > 31-25-16

SECTION 31-25-16

   § 31-25-16  Authorized weight shown inregistration – Exceeding limit. – (a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall insert in theregistration card issued for a vehicle the gross weight for which it isregistered. If it is a truck tractor to be used for propelling semi-trailers,he or she shall separately insert the total permissible gross weight of thetruck tractor and semi-trailers to be propelled by it. It shall be unlawful forany carrier to operate or permit to be operated any vehicle or combination ofvehicles of a gross weight in excess of that registered or permitted by theadministrator of the division of motor vehicles, or in excess of thelimitations set forth in this chapter.

   (b) For the purposes of this section, "carrier" means andincludes any company or person who furthers their commercial or privateenterprise by use of the vehicle.

   (c) Penalties for violations of this section will becalculated on the registered or permitted weight in comparison to the actualweight and shall be heard and adjudicated at the traffic tribunal.

   (2) The overweight penalties for vehicles with ten thousandpounds (10,000 lbs.) gross vehicle weight or less shall be eighty-five dollars($85.00) per thousand pounds overweight or portion of it.

   (3) The overweight penalties for vehicles exceeding tenthousand pounds (10,000 lbs.) gross vehicle weight shall be one hundredtwenty-five dollars ($125.00) per thousand pounds overweight or portion of it.

   (4) The overweight penalty for vehicles being operated inexcess of one hundred four thousand, eight hundred pounds (104,800 lbs.) grossvehicle weight shall be one thousand twenty-five dollars ($1,025) in additionto the penalties enumerated in subsection (b)(2) of this section.


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-31 > Chapter-31-25 > 31-25-16

SECTION 31-25-16

   § 31-25-16  Authorized weight shown inregistration – Exceeding limit. – (a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall insert in theregistration card issued for a vehicle the gross weight for which it isregistered. If it is a truck tractor to be used for propelling semi-trailers,he or she shall separately insert the total permissible gross weight of thetruck tractor and semi-trailers to be propelled by it. It shall be unlawful forany carrier to operate or permit to be operated any vehicle or combination ofvehicles of a gross weight in excess of that registered or permitted by theadministrator of the division of motor vehicles, or in excess of thelimitations set forth in this chapter.

   (b) For the purposes of this section, "carrier" means andincludes any company or person who furthers their commercial or privateenterprise by use of the vehicle.

   (c) Penalties for violations of this section will becalculated on the registered or permitted weight in comparison to the actualweight and shall be heard and adjudicated at the traffic tribunal.

   (2) The overweight penalties for vehicles with ten thousandpounds (10,000 lbs.) gross vehicle weight or less shall be eighty-five dollars($85.00) per thousand pounds overweight or portion of it.

   (3) The overweight penalties for vehicles exceeding tenthousand pounds (10,000 lbs.) gross vehicle weight shall be one hundredtwenty-five dollars ($125.00) per thousand pounds overweight or portion of it.

   (4) The overweight penalty for vehicles being operated inexcess of one hundred four thousand, eight hundred pounds (104,800 lbs.) grossvehicle weight shall be one thousand twenty-five dollars ($1,025) in additionto the penalties enumerated in subsection (b)(2) of this section.