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Code · Oregon · ORS Chapter 818 · Vehicle Limits

818.012 Wheel load on certain vehicles; rules

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818.012 Wheel load on certain vehicles; rules. The Department of Transportation may adopt rules approving tires for the use described in ORS 818.010 (5). In adopting the rules, the department shall consider the potential damage to highways caused by use of the tires and may reject a tire that otherwise meets the criteria of ORS 818.010
(5)if the department finds that the use of the tire would cause excessive damage to highways. [2001 c.665 §3]
818.020 Violating maximum weight limits; civil liability;
penalties.
(1)A person commits the offense of violating maximum weight limits if the person does any of the following:
(a)Drives or moves on a highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles that exceed the weight limits established under ORS 818.010.
(b)Owns a vehicle or combination of vehicles and causes or permits the vehicle or combination of vehicles to be driven or moved on a highway when the vehicle or combination of vehicles exceeds the weight limits established under ORS 818.010. Operation of any vehicle or combination of vehicles in violation of this section is prima facie evidence that the owner of the vehicle or combination caused or permitted the vehicle or combination to be so operated and the owner shall be liable for any penalties imposed under subsection
(4)of this section as a result of the operation.
(2)The application of this section is subject to the exemptions from this section established under ORS 818.030.
(3)Violation of the offense described in this section is subject to civil liability under ORS 818.410.
(4)The offense described in this section, violating maximum weight limits, is:
(a)A Class A traffic violation if, at the time of the offense, an enforcement officer determines the vehicle was eligible for a variance permit under ORS 818.200; and
(b)In circumstances not described in paragraph
(a)of this subsection, punishable by penalties established in Schedule I of the schedules of penalties under ORS 818.430. [1983 c.338 §507; 2007 c.380 §1]
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