| | | If a truck tractor is registered in a jurisdiction where the | maximum allowable registered weight is less than 90,000 | | pounds, the vehicle must have a permit authorizing operation in | | this State. The annual fee for the permit is $105. The permit | | may be issued for a period of 3 months or more on a monthly | | prorated basis, but may not exceed the expiration date of the | | annual registration. |
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| | | 7. Penalty calculation; fine base. When a weight tolerance | | established in this section is exceeded, the difference between | | the actual weight and the fine base for the tolerance must be | | used as the basis for determining the percentage of overload in | | section 2360 and the tolerance must be disregarded. The fine | | base for tolerances described in subsection 2 is the appropriate | limit in section 2353 and 90,000 | | limit for the 6-axle combination vehicle described in subsection | | 4. |
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| | | Sec. 7. 29-A MRSA §2364, sub-§8, ¶¶D and F, as enacted by PL 1993, c. | | 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, are amended to read: |
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| | D. The maximum permitted gross vehicle weight is 85,000 | | 80,000 pounds; |
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| | | F. The following forgiveness provisions are granted on the | | gross vehicle weight and axle weight limits: |
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| | | to 87,499 | Fine waived |
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| | | to 89,999 | Fine reduced 50% |
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| | | 90,000 | Full fine |
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| | | Steering axle | | No forgiveness |
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| | | 15,001 lbs. to 15,999 lbs. | Fine waived |
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| | | 16,000 lbs. to 16,499 lbs. | Fine reduced 2/3 |
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| | | 16,500 lbs. to 16,999 lbs. | Fine reduced 50% |
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| | | 17,000 lbs. or more | Full fine |
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| | | No other tolerances or forgivenesses |
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| | | Sec. 8. 29-A MRSA §2365, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 | | and affected by Pt. B, §5, is repealed. |
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