Si un camión es más pesado de lo que debería, puede ser detenido y se le pedirá que baje parte de su carga. Si no lo hace, puede recibir una multa o incluso pasar tiempo en la cárcel.
Es como si en una carrera de bicicletas, llevas una mochila demasiado pesada. Si no la quitas, no podrás seguir compitiendo y podrías ser descalificado.
Imagina que Juan está manejando su camión de mudanzas. Al pasar por un control de peso, el oficial le dice que su carga es demasiado pesada. Juan debe parar y quitar algunas cajas antes de continuar su camino.
Multa de cinco centavos por cada libra de exceso o hasta 30 días de cárcel, dependiendo del caso.
SECTION 56-5-4160. Weighing vehicles and loads; unloading excess weight; penalties. (A) An officer or agent of the Department of Public Safety having reason to believe that the weight of a vehicle and load is unlawful may require the driver to stop and submit to a weighing of the vehicle and load either by means of portable or stationary scales and may require that the vehicle be driven to the nearest public scales. Whenever an officer upon weighing a vehicle and load determines that the weight is unlawful, he may require the driver to stop the vehicle in a suitable place and remain standing until the portion of the load necessary to reduce the axle weight, or gross weight of the vehicle, or both, to the limits permitted under this chapter is removed. All material unloaded must be cared for by the owner or operator of the vehicle at his own risk. In determining whether the limits established by Section 56-5-4130 or 56-5-4140 have been exceeded, the scaled weights of the gross weight of vehicles and combinations of vehicles are considered to be not closer than ten percent to the true gross weight, except as otherwise provided in Section 56-5-4140. (B) A person who operates a vehicle on a public highway whose axle weight is in excess of the limits imposed by Section 56-5-4130 or 56-5-4140 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined five cents per pound or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. If a vehicle does not exceed the gross weight limits provided for by this article, and the axle weight limits are not exceeded by more than five percent including enforcement tolerances, the fine imposed is reduced by fifty percent with a minimum fine of twenty-five dollars. (C) A person who operates a vehicle found to exceed the excess gross weight limita
Esta ley se aplica a todos los vehículos que circulan por carreteras públicas, especialmente a camiones y vehículos de carga.
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