2017 Indiana Code
TITLE 9. Motor Vehicles
ARTICLE 20. SIZE AND WEIGHT REGULATION
CHAPTER 18. Penalties and Enforcement
9-20-18-12. Violation of article; Class C infraction; violation of weight limitations; Class B infraction; defenses; suspension; funds; disbursement; point system

Universal Citation: IN Code § 9-20-18-12 (2017)
IC 9-20-18-12 Violation of article; Class C infraction; violation of weight limitations; Class B infraction; defenses; suspension; funds; disbursement; point system

     Sec. 12. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person who violates this article commits a Class C infraction.

     (b) A violation of a weight limitation in IC 9-20-4, IC 9-20-5, IC 9-20-11, or IC 9-20-7-1 is:

(1) a Class B infraction if the total of all excesses of weight under those limitations is more than five thousand (5,000) pounds but not more than ten thousand (10,000) pounds; and

(2) a Class A infraction if the total of all excesses of weight under those limitations is more than ten thousand (10,000) pounds.

     (c) This subsection does not apply to violations that occur on an interstate highway. It is a defense to a charge of violating a weight limitation in IC 9-20-4, IC 9-20-5, or IC 9-20-11 that the total of all excesses of weight under those limitations is less than one thousand (1,000) pounds.

     (d) The court may suspend the registration of a vehicle used in violating this article for not more than ninety (90) days.

     (e) Upon the conviction of a person for a violation of a law regarding the weight limit of vehicles operated upon a highway, the court may recommend suspension of the person's current chauffeur's license if the violation was committed knowingly.

     (f) Notwithstanding IC 34-28-5-4, funds collected as judgments, except for costs, for violations under subsection (a) or (b) shall be deposited in the state highway fund.

     (g) The bureau may not assess points under the point system for a violation of a weight limitation in IC 9-20-4, IC 9-20-5, IC 9-20-11, or IC 9-20-7-1.

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: 9-1-4-53(c) part; 9-8-1-22 part; 9-8-1.6-6 part; 9-8-12-6 part.]

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.122-1993, SEC.6; P.L.1-1998, SEC.99; P.L.154-2017, SEC.5.

 

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