2019 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 47. Motor Vehicles
§47-170.2. Report of load capacity violations to Corporation Commission - Contempt of Commission motor carrier rules, tariffs and regulations - Penalties - Complaint procedure.
A. The Department of Public Safety, monthly, shall notify the Oklahoma Corporation Commission of any ticket issued for a violation of the provisions of Section 14-119 of this title, or any provisions of Chapter 14 of this title or the terms of any special permit authorized pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 14 of this title concerning overweight or overweight special permits.
B. Truck overweight violations by motor carriers or private carriers shall be considered contempt of Commission motor carrier rules, tariffs and regulations. The Commission shall establish a specific rule whereby such overweight violations by motor carriers or private carriers shall be grounds for issuance of a show-cause order for consideration of temporary or permanent cancellation of operating authority or license. In establishing the rule, consideration shall be given to the frequency of violations, pattern of violations, fleet size, type of operation, amount of overweight, and other such factors that may indicate intent. Any person, firm, or corporation that assists in the commission of such overweight violation or refuses to comply with any rule, regulation, or order of the Commission relating thereto shall be guilty of contempt of the Commission and shall be subject to a fine to be imposed by said Commission in a sum not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) on each violation. In the specific instance of an overweight violation, the transportation of each load shall constitute a separate violation. The same fine assessed against the motor carrier or private carrier shall apply to any other person, firm, or corporation that aids or abets such violations. Provided however, no motor carrier, private carrier, shipper or person loading or causing a motor vehicle to be loaded shall be subject to a fine for contempt unless the gross weight of the motor vehicle is more than five thousand (5,000) pounds overweight.
C. The Commission, in its discretion and on its own motion, may make a contempt complaint in writing under oath setting forth the violation, enter the complaint on its docket, and proceed with the matter in accordance with the provisions of Sections 161 et seq. of this title or the Motor Carrier Act of 1995.
Added by Laws 1984, c. 49, § 3, operative July 1, 1984. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 124, § 1, eff. July 1, 1985; Laws 1995, c. 143, § 30, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
