§ 10.24.060. Violations—Penalties.

Violation of any posted sign regulating traffic weight limits of vehicles utilizing public rights-of-way in unincorporated areas of Porter County shall be an infraction and, upon conviction, shall be punishable as follows:

A.

For a violation of a posted vehicular weight limit, court costs and a fine as set forth in the following schedule:

1.

Overweight without a special permit: Zero to four thousand (4,000) pounds overweight, three hundred dollars ($300.00).

2.

Over four thousand (4,000) pounds overweight: Five hundred dollars ($500.00) plus one hundred dollars ($100.00) additional fine for each one thousand (1,000) pounds or portion thereof above four thousand (4,000) pounds overweight.

3.

Overweight With Special Permit. Any owner or operator of a vehicle which is operated on public rights-of-way in the unincorporated areas of Porter County, Indiana, in violation of the weight limits imposed under a special permit granted by the supervisor of the Porter County highway department shall, upon a finding thereof, be subject to the payment of costs and a fine pursuant to the schedule set forth in subsection (A)(1) and (2) of this section as if no special permit had been granted.

4.

Other Violations. Any other violation of the terms and conditions of a special permit granted by the supervisor of the Porter County Highway Department shall, upon a finding thereof, be subject to the payment of court costs and a fine of no less than Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) and no more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).

B.

Overweight permits are to be issued on forms acceptable to the county commissioners.

(Ord. 96-4 § 3)

(Ord. No. 14-08, §§ 1—3, 6-17-2014)