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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session |
Senate: TTMC DPA 5-2-0-0 | 3rd Read 21-6-3-0
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SB1376: vehicle loads; restrictions
Sponsor: Senator Bolick, LD 2
Caucus & COW
Overview
Applies vehicle load restrictions to a street or roadway.
History
Statute outlines that a person must not drive or move a vehicle on a highway unless the vehicle is constructed or loaded in a manner to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking or otherwise escaping from the vehicle, except the following are permitted:
1) sufficient sand may be dropped to secure traction;
2) water or another substance may be sprinkled on a roadway in cleaning or maintaining the roadway; and
3) minor pieces of agricultural materials such as leaves and stems from agricultural loads.
A person must not operate a vehicle on a highway with a load unless the load and any covering on the load are securely fastened in a manner to prevent the covering or load from becoming loose, detached or in any manner a hazard to other users of the highway.
If a person is found in violation of the outlined vehicle load restrictions but does not cause any damage or injury, for the person's first violation in a 60-month period the person is subject to a civil penalty of no more than $250. For a second or subsequent violation in a 60-month period, the person is subject to a civil penalty of no more than $350. If the violation results in an accident-causing serious physical injury to another person, the person is subject to a civil penalty of no more than $500. If the violation results in an accident causing the death of another person, the person is subject to a civil penalty of no more than $1,000 (A.R.S. § 28-1098).
Provisions
1. Expands vehicle load restrictions to apply to a street or roadway. (Sec. 1)
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Makes technical changes. (Sec.
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