(A) Any person operating or driving a vehicle or combination of vehicles upon a public street, highway or bridge, or a portion thereof within the unincorporated areas of the county, with the total weight of that vehicle or combination of vehicles in excess of any load or weight limit set forth in this chapter, shall be fined or have a judgment entered against the person in accordance with I.C. 9, I.C. 34-28-5 and I.C. 35-50-3, as now in effect or as hereafter amended.
(B) The provisions of this chapter are penal in nature. No cause of action, claim, suit, responsibility or liability otherwise accruing to the Commissioners or any department, agency, instrumentality or division of the county government, shall be modified, reduced, terminated or affected in any fashion by virtue of the assessment of a fine, the entry of a judgment or the imposition of any other form of punishment by any court acting pursuant to this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 9-20-1-1) (Ord. passed 4-21-1969, 28 COM REC 944; Ord. passed 4-30-1969, 28 COM REC 964; Ord. passed 2-2-1970, 28 COM REC 1121; Ord. passed 3-2-1970, 28 COM REC 1156–1157; Ord. passed 3-16-1970, 28 COM REC 1165; Ord. passed 2-1-1971, 28 COM REC 1424–1425; Ord. passed 4-5-1971, 28 COM REC 1463; Ord. passed 5-8-1971, 28 COM REC 1481; Ord. passed 5-17-1971, 28 COM REC 1484; Ord. 9-5-2, passed 8-16-1982; Ord. 89-352, passed 4-13-1989, 90 COM REC 349, 352–353; Ord. 89-532, passed 5-15-1989, 89 COM REC 530–535)