Any police officer having reason to believe that the gross weight of a vehicle and load is unlawful may require the driver to stop and submit to weighing of it and may require that such vehicle be driven to the nearest public scales, provided such scales are within three miles of the point where such vehicle is stopped. Whenever such officer, upon weighing a vehicle and load as provided herein, determines that the weight is unlawful, the officer may require the driver to stop the vehicle in a suitable place and remain standing until such portion of the load is removed as may be necessary to reduce the gross weight of the vehicle to the limit permitted under State law.
(ORC 4513.33)