7-8-3: VIOLATION:
Whenever any vehicle is operated in violation of the provisions of this chapter, or whenever any driver of a vehicle who fails or refuses to stop and submit to a weighing, or fails or refuses when directed by an officer to comply with the provisions of this chapter, the owner or driver of such vehicle, or both such owner and driver, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. (1977 Code § 10-9-4)