(a) Any person who is convicted of operating a motor vehicle upon the street and highways of the city with weight upon any wheel, axle or groups of axles or upon more than one thereof greater than the maximum permitted by §§ 79.003 through 79.014, inclusive, shall pay in addition to, and not in substitution for, penalties under § 10.999, an administrative fee calculated as follows:
(1) In an amount equal to $0.05 per pound for each pound of an excess or combined excess weight over 1,000 pounds if the excess is 3,000 pounds or less;
(2) In an amount equal to $0.15 per pound for each pound of the excess or combined excess weight if the excess exceeds 3,000 pounds and is 4,000 pounds or less;
(3) In an amount equal to $0.225 cents per pound for each pound of the excess or combined excess weight if the excess exceeds 4,000 pounds and is 5,000 pounds or less;
(4) In an amount equal to $0.375 per pound for each pound of the excess or combined excess weight if the excess exceeds 5,000 pounds and is 10,000 pounds or less; and
(5) In an amount equal to $0.75 per pound for each pound of the excess or combined excess weight if the excess is more than 10,000 pounds.
(b) The schedule in this section is assessed at a single rate according to the cents per pound rate for the highest weight violation.
(1992 Code, § 40-362) (Ord. 118-03, passed 12-8-2003)