Any police officer having reason to believe that the weight of a vehicle and its load is unlawful may require the driver of such vehicle to stop and submit to a weighing of it by means of portable or permanent sealed scales, 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 determines that the weight is unlawful, he may require the driver to stop the vehicle in a suitable place and remain standing until such portion of the load is removed as is necessary to reduce the weight to the legal limit.
(ORC 4513.33)