339.01 OVERSIZE OR OVERWEIGHT VEHICLE OPERATION ON STATE ROUTES; STATE PERMIT.

   (a)   No person shall operate or move a vehicle or combination of vehicles of a size or weight of vehicle or load exceeding the maximum specified in Ohio R.C. 5577.01 to 5577.09, inclusive, or otherwise not in conformity with Ohio R.C. 4513.01 to 4513.37, inclusive, upon any State route within the Municipality, except pursuant to special written permit issued by the Ohio Director of Transportation, or upon any local truck route. Every such permit shall be carried in the vehicle or combination of vehicles to which it refers and shall be open to inspection by any police officer.

   No holder of a permit issued by the Ohio Director of Transportation shall be required to obtain any local permit or license or pay any local fee or charge for movement on any State route within the Municipality; however, it shall be unlawful to operate any such vehicle or combination of vehicles upon any roadway within the Municipality which is not a State route, except as provided in Section 339.02.

(ORC 4513.34)

   (b)   (1)   Whoever is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of exceeding the weight limitations of this section shall be imprisoned for a definite term or fined, or both which term of imprisonment and fine shall be fixed by the court as follows:

 

Amount Overweight	Maximum Term of Imprisonment	Maximum Fine
1 to 2,000 lbs.	No Imprisonment	$ 80.00
2,001 to 5,000 lbs.	No Imprisonment	$100.00 plus $1.00 per 100 lbs. over limit
5,001 to 10,000 lbs.	30 Days	$130.00 plus $2.00 per 100 lbs. over limit
10,000 lbs. and over	30 Days	$160.00 plus $3.00 per 100 lbs. over limit.

      (2)   Whoever is convicted or pleads guilty to a violation of any other provison of this section shall be subject to the penalty provisions set forth in Section 303.99. (Ord. 03-4. Passed 1-8-03.)