Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Highway weight limit; Transportation Commission Appeals Board reduce penalties for violating.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/10 (H) Referred To Transportation | |
| 2 | 01/30 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2001 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Eaton
Code Section: A 027-0019-0089
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-19-89, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE APPEALS BOARD OF THE MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION SHALL REDUCE THE PENALTY ASSESSED AGAINST THE OWNER/OPERATOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE FOR EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM LEGAL HIGHWAY WEIGHT LIMIT ON A HIGHWAY HAVING A LEGAL WEIGHT LIMIT OF LESS THAN 80,000 POUNDS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PENALTY REDUCTION SHALL NOT BE AUTHORIZED IF THE GROSS WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE EXCEEDS 80,000 POUNDS OR, IN ANY EVENT, MORE THAN ONCE DURING A TWELVE MONTH PERIOD; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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