Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Place to
Legalize. All vehicles exceeding the overweight tolerances of Section
49-1001(8), Idaho
Code, are required to legalize at the place of weighing unless, in the judgment
of the weight enforcement official, it would be unsafe and/or impractical to do
so. (3-31-22)
02.
Travel
Authorization. Those overweight vehicles, which in the judgment of the
weight enforcement official cannot be safely or practically legalized at the
place of weighing, will obtain a travel authorization to travel to a safe point
of legalization by payment of the statutory fee. (3-31-22)
a. The safe point of legalization will be
determined by the weight enforcement official in consultation with the vehicle
operator or other persons having interest in the vehicle or load.
(3-31-22)
b. Vehicles hauling the
following commodities are considered unsafe or impractical to legalize at the
place of weighing. This list is illustrative and not all inclusive of the
following: Bulk hazardous materials and hazardous waste as defined by Section
49-109, Idaho Code; livestock; hot
asphalt; concrete; dead animals or parts thereof; highly perishable
commodities; bees; and any load where removal of the tie downs may create a
possible safety hazard. (3-31-22)
c. The owner or operator of vehicles required
to off-load portions of their load will adhere to all applicable safety
regulations of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), United
States Department of Transportation, and the Idaho Department of Commerce and
Labor. (3-31-22)
d. A supervisor
within the port of entry chain of command will determine if loads of
questionable safety should be off-loaded at the place of weighing or be allowed
to purchase a travel authorization. (3-31-22)
03.
Permission to Off-Load. No
off-loaded commodity will be left at the place of weighing unless done so with
permission of the appropriate authority. (3-31-22)
a. Any commodity left at the place of
weighing may be removed and stored by the Department at the hauler's expense.
(3-31-22)
b. A trailer as defined
by Section
49-121(6), Idaho
Code, may be left at the place of weighing for a reasonable time not to exceed
five (5) days if the weight enforcement official determines a traffic hazard
will not be created. (3-31-22)
c.
Any commodity left at a privately owned place of weighing should be done so
with the knowledge and express permission of the owner of the site.
(3-31-22)
04.
Travel Authorization Restrictions. (3-31-22)
a. Travel authorization will not be issued to
vehicles traveling under the authority of an overweight permit issued pursuant
to Section
49-1004, Idaho Code.
(3-31-22)
b. Travel authorization
will not be issued to allow travel across a restricted structure at weights
exceeding its maximum allowable weight or when such weight exceeds the maximum
weight that would be permitted under Section
49-1004, Idaho Code.
(3-31-22)
