GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

S	1 

SENATE BILL 371*

Short Title:  Violation of Overdimension Permit.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senator Goldston.
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Referred to:  Transportation.
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March 28, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO CREATE A CIVIL PENALTY FOR OPERATING OVERDIMENSION VEHICLES OR COMBINATIONS OF VEHICLES WITHOUT OR IN VIOLATION OF A PERMIT.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Chapter 20 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 20-119.1.  Operation of vehicle or combination of vehicles without or in violation of overdimension permit.
(a)	Any vehicle or combination of vehicles being operated in this State without a valid overdimension permit or being operated in violation of restrictions stated on the overdimension permit issued for that vehicle or combination of vehicles shall be subject to a civil penalty of three hundred dollars ($300.00).
(b)	The civil penalty provided in subsection (a) of this section shall constitute the sole penalty for operating a vehicle or combination of vehicles without a valid overdimension permit or in violation of restrictions stated on the overdimension permit issued for that vehicle or combination of vehicles.  This monetary charge is considered an additional tax and is subject to G.S. 20-91.1."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.