Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 73 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS › Part I - Weights and Standards › Chapter 3 - Oversize and Overweight Permit › Section I-301 - General Information

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Permit
				Policies
1. Vehicles or loads which exceed
				the legal size or weight, but which cannot be easily divided, broken, or
				dismantled, are called indivisible vehicles or indivisible loads. Drivers of
				these vehicles are eligible to purchase oversize or overweight permits. These
				permits will allow oversize or overweight vehicles to travel on
				state-maintained highways.
2. Some
				vehicles transporting divisible loads are eligible to obtain permits. These
				are:
a. vehicles transporting pipe loaded
				across a vehicle, rather than lengthwise, are eligible for overwidth permits as
				long as the width of the vehicle and load does not exceed 8 feet, 8
				inches;
b. vehicles transporting up
				to three bundles of pre-packaged or strapped oil field pipe are eligible for
				overwidth permits if the load does not exceed 10 feet in width;
c. vehicles transporting pulpwood or plywood
				bolts loaded across a vehicle, rather than lengthwise, are eligible for forest
				product permits;
d. vehicles
				transporting farm products in their natural state are eligible for harvest
				season permits;
e. waste disposal
				trucks transporting divisible loads are eligible for waste disposal truck
				permits and steering axle permits;
f. when all parts which have been or can be
				easily divided or dismantled from a shipment weigh altogether 500 pounds or
				less, these parts may moved along with indivisible part of the shipment as one
				load.
3. Federal, state,
				and local government agencies are required to have oversize and overweight
				permits. They shall not be charged for oversize permits but shall be charged
				for overweight permits. Only vehicles with federal or public license plates and
				identification numbers which are being used for official business are eligible
				for the oversize permit fee exemption.
a. The
				Louisiana National Guard shall not be charged for overweight permits through
				June 30, 1979. Beginning July 1, 1979, the National Guard shall be charged for
				overweight permits.
b.
				Government-owned utility companies cannot get the oversize permit fee
				exemption.
4.
				Authorization for check weights must be confirmed by the truck permit office
				before the vehicle arrives at a stationary enforcement unit. The truck permit
				office will also provide the license number or serial number of the vehicle and
				the overweight permit number. The vehicle must have a valid overweight permit
				for at least the minimum permitted weight. If the vehicle is both oversize and
				overweight, the vehicle must have a valid oversize and overweight permit. If
				the vehicle arrives at the scale without authorization, if the vehicle does not
				match the license number or serial number provided by the truck permit office,
				or if the overweight permit number does not agree with the number provided;
				then the vehicle shall be fined by the usual procedure.
5. Permits must be obtained before movement
				of an oversize or overweight vehicle or load begins or before the vehicle
				enters Louisiana.
6. The original
				of a permit must be in the vehicle for which it was issued; Xerox copies are
				not acceptable except in the case of permits transmitted through the wire
				services. Permits should always be filled out in ink.
7. The types of acceptable payment for
				oversize and overweight permits can be found in §307. B 3