Connecticut General Statutes/Title 14/Chapter 249/Section 14-298a

CGS § 14-298a. Operation of motor vehicle exceeding posted clearance, load or weight limit prohibited.

(a) No person shall operate or move a motor vehicle over, on, through, or under any bridge or structure on any highway (1) if the height of such vehicle or the load exceeds the height of the posted clearance or load, as shown by an official traffic control device, as defined in section 14-297, or (2) if the weight of such vehicle or such vehicle and the load exceeds the weight of the posted weight limit.

(b) Any person violating any provision of this section shall, (1) for a first offense, be fined not more than one thousand dollars, and (2) for a subsequent offense, be fined not more than two thousand five hundred dollars.

Short History

(P.A. 05-218, S. 30; P.A. 21-175, S. 3.)

Long History

History: P.A. 21-175 designated existing provision as Subsecs. (a)(1) and (b), added Subsec. (a)(2) re posted weight limit, and amended Subsec. (b) to replace provision re commission of infraction with provision re maximum fine of $1,000 for a first offense in Subdiv. (1) and provision re maximum fine of $2,500 for a subsequent offense in Subdiv. (2).

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