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27-66-504. Civil liability.
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27-66-504. Civil liability.
In addition to the penalty prescribed in § 27-66-503, the person convicted of violation of §§ 27-66-501 — 27-66-504, or of the orders of classifications of the commission shall be liable in a civil action for all damage occasioned or caused by such violation. However, as to a special trip for the movement of some particular thing or vehicle from one (1) location to another, the fine or penalty provided in § 27-66-503 shall not apply, but that person shall be civilly liable to the proper county or road improvement district for all damages which he may occasion to the public highway over which such movement is made.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-66-504
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27-66-504. Civil liability.
In addition to the penalty prescribed in § 27-66-503, the person convicted of violation of §§ 27-66-501 — 27-66-504, or of the orders of classifications of the commission shall be liable in a civil action for all damage occasioned or caused by such violation. However, as to a special trip for the movement of some particular thing or vehicle from one (1) location to another, the fine or penalty provided in § 27-66-503 shall not apply, but that person shall be civilly liable to the proper county or road improvement district for all damages which he may occasion to the public highway over which such movement is made.
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27-66-501. Classification of roads by weight of vehicles used thereon.
(a) Exclusive of city streets, state highways, or interstates, a county judge may post weight limits on public bridges in his or her jurisdiction in connection with federally mandated bridge inspections.
(b) Posted weight limit signs shall be in accordance with state and federal law.
(c)(1) It is unlawful for a person to drive, operate, or move a motor vehicle, an object, or a contrivance or for an owner of a motor vehicle, object, or contrivance to cause or permit the motor vehicle, object, or contrivance of a size or weight exceeding the posted weight limit to be driven, operated, or moved.
(2) A person or an owner operating a motor vehicle, an object, or a contrivance under an overweight permit issued by the Arkansas Department of Transportation is exempt from penalty under subdivision (c)(1) of this section.
(d) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
(e) Even if authorized by an overweight permit issued by the Arkansas Department of Transportation, a person or an owner operating, driving, or moving a vehicle, an object, or a contrivance upon a public bridge shall be liable for all damage that the public bridge may sustain as a result of:
(1) Careless, negligent, or illegal operation, driving, or moving of a vehicle, an object, or a contrivance; or
(2) Operation, driving, or moving of a vehicle, object, or contrivance of excessive width or weighing in excess of the maximum weight limits in this chapter.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-66-501
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 27-66-501. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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27-66-503. Penalty.
Any person violating § 27-66-502 or, after publication of the notices required above, using, driving, or operating on any road or highway any vehicle, loaded or empty of greater weight than that described or provided for in such order or classification as the commission shall have made with reference to a road or highway, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction, that person shall be fined in any sum not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100). Each day's use of any such vehicle shall constitute a separate offense.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-66-503
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 27-66-503. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.