GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1991 SESSION
CHAPTER 604
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. G.S. 20-119(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a) The Department of
Transportation may, in their discretion, upon application, for good cause being
shown therefor, issue a special permit in writing authorizing the applicant to
operate or move a vehicle of a size or weight or number of units exceeding a
maximum specified in this Article upon any highway under the jurisdiction and
for the maintenance of which the body granting the permit is responsible.
However, the Department is not authorized to issue any permit to operate or
move over the State highways twin trailers, commonly referred to as double
bottom trailers. Every such permit shall be carried in the vehicle to which it
refers and shall be open to inspection by any peace officer; officer.
and it shall be a misdemeanor for any person to violate any of the terms
or conditions of such special permit: Provided, the The in
writing and for good cause shown, authorizing the applicant to move a vehicle
over the streets of such city or town, the size or weight exceeding the maximum
expressed in this Article. The Department of Transportation shall
issue rules to implement this section, but no rule shall provide that the
permits issued pursuant to this section may be invalidated by law enforcement
personnel."
Sec. 2. G.S. 20-119 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(d) Violation of any of the terms or conditions of a special permit issued under this section shall be a misdemeanor. A person convicted of a misdemeanor under this section shall be subject to a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00)."
Sec. 3. This act becomes effective October 1, 1991, and applies to offenses occurring on or after that date.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 9th day of July, 1991.
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James C. Gardner
President of the Senate
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Daniel Blue, Jr.
Speaker of the House of Representatives