304.220. Weight limits on county roads and bridges reduced, when--penalty for violation. - Missouri Statutes

Weight limits on county roads and bridges reduced, when--penalty forviolation.

304.220. 1. Whenever the county highway engineer of any county, orin any county in which there shall be no highway engineer, such otherofficer as the county commission may designate, shall find that any countyroad or bridge of such county is in such a condition that use thereof byvehicles of the weights specified in section 304.180, will endanger theroad or bridge, or the users thereof, the county highway engineer may withthe approval of the division engineer of the state transportationdepartment whose division includes the area in question establish maximumweight limits for vehicles using such road or bridge in such amounts aswill preserve the road or bridge and provide a reasonable margin of safetyto the users thereof. Notice of any such weight limit established shall begiven by posting signs at convenient and public places along any such road,and in conspicuous places at each end of any such bridge.

2. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a vehicle of aweight in excess of the maximum limit established pursuant to theprovisions of this section on or over any road or bridge upon which suchmaximum weight limits have been established unless the person shall havethe express permission of the officer empowered to establish such limit.

3. Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section shallbe guilty of a class C misdemeanor, and shall be liable in a civil actionfor any damages to the road or bridge.

(L. 1943 p. 659 § 8407A, A.L. 1953 p. 595, A.L. 1996 H.B. 1047)