§ 1407. Operation of overweight vehicles
A motor truck, truck tractor, tractor, trailer, or other vehicle, machine or contrivance, shall not be operated over the highways of the state of Vermont in violation of any provision of this title relative to the weight of the vehicle, machine or contrivance. In a prosecution for these violations, the proper defendant shall be either the owner or lessee of the vehicle, machine or contrivance or the person who moves or operates the vehicle, machine or contrivance. (Amended 1971, No. 228 (Adj. Sess.), § 23; 1995, No. 89 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)