Idaho § 49-438 - Penalty for exceeding registered gross weight or permitted maximum registered gross weight
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 49-438 — Penalty for exceeding registered gross weight or permitted maximum registered gross weight, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 49-438. Penalty for exceeding registered gross weight or permitted maximum registered gross weight
(1) Any person who shall operate, cause, permit, or suffer to be operated upon any highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles with a gross weight in excess of the registered maximum gross weight of the vehicle specified in this title shall have committed a violation under the infraction or misdemeanor provisions of section 49-1013 , Idaho Code.
(2) Any person who shall operate, cause, permit, or suffer to be operated upon any highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles with a gross weight in excess of the registered maximum gross weight not authorized by a valid permit issued pursuant to section 49-432 , Idaho Code, shall have committed a violation under the infraction or misdemeanor provisions of section 49-1013 , Idaho Code.
[49-438, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 100, p. 633; am. 1991, ch. 295, sec. 5, p. 779; am. 1993, ch. 273, sec. 3, p. 921; am. 2000, ch. 418, sec. 12, p. 1349; am. 2001, ch. 355, sec. 4, p. 1249.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Idaho Statutes § 49-438 cover?
Section 49-438 ("Penalty for exceeding registered gross weight or permitted maximum registered gross weight") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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