North Carolina § 20-118 - 2. Authority to fix higher weight limitations at reduced speeds for certain vehicles.
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§ 20-118. 2. Authority to fix higher weight limitations at reduced speeds for certain vehicles.
The Department of Transportation is hereby authorized and empowered to fix higher weight limitations at reduced speeds for vehicles used in transporting property when the point of origin or destination of the motor vehicles is located upon any light traffic highway, county road, farm-to-market road, or any other roads of the secondary system only and/or to the extent only that the motor vehicle is necessarily using said highway in transporting the property from the bona fide point of origin of the property being transported or to the bona fide point of destination of said property and such weights may be different from the weight of those vehicles otherwise using such roads. History (1951, c. 1013, s. 7A; 1957, c. 65, s. 11; 1973, c. 507, s. 5; 1977, c. 464, s. 34.)
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does North Carolina General Statutes § 20-118 cover?
Section 20-118 ("2. Authority to fix higher weight limitations at reduced speeds for certain vehicles.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. 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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