Vermont § 1397 - Weight limit signs

Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 1397 — Weight limit signs, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 1397. Weight limit signs

  • (a) When the weight limit on a highway or bridge has been adjusted by the Secretary of
    Transportation, the selectboard of a town, the trustees of an incorporated village,
    or the city council of a city, as to the legal load limit, then the Secretary, selectboard,
    trustees, or city council shall have each restricted highway or bridge posted for
    the legal load limit permitted. The notices shall be of a permanent nature and shall
    be placed at each end of each restricted highway in each town, village, or city affected
    or on the approaches to each restricted bridge. The notices shall state the legal
    load limit permitted to be operated over the highway or bridge. (b) The notices specified in subsection (a) of this section may be omitted when the restricted
    highway is a class 4 town highway or a class 3 town highway serving only one residence. (Amended 1991, No. 214 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. May 27, 1992; 1993, No. 186 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1995, No. 73 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 2021, No. 184 (Adj. Sess.), § 44, eff. July 1, 2022.)

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What does Vermont Statutes Online § 1397 cover?

Section 1397 ("Weight limit signs") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. 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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Is this the official text of Vermont law?

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