Section 17 AAC 25.335 - Weighing allowance(a) The department will weigh vehicles in their as-found condition and will grant weight allowances, as described in this section, to the weight limits set out in 17 AAC 25.013.(b) The department will observe the following procedures if enforcing the gross weight requirements in 17 AAC 25.013(1) from October 1 through April 30 of each year, in addition to the amount allowed in 17 AAC 25.013, an additional 1,500 pound allowance will be granted for snow and ice build-up, if evidence of that build-up exists; this allowance is the maximum allowance regardless of the make-up of the vehicle combinatiory;(2) whenever the department finds a violation, it will give a warning, issue the driver of the vehicle a citation, or inspect the vehicle, and(3) if the vehicle grpss weight is over the amount allowed in 17 AAC 25.013 and paragraph (1) of this subsection by more than 1,000 pounds, the vehicle will directed to a location to unload the excess weight from the vehicle.(c) The following procedures will be observed while enforcing the axle group weight requirements set out in 17 AAC 25.013: (1) whenever the department finds a violation, it will give a warning, may issue the driver of the vehicle a citation, or may inspect the vehicle and note the violation on the inspection form;(2) if the weight of an axle group on a vehicle is over the amount allowed in 17 AAC 25.013 by more than 1,000 pounds, but no more than 2,000 pounds, and can be corrected at the weigh station by shifting the load, the load must be corrected by shifting before the vehicle will be allowed to proceed;(3) if the weight of an axle group on a vehicle is over the amount allowed in 17 AAC 25.013 by more than 1,000 pounds but no more than 2,000 pounds and cannot be corrected at the weigh station by shifting the load, the driver of the vehicle will be directed to a location to unload the excess weight from the vehicle;(4) if the weight of an axle group on a vehicle is over the amount allowed in 17 AAC 25.013 by more than 2,000 pounds, the driver of the vehicle will be directed to a location to unload the excess weight from the vehicle; however, if the weight of that axle group is over the legally allowed amount by mot's than 125 percent of the legally allowed amount and cannot be corrected by shifting the load, the driver may be directed to park the vehicle at the weigh station or enforcement site until the vehicle's weight can be reduced to within the amount allowed in 17 AAC 25.013 or until a permit under 17 AAC 25.320 is obtained.(5) if the weight of an axle group on a vehicle is over the amount allowed in 17 AAC 25.013 by more than 2,000 pounds, the driver of the vehicle will be issued a citation for the violation and be directed to a location to unload the excess weight from the vehicle; however, if the weight of that axle group is over the legally allowed amount by more than 125 percent of the legally allowed amount and cannot be corrected by shifting the load, the vehicle will be parked at the weigh station or enforcement site until the vehicle's weight can be reduced to within the amount allowed in 17 AAC 25.013 or in a permit issued under 17 AAC 25.320.Eff. 10/7/2001, Register 160; am 4/9/2009, Register 190; am 12/30/2010, Register 196; am 12/6/2018, Register 228, January 2019Authority:AS 19.05.010
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