La. Admin. Code tit. 73 § I-311
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section I-311 - Checking PermitsA. General Procedures1. A permit must be carried with the vehicle for which it was issued at all times. Any vehicle requiring a permit which does not have a permit with it shall be fined. (A permit may be carried in an escort vehicle as long as the escort vehicle is not separated from the vehicle requiring the permit.)2. All permits which have been checked shall be signed by the officer, and the date, time of day, and scale location shall be noted on the permit. If the truck permit office was called for verification, the name of the official at that office shall also be noted next to the changes. All additions or changes which were verified shall be initialed by the officer and also noted again near the officer's signature.3. When vehicles arrive at the scales with permits which have already been checked by an officer, they do not have to be reverified with the truck permit office if all changes have been initialed by a Weights and Standards Stationary Scale Police Force officer.4. If a permitted vehicle or load is too large to pass through a stationary unit, a state police escort may radio ahead for authorization to bypass the unit. The permit shall be checked by radio and verified if necessary with the truck permit office. All other oversize and overweight permits shall be actually seen by the officer.5. No vehicle shall be delayed more than 15 minutes for permit checking.B. Comparing the Permit to the Vehicle or Load. Since officials at the truck permit office do not actually see or physically inspect a vehicle or load before a permit is issued, all information on a permit shall be checked against the vehicle or load by enforcement officers.1. The name of the mover on the form must be the same as the identification on the cab of the vehicle and the owner on the vehicle registration certificate. If the mover has leased the vehicle and is different from the owner on the cab doors or on the vehicle registration certificate, proof of the lease must be shown to the officer.2. The load being hauled must agree with the information on the form. A vehicle and load with a permit must always be an indivisible vehicle and load, with the following exceptions: a. vehicles with forest product permits, waste disposal truck permits, or harvest season permits;b. vehicles transporting pipe loaded across the vehicle (rather than lengthwise) may have overwidth permits if the width of the vehicle and load does not exceed 8 feet, 8 inches;c. vehicles transporting up to three bundles of prepackaged or strapped oil field pipe may have overwidth permits if the load does not exceed 10 feet in width;d. vehicles transporting up to 500 pounds of small parts which have been or can be easily divided or dismantled from the indivisible part of a vehicle or load may be moved with the main part of the shipment on a single permit.3. If the vehicle is a mobile home, the serial number on the mobile home must be the same as the number listed on the permit.4. The vehicle make or model (Mack, International, Peterbilt, etc.) shall be compared to the permit. The license plate on a truck or truck-tractor, serial number on off-road equipment, and license plates on trailers or semi-trailers shall also be checked against the permit.5. The highway numbers on the permit shall be examined to insure that the movement is following the route described on the permit. a. The monthly oversize permit is issued from any point to any point.b. The steering axle permit, oil field equipment permit, forest product permit, and forest management equipment permit are issued for all highways except interstate highways.6. The date shall be compared to the dates the movement is to begin and end as noted on the permit.a. Oversize permits are issued at $8 per trip if the trip lasts less than one day and $8 per day if the trip lasts more than one day. Vehicles observed making more than one trip per day with an oversize permit have an invalid permit for the second trip. Anytime the prepaid permit form is used, the permit is valid for only one day and one trip.b. Monthly oversize permits are issued for Monday through Friday only, Monday through Saturday only, or for every day of the week. (Holidays may be excepted.) The monthly oversize permit may be used for more than one trip per day.c. Overweight permits are issued for one trip. The number of days allowed for the trip will be indicated by the "Date Movement Begins" and "Date Movement Ends."d. Waste disposal truck permits, steering axle permits, forest product permits, and forest management equipment permits, which are issued for a year, must have a valid "Date Movement Ends."e. Harvest season permits, which are issued for a year, must have a valid "Expiration Date."f. Utility vehicle permits, may only be used for one 24-hour period. Both the date and the time of day shall be checked by the officer. These permits must be filled out in ink.g. Oil field equipment permits are issued for a month and must have a valid "Date Movement Ends."7. The number of axles noted on the permit shall be compared to the number and type (tandem, etc.) on the vehicle. The axle weights and the gross vehicle weight on the permit shall be matched against the weights shown on the scales. The scale weights must be equal to or lower than the weights on the permit.a. Prepaid permit forms may not be used for overweight loads. If a prepaid permit form accompanies an overweight vehicle or load, the vehicle is in violation.b. Permits on regular forms, transmitted forms, and control forms which are for overweight are also valid for oversize if the dimensions are shown on the permit. This does not apply to waste disposal truck permits or harvest season permits, which have been limited to vehicles and loads which are only overweight.c. If the gross vehicle weight is under the weight shown on the permit, vehicles with harvest season permits shall be allowed a 500-pound variance on each single axle or axle group (tandem, tridum, or quadrum).d. No load may be carried by vehicles with oil field equipment permits or by rig-up trucks with steering axle permits.8. All dimensions on the vehicle or load (width, height, length, front and rear overhang) must be equal to or less than the dimensions listed on the permit.9. The movement shall also be compared to the "Restrictions" and "Remarks" sections of the permit: b. inclement weather movement;j. any other limitations added to the permit by the truck permit office.C. Verifying Permits with the Truck Permit Office1. In some cases it is necessary to call the truck permit office to compare a permit with the master copy at the office. When calling, officers should be prepared with the date of issuance and the permit number (P-number, F-number, or Unumber) from the upper right corner of the permit.2. All information on prepaid forms (A-Forms) and control forms (C-Forms) shall be verified due to the fact that the truck permit office activates these permits over the phone.3. All date changes shall be verified with the truck permit office.4. All restrictions which the officer suspects were omitted from the permit shall be verified with the truck permit office.5. The truck permit office shall also be called about any other unverified additions, changes or suspicious information.La. Admin. Code tit. 73, § I-311
Promulgated by the Department of Transportation and Development, Office of Highways, LR 5:40 (February 1979), amended by the Office of Weights Measures and Standards, LR 20:463 (April 1994), Amended LR 481736AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 32:2 et seq.