Iowa Code 321.463 – Maximum gross weight — exceptions — penalties
Attorney's Note
Under the Iowa Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:Class | Prison | Fine |
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Simple misdemeanor | up to 30 days | between $105 and $855 |
Terms Used In Iowa Code 321.463
- Department: means the state department of transportation. See Iowa Code 321H.2
- Driver: means a person who operates a motor vehicle for the transportation of railroad workers in the motor vehicle on behalf of a railroad worker transportation company, whether the person is employed by the company for wages or drives for the company as an independent contractor. See Iowa Code 327F.39
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- highway: means the entire width between property lines of every way or place of whatever nature when any part thereof is open to the use of the public, as a matter of right, for purposes of vehicular travel, except in public areas in which the boundary shall be thirty-three feet each side of the center line of the roadway. See Iowa Code 321I.1
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Livestock: includes but is not limited to an animal classified as an ostrich, rhea, or emu. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Motor vehicle: means a self-propelled vehicle purchased or leased in this state, except as provided in section 322G. See Iowa Code 322G.2
- Operate: means to ride in or on, other than as a passenger, use, or control the operation of an all-terrain vehicle in any manner, whether or not the all-terrain vehicle is moving. See Iowa Code 321I.1
- Operator: means a person who operates or is in actual physical control of an all-terrain vehicle. See Iowa Code 321I.1
- Owner: means a person, other than a lienholder, having the property right in or title to an all-terrain vehicle. See Iowa Code 321I.1
- Person: includes any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, joint adventure, or association, and the plural as well as the singular number. See Iowa Code 321H.2
- road: include public bridges, and may be held equivalent to the words "county way" "county road" "common road" and "state road". See Iowa Code 4.1
- Roadway: means that portion of a highway improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel. See Iowa Code 321I.1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Vehicle: means any vehicle as defined in chapter 321. See Iowa Code 321H.2
Distance in feet 2 Axles 3 Axles 4 Axles 5 Axles 6 Axles 7 Axles 4 34,000 5 34,000 6 34,000 7 34,000 34,000 8 34,000 34,000 8’1″ 38,000 42,000 9 39,000 42,500 10 40,000 43,500 48,500 11 44,000 49,500 12 45,000 50,000 13 45,500 50,500 56,000 14 46,500 51,500 57,000 15 47,000 52,000 57,500 16 48,000 52,500 58,000 17 48,500 53,500 58,500 64,000 18 49,500 54,000 59,000 65,000 19 50,000 54,500 60,000 65,500 20 51,000 55,500 60,500 66,000 71,500 21 51,500 56,000 61,000 66,500 72,500 22 52,500 56,500 61,500 67,000 73,000 23 53,000 57,500 62,500 68,000 73,500 24 54,000 58,000 63,000 68,500 74,000 25 54,500 58,500 63,500 69,000 74,500 26 55,500 59,500 64,000 69,500 75,000 27 56,000 60,000 65,000 70,000 76,000 28 57,000 60,500 65,500 71,000 76,500 29 57,500 61,500 66,000 71,500 77,000 30 58,500 62,000 66,500 72,000 77,500 31 59,000 62,500 67,500 72,500 78,000 32 60,000 63,500 68,000 73,000 78,500 33 64,000 68,500 74,000 79,500 34 64,500 69,500 74,500 80,000 35 65,500 70,000 75,000 36 68,000 70,500 75,500 37 68,000 71,000 76,000 38 68,000 72,000 77,000 39 68,000 72,500 77,500 40 68,500 73,000 78,000 41 69,500 73,500 78,500 42 70,000 74,000 79,000 43 70,500 75,000 80,000 44 71,500 75,500 45 72,000 76,000 46 72,500 76,500 47 73,500 77,500 48 74,000 78,000 49 74,500 78,500 50 75,500 79,000 51 76,000 80,000 52 76,500 53 77,500 54 78,000 55 78,500 56 79,500 57 80,000
Distance in feet 2 Axles 3 Axles 4 Axles 5 Axles 6 Axles 7 Axles 4 34,000 5 34,000 6 34,000 7 34,000 34,000 8 34,000 34,000 8’1″ 38,000 42,000 9 39,000 42,500 10 40,000 43,500 45,000 11 44,000 46,000 12 45,000 47,000 13 45,500 48,000 48,500 14 46,500 49,000 49,500 15 47,000 50,000 50,500 16 48,000 51,000 51,500 17 48,500 52,000 52,500 54,000 18 49,500 53,000 53,500 55,000 19 50,000 54,500 54,500 56,000 20 51,000 55,500 55,500 57,000 21 51,500 56,000 56,500 58,000 22 52,500 56,500 57,500 59,000 23 53,000 57,500 58,500 60,000 24 54,000 58,000 59,500 61,000 25 54,500 58,500 60,500 62,000 26 55,500 59,500 61,500 63,000 27 56,000 60,000 62,500 64,000 28 57,000 60,500 63,500 65,000 29 57,500 61,500 64,500 66,000 30 58,500 62,000 65,500 67,000 31 59,000 62,500 66,500 68,000 32 60,000 63,500 67,500 69,000 33 64,000 68,500 70,000 34 64,500 69,500 71,000 35 65,500 70,000 72,000 36 68,000 70,500 73,000 37 68,000 71,000 74,000 38 68,000 72,000 75,000 39 68,000 72,500 76,000 40 68,500 73,000 77,000 41 69,500 73,500 78,000 78,000 42 70,000 74,000 79,000 79,000 43 70,500 75,000 80,000 80,000 44 71,500 75,500 45 72,000 76,000 46 72,500 76,500 47 73,500 77,500 48 74,000 78,000 49 74,500 78,500 50 75,500 79,000 51 76,000 80,000 52 76,500 53 77,500 54 78,000 55 78,500 56 79,500 57 80,000
Distance in feet 6 Axles 7 Axles 44 80,500 80,500 45 81,000 81,500 46 81,500 82,500 47 82,000 83,500 48 83,000 84,000 49 83,500 85,000 50 84,000 86,000 51 84,500 87,000 52 85,000 88,000 53 86,000 88,500 54 86,500 89,500 55 87,000 90,500 56 87,500 91,500 57 88,000 92,000 58 89,000 93,000 59 89,500 94,000 60 90,000 95,000 61 95,500 62 96,000
Length of Track in Feet Weight in Pounds 4 34,000 5 34,000 6 34,000 7 34,000 8 42,000 9 42,500 10 45,000 11 46,000 12 47,000 13 48,500 14 49,500 15 50,500 16 51,500 17 54,000 18 55,000 19 56,000 20 57,000 21 58,000 22 59,000 23 60,000 24 61,000 25 62,000 26 63,000 27 64,000 28 65,000 29 66,000 30 67,000 31 68,000 32 69,000 33 70,000 34 71,000 35 72,000 36 73,000 37 74,000 38 75,000 39 76,000 40 77,000 41 78,000 42 79,000 43 80,000
Pounds Overloaded Amount of Fine Up to and including 1,000 pounds $12 Over 1,000 pounds up to and including 2,000 pounds $22 Over 2,000 pounds up to and including 3,000 pounds $155 Over 3,000 pounds up to and including 4,000 pounds $240 Over 4,000 pounds up to and including 5,000 pounds $375 Over 5,000 pounds up to and including 6,000 pounds $585 Over 6,000 pounds up to and including 7,000 pounds $850 Over 7,000 pounds up to and including 8,000 pounds $950 Over 8,000 pounds up to and including 9,000 pounds $1,050 Over 9,000 pounds up to and including 10,000 pounds $1,150 Over 10,000 pounds up to and including 11,000 pounds $1,300 Over 11,000 pounds up to and including 12,000 pounds $1,400 Over 12,000 pounds up to and including 13,000 pounds $1,500 Over 13,000 pounds up to and including 14,000 pounds $1,600 Over 14,000 pounds up to and including 15,000 pounds $1,700 Over 15,000 pounds up to and including 16,000 pounds $1,800 Over 16,000 pounds up to and including 17,000 pounds $1,900 Over 17,000 pounds up to and including 18,000 pounds $2,000 Over 18,000 pounds up to and including 19,000 pounds $2,100 Over 19,000 pounds up to and including 20,000 pounds $2,200 Over 20,000 pounds $2,200 plus ten cents per pound in excess of 20,000 pounds