§ 12.44.145. Enforcement—Weighing and lightening.

Any peace officer is authorized to require the operator of any vehicle or combination of vehicles to stop and submit to a weighing of the same either by means of a portable or stationary scale and may require that such vehicle be driven to the nearest public scale.

Whenever a peace officer, upon weighing a vehicle and load, as above provided, determines that the weight is unlawful, such officer may, in addition to any other penalty provided, require the driver to stop the vehicle in a suitable place and remain standing until such portion of the load is removed as may be necessary to reduce the gross weight of such vehicle to such limit as permitted under this chapter. All materials unloaded shall be cared for by the owner or operator of such vehicle at the risk of such owner or operator.

It shall be unlawful for any operator of a vehicle to fail or refuse to stop and submit the vehicle and load to a weighing, or to fail or refuse, when directed by an officer upon a weighing of the vehicle to stop the vehicle and otherwise comply with the provisions of this section.

(Ord. 3748, 1968)