MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972
As Amended

SEC. 63-5-52. Special permits for vehicles transporting heavy equipment with nondivisible loads having gross vehicle weight of 140,000 pounds or less [Repealed effective from and after July 1, 2006].

(1)  In addition to other permits authorized to be issued for overweight loads, the Department of Transportation is authorized to issue annual special permits for vehicles transporting heavy equipment with a nondivisible load having a gross vehicle weight of one hundred forty thousand (140,000) pounds or less.  The permit shall be issued for the pulling unit and shall be nontransferable.  The fee for such permit shall be Four Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($4,500.00) and the permit shall expire one (1) year from the beginning movement date.  Movements under such permit shall be made under such safety and equipment restrictions as the department may establish.  The department shall specify the routes over which such movements may be conducted.

(2)  This section shall stand repealed from and after July 1, 2006.

SOURCES: Laws, 2003, ch. 538, § 1, SB 2676, eff from and after July 1, 2003.


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