Upon receipt of a written application and good cause being shown, a
jurisdictional authority may issue a written special permit authorizing an
applicant to operate upon or remove from a highway maintained by that jurisdictional
authority a vehicle or combination of vehicles that are any of the following:
A. Of a size, weight or load exceeding the maximum specified
in this chapter.
B. Otherwise not in conformity with this chapter.
The application for a special permit shall be on a form prescribed by
the jurisdictional authority and shall specifically describe the vehicle or
vehicles and load to be operated or moved and the particular highways upon
which the special permit to operate is requested.
A jurisdictional authority may issue a special permit authorizing the
operation of the following upon a highway:
A. Traction engines or tractors having movable tracks with
transverse corrugations upon the periphery of those movable tracks on farm
tractors.
B. Other farm machinery otherwise prohibited under this
chapter.
A special permit shall specify the trip or trips and date or dates for
which it is valid, and the jurisdictional authority granting the special permit
may restrict or prescribe conditions of operation of a vehicle or vehicles,
if necessary, to protect the safety of the public or to ensure against undue
damage to the road foundations, surfaces, structures or installations and
may require a reasonable inspection fee and other security as that jurisdictional
authority determines necessary to compensate for damages caused by the movement.
A special permit may be issued on an annual basis.
A person may transport telephone, telegraph or electric poles of a greater
length than otherwise authorized over the highways in the construction, maintenance
or repair of telephone, telegraph or electric lines pursuant to a special
permit issued under this article.
A person may transport concrete pipe of a greater width than otherwise
authorized over highways pursuant to a special permit issued under this article.
A special permit issued under this article shall be carried in the vehicle
or combination of vehicles to which it refers and shall be open to inspection
by a police officer or authorized agent of an authority granting the special
permit. A person shall not violate any of the terms or conditions of the special
permit.
A person who violates this article is responsible for a civil infraction.
A jurisdictional authority issuing a special permit to move a mobile home under this article and a person who is issued a special permit to move a mobile home under this article are subject to §
199-30.
As used in this article, "jurisdictional authority" means the State
Transportation Department, County Road Commission or local authority having
jurisdiction over a highway upon which a vehicle is proposed to be moved pursuant
to a permit required under this article.