Ala. Code § 32-9-29 (1975) Permits For Movement of Oversized Vehicles Or Loads

• Library: Alabama Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions.

(a) Authorized; application; issuance; seasonal, etc., limitations; refusal, revocation, or cancellation.

(1) The Director of the Department of Transportation or the official of the department designated by the director, upon application and for good cause being shown therefor, may issue a permit in writing authorizing the applicant to operate or move upon the state's public roads a vehicle or combination of no more than two vehicles and loads whose weight, width, length, or height, or combination thereof, exceeds the maximum limit specified by law; provided, that the load transported by such vehicle or vehicles is of such nature that it is a unit which cannot be readily dismantled or separated; provided, however, that bulldozers and similar construction equipment shall not be deemed readily separable for purposes of this chapter; and further provided, that no permit shall be issued to any vehicle whose operation upon the public roads of this state threatens to unduly damage a road or any appurtenances thereto.

(2) Permits may be issued on application to the department to persons, firms, or corporations. The director shall adopt reasonable rules which are necessary or desirable governing the issuance of the permits; provided, that the rules shall not conflict with this title and other provisions of law.

(3) The original copy of every permit shall be carried in the vehicle itself and shall be open to inspection by any law enforcement officer or authorized agent of the department.

(4) The application for any permit shall specifically describe the type of permit applied for, as described in subsection (b), and the application for a single trip permit, in addition, shall describe the points of departure and destination.

(5) The director or the official of the department designated by the director may withhold such permit or, if such permit is issued, may establish seasonal or other time limitations within which the vehicles described may be operated on the public road indicated, or may otherwise limit or prescribe conditions of operation of such vehicle, when necessary to assure against undue damage to the road foundation, surfaces, or bridge structures, and require such undertaking or other security as may be deemed necessary to compensate the state for any injury to any roadway or bridge structure.

(6) For just cause, including, but not limited to, repeated and consistent past violations, the director or an official of the department designated by the director may refuse to issue, or may cancel, suspend, or revoke, the permit of an applicant or permittee.