Relating to the charging procedure for scheduled violations for exceeding weight limits on an axle or vehicle

11 authorize the commissioner of public safety, the director of transportation, and the director of the department of natural resources to adopt a uniform citation and complaint, and associated procedures, for charging traffic violations and other violations which are designated as scheduled violations.463 limits the maximum gross weight of a vehicle based on the number and type of axles and the distance between the axles on the vehicle. A violation results in a scheduled fine ranging from $12 to $2,200 plus cents per pound in excess of 20,000 pounds over the limit. Current law requires weight limit violations resulting in a fine exceeding $1,000, when the violation is admitted, to be chargeable upon uniform citation and complaint, indictment, or county attorney’s information. However, if the violation is not admitted, the violation is chargeable only upon indictment or county attorney’s information.463 a scheduled violation subject to the uniform citation and complaint provisions, procedures, and exceptions, irrespective of the amount of the scheduled fine.8A(12)(e), but does not change the scheduled fine amount for any violation.