§ 36-317. Violations; inspections.

(a)

Violations deemed civil infractions . Except as provided in section 36-318, any person, driver, or operator who violates this article or a rule promulgated under this article, or an owner or user of a bus, truck, truck-tractor, or trailer, or certain other motor vehicles or an officer or agent of an individual, partnership, corporation, or association or their lessees or receivers appointed by a court that is the owner or user of a vehicle, who requires or permits the driver or operator to operate or drive a bus, truck, truck-tractor, or trailer, or certain other motor vehicles in violation of this article or a rule promulgated under this article is responsible for a civil infraction and may be ordered to pay a fine of not more than $250.00 for each violation.

(b)

Authority to stop and inspect motor vehicles; notice to appear . A peace officer or an officer of the Motor Carrier Division of the Department of State Police, upon reasonable cause to believe that a motor vehicle is being operated in violation of this article or a rule promulgated under this article, may stop the motor vehicle and inspect the motor vehicle. If a violation is found, the officer may issue a notice to appear for that violation. If a motor vehicle is inspected by breaking the load seal, then the peace officer shall give to the driver a signed receipt of inspection and the peace officer shall be responsible for reapplying a state department of transportation seal.

(Code 1977, § 23-158; Ord. No. 184, § 23-116, 10-22-1990; Ord. No. 275, 11-27-2000)