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Senate restores port-of-entry exemption for local truck traffic, allows portable-scale enforcement
Summary
Senate passed SB 144 to correct a recodification error and restore a port-of-entry exemption for local truck traffic; sponsors said the highway patrol can still stop and weigh suspect vehicles using portable scales.
The Utah Senate on Feb. 14 amended and approved legislation to clarify port-of-entry requirements for local truck traffic and to reduce unnecessary detours to weigh stations.
Senator Knudson, sponsor of SB 144, said the bill fixes an error introduced during the 1998 recodification that forced some local haulers to travel significant extra distance to reach a port of entry. Using the Fruitway/Box…
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