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Panel debates steep fines for oversized vehicles stuck in Smuggler's Notch
Summary
The committee reviewed language raising penalties for entering Smuggler's Notch with an oversized vehicle to $10,000 and to $20,000 (or double on repeat offense) when a vehicle becomes stuck and impedes traffic; counsel said the increases are defensible given recovery costs but committee members called them 'extreme.'
Legislative counsel told the Transportation Committee on April 7 that the miscellaneous motor‑vehicle bill would sharply increase penalties for oversized vehicles in Smuggler’s Notch, a narrow mountain pass.
"So 10 thou up from $1,000 to $10,000, and up from $2,000 to $20,000, if you get stuck and substantially impede the flow of traffic," Damien Leonard, legislative counsel,…
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