Panel debates steep fines for oversized vehicles stuck in Smuggler's Notch
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.'
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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.
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