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(1)Except as otherwise specified in a permit, a vehicle, load, or vehicle and load that is overweight, but not oversize, may operate 24 hours a day, including weekends and holidays.
(2)Except as otherwise specified in the permit, no vehicle or vehicle combination operating under a permit that is overlength may be operated:
(a) Between 4:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on Sunday.
(b) Between 4:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on Friday between the 4th Friday in May and Labor Day.
(c) Between 4:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on any holiday, or, when Independence Day falls on Sunday, on the following Monday.
(d) Between 4:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on the day before any holiday, except that this restriction does not apply to Independence Day when it falls on a Sunday.
(3)An issuing authority may issue a permit for times other than those specified in sub. (1) or (2), under extraordinary circumstances when, in the opinion of the issuing authority, public health and welfare is better served, and may impose additional conditions necessary to promote the safe operation of the vehicle and load.
History: Cr. Register, December, 1990, No. 420, eff. 1-1-91.
Trans 269.11Route limitations.
(1)A permit issued by the department authorizes the use of any of the highways of the state, subject to the limitations stated in the permit.
(2)Except as provided in sub. (2a), a permit is not valid on any part of the national system of interstate and defense highways in Wisconsin.
(2a)Notwithstanding sub. (2), permits issued by the department for the transportation of scrap, garbage or refuse authorize the use of that portion of U.S. highway 51 between Wausau and state trunk highway 78 and that portion of state trunk highway 78 between U.S. highway 51 and the interstate highway 90/94 interchange near Portage upon their federal designation as interstate highway 39.
History: Cr. Register, December, 1990, No. 420, eff. 1-1-91; am. (2), cr. (2a), Register, January, 1991, No. 421, eff. 2-1-91; emerg. am. (2a), eff. 9-9-96; am. (2a), Register, January, 1997, No. 493, eff. 2-1-97.
Trans 269.12Transfers. In the event of a breakdown or other circumstance requiring a change of the power unit identified on the permit, transfers to another vehicle, under the control of the permittee, may be made following the completion of a new application and the issuance of a new permit. The words, “This is a transfer from permit # ,” shall be written on the bottom of the application. The original permit shall be sent to the issuing authority with the transfer application.
History: Cr. Register, December, 1990, No. 420, eff. 1-1-91.
Trans 269.13Insurance and liability conditions.
(1)In applying for and accepting a permit, the permittee agrees to:
(a) Pay any claim for any bodily injury or property damage resulting from operation under the permit for which the permittee is legally responsible.
(b) Hold the state, its subdivisions, officers, employes and agents harmless from any claim which may arise from operation over public highways under the permit.
(2)Whether or not insurance, bond, or deposit as set forth in sub. (7) is required, the permittee shall be liable for all damages which any highway or its appurtenances may sustain by reason of any operation under the permit.
(3)An issuing authority may waive insurance requirements for permits issued to government.
(4)Where a certificate of insurance is required, no insurer may cancel the certificate of insurance without providing the issuing authority 10 days advance written notice of the cancellation.
(5)An issuing authority may require a permittee to provide more bodily injury damage liability coverage than is set forth in sub. (6).
(6)The following insurance amounts are required:
(7)A permittee shall certify, and may be required to present satisfactory written evidence, that the amount of insurance coverage given in sub. (6), or a bond in a form satisfactory to the issuing authority, will be in effect for the vehicle and load designated in the permit while operating on the public highway, unless this requirement is expressly waived by the issuing authority.
History: Cr. Register, December, 1990, No. 420, eff. 1-1-91.
Trans 269.14General conditions and requirements. A permittee shall comply with all applicable statutes, ordinances, rules and policies of any state agency or subdivision of the state, unless they are modified by the conditions of the permit.
History: Cr. Register, December, 1990, No. 420, eff. 1-1-91.
Trans 269.15Denial, suspension or revocation of permit.
(1)An issuing authority may deny, suspend, or revoke a permit for good cause, pursuant to s. 348.25 (7), Stats. Grounds for the denial, suspension, or revocation of a permit include:
(a) Violation of any condition of a permit.
(b) Preventing an employe of an issuing authority or a law enforcement officer from performing his or her official duties, or interfering with the lawful performance of his or her duties.
(c) Physically assaulting an employe of an issuing authority or a law enforcement officer while performing his or her official duties.
(d) Making a material misstatement in an application for a permit.
(e) Unauthorized alteration of a permit.
(f) Refusal or failure, without just cause, to produce required records.
(g) Payment of an application fee with a worthless check.
(h) Violation of any other applicable provision under ch. 348, Stats., or this chapter.
(2)A permittee shall immediately return a suspended or revoked permit to the issuing authority, after receiving notice from the issuing authority of the suspension or revocation of the permit.
Note: If a permit is denied, suspended, or revoked, an applicant or permittee may request a hearing before the division of hearings and appeals, pursuant to s. 348.25 (9), Stats.
History: Cr. Register, December, 1990, No. 420, eff. 1-1-91.
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