Responsibility of permittee

(a) The permittee accepts all responsibility for injury to persons or damage to public or private property caused directly or indirectly by OOV under permit. (b) The permittee agrees to hold the State of Connecticut, the Department of Transportation and other State Agencies harmless from all suits, claims, damages, or proceedings of any kind, as a direct or indirect result of the transportation of the vehicle(s) and load.