Local authority to grant permits for transporting overweight divisible loads

Sec. 2.5. (a) A local authority that: (1) has jurisdiction over a state highway, an interstate highway, or a local street; and (2) is responsible for the repair and maintenance of the state highway, interstate highway, or local street; may, upon proper application in writing and upon good cause shown, grant a permit for transporting overweight divisible loads on or over roads or streets under the control of a local authority. (b) If a local authority grants a permit under subsection (a), the local authority may designate a route for the permit. A deviation from that route constitutes a violation subject to a civil penalty under IC 9-20-18-14.5. As added by P.L.135-2013, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.179-2021, SEC.4.